DaVinci Days Is Back In Corvallis
This weekend Corvallis celebrates the return DaVinci Days: the festival where art and science mix. It started 29 years ago in the spirit of Leonardo DaVinci \u2014 a man as much about math as Mona Lisa. At this festival you\u2019ll be able to listen to live music, check out a lecture on 3D printers, hear poetry readings and ask an astronomer for star-watching tips \u2014 all in the same day.
DaVinci Days includes a full-three day schedule this year. Finances forced organizers to suspended operations for 2014 and 2015.
One event kept chugging, even when DaVinci Days was on hiatus \u2014 it\u2019s a competition that may best embody the ingenuity and play at the festival\u2019s heart. The Graand Kinetic Challenge is a race over land and water in handmade vehicles. We sent Liza Yeager out to answer the question: who is a kinetic sculpture racer? We also talk to board member Steve Clark about the festival's return.