Big top is family stop
Tour makes appearance in Victorville
From the stands, Circus Vargas owner Nelson Quiroga watches the start of the show Monday. (Al Cuizon/Staff Photographer)Kristina Hernandez, Staff Writer
05/06/2011
VICTORVILLE - It hasn't been hard for the last month to miss a big yellow and blue circus tent taking over locations in Ontario, San Bernardino and now Victorville. But underneath the big top, there's a bigger story to be told.
It's a story that owners Katya and Nelson Quiroga hope resonates to audiences of all ages during each performance - the power of family.
"I think we're one of few forms of live entertainment that is so family-friendly that the whole family can (attend)," said Katya Quiroga. "Kids, grandparents, teenagers - all ages can go because our show is really for everyone. And that's the joy of it all really."
Comprised of 50 people - including crew - the circus tours about 11 months a year down the West Coast through California and then Nevada with one focus- "We want the audience to be happy and to forget the humdrums of daily live," Katya said. "That is our main focus," she said.
Clifford E. Vargas had a similar vision in 1969, when he established the circus with the goal of becoming "America's Favorite Big Top Circus."
After his death in 1989, his longtime friends, Roland Kaiser and Joseph Muscarello, took over the show and continued with Vargas' vision until they retired in 2003 and put the legendary show up for sale.
The Quirogas, in turn, purchased the franchise in a move they called "bittersweet." READ MORE AT: http://www.sbsun.com/ci_18012433
05/06/2011
VICTORVILLE - It hasn't been hard for the last month to miss a big yellow and blue circus tent taking over locations in Ontario, San Bernardino and now Victorville. But underneath the big top, there's a bigger story to be told.
It's a story that owners Katya and Nelson Quiroga hope resonates to audiences of all ages during each performance - the power of family.
"I think we're one of few forms of live entertainment that is so family-friendly that the whole family can (attend)," said Katya Quiroga. "Kids, grandparents, teenagers - all ages can go because our show is really for everyone. And that's the joy of it all really."
Comprised of 50 people - including crew - the circus tours about 11 months a year down the West Coast through California and then Nevada with one focus- "We want the audience to be happy and to forget the humdrums of daily live," Katya said. "That is our main focus," she said.
Clifford E. Vargas had a similar vision in 1969, when he established the circus with the goal of becoming "America's Favorite Big Top Circus."
After his death in 1989, his longtime friends, Roland Kaiser and Joseph Muscarello, took over the show and continued with Vargas' vision until they retired in 2003 and put the legendary show up for sale.
The Quirogas, in turn, purchased the franchise in a move they called "bittersweet." READ MORE AT: http://www.sbsun.com/ci_18012433
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