On August 8-9, 2008, world-class yo-yo talent takes the stage deep in the heart of the Big Apple! The 2nd Annual International Yo-Yo Open and New York State Yo-Yo Contest brings the world’s best yo-yo players to the Big Apple for a day of entertainment, education, and eye-popping yo-yo ability. This international yo-yo showdown will draw competitors from all over the world.

In addition to watching head-spinning yo-yo tricks and the crowning of this year’s New York State and International Open yo-yo champions, visitors can check out live music, DJs, breakdancers, jugglers, and spin-top and diabolo performers, and mini-contests and giveaways — as well as try out the best in yo-yo equipment for beginners and experts.

FREE to the public!

Date: Saturday, August 9, 2008

Location: South Street Seaport, Pier 17 (Fulton & South Streets, New York, New York 10038)

Map & Directions: Google Maps

Subway Directions: A, C to Broadway-Nassau St; J, M, Z, 2, 3, 4, 5 to Fulton St.

Click here to view the official website of the event - www.yoyoopen.com!

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…sweet. You had us at theremin.

Video: PopCast shows a modded Wiimote instrument, controlled via yo-yo [PopCast via CrunchGear]

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Daniel Dietz has been named a Distinguished Finalist for Massachusetts in the 2008 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program, recognized for “perform[ing] as a ‘yo-yo trick master’ to raise more than $15,000 so that 60 poor children around the world could get free life-changing surgery to correct their cleft lips and palates.”

Daniel, whom we were psyched to have perform last year’s International Yo-Yo Open in NYC, has donated his yo-yo proceeds over the years to The Smile Train, an international organization specializing in cleft surgery.

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In addition to the NPR videos in our previous post, they’ve also just put up a newradio interview with Pat, sampling the Mountain Dew commercial featuring Paul Yath and Patrick Mitchell, as well as shouting out JonRob’s stepped-up game. We love National Hobby Month!

Check out NPR Radio’s interview with Pat Cuartero!

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YoYoNation thanks the Bryant Park Project at NPR News for visiting us at HQ recently and learning the yo-yo basics. Check out Pat, Weber, and Kentaro impressively “bending the space-time continuum” on our rooftop (1st video), as well as Pat’s leisurely explorations of the contents of a yo-yo case while Weber, in the background, keeps business actually running (2nd video).

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Jon Robinson shows us what nasty is with this 1st place (5A) freestyle. He’s using one-half Bapezilla and one-half Eetsit, an Anti-Yo man all the way!

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