Just Clowning Around (JCA) Monthly Meeting Reminder
JCA will meet on Monday, March 26th, 2018, at 7:30 pm at the Vienna Baptist Church. We will be having a magical night. Bring a magic trick or two to share with the other members. Have a new trick you are still working on? The other members can give a critique or suggestions.
JCA Meeting Schedule
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Monday, March 26, 2018 — Share a Magic Trick for Critique
Monday, April 23, 2018 — Charity Selection / JCA Officer Elections – Balloon Jam
Monday, May 21, 2018 — Melanie and Face Painting Bling (Rescheduled from May 28th)
Monday, June 25, 2018 — JCA Skit Night – Come in costume, we will make a clown video
Monday, July 23, 2018 — Face Painting Jam
Monday, August 27, 2018 — Watching classic comedy — Critique what made Carol Burnett, Red Sketon and others funny
Monday, September 24, 2018 —
Monday, October 22, 2018 — JCA Annual Pot Luck Dinner
Monday, November 26, 2018 —
Monday, December ?, 2018 — Holiday Party for Safe Places
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JCA Monthly Meetings
4th Monday of each month at 7:30 pm
Vienna Baptist Church
541 Marshall Rd SW
Vienna, VA 22180
Take I-66 to the Nutley Street exit heading north toward Vienna. Turn right at the first light onto Marshall Road. Drive approximately one-quarter mile to Ware Street and turn left. We meet in the Parlor. The door that is usually unlocked is around towards the back of the building.
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Several members meet at the PanAm Family Restaurant in Vienna around 6:00 pm for dinner before the monthly JCA meeting. Sometimes, we even pull out our balloons for a mini jam during dinner.
PanAm Family Restaurant
3051 Nutley St.
Fairfax, VA 22031
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Do you have clown news to share via the news updates or newsletters? Send your ideas and news to Sir Toony at SirToony@SirToonyVanDukes.com
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JCA Membership Dues
It is time to pay your membership dues to JCA. Please bring a check to the meeting on Monday. If you cannot attend the meeting, you can mail your check to JCA c/o Violeta Peith, 6323 South Springs Circle, Clifton, VA 20124.
Single – $20/year
Family – $30/year
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Requests for Clowns – Local Events and Parades
If you are interested in marching in one of the upcoming local parades, contact Sir Toony at SirToony@SirToonyVanDukes.com
NOTE: Since January 2013, we have required that all members have their makeup and costumes reviewed and critiqued before they may represent JCA at events as a clown. Clowns must also have paid their annual dues to both JCA and COAI to participate in events. Clowns from neighboring clown alleys are welcome to join JCA in parades without being required to pay dues to JCA.
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Nothing planned until Memorial Day
City of Falls Church Memorial Day Parade
Monday, May 28, 2018
2:00 pm
Falls Church, VA
The parade begins at 2 p.m. at the intersection of Park Ave. and N. West St. It ends at the Main Stage, which is at the intersection of Park Ave. and Little Falls St.
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City of Fairfax Independence Day Parade
Wednesday, July 4, 2018
10:00am – 12:00pm
Downtown Fairfax
“Live Life Connected”
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March Madness Basketball Jokes
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Q. Why did the basketball player visit the bank?
A. All of his checks were bouncing.
Q. Why did the basketball player go to jail?
A. Because he shot the ball!
Q. Why do basketball players love cookies?
A. Because they can dunk them!
Q. How do basketball players stay cool during a game?
A. They stand near the fans.
Q. Why are basketball players messy eaters?
A. They’re always dribbling.
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Celebrate the upcoming holidays
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March 23 – National Puppy Day
National Puppy Day is a special day to celebrate the magic and unconditional love that puppies bring to our lives.
http://www.nationalpuppyday.com/
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April 1 – April Fools’ Day
April Fools’ Day is an annual celebration where people play practical jokes on April 1st. The jokes and their victims are called April fools. People playing April Fool jokes expose their prank by shouting “April fool”.
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April 22 – Earth Day
Earth Day is an annual event celebrated on April 22. The first Earth Day celebrations took place in 1970 when two thousand colleges and universities, roughly ten thousand primary and secondary schools, and hundreds of communities across the United States. More importantly, it “brought 20 million Americans out into the spring sunshine for peaceful demonstrations in favor of environmental reform.”
https://www.earthday.org/
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May 4 – Star Wars Day
“May the 4th be with you.” What started as pun warmly shared by fans has become a full-fledged Star Wars holiday: Star Wars Day, a special once-a-year celebration of the galaxy far, far away.
http://www.starwars.com/may-the-4th
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Congress of Jugglers
April 20 – 22, 2018
Ritchie Coliseum
College Park, Maryland 20742
https://www.facebook.com/events/163589720890429/
Come join the UMD Juggling club for this year’s Congress of Jugglers! EVERYONE is welcome. Bring your friends! Bring your family! Tell strangers you see on the street!
The Congress of Jugglers has been an annual juggling convention for those on the East Coast for more than 20 years. This year there will be a $5 entrance fee, which includes the weekend of juggling and the show. The purpose is to have fun, meet people, learn new things, and teach new things.
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Clown Cabaret at the Fringe Theatre
2018 shows on Apr. 9, June 11, and more.
http://www.clowncabaret.com/
Come laugh with purveyors of the funny arts. Regional performing artists explore and stretch the Art of Clown.
With an art form that’s over 5000 years old, of course there are different traditions; different schools; different styles. At a Clown Cabaret show, a half dozen or so different performing artists (or teams) share something old, something new, something innovative — something that will make you see the world in a slightly funnier way.
Drawing from modern, theatrical, circus, commedia, verbal, silent, knockabout, musical, and other disciplines, you will see a great variety under the umbrella of “Clown.”
For an evening of artsy-fartsy, pie-in-the-face, clowning fun, come to the Cabaret… come see the clowns in our Nation’s Capital who aren’t in Congress!
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Clown Weekends
November 10 & 11, 2018
Saturday and Sunday 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM both days
Tuition: $200; Deposit due with registration*: $50
http://www.thisisthecenter.com/cmt.html#cw_18
Class Location:
The Center – DC
4321 Wisconsin Ave NW
Washington DC 20016
In Clown, we embark on the wondrous journey to rediscover innocence and uncover the pleasure of play. It is a daring adventure, in which we open our fragile hearts in search of fun. The little red nose (the smallest mask) is a great liberator. It requires generosity and summons transparency, revealing us in all of our wonderful and complicated simplicity.
A riotous inquiry… a playful encounter…a look at our laughable & lovable selves.
We love clowns because they make us laugh while revealing the range of mythical and emotional archetypes within each one of us. The honesty and openness we find in clown will inhabit all of our work. Open to all levels.
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Clown 6-day Intensive
Monday, May 21 to Saturday, May 26, 2018
10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Tuition: $600; Deposit*: $100 due with Registration
http://www.thisisthecenter.com/cmt.html#cw_18
Class Location:
DC – Academy for Classical Acting
2129 G St NW
Washington, DC
Instructor: Dody DiSanto
Please join me in the messy adventure of clown – the wondrous journey to rediscover innocence and uncover the pleasure of play. Where we shine the light on foolishness in pursuit of the soft brain and open physical hilarity of fun. This work helps in all aspects of life, but truly brings a fresh muscularity to the task of performing any material.
Intended for those who have already taken some clown and seek further adventures in search of high rascalry!
During this concentrated week we will work in various size groups to set loose the true nature of your clown, develop material, build routines and explore how clowns turn idiocy into art form.
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Upcoming Clown Events
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2018 COAI Convention
April 3-8, 2018
Doubletree-Richmond Koger Center
1021 Koger Center Blvd
Richmond, Virginia 23235
https://clownalley3.org/the-convention
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Magi-Whirl Convention and Show
May 4 & 5, 2018
West Potomac High School
6500 Quander Road, Alexandria, VA 22307
Alexandria, Virginia
http://ibmring50.org/magi-whirl-home/
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Mooseburger Clown Arts Camp
July 24 – 29, 2018
Christ the King Retreat Center
621 First Ave. South
Buffalo MN 55313
http://mooseburger.com/moosecamp/
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2018 Circus Magic Convention
November, 2018 ??
Hampton, Virginia
http://circusmagicconvention.com/
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Find more upcoming events on Just For Clowns:
http://www.justforclowns.com/calendar-of-events/
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The Circus is Coming to Town
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Big Apple Circus
March 8 through April 1, 2018
National Harbor
http://www.bigapplecircus.com/tour/
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Cirque Du Soleil – Luzia
April 13, 2018 – May 13, 2018
Tysons II
https://www.cirquedusoleil.com/luzia
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The Ashburn Juggling Society
A new juggling group is getting started in Ashburn
http://ashburnjuggling.byteclub.club/
Meeting times & locations
2nd Tuesday of each month
7:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Ashburn Library
43316 Hay Rd Ashburn, VA 20147
Story Time Room
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Balloon and Face Painting Jams
The monthly balloon and face painting jam in Chantilly is currently looking for a new restaurant to host the jam.
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Northern Virginia S.A.M. Assembly 252 Meetings
3rd Thursday of each month
7:30pm until 9:00pm
http://slyhand.wix.com/sam252
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/NoVaMagic252/info
The Knights of Columbus Hall
behind St. Leo’s Catholic Church
3700 Old Lee Highway
Fairfax, VA 22030
(go totally through church parking lot, make a right at baseball field, then a left, Knights of Columbus Hall is on the right)
Note: Youth meet 1/2 hour earlier at 7:00pm
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Fairfax Jugglers
Key Intermediate Cafeteria
Every Thursday, 7:30-10 PM * when school is in session
http://www.fairfaxjugglers.com/
Key Intermediate School
6402 Franconia Road
Springfield, VA 22150
Contact bsperling@cox.net to get on their email list.
The Fairfax Jugglers meet most Thursday nights. As usual, caveats about their need to clean the school prior to the opening, etc., so Barry will keep members informed about changes!
Enter the parking lot opposite Japonica Street, turn RIGHT at the front of the school and drive around to the far back and the end of the parking lot. Enter the cafeteria at entrance #6 (visible past the dumpster), along a sidewalk, and this may be the best way in (if you arrive first please prop open this door). Alternately, check the Handicapped Student’s Gym by Entrance #9 or use entrance #5 and turn left at the first cross-hall, then look for the cafeteria on the left. OR: check the handicapped student’s gym by Entrance #9 after your first left turn.
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The CIRCUS CLUB also meets at Key Intermediate School on ??, but in the Handicapped Student’s Gym by Entrance #9. They teach many circus skills to children and perform in parades and other venues. If you know of a child or teenager who would be interested in learning or developing those kinds of skills then contact them at Circusclub@yahoo.com
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