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FESTIVALS AUGUST
10-11, CATALINA ISLAND, CALIFORNIA The
Orange Jugglers invite you to the Fifth Annual Catalina Island
Juggler's Jam. Besides juggling, the weekend includes swimming,
hiking, snorkeling and the annual display of the Perseid meteor
shower. You may camp out
or stay at Banning House Lodge. The boats to Two Harbors on Catalina
Island run out of San Pedro and Newport. Contact the Orange
Jugglers; Costa Mesa CA. AUGUST
17-18, 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.) Tents
and campers permitted, cottages 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 Jugglers
at this 14th annual European Juggling Convention will have use of the
Palasport and surrounding facilities for general juggling and a Roman
amphitheatre for the public shows. There is lots of space on floors
for jugglers with sleeping bags, green space for camping and a large
parking lot for cars. The site is 3 kilometers from the center of
town, which has
many spots for street performing. There will be a parade and games
outside the Roman arena and two public shows. Contact Jules Howarth;
Musicaviva; Verona, Italy; or Doug Orton; Sheffield, England. SEPT.
7-8, 1991 DENTON / DALLAS The
Denton and Dallas Jugglers Associations host their annual Texas
Juggling Festival. Saturday's activities wil\ be at the Denton Civic
Center, 321 E. McKinney St., in Denton. Besides workshops and open
juggling, there wil\ be a free public show at 7:30 p.m. in Civic
Center Park. On Sunday the gathering will be in Kidd Springs Rec
Center, 711 W. Canty., in Dallas. Contact Rodney Barton; Hickory Creek
TX or Audrey Bernecker. SEPT.
8-15,1991 TBILISI, 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. To find out if
spaces are still available, contact Haggis McLeod, Somerset; England. 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.
SEPT.
20-22 CHARLOTTE,
NORTH CAROLINA The
Charlotte Jugglers Association hosts the second annual Hurricane Hugo
Juggling Festival at Charlotte Christian Academy on Sardis Road at
Ramah Road. Games and the Hurricane Juggling Challenge on Saturday
afternoon, and a public show on Sunday. For more information contact
Scott McFarlane; Charlotte, NC. OCT.
5-6 PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA The
Philadelphia Juggling Club sponsors its Juggler's Jubilee at Plaisted
Hall, 1 Boathouse Row. Workshops and open juggling during the day.
Public Show will be Saturday night at the Community College of
Philadelphia. Contact Glenn Ceponis; Philadelphia PA. 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. 1992 FEB.
9-16, PAHOA, HAWAII The
Eighth Hawaiian Vaudeville Festival will be held on the big
island of Hawaii. Contact Hawaii's Volcano Circus; Pahoa HI. |