Free “Art With An Altitude” Kite Festival at Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge March 23

March 1, 2013 - PRLog -- Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge (TCWR) hosts it’s 23rd annual Kite Festival celebration March 23. “Art With an Altitude,” sponsored by KaleidoKites of Eureka Springs, is a free family event inviting attendees to bring their own kites or buy one at the refuge. The celebration includes vendors, contests and fun activities for parents and children. A performance by local band, The Skillet Lickers, is scheduled 1 to 4 p.m.

KaleidoKites' experts will be available to assist children in kite making and flying techniques. Donations to the refuge requested for kite making assistance. KaleidoKites will donate a Japanese "Rokkaku" fighting kite and a tiger kite for an on-site raffle, proceeds benefiting Turpentine Creek.

The event is one of the refuge's most popular events each year. Admission is free for kite flying; regular admission prices apply to tour refuge wildlife on display. Proceeds finance rescue and ongoing care for over 120 tigers, lions, cougars and other wildlife that make the sanctuary a life-long home.

For more additional information, contact KaleidoKites at 479-253-6596, 888-836-6251 or email kaleidokites@hotmail.com. For details on Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge, visit www.turpentinecreek.org or call (479) 253-5841.