Juggling Festival at G.W. Carver this Weekend

Objects will be flying through the air just east of Rosemont all weekend, but they won't be coming from Mather Air Field.

A Sacramento and Davis-based club will hold a regional juggling festival Friday through Sunday at George Washington Carver School of Arts and Sciences in Rancho Cordova.

The Damento Fest! will feature performers tossing clubs, balls and fire batons, but it's not just for experts. Free beginner's juggling workshops will be held each hour, on the hour, from 5 p.m. to midnight on Friday, from 10 a.m. to midnight on Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday.

“Teaching juggling is a big part of a juggling festival,” a press release quoted Damento President Marcos Hernandez as saying. “The whole northern California juggling community is excited that we are back, and we really love to share what we know.”

The marquee community show on Saturday night will be hosted by Dan Holzman, half of the Raspyni Brothers, a group that has performed for President Ronald Reagan and around the world.

Admission to the community show is $10, and all other events are free.

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More information is available at:
http://www.damento.org/2012-festival

More information from the press release follows:

Festival Information

February 24th-26th, 2012

All activities will take place at:
George Washington Carver School of Arts and Science Auditorium
10101 Systems Parkway
Sacramento, CA 95827-3007
(map)

Friday: 5 p.m. - midnight
Saturday: 10 a.m. - midnight
Sunday: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Community Show

(Tickets are $10)
Saturday, February 25th at 7 p.m.
Tickets will be sold at the festival and at the door before the show.

MC: Dan Holzman of the Raspyini Brothers

Performers:
Matt Hall
Kyle Johnson
Bri Crabtree
Brian Thompson
Richard Hartnell
Kevin Axtell
Scott Meltzer & Katrine Spang-Hanssen
Vanessa Vortex