September 20, 2003, which is expected to bring wonderful weather, is the last day for those interested in or curious about aviation, airplanes and history to take partake in NH's premier event celebrating the Centennial of Powered Flight. It is the only event in the region sanctioned by the US Centennial of Flight Committee.

The family event features more than two dozen vintage airplanesincluding a Wright Vin Fiz 1911 replica, as well as a B-17G Flying Fortress and B-24J Liberatorthat are on display for inspection at Nashua Airport adjacent to Daniel Webster College's campus. In addition, the festival features numerous panels covering the various eras of aviation's first 100 years, presentations by noted WW II veterans/authors, and re-enactments of some of aviation's legendary figures, including Harriet Quimby, the first woman in the US to earn a pilot's license and Bessie Coleman, the first African American woman to earn a pilot's license. The panels, presentations, as well as the "Wings for a Century" aviation art exhibit, a screening of "Chasing the Sun," and flight simulators that participants can try out, are being held on the Daniel Webster College campus, adjacent to Nashua's air (Boire) field.

Additionally, several dozen exhibitors are set up to amuse ("Dr. Flush," an engineer who developed space toilets for the space shuttle), entertain (a reenactment of Leonardo da Vinci, who interacts with children and adults alike), and educate (the F.A.A.'s mobile air traffic control tower) everyone who visits.

The festival runs 8:30 am 5 pm. Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for children 6-12, and free for children under 5. For information visit www.dwc.edu/festival or call 603-577-6622.