Saturday • July 24th • Pittsfield MA


Springside Park • 12noon-5p & 8-10p

874 North Street, in the public gardens behind Springside House

rain location: pittsfield’s ymca on north st

workshops • jams • showcase • marketplace

SUN SCHEDULE • 12-5p

12noon: welcome & warm-ups with dance artist & festival founder stefanie weber

12:30p: join the circle: hooping 101
with mother daughter team: ariana shelton & laura marie from hooping harmony

1:30p: tosses & jumps
with boston hoop troop members lolli hoops & little L

2:30p: poi, the art of spinning fire
with lita lundeen-setchfield of one with fire

3:30-4:30pm: open circle
freestyle hooping, jams, sharing, shopping, eating, chair massage, face painting

4:30pm: showcase  and performances
exhibit your skills, experiment, try something new, show off to a watchful audience, watch the pros strut their spins
( bring your favorite music )


•ALL DAY•

guided tours of the forest eco-system and gardens

given by the staff of the vincent hebert arboretum

get your lunch there from

joe’s lunchbox (vegetarian & vegan options)

10 min chair massages provided by

The Massage Therapy Dept from Mildred-Elley



…take a break, a nap or a bath, re-fuel & come back for the…

MOON SCHEDULE • 8-10p

enchanted illuminated spin extravaganza

live drumming conducted by aimee gelinas from gaia roots with an led & fire spinning & hooping show-off session

ON HOOPS EVE • (a few nights before)

July 22nd • 6 – 8pm: make your own hoola hoop
lichtenstein center for the arts
pre-registration is required, space is limited


Hoops will be available to borrow & various styles will be for sale at the festival