THIS BLOG IS DEDICATED TO MY TWIN BROTHER, BILL DYKES (1943-1995). WE WERE NOT ONLY BROTHERS BUT PARTNERS IN BUSINESS AND BEST FRIENDS! AND TO ALL THE "BUTCHERS" THAT HAVE PASSED ON TO THE BIG LOT IN THE SKY!


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Saturday, September 18, 2010

IF YOU GO
Collective of clowns (and some tigers and acrobats, too)

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey: Zing Zang Zoom at Van Andel Arena

When: 7 p.m. today; 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday; and 2 p.m. Sunday.

Where: Van Andel Arena, 130 W. Fulton St.

Tickets: $15 to $68; purchase them from the Van Andel box office, Ticketmaster ticket centers (at D&W stores and some Family Fare locations), call 1-800-745-3000 or go to ticketmaster.com.

Circus Fans Association convention: Just Clown'n Around

When: Today through Sept. 21

Where: Crowne Plaza Hotel, 5700 28th St. SE in Cascade Township.

Registration: Visitors can register at the hotel for $200.

Events: Include a 200th birthday party for P.T. Barnum from 8-10 p.m. Saturday, a back-lot tour of the circus at Van Andel Arena from 12:30-2 p.m. Sunday, a question-and-answer session with the great nephew of the original Ringling Bros. from 9-10 a.m. Monday, and a circus memorabilia auction from 2:30-4:30 p.m. Monday.

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