Shy around clowns?
No longer Kids taught ‘clown magic’
Dave and Sherri Shepard, a.k.a. Charlie and Carlee the clowns, talk to Elizabeth, 4, and Jeremiah, 3, Logan of Gustavus Thursday at Kinsman Public Library. Charlie and Carlee performed at the library as a preview for the upcoming visit of the Kelly Miller Circus. Photo by Virginia ShankJuly 18, 2011
By VIRGINIA SHANK - Staff reporter (vshank@tribtoday.com) , Tribune Chronicle TribToday.com
By VIRGINIA SHANK - Staff reporter (vshank@tribtoday.com) , Tribune Chronicle TribToday.com
KINSMAN - Thanks in part to Sherri and David Shepard, Elizabeth Logan no longer fears clowns.
At the Kinsman Library on Thursday, the 4-year-old had no problem talking to her new friends, a.k.a. Carlee and Charlie - two ''Advance Clowns'' sent to provide area children with a preview of the upcoming Kelly Miller Circus.
The circus is coming to Kinsman on July 29.
''We don't like using certain words, like scared or scary when it has to do with us,'' Carlee said. ''We like to say 'shy.' Sometimes children are just shy or a little backward around us.''
Not Elizabeth, at least, not anymore. In fact, Elizabeth and her 3-year-old brother, Jeremiah, of Gustavus, spent as much time as they could with the two clowns, watching closely as they displayed their ''clown magic'' in front of almost 50 local children outside the library.
Rachel Varga, 7, of Kinsman, said she liked hearing Charlie ''scream like a baby.'' The performance inspired her to learn as much as she can about doing some magic tricks like the clowns.
''I loved it,'' she said. ''They're so funny and nice. I'm glad I came.''
The Shepards, who are based in Florida, have been performing together since 1995. The couple spends five days a week on the road traveling ahead of the circus, which will take center field at the former Badger school grounds near the library.
David Shepard said everyone is welcome to watch the raising of the Big Top and the unloading and feeding of the animals at 9 a.m. that day.read more:http://www.tribtoday.com/page/content.detail/id/559349/Shy-around-clowns---No-longer.html?nav=5021
At the Kinsman Library on Thursday, the 4-year-old had no problem talking to her new friends, a.k.a. Carlee and Charlie - two ''Advance Clowns'' sent to provide area children with a preview of the upcoming Kelly Miller Circus.
The circus is coming to Kinsman on July 29.
''We don't like using certain words, like scared or scary when it has to do with us,'' Carlee said. ''We like to say 'shy.' Sometimes children are just shy or a little backward around us.''
Not Elizabeth, at least, not anymore. In fact, Elizabeth and her 3-year-old brother, Jeremiah, of Gustavus, spent as much time as they could with the two clowns, watching closely as they displayed their ''clown magic'' in front of almost 50 local children outside the library.
Rachel Varga, 7, of Kinsman, said she liked hearing Charlie ''scream like a baby.'' The performance inspired her to learn as much as she can about doing some magic tricks like the clowns.
''I loved it,'' she said. ''They're so funny and nice. I'm glad I came.''
The Shepards, who are based in Florida, have been performing together since 1995. The couple spends five days a week on the road traveling ahead of the circus, which will take center field at the former Badger school grounds near the library.
David Shepard said everyone is welcome to watch the raising of the Big Top and the unloading and feeding of the animals at 9 a.m. that day.read more:http://www.tribtoday.com/page/content.detail/id/559349/Shy-around-clowns---No-longer.html?nav=5021
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