Page 15 Winter 1996 - 97
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Festivals
(For a complete up-to-date list of festivals worldwide, check out the Juggling Information Service listings!)
February 1-2 Austin, Texas The Texas Juggling Society hosts its fourth annual Jugglefest Austin on the campus of the University of Texas. Contact Jim Maxwell; Austin, TX.
February 6-9 Auckland, New Zealand The 1997 Fifth New Zealand Juggling Convention will be at Western Springs College in Auckland. Registration is $55 (NZ) adults and $35 (NZ) juniors. For more information, contact NZJC '97; Kingsland, Auckland, New Zealand.
February 7-9 Minneapolis, Minnesota The University of Minnesota Jugglers present Mondo Jugglefest VIII. Registration is $2, and show tickets are $5 adults; $3.50 children 10 and under. For more information, contact Dave Linton; Minneapolis MN or Erin Kasper or Jon Poppele.
February 9.16 The Big Island of Hawaii The 13th Annual Hawaiian Vaudeville Festival. Cost (includes camping and all festival activities) is $200, and an optional meal plan (7 breakfasts + 7 dinners) is available for an additional $150. For full details, including transportation tips, contact Tom Kidwell; Santa Cruz CA or the Volcano Circus; Pahoa HI.
March 1-2 Blacksburg, Virginia The Virginia Technical Jugglers present the sixth annual Leap Day Juggling Convention Saturday 10 - midnight and Sunday noon - 5 in War Memorial Gym on the campus of Virginia Tech. The festival is free, and features games and a public show. Contact Trudi Harrah or Paolo Scardina.
March 22-23 Denton & Dallas, Texas The Tejas Juggling Fest will begin Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Denton Civic Center, 321 E. McKinney St. 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, 2900 White Rock Rd. in Dallas. Admission is free. Contact Rodney Barton; or Logan Daffron.
April 4-6 Tallahassee, Florida Tallahassee Juggling Club 12th annual April Fools Juggling Festival. For more information call Jonathan Lyons or Greg Cohen.
April 10-13 Nottingham, England The Tenth British Juggling Convention will be held in Nottingham. Contact Ian Adcock.
April 11-13 Portland, Oregon The "No Problem, Easy Pickup" IJA affiliate will host its Sixth Annual Portland Juggling Festival. Contact Rhys Thomas; Portland OR.
April 11-13 Chapel Hill, North Carolina The UNC Jugglers will host a juggling festival. Contact Todd Blair; Chapel Hill NC
April 18-20, Montreal, Quebec The fifth annual Montreal Juggling Festival will be at the Centre Immaculee Conception, 4265 Papineau St. Features include a Renegade show entitled "Les Vertigleries" on Friday night sponsored by McAuslan Brewing. The public show is on Saturday evening will be at the Bibleotheque Nationale, Salle St. Sulpice, 1700 St. Denis St. The show will feature many of Montreal's professional jugglers, as well as students from the world renowned Ecole National de Cirque. The theater is large and comfortable, and the National Library is also right in the centre of Montreal's vibrant Latin Quarter. Serge Trempe or Don Lewis.
April 23-24 Jerusalem, Israel "Jugglers Unite!" features two days of workshops, games, show, prizes and other surprises... Many activities in English as well as Hebrew. For information contact: Scott Seltzer; Jerusalem ISRAEL.
May 3-4 Jackson, Michigan The Jugglers of MSU & GLAJA present Cascadia '97 be in the Jackson Crossing Mall (Target wing). Contact: Joannie Wrozek; Napoleon Ml or Dave Brautigam; Jackson Ml.
May 8-11 Aalborg, Denmark The 2nd 12th Nordic Juggling Festival will be in Aalborg. Contact Inger Krusegaard; Aalborg, Denmark or Jorgen Mortiensen.
May 23-25, 1997 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada The 12th annual Winnipeg Juggling Festival will be held in multiple locations, including R.A. Steen Community Centre and a Saturday night variety show at the Franco Manitoban Cultural Centre. This years theme is "A Celebration of the Arts" (in both official languages). . Contact Ed Vorst; Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
June 14 Kutztown, Pennsylvania The Reading Juggler's Club presents its Sixth Annual June Jugglefest at Kutztown University, rain or shine! 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 Bause; Pottstown PA or Jim Stilianos.
June 21 Everywhere The IJA urges affiliates and clubs to celebrate World Juggling Day with a public event in their areas . Contact affiliates director Deena Frooman;Charleston SC. June
20-22 The
11 th Swiss Juggling Festival will be at Kantonsschuler Oerlikon
Birchstrasse in Zurich. Two juggling halls will be available, free of
charge and open 24 hours a day, and there is a cheap cafeteria.
Admission to the Public Show Saturday night will be 10 SF.
Dormitories, available at 10 SF per night, are located close by. If
the weather is good, there August
2-6 The
50th IJA Annual Golden Anniversary Festival will be on the campus of
Robert Morris College near Pittsburgh. September
12-14 The
Charlotte Jugglers Association will stage its Ninth Annual Hurricane
Hugo Flying Objects Juggling Festival on the beautiful campus of
Davidson College in conjunction with the College Union. Events include
a campuswide Friday night "Lunar Luau" outdoor party, a
halftime show for the crowd during Saturday's football game, juggling Games
and a Saturday night stage show. October
10-13 The
1997 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. November
7-9 The
Third Second Annual Quad Cities 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 February 15 for
festivals after April 1 , 1997. |