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Sacramento Bee
Family-friendly circus arts workshops offered at Mondavi Center
Sacramento Bee
Instructor Slater Penney shows participants how to stretch. Participants in the second of two workshops do warmup exercises before taking part in the formal activities. Elizabeth Harris, 6, of Smartsville participates in a stretching exercise.

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"Unforeseen accident" sends two Shrine Circus performers to Saginaw hospitals
The Saginaw News - MLive.com
By Sue White | For MLive.com SAGINAW - Daredevil stunt driver Josh Headford and local Shriner Al Basner were injured tonight but are expected to recover, Shrine Circus officials say, after a low guide wire sent Headford's motocross bike plunging 25 ...

Run away to the circus
Fox News
Sarasota was the long-time home of the Greatest Show on Earth – the Ringling Brother, Barnum and Bailey Circus. While Ringling Circus no longer spending the winter in Sarasota, the excitement and energy of the circus is still alive in the beach-front ...
Scenes from the CircusThe Lincoln Tribune
Letter seeking circus boycott distorts the factsBurlington Times News
Local Groups To Protest Ringling Bros. Circus AnimalsFOX Charlotte
Bizjournals.com (blog)
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Lewisboro Circus Raises Money and Spirits
The Daily Bedford
Proudly displaying their balloon hats, some LES students enter some of the circus's raffles. Second grader Emma Hardie, a winner of one of the cake walks, shows off her prize. Balloon-hatted youngsters check out the sights and sounds of the LES Circus.

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Peru circus to begin charging performers fees
Chicago Tribune
PERU, Ind.— Performers at Peru's Amateur Circus won't just need skill this year. They'll need some cold, hard cash if they want to show off their talents. The Circus City Festival Board says it will begin charging performers a sign-up fee after ...

Circus fashion rings into Plachta Auditorium for Cirque de Vogue fashion show ...
Central Michigan Life
Nearly every seat was filled in the 1270 seat auditorium and the audience reaction was loud and cheerful as members gave personal shout outs to their friends in the show. Holliday, a Southfield senior, has participated in OBU's fashion shows in the ...

Big-top fun awaits at 'Circus Zirkus' exhibit
Chicago Sun-Times
BRIAN JACKSON ~ SUN-TIMES † Chicago Children's Museum, 700 E. Grand, on Navy Pier Have a kid who wants to join the circus? Well that's now possible thanks to Chicago Children's Museum's “Circus Zirkus: Where You're the Star of the Show,” running Feb.

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New rides, attractions coming to Central Florida
MiamiHerald.com
The highlights: The first attractions in the Fantasyland expansion, a ride and a light-and-water show at Universal Studios, a giant bowling alley at Downtown Disney, 36 holes of miniature golf at Universal CityWalk, a new turtle theater and exhibit at ...

New York Post
No escape from this absurd French caper
New York Post
You'd think you were at the Big Apple Circus, but instead, “Ionescopade” — subtitled “a musical vaudeville” — is a revival of a 1974 off-Broadway show. Admittedly, it does include a pair of clowns in orange wigs, and it makes as much sense as a big ...

Review: Troupe pokes fun at the world of sports
Midland Daily News
3, the three-man comedy team of Reed Martin, Dominic Conti, and Austin Tichenor, better known as the Reduced Shakespeare Company, visited Midland Center for the Arts and performed a fast-paced comedy show called "The Complete World of Sports (abridged) ...

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CL Charlotte
Circus trainer, performer loves working with animals
Burlington Times News
By Charity Apple / Times-News GREENSBORO — When it comes to training animals in the “Greatest Show on Earth,” Andre McClain follows the three P's — patience, perseverance and praise. “They're just like people. They have their moods and their ...
Is Ringling's show still 'the greatest'?Charlotte Observer
Coupon code: Get 20 percent off Ringling Bros. circus ticketsDaily Press
FOX Carolina 21Barnum & Bailey's 'Dragons' storm into the BI-LO CenterWHNS Greenville
CL Charlotte
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MMOCA hosts show of art, magic focused on Houdini's mystique
Capital Times
Kids' Art Adventures: Programming for children ages 6 to 10 continues from 1 to 2:30 pm May 6 with paper sculpture-making inspired by birds illustrated in the Houdini show. Participants will learn about the guest homing pigeons that live on the Madison ...

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Big-top fun awaits at 'Circus Zirkus' exhibit
Chicago Sun-Times
BRIAN JACKSON ~ SUN-TIMES Have a kid who wants to join the circus? Well that's now possible thanks to Chicago Children's Museum's “Circus Zirkus: Where You're the Star of the Show,” running Feb. 3 to Aug. 12. This highly interactive exhibit developed ...

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'Circus Zircus' allows kids to be stars of the show
ABC7Chicago.com
February 2, 2012 (CHICAGO) (WLS) -- A new exhibit called "Circus Zircus" at the Chicago Children's Museum will bring young people behind the scenes at the circus. Children are encouraged to be the stars of the show. They can jump through hoops or feel ...

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Circus performer soars above the Suncoast
WWSB ABC 7
SARASOTA - All eyes were on the skies Thursday when daredevil clown Bello Nock arrived by helicopter to promote the upcoming Circus Sarasota show that he will be starring in. As the helicopter circled over the Circus Sarasota tent, nock dangled below ...
Circus Performer Bello Trapezes From HelicopterPatch.com

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Orlando Sentinel
Philharmonic's 20th season: Broadway, opera, Swingerhead and the circus
Orlando Sentinel
And hang on to your programs: The Phil will also feature circus acts for one show. Such are the varied highlights of the Orlando Philharmonic's upcoming 20 t h season, announced Wednesday at an event for season subscribers at Full Sail University.

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NOLA.com
School vouchers have yet to prove their success definitively
NOLA.com
View full sizeSusan Poag,The Times-PicayuneStudents applaud during a performance of Circus of the Kids at Our Lady of Prompt Succor School in Westwego on Oct. 13. Voucher student Aaron Treaudo was master of ceremonies. But in truth, limited test-score ...

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Playboy's "Carnival Mystique" Promises to Entertain and Excite Partygoers ...
Sacramento Bee
2, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Playboy's "Carnival Mystique" will take partygoers on an exotic journey underneath the big top, and promises to be one of the most exciting and enticing parties in Indianapolis during Super Bowl weekend.

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Monumental tones down the bright lights
Washington Post
“Based on what we heard at our meeting, Monument is making changes to their original submission based on community input, and that show of good faith is the right way to proceed,” von Storch said. Beyond the circus Vienna-based Feld Entertainment, ...

Belichick shows no fear in signing, cutting veterans
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
"It's a circus almost, you know?" said linebacker Dane Fletcher, a second-year free agent from Montana State. "When you're on defense and special teams during the year you're with new guys every time you're in there. It makes you practice harder, ...

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A Valentine's Day Gift Guide for Book Lovers
Patch.com
With Valentine's Day just a week away, it's time to start thinking about how to impress the ones you love with a gift that shows just how well you know them. The Novel Reader: "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern, a tale of two magicians who must ...

WSOC Charlotte
The first time at the circus
Post Searchlight
I am talking about the “Greatest Show on Earth” — the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Part of our family Christmas gift was front-row seats for Henry and Laura, along with their parents, when the big circus arrived in Tallahassee this ...
Circus animals to walk in Charlotte todayCharlotte Observer
PETA Goes to the CircusFamuan
Circus animals walk through townGreenville News
WSOC Charlotte
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The Circus! A Play! & More [VIDEO]
Patch.com
Circus Smirkus: The circus came to town this week in a big way, “capturing” two dozen young youngsters and training them to put on their own show. The program, sponsored by the Cultural Organization for the Arts, brought a member of Circus Smirkus to ...

Musical retelling of a 'uniquely American story'
The News Journal
"This show reaches way beyond entertainment, all the way to conscience and an awakening to racism," Holgate said. "It has a lot to tell us if we only listen." / PHILADELPHIA THEATRE COMPANY "The Scottsboro Boys" explores a gross miscarriage of justice ...

Former WWE star Rodney Mack heads to NWA Houston in search of NWA Texas Title
Examiner.com
Rodney Mack, who had a successful run on WWE's syndicated "SmackDown" show under the leadership of "SmackDown!" General Manager Theodore Long, will be headed to Cypress to challenge the new NWA Texas Heavyweight Champion "Mr. Showtime" Scot Summers for ...

Deadline.com
Super Bowl NBC Promos: 'The Voice', 'Tonight Show' And 'America's Got Talent'
Deadline.com
NBC took to the Super Bowl to promote most of its shows. It was exactly 2 years ago that Betty White's appearance in a Super Bowl commercial launched the red-hot new stage of her career. NBC is hoping that her luck would rub off its reality series The ...

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Circus Place comes to Hillsborough
NJ.com
By The Messenger-Gazette HILLSBOROUGH— Seventy five Hillsborough Girl Scouts are about to experience the thrilling world of circus arts when Circus Place, New Jersey's first circus arts training facility, visits them at the Hillsborough Middle School ...

New York Daily News
Media circus has Patriots grabbing dragons
Boston Herald
Down on the field, Pick Boy, the host of erstwhile Nick afternoon show “U Pick Live,” was refusing to pick a winner in Sunday's bout. “If we're talking hair, then Tom has it all over Eli,” Pick Boy told us. “But don't tell Eli I said that.
Honor, class and truth take hits in Hoodies three-ring circusNew York Post
Super Bowl XLVI Media Day: Check out the three-ring circus as the Patriots and ... New York Daily News
Politi: Eli Manning is relaxed at Super Bowl media circus second time aroundThe Star-Ledger - NJ.com
Florida Times-Union -Boston.com -SB Nation
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The Saginaw News - MLive.com
Word of mouth says the Saginaw Shrine Circus is one to catch
The Saginaw News - MLive.com
The show that opens its four-day run at 10 am Thursday, Feb. 2, has racked up big numbers at the year's first stops. In Flint, the circus sold out six shows and topped previous attendance numbers by 8000, said Chief of Staff Nick Singelis.

Motley Crue taking break from road for 12-show residency at The Joint
Las Vegas Review - Journal
"We're making the Hard Rock our little home, basically," Vince Neil says of Motley Crue's 12 upcoming shows. By Jason Bracelin Every Sunday during the NFL season at the Red Rock Resort sports book, right in the center of the VIP section, you're likely ...

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Go to the circus, see a game - Greenville full of weekend events
Greenville News
The show begins at 7 pm at the Handlebar. Tickets are $15, and proceeds go to the Pandolfi family. Call 233-6173 or go to www.handlebar-online.com. Whether or not the world ends in 2012, as the Mayans believed it would, the folks from Distracted Globe ...

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ABC News (blog)
Globe of Steel circus tradition back for Barnum Bash shows
The Augusta Chronicle
The Urias Family Globe of Steel act will be performed during the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, set for Feb. 2-5 at James Brown Arena. “I don't ride them on the roads. Melvin thinks I'm probably safer in the Globe of Steel,” said Surnina, ...
“A Passion for Circus”ABC News (blog)
Military Night At CircusFlorida Times-Union
Ringling Bros. circus ready for opening dayTallahassee.com
WTVM -WCTV -Tallahassee Democrat (blog)
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The State
Born in the cage: Ringling daredevil comes to Savannah from long circus line
Savannah Morning News
The Urias Troupe of the Ringling Bros., Barnus & Bailey Circus poses with the Globe of Steel. By Linda Sickler Erwin Urias was barely old enough to walk when his father took him for a spin in the Urias Family Globe of Steel. By the time he was 2, ...
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® Circus Rides the Rails With Bachmann TrainsMarketWatch (press release)
Circus Performers Help Kids Get FitWSAV-TV
Tinicum Elementary students clown around to learn scienceDelaware County Daily Times
The State
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Buffalo News
Participants in false arrest trial seek vindication
Buffalo News
By Patrick Lakamp The turmoil started when a woman went to her former boyfriend's Walden Avenue home to retrieve her Social Security check that had been mailed there, and he refused to show her the mail. Police officers arrived, and fighting broke out ...

New York Daily News
Circus boy's mysterious hanging death stuns town
Los Angeles Times
For thousands of people who attended the weekly farmers market in Bellingham, Wash., he was the circus boy -- entertaining visitors with juggling, magic tricks and acrobatics delivered with unbelievable aplomb. But 10-year-old Caleb Kors died suddenly ...
10-Year-Old Street Performer Dies in AccidentABC News
'Flip The Circus Boy' Dies In Accidental Hanging (VIDEO)Huffington Post
Ten-year-old circus boy dies after accidental hangingMyfoxspokane.com
New York Daily News -UPI.com
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Piccadilly Circus will have shows in Hernando County
Tampabay.com
Piccadilly Circus: Showtimes at 4:30 and 7:30 pm, Hernando County Fairgrounds, 6436 Broad St., Brooksville. $30 per person; 12 and younger free. (Advance buy-one-get-one tickets are available online). Toll-free 1-877-373-0477 or thefuncircus.com.

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Boulder Weekly
Cirque du Soleil returns to Bud Center with new show 'Dralion'
The Coloradoan
Amanda Orozco and Lorant Markocsany practice their routine as the Cirque du Soleil get ready for their 'Dralion' show this weekend Tuesday Jan. 31, 2012. / V. Richard Haro / The Coloradoan » More than 16000 feet of fabric was used in creating the ...
The silk aerials at Cirque du Soleil Dralion are a good job for this energetic ... Greeley Tribune
In the heart of Cirque du SoleilBoulder Weekly

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Plenty of non-Super Bowl things to do this weekend
Gaston Gazette
The circus show will include clowns from the world-famous clown alley to charge the audiences' funny bones; thrills exploding out of the ring, such as The Human Fuse, who rockets across the circus skies igniting the power of the people; ...

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The Massachusetts Daily Collegian
Let's stop pretending we like techno music
The Massachusetts Daily Collegian
I understand that going to techno shows is a good time and I don't mean to offend anyone in attendance. I too have been to a techno show and have had a decent time. Instead, I want to distinguish between going to a techno 'show' and music 'concert.

The Circus Ride
NBC Bay Area (blog)
The circus. Done. You know what to do: Show up with your cycle, a large, floppy collar, and some face paint. Red noses are not mandatory but you know you'll feel left out if you don't have one. NOW, ABOUT THE WEATHER: True, it might be raining, ...

Dread Central
Actual Circus Performers Appear in Cirque du Slay
Dread Central
By Doctor Gash Who doesn't love the circus? The exotic animals, the aerial performers and the clowns…the goddamn clowns. New film company Faced Productions is currently filming a feature entitled Cirque du Slay, which is not only based in a circus ...

Bradenton Herald
Feld Entertainment to relocate 190 jobs to Florida
Washington Post
Feld Entertainment, which produces shows from the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus to Monster Jam to Disney On Ice, will permanently relocate 190 jobs from its Vienna corporate headquarters to a new $20 million world production headquarters on ...
Ringling Bros. returning to Southwest FloridaSarasota Herald-Tribune
Entertainment giant gets ready for the big moveBradenton Herald
Feld Entertainment relocating 190 jobs to FloridaOrlando Business Journal
The Bradenton Times -Tampa Bay Business Journal (blog)
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CBC.ca
Ben Gazzara, Risk-Taking Actor, Is Dead at 81
New York Times
in 2006 — but in dozens of movies and all sorts of television shows, including the starring role in the 1960s series “Run for Your Life.” If Mr. Gazzara never achieved Brando's stature, that was partly because of a certain laissez-faire approach to ...
Tony Award Nominee Ben Gazzara Has Died at 81TheaterMania.com
Ben Gazzara, Original Brick in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Dies at 81Playbill.com
BROADWAY, MOVIE AND TV ACTOR KNOWN FOR VISCERAL PRESENCEU-T San Diego

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USA TODAY
Rodney Harrison: Field goal separates Pats, Giants
USA TODAY
Rodney Harrison, beaten by David Tyree's circus catch on the Giants' winning drive in Super Bowl XLII, says he wouldn't do anything differently on the play. Rodney Harrison, beaten by David Tyree's circus catch on the Giants' winning drive in Super ...
Morris football fans prepare for Super Bowl in unique waysDailyrecord.com
Manning Shows Can't Spell 'Elite' Without EliPacker Report (subscription)
Archie Manning: Peyton “didn't want all of this attention”NBCSports.com
Lexington Herald Leader -Bleacher Report -PennLive.com (blog)
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A Dozen of the Best from 2011
Locus Online
The novel effectively shows the interplay and conflict between multiple races across complex situations in several countries. And while The Sacred Band examines the uses and abuses of power, it doesn't skimp on strange magic, either.

German, Australian and local artists team up for multimedia show
7thSpace Interactive (press release)
Hong Kong (HKSAR) - Local musical alchemist Samson Young will collaborate with German technologist Chris Ziegler and Australian violist extraordinaire William Lane in the multimedia production "Circus & Spectacles", to be staged in March.

Boulder Weekly
Inside the heads of circus performers
Boulder Weekly
Instead, a Cirque show offers an abstract narrative told through a variety of acrobatic circus and gymnastic acts, topped off with elements of modern dance, usually to the tune of psychedelic world music. Non-mainstream music, modern dance and ...
A family favorite: Cirque Mechanics at the Music HallFoster's Daily Democrat

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Freak Show: Awesome Circus Photography By Edward Kelty
Complex.com
He travelled the United States, capturing the performers that fueled the carnival trade (and massive shows like Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey), focusing almost exclusively on freak show portraits. His firm, Century Photographers, specialized in ...

Big Laughs Without the Big Top at BMS
Patch.com
No, it wasn't to celebrate pizza day during school lunch, but rather a One Woman Circus show put on by Lisa Lou on Jan. 28 that was sponsored by the Chester Borough and Township Recreation Departments. “We had a good turnout, mostly preschool through ...

TheNewsTribune.com (blog)
Check out the Sportsmen Show, funnyman Mike Epps, Chinese opera and a circus ...
TheNewsTribune.com (blog)
Outdoor lovers will find plenty to enjoy at the annual Washington Sportsmen's Show taking place at the Puyallup Fair & Events Center, 110 Ninth Ave. SW, Puyallup. There will be hundreds of exhibitors, the indoor “Steelhead River,” the “Dock Dogs” ...

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Circus star Bello Nock wows crowd with helicopter stunt
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
International circus star and comic daredevil Bello Nock, whose tall stalk of blond hair makes him instantly recognizable, performed the stunt around noon Thursday near 12th Street and Tuttle Avenue. Nock a Sarasota native, is headlining this year's ...

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Support legislation to protect circus animals from cruelty
The Tennessean
We should all concur with the letter regarding the “Cruelest Show on Earth” recently showing in Nashville. Circuses are inherently cruel for wild animals who are stolen from their wildlife places, separated from their families, forced to endure long ...

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For a ringmaster's family, every day is a real circus
Greenville News
How much: Tickets for most shows are $15 to $90. Some opening night tickets are available for $10. If Johnathan Lee Iverson's two kids ever decide to rebel, they'll have to think of a better way than running off to join the circus.

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Missouri Polls Shows Gingrich Leading, Brunner Rising, and Randles Edging Spence
Riverfront Times (blog)
1 2012 at 1:00 PM With the presidential primary campaign circus coming to Missouri both next week (for the election that doesn't count) and next month (for the official caucus), we're likely to soon see a serious spike in the number of polls about us ...

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Bleacher Report
Super Bowl The Most Nerve-Wracking Thing Madonna Has Ever Done
antiMUSIC.com
Here is the recap: (popmusiclife) Madonna stopped by The Tonight Show on Monday for an interview with Jay Leno. Just days away from her Super Bowl halftime performance – typically one of the most-watched music events of the year - the singer admits ...
Madonna's Super Bowl 'no nipples' Halftime Show forges ahead!Examiner.com
Super Bowl Halftime Show 2012: Low Expectations Will Allow Madonna to ShineBleacher Report

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Playboy Kicks Off Super Bowl With 'Carnival Mystique'
XBIZ
By Bob Johnson, XBIZ.com CHICAGO — Playboy is celebrating this year's Super Bowl weekend in Indianapolis beginning tonight with its "Carnival Mystique" at the Bud Light Hotel. The event is described as an exotic journey underneath the big top where ...

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If going to circus, expect to also see protesters
WJXT Jacksonville
That's what most people are thinking of now that the circus is in town. But not everyone is excited to see the Ringling Brothers circus in town. Every where people can see the greatest show on earth, people can also find demonstrators, upset over the ...
Animal-act circuses not good for kidsMiamiHerald.com
Children can 'Celebrate Circus' For FreePatch.com
Howard Tibbals and the huge miniature circusSarasota Herald-Tribune
WACH -Savannah Morning News
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Punch Shots: Humble Hamilton handling public circus
Delaware County Daily Times
But to require a press conference, a full-out dog-and-pony show that included a statement from the Dallas bar that served Hamilton as it no doubt has thousands of customers without a second thought, and so publicly drag Hamilton through the tabloid mud ...

Shanghai Circus comes to the Visalia Fox
Visalia Times-Delta
The New Shanghai Circus is an innovative and internationally renowned troupe of Chinese acrobats, aerialists and athletes who will astonish those of all ages Sunday to the Visalia Fox Theatre. “It's a family friendly show for people of all ages,” said ...

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Bello Nock to dangle from helicopter over circus
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Circus start Bello Nock balances on a sway pole in Sarasota in 2008. Nock will hang from a helicopter over Sarasota on Thursday to mark the new season of Circus Sarasota. SARASOTA - International circus star and comic daredevil Bello Nock will hang ...

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Circus-like 'Cavalia' equestrian show to open next Wednesday
Myfoxspokane.com
“Cavalia” is an equestrian show that tells the story about the relationship between humans and horses throughout the ages. It's a unique circus-like mix of acrobatics and trained horses -- and it's scheduled to open to audiences in the Seattle area ...

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Show & Tell: Meet Amanda Ritchie of 'Zumanity'
Las Vegas Review-Journal
They had this big building with a circus ring inside. They had a circus with, like, elephants and horses. So I started doing aerial stuff. ... Then I auditioned for a company in Florida. They basically trained me on trapeze, and they sent me to ...

Spend the Night at Hotels Near Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia for Games ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Planning a break for 76ers basketball, the Flyers and NHL action, Villanova basketball, an upcoming Van Halen Concert or the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey(R) Circus is easy with nearby accommodations at distinctive boutique hotels in Philadelphia ...

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FOXSports.com
Wing Dynasty: How an early-morning chicken-eating contest came to be the ...
Philadelphia Inquirer
On Friday, approximately 20000 people filled the Wells Fargo Center for the circus. Not the Ringling Bros.', but the annual celebration of gluttony and half-naked women known as Wing Bowl. This year, Japanese eating machine Takeru Kobayashi set a Wing ...
Takeru Kobayashi: Epicurean, Champion, World-Class AthleteThe 700 Level

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Orlando Sentinel
Dragon joins the circus
Orlando Sentinel
The creature, which makes its appearance near the end of the show, is the centerpiece of the 142nd edition of the annual spectacle and is the inspiration for "Dragons," the circus's theme for the year. The show, which started in Tampa last week and is ...
Local Ringling protest enlightens animal loverEagle News
Have a blast at 'Fully Charged'The Times and Democrat
Video & Photo Gallery: Ringling Bros. Circus and OSC's Otronicon Return to OrlandoOrlando Weekly (blog)
Baltimore Jewish Times (subscription)
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ESPN
Super Bowl Media Day: A Super Show
KCRA Sacramento
“Media Day is somewhat of a circus these days,” said NBC sports anchor Bob Costas. “Some players laugh and go with it, while others just walk away.” The sheer volume of reporters guarantees the bizarre. There are sports reporters there to truly cover ...
Super Bowl 2012: Twitter Reacts as NY Giants Win Lombardi TrophyBleacher Report
Along the Way - Your living room best place to watch the big gameGreen Valley News
Where the wild things are? Super Bowl Media DayIndianapolis Star (blog)
Death and Taxes
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New York Daily News
Bugs imperil Coney venue
New York Daily News
By Tracy Connor AND Janon Fisher / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS An infestation of rapacious wood-eating beetles has dined on the first-floor rafters of the Coney Island Circus Sideshow theater putting it in danger of collapsing on the creeps, freaks and sword ...

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New Mizpah Shrine Circus acts to fill Memorial Coliseum
News Sentinel
What: The annual Mizpah Shrine Circus. The Mizpah Circus Fair also takes place in the Memorial Coliseum basement and is open from one hour before the first show of the day and until one hour after the last show ends. When: 6:30 pm today; 7 pm Friday; ...

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San Francisco Examiner
Circus in his blood
Bay Area Reporter
His father had that jolly gene, putting it to use as a founder of the Pickle Family Circus, but it did not get passed on to Lorenzo. It's almost as if Larry Pisoni created a son who had been genetically engineered to be his straight man.
'Humor Abuse' a tender tribute to a clownSan Francisco Examiner
Lorenzo Pisoni's "Humor Abuse" Celebrates Clowning & Family In Wondrous WaysExaminer.com

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ABC News
Baby Lisa's Aunt Explains Dr. Phil Interview
KMBC Kansas City
Lisa's aunt, Ashley Irwin, issued a statement to KMBC 9's Cliff Judy on Friday, the day that the baby's parents appeared on "The Dr. Phil Show." Bradley and Jeremy Irwin told Dr. Phil McGraw that the case has become a circus. "It is not a circus.
KCTV 5Emotional Debbie Bradley lashes out at criticsKCTV Kansas City
Baby Lisa Irwin's mom on 'Dr. Phil' says 'it's not a game... This is my baby'Examiner.com
Back on TV, Lisa Irwin's parents plead for her returnKansas City Star
ABC News
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Forbes
A Super Bowl Close-Up For The Indianapolis Arts Scene
Forbes
Football fans celebrating the Super Bowl in Indianapolis this weekend can expect the usual pre-game circus: bashes hosted by GQ and Playboy, concerts from LMFAO, meet-and-greets with players and members of the media. Yet they may be surprised to find, ...

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Murphy: Colorado must show that ballot integrity counts for something
Denver Post
To avoid a similar post-election circus here, the state's county clerks have suggested legislation governing citizen ballot reviews in any race, not just presidential. State Sen. Rollie Heath has been working to meet with all interested parties to come ...

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The Vacation Kingdom of the World: The Golden Age of Animation
USA TODAY (blog)
While the spells cast by other theme parks, thrill rides, and resorts seem fleeting and dissipate rather quickly, the allure of Disney theme parks—especially the Magic Kingdom—endures. What sets these special places apart from other travel ...

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Yahoo! News Blogs
Bachmann Trains Create Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus Model ...
BSCkids
Back in in the days before television, circuses were a big form of entertainment. There were circuses that would come to small towns where there wasn't many other kinds of entertainment. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® Circus Rides the Rails With ...
Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! The Circus is HereFirst Coast News

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New Jersey will suffer full-blown Super Bowl madness in 2014
NorthJersey.com
By BILL ERVOLINO If you think the Super Bowl turns your living room into a swirling pit of madness, you should see what it does to the host city, beginning with Media Day (a 12-ring, 20000-decibel circus) and continuing up to, during and after the big ...

Swimming out to 'the pier'
Press of Atlantic City
All the movie and show times were always clearly marked on the walls throughout the pier and we didn't want to miss anything - the water sports and circus at the end were always a must. I can remember seeing Henny Youngman, the Ritz Brothers, ...

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Man Rolling with His Dreams in Cirque du Soleil's
MyFox Detroit
(Credit: WJBK | myFOXDetroit.com) By LEE THOMAS DETROIT (WJBK) -- It's mystical and commanding approach to the spectacle that is circus sets this show apart. Cirque du Soleil's "Quidam" takes over the Joe giving the audience an experience that can only ...

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Lexington Herald Leader
Review: Lexington Children's Theatre's delightful 'Shimmering Sky' is circus ...
Lexington Herald Leader
Director Larry Snipes thematically unites the tales by setting them in a circus environment, a creative solution to the problem of presenting three short vignettes from various parts of the world. Snipes circus theme works beautifully for two reasons.

Los Angeles Times
Cirque du Soleil's Michael Jackson show: 'Immortal' but not immune
Los Angeles Times
The headline on an earlier online version of this article referred to the Michael Jackson-inspired " 'Immoral" show; this version corrects the reference to read "Immortal." The mega-pop star was fascinated by the avant-garde circus and asked to meet ...
Book London hotels with Hotel Direct for Michael Jackson The ImmortalPRunderground

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New York Times
Over-the-Top Setting, Run-of-the Mill Endorsement
New York Times
As with all things Donald, the midday spectacle seemed to promise a Circus Circus of bombast, chaos and self-promotion — big surprises, towering supermodels, flying elephants and all that. Yet the proceeding reverted somewhat to the orderly rhythms of ...
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NIGHTWING Brings Circus Back to Gotham for NIGHT OF THE OWLS
Newsarama
The Nightwing title, written by Kyle Higgins with art by Eddy Barrows, has been following a mystery surrounding Dick Grayson's childhood home, Haly's Circus. In Nightwing #5, the villain behind the mystery was revealed, and readers are trying to ...

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Central Florida News 13
Cirque Du Soleil Michael Jackson show has everything but Jackson
STLtoday.com
Because we hear Michael's voice, he is a presence in the show and, for audience members, that's enough." "Michael Jackson The Immortal World Tour" is described as a one-of-a-kind celebration of the singer, as only a flashy, signature outfit such as ...
Cirque du Soleil Michael Jackson Review: The Immortal World TourFanBolt.Com

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Holbrook Junior/Senior High School Parents Group to benefit from circus' return
Wicked Local
“Yankee Doodle Circus has won many awards for a family circus,” said Maggie Brady, co-chairwoman of the parents group. “They have pony rides and mini-trapeze artists. They have very death-defying acts. The poodles are always a big hit.

How to visit Las Vegas on the cheap, with a Super Bowl trip for $150 to prove it
San Jose Mercury News
And the Palms is right across the street, offering you two premium hotel/casinos within easy walking distance in addition to a free, easy ride to the Strip. As for entertainment, you will find few shows worth the trip off the Strip, especially since ...

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Gary brings magic to the area
Longview News-Journal
They will be hosting a Magic Astonishment Show. “Magic-Ka-Zam.” Saturday, March 3, 2012, at 7 pm, at the Panola County Civic Center. You won't believe your eyes when you see this amazing magician and his company of wonder workers take the stage.

Blackhawks' first leg: broken
Chicago Reader
Call this the ice-show trip—while a Disney family extravaganza takes up residence at the United Center—in contrast with the circus trip in November. The odyssey did break up conveniently into a trio of three-game sets, with the Hawks to return home ...

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Dreamtime Circus presents The Case of D! and the Missing Dream
San Francisco Chronicle
Dreamtime Circus is back with a mesmerizing, tantalizing, and down right hilarious new show! A twisted tale of corporate conniving in a world where not even dreams are safe from profit pillaging scoundrels. Circus feats and social mockery with aerial, ...

Cirque du Soleil eclipsing traditional Russia circus
Reuters
By Nastassia Astrasheuskaya | MOSCOW (Reuters) - Once as highly regarded as cosmonauts, ballerinas and nuclear scientists, Russian circus stars have wowed generations. But the lure of high-wire acts, slapstick clowns, lion tamers, dancing elephants and ...

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Top things to do in Fort Collins: A three-day planner
The Coloradoan
Entertainment – Cirque du Soleil, an international performance troupe, presents Dralion, the fusion of ancient Chinese circus traditions with Cirque's avant-garde style. Shows start at 3:30 and 7:30 pm at the Budweiser Events Center; ...

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Corpus Christi Caller Times
Shrine Circus stops at the American Bank Center this weekend
Corpus Christi Caller Times
His name is Bo and he is an elephant that performs in the Shrine Circus. Weighing in at 12000 pounds, Bo is the largest performing elephant in the US Nina Carden, who rides Bo during the show, said for how big he is, he's still pretty light on his feet ...

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ONE-TANK TRIPS
nwitimes.com
Windy City Circus will donate 80 percent of all net proceeds from its winter 2012 performances to Ronald McDonald House Charities of Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana and to Special Olympics Chicago. Feb. 24-26 | IKC Dog Show, 8 am to 5 pm, ...

CBS Local
The Don Geronimo Show – February 3, 2012
CBS Local
We also hear a few clips from the Super Bowl's media circus, including Madonna's pressd conference, and Jay Mohr imitating Christopher Walken and Harvey Keitel. We then hear a clip of Ellen Degeneres and Michelle Obama having a push up contest, ...

UniverSoul puts the soul into the circus
Tbo.com
By CLOE CABRERA | The Tampa Tribune Cedric Walker didn't run away to join the circus. He created one. He wanted circus mainstays such as high-flying acrobats, daring animal trainers and comedic clowns. But he also envisioned a show that would bring ...

Chris Christie Fires Back at Snooki: "She Lives in New York, She Can't Vote ...
GossipCop
Last September, New Jersey's governor blocked a $420000 tax credit for “Jersey Shore” producers, saying the show “does nothing more than perpetuate misconceptions about the state and its citizens.” Earlier this week, Snooki ranted about Christie on ...

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Caped Reporters, Dancing Players Typify Media Day Circus
WRTV Indianapolis
The entertainment shows were in Indianapolis to revel in the weird. Maria Menounos was on hand from "Extra," while "The Insider" sent host and former sports reporter Kevin Fraizer and singer Ciara, complete with a blinged-out mic flag.

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Cirque du Soleil redefines circus experience
Broomfield Enterprise
Take "Drallion," for instance, one of the most popular and enduring Cirque shows, which runs Feb. 8-12 at the 1stBank Center in Broomfield. The show is a fusion between the circus traditions of East and West, including 52 performers from 15 countries, ...

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1/26-2/6: Circus Vargas in Tempe, Phoenix
AZ Central.com
"We are trying to keep the circus tradition alive by having a show made up of not just circus performers, but circus families," said Nelson Tabares, who has owned and operated Circus Vargas with his wife, Katya Quiroga-Tabares, since 2005.

International Business Times
Photos: Animal Instinct: The World's Most Unlikely Friendships [PHOTOS]
International Business Times
By Ankita Mehta | Feb 05, 2012 02:21 AM EDT From a cat licking a mouse to a chimpanzee feeding milk to a 60-day-old tiger cub, the photos below show unlikely friendships that exist between wildly different animals. Auan, a seven-year-old female cat, ...

Planning workshop brings circus atmosphere to Marin
Marin Independent-Journal
By Will Jason A regional planning process typically met with yawns from the public has been transformed into a three-ring circus that is drawing big crowds around the Bay Area. The show pulled into Marin on Tuesday night for a workshop that drew more ...

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Bay Area arts events, Feb. 2
San Francisco Chronicle
Humor Abuse: Lorenzo Pisoni's hilarious and touching solo show about growing up as the littlest clown in the Pickle Family Circus enters its last weekend at American Conservatory Theater. 8 pm today-Sat., 2 pm Sat.-Sun. and 7 pm Sun.

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