The 2005 Nomadic Juggling Festival was a great success. We had about 130 attendees. The weather was pleasant, allowing a choice of indoor juggling in the gym or outdoor juggling. The atmosphere was very relaxed. Everyone seemed to have a fun time. The gym lighting was adequate and the temperature in the gym was very comfortable. A few people brought their unicycles. Financially the festival was a success. We donated several hundred dollars to the Boys and Girls Club of Ventura where the festival was held.

The public show was held a few blocks away at Montalvo elementary school. The acts featured juggling with clubs, rings, and balls, contact juggling, acrobatics, poi (normally we don’t allow that at a juggling festival, but Bee Jay made an exception for this act!), rola bola, and a guitar solo, It was produced by Stuart Sinclair. The emcee was Bee Jay Joyer. The performers were Donald Trump?, Tommy Stansell, David Cruz, Olga Galchenko, Matt McCorkle, Remy Holwick, Cary Pickford, and Scott Nery. Bobby Hartman assisted with sound and lights. Michael Ahmann was a stage hand.

Some photos of the festival are here: http://www.juggle.org/gallery/2005nomadic
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If you attended the festival, please click on “Comments” below and tell us what your experience was like.

The 2005 Nomadic Juggling Festival was held on November 11-13 2005 in Ventura California. The gym location is:

Boys & Girls Club of Ventura
1929 Johnson Dr. Ventura, CA 93003

The gym will be open:

• Friday 5:30 pm to Midnight
• Saturday 10 am to 6 pm and 9 pm to Midnight
• Sunday 10 am to 5 pm

There will be a public show on Saturday night at 7:30 at Montalvo Elementary School, located at 2050 Grand Ave., Ventura. See link at right for directions from the gym to the school. A featured performer will be Olga Galchenko.

Festival admission is only $10 for adults and free for kids under 18. Show admission is $10 but free if you paid for the festival admission.

There is an email address set up for the organizers, so if you would like to help out or have any questions contact us at everyone@nomadicjugglingfestival.com.

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