It's D'Buzz At The State Fair

Danielle joins Indy Style at the State Fair to talk Colts football, the new Face reveal show and much more in D'Buzz!!

from: myndytv.com

It's D'Buzz At The State Fair

The Mascots, ladder balance

Published on Jul 21, 2012 by dasBootC1

The Mascots (Germany), ladder balance

The Hollywood palace, host Sammy Davis Jr., air 2 November 1967

Kelly Miller Circus roars into Holly Saturday

written by THE Administrator
the hollyexpress.com
Monday, August 13 2012
HOLLY TOWNSHIP, Michigan - The all-new 2012 edition of the Kelly Miller Circus will be in the town of Holly on Saturday, Aug. 18, 2012, thanks to the sponsorship of the Friends of Holly Township Library. Performances are scheduled for 2 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. at the Show Grounds on the corner of North Holly and Quick Road.
This year's show features elephants, tigers, horses, and a cast of international circus stars under a beautiful circus big top. The tent raising – done the old-fashioned way by elephants who erect the giant tent poles – is a great free show that will take place at 9 a.m. Saturday morning.  The public is invited to watch.
The Kelly Miller Circus, founded during the Depression, is marking another milestone this year as it celebrates its 74th anniversary. Founded in 1938 by Obert Miller and his sons Kelly and Dores, this traditional tented circus has seen the passing of over half of this century and still offers the same great family entertainment it presented in its humble beginnings.
read more:
http://www.thehollyexpress.com/community/features/2073-kelly-miller-circus-roars-into-holly-saturday


Freddy Farm Bureau gets ready for Kentucky State Fair:

Go behind the scenes and watch as the crew puts together Freddy Farm Bureau for his 55th appearance at the Kentucky State Fair.

FROM: courier-journal.com

Aug 14,m 2012

The Nerveless Nocks at the Kentucky State Fair:

The Nocks' show of thrills has been coming to the Kentucky State Fair for more than three decades

The circus comes to town
Locals enjoy a show under the big top

By Jessica Shumaker
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Contortionists, clowns and creatures took center stage at the Grundy County Fairgrounds as the Carson & Barnes Circus came to town Monday.

The circus set up shop in the parking area of the fairgrounds and held two shows for local audiences, as well as a chance to get up close and personal with miniature horses and elephants.

Katie Bristow, of Morris, brought her 2-year-old son, Trent, out for the show. The two sat in a front floor section under the big red tent, which was decorated with stars underneath, taking in the music, the lights and the action.
Bristow said the activities taking place in the ring were exciting to her son.

"It's definitely kept his attention," she said.

She said she wanted to bring him out to see something new.

"It's just something to bring him out to and let him experience it," Bristow said.

While she's been to a circus before, being so close to the performers was a new experience, Bristow said, as was the variety in the acts.

"I think it was different, with all the dogs," she said, noting part of the act where small dogs jumped onto the backs of Shetland ponies and hung onto their manes as they ran around the edge of the circle. The crowd cheered and applauded as the dogs performed tricks, like jumping onto a platform and onto the horse's back.

At intermission, more ponies and the show's elephants were brought into the tent for rides, with children lining up to spend their tickets.

After a ride, Taya Roe, 8, and Avari Trevino, 7, both of Mazon, reflected on the experience.
"It was cool," Taya said. "It was exciting because we were so high off the ground."

"I've never been on an elephant," Avari said.

The girls were with Taya's mother, Tawny. She said the group was enjoying the performers, like the contortionist who fit himself into a glass cube.

"They kept asking me if his legs are real," Tawny said. "I said, 'Of course they are real.'"

Tawny said her family watched the circus as it came through the area a few years ago, but this year seemed to be stronger in terms of the show and the talent.

"It's more than I expected would be in Morris," she said. " ... I think there's a lot of good talent for coming to a small town."
read more:
http://www.morrisdailyherald.com/2012/08/13/the-circus-comes-to-town/aywvr94/



POSTERS FROM THE PAST---

 

 

 

 

 

CIRCUS VARGAS ERECTS
BIG TOP TENT
ALL PHOTOS--AUTUMN ORTIZ
from:  sacbee.com
August 14, 2012

Host of the Circus Vargas, Jon Weiss, balances a shopping cart on his chin while workers erect a tent for their performance at Cal Expo August 14, 2012. Later he would take off his fancy outfit and get down and dirty in the heat to help put the tent up. The circus, featuring a variety of human performances, including the flying trapeze, clowns and motorcycles, will hold performances from August 16-August 20. The large tent going up today will seat 1500 people and will be air conditioned.

Host of the Circus Vargas, Jon Weiss, takes a deep breath after balancing a shopping cart on his chin at Cal Expo August 14, 2012. For more information and to buy tickets visit www.circusvargas.com.

Workers, including most who are also performers, erect a tent for Circus Vargas, at Cal Expo August 14, 2012. The circus will give each person $5 off their ticket if they bring school supplies for a program called "Stuff the Bus" which provides school supplies for kids in need.

Shida Nguwa, a backstage hand and acrobat, helps erect a tent for Circus Vargas, at Cal Expo August 14, 2012. Most of the workers who set up and tear down the traveling circus are also performers.

Workers erect a tent for Circus Vargas, at Cal Expo August 14, 2012.

Workers erect a tent for Circus Vargas, at Cal Expo August 14, 2012.

 Hubert Ortiz helps erect a tent for Circus Vargas, at Cal Expo August 14, 2012.

Workers erect a tent for Circus Vargas, at Cal Expo August 14, 2012.

 

New Media Coordinator, Luke Arthurs, puts up new flags as workers set up a tent for Circus Vargas, at Cal Expo August 14, 2012.
Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2012/08/14/4726208/circus-vargas-erects-big-top-tent.html?mi_rss=Photo%20Galleries#storylink=cpy

Behind the Scenes at the Fair's Carnival

from: woi-tv.com

Aug 14, 2012

ABC5 News Des Moines, IA

Crawford County Fair: Why do they call it a midway?


By Mary Spicer Meadville Tribune
August 14, 2012
WEST MEAD TOWNSHIP — For those who find yourselves tossing and turning sleeplessly after exploring the wonders of the Crawford County Fair because the immortal question “Why do they call it a midway?” will not stop racing through your brain, a good night’s rest is at hand.
 Blame it on Chicago.
 As county fairs go, Crawford County’s midway — the magical part of the fair where sideshows and rides and lots of food are concentrated — offers an impressive array of amusements, diversions and more varieties of intensely-concentrated calories than the mind can even begin to comprehend. Then there are the sounds — music and rides and laughter and conversation and barking dogs and sobbing children and pretty much everything that would be included in a professional soundtrack.

 

 With approximately 150 vendors and countless thrill-filled amusement rides just steps away from the sounds of live music or the shrieking of vehicles pulling and pushing and crashing coming from the nearby grandstand, the Crawford County Fair’s midway is the place to get together with both old friends and new. Adding to the excitement in 2012, Scott Epperson, a “dead ringer” for the immortal Barney Fife, will mingle with the midway crowd Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
 Marvelous as the local version may be, the notion of the midway itself occupies a special place in American history.
 According to the Chicago Historical Society, three frantic years of extreme effort were required to produce the World’s Colombian Exposition, a celebration of the 400th anniversary of the landing of Christopher Columbus in America. In fact, it took so much effort that it didn’t open until 1893 — a year late. And by the time the vigorous and often vocal competition that preceded Chicago beating out New York City, Washington D. C., and St. Louis for the honor of hosting the event came to an end, Chicago had been branded “that windy city” by the editor of the New York Sun.
 Laid out by America’s premier landscape architect, Frederick Law Olmsted, the part of the fairgrounds that would become known as Jackson Park provided a breathtaking backdrop for buildings designed around a classical architectural theme. As a result, the 630-acre exposition became the first world’s fair with a separate amusement area.
 According to the historical society, the “noisy and distracting attractions” were concentrated in a narrow strip of land known as the Midway Plaisance “so as to not disturb the parklike atmosphere of the rest of the exposition.” The original Midway included a replica “Street in Cairo” — one of the first amusements to introduce exotic dancing to America and also the most successful Midway attraction — as well as the world’s first Ferris Wheel, a 250-foot-high steel structure whose 36 cars carried 2,160 passengers at a time, and Buffalo Bill Cody’s Wild West Show.

FROM FRED HOFFMAN--


Dick I have enclosed photos of the 1985 and 1986
Toby Tyler Circus
Dick Garden certainly knew how to put a circus together
physical and performance wise.
This was the best decorated circus that I have ever seen!
Performer and Artist Jane Randall did most all of the trucks.
I wish Dick Garden the best of luck with his
new Picadilly Circus--It is a great show!
Sincerely, Fred Hoffman
PART I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
TO BE CONTINUED TOMORROW!

Circus stopping in county for 2 shows

Written by Amanda Whitesell
DAILY PRESS & ARGUS
Aug. 14, 2012
Elephants, tigers and camels. Oh, my.

Family members — young and old — will be enchanted under the old-fashioned big top this week as the Kelly Miller Circus rolls into Livingston County to perform at two sites.

The Oklahoma-based company will present shows at 4:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Wednesday at St. Mary Catholic Church, 10601 Dexter-Pinckney Road, south of M-36 in Putnam Township, and at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. Saturday at Fowlerville High School, 700 N. Grand Ave. in Fowlerville.

"It's a good, wholesome family activity that our community definitely needs," said Rebecca Keiser, director of religious education and youth ministry at St. Mary Catholic Church, the sponsor of Wednesday's performances.
"It's a good, wholesome family activity that our community definitely needs," said Rebecca Keiser, director of religious education and youth ministry at St. Mary Catholic Church, the sponsor of Wednesday's performances.

The Kelly Miller Circus has been on the road since 1938 and will perform shows in 217 locations this year, according to General Manager Jim Royal.

This year will mark the Fowlerville Rotary's second time sponsoring the circus, but it won't be held at the Fowlerville Fairgrounds in Handy Township, as it last was in 2010.
read more:
http://www.livingstondaily.com/article/20120814/NEWS01/208140312/Circus-stopping-county-2-shows

POPCORN SACKS
WHERE'S THE WAGON TRACKS?


fotos from e-bay auction

 

Montgomery County Fair Opens to Large Crowds
The 64th annual Montgomery County Agricultural Fair opened its gates this weekend, welcoming those from all around the state for a week of festivities

 

Maryland StateTroopers on horseback lead the parade on Sunday afternoon.
Credit Dennis Ting
from: montgomeryvillage.patch.com
By Dennis Ting
Aug 13, 2012
The 64th annual Montgomery County Agricultural Fair opened this weekend, drawing many guests from all over the county and other parts of Maryland.
The fair kicked off Friday at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds, welcoming families and friends to join in this year’s celebration, “Sew It, Grow It, Show It.” Aside from the rain storm Saturday night, the fair has seen huge crowds thus far.
“It’s been busy,” Thomas Poole, the supervisor at the fair’s rabbit barn, said. “If we have weather like this for the rest of the week, we’ll continue to have good crowds.”
The fair runs from Aug. 10 to Aug. 18 at the Montgomery County fairgrounds. More information and a list of activities can be found on the fair’s website at http://www.mcagfair.com.

Mongolian goddess of the Amaluna Island

 

from: ubpost.mongolnew.mn
August 13, 2012
B. Ikhertsetseg a circus actress, contortionist B.Ikhertsetseg, who is the lead role actress in the ‘Amaluna’ touring show of the world-famous Canadian entertainment company Cirque du Soleil (“Circus of the Sun”). She performs the role of young goddess on the island of Amaluna in a world which is run by the women. She does contortion in fish bowl full of water and though she’s only 18 now, her performance is praised by large audiences.
read interview at:
http://ubpost.mongolnews.mn/?p=424

The Genesee County Fair's week-long preparations concluded Sunday for a 9 a.m. start on Monday

Griffin Moores | MLive.com
 Workers prepare a ride for operation the day before the Genesee County Fair in Genesee, Mich. on Sunday, August 12, 2012.
Sunday, August 12, 2012
from: mlive.com
By Sarah Wojcik | swojcik1@mlive.com
Sunday, August 12, 2012
MT. MORRIS, MI – The Genesee County Fair will kickstart its activities at 9 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 13 and conclude Aug. 19, but preparations have been ongoing for about a week.
On Sunday, the majority of the tents were up, most of the farm animals were in and the last rides were being hammered and secured by Mid-America Shows.

 

Griffin Moores | MLive.com
Mobile homes sit in a field behind stables on the grounds of the Genesee County Fair in Genesee, Mich. on Sunday, August 12, 2012.
The new additions this year include an elephant encounter, a baby animal exhibit and a "Redneck Olympics" event.
"It's been going good," said Chris Miller, who has been the fair's executive director for 16 years. "We were kind of stalled by some of the weather, but we're going to open on time."
He said sales are up this year, there is positive feedback on the entertainment lineup and that he hopes to get 200,000 people out to the E.M. Cummings Center for the fair.
The fair operates on 80 acres of land.
read more at:
http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2012/08/the_genesee_county_fair_week-l.html

Owner Of Fair's Carnival
Born Here 55 Years Ago!
 

Sun Photo By Kristen Buckles
Joshua Macaroni is visiting his father's birthplace this week as the Macaroni family representative for their business, Family Attractions Amusement Company, which will bring a new midway to this year's Greene County Fair. His dad, Dominic Macaroni, was born here some 55 years ago when his own parents happened to be in Greeneville working at the fair with a different carnival company.
from:  greenevillesun.com
BY KRISTEN BUCKLES
STAFF WRITER
August 13, 2012
Greeneville, TN--The rides and concessions filling the midway at the 63rd annual Greene County Fair this evening will be a little different from those in years past.
A new carnival company -- Family Attractions Amusement, of Valdosta, Ga. -- has contracted to set up shop for the first time in Greene County.
The company rolled in late Sunday afternoon to begin getting everything ready. But this will not be the first time the family that owns this company will have spent a week in August at the Greene County Fair.
In fact, Dominic Macaroni, the company's owner, said the first time he visited Greeneville was the day he entered the world.
Read The Greeneville Sun for the complete version of this story.
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