Festivals

 

European Festival Will Last Full Week

The 1995 European Juggling Festival will be a week-long event August 11-18 in Gothenburg (Goteborg), Sweden. The site will be Skatas, an outdoor recreation and exercise area on the edge of a nature reserve, five minutes from the city center. It features a track for rollerblading or unicycling, disk golf, swimming and fishing in a nearby lake, sauna and hot tub. Workshops and 24-hour juggling will be in a nearby sports complex. On-site camping for 200 tents and 150 camping vehicles is available, but you should get in touch with organizers as soon as possible if you want to stay .in a youth hostel or budget hotel.

 

Festival events include games, workshops a volleyclub tournament, Renegade show and a public show in the Statsteater. Food will be provided at low cost by Goteborg's best vege­tarian restaurant, Solrosen.

 

More than 30,000 people are expected to be in Goteborg August 4-13 for the World Cup Athletic Championships, so organizers urge street performers to come early to take advantage of those crowds.

 

Single ticket registration is 350 SEK for one adult, and a family discount of 800 SEK for two adults and one child. Contact: James McCann; Goteborg; Sweden.

 

August 25-27 Catalina Island, California

The Orange Jugglers sponsor the Ninth Annual Catalina Juggler's Jam at Two Harbors on this idyllic island. The campground has running water, pit toilets, rinse off showers, covered dining areas, campfire pits and BBQ grills. Outdoor juggling all day and torch jugging all night, volley-juggle and non-juggling fun like snorkeling, diving, hiking, horseshoes and fun around the campfire. $20 per person includes camping, munchies, firewood, stove and lantern rentals. $35 boat ride out of San Pedro. Make your own boat reservations by calling Catalina Express at 519-1212.

 

Registration deadline is August 15. Contact Michelle Gerdes; Long Beach, Ca.

 

Sept. 22-24 Charlotte, North Carolina

The Charlotte Jugglers Association sponsors the Seventh Annual Hurricane Hugo Flying Objects Juggling Festival at the Tuckaseegee Gymnasium on Tuckaseegee Road. Games, shows and the Hurricane Challenge are featured events. Contact Martin Beam; Charlotte NC.

 

September 30-0ctober 1 Philadelphia, Penn.

The Philadelphia Jugglers invite everyone to their annual convention, to be held this year at Drexel Hill Middle School in Upper Darby, a suburb of Philadelphia. Times are 10 to 6:30 on Saturday and 10 to 5 on Sunday, with open juggling and workshops both days. There will also be a show at the same location, beginning at 7:30 Saturday evening. For directions and information call Jackie Erickson or Glen Ceponis.

 

October 6-8 Lodi, California

The 1995 Lodi Juggling Festival will again be held at Micke Grove Park and Zoo in Lodi. Camping, public show, barbecue, street performing and a pervasive atmosphere of shared joy. Contact Andrew Conway; San Francisco CA.

 

November 11-12 Bettendorf, Iowa

The Quad Cities Juggling Club hosts a free festival at the Bettendorf Center for the Cultural Arts, 951 27th St. Free open juggling and workshops and a free public show Saturday night. Contact Dusty Galbraith or Doug DeWolf.