ASSOCIATION • Circus Members From the Center Ring Rodney Huey, RAH PR St rategies • OABA Circus Media Consultant W


ith an over-heated summer season now be- hind us, the American circus is turning a sea- sonal corner and headed toward the lucrative


Holiday Season. UniverSoul Circus is departing Baltimore to open in


Queens (NY) September 5 for a month-long run at Roy Wilkins Park. Cirque du Soleil’s Ovo plays Greensboro (NC) September 4–7,


followed by gigs in Oklahoma City


(OK) September 11–14; New Orleans (LA) September 18–21; and San Antonio (TX) September 25–28. Meanwhile, Cirque’s only other domestically touring unit — Luzia — opens on the circus lot at Tysons II (VA) outside Washington DC September 6 and plays thru mid-October. Garden Bros. Nuclear Circus closes out Buffalo (NY)


September 2, skips across state to Poughkeepsie for a September 4–8 engagement before heading south to Hampton (VA) for a September 25–28 gig. Vazquez Circus closes out Atlanta (GA) September 7 before trekking to- ward New Jersey while FL!P hits Braintree (MA) September 2 and moves on to Yorktown Heights (NY) for a September 5–16 engagement. Venardos Circus’ Far Beyond unit playsNovi(MI)


September 4–14 before travelling to Virginia for a debut performance in Ashburn (near Dulles airport) September 18–28. The Decade of Dreams unit will remain out West this month playing Redmond (OR) September 4–14 fol- lowed by a stint in Spokane (WA) September 18–28. Also in the Northwest Corridor, Flynn Street Circus of Mendocino


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Circus Fund donations are used to help the OABA maintain the right of circuses and USDA licensed performing animal owners to provide Americans with educational exhibits and performances of exotic animals. Funds allow the Association to hire professionals to assist with legislative and regulatory challenges that threaten our members’ businesses. Those who contribute at least $25 will be listed in our Circus Fund Contribution Report in monthly ShowTime magazine as well as in the annual Midway Marquee Directory.


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(CA) will close out The Bridge in Kirkwood (CA) September 1 before crossing into Oregon to visit Ashland September 5–14 and Corvallis September 18–21 and then close out the month in Cathlamet (WA) September 26–28. Also on the West Coast, Circus Vargas will be in Roseville (CA) thru September 21 while Zoppe Family Circus plays Truckee (CA) September 1–8 and Elk Grove September 12–22. The Big E Circus will present three shows daily at the


EasternStatesExposition (aka The Big E)inWest Springfield (MA) throughout the fair’s run September 12–28. The Big E Circus is one of the more popular fair attractions, having made its mark over four decades of presenting world-class circus talent in editions produced by Wayne McCary, former Big E president and now OABA Trustee. Meanwhile, Carden International Circus plays the Texas dates in Kingsville, San Antonio, Uvalde, Kerrville, Victoria, andGonzalesfromSeptember 3–14,thenmoves into Louisianafor engagementsinThibodaux andKenner September 7–2 followed by Gulfport (MS) and Johnson City (TN) dates to finish out the month. Cirque Italia’s Silver unit and Paranormal are meander-


ingamongMidwesterndates;the Gold unit and Paranormal III are trekking up and down the Atlantic Seaboard and Northeast metropolitan areas; while Paranormal II staysout West.Its Platinum unit and Paranormal IV are playing Canada this month. Other shows around the country include Cirque Má CEO playing Ellensburg (WA) September 12–14; Royal Hanneford Circus in Hazelton (PA) September 5–14; the Murat Shrine Circus in Indianapolis (IN) September 20–28; the Jericho Shrine Circus will be in Kingsport (TN); and Cirque de Paris with two New Jersey dates in Rockaway September4–14and Edison September 18–28. Bindlestiff Family Cirkus of


To contribute to the OABA Circus Fund, make your check payable to: OABA Circus Fund | 1305 Memorial Avenue, West Springfield, MA 01089


Brooklyn (NY) is venturing far from home this month to perform in the Chautauqua Revue at the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center in Occidental (CA), an 80- acre facility located in Sonoma County September 4–7 and 11–13. Nowinits 22nd year,the Chautauqua Revue “pays homage


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