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The University of Waterloo Juggling Club Presents

University of Waterloo Juggling Festival 2009 

March 14-15, 2009

The UW Juggling club is proud to host our 17th annual juggling festival. 

Saturday March 14, 2009 from 10:30am-5:30pm, there will be Open Juggling in the SLC.  Workshops will be run throughout the day on Saturday. There will also be many games that are both fun to participate in and watch. If you don't know how to juggle, come out and let us teach you. The best part is this is all free, we just ask that each participant sign a waiver.

We are still finalizing workshops during the day, so please check back later.  This schedule is tentative, and may change slightly the day of the festival. It will be pretty informal but it will definitely be lots of fun J

The starting and ending times are correct. The specific times for the activities and workshops will be updated asap.

10:00am - Festival Starts

Expect activities such as:

Learn to Juggle

Beginner Unicycling workshop

3 and 4 ball juggling workshops

Unicycle Tour of Campus and Unicycle Basketball

Games and Competitions (including Combat, Simon Says, 5-ball endurance, TP Juggling, quarter juggling, wet soap juggling)

Raffle Draw

5 or 5:30 - Dinner Break

7:00 - Show (Hagey Hall’s Humanities Theatre, tickets $5)

Sunday from 10:30am-3pm, we will again have open juggling in the SLC. Come back and spend your morning with us before heading back home.

The Saturday Evening Show

The show costs $5 and tickets bought at the festival (by festival attendees). Confirmed performers so far include Jorden Moir, footbagger; Bedford Unicycle’s Factory Team, unicyclists; Dominique Rabideau, juggler; Joe West, juggler; someone doing a yo-yo act.

Equipment

Looking to buy some new equipment? The Higgins Brothers will be on hand with a great selection of props. If you are interested in a new unicycle, Darren Bedford from Bedford Unicycles will be present for all your unicycling needs.

We will be raffling off some nice juggling prizes donated by various juggling retailers (including Dube) and various other things like UW t-shirts. Proceeds help support our club and helps us improve the festival each year. 

Festival T-Shirts

Festival T-shirts - We have ordered a limited quantity of Festival t-shirts in a variety of sizes.  They will most likely cost $15, if not less.  To reserve a shirt, just email the UW Juggling Club.

Here's what this year's shirt looks like.  As you can see, we went with a batman theme since the Dark Knight was pretty big in the past year.

Directions

The festival is held in the Student Life Centre (SLC) of the University of Waterloo, in the twin cities of Kitchener Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Full directions with maps are here; the SLC and nearby parking (you probably want lot N or R, if you want free parking park in X) are clearly marked on the campus map. The evening show is held at in the Humanities Theatre in Hagey Hall (HH). This is about a 7 min walk from the SLC, you can make your way on your own, or meet with a possible group in the SLC at 6:40pm to walk over for the show.

Places to Eat and Sleep

There is a full Tim Hortons in the SLC which can provide you with ample coffee, donuts and sandwiches throughout the day. There are several restaurants in the University Shops Plaza (shown on the campus map, easy walking distance). See a listing of Ian's Plaza Picks here. You can find listings of local restaurants and hotels on the Kitchener Waterloo Tourism site. For the economy jugglers, email the UW Juggling Club and we can see if anyone in our club has some floor space to offer.

Who to Contact

If you're interested in giving a workshop, donating raffle prizes, or if you just want more information, feel free send an email to the UW Juggling Club.