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Tuesday, March 9, 2010

LE GRAND CIRQUE

TUFFY NICHOLAS' GREAT AMERICAN CIRCUS

This particular date was in Hawaii last November.



CIRCUS SCANDINAVIA--2010--(EUROPE)









CIRCUS FOR SALE

Tupa'i Bruno Loyale's
THE MAGIC CIRCUS OF SAMOA
On tour in: Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia
ASKING PRICE $300,000.00

ELEPHANT WALK--GREENVILLE, SC

The Barnum and Bailey circus elephants marched through downtown Greenville on Monday, February 15, 2010, on their way to the Bi-Lo Center.











Monday, March 8, 2010

ED SULLIVAN TV SHOW (1960's)



The Sembach Elephants form a pyramid on The Ed Sullivan Show on August 28, 1966.

Available on the DVD "Ed Sullivan presents Stars Of The Circus World" at SOFAentertainment.com

KELLY MILLER CIRCUS MILWAUKEE 2009

ATLANTA SHRINE CIRCUS 2010

Come One, Come All to the 2010 YAARAB Shrine Circus & Carnival.
We host the WORLDS LARGEST Shrine Circus every year for 10 days and feature top circus acts from around the world with daredevil acrobats and entertaining acts.
Shriners... Having Fun and Helping kids.

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ATLANTA SHRINE CIRCUS


Giant Space Wheel Thrills



Welde Bears




Circus Elephants


MAINE 2010 SHRINE CIRCUS


Maine Shrine Dates

Hamid Circus
57th Annual Circus Dates

The Androscoggin Bank Colisee Friday, April 16, 2010 Shows at 4:00 PM & 8:00 PM Saturday, April 17, 2010 Shows at 9:30 AM, 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM

Cumberland County Civic Center, Monday, April 19, 2010 Shows at 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM Tuesday, April 20, 2010 Shows at 9:30 AM, 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM Wednesday, April 21, 2010 Shows at 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM

Augusta Civic Center, Friday, April 23, 2010 Shows at 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM Saturday, April 24, 2010 Shows at 9:30 AM, 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM Ticket Prices: Adults $10.00 Children under 12 $5.00 Reserved Seating $12.00

All proceeds benefit Kora Shriners. Payments are not deductible as charitable contributions

KELLY MILLER IN TEXAS


The Kelly Miller Circus is coming to Frisco Square located at Main and Coleman on March 19, 20, 21.

The Circus, sponsored by the Heritage Association of Frisco, will have seven performances.

If you have ever wondered what a camel’s foot looks like, or how much an elephant eats, come out and see for yourself as the fun is there for everyone.

The Circus elephants will begin erecting the Big Top at approximately 9:00 a.m. on Friday, March 19 and free guided tours are given to let everyone take part in the excitement.

While the elephants are awesome, don’t forget about the horses, camels, llamas, ponies, and tigers.

They will all perform for you along with the amazing acrobats and aerialists from around the world.

Sunday, March 7, 2010

SUNDAY MORNING FUNNIES

JORDAN WORLD CIRCUS 2010








CIRCO HERMANO VAZQUEZ--2010 PREVIEW

BIG APPLE WASHINGTON, DC

BIG APPLE CIRCUS
Saturday and Sunday at 12:30 and 4:30,
Wednesday at 11 and 7, Thursday at 7, through March 27.
After an absence of nine seasons, Bello the clown rejoins the circus for the new show "Bello Is Back!"
Clown Grandma, the Big Apple Circus Band, ringmaster Kevin Venardos, acrobats from Italy, Russian trampoline and flying trapeze artists, horses, canines, Chinese contortionists and a juggler join Bello. Dulles Town Center, Routes 7 and 28, Dulles. 800-922-3772. http://www.bigapplecircus.org. $15-$52.
from the Washington Post

Kangaroo Boxing Upsets Animal Rights Activists


Published : Friday, 05 Mar 2010, 2:56 PM EST
Chelsea White

(Daily Telegraph of Sydney) - A boxing kangaroo – complete with striped shorts and boxing gloves – who has been trading jabs with his clownsuit-wearing owner in a Texas ring has PETA ready to throw a few punches itself, The Daily Telegraph of Sydney reported in its Saturday edition.
The scene of the marsupial vs. man match is BorderFest in Hidalgo, Texas, billed as a celebration of all things Australian.
In one corner is Rocky the kangaroo (or occasionally another of his brethren), dressed to brawl in knee-length shorts and with a rope tied around his chest.
In the other corner is his owner, Javier Martinez, who wears a clownsuit.
Martinez and Rocky race around the ring, trading shoves and jabs. If Rocky gets too enthusiastic, Martinez’ wife, Sandra, restrains him via a tether attached to the harness around his chest.
On Friday, Martinez defended his act. "You cannot force a kangaroo to do nothing," he said. "(Kangaroos) only do what they want to do so we don't make them work, you work around them."
But the animal rights group PETA wants them both out of the ring.
PETA's Asia-Pacific senior campaigner Ashley Fruno Friday called for a boycott of kangaroo acts. "Being forced to participate in these tawdry shows is cruel and can cost kangaroos their lives," Fruno said.


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