Bindlestiff Family Cirkus Update * Bindlestiffs Coming to Amsterdam, May 14-16, 2005 * Bindlestiffs at Tattoo Extravaganza in Atlantic City, June 10-11, 2005 * Bindlestiffs host Burlesque at the Beach, Coney Island, NY, June 17, 2005 * Stephanie Monseu performs in Circus By the Sea Motorcycle Thrill Show in Atlantic City, July 2005 * New Bindlestiff Family Cirkus CD available * Notes on the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus 10th annual season in New York City * Bindlestiff Family Cirkus seeks Cirkus friendly spaces * Support the Variety Arts * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** * * * * Bindlestiffs Coming to Amsterdam May 14, 15 and 16 at the Fiery Tongue Festival Ruigoord, outskirts of Amsterdam, the Netherlands Bindlestiff Family Cirkus co-founders, Philomena and Mr. Pennygaff are featured performers at the Fiery Tongue Festival at Ruigoord in the Netherlands. Providing an amazing array of sword swallowing, whip cracking and orificular love poetry, Philomena and Mr. Pennygaff join an international line-up of artists including Alex Ward, Jacob Doran, Rosalin, David Piromancer, Vasiliki, MC Cato, John Clarke, Ira Cohen, Roger Cliffe-Thompson, Daisuke, Barry Fitton, Sibyl Madrigal, Lennie St.Luce, Roberto Valenza, Yuyutsu Sharma, Jordan Zinovich, Richard Olafson, Nina Zivancevic, Carla Bogaards, Pieter Boskma, Sven Arians, Frank Diamand, Grazyna Przybyl, and many more. For more information and directions go to http://www.ruigoord.nl/ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Cirkus, Tattoos and Gambling in Atlantic City June 10, 11 & 12th 2005 Drawin' The Wildcard Tattoo Extravaganza at the Atlantic City Convention Center, Atlantic City, NJ. Sideshow Marvels Mr. Pennygaff and Philomena give a unique twist to sideshow classics. Witness the human blockhead, walking on broken glass, sword swallowing, fire eating, the bed of nails... More details coming soon. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** * * * * * * * * Burlesque at the Beach June 17, 2005 at 10 pm at Coney Island Sidehshow, Coney Island, NY The Bindlestiffs host Coney Islands's weekly Burlesque on the Beach: a revival of the most glorious and notorious of the "girlie revues" in Coney Island history. The sumptuous decor, fabulous bubble machine and swell girls make burlesque one of Coney's hottest attractions! A blend of old style burlesque, sideshow freaks, strange women, new vaudeville and toe tappin' music... its fireworks after the fireworks!! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Daredevils in Atlantic City July 2005 Steel Pier, Atlantic City, NJ Stephanie Monseu, aka Philomena, drives the motorcyle for Miss Una's Circus by the Sea Motorcycle Thrill Show in Atlantic City this July. This death-defying display features the trapeze artistry of Una Mimnagh suspended from a motorcycle driven by Stephanie Monseu. The motorcyle sits on a steel high wire suspended eighty feet from the ground. So come on by the Steel Pier in Atlantic City. Multiple shows daily. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * CD Now Available Bindlestiff Family Cirkus' From the Gutter to the Glitter CD is now available. Featuring music from the new production including Half and Half and Half. You can order online at http://www.bindlestiff.org or send a check or money order for $17, $15 for CD plus $2 for shipping and handling to: Bindlestiff Family Variety Arts, Inc. PO Box 1917 New York, NY 10009 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Notes on the 2005 NYC Season The Bindlestiff Family Cirkus thanks everyone who witnessed and participated in our tenth annual New York City season at Theater for the New City. It was a smashing success with the NYC debut of From the Gutter to the Glitter: A Night Out with the Bindlestiffs, the continued growth of our Cavalcade of Youth, and another celbratory year of BFC Cabarets. From the Gutter to the Glitter: A Night Out with the Bindlestiffs will be touring in the late 2005 and 2006. The Cavalcade of Youth continues to grow with over thirty youths now involved in the production. The Bindlestiff Family Cirkus Cabaret presented over twenty different variety acts and celebrated our musical history by featuring six of our past musical line-ups including Baby Dee, Albert Garzon, Corn Mo, Sxip, Peter Bufano with Kaethe Hosttetter, and Raja Azar with Tim Hoey. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Cirkus seeks spaces Bindlestiff is currently looking for spaces for a variety of reasons, from short range to long term needs. Below are just a few examples. * A NYC theater to produce the 2006 BFC season * A NYC theater for a semi annual or quarterly Cavalcade of Youth program * Land and facilities in upstate New York to allow for expansion, living, and rehearsal * A permanent home for the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus' Palace of Variety If you have any notions, let us know. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Keep the Variety Arts Alive Every donation is greatly appreciated, whether it is five dollars or five thousand dollars. With your help, Circus, Sideshow, Vaudeville and Burlesque continue to thrive despite the rising costs of insurance, gas, props, publicity, legal fees, venue rentals... 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 http://www.bindlestiff.org