GRASS 2010 - Jam Style - April 16th-18th, 2010

mc · Post by mc » 12 Jan 2010 11:07

Hi East Coasters!!

The 33rd annual RIT Spring Juggle-In is coming up in April, from the 16th to the 18th.

We will be holding a few casual events like sick 3, Rippin Run, and maybe Circle - whatever time and space permits - but the main focus of the weekend will just be to get together and enjoy shred while we promote it to the greater juggling community.

We'll shred all afternoon Friday, party together at night, shred and compete the next day, go to the world-class juggling show, party more, and haul ourselves out of bed on Sunday for cool down kicking.

GRASS is a great chance to meet regional footbaggers, expose new potential players to the game, and expand your own juggling / acrobatic horizons. This will be our 6th consecutive year, and the RFA invites you and all your friends to take part.

Crash space is limited (if only Will and I host, there's room for 6 or 7), but there is a host hotel that borders RIT (extremely close to the venue).

The Juggle-In web site is http://www.rit.edu/sg/jugglingclub/jugglein/

They have not as of yet listed the host hotel for this year, but they've always had it in the past, so I'm sure they'll be listing that in the coming months.

Please consider donating a bag for prizes / raffle!

g00d33 · Post by **g00d33** » 12 Jan 2010 11:39

Definitely planning on coming. Can't wait!

Rieferman · Post by **Rieferman** » 12 Jan 2010 12:43

Matt, Will you please give us a feel for how large this event has been in past years? Maybe a rough estimate of number of footbaggers, number of jugglers.. And maybe some name dropping of key players that attend.

mc · Post by mc » 12 Jan 2010 12:57

I'll give you any kind of feel you want, Mr Riefer...

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The past two years, Jorden Moir has performed at the big juggling show and shredded with us all weekend. Gordon Bevier has been a GRASS regular as well. Peter Irish and David Clavens have also performed at the juggling show and been in attendance.

The thing is, I doubt any of those four will make it this year

but I wouldn't be surprised if we had a showing from Montreal (I know Mat G won't be flying to any tournaments, so maybe he'll drive to this one), Toronto, Kingston, Erie, as well as some regional players from the Capital region, Western NY, maybe some other Pennsylvanians... if we're lucky, Waylon and the other NYC folks will make it up.

As for the jugglers, they will far, far, far outnumber footbaggers. This event has been running for 33 years, and it's a significant East Coast juggling event. The talent in the show is ABSOLUTELY world class. I encourage you to poke around the web site I posted above - maybe click the archives link on the side and take a look at last year's schedule and show info. That may give you a sense of the awesomeness of the overall scene that we're a part of. I really encourage you to come up. It would be great to see you again.

high five!

jay7 · Post by **jay7** » 12 Jan 2010 13:26

Grumble.

I, yet again, will have no idea if I can make this event until a few days beforehand, due to it's scheduling RIGHT in the middle of my exams.

I hope, by the grace of jebus, I can make it though.

Rieferman · Post by **Rieferman** » 12 Jan 2010 13:56

Cool, thanks Matt, I'm definitely going to consider it

edit on 01-19-10: nope, actually can't make it.. I'm at woodworking school that week

Donovon · Post by **Donovon** » 12 Jan 2010 19:12

Ill see what i can bring in from toledo
~Donovon

h0ag3yb3atZ · Post by **h0ag3yb3atZ** » 13 Jan 2010 09:43

Pending I have a car by then I'm down.

Will Digges · Post by **Will Digges** » 13 Jan 2010 15:56

I will be there Front and Center

hrdcorethndr1 · Post by **hrdcorethndr1** » 14 Jan 2010 08:16

I actually plan on hopefully attending

First footbag event ever if i can make it and there is a pretty high possibility that i will come.

Matt K · Post by **Matt K** » 14 Jan 2010 22:01

I would like to come.

bryan732 · Post by **bryan732** » 15 Jan 2010 16:57

i wish i could come to this event but my parents wont let me

bryan732 · Post by **bryan732** » 15 Jan 2010 17:00

i wish i could come to this event but my parents wont let me

colefieldhouse22 · Post by **colefieldhouse22** » 16 Jan 2010 07:37

I will be there come hell or high water. Will be sure to drag Vince and Ryan with me as well as a juggler or two.

hrdcorethndr1 · Post by **hrdcorethndr1** » 19 Jan 2010 07:57

where does the event actually take place (i know this may be a dumb question because it says RIT, and the juggling page says clark gym) but i dont want to go and completely miss where the footbag is being held.
So basically where will you actually be 'baggin??

mc · Post by mc » 19 Jan 2010 11:39

The event is at Clark Gym, on RIT campus. Also, you have my phone number, so if you get lost or confused, you can always give me a ring.

My phone never, NEVER gets used throughout the year more than it gets used on GRASS weekend

will_T · Post by **will_T** » 22 Jan 2010 06:45

count me in. i've got wheels if anyone else from my neck of the woods wants to come but needs a ride. or i could probably pick people on up the way if you aren't too far from 87.

ps- this will be my first event too! can't wait to meet you guys

hrdcorethndr1 · Post by **hrdcorethndr1** » 22 Jan 2010 20:07

I requested off the weekend from work, and i got a car for the drive, i really hope that some of my friends tag along, i believe that i will come up saturday and make it there about noon (hopefully thats not too early for the partiers to be functioning). There is a 97.99879% chance that i will be there

Wasabi · Post by **Wasabi** » 26 Jan 2010 12:19

I'm interested, and maybe a newbie footbagger in NYFA if her schedule doesn't compromise travel. My only concern is getting a ride up to Rochester, and that would be a grueling... 7 hour drive? Yikes.

We'll see once the date for this event draws ever closer by.

mc · Post by mc » 26 Jan 2010 13:06

it's more like 6 hours from NYC. You hop on 17 W, which runs along the southern border of NY state, take it over to 390 N, and badabing. there you are, Rochester.

Don't speed, though. There are cops waiting around the corner along 17.