Atlanta, GA Feb 3-5, 2017 at the Yaraab Shrine Center
The artwork for this year's festival t-shirt, posters and nametags was done by Brandon Ross.
Festival report by Charles Shapiro
Photos of the 2017 festival by Joyce Howard and Danielle Ross
Videos of the 2017 festival by Cinebot Video
Videos of the 2017 festival by others
2017 PHIL Groundhog trophy winners:
- "Most Swell" - Zak McAllister
- "Most Fantabulous" - Sean Petric
- "Most Kewl" - Cameron Ritter
Competition Credits:
- Master of Ceremonies - Brandon Ross
- Stage Manager - Bruce Brenizer
- Judges Wrangler and Timer - Dan Howard
Competitors for the PHIL trophy:
- Zak McAllister
- Pam Harrod
- Cameron Ritter
- Sean Petric
- Keith McNeill
- Christian Kloc
Mouse Award
- Ray and Pat Stern
Late Night Cabaret Credits:
- Director - Bruce Plott
- Master of Ceremonies - DrewBob Ford
- Sound - Craig Lewis
- Larry Vee
- Luke Davis
- John Nations
- Dan Garrett
- DrewBob Ford
- Jonathan Perry
- Meredith Gordon
- Christian Kloc
- Zak McAllister
Winners of the Games:
- 3-Ball Simon Says - Cameron Ritter
- Blind Juggling - Max Housman
- Club Balance - Jimmy Robertson
- Club Crown - Ted Joblin
- Quarter Juggling - Zak McAllister
- 7-Club passing - Christian Kloc & Matt Swope
- Huggling - Ted Joblin & Max Housman
- 5-Ball Endurance - Zak McAllister
- Ball Combat Juggling - Max Poff
- Club Combat Juggling - Jacob Tichenor
Vendors and Sponsors:
- The Complete Fool
- Brandon Ross Productions - face painting
- Kendama USA
- Ninja Pyrate
- Springfree Trampolines
- Cathedral Juggling Equipment
- Wallace Howard (donated 13 IJA memberships)
- Chuck Lazarow (donated nametags, wristbands and posters)
- Flying Clipper
- Neon Husky
- NAME Entertainers - National Association of Mobile Entertainers - insurance for entertainers
- Food Vendor selling chicken skewers, chicken teriyaki, fried rice, and snacks. For drinks: Bubble tea, Thai tea, sodas, water
- Bare Treat - vegan baked goods and beverages
Workshops