The 2009 Yo-Yo Convention will be September 25-26-27, 2009
SPECTATORS & PARTICIPANTS WELCOME!
You can tell everyone, for the rest of your life, you were at a Yo-Yo Convention!
14th Annual
YO-YO CONVENTION &
SKILL TOY CELEBRATION
Septeber 25-26-27, 2009
Each day & session time is different. Weekend includes
Friday night pre-view of major yo-yo exhibit and an informal yo-yo contest
Saturday demonstrations, contests, shows, exhibit, trading, meeting champs, workshops.
Saturday night is gizzmo and hands-on action toy night,
Sunday noon: hula hoop contest, paddleball marathon, juggling contest,
Sunday 1 pm WorldWide Contest and yo-yo shows.
and
endless fun for both spectators and participants!
.............info will be updated soon, but the above description should help for now...
...... discount for entire weekend (except classes), if tickets are paid for in advance, by Sept. 19, 2009.
The 3 day $49 weekend pass is discounted to $35, paid in advance. Lots of door prizes each day !
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An event for spectators, participants, the public
for families and grown-up kids!
BRING GRANDPA! Come to one session or them all!
533 Milwaukee Avenue (Hwy.36), historic downtown Burlington, WI 53105 USA Free Parking.
....Click here for a Quick Schedule ... scroll down for all and many details on this page!
.....last years: Listen to WTMJ 620 am Milwaukee area radio with Jay Sorgi about all of this fun.... & click here
.....Read about it in Midwest Living Magazine, Wisconsin Woman, and other places
..... 2009 PRE-CONVENTION YO-YO CLASSES
-Yo-Yos, related items, & other skill toys are for sale during all events.
-Purchases are by cash or personal check, with proper ID. Sorry, no credit cards.
-For events: Space is very limited this year, as we are in a smaller buildings than previous years.
-Door admissions are Cash only, per person, all ages: This is a non-profit organization, and your admissions help
toward the cost of the event. Event & sessions do not admit children under age 6.
~Join us for incredible, classic fun~
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FRIDAY NIGHT, Sept 25, 2009*
tentative schedule
$10/person for all of this fun....
4-8 Yo-Yo Special Huge Exhibit viewing
I Spy Hunt with a prize, anytime
7 pm Quick Yo-Yo Contest with prizes
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SATURDAY, Sept. 26, 2009*
tentative schedule
10-1 Gift shop open, no admission charge. Yo-yos, strings, videos, collectibles,
books, tops, gyroscopes, logic puzzles for sale. Sorry no credit cards.
$15/person for any or all of the all day fun....
10-4 come anytime, one admission price, door prizes, too
10-1 Exhibition of 1000+ yo-yos & memorabilia, ongoing cool yo-yo videos
Drop-in informal time, Meet Yo-Yo collector, I Spy Hunt
Noon Special Demonstration of odd yo-yos and 3 tips on yo-yoing
1 pm Show What You Know: yo-yo tricks, juggling skills, diabolos,etc!
2 pm Yo-Yo Success Stories (yours, too)
Yo-Yo Contests with prizes:
longest sleeper, most rock-the-babies, longest walk the dog, etc.
Plus the Looping Yo-Yo contest , sanctioned by the American Yo-Yo Association
3 pm Yo-Yo Auction, Autograph Time, Yo-Yo Trick Clinic for intermediate & advanced players
(Beginners: a class can be offered for a separate fee, which includes a yo-yo to keep)
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SATURDAY NIGHT, Sept 26, 2009*
$10 for all of this fun, includes a gift for each person, & refreshments
5:30-7:00 pm GIZZZMO NIGHT WORKSHOP for families: Hands-on!
"Test drive" cool toys,Yo-Yo Exhibit, meet yo yo collectors &
experts, Eskimo spinner device demonstration and lesson (come find out what this is!),
show-off your yo-yo tricks"time, collectible yo-yos for sale. The "test drive" includes
15 unusual skill and science toys to try out: awesome levitating top, gyroscope, crazy top,
mountain toy, ancient mysterious curiosity, gizzmo that spins coins like tops, unique yo-yo,
a optical illusion balance device, & more! Ages 7-107, not younger.
+ light refreshments (included) and a little gift to enjoy.
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SUNDAY, September 27, 2008*
10 am Beginners Yo-Yo Class ages 8-adult, includes $17 high quality, ball bearing yo-yo to keep.
Pre-paid registration required. Learn tips & up to 8 classic yo-yo tricks.$27
Noon Paddleball Marathon, Hula-Hoop Contest: Bring or buy paddleball here, hoops
provided. Bring umbrellas if weather requires. $2 to be in contests, free to watch if outside.
If contest inside, $2 admission
$10 per person, all ages, for all of this fun
1 pm WORLD-WIDE YO-YO CONTEST , & INTERNATIONAL LOOPING CONTEST!
Sanctioned by the American Yo-Yo Association! Door prizes for all audience members,
Contestants may also win contest prizes & patches. Awesome Yo-Yo free-style & off string yo-yo shows!
Demonstrations: gyroscopes & diabolo & other surprises. Meet Champions.
Space is limited, first paid, first served. Yo-Yo Contestants may receive
one $5 certificate for gift shop after contest, see rules.. Doors open at 12:30.
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...............Sorry, Children under age 7 are not admitted into the convention.....................
MAY I PAY AT THE DOOR? (all admissions:by cash only)
yes, but ""Sunday 1 pm Contest/Shows has very limited space and tickets, so we advise paying ahead:
send your check payable to Top Museum, $10/person, indicate you are buying Sunday 1 pm tickets,
include phone number and email. Space is limited for all sessions.
(262)763-3946
all information subject to change
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*The fine important print_____________________
Yo-Yo Convention:
--Pre-paid registration is important; space is very limited this year on Sunday.
There are absolutely no refunds, but if you are unable to attend, and cancel by phone by Sept. 24, 2009 you may use
your payment for purchases in our gift shop before Dec. 23, 2009 or for admission tickets to the Top Museum
Tour/program at scheduled times; if you miss this cancellation deadline, your payment will be considered a donation
(thank-you) to the non-profit organization. If a refund is necessary and approved, there is a $25 cancelation fee.
--Admission is charged for everyone: kids, adults, participants, spectators, parents, relatives, friends, i.e., everyone.
Children under age 7 are not admitted, this event is not appropriate for young ones.
-- Children under age 11 must be with an adult. Students ages 11-17 may attend
without an adult, with a signed permission slip/release. Event is not appropriate for young children or babies.
--No food or drinks may be brought into the building. Bottled water will be for sale on site
--Paddleball contest: Bring or buy a paddleball here, plus $2 entry fee. Pay day of .
--HulaHoopContest:We provide hoops, $2 to be in contest. Pay day of.
--The gift shop is open certain hours, and accepts personal checks and cash, but not credit cards, & not travelers checks.
Small bills only, no large bills. $20 and smaller, please. There is an ATM at the corner.
--Meals: many local restaurants within walking distance, from fast food to sit down style.
--Parking is free on street for just two hours, but free all day in city parking lots.
--All information is subject to change. More things will occur that are not listed, too.
--Event is presented by the non-profit, educational Spinning Top & Yo-Yo Museum, with lots of volunteer energy!
--Family Event: appropriate behavior, language, & appearance is required.
Those who do not abide by this rule will have to leave, no refunds.
- Yo-Yo Contest "Contestant:" person who pays regular door admission then participates in one or more
official sanctioned contests of the Yo-Yo Convention's contests : Sat. Looping and/or Sunday's World-Wide
and Sunday's International Looping Contest. Individual provides own yo-yo & string or buys one
at convention, fully registers, passes the preliminary test of performing Looping for Saturday's contest,
and for Sunday any two tricks successfully from any of the convention contest trick lists for the designated prelim. judge, and takes part in the
official contest and succeeds at 2 or more tricks during the contest; then the contestant is eligible for one $5 certificate for our gift shop on the day
of the contest in which they participate. (max. one $5 certificate per day per person).
Refund not offered if contestant's admission is part of any group discounts for contest events or purchased and advance discount weekend pass.
----REGISTRATION FORM
....or just pay (cash only) for your choice of events on day you attend,
(except classes must be pre-paid)
do remember, space is limted this year and certain events may be sold out
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Door Prizes Galore! Meet cool people! See Yo-Yos everywhere!
Win a prize in the Paddleball Marathon or the Hula Hoop contest
Win a prize in the YO-YO Contests!
* Advance group discounts of 10% for 10 or more tickets purchased together:
must be pre-paid By April 12, 2008 for the Friday 6 pm event, Saturday 10-1 exhibit,
Saturday 1 pm event, and/or Saturday 5 pm session/event time slots.
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All information subject to change (262) 763-3946 Copyright 2007-09 Spinning Top & Yo-Yo Museum
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