ASSOCIATION • Circus Members From the Center Ring Rodney Huey, RAH PR St rategies • OABA Circus Media Consultant T
he “circusy month of May” is upon us, thus leaving a frigid winter far behind. And, the American circus is starting to bloom into its full capacity with a colorful
bouquet of circus chills and thrills from coast-to-coast. Cirque du Soleil’s Crystal plays Spokane (WA) May 1–4 before skipping across the Canadian border for two weeks and then returning to Portland (OR) on May 29. Echo is in San Jose (CA) through May 11 followed by a gig in Laguna Hills May 23 thru all of June. ‘Auana, a new Cirque pro- duction that opened in March will play throughout the summer at the OUTRIGGER Waikīkī Beachcomer Hotel in Honolulu (HI). Meanwhile, UniverSoul Circus opens in by a Greensboro (NC
Charlotte (NC) on May 8 followed by a Greensboro (NC) opening May 22.
May 2–12 followed by a Buena Park ap
early June. Garden Bros. Circus is allso in California st stop-op ping first in Arcadia May 1–11 followed by a Fresno engage- ment May 15–18. Then it is on to San Jos Ma closing out the month in Portland (OR). Decade of Dreams will play th e Ca
aliforni do
22 25 an r
rly June l
On the West Coast Circus Vargas is i is in San Clemente appearance May 16 thru thru s
gas an
n Clement May 1
Ana (CA) thru May 4; Newark (CA May 8–18; and finish- ing out the month in Concord (CA) May 2May 22 into early June. Far Beyond, VC’s second unit, willl be in and
Littleton (CO) May 1–18 and Loveland May 22 thru June 1.
After hosting theAmerican CircusFe in Frisco (TX) and visiting Gurnee and an Circus
Fest
Vazquez will play in Vernon Hills (IL) May 18 thru the end of the month. Its sister circus FL!Pwill be in King of Prussia (PA) May 2–13. And once again the five un ts of Cirque Italia fan v zones Paranormal
Lombard in Illinois last month, Circus L)
ay 1 units of Cir ue It
thru the end of russia PA fa
in the Upper Plains states; Paranormal I iin the Northwestt Corridor; Paranormal III in the New Jersey/New York area; the Gold Unit in the Midwest; and the Silver Unit is iis in the Upper Rocky Mountain states.
out to cover the country this month in fiive zones: Paranorm rmal II n the Northwes w Jer ey/New York a the Silv
in Santa Ana (CA) May 1–5; Circus Classic will hit Kirksville (MO) and Jefferson City (MO) from May 9–18; and Cindy Migley Circus will be in RapidCity(ND), Richmond(MN),MN), and International Falls (MN) from May 2–11 Do Portugal is in Sante Fe (NM) hru May 4 and then Colorado Springs May 9– 5.25. Ze
American Crown Circus will be s
May 2–11. thru May 4
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by a Fresno engage- an Jose May 22–25 and (OR). Venardos Ciircus’ re Callifornia cities: Santa ) May 8–18; and finish- nt
ornia cities: Santa
Green (KY rl
Fair o
Circus is in North Carolina, Virginia, and Maryland through mid-May, while Culpepper and Merriweather Circus is playing a series of one-day performances in Midwestern cities. After a month-long hiatus, Carden International Circus
resumes its late Spring itinerary visiting towns of West Bend, Wausau, and Green Bay in Wisconsin; Marquette, Sault Ste. Marie, Beaver Dam, and Oshkosh in Michigan; Rolla (MO)
for a one-day stint; and continuing into the
Illinois towns of Jerseyville, Olney, Highland, Salem, and Du Quoin.
Cirque Má CEO will be in Kearny (NE) and then trek to Rock Springs (WY) May 2–11 while Cirque Us ermont
New York during the first week of May. Cirque de la Symphonie blending circus ar visit Jacksonville (F
entation
with classical music will May 9–
nd Bowl ng
Green (KY) May 17.y 17 Hamid Circus ir
ul ill Shri le an ea wh Los An
World Circus will fulfill Shrine dates in Bangor (ME) May 1–3 and Minot (SD) May 8–10 re- ectiv
thethe World of Wonder SideSideshow ally
ow (both usu ffeaturieaturing some
rendi ono circu y) are slate Pomona
Pomona and Farming mid-May.
rendition offcircus activitty for
re slated (CA)
respectively in early to mid-May
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Juggling Fest val w ll be
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ME) May 1–3 and Minot (SD May 8–1 spectively, M, Meanwhile, thethe Stateat Fair of Los Angeles and Wo ld of Wo
ers
st dates in Vermont, New Hampshire, and NewY rk during the fi stweek off Ma Cirque de la Symphonie, a theatric, a theatrical prel presentation blending circus arts with classical music, will visit Jacksonville (FL) May 9–10 and Bowling Circus and Jordan tes in Ba go re-
ew Hampshire nd
Rock Springs (WY May 2 11 wh le Cirque Us will host dates in
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