Dogs entertain the crowd as the Cole Bros. Circus takes place on the grounds of the U-Sell Flea Market in Vineland on Monday. The circus is the sole fundraiser for Vineland Fire Volunteer Station 2, according to Chief Dan Weir. (Staff photos/Cody Glenn)
VINELAND --
Tigers are back under the Big Top this year for the annual Cole Bros. Circus.
Tigers and all, the circus is back
Tigers and all, the circus is back
By KRISTI FUNDERBURK • Staff Writer • May 18, 2010
Six tigers -- including a "liger," a mix of a lion and tiger -- joined the clowns, daredevils and acrobats after a six-year hiatus for the first of the circus' two-night visit to Vineland, Ron West, the show's senior marketing director, said.
Six tigers -- including a "liger," a mix of a lion and tiger -- joined the clowns, daredevils and acrobats after a six-year hiatus for the first of the circus' two-night visit to Vineland, Ron West, the show's senior marketing director, said.
All the acts are back at the U-Sell Flea Market on South Delsea Drive tonight for two more shows before the circus packs up and leaves town.
"As we know, times are tough, so step out of the real world and step into the fantasy world for a while," West said.The circus -- billed as the world's largest under the big top -- comes to town each year as Vineland Fire Volunteer Station 2's only fundraiser, station Chief Dan Weir said.
It's been a tradition since 1964, he said.West expects roughly 2,000 people per show.
The shows also include a family of three motorcyclists riding their bikes inside the ThunderDrome globe and another family of trapeze artists, West said. And a Coles Bros. Circus isn't complete without clowns and a human cannonball, he said.
The Palow family knows from last year that the animals and acts are worth the drive from Mays Landing.
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