Bindlestiff Family Update

The Bindlestiff Family Cirkus update contains:

* Bindlestiff hosts Burlesque at the Beach, Coney Island, NY
* TONIGHT! Lilly Lipid at Galapogos. WIN $99.99
* Bindlestiff Cirkus in Times Square
* Bindlestiffs on the road
* Autonomadic Bookmobile and Sideshow on Tour
* Seeking Acts

See below for more details
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CONEY ISLAND, USA
AND THE
BINDLESTIFF FAMILY CIRKUS
PRESENT
BURLESQUE ON THE BEACH
FRIDAY, MAY 31, 2002
at
SIDESHOW BY THE SEASHORE, 1208 SURF AVE, BROOKLYN, NY
Showtime 10 pm. Admission $10.
Information: 877-BINDLES

On Friday, May 31 at 10 pm, the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus opens the sixth season of Coney Island's "Burlesque on the Beach."

Philomena Bindlestiff hosts
this passionate night of pasties and prat falls featuring
The sword swallowing of Mr. Pennygaff * Bambi the Fiji Mermaid * Bombshell Burlesque's Anna Curtis * The Sensational Bunny Love * The Contortions of Al Millar the Australian Rubber Dude * The Prestidigitation of Magic Brian * The Hula Hooping Gyrations of Miss Saturn * The Grinding Music of Professor Raja Azar * Kinkette's Sexy Gun Safety Lecture * Philomena's Champagne Bubble Bath

You will be seduced by outrageous acts, old style burlesque, daring feats and cunning stunts.

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Lily Lipid's Talent Search
May 22 and 29 (Wednesday)
at Galapagos, 70 North 6th between Wythe and Kent
Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
Showtime 9 pm. FREE Admission!!!
TOP PRIZE $99.99!!!

Open to all amateurs, professionals. poseurs and inveterate showoffs!

Seeking: whistlers, tapdancers, puppeteers, crooners, terpsichore specialists, ecdysiasts, acrobats, pirates, comics, novelty musicians, orators, thespians, etc.

(Formerly the GONE Show)

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The Bindlestiff Family Cirkus is moving to Times Square!
Starting this summer and running through December Bindlestiff is opening a combined museum and theater.

More details Coming Soon.

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Bindlestiff Family Cirkus on the road:

July 8--tentative Youngstown, OH
July 9 Milwaukee, WI
July 10   Circus Fans of America Convention   Madison WI
July 11 Chicago, IL
July 12   TBA
July 13   Beachland Ballroom    Cleveland, OH
July 27 Riverfest   Morgantown, WV
July 28 Morgantown, WV

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Autonomadic Bookmobile and Sideshow Tour

May 19, 8 pm
Circle A Cafe, 3087 Melwood Ave., Pittsburgh, PA

May 20-23
Various street locations. Cleveland, OH and Ann Arbor, MI

May 24 Flint, MI - details TBA

May 25, 8 pm
Dreamland Theater 44 E. Cross St., Ypsilanti, MI

May 26, 3 pm
Trumbullplex , 4208 Trumbull, Detroit, MI

May 31
Catasaqua, PA - details TBA

June 1-5
Lost Film Festival, Philadelphia, PA

For info and updates, please contact bookmobile@bindlestiff.org

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Seeking Acts and Participants
For the Time Square project we are seeking acts for our weekend variety shows, performers looking to "experiment" before a live audience at our open mic, self contained shows for performances during the week, roustabouts, volunteers, etc. Let us know how you would like to participate.