Bindlestiff Family Cirkus Update - October 7, 2011
This update includes:
* Bindlestiff Cavalcade of Youth at Coney Island, 11/5
* Bindlestiffs at Rock the Fall Festival. This Weekend!
* NYC Regional American Youth Circus Festival, 10/16
* Bindlestiff seeks new home
* Support the Variety Arts
For the most up to date info visit
http://www.bindlestiff.org or call 1-877-BINDLES
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Bindlestiff Cavalcade of Youth
The Stars of Tomorrow Steal the Stage Today!
Saturday, November 5, 2011 Showtime: 4 pm
Coney Island USA, 1208 Surf Ave., (Coney Island), Brooklyn, NY
Admission: $10 youth under 21 / $15 adults
at the door or through coneyisland.com (no service fee for advance sales)
Bindlestiff Family Cirkus presents a special showcase for young variety performers, ranging from amateurs to world-class professionals. Juvenile jugglers, diminutive dancers, adolescent acrobats, and a host of other moppets and mummers present a full show of vernal vaudeville. Acts range from debuting amateurs to world-class champion performers—all under the age of 21.
A Bindlestiff Family Variety Arts, Inc. and Playful Productions production
bindlestiff.org * coneyisland.com * playfulproductions.com
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Bindlestiffs at Rock the Fall Festival. This Weekend!
October 8 and 9, 2011
Rock the Fall Festival
Blue Mountain, Palmerton, PA
The fourth annual Rock the Fall festival this weekend at Blue Mountain Ski Area near Palmerton, PA features two days of music, pumpkin chucking, motorcycles stunt shows, and Bindlestiff Family Cirkus Parking and admission are free. Wristbands are $5 for all-day chair lift rides and $5 for child rides and amusements. The festival runs 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Info: http://www.skibluemt.com, 610-826-7700.
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NYC Regional American Youth Circus Festival
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Circus Warehouse, Long Island City, NY
Events and workshops 9:00 AM - 6:30 PM
This event is sold out. Waiting list is available online
http://www.americanyouthcircus.org
The American Youth Circus Organization Regional Festival provides an opportunity for youth to train with top circus professionals, try circus equipment, and perform for their peers. The festival is a Bindlestiff Family Cirkus and Playful Productions production.
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Bindlestiff Seeks New Home
The Bindlestiff Family Cirkus is seeking NYC circus-friendly venues for our 2012 variety productions, including our 17th annual Winter Cabaret Season, our twice-yearly Cavalcade of Youth, and our Open Mic Variety Night. If you know of a venue that can accommodate any of these productions, let us know. cirkus@bindlestiff.org
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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.
Donate to a specific Bindlestiff Cause: http://www.causes.com/causes/584869#
Bindlestiff Family Variety Arts, Inc. is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit
organization devoted to the preservation and evolution of the variety
arts.
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Bindlestiff Family Cirkus
PO Box 1917
New York, NY 10009
1-877-BINDLES
www.bindlestiff.org
Bindlestiff Family Cirkus
PO Box 1917
New York, NY 10009
http://www.bindlestiff.org
1-877-BINDLES info