News Archive (Spring 2005) Current News and Announcements - Archive Index This Week July 1, 2005 I'm going to Glendora this Saturday (July 2) to juggle with the Gravity Labs juggling club. Meet there from 4:00pm to 7:00pm if you'd like, or contact me to carpool. Find more information here. Anyone who is planning on being in the Fourth of July parade who has not already emailed me should let me know really soon so we know to wait for you. Plan to meet at Kimberly's apartment on Nutwood Ave. at 7:20 am, NOT at the Science/Engineering lawn like I had said previously. You'll need to contact me for the specific address. Alternately, you can meet us at the check in area at the parade start at 8:00am, or possibly find us in the parade lineup if you miss us there. The CSUF Juggling Club will be number 86 in the parade. Details are here. -Raymond CSUF Juggling Club President Coming June 18th June 11, 2005 The LA Unicycle Roundup is coming up in just a week, and details are now set. The event will take place on Saturday, June 18 at Lake Balboa in the San Fernando Valley. Gathering time is between 10:30am and 11:00am by the play area. Bring a lunch and a unicycle. I will be driving up, so if you're interested in going and would like to carpool, you can contact me. I've posted more details about the event, along with directions and maps of the park, here. June 18th is also World Juggling Day. Take part in this world-wide event simply by taking some time to juggle on that day. Find some friends and head to the park, or just do some juggling at home. Be sure to visit the World Juggling Day website and register for a chance to win juggling props and videos; all it takes is a name and an email address. The website also hosts a list of organized juggling events for the day, including one held by the Orange Jugglers in Irvine Regional Park. I may be heading to Finkbiner Park in Glendora after the LA Unicycle Roundup to join the Glendora Gravity Labs juggling club, so if you're free, head out there to juggle from 4:00pm to 7:00pm. Directions can be found here. -Raymond CSUF Juggling Club President Fourth of July Parade June 6, 2005 The CSUF Juggling Club will be participating in the 2005 Lake Forest Fourth of July parade on Monday, July 4, 2005. The parade starts at 10:00am at the corner of Toledo Way and Ridge Route Drive (in front of El Toro High School) and ends at the corner of Lake Forest Drive and Serrano Road, which is a distance of about one mile. We will meet at the check-in area at 8:00am, and we may eat before the parade begins at 10:00am. Participating members should wear khaki shorts or pants and a blue shirt if possible. Anyone wishing to participate MUST contact me beforehand. Tell me whether you intend to juggle, ride a unicycle, carry an identification banner, or simply walk along in the parade. Anyone, including non-jugglers and non-CSUF Juggling Club members, may participate in the parade. To carpool to the parade from the CSUF campus, meet at the Science/Engineering Lawn in front of the Student Health Center at 7:20 am (no later than 7:30 am). The CSUF Juggling Club's parade application has been submitted, and I will send a follow-up email once we have confirmation of acceptance in the parade, which should be no later than Tuesday, June 28. Directions and more information can be found here. Parade guidelines, application, and route map, along with other official information can be found at the City of Lake Forest website. -Raymond CSUF Juggling Club President The End of the Semester May 23, 2005 There is no weekly meeting this Wednesday during finals week, but the juggling club will be getting together at Rolling Hills Park this Saturday (May 28) at 4:00pm. Come by and have a good time once summer's here. Bring your juggling props, whatever park games you want to play, and snacks if you want to picnic. You can find directions and more information here. Hope to see you there! We've still got the LA Unicycle Roundup and Fourth of July parade coming up, as well as a few other possible events throughout the summer, so keep checking your emails and the website for updates. Good luck on finals, everyone! Have a great summer, and keep on juggling! -Raymond CSUF Juggling Club President Approaching Summer May 10, 2005 This Friday night (May 13), we will be meeting at Kimberly and Cassie's apartment on Nutwood Ave. to watch the previously broadcast World Juggling Federation competitions. Meet at the apartment at 9:00pm. Talk to or email me for the address. There are only two regular weekly meetings remaining this semester. Our last meeting of the semester will take place on Wednesday, May 18th. We will not be meeting during finals week. A few members are still borrowing juggling beanbags. You must return any borrowed equipment to me before the end of the semester. Sets of multi-colored beanbags can be purchased for $5. Contact me if you cannot make it to the meetings. Please email me if you can participate in the Lake Forest Fourth of July parade on Monday, July 4th. Right now, only a few people are committed. We want to have a good-sized group walking in the parade. If you cannot juggle, you can still participate in the parade. Rod Wylie has announced more definite details on the LA Unicycle Roundup in June. From his email: "The date for the event is Saturday, June 18, 2005. Gathering time is between 10:30 and 11:00 a.m. Then at @11:00 a.m., riders can go out for a group ride. Nothing is etched in stone. Riders not wanting to do the complete 3-mile ride, can turn around at any time. A separate but longer route for Coker riders, will be available as an alternate. Basically, the schedule is to gather, ride, and have lunch and hangout. There is no ending time. But, even showing up for 30 minutes is encouraged. The location is still Lake Balboa in the San Fernando Valley. This is located near the 101 and 405 interchange..." "...If anyone wants to try out some trials lines, you will be able to find them within 100 feet of the table on some man-made rock formations that perimeter the children’s play area. Watching is also fun. I will bring some unicycles from my stable for anyone to try. This will include a MUni, a trials unicycle with Profile hub, and a 29er. I will mark the table somehow with a large banner or sign that will make it easy to find." -Raymond CSUF Juggling Club President Juggling in Glendora May 2, 2005 We will be going up to Glendora this Saturday, (May 7) to meet with the Glendora Gravity Labs juggling club. The club is relatively new, and meets every Saturday at Finkbiner Park from 4:00pm to 7:00pm. Meet at the CSUF science/engineering lawn no later than 3:20pm to carpool. Directions and more information can be found here. Rod Wylie, of MountainUnicyclingLA.com, is planning a possible LA Unicycle Roundup in late June. In case anyone's interested in heading up for that, I'll announce more details as they are available. You can also see his rec.sport.unicycling post for tentative details. As a reminder, the CSUF Juggling Club is planning to enter the Lake Forest Fourth of July Parade, which will take place on Monday, July 4th. I will need to know who will be participating in that, so anyone who is interested please let me know. -Raymond CSUF Juggling Club President Juggling in Riverside April 11, 2005 I will be coming to this Wednesday's Juggling Club meeting (April 13) at 1:00 pm, rather than 12:00. Feel free to show up at noon, anyway, but I will be unable to join until 1:00 pm. This Sunday (April 17), we will be joining Riverside's juggling club, the Inland Empire Juggling Enthusiasts, at their meeting in Fairmount Park to juggle. They meet by the Band Shell at 2:00 pm. If you want to carpool from the CSUF campus, meet at the Science/Engineering Lawn in front of the Student Health Center no later than 1:15 pm. This is an excellent opportunity to meet and learn from other jugglers and to try out different props that their members may bring. Directions and more information can be found here. The city of Lake Forest has posted information regarding their 2005 Fourth of July Parade here. It will be held on July 4, 2005, starting at 10:00 am. The CSUF Juggling Club plans to enter, so please let me know if you might be interested in participating or if you are unavailable to do so. The parade takes place about 25 miles from the CSUF campus, starting on the corner of Toledo Way and Ridge Route Drive (in front of El Toro High School) and ending at the corner of Lake Forest Drive and Serrano Road. The World Juggling Federation is airing two half-hour segments on ESPN this week, on Thursday (April 14) at 11:30 am and Friday (April 15) at 11:30 am. -Raymond CSUF Juggling Club President Juggling Club News Story April 5, 2005 Marcina Riley, a senior here at CSUF, wants to record a TV News story on the CSUF Juggling Club for her class. She plans to stop by the meeting tomorrow (April 6) to film, so please try to help her out by coming to tomorrow's meeting if at all possible. This Saturday (April 9), we'll be meeting at Rolling Hills Park again at 12:00 noon. Stop by to juggle, hang out, or just have a good time. I will have two unicycles if anyone is interested in learning to ride. Directions and more information can be found here. -Raymond CSUF Juggling Club President Upcoming on ESPN March 23, 2005 The World Juggling Federation will be broadcasting again on ESPN and ESPN2 this April. The times shown here below are listed for Pacific time zones. (Times on the WJF website are listed for Eastern time zones). Watch the WJF website for more information and possible changes. Thursday, April 14 on ESPN 11:30am-12:00pm (PST) Friday, April 15 on ESPN 11:30am - 12:00pm (PST) Monday, April 25 on ESPN2 9:00am - 11:00am (PST) 1:30pm - 4:00pm (PST) There will be no Juggling Club meeting next Wednesday (March 30), but keep juggling over the break, and I'll see you all when we get back. -Raymond CSUF Juggling Club President Juggling in the Daily Titan March 15, 2005 Christina Schroeter from the Daily Titan has written an article about the juggling club, which appears on the front page of today's paper (Mar 15). Be sure to pick up a copy, or check out the article on the internet through the Daily Titan online. -Raymond CSUF Juggling Club President Another Day at the Park March 2, 2005 We're meeting at the park again this Saturday (March 5) at noon for anyone who wants to join us. Stop by Rolling Hills Park, which is about two miles from CSUF, if you want to juggle or just hang out. Let me know if you want a ride from campus. You can find more information and directions to the park here. Feel free to bring your camera, if you have one, to the meetings. I hope to be putting together a gallery section for the site soon, and we'll want to have lots of pictures and possibly some video clips to fill it out. Reminders: Weekly meetings are held every Wednesday at 12:00 noon on the Science/Engineering lawn. Also, we're selling sets of multi-colored juggling beanbags for $5 per set of three. Keep on juggling, and have a great week! -Raymond CSUF Juggling Club President Rolling Hills February 23, 2005 We had some beautiful weather this Wednesday, I hope everyone enjoyed it. If you'd like to juggle or just hang out this weekend, meet at Rolling Hills Park this Saturday (Feb 26) around noon. Bring whatever juggling stuff or park games you want. Let me know if you want a ride from campus. It's only a few blocks away. Directions and more information can be found here. Some reminders: Weekly meetings are every Wednesday at noon on the Science/Engineering Lawn. Spread the word. We also have sets of multi-colored beanbags to sell for $5 per set of three. Have a good week. See you soon. -Raymond CSUF Juggling Club President Beanbags February 18, 2005 We're off to a great start this semester. As a reminder, weekly meetings are held every Wednesday at noon on the Science/Engineering Lawn. I'll always stay for as long as someone is there, so stop by for as long as you like. Thanks to everyone who's been coming. We now have sets of multi-colored beanbags that you can buy for $5.00 for a set of three, which will save you about $3 off of the typical retail price. If you would like to buy a set but can't come to the meetings, contact me, and I can make arrangements to meet you on campus at your convenience. -Raymond CSUF Juggling Club President The New Semester February 1, 2005 Meetings for the spring semester will still take place every Wednesday at 12:00 Noon on the Science/Engineering Lawn in front of the Student Health Center. Hopefully that will work with most members' schedules, but if not, we can consider changing the time later. There will not be a meeting tomorrow, February 2. Instead, the first meeting of the semester will take place on the following Wednesday, February 9. I will try to get flyers advertising the meeting posted soon. Please be sure to come to the first meeting if at all possible. See you all soon! -Raymond CSUF Juggling Club President Juggling On TV January 22, 2005 UPDATE: The programming times have been rescheduled. The revised schedule has been posted below. All times listed here are now for Pacific Time Zone. Friday, January 28 2:30pm - Advanced Ball Competition Wednesday, February 2 1:00pm - Advanced Ring Competition 1:30pm - Advanced Club Competition 2:00pm - Team 6 Club Competition 2:30pm - Team 7+ Club Competition More changes may occur. See the WJF website for official information. The World Juggling Federation juggling competition that took place last December will air televised segments on ESPN2 in five individual 30-minute segments. See above for updated times. The WJF is an organization devoted to expanding appreciation of juggling as a sport. The competitions will likely be similar in structure to a gymnastics competition, using a point system to judge various tricks and stressing technical skill. This is the first time in history that a major juggling competition has been publicly televised. (Post updated: January 28 at 6:00pm) -Raymond CSUF Juggling Club President If you have any questions, comments, suggestions, or concerns, E-mail Raymond at csufjugglingclub@gmail.com.