Festivals

March 16-17, Denton, Texas

The Tejas Juggling Fest will begin Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Denton Civic Center in Denton, with games at 3 p.m. and a public show at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $2. Sunday's activities will last from 1-5 p.m. at the White Rock Pump House, in Dallas. Admission is free. Contact Rodney Barton; Hickory Creek TX.

 

March 26, Boyne Mountain in Boyne Falls, Michigan

Monkey Business '96, a jugglers skiing weekend, will be held at this fabulous resort. Free ski lessons for jugglers, free juggling lessons for skiers, and slopes available for trying to combine the two. Nighttime fire juggling and prizes. For information on package prices, contact Tommy Tropic; East Jordan MI.

 

March 29-31, Denmark, Western Australia

The Second International Australian Juggler's Festival will include workshops beginning on March 25. $55 covers all events, accommodation, breakfast and dinner. Contact The Denmark Arts Council; Denmark WA; Australia.

 

April 5-7, Isla Vista, California

The 20th Annual Isla Vista Juggler's Festival will be held.

 

April 12-13, 1996, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

The 11th Annual Winnipeg Juggling Festival will help introduce the "doubloon" to the juggling world. Join the Winnipeg Juggling Club with $2 coins at Grant Park High School, for open juggling, workshops, games, and the Public Show. For more information: call or write Winnipeg Juggling Festival; Winnipeg MB; Canada.

 

April 12-14, Portland, Oregon

The "No Problem, Easy Pickup" IJA affiliate will host its Fifth Annual Portland Juggling Festival at the Reed College Sports Center in Portland, Oregon. This festival, which has become the largest regional festival in North America, features a variety of workshops, top-notch public show, and fun! For more information about the 1996 festival, contact Rhys Thomas; Portland OR.

 

April 12-14, Tallahassee, Florida

The Tenth Annual April Fools Day Jugglers Festival will be 'in FSU's spacious Tulley Gym. Competition on Sunday at 2 p.m., annual BYOA (Bring Your Own Attorney) Fire Party Saturday night, beverages provided by Infinite Illusions. Contact Greg Cohen.

 

April 12-14, Crammond, Edinburgh, U.K.

The Ninth British Juggling Convention will be held in Cramond, on the outskirts of Edinburgh overlooking the Firth of Forth. The site is the College of Physical Education, with three gyms, games hall, dance studio, swimming pool, video room, and bed & breakfast accommodation. There is also a camping and van park area. There will be renegade shows, live music and ceilidh (Scottish partying) on Friday and Saturday evenings. There will also be a Saturday afternoon parade with bands, carnival heads and local groups along Princes Street in the heart of the city, followed by games in the amphitheatre of Princes St Gardens. The public show will be in the main venue at Meadowbank Stadium, and will include aerial acts, Haggis McLeod, Charlie Holland, Magic Bob and Blink. Adult registration is 25 GBP, or 20 GBP before March 31. Under 16 is 10 GBP. Contact Stewart Hutton.

 

April 13, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The fifth annual Mr. E's Night of the Juggler will star Michael Lane Trautman, Joey and Dan Cousin, Will Shaw and the Mystery Juggling Company. The show will be held in the Upper Darby High School auditorium in Upper Darby, a Philadelphia suburb.

 

April 27-28, Rochester, New York

The 19th Annual RIT Spring Juggle-In will feature as special guests The Gizmo Guys, Allan Jacobs and Barret Felker. Events nun from 10-10 on Saturday in Clark Gym and from 10-4:30 on Sunday in the Mini Gym at the RIT Student Life Center. All workshops are held on Saturday with the Gizmos featured in the 8 p.m. evening show. Show tickets are $5, but there is no festival registration fee. Contact Greg Moss.

 

May 3-5,1996, Montreal, Canada

The Fourth Montreal Juggling Convention will be at the Centre Immaculee Conception. Features include a Renegade show Friday night sponsored by McAuslan Brewing, and a buffet dinner and public show on Saturday evening at the Lion d'Or Cabaret. For more information contact Don Lewis.

 

May 4-5, 1996, Jackson, Michigan

The Jugglers of MSU & GLAJA present the First Jackson, Michigan, Juggling Festival inside Jackson Crossing Mall. Registration is free and vendors are welcome at no cost. Blocks of rooms have been re­served as special rates at nearby hotels and several state parks and campgrounds are close by. For more information, contact Joannie Wrozek; Napoleon MI or Dave Brautigam; Jackson MI.

 

May 16-19,1996, Hillerxd, Denmark

The 12th Nordic Juggling Convention will be conducted "In the beautiful nature of King Christian IV's old hunting fields." Contact Torben Holst.

 

May 17-19, Fort Wayne, Ind.

The 16th annual Sir Isaac Newton Memorial Juggling Festival will be at Franke Park's Pavilion #1. It includes open juggling, contests, egg juggling, videos and a pizza party. Registration is $5, but deduct $2 if you buy a t-shirt. Contact Dave Wilkins or Dave Parnin.

 

May 18-19, Cleveland, Ohio

"Juggling With Finesse" workshop with Kit Summers at St. Ignatius High School from 10-5 each day. Intended to help you progress in juggling tech­nique and performance. Registration $75. Contact Kit Summers; Trainer PA.

 

June 8, Kutztown, Pennsylvania

The Reading Juggler's Club presents its Fifth Annual June Jugglefest at Kutztown University, rain or shine! Events begin at noon with workshops, open juggling, exhibitors and door prizes. The "Show of Juggling Stars" will be held from 7-9 p.m. Contact Dave Buase; or Jim Stilianos.

 

June 15-17, Everywhere

The IJA urges affiliates and clubs to celebrate World Juggling Day (June 19) this weekend with a public event in their areas. Contact affiliates director Deena Frooman; Charleston SC.

 

July 16-21, Rapid City, South Dakota

The 49th IJA Annual Festival will be in the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center. Contact Ginny Rose; Montague MA.

 

August 12-18, Grenoble, France

The 19th European Juggling Festival will be in the French Alpine city of Grenoble. Rooms are available for rental, and camping is permitted. Registration is $48 in advance, $60 at the door. Contact Alain Brissard; Association Entre ciel et terre; Grenoble.

 

October 11-13, Lodi, California

The 1996 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 job. Contact Andrew Conway; San Francisco CA.

 

If you're thinking of having a festival, send information to Juggler's World as far enough ahead of time as possible so that other jugglers can plan their travels. Next issue copy deadline is April 1 for festivals after July 1, 1996.