KELLY-MILLER CIRCUS

Kelly Miller Circus returns to Willowick's Dudley Park
 

from:  cleveland.com
 By Chris M. Worrell, Correspondent
July 17, 2013
WILLOWICK, Ohio -- The City of Willowick welcomes the Kelly Miller Circus to Dudley Park, 31500 Willowick Drive, Monday, July 22. Performances are scheduled for 4:30 and 7:30 p.m.
Advance tickets can be purchased at the Willowick Senior Center, 321 E. 314th St., or at the activities center at Manry Park. Advance tickets are $10 for adults and $6 for children ages 2-11. Tickets the day of the show run $15 for adults and $7 for children ages 2-11. Children under 2 earn free admission.
A visit to the circus is an annual summer tradition in Willowick. As always, area residents are invited to the park Monday morning to watch the animals being unloaded and fed and to witness as the big top is raised by elephants. Activities typically begin around 7:30 a.m. with the tent-raising occurring about an hour later.
According to the Kelly Miller website, the circus is the second largest big top show in the United States. The traveling show was established in 1938 by Obert Miller and his two sons. In 2007, the circus was purchased by John Ringling North Jr., a descendant of the famous Ringling circus family. The show features exotic animal displays, performers from around the world, daring acts, lively music and theatrical lighting.