Carmine Street Irregulars - aka New York City Jugglers

"The little trick of getting three objects to dance around in your hands has always managed to keep a small sense of magic about it...It's one form of insanity we feel everyone has a right to experience." ~ Juggling for the Complete Klutz

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IRREGULAR OCCASIONAL

March 27, 2002

Thanks to Sky and Darren for this week's newsletter title -- Sky came up with Occasional and Darren figured out that Irregular should go first (it's The New York Times after all, not The Times New York). Keep 'em coming.

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1. Juggle This! specific request for volunteers -- please check this out. NYC's first juggling convention starts in less than two weeks. It is looking great, but we're in the crunch.

Thanks for general offers of help. Now we need to get specific. Here are some things we still need to assign ASAP. More things may come up. Please email Viveca if you can volunteer. Thank you thank you thank you.

a. Beginning juggling workshop instructors -- we want to offer workshops on beginning juggling every hour on the hour. Please let me know if you'd be willing to teach one or two and what times you'll be available or not each day.

b. Table staffing -- we need to cover this all day both days. Staffers will sell t-shirts and show and raffle tickets, give people directions and help, and gather registrants names. Let me know what times you'd be available or not.

c. Housing -- Let me know how many jugglers you are willing to have sleep over (floor space is fine!) and whether you have bed space or extra rooms available (for us to offer to VIPs -- really).

d. Other workshop instructors -- If you are teaching any other workshops, please let me know what times you are available or not available.

e. Props and tech crew for show -- We need one to three people to set and clear props for the performers. Commitment would be 4 - 10 Saturday night, but you get into the show free and you're backstage (ooh!). We may also need someone to assist on sound, which would probably be only for the show (7 - 10).

f. Camera people -- We need people to take still pics and video of convention and show. You'll see the show free from good seats. Speak up if you are good at this whether or not you have a camera, and please let us know if you do whether or not you can shoot it yourself. We have performers who own cameras who need someone else to shoot for them.

g. Anything else!!! There may well be more. Please let Viveca know if you're game.

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2. Field trip to see Serra Hirsch in The Ballad of Phineas P. Gage
Carmine member Serra Hirsch is second puppetteer in The Ballad of Phineas P. Gage at Here (145 6th Ave - between Spring and Broome -- 212.647.0202). Show looks fascinating. General run is April 11 - 28th, Thursdays - Sundays, 7:00 p.m. Tickets $15. Carmine Street field trip is Sunday, April 14. Call and reserve your tickets and just show up. Then give me a full report, because I'll be at a family thing in Minneapolis.

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3. Equilibrium dance-juggling show
Jen Dinoia and Josh Weiner featured in Equilibrium, a one-hour mix of dance, juggling, and theater. Saturday April 6th @ 8pm and Sunday April 7th @5 and 8pm. The show performs @ 7 W. 24th between Broadway and Sixth Ave. Tickets are $10.00. 212-353-7880 for reservations.

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RIT convention April 12 - 14
Same family obligation is keeping me from this one, so talk amongst yourselves, but it's always a great time. IJA bad boy Jason Garfield will be the featured performer. For more info, http://www.rit.edu/~jugwww/. Hate to miss it. Have fun!

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5.Circus talent needed this summer
Performing arts summer camp in New York seeks people who can teach the following acts: flying trapeze, Spanish web, Mex cloud swing, triple trap, swinging trap, low casting, perch pole, hanging perch, hand balancing, roller skating, low wire taught, tumbling, juggling, bicycle built for five, clowning.

Camp is June 18 -August 27. All positions include salary, room, and board. Camp is located in the Adirondacks. Contact Marc Katz at 800-767-7111 between 10a and 3:30p NY time or evenings at 914-261-3401. More info at http://www.longlakecamp.com/

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6.Carmine Street featured in The New York Times Just the street, not the club. Still interesting. Email me if you'd like the article forwarded to you.

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7.UniverSoul in NYC
Platinum Soul tour is in Brooklyn now through April 21 and will be in Harlem April 23 - 28th. For more info see http://www.universoulcircus.com/

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8.RBBB at MSG
Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey (blue unit) is at Madison Square now through April 7. For more info see http://www.ringling.com,

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9.RBBB costume display in NYC
Greenburg and Hammer, a Notions and Costume shop, has a RBBB Clown College costume display in their windows, including some renderings by Howard Kaplan. The address is 24 West 57th Street (between 5th and 6th) and it's up through Saturday.

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10.Bindlestiff Family Cirkus -- shows and performance opportunities
Highly recommended. The Carmine field trips were a roaring success. We'll plan another one soon. In the meantime, great shows Wednesday - Sundays. All variety acts welcome to show up and perform on Wednesdays (variety -- no folk singing, poetry, stand-up comedy, please), and professional performers encouraged to contact them about performing opportunities on Sundays. All shows at Mazer Theater on Manhattan's lower east side. Info/reservations: 1-877-BINDLES or www.bindlestiff.org.

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11.(continuing) Fred Garbo at New Victory
Fred Garbo Inflatable Theater Company will be at the New Victory theater March 18 - April 14. View www.newvictory.org or try https://www.newvictory.org/shows/garbo.html for more info.

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12. (continuing) Actor/juggler wanted
Looking for an actor of color who can do accents and juggle three rings. Three performances in June. Please email me if interested.

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