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FESTIVALS FEB.
22-24, 1991 Ann Arbor,
Michigan The
Jugglers of Ann
Arbor welcome friends to another Midwinter Juggling Arts Festival.
Friday and Saturday at the University of Michigan Student Union, and
Sunday at the Hidden Valley Club House. Contact Paul Kyprie; Ann
Arbor MI. MARCH
8-14,1991 Gold Coast,
Australia The
First Australian Juggling Convention will be centered in and around
the Gold Coast Arts Centre in Surfers Paradise near Brisbane. It
will feature
workshops, games, competitions, public show, parade and open air
fireshow. Accommodations are available in theArts Centre starting at
$15 per day for backpackers. Registration for the whole festival is
$75, not including meals and accommodations. Only 150 participants
can be accommodated, so register early. Contact Kym Olsen; Glen
Iris; VIC Australia. MARCH
22-24 (TENTATIVE) Chapel
Hill, North Carolina The
UNC and Duke Juggling clubs are
cosponsoring a spring
festival. For more information,
contact Becky Hunter at
Carrboro NC. APRIL
12-13,1991 Winnipeg,
Manitoba, Canada The
annual Winnipeg Juggling
Festival will
feature as special guests this year Mike Vondruska
and Ken Schultz. The festival will
be held at Kildonan East High School and registration is $12.
Contact Perry Rubenfeld;
Winnipeg, Manitoba; Canada. APRIL
12-14 Columbia, Missouri The
Y's Jugglers will hold their 11th annual
"Jugglefest '91" at the University of Missouri.
As always, there is no registration fee, and activities will
include workshops,
a free public stage show, parade, picnic, prize raffles,
parties and open juggling. Contact Y's Jugglers; columbia MO.
APRIL
19-21, 1991 Fort Wayne, Indiana Jugglers
Anonymous will host the 11th annual Sir Isaac Newton Memorial
Juggling Festival in Franke Park Pavilion #1, by the zoo. It's a
closed, heated pavilion with a 12-foot ceiling and room for
unicycling. Hours are Friday 11-11; Saturday 8 a.m.- 11 p.m and
Sunday 9-5. Jugglers Anonymous at Fort Wayne, IN. JUNE
24-28 Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania Movement
Theatre International presents the 10th anniversary festival June
24-28 as an international clown-theatre congress. Activities include
master classes (June 1722 and July 1-12) and performances by more
than two dozen individuals and groups from around the world during
the congress. Keynote speaker will be Judy Finelli, artistic
director of the Pickle Family Circus. Those interested in attending
or in showcasing their work should contact MTI; Philadelphia PA. AUGUST
17-18,1991 Benton, Pennsylvania The
Red Rock Jugglefest will be at the Red Rock campground in the
mountains of northeastern Pennsylvania. (Located at the intersection
of highways 487 and 118, between Wilkes Barre and Williamsport.)
Cottages, tents and campers permitted, with discount rates for IJA
members. There will be open juggling and games, as well as fishing,
swimming and hiking. For more information, contact Tony Maurer;
Benton PA. AUGUST
28- SEPT 1,1991 Verona, Italy The
14th European Juggling Convention will be in the homeland of Enrico
Rastelli. Organizers Jules Howarth and Doug Orton promise more
details later.
The
first juggling festival in the Soviet Union will be held in Tbilisi,
the capital of this Soviet republic bordering Turkey. Complete
information is included in the News section of this issue. Contact
Haggis Mcleod, Glastonbury; Somerset; England. OCT.
11-13 Lodi, California The
1991 Lodi Juggling Festival will be in Micke Grove Park and Zoo. For a
flier, send SASE to
Andrew Conway; San Francisco CA. DEC.
27-DEC. 31 (TENTATIVE) Indonesia The
first Asian Circus and Juggling Festival will take place on the
idyllic island of Gili Meno, just off the coast of Lombok. Gili Meno
is surrounded with white beaches and coral reefs, a paradise for
snorkeling and diving. Transport from Lombokwill be provided.
Accommodation for 150 jugglers will be in cabins, and there are
several restaurants on the island. The final day will be spent in the
city of Mataram on Lombok for a public show, parade and New Year's
party. Contact Klaus & Zubaidah Ballier; Mataram-Lombok-NTB;
Indonesia. More
European Festivals There are more than a dozen juggling festivals planned in Europe in the coming year. To receive a list, contact Bill Giduz, editor at Davidson, NC. |