Bindlestiff Family Cirkus Update - October/ November 2007 It has been a non-stop summer of Cirkus including the first year of Bindlestiff Family Cirkus' Summer Camp on Staten Island and the second annual Summer Variety Show Tour. The Bindlestiff Family Cirkus thanks everyone who came out to see this years Bindlestiff Family Cirkus and Magic Hat Summer Variety Show Tour. The tour offered 59 shows in 33 cities across 14 states. This update includes: * Oct 21, Buckaroo Bindlestiff's Wild West Jamboree, Southampton, NY * Oct. 27, Night of the Living Dead, Raleigh, NC * Nov. 3, Sideshow Convention, Wilkes Barre, PA * Coming soon... * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Sunday, October 21 Buckaroo Bindlestiff Wild West Jamboree at The Parrish Art Museum 25 Job's Lane, Southampton, NY Admission is Free. 1 to 4 pm. Fun for the whole Family! info: 631-283-2118 parrshart.org The Wagon Train is rolling into town. Join Gentleman Jack Pennygaff and Miss Philly for this rootin' and tootin' Wild West Jamboree. Celebrating the legends and arts that made the American Wild West, the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus offers an amazing display of lasso spinning, whip cracking, gun slinging, live western music, knife throwing, and many surprises. All the little buckaroos and buckarettes are invited to learn how to spin a rope after the show. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Saturday, October 27, 2007 Magic Hats' Night of the Living Dead featuring Bindlestiff Family Cirkus at the Lincoln Theater 126 East Cabarrus Street Raleigh, NC 27601 Tickets are $13 in advance/$15 DOS. Doors; 8pm Must be 21 years old. For info/tickets: http://staging.magichat.net/nold/ Join The Bindlestiff Family Cirkus and Magic Hat for a most unusual celebration, Night of the Living Dead. The howling winds have pushed us South to the Lincoln Theatre in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Bindlestiff Family Cirkus promises and evening of unexpected treats and tricks freaturing a Fearsome Foursome of Freakery- dynamite entertainment which will shock, amaze and disgust event the most hardened Halloween reveler! Witness bizarre feats like the Human Blockhead, in which a 6" steel spike is hammered straight into the performer's head! See the Mr. Pennygaff, the Sword Swallower, down 24" of shining, sharpened steel! Feel the bottom of your stomach drop out as Magic Brian swallows a length of thread and 10 brand new razors, straight out of the package- and pulls them out of his mouth in a bloody garland! See Philomena dance barefoot upon a splintered carpet of shattered beer bottles! Gape openmouthed as Ravi the Scorpion Mystic contorts his body into nightmare shapes! These strange feats and more will keep your eyes riveted throughout the evening. Don't forget a very special "Group Costume contest" for the $1000 Grand prize! You and a minimum of one other soul, must arrive in the same theme. You can have as many in your group as you would like, but the minimum is two folks in a clearly shared theme. All attending will help choose the winner. Come Unusually Attired!! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * November 2-4, 2007 Bindlestiff Family Cirkus at the Sideshow Gathering in Wilkes Barre, PA Bindlestiff Family Cirkus will performer Saturday evening. Everyone Welcome! http://www.thesideshowgathering.com/ A number of Bindlestiffs will be performing at the annual Inkin' In the Valley Tattoo Convention and Sideshow Gathering. Mr. Pennygaff and Philomena join this congress of curiosities from across the world to present three days of continuous Sideshow entertainment. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Stay Tuned for other events. Coming soon! Details on the next Cavalcade of Youth and the Winter Cirkus Cabaret. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Bindlestiff Family Cirkus: The First Ten Years on DVD. NOW AVAILABLE. Bindlestiff DVD can be ordered by sending a $23 payment to Bindlestiff Family Variety Arts, Inc. PO Box 1917, New York, NY 10009. DVD is also available online: www.bindlestiff.org/merch_media.html * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Tax-deductible donations can be made at www.bindlestiff.org/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