Seattle Juggling and Footbag Festival
Never heard of it? What is it? Is it real?
SJFF is a real festival of juggling and hacky sack, two hobbies united at last. I had no idea there was ever a need to unite the two. Perhaps there is a rivalry between jugglers and footbaggers, like the rivalry between skiers and snowboarders, skateboarders and rollerbladers, bloods and crypts, republicans and democrats, the French and everyone. SJFF organizers explain:
SJFF was created to bridge the gap between jugglers and footbag players (hacky sack) and encourage everyone to use all four limbs. The Festival, which is open to the public, features games, workshops, contests, two live performances and in-depth access to top professionals in the juggling and footbag world.
SJFF is in its 6th year. Past performers include Artis the Spoonman (famed by Soundgarden), and Nanda, an amazing dance troupe I saw perform earlier this year at the Moisture Festival.
This event takes place next month, November 16-18, at the Ravenna Community Center. More details can be found on their myspace page. I'm guessing you should not attend this event if you have an aversion to getting beamed in the head with some sort of small ball.
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Footbag is a form of juggling, but it is not often looked upon that way by either community. The goal of this festival is bridge this gap, and show both groups the commonalities between them.