DATES

 JULY 31 (Thursday) - AUGUST 1 (Friday) - AUGUST 2 (Saturday) - AUGUST 3 (Sunday)

PUBLIC SHOW

Saturday, August 2 the public show will be held in the main concourse of the Southern Park Mall which is located in a south suburb of Youngstown. They have an elevated stage with a backdrop which fits over a large fountain in the center of the mall. U.S. Keyboards will provide an organ and organist to play backup music for the acts much as the organist at the Circus Hall of Fame did. A public address system is also built into the stage.

 

JUGGLING ROOM

The juggling will be held in a new 2 year old gymnasium. Size is two full basketball courts with a 30 foot ceiling. There is airconditioning, lots of neoprene mats, rollaway stage for the competition, and a large lockable equipment storage room.

 

FOOD

The "Y" has two restaurant facilities in the one building. The cafeteria is open for breakfast, lunch, and supper. Also the 24 hour Servomation in the main lobby. Both have excellent food and are very reasonable.

 

MOVIES

One or two times will be set up during the convention so those who wish to show or view juggling movies or slides can do so. Adjacent to the gym is a large movie room. A 16mm projector will be available during the day so BRING YOUR FILMS!

 

SPECIAL EVENTS

SEVENTH ANNUAL IJA JUGGLING CHAMPIONSHIPS - Date has not yet been set.

DRAWINGS

Various prop makers have offered to donate props to be given away at one or two drawings a day depending on the number of props donated. Anyone wishing to donate props should contact me.

SHIRTS                                                                                                                   .

Souvenir "T" shirts of the convention will be printed and sold at the convention at a reasonable cost.

 

ADVERTISING

 

We have been promoting the convention here since we returned from Florida.  While Youngstown is not a small city, it is very entertainment starved. Newspaper and Local TV have already assured us of top rate coverage. In the weeks preceding the convention Joe and I will do a series of juggling exhibitions all over town to announce that the JUGGLERS ARE COMING. Mark Bates of Cleveland has offered to ride a unicycle from Cleveland to Youngstown (80 miles) taking 5 days and arriving in downtown Youngstown mid-afternoon Thursday when town is most crowded.

The 1975 Convention will have an orderly but casual schedule so that if someone misses something it is because they didn't care to attend, not because they didn't know about it.

SUGGESTION

 

Contact those jugglers that you know who don't attend conventions because of professional commitments, those traveling with Shows etc.  Tell them that these dates are DEFINITE and that conditions will be ideal for whatever they wish to do. This will be the BEST IJA CONVENTION EVER! ! ! ! ! ! !           

 - Dick Francis