Affiliates

We welcome two new affiliates in this report - The Flaming River Jugglers and

the N.C. State University Jugglers.

 

Also, I received the following report from one of our helpers, John Phipps. He agreed to look into getting the IJA into some of the major nationally televised parades to help boost our visibility and prestige. Here's what he found...

 

"I made a few phone calls, talked to a number of people and ran into mostly dead ends. First I called the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. They need a proposal. If they like it, they set up some sort of review by tape or audition.

 

"Well, on to the Rose Bowl Parade. 'Bands, floats and equestrian units only, please.' Well, maybe the IJA House Band could practice a bit more. Or have you ever thought of juggling on horseback as a new IJA activity? Seriously, the float builders sometimes request out-walkers, and I got the IJA on their list as possible out­walkers who would juggle.

 

"Next I called the Fiesta Bowl Parade. 'Third time's the charm!' comes to mind. Or was it 'Three strikes and you're out?' The Fiesta has an application, and it won't be available until May Or June. I'm on the list to get an application, so there may be a possibility. Now all we need to do is decide what to put on the application! If you have any ideas, give me a call.

 

Also, let me know if you've ever juggled in a parade, and what the experience was like."

 

Calendar

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.

 

End August - Jerusalem, Israel

The Fourth Israeli Juggling festival will take place in Jerusalem the last week of August in conjunction with the "Jerusalem 3000" celebration, marking the 3000 years since King David made the city the capital. Contact Raphael Harris;  Jerusalem; Israel.

 

Sept. 20.22 Charlotte, North Carolina

The Charlotte Jugglers Association sponsors the Seventh Annual Hurricane Hugo Flying Objects Juggling Festival at the Tuckaseegee Gymnasium on Tuckaseegee

Road. Games, shows and the Hurricane Challenge are featured events. Contact Martin Beam; Charlotte NC.

 

September 20.22 New Haven, Connecticut

The first annual Yale Anti-Gravity Society Juggling Festival will be held at Yale University's Coxe Cage, a gigantic building with a 65 foot ceiling. The three-day festival will include open juggling until midnight, indoor and outdoor juggling areas, free parking, workshops, games, vendors, Club Renegade, and a public show. Registration is free, and the public show should cost about $5. For more info contact Fran Favorini or check out our web page!

 

October 4-5 Cleveland, Ohio

The S.I.R.C.U.S. (Saint Ignatius Rubber City Ultimate Symposium) Symposium will be held again at St. Ignatius High School, 1911 W. 30th St., in Cleveland. It will feature raffle, open stage, used prop sale, pizza party, games and more. Contact Russ O'Brien;  Kent OH Scott Siesnick, or Andrew Johnson, or Erica Kelch.

 

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 joy. Contact Andrew Conway; San Francisco CA.

 

November 8-10 Moline, lIlinois & Davenport, Iowa

The Second Annual Quad Cities Jugglefest. The dates are firm, only the exact location remains a mystery! See you there. For more information call Dusty Galbraith or Bob Graham or Chuck Field.

 

February 7 - 9, 1997 Minneapolis, Minnesota

The University of Minnesota Jugglers present Mondo Jugglefest VIII. For more information, contact Jonathan Poepple.

 

February 6 - 9, 1997 Auckland, New Zealand

The 1997 New Zealand Juggling Convention will be in Auckland. For more information, contact NZJC '97; Kingsland, Auckland, New Zealand.

 

February 9-16, 1997 - The Big Island of Hawaii

The 13th Annual Hawaiian Vaudeville Festival. For full details, including transportation tips, contact Tom Kidwell; Santa Cruz CA or the Volcano Circus; Pahoa HI.