<fontfamily><param>Geneva</param><smaller>Bindlestiff Family Cirkus Update This update includes: * Schedule for the Final 2 weeks of Bindlestiff at the Mazer Theater * Line-ups for the Sunday Night Variety Show! * Cirkus Inferno at the Mazer--fun for the whole family * The Autonomadic Bookmobile Spring Schedule * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * BINDLESTIFF FAMILY CIRKUS FINAL 2 WEEKS! through 4/28 BINDLESTIFF FAMILY CIRKUS PRESENTS 3 different shows 5 nights a week of variety entertainment at the Mazer Theater, 197 East Broadway, NYC a historic Theater in the Lower East Side located Between Clinton & Jefferson One block from the East Broadway "F" Train stop Info/Reservations: 877-BINDLES http://www.bindlestiff.org * * * Buckaroo Bindlestiff's Wild West Gender Bender Jamboree Thursdays and Fridays at 8 pm Saturdays at 10 pm Admission: $25/$15 for clowns in make-up & folks all gussied up western style This Wild West Spectacle features an exceptional display of variety arts including death-defying stunts, magic, trick roping, aerial acts, juggling, sword swallowing, whip cracking, knife throwing, and fancy gun spinning; featuring live original music, traditional skits, and historical accounts. "Buckaroo Bindlestiff" promises a world of pratfalls, flips, whips, and lassos. Recommended for mature audiences * * * The Classic Bindlestiff Cirkus show Sundays at 8 pm Admission: $15/$10 for clowns in make-up The show that made the word Cirkus synonymous with naughty, bawdy, taboo-breaking good times! Featuring some of New York City's finest variety entertainers. Ringmistress Philomena presents new acts every week, including The Kippingers--novelty music; Rosie & Andrei--in-line skating; Master Lee--comedy juggling possibly; Nicolas Flair--cigar boxes, Angelo Iodice--trick rope spinnging; Magic Brian; Jennifer Miller--circus/sideshow extraordinaire; Kalki Henenberg--hula hooping; Mr. Pennygaff--sword swallower; many more; and you may even witness the infamous plate spinning act. Recommended for mature audiences * * * Lilly Lipid's talent search Wednesdays at 8 pm Admission: $5 Open "mic" night for variety entertainers. Come and perform. Stand-up comedians, poets & folk singers will not necessarily be tolerated. "Performance Artists" perform at their own risk. * * * ALSO AT THE MAZER! FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY! Cirkus Inferno April 20-21, 27-28. Sat, Sun 2pm-3pm. Adults $10, kids $7. Join Amy Gordon and Jonah Logan, the lovable clowns from AntiGravity's Crash Test Dummies and Cirque du Soleilís Mystere, as they wreak havoc on an unsuspecting circus stage. Getting into trouble on a Rocket Pogo, Jet Skates, and more, they canít help but make a monumental mess. Featuring live cartoon sound design and unbelievable sight gags. Meet Lucky and Lady, the world's most dangerous clowns. All ages. * * * * * * * * Info for all shows: 1-877-BINDLES Doors open 30 minutes prior to showtime Reservations are suggested * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * The Autonomadic Bookmobile Roadshow, the love child of the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus and Autonomedia, will appear in New England on the following confirmed dates: [Guide for the perplexed: "ABM" refers to an appearance of the Bookmobile itself. This means that this brightly painted bookshop on wheels, a medicine show of small press books and zines, will appear in your town - outdoors, free of charge, and weather-depending, of course. Some sideshow schtik will probably occur. "AS" refers to the full-fledged Autonomadic Sideshow. While the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus continues the run of Buckaroo Bindlestiff's Wild West Gender Bender Jamboree (www.bindlestiff.org) in NYC this spring, sideshow fans need not despair. The Bookmobile crew will perform 10 or more hair-raising acts on a stage near you!!! This includes bed of nails, bug-eating, iron tongue, fire, knife-throwing, and lots more.] Apr. 24, Wed. Flywheel, Easthampton, MA 2 Holyoke St. ABM: Flywheel parking lot, 2-6 pm AS: Flywheel, 7 pm, $5 Apr. 25, Thurs. Hampshire College, Amherst, MA ABM & AS: in front of library, 11:30 am until ? With Hampshire College Radical Cheerleaders Apr. 26, Fri. Secret Theatre, New London, CT ABM: in front of theater, 2-6 pm AS: Secret Theater, 8 pm, $6 Apr. 27, Sat. Black Swan Pub, Tivoli, NY AS: 8 pm, $7 With Mary Timony (Helium) and Mecca Normal Apr. 28, Sun. The Skinny, Portland, ME 625 Congress St. ABM: in front of Skinny, afternoon AS: Skinny, 10:30 pm, $7 With Clown School Dropouts, Stevie the Hippo, and others ("Straight Up" night begins 8 pm) May 1, Wed. New England Anarchist Bookfair, Boston, MA (tabling only) Curry Student Center Northeastern University (N.U. stop on E-Green line) 12:30 pm May 4, Sat. Festival del Pueblo Carnival, Jamaica Plain, MA in front of Stony Brook T Station (Orange Line) May 5, Sun. Cambridge, MA ABM: TBA Sponsored by the Zeitgeist Gallery More dates to be confirmed later. Bookmobile aficionados: help find places to set up the truck and/or perform the sideshow. We're hoping to be in Vermont and eastern upstate NY on Apr. 29 and 30 and May 6,7, and 8, and would like some Massachusetts gigs on May 2 and 3. contact bookmobile@bindlestiff.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Bindlestiff Family PO Box 1917 New York, NY 10009 212 726-1935 http://www.bindlestiff.org Bindlestiff Family Variety Arts, Inc. is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization </smaller></fontfamily>