Saturday, February 6, 2016
I have never been good at juggling. Funny that I am a photographer and don’t have the eye-hand coordination enough to throw and catch balls in the air repeatedly. Regardless, Atlanta is full of people who can and do juggle and for the past 39 years the Groundhog Day Jugglers Festival takes over the Yaarab Shrine Center of Atlanta for a weekend full of performances and hanging out with the likeminded.
Orion Wilson juggles during the 38th annual Groundhog Day Jugglers Festival at the Yaarab Shrine Center in Atlanta on Saturday, February 6, 2016.
Kelly Macklin (center) watches people juggle around her during the 38th annual Groundhog Day Jugglers Festival at the Yaarab Shrine Center in Atlanta on Saturday, February 6, 2016.
Jimmy Robertson juggles during the 38th annual Groundhog Day Jugglers Festival at the Yaarab Shrine Center in Atlanta on Saturday, February 6, 2016.
Roger Smith balances a ball on his head as he juggles during the 38th annual Groundhog Day Jugglers Festival at the Yaarab Shrine Center in Atlanta on Saturday, February 6, 2016.
Keith McNeil juggles during the 38th annual Groundhog Day Jugglers Festival at the Yaarab Shrine Center in Atlanta on Saturday, February 6, 2016.
Mikhel Barkan (left), Rachel Stern and Clinton Lunn juggle during the 38th annual Groundhog Day Jugglers Festival at the Yaarab Shrine Center in Atlanta on Saturday, February 6, 2016.
Alex Mire juggles during the 38th annual Groundhog Day Jugglers Festival at the Yaarab Shrine Center in Atlanta on Saturday, February 6, 2016.
Caitlin Freeman uses tape to wrap a hula hoop during the 38th annual Groundhog Day Jugglers Festival at the Yaarab Shrine Center in Atlanta on Saturday, February 6, 2016.
Kenny Toombs juggles during the 38th annual Groundhog Day Jugglers Festival at the Yaarab Shrine Center in Atlanta on Saturday, February 6, 2016.
Caitlin Freeman hula hoops during the 38th annual Groundhog Day Jugglers Festival at the Yaarab Shrine Center in Atlanta on Saturday, February 6, 2016.
Ted Joblin plays with a Chinese yo-yo during the 38th annual Groundhog Day Jugglers Festival at the Yaarab Shrine Center in Atlanta on Saturday, February 6, 2016.