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Festival Information:

MONDO XIV will be held February 7-9, 2003 on the campus of Concordia University in St. Paul, Minnesota. This is the same site we've been at since MONDO X. Any of you that have been there will remember that this is one of the best sites for a juggling festival that you can get. The main gym alone is larger than 4 basketball courts with a 6 lane track around it. If you don't believe me, you can check out some of the pictures from MONDO X, and they will give you a glimpse.

Festival Hours:

• Friday, February 7: 5:00 p.m. to Midnight
• Saturday, February 8: 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
  (Note: the Gym will be closed during the Spectacular, from 6 p.m. until the end of the show around 10 p.m.)
• Sunday, February 9: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Registration:

Participant gym passes good for all three days are $5 pre-paid, or $7 at the door. There will also be a Spectator pass for $2 pre-paid, $3 at the door, that will allow you to visit the vendors and sit in the bleachers to watch the games and competitions. Pre-registration forms should be postmarked by January 22 to ensure that they arrive in time. We cannot be responsible for late mail. For more registration information, click here.

Vendors:

There will be a number of vendors and merchants at this year’s festival offering a variety of goods and services, including juggling and yo-yo props and a massage therapist. If you want to vend, contact us to reserve space. The fees to be a vendor will be $25 to vend, which includes 2 tables and 2 participant passes. Each additional table is $10. Email vendors@mondofest.org for more info.
Here is a short list of vendors that are currently planning on attending MONDO XIV.

T-Shirts and Sweatshirts:

This year’s shirts will feature “Club MONDO”. T-shirts will cost $10 pre-paid, or $12 at the door, and sweatshirts will be $18 pre-paid, or $20 at the door. On Friday evening, shirts will only be available to pre-paid registrants. General shirt sales will begin Saturday morning. We expect shirts to sell out, so it’s best to pre-order.

Events and Attractions:

Below is are the highlights from the MONDO XIV Schedule. A complete HTML version of the schedule will be found here shortly.

The MONDO Spectacular Public Show:

The MONDO Spectacular Public Show will be held at the Buetow Music Hall, on the campus of Concordia University about 200 yards from the festival. Showtime is 8:00 p.m. and tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for seniors and children under 12. We encourage you to buy your tickets in advance as supplies are limited. The show has sold out the past three years.

Minnesota State Yo-Yo Championships

The Minnesota State Yo-Yo Championships (AYYA sanctioned) will be held on Saturday beginning at noon. Registration beginning at 10am and closes at 2:15pm. The competition will run from 2pm to 4:30pm. Fore more information, visit www.spincentral.net. This event is sponsored by the Twin Cities X-treme Spinners yo-yo club. You must have a MONDO Participant pass to compete.

TCUC Skills Demo:

The Twin Cities Unicycle Club will present a demo of tricks on Saturday afternoon. This demo will highlight various tricks and skills used by some of the worlds best unicyclists.

DJ & Dance

This year, we will have a DJ and dance after the Spectacular until 1:30 am for your late night entertainment. There will also be open juggling during this time, so come back to the gym after the show for more of MONDO XIV.

Raffle:

The MONDO Raffle will be held at 5pm on Saturday afternoon. If you have any items that you’d like to donate to the raffle, we’d love to have them. Please let us know what you have. You can email vendors@mondofest.org.

Workshops

MONDO XIV will again have several workshops that people can attend to both advance their own abilities, as well as just see what other folks are doing with their props. Some of the things that will be on the schedule are listed below, but the complete list (though still growing at this time) can be found here.

• 2-ball Tricks
• Manipulation & Magic
• Beginning Unicyle
• Baloon Twisting
• Multi-person Club Passing
• Yo-yo Tricks

Games:

Besides all the spontaneous play that fills the MONDO arena, a selection of organized games and contests will be offered for jugglers of all types and abilities. What we play will depend on interest, but our current list is included below. If you would like to make games suggestions, or give other comments about the games, please email games@mondofest.org:

• 3-ball Novice and 5-ball Endurance
• Club Passing
• Devil Stick Tornado
• Diabolo Bullseye
• Unicycle Hockey
• Juggling Combat -- read our house rules
• Balloon Animal Races.

In addition to the above games, we plan to have a Juggling Challenge, though not exactly like the Karamozov’s. For details about what kinds of objects can be included, look at the UFO Juggling Challenge. For more information about the other games, check out the rules and descriptions list.

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