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Photos: Circus clowns visit hospital

Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus clowns Joel Jeske, left, and Mike Richter perform a trick with the assistance of Nicholas Tedford, 9, of Coxsackie as they entertain young patients and their families on Tuesday, April 26, 2011, at Albany Medical Center in Albany, N.Y. The "Greatest Show on Earth" will be at the Times Union Center from May 5 to 8. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union)

ALBANY -- Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus clowns entertained young patients and their families on Tuesday at Albany Medical Center.
The "Greatest Show on Earth" will be at the Times Union Center from May 5 to 8 and clowns are visiting children around the Capital Region this week.

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Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus clown Mike Richter juggles to entertain young patients and their families

Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus clown Joel Jeske appears to make a cup float in mid-air as he entertains young patients and their families

Patient Bert Heath, 5, center, and his mother Heidi of Cobleskill laugh at the antics of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus clowns as they entertain young patients and their families on Tuesday,

Patient Donavan Williams, 6, of South Fallsburg, center, applauds the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus clowns as they entertain young patients and their families