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COAI is Raising the Dues

On July 1, 2013 membership dues to Clowns of America International (COAI) will increase by $5.00 to $45.00/year. You can save that $5.00 by renewing prior to July 1, 2013. You can securely renew your membership on the COAI Website: http://www.coai.org/.

  1. Sign In
  2. Click on Membership Info located on the right side.
  3. Click on Securely renew your membership now.
  4. Then just work through the screens. After clicking on your membership type, the screen will refresh and you’ll get the additional family members block. Put in the number of family members you have. If you have no additional family members you need to put 0 in the box.
  5. Then select either Bill Me or pay with your credit card. If you select Bill Me then we will send you an invoice through email. Simply print out the the invoice and send it in with your check.

News for Clowns of All Ages – Episode 4 – COAI Convention Part 2

Sir Toony Van Dukes brings you another episode of News for Clowns of All Ages, a production of The Clown Network. In this episode, he continues his report from the Clowns of America International (COAI) Convention in Richmond, VA.

Mentioned in the video…

News for Clowns of All Ages – Episode 3 – COAI Convention Part 1

Sir Toony Van Dukes attended the Clowns of America International (COAI) Convention in Richmond, VA from April 16-21, 2013. In Part 1 of his coverage of the convention, Sir Toony visits a few workshops, some of the dealer’s, attends the Comedy Hypnosis Show with Terry Davolt, and participates in the clown makeup competition.

Mentioned in the video:

News for Clowns of All Ages – Episode 2

Sir Toony Van Dukes and his friends from the Freestate Clown Alley, Kapitol Klowns, and Just Clowning Around of Northern Virginia participate in the 2013 Cherry Blossom Festival Parade in Washington, DC.

News For Clowns of All Ages – Episode 1

The Clown Network presents News for Clowns of All Ages – Episode 1 – Starring Mike Becvar as Sir Toony Van Dukes.

Mentioned in the video is the Clowns of America (COAI) 2013 Annual Convention in Richmond, VA hosted by Virginia Alley #3.

Clowns of America (COAI) Annual Convention
April 16-21, 2013
Holiday Inn Midlothian-Richmond Koger Center
1021 Koger Center Blvd,
Richmond, Virginia 23235
http://www.clownalley3.com/2013COAI.html
Hosted by: Virginia Alley #3

World Clown Association 2014 Convention

I just saw that the World Clown Association has announced the date and location for their 2014 convention (2014 WCA Convention
). It will be March 25-29, 2014 at the Crown Plaza, Northbrook, IL. The website says that, early bird registration is $140 through March 31, 2013, but doesn’t have a way to register….

Clowns Take Over the News

Dave the clown took over Local 6 Saturday on March 2, 2013. There was fun all around, and here was the result. Only after this video can you truly say you just got Local 6’ed!

Red Skelton Clown School

A few years ago, the Red Skelton Clown School was started at Vincennes University in Indiana. The 5th Annual Red Skelton Clown School was planned for June 4-9, 2013 and would also mark Red’s 100 Birthday. Unfortunately, last week, they announced that the Red Skelton Clown School has been postponed until further notice. While I have had the opportunity to attend the school, it is a loss for both the Vincennes community and clowns looking for a quality educational experience.

COAI Director of Conventions

I got an email from COAI about a vacancy in the position of COAI Director of Conventions…

Due to health reasons, the position of COAI Director of Conventions has become vacant. If you are interested in becoming the Director of Conventions for COAI (finishing the present term ending June 30, 2014), please Email or snail mail a letter of interest along with your qualifications to Glenn Kohlberger, COAI President and Mike Cox, COAI Executive Vice President at:

Glenn Kohlberger
Soundsfunny2me@aol.com
4155 Torres Circle
West Palm Beach, FL 33409

Mike Cox
coaiexecvp@aol.com
9415 Alameda Ave.
Richmond, VA 23294

This is a volunteer COAI officer’s position with voting rights on the COAI board of directors. (Below you will find the duties of that position originally described in the November/December issue of the New Calliope volume 28, number 6):

Duties:
The Director of Conventions is responsible for working with any and all alleys that desire to submit a bid for future conventions; works directly with alleys that have been awarded the convention(s); maintains convention criteria: coordinates and oversees the convention competitions.

Requirements for consideration for the position of COAI Director of Conventions:

  1. You must be in good standing and a member of COAI for two years prior to this appointment.
  2. You must submit a declaration of your interest for the position of Director of Conventions to the COAI President and Vice President by email. (soundsfunny2me@aol.com; coaiexecvp@aol.com )
  3. Submit a non-clown photo (at the highest megapixels available to you)
  4. Email or snail mail must be received by April 1, 2013
  5. A nominee is not eligible if he or she is a voting officer of any National or International clown oriented association. This does not apply to regional or local clown associations such as your local alley.
  6. Only one member of a family shall serve on the Board at one time

Clownfest 2013

For the last several years (or more) Clownfest has been in Seaside Heights, NJ, in September after Labor Day Weekend. Well, last year, Sandy struck Seaside Heights pretty hard and Clownfest was forced to find a new location (at least for this year’s convention).

Clownfest is Taking The Show On The Road…
August 22 to 24, 2013
Lancaster Host Resort & Conference Center
2300 Lincoln Highway East (Route 30)
Lancaster, PA

Clownfest is celebrating 32 years of clown fun and training. It is the only Clown Festival in the world. Clownfest moves to a great PA location at the Lancaster Host Resort & Conference Center. Bring the family for a special FUN vacation. Over 20 classes with the finest clown trainers.

On Friday night join in the Big Clown Parade at the home of the Lancaster Barnstormers baseball team. Each clown will get a ticket to bring a friend.