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TRANSPORTATION
- Getting there Northwest Airlines is the official airline of the
GETTING AROUND TOWN Taxis and Airport Express Shuttles are available at the airport. The Airport Express is located at the bottom of the escalator baggage claim. Festival rate for Airport Express is $5 from the airport to the School of Mines or to the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center. Taxi fare from the airport to the School of Mines or Plaza Civic Center is $13 plus tax.
PERFORMANCE
OPPORTUNITIES Variety
artists wishing to perform in Rapid City at the Rushmore Mall Thursday
July 18-Sunday July 21 need to apply immediately. Send promo material
to Deb Usera, Marketing Director,
WORKSHOPS 100
one-hour workshops covering a wide variety
BENEFIT
SHOW Dina
Scharnhorst is looking for volunteers to help put on a Benefit Show at
the Mother Butfer
THE GAMES OF THE IJA The IJA will hold its Games Day on Saturday in : Rushmore Hall. Joggling kicks off the day at the School of Mines' track. Favorites from last year and crazy new fun games with plenty of surprises are planned. The Games are sponsored by the Rubber City Jugglers. Games Director, Scott Slesnick.
CHAMPIONSHIPS IJA Stage Championships - Junior, Individual & Team Championships will be judged based on the ordinal system of awarding a gold, silver, and bronze medal to the top three jugglers in each event. The IJA champion, winner of the Individuals, will also be presented with the IJA Championship Trophy.
Each act in the Junior Championships may run up to 7 minutes maximum and up to 8 minutes maximum in the Individual & Team Championships. The judges count performance as 40% of a competitor's overall score. Technique counts as 60%. Registration will be open until Wednesday evening, July 17. The Championships will be held on Friday, July 19 at 8 pm. Championships Director-Arthur Lewbel; Assistant Championships Director-Lisa Thomas. For more information regarding the Junior, Individual and Team Championships contact Arthur. For information regarding the Numbers contact Numbers Championships Director Ben Schoenberg and for information regarding Joggling contact Joggling Director Larry Kluger.
Dick
Franco to direct the CASCADE OF STARS SH The
Cascade of Stars Show will be held on Saturday, July 20 at the
Rushmore Plaza Theatre. The show will feature BOB BRAMSON and ALBERT
LUCAS along with an all-star cast of top professionals. Mr. Bramson is
the most ingenious hoop manipulator ever. After 53 years as a juggler,
Bob has chosen to end his career here, with a final performance on
this occasion! For further
INT'L
YO-YO CHAMPIONSHIPS The
'96 Int'l Yo-Yo Championships will be held Thursday starting at
12:30pm, with four seperate divisions: Novice-11 &
under-7tricks: 12:30pm. Advanced-any age- 10 tricks at
1:30pm. Masters: 2:30pm and Pro/Am -open to all-10 tricks and
Freestyle 3:30pm. Prizes for the Prom/Am Division - 1st Prize:
$500, 2nd Prize: $100, 3rd Prize: $50;-4th & 5th Prize: $25. For information contact Dale Oliver. Sponsored by Duncan Yo-yo.
AU Auction
Organizer Braidy Brown says "...twice the treasure-twice the
fun." That's right-two fantastic auctions will be held this year!
A new collectibles auction will feature celebrity memorabilia: collectible props, costumes, pictures, posters, etc; along with some very special artworks/paintings. Yep, we're back!!! With our 3rd, First Annual lJA Auction, we will again feature outstanding equipment and products donated by the proud members of our juggling community and the manufacturers and suppliers of juggling equipment and merchandise from around the world. All will be sold at auction to the highest bidder with the proceeds going to display and preserve our juggling history. Get involved in the auction fun by sending me any juggling stuff. New or old; props leamed or unleamed, famous pictures, autographed or how about embarrassing. You send it I'll sell it. You can make sure your great products are represented in this year's auction by sending either your donation today or your commitment for the product you'll make available to auction in Rapid City. Add stress to my mail carrier! Give her a load to juggle by sending as much as possible to me: Braidy Brown, IJA Board of Directors member and Auction Organizer, Binghamton, NY.
VENDORS Floor
space for vendors around the perimeter of the Civic Center is
available on a per-day basis, or for the entire week. Contact Barry
Korengold, IJA
AFFILIATES The
IJA encourages its affiliates and all other juggling groups to bring
banners to hang in Rushmore Hall. There will be an affiliate meeting
at the festival to discuss mutual concerns, and affiliates are invited
to present special awards to deserving individuals at the festival.
For general affiliate information contact IJA Director, Deena Frooman,
Charleston, SC. VIDEO
POLICY Registrants
may make videotapes for non-commercial purposes inside the Mt.
Rushmore Plaza Civic Center with permission of the person being taped.
No videotaping of any staged championships event or show (except
joggling) will be allowed. The IJA will be taping these events and
will make the festival tape available later in the year. Videotaping
of workshops will be left to the discretion of individual workshop
leaders. For more information contact IJA Director, Dr. Steven Salberg,
Denville, NJ. VOLUNTEERS We need you to lend a hand! If you can volunteer any time at the festival call Dina Schamhorst, Volunteer Coordinator.
FESTIVAL SCHEDULE TUESDAY RUSHMORE
BALL 4-5PM:
AFFILIATES MEETING
6:30PM DEPARTURE: & SHOW
WEDNESDAY RUSHMORE
HALL IJA
BUSINESS MEETING
THURSDAY EARLY
DEPARTURE: ROCK CLIMBING WITH INT'L
YO-YO CHAMPIONSHIPS 4PM:
WORKSHOP WITH
FRIDAY RUSHMORE
HALL &
TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS!
SATURDAY SCHOOL
OF MINES TRACK
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