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  • Stuart Celarier ❌👑VisualStuart@pdx.social
    Oct 1, 2026, 10:49 PM

    Last Saturday I was honored to be presented with the International Jugglers' Association's Excellence in Education Award. The presentation was made during the Extravaganza show at the Portland Juggling Festival. I am deeply touched by this award and moved by the audience response.

    If you juggle, make some time to go out and teach someone to juggle! If you don't juggle yet, find someone who can teach you or get ahold of the Juggling For The Complete Klutz book.

    #juggling

    A dapper gentleman (me) in a linen suit, standing on stage with an award plaque in one hand and a microphone in the other. Presenter Matt Hall, in a black shirt and fedora, stands to one side.
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  • Stuart Celarier ❌👑VisualStuart@pdx.social
    Oct 2, 2026, 2:07 AM

    I learned to juggle in my year off from college, and, when I returned to Reed, juggling was offered as a class in the PE dept. Eventually I became the instructor for that class and have been teaching it for 36 years. Additionally, I was the co-leader of the Yes You Canopy juggling space at the Oregon Country Fair for 22 years. I also founded the Portland Juggling Festival in 1992 which emphasizes workshops and sharing skills, and that's still going strong. What fun!

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  • Purrbiscatsilver_buttercat@kolektiva.social
    Oct 2, 2026, 12:25 AM

    @VisualStuart I learned to juggle under an apple tree in Oregon. Picked up fallen apples and tried to juggle. Over time I got "pretty good" (Not pro, but I could juggle four apples for about 5mins before I lost control). Played with adding apples... succeeded a couple times, but usually failed. Tried other skills I'd seen pros do... succeeded a couple of times but mostly failed. But, all in all, I had a lot of fun playing with it, and even 35 years later I can juggle 3 apples (usually).

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