Page 11                                               Spring 1991

FESTIVALS


APRIL 12-13 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 , 845 Concordia Rd. , and registration is $12. Contact Perry Rubenfeld;  Winnipeg , Manitoba ; Canada.

 

APRIL 13 Moscow , IDAHO

The University of Idaho Juggling Club pre­sents its second annual jugglefest. Unicycle and juggling workshops and contests. Contact Keli Craig; Moscow, or call Jason Dearian Moscow ID.

 

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; c/o University YMCA; Columbia MO.

 

APRIL 20-21 ROCHESTER , NEW YORK

The 14th Annual Rochester Institute of Technology Spring Juggle-In will be sponsored by the Rochester Juggling Club and RIT Recreation Dept. Featured artist is Mark Nizer, who will perform at a 7pm. show Saturday evening. JuggIlng will occur Saturdayfrom 10­10, and from 10-5 on Sunday.  Events include workshops, videotapes and a juggling equipment raffle. Contact Greg Moss; Rochester , ID.

 

APRIL 25-27, 1991 FORT WAYNE , INDIANA

Jugglers Anonymous will host the 11th annual Sir lsaac Newton Memorial Juggling Festival in a new 'place' - Friday and Saturday at Trinity United Methodist Church on the corner of Putnam and Short streets, and Sunday at Snoaff Park in the Conklin Pavilion. Hours are Friday 11-11, Saturday 8 a.m.-11 p.m and. Sunday 9-5. Contact Jugglers Anonymous at Fort Wayne , IN . Call Dave Parnin or Charlie Willer.

MAY 17-19 LAKE FOREST , ILLINOIS

The Juggler's Spring Fling will again be held at Lake Forest College near Chicago . Contact Mike Vondruska; Bensenville IL.

 

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 17-22 and July 1­12) and performances by more than two dozen individuals and groups 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.

 

JUNE 15 EVERYWHERE!

The IJA's Annual Juggling Day will be celebrated again this year. The IJA urges affiliates and clubs to hold an event in honor of the IJA's 44th birthday. Call Perry Rubenfeld, affiliates coordinator, for details.

 

JULY 16-21 ST. LOUIS , MISSOURI

The IJA holds its 44th Annual Festival on the campus of Washington University . See the information and registration forms elsewhere in this issue.

 

JULY 26-28 GARDINER , MAINE

The 10th Annual New England Vaudeville Festival will be at the Quimby Recreation Field. Performers slated to appear include Avner the Eccentric. New this year is the "yo" stage for yo-yo performance, and the "globe" stage for performances relating to the ecology and world peace. Proceeds will help restore Maine 's oldest theatre, the Johnson Hall Opera House, into a full-time center for education and performance of variety arts. Contact Benny Reehl; Gardiner ME.

 

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 camping available, 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.

 

AUG. 28-SEPT. 1 VERONA , ITALY

The 14th European Juggling Convention will be in Verona , Italy . More details soon, or call festival organizer Doug Orton in London , England .

 

SEPT. 8-15,1991 TBILlSI , GEORGIA , USSR

The first juggling festival in the Soviet Union will be held in Tbilisi , the capital of this Soviet republic bordering Turkey . The $500 estimated package price includes round-trip air fare from Berlin , accommodations, food, sight­seeing and registration. For information, contact Haggis McLeod, Glastonbury ; Somerset ; England .

 

SEPT. 20-22 CHARLOTTE , NORTH CAROLINA

The Charlotte Jugglers Association hosts the second annual Hurricane Hugo Juggling Festival. For more information contact Scott McFarlane Charlotte , NC.

 

SEPT. 21 PURDUE UNIVERSITY

The Purdue Juggling Club will host its third annual juggling festival in the Purdue Armory. The armory is perfect for unicycling, fire and high-flying action. The day will be capped off with a party. Contact: Arnold Ward.

 

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 . Transport from Lombok will 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 .

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