62nd IJA Festival
July 13-19, 2009
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

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The 62nd Annual IJA Juggling Festival will be held July 13-19, 2009, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in the large, well-lit, climate-controlled juggling space of the Benton Convention Center. Specially invited guests include:

• Michael Chirrick
• Michael Menes
• Florent LeStage
• Greg Kennedy
• Team RenegadesignLab (RdL):
  • Jay Gilligan, Wes Peden, Erik Åberg, Patrik Elmnert (video trailer)
• Peter Irish
• Sean Blue
• Dan Bennett
• Ivan Pecel

Festival highlights:

• Free juggling on Monday
• Dozens of workshops Tuesday through Saturday
• Joggling Championships on Tuesday morning
• Special Workshop by Team RdL on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
• Club Renegade on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights
• Youth Showcase and Juniors Championships on Wednesday evening
• Planting the Juggling Seed kids' show Thursday afternoon
• Individual Prop Competition on Thursday afternoon
• Teams and Individuals Championships on Thursday evening
• Numbers Championships Friday afternoon
• XJuggling Friday afternoon
• Cascade of Stars on Friday evening
• IJA Games on Saturday
• Juggle Jam Party on Saturday evening

If you want a convenient printout of all IJA festival information, download the 6-page festival brochure and registration form (PDF), which is also to be included in the Spring 2009 JUGGLE magazine.

Preregistration closed on June 30. Festival Event Packages and individual ticket sales will be available on-site at the festival in July. Prices for on-site festival registration appear on the last two pages of the 6-page festival brochure (PDF).

Hotel reservations must be made separately. Be sure to mention the International Jugglers' Association to get the IJA's hotel rates. The airport for Winston-Salem is Greensboro/High Point, NC, with airport code GSO. Visit http://flyfrompti.com for complete airport information and links to airlines serving GSO.

Join us in Winston-Salem for our 62nd Annual Fest!

Important Competition Rules

Championships entrants: Be sure to read both of the following web pages for important details on entering: Copyright Music Policy and the Stage Championships details. In particular, there is an early June deadline for receipt of 6 copies of a DVD with video from a single continuous shot of the full act (actual costume, music and routine) with no editing at all.

All schedules and guests are subject to change without notice.

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