After months of problems having our meetings at the Church, JCA is exploring options for a new meeting location. Due to Memorial Day, JCA will not meet in May. We are scheduled to participate in the City of Falls Church Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 28, 2018 at 2:00 pm. Lineup at 1:00 pm. Maybe we will have dinner after the parade at a local restaurant.
Our June meeting will be on Monday, June 25, 2018, at 7:30 pm at the house of Violeta Peith. This is currently scheduled as our JCA Skit Night – Come in costume, we will make a clown video and get pictures of everyone in costume.
JCA Meeting Schedule
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Monday, May 28, 2018 — CANCELLED
Monday, June 25, 2018 — JCA Skit Night – Come in costume, we will make a clown video
Monday, July 23, 2018 — Melanie and Face Painting Bling (Rescheduled from May)
Monday, August 27, 2018 — Watching classic comedy — Critique what made Carol Burnett, Red Sketon and others funny
Monday, September 24, 2018 — Share a Magic Trick for Critique (reschedule topic from March)
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
Location TBD
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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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Liability Insurance
Be sure to evaluate your insurance needs and pick the coverage that is
right for you. Companies that offer insurance include:
World Clown Association
https://www.worldclown.com/membership/insurance.html
Clowns of America International
https://mycoai.com/coai-insurance/
Specialty Insurance Agency
http://www.specialtyinsuranceagency.com/
K&K Insurance Group
http://www.kandkinsurance.com/Entertainment/Pages/Entertainers-Performers.aspx
Cossio Insurance Agency
http://entertainerinsurance.com/
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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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City of Falls Church Memorial Day Parade – Confirmed
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 – Confirmed
Wednesday, July 4, 2018
10:00am – 12:00pm
Downtown Fairfax
“Live Life Connected”
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May Jokes
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Q. How can you tell the gardener was excited about spring?
A. Because he wet his plants.
Q. What season is it best to go on a trampoline?
A. Spring time.
Q. Why are frogs so happy?
A. They eat whatever bugs them.
Q. What do you call two young married spiders?
A. Newly webs.
Q. What gets bigger the more you take away?
A. A hole.
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Celebrate the upcoming holidays
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May 21 – Talk Like Yoda Day
Talk like Yoda Day it is on May 21. The day honors the popular Star Wars character whose grammar is any language teacher’s worst nightmare. His language, Yodish, is similar to English except the sentence structure follows the order of object-subject-verb. Yoda made his debut appearance in The Empire Strikes Back, which was released in the United States on May 21, 1980.
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May 28, last Monday of May – Memorial Day
Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States for remembering the people who died while serving in the country’s armed forces. The holiday, which is currently observed every year on the last Monday of May, will be held on May 28, 2018. Memorial Day is not to be confused with Veterans Day – Memorial Day is a day of remembering the men and women who died while serving, whereas Veterans Day celebrates the service of all U.S. military veterans.
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June 14 – Monkey Around Day
This fun day was created in 2016 by Bob Matthews, of Rochester, NY. Bob is the creator of Holiday Insights. He selected June 14th, in honor of the birthday of his daughter Kimberly. Since she was a little child, Kimberly just loved monkeys and everything about them. According to Bob: “There is way too much stress in our everyday lives. We need at least one day to set aside our stress, troubles, and worries, and to just relax and monkey around.”
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Clown Cabaret at the Fringe Theatre
2018 shows on 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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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
September 20-22, 2018
Norfolk, Virginia
http://circusmagicconvention.com/
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2019 World Clown Association Convention
March 3rd – 7th, 2019
Sheraton Uptown
2600 Louisiana Blvd NE
Albuquerque, NM 87110
https://www.worldclown.com/convention/2019-convention.html
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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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Cirque Italia
Water Circus I: Gold Unit
Gaithersburg, MD
Thursday May 24, 2018 to Monday May 28, 2018 4:30pm
http://cirqueitalia.com/the-tours/gold
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Universoul Circus
June 21 – July 22, 2018
National Harbor
http://www.universoulcircus.com/dc
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The Ashburn Juggling Society
A new juggling group is getting started in Ashburn
http://ashburnjuggling.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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