Bindlestiff Family Cirkus Update - May 14, 2010 This update includes: * Bindlestiff's Open Variety Stage Show, Brooklyn, NY. 6/7 * BFC Cabaret comes to Club Helsinki, Hudson, NY. 5/30 and 6/26 * CANCELLED: Bindlestiff Cavalcade of Youth at Galapagos Art Space * Bindlestiff Cavalcade of Youth All-Stars Upcoming performances * Upcoming Bindlestiff Events * New York City's first Unicycle Festival September 3-5 * NYC Unicycle Bridge Tour * The Bindlestiff's Webisode Series * Bring the Cirkus to your town * New Bindlestiff Videos on YouTube * Support the Variety Arts For the most up to date info visit http://www.bindlestiff.org or call 1-877-BINDLES * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Bindlestiff Open Variety Stage Show June 7, 2010 at Galapagos Arts Space, 16 Main Street, Dumbo, Brooklyn, NY First Monday of Every Month Coming Shows: June 7, July 5, August 2... Door $5 Showtime: 8 pm A First Look at NYC's Finest Emerging Variety Talents Circus * Sideshow * Vaudeville * Burlesque * Dance * Music Come to Dumbo Brooklyn for a spectacular night of variety entertainment: tap dancing bears, Kung Fu juggling, trained rats, clown bands, aerial artists, wire walkers, sword swallowers, a bit of burlesque, physical comedy, contortionists and cowboys. Every show offers amazing sights, quirky surprises, and some of the best variety artists working New York and the world. And at every show you will witness your host Keith "Bindlestiff" Nelson attempt the Human Blockhead Kendama Feat. Always entertaining, sometimes almost successful, this daring and painful feat has never been accomplished. Every month you can expect a different line up of emerging artists and world class entertainers. Galapagos Art Space has dedicating the one Monday of every month to New York City's variety, vaudeville, aerial, and circus artists. Celebrating works in progress, emerging artists, and professionals trying something new, this night promises many surprises. Next show is June 7. For more information and to buy tickets go to http://www.galapagosartspace.com Get tickets now http://www.smarttix.com/show.aspx?showcode=BIN4 If you would like to be on the stage, email keith@bindlestiff.org. Write 'Open Variety' in the subject line! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * BFC Cabaret coming to Club Helsinki, Hudson, NY. 5/30 and 6/25 May 30 (Sunday) and June 25 (Friday), 2010 Club Helsinki, 405 Columbia Street, Hudson, NY 12534 Showtime: 9 pm Doors: 8 pm Admission: $20 ($5 discount for clowns in make-up) Info: 1-877-BINDLES bindlestiff.org clubhelsinkiweb.com On May 30 and June 25, The Bindlestiff Family Cirkus Cabaret comes to Club Helsinki's brand new home in Hudson, NY. The Bindlestiff Family Cirkus Cabaret features new, phenomenal acts each show from the world's best artists in the disciplines of Circus, Variety, Burlesque, Sideshow, and Physical Comedy. Live, original Cirkus tunes by our Maestro of Musical Mystery. Expect jugglers, clowns, acrobats, and trapeze artists to share the stage with musicians, magicians, dancers, daredevils, and more. Each show features a unique combination of acts, but all promise a legendary lineup of circus feats, sideshow marvels, and world-class entertainers. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Bindlestiff Cavalcade of Youth Cancelled Due to circumstances beyond our control, we are forced to cancel the May 23 Cavalcade of Youth that was schedule at Galapagos Art Space in Brooklyn. Times are very tough for arts organizations, and the venue decided they needed to accept an offer for a high-paying event client that day instead of providing space for the next generation of variety artists. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Bindlestiff Cavalcade of Youth All-Stars Upcoming performances On Tuesday, May 18, 2010, Bindlestiff's Cavalcade of Youth takes part in the Brooklyn Children’s Museum (BCM) 110th Birthday Celebration Gala Year. The Vaudeville-themed gala marks the historical opening on December 16, 1899. http://www.brooklynkids.org/index.php/supporting/ gala2010 On Thursday, June 10, 2010, Bindlestiffs Cavalcade of Youth All Stars will be a part of Queens Library’s summer reading kickoff. This years theme is “Summer in the City.” For info: http://www.queenslibrary.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Upcoming Bindlestiff Events - Bindlestiff Family Cirkus returns to Spiegeltent for Summerscape 2010 at Bard College. - Bindlestiffs Cavalcade of Youth All-Stars will also be making an appearance at the Spiegeltent - Bindlestiff co-founders are a part of a 1940's themed USO show at the FDR Presidential Library, Hyde Park, NY on May 28. For more details and updates, go to the calendar at http:// www.bindlestiff.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * New York City's first Unicycle Festival September 3-5 The first NYC Unicycle Festival will be rolling across New York City September 3 to September 5, 2010. Bindlestiff Family Variety Arts, Inc. is producing this three-day event featuring a grand gathering on Governors Island on September 4. The festival features unicycle races and games, trials demonstrations, public shows, a long-distance ride, and the largest group of one-wheeled enthusiasts ever to gather in the five boroughs. 2010 will be the first year of a festival that is intended to become an annual tradition for the Big Apple. For more details visit http://nycunifest.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * NYC Unicycle Bridge Tour There are over 2000 bridges in the 5 boroughs of New York City. Since October 14, 2009, Keith Nelson (Bindlestiff Family Cirkus co- founder), Rob Hickman, and a growing group of riders have been making weekly treks around the city to cross every one of them.... on unicycles. Taking advantage of cycle lanes throughout the city, the one wheel mission may be rolling through your neighborhood soon. You can follow the NYC Unicycle Bridge Tour a http://unibridgetour.info * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Bindlestiff Family Cirkus Webisodes On-line! DVD of season one will be available this summer! Need a bit of time with the Bindlestiff's? Travel with the Cirkus. The Full Season One is now online. Visit http://www.thebindlestiffs.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Bring the Cirkus to Your Town! All of the Bindlestiff programs--educational and performance--are available for booking. For more details contact booking@bindlestiff.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * New Bindlestiff Family Cirkus Videos on YouTube. New promotional videos are now up on YouTube including a look at 15 years of present variety arts, a cowboy clown show, The New Vaudeville Revue (a college residency program), and more coming soon. http://www.youtube.com/user/bindlestiffcirkus?feature=mhw5 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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. 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