Palm Springs Air Museum Scheduled Events

Scheduled Events

The following events are subject to rapid change well beyond the ability of this Webmaster to keep up with them. If an event is critical to your visit, please contact the museum via phone for confirmation. Flight demonstrations are scheduled with many events however our visitors must realize that these are vintage planes and subject to maintenance surprises, delays and the possibility that the demo flight may be cancelled at the last moment.
Unless otherwise stated, all events begin at 1:00PM.

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MAY 2009

May 1
Friday
6-8PM
Free Members Event Bill Bogart--Artist Reception - Bill Bogart transforms aircraft propeller blades into highly polished sculptures. He combines his artistry with his years of servicing military and civilian aircraft to share the energy and beauty of this special art form.
EVENT LOCATION:
Art By Peter Gallery
Backstreet Art District
2600 Cherokee Way, Palm Springs
* A portion of the event proceeds to benefit Palm Springs Air Museum Educational Fund.
RSVP to Carol at 760-778-6262 x 221

May 2 11-4PM T-34 Mentor Flyin - Over a dozen of these nimble post-war military trainers will fly in from around the Southwest. Visitors to the Museum will have an opportunity to vote for their favorite plane and pilot. The winner receives a trophy.
May 3, 1-2PM Flight formation - meet and greet the pilots.

May 9 11-3PM OPEN COCKPIT DAY - Come and get close to selected aircraft in PSAM's Warbird collection. Come and Sit in a WWII fighter and see how it felt to be a fighter pilot of our Greatest Generation!
Keep in mind that entering some cockpits may require dexterity and physical strength you may not posses. Staff will help you determine your safe limits. The selection of aircraft is subject to change.

May 25 Monday 1PM ANNUAL MEMORIAL DAY FLOWER DROP - This is a very special day at Palm Springs Air Museum. Our brief Memorial service is dedicated to all of our fallen comrades, who paid the ultimate price for our freedom. In their honor, we highlight the service with a fly-by and flower drop of over 3,000 red and white carnations from a B-25 Mitchell. This most impressive ceremony is our way of saluting our fallen comrades. Visitors are welcome to pick a flower to take home.
It was 1866 and the United States was recovering from the long and bloody Civil War between the North and the South. Surviving soldiers came home, some with missing limbs, and all with stories to tell. Henry Welles, a drugstore owner in Waterloo, New York, heard the stories and had an idea. He suggested that all the shops in town close for one day to honor the soldiers who were killed in the Civil War and were buried in the Waterloo cemetery. On the morning of May 5, the townspeople placed flowers, wreaths and crosses on the graves of the Northern soldiers in the cemetery. At about the same time, Retired Major General Jonathan A. Logan planned another ceremony, this time for the soldiers who survived the war. He led the veterans through town to the cemetery to decorate their comrades' graves with flags. It was not a happy celebration, but a memorial. The townspeople called it Decoration Day.

JUNE 2009

June Check out our Kool Kids Summer Programs by clicking on KOOL KIDS

JULY 2009

July 4 Saturday Saturday, July 4, 2009 at 10:45 AM, at the Palm Springs Air Museum. Hoppes is the acclaimed author/journalist of Calculated Risk: The Extraordinary Life of Jimmy Doolittle, a memoir of her famous grandfather, aviator Jimmy Doolittle, and his extraordinary wife. Ms. Hoppes’ latest book, There are Heroes Among Us, was published in April, 2009. Ms. Hoppes will autograph both books and speak during the day. In addition to her writing, Hoppes works as a civilian for the U.S. Air Force and lives in Southern California.

Army MASH Helicopter, the museum's latest acquisition.

MAY 2009
May 1 Friday 6-8PM Free Members Event	Bill Bogart--Artist Reception - Bill Bogart transforms aircraft propeller blades into highly polished sculptures. He combines his artistry with his years of servicing military and civilian aircraft to share the energy and beauty of this special art form. EVENT LOCATION: Art By Peter Gallery Backstreet Art District 2600 Cherokee Way, Palm Springs * A portion of the event proceeds to benefit Palm Springs Air Museum Educational Fund. RSVP to Carol at 760-778-6262 x 221
May 2 11-4PM	T-34 Mentor Flyin - Over a dozen of these nimble post-war military trainers will fly in from around the Southwest. Visitors to the Museum will have an opportunity to vote for their favorite plane and pilot. The winner receives a trophy. May 3, 1-2PM Flight formation - meet and greet the pilots.
May 9 11-3PM	OPEN COCKPIT DAY - Come and get close to selected aircraft in PSAM's Warbird collection. Come and Sit in a WWII fighter and see how it felt to be a fighter pilot of our Greatest Generation! Keep in mind that entering some cockpits may require dexterity and physical strength you may not posses. Staff will help you determine your safe limits. The selection of aircraft is subject to change.
May 25 Monday 1PM	ANNUAL MEMORIAL DAY FLOWER DROP - This is a very special day at Palm Springs Air Museum. Our brief Memorial service is dedicated to all of our fallen comrades, who paid the ultimate price for our freedom. In their honor, we highlight the service with a fly-by and flower drop of over 3,000 red and white carnations from a B-25 Mitchell. This most impressive ceremony is our way of saluting our fallen comrades. Visitors are welcome to pick a flower to take home. It was 1866 and the United States was recovering from the long and bloody Civil War between the North and the South. Surviving soldiers came home, some with missing limbs, and all with stories to tell. Henry Welles, a drugstore owner in Waterloo, New York, heard the stories and had an idea. He suggested that all the shops in town close for one day to honor the soldiers who were killed in the Civil War and were buried in the Waterloo cemetery. On the morning of May 5, the townspeople placed flowers, wreaths and crosses on the graves of the Northern soldiers in the cemetery. At about the same time, Retired Major General Jonathan A. Logan planned another ceremony, this time for the soldiers who survived the war. He led the veterans through town to the cemetery to decorate their comrades' graves with flags. It was not a happy celebration, but a memorial. The townspeople called it Decoration Day.
JUNE 2009
June	Check out our Kool Kids Summer Programs by clicking on KOOL KIDS
JULY 2009
July 4 Saturday	Saturday, July 4, 2009 at 10:45 AM, at the Palm Springs Air Museum. Hoppes is the acclaimed author/journalist of Calculated Risk: The Extraordinary Life of Jimmy Doolittle, a memoir of her famous grandfather, aviator Jimmy Doolittle, and his extraordinary wife. Ms. Hoppes’ latest book, There are Heroes Among Us, was published in April, 2009. Ms. Hoppes will autograph both books and speak during the day. In addition to her writing, Hoppes works as a civilian for the U.S. Air Force and lives in Southern California. Army MASH Helicopter, the museum's latest acquisition.