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Bindlestiff Family Cirkus Update, 8/10/09
by Bindlestiff Family Cirkus updates and information 11 Aug '09

11 Aug '09

*Bindlestiff Family Cirkus Update - August 11, 2009* *This update includes:* ** ** The Cirkus is Coming to Downtown Brooklyn* ** Bindlestiff Family Cirkus at Hudson, NY Waterfront* ** Bindlestiff going to the American Youth Cirkus Conference* ** Open Stage Variety Show at Galapagos, NYC* ** Upcoming Bindlestiff Appearances* ** Variety Arts School & Theater in New York (stay tuned)* ** The Bindlestiffs Episode 10 is now online!* ** Bring the Cirkus to your town* ** Support the Variety Arts * *For the most up to date info visit http://www.bindlestiff.org or call 1-877-BINDLES* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *The Cirkus is Coming to Downtown Brooklyn* Bindlestiff Family Cirkus in Columbus Park, near the steps of Brooklyn Borough Hall August 13, 2009 11 am to 1 pm Free to the public For more information, www.shopdowntownbrooklyn.com Bring your lunch and enjoy an afternoon of Cirkus Spectacle with juggling, comedy, sword swallowing, and wire walking. Featuring Philomena, Mr. Pennygaff, Michael Richter, Joel Jeske and Christopher Lueck. ** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Bindlestiff Family Cirkus at Hudson, NY Waterfront* Bindlestiff Family Cirkus in Henry Hudson Waterfront Park, Hudson, NY August 29, 2009 3 pm Free Take Me to the River. The Bindlestiffs return to Henry Hudson Waterfront Park in Hudson, NY for a free, fun-filled, family friendly festival of funambulism, funnies, and Cirkus frolics. Bring a picnic blanket and your sunscreen! Rain location: Montgomery C. Smith Middle School, 102 Harry Howard Avenue, Hudson * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Bindlestiff going to the American Youth Cirkus Conference* Bindlestiff's Cavalcade of Youth will be making a strong showing at the American Youth Circus Conference in Pensylvania. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Bindlestiff's Open Variety Stage Show* Galapagos Arts Space, 16 Main Street, Dumbo, Brooklyn, NY First Monday of Every Month at 8PM Next Show is this Monday, August 3. Door $5 Bindlestiff Family Variety Arts, Inc. in Partnership with Galapagos Art Space presents: Open Stage Variety Show The Best Entertainment Bargain in New York City. Come to Dumbo Brooklyn where a five spot still offers you a spectacular night of tap dancing bears, Kung Fu juggling, sci-Fi controtionists, clown bands, aerialists suspended above your beverage while you are carefully suspended over a body of water, sword swallowers, physical comedy, human cartoons, and cowboys. Galapagos Art Space has dedicating the first Monday of every month to New York City's variety, vaudeville, aerial, and circus artists. Celebrating works in progress, emerging artists, and professionals trying something new, this night promises many surprises. If you would like to be on the stage, email keith(a)bindlestiff.org. Write 'Open Variety' in the subject line! For more information and to buy tickets go to http://www.galapagosartspace.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Upcoming Bindlestiff Appearances* Bindlestiffs will be making appearances both on stage and strolling at a number of events in the coming months. Here is a sampling of what is coming: 8/30/09 Virgin Music Festival, MD 9/6/09 Buckaroo Bindlestiff in Kinderhook, NY 9/13/09 Westside County Fair, Riverside Park, NYC 9/20/09 BFC show at Columbia-Greene Community College, Hudson, NY Multiple dates Buckaroo Bindlestiff at the Rocking Horse Ranch in Highland Park, NY 10/16/09 BFC at Johnson State College, Johnson, VT 11/9-14/09 BFC in Vaudeville Show, Tucson, AZ Stay tuned for more details * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Variety Arts School & Theater in New York (stay tuned)* So an acrobat, a ventriloquist, and a Burlesque queen walked into a building.... We're spearheading an effort to create a performance, practice, and research space devoted to the Variety Arts. The space will focus on the specific needs of the local Variety Arts community and will attract artists from around the world. This exciting project is still in the early stages, but it is moving rapidly. If you're interested in getting involved, would like to pledge your financial (or physical, intellectual, or emotional) support, or you happen to know of a large, conveniently located empty space, please let us know! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Bindlestiff Family Cirkus Webisodes On-line, Episode 10 is on-line!* Travel with the Cirkus. The Full Season One is now online. Visit *http://www.thebindlestiffs.com*** <http://www.thebindlestiffs.com/> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Bring the Cirkus to Your Town!* All of the Bindlestiff programs--educational and performance--are available for booking. For more details contact booking(a)bindlestiff.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Support the Variety Arts* We ask for your contribution in support of the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus and our mission to promote, develop and sustain the variety arts. If you feel a connection to Bindlestiff—if our unconventional vision and values speak to you, if you consider yourself a Bindlestiff at heart, or if you just love coming to our shows—we invite you to deepen that connection this year by making a tax-deductible financial contribution. We need your help to continue creating provocative, thrilling performances, conducting youth programs that develop skills and self-esteem, and cultivating a vital community of variety artists, all while keeping ticket prices accessibly low. Tax-deductible donations can be made at http://www.bindlestiff.org/menu/donate.html or by sending a check or money order to Bindlestiff Family Variety Arts, Inc., PO Box 1917, New York, NY 10009. Bindlestiff Family Variety Arts, Inc. is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization devoted to the preservation and evolution of the variety arts. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Bindlestiff Family Cirkus PO Box 1917 New York, NY 10009 1-877-BINDLES www.bindlestiff.org -- Mark Meyers London, UK AIM: meyersmrmark

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