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Shrine Circus coming to town this weekend!
BOSSIER CITY, LA (KSLA) – This weekend could be filled with cotton candy, Bengal tigers, and clowns, if you make your way to the Shrine Circus.
Performers from fifteen different countries, daredevils, and lots of exotic animals will fill the CenturyTel Center in Bossier City this Friday and Saturday.
Organizers say this year's event will be packed full of breath taking stunts that's sure to thrill the entire family.
"We have a man that stands in a cage full of seven tigers," said Nina Carden, circus performer. "No claws, clipped, no teeth shaven…we really have something for everyone."
Tickets are $12 for kids 12 and under, and $18 for adults.
Proceeds go to the El Karubah Shriners, and promotes philanthropy.

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Magnificent ElephantsPonderous Pachyderms provide tons and tons of circus fun. Picturesque pyramids with a flair! Magnificent mammals of monumental maneuverings in the ring!!

The Dragomir Troupe One of the finest troupes hailing from Romania, their incredible performers demonstrate this demanding art of teeterboard with dazzling dexterity and consummate skill

The Flying PoncesHigh above the rings, with flamboyant flair, the fantastic flyers are flipping and flowing through the air. Their breathtaking feats displays their mixture of technical skill beautiful choreography

Majestic Tigers & LionsRegal tigers and lions respond gracefully to the visual and verbal cues given to them by their trainer. They execute leaps, lay downs and rollovers in the steel cage demonstrating their grandeur.

The Ojeda TroupeMotorcycle madness on the high wire, one motorcycle rider on the incline wire soars to lofty heights with our beauties performing aerial acrobatics on the trapeze!

more tomorrow!

BERTRAND ISLAND PARK--

Bertrand Island Amusement Park was located in Mount Arlington, NJ, just a few yards north of the Landing, NJ border on an arm of land that jutted out into Lake Hopatcong. This park was one of New Jersey's most popular summer attractions from the 1920's thru 1983.
I just happened to come across this last night wile searching for
info on Vidbel Old Tyme Circus, which is playing Haptong, NJ
today. And thought this was quite interesting .
Meahwile I could find nothing about Vidbel's date.

read more at: http://www.landingnewjersey.com/bertrand.htm

BLOOMSBURG FAIR OPENS TOMORROW!

NEW VIDBEL DATE..........

FAMILY CIRCUS comes to Edison, NJ, on Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Circus Vidbel - the Original Olde Tyme Family Circus Under the Big Top is coming to Edison on Tuesday, October 5, 2010. with two (2) exciting shows at 5:30 & 8:00pm.

LOCATION: St. Matthew School Grounds
Seymour Ave. off Plainfied Ave. & Stony Rd., behind the Wick Plaza off Route 1

RINGLING IN SACRAMENTO

CIRCUS FLORA

THE BIG E

No Space Needle at 2010 Oklahoma State Fair

By The The Associated Press
OKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma State Fair official says a popular attraction won’t be operational during this year’s event.
Fair Vice President Scott Munz told television station KWTV that the Space Needle, which carries passengers high above the fairgrounds and provides an expansive view of Oklahoma City, has been shut down.
He says flash flooding that hit Oklahoma City in June left the 42-year-old ride’s underground control system and generators underwater and that there was not enough time to fix the Space Needle before this year’s fair, which begins Thursday.
Munz says because of the Space Needle’s age, it’s hard to find replacement parts. He says if it’s determined it will cost too much to fix the ride, it might be closed permanently. He says fair officials will make that decision after this year’s event.

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PREVIEW OF CIRCUS SPECIAL ON PBS IN NOVEMBER 2010

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LET'S CIRCUS, FROM ENGLAND.............

POSTERS FROM THE PAST (RJ RENOYLDS)

RINGLING PARADES IN SALT LAKE CITY!

The circus stomps its way into Salt Lake City
Published: Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010
By Lynn Arave, Deseret News
SALT LAKE CITY — It was a three-ring circus in motion, but without a tent.
The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Parade and Elephant Walk traversed The Gateway area early Wednesday afternoon to herald their upcoming five days of Barnum's "FUNundrum!" circus, which runs through Sunday at the EnergySolutions Arena.
This "once-in-a-lifetime event" celebrates the 200th anniversary of the birth of the legendary P.T. Barnum, considered the "Greatest Showman on Earth."
Seven members of Salt Lake City's motorcycle police squad led the 10-minute circus parade through several blocks of The Gateway.
A float with the circus ringmaster and three girls followed and then various troupes of circus performers went by. There was a unicycle, some clowns, jugglers and several men on tall stilts.
Next, there was a horse, nine ponies, a Watusi cow, two llamas and finally what everyone wanted — six elephants, with three young women as riders.
"I liked the elephants the best," Jameela Coonce, of Salt Lake City, said.
Her daughter, Azlayah, 9, said she also liked the elephants, but "the stilts most of all."
"I thought it was the perfect parade length," Angelia Dulong, of Sandy said. With five young children in tow, the shorter the better, she said.
All of her children unanimously voiced that the elephants were their favorite part of the parade.
However, one man loudly proclaimed, "It definitely smelled like elephants," after the pachyderms passed by.
read more at:http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700067592/The-circus-stomps-its-way-into-Salt-Lake-City.html

International Summer Circus Festival: CIRCUBA 2010
The 9th International Summer Circus Festival CIRCUBA 2010 was inaugurated with a gala on Tuesday night (August 10, 2020) at the Karl Marx Theater in Havana. The event will continue until Sunday, August 15, at the Trompoloco stage in Havana, Cuba.
According to Fmota News, festival president Rolando Rodriguez Romero noted that the history of Cuban circus goes over 200 years back, captivating audiences throughout the centuries with performances that combine reality and fantasy. Artists from Cuba and abroad, as well as promoters, scholars, managers and producers are participating in the event. Organizers have confirmed the participation of competitors from Cuba, Spain, Mexico, the United States, Russia, Venezuela, and Argentina. American duo Rose, on the trapeze, Mexican juggler Angel Vivas Ayala, and the Cuban duo of skaters Constelación were some of the artists that received long ovations from the public during Tuesday’s opening gala.
CIRCUBA is organized and sponsored by National Circus of Cuba, the National Council of Stage Arts and Havana Club International S.A.
For more information, see http://www.cubaheadlines.com/2010/04/14/21128/circuba_2010_be_announced.html and http://news.fmota.com/uncategorized/int%E2%80%99l-circus-festival-opens-in-havana.html

CIRCUS ARTICLES FROM THE PAST.......

July 14, 2003 /GO Brooklyn GROOM’S A CLOWN

By Lisa J. Curtis,The Brooklyn Paper
The Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. Circus comes to Marine Park (Avenue U, west of Flatbush Avenue) July 16-20 with its new "Sailabrate" show, promising exotic animals, aerial daredevils and pirates - including the "Blackbeard Society’s Initiation Rites."
The three-ring circus, produced by John and Brigitte Pugh, features golden tabby and rare white Bengal tigers from India, flying trapeze artists, elephants, the "Asian Imperial Hair-Hang," Zarina Sinovat as "The Ukrainian Femme Phenom Human Cannonball" and more.
At 9:15 am on July 16, the animal trainers invite Brooklynites for a free tour of the circus backyard during the tent raising. Animal superintendent Adam Hill and Tina the elephant will conduct an interactive educational program about animal training.
On July 17, at 10:30 am, a clown named "The Wizard of Odd" will ride out with his fiancee on elephants, and then they will wed (really!) under the big top. (That show, however, is sold-out.)
Additional show times are July 16, at 5 pm and 8 pm; July 17, at 8 pm; July 18, at 5 pm and 8 pm; and July 19-20 at 1:30 pm, 5 pm and 8 pm.
Tickets are $22 for VIP Ringside seats; $16, $11 children and seniors for reserved seats; and $14, $9 children and seniors for general admission seats. For more information, call (718) 252-4137.

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