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20 WHO USES REAL PLATES ANYMORE?

One of the Great Northwest's finest performers, Rhys Thomas, fakes nothing in his variety act. He also breaks a lot of crockery in practice! Peter Mark profiles this versatile, successful juggler who proudly treads the road less traveled.

 

25  BURLINGTON NOTEBOOK

The lJA tribe gathered for good times in beautiful Burlington, Vermont, this year. The editor's notebook includes stories of the big events and people who made it memorable.

 

32 CHAMPIONSHIPS REPORT

New faces and old emerged as championships heroes on stage in Burlington this year. Our report includes summaries of the competitors and their acts.

 

38 FICTION

Ed Kline presents "juggle," a prize-winning, thought-provoking story of the only help he could give to one of society's unfortunate victims.

 

44 HAGEN'S HEROES

Two Russian jugglers made quite an impression at this summer's European juggling Convention in Hagen. john Nations and Ben Schoenberg reports on this talented duo.

 

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