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FESTIVALS

 

Jan. 28 - Manalapin , New Jersey

Come Out of the Cold Convention. Totally indoors from 9 a. m. - 9 p. m. in the Monmouth County Public Library. Includes an afternoon public show. Contact Greg Borah or Brian Fox.

 

Jan. 29-Feb. 5 Pahoa, Hawaii

The Fifth Annual Club Volcano Festival will take place at the Belly Acres juggling resort. Package includes vegetarian meals, accommodation at Kalani Honua retreat, pool, excursion to local hot spots, t-shirt, transportation to-from Hilo airport. The festival is hosted by the Hawaiian Vaudeville Company, a collective of performing artists from several countries. Cost is: $350 if you share a double room with your own partner; $280 for a quad room; $200 for camping (bring your own tent & bedding). Contact Hawaiian Vaudeville Co., Pahoa , HI .

 

Feb. 3-5 Atlanta , Georgia

The Atlanta Jugglers Association sponsors the 11th Annual Groundhog Day Jugglers Festival. The competition for the coveted Punxatawney Phil trophies will be at 2 p. m. Saturday. A Midnight Cabaret will be at II p.m. Saturday, and the public Show of Shows will be at 2 p.m. Sunday. Festival site is expected to be at the Samuel Inman Middle School , in Atlanta . Some lodging is available on a first-come, first­served basis. Contact Toni Shifalo  or Charles Shapiro.

 

Feb. 24-26 Miami , Florida

Bayside Marketplace is holding its second an­nual Bayside Buskerfest to promote the develop­ment of street performing in Miami . The festival will include continuous street shows, workshops and staged performances during evenings. Parti­cipation is by invitation only. Performers in­terested in working at the festival should contact: Ed Allen, Fantasy Theatre Factory, Box 430280 , Miami , Fla. 33243 . Call 305/284-8800.

 

Feb. 24-26 Williamsburg , Virginia

The Second Annual Virginia State Juggling Championships will be a part of the Seventh Annual Circus Magic convention in Williamsburg . Contact Steve Kissel, Norfolk , VA.

 

March 17-19 Ann Arbor , Michigan

The Jugglers of Ann Arbor announce their Mid­Winter Festival from Friday 3 p.m. through Sunday. Open juggling, workshops, a party and a performance by The Flying Karamazov on Saturday night at the Michigan Theatre. Show tickets are $16.50. Contact Paul Kyprie, Ann Arbor , MI.

 

April 1-2 Norman , Oklahoma

The Oklahoma Juggling Festival will be at Westheimer Field. Camp out in the hanger if you'd like! Workshops, show, lots of juggling. Contact Karen Phariss; Norman , OK

 

April 1-2 Tallahassee , Florida

The April Fools Juggling Festival will again be held. Contact Jonathan Lyons; Tallahassee , FL.

 

April 7-9 Kissimmee , Fla.

The second annual Nude Jugglefest will be at Cypress Cover Nudist Resort in Kissimmee . Friday evening campfire and torch extravaganza. pot luck suppers. body painting. circus theme dance and Sunday parade. For information or help with accommodations. contact as soon as possible Sherry Boas Kissimmee, FL

 

April 14-15 Winnipeg , Manitoba , Canada

The Fourth Annual Winnipeg Juggling Festival will gather hundreds of school children and other jugglers. For more information, contact Perry Rubenfeld, Winnipeg , Manitoba ; Canada.

 

April 14-16 Columbia , Missouri

Jugglefest '89, the ninth annual festival sponsored by the UniversitY of Missouri YMCA and the Y's Jugglers. will be held in Brewer-Rothwell Gym. The festival begins Friday at 5 p.m. Saturday features a parade, picnic, workshop and free show. Contact Art Lum, Columbia , MO

 

April 21-23 Fort Wayne , Indiana

Jugglers Anonymous sponsors the Sir Isaac Newton Memorial Juggling Festival. Contact Dave Parnin  or Charlie Willer.

 

May 19-21 Lake Forest , Illinois

Jugglers Spring Fling. Contact Mike Vondruska .

 

June 17 Everywhere

International Juggling Day!

 

July 17-23 Baltimore , Maryland

The 42nd Annual DA Convention will be on the campus of Loyola College . Hosts are the Baltimore Jugglers Association, with Laura Green serving as chairman. Contact her at Baltimore , MD.

 

Aug. 31-Sept. 3 Maastricht , Netherlands

The 1989 European Juggling Convention will be held in Maastricht . 200 km. from Amsterdam in the south of the country. The location has everything under one roof - practice halls, swimming pool, camping, youth hostel and all on a

nature reserve. Contact Lee Hayes; Amsterdam ; The Netherlands .

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