Amelia Earhart-Pioneer in Aviation Performance

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Program Type:

Performances

Age Group:

Teens, Adults
Registration for this event will be open from December 12, 2024 @ 9:00am to January 11, 2025 @ 2:00pm.

Program Description

Event Details

Come join us as actor Sheryl Faye brings trailblazing aviator Amelia Earhart to life. Earhart's fearless spirit leads to hair-raising rides down her homemade roller coaster, and she is enthralled with the wonders of the new “flying machines” during a family vacation to the Iowa State Fair. As she matures, she is fulfilled by her work as a nurse’s aide and begins to consider a career in medicine. This idea “flies out the window,” however, when she pays a pilot $1.00 to take her up for a short “hop” in his plane. From then on, the science of aviation becomes her passion as flying becomes her career. She follows her dreams with an indomitable spirit, and her story will serve as inspiration for others to pursue their own budding interests, whatever they may be, and will also reinforce the importance of family, respect for others, and individuality.

Sheryl Faye has been bringing stories of historical women to life uniquely and memorably for over a decade.

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