Circus Vargas is coming to San Bernardino County later this month.
By TIFFANY AUSTIN-SUNIGASpecial to The Press-Enterprise Shows under the big top start at 7:30 p.m. April 14 at Ontario Mills mall, just north of Interstate 10 at Milliken Avenue in Ontario. The circus will move to San Bernardino, at I-10 and Waterman Avenue, for shows starting April 28. Trapeze artist Katya Quiroga, who owns the circus with her husband, Nelson, is a seventh-generation circus performer. The couple became the owners of Circus Vargas in 2005 and take their theater-style tent, which seats 1,500, to California cities throughout the year. Jon Weiss, host of the event and a balancing artist, said Circus Vargas is different from other circuses. "This is the place that people go if they are looking for something upscale, more intimate and more family oriented," Weiss said. Weiss performed for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus for 26 years before joining Circus Vargas four years ago. Long-time friends of the owners, Weiss and his wife, who also performs in the show, were looking for a more "family-like" environment, he said. The small cast of Circus Vargas will be featured in the film "Water for Elephants," which opens April 22 and stars Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson.READ MORE AT--http://www.pe.com/localnews/sbcounty/stories/PE_News_Local_E_ncircus02.2201784.html
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