Bindlestiff Family Cirkus Update - December 31, 2011
Happy New Year.
Make every day be a Cirkus Day!
This update includes:
* Bindlestiff Open Stage Variety Show starts this Monday
* Bindlestiff Family Cirkus with Cavalcade of Youth All-Stars at Calhoun School, NYC
* Bindlestiff Family Cirkus Grand Stage Spectacles in NJ and CT this winter:
BFC at State Theatre, New Brunswick, NJ. 2/20
BFC featuring King Charles Troupe at Westminister School, Simsbury, CT. 3/27
* Bindlestiff Family Cirkus Cabaret returns to NYC and Hudson this winter
* Bindlestiff Cavalcade of Youth - two spring shows
* Support the Variety Arts
For the most up to date info visit
http://www.bindlestiff.org or call 1-877-BINDLES
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Bindlestiff Open Stage Variety Show starts this Monday
First Monday of Every Month
Next Show: January 2, 2012
Dixon Place,
161A Chrystie Street, NYC
Showtime: 8 pm
$5 suggested donation
dixonplace.org 212-219-0736
Bindlestiff's laboratory for circus and variety arts has found a new home. Starting on January 2, the monthly "open mic for circus" will be at Dixon Place, NYC. This is a night for works in progress, emerging artists, and professional trying something new or dusting off something old. You never know what you may witness.
If you are interested in performing please contact keith@bindlestiff.org.
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Bindlestiff Family Cirkus with Cavalcade of Youth All-Stars at Calhoun School, NYC
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Mary Lea Johnson Performing Arts Center
The Calhoun School
433 West End Ave. @ 81st St., NYC
Showtime: 2:00 PM
Tickets: $5/students & senior citizens; $10/adults
http://www.calhoun.org/page.cfm?p=54
Bindlestiff Family Cirkus is coming to Calhoun School as a part of the KIDSTUFF program. Join Bindlestiff co-founders Keith Nelson and Stephanie Monseu and young performers from the Bindlestiff Cavalcade of Youth All-Stars for an action packed show that will entertain and amaze the entire family. Milk & cookie reception follows the performance.
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Bindlestiff Family Cirkus Grand Stage Spectacles in NJ and CT this winter
Bindlestiff Family Cirkus teams up with the King Charles Troupe (Harlem's legendary unicycle basketball troupe) and Cirkestra (Boston based Cirkus orchestra) to present three grand stage shows this winter. Fun for the whole family. Mark your calendars now.
Monday, February 20, 2012
State Theatre
New Brunswick, NJ
1 and 3:30 pm shows
http://www.statetheatrenj.org/bindlestiff
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Werner Centennial Center Theatre,
Westminister School, Simsbury, CT.
Showtime: 8 pm
Ticket information will be available soon
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Bindlestiff Family Cirkus Cabaret returns to NYC and Hudson this winter
Bindlestiff's legendary Cirkus Cabaret returns. Every show features a line up of world class variety acts. Many of these artists have been seen with Cirque du Soleil, Ringling Brothers, Big Apple Cirkus, and stages around the world. Hosted by Ringmistress Philomena, the show will include aerial artists, sideshow marvels, vaudevillians, circus acts, and the live music of the Bindlestiff Band. These shows are not for children!
Second Friday of the month (January to March) Hudson, NY
January 13, February 10, March 9
Helsinki Hudson
405 Columbia Street, Hudson, NY
Showtime: 9 pm
helsinkihudson.com 518-828-4800
Thursdays in March in NYC
March 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29
Dixon Place,
161A Chrystie Street, NYC
Showtime: 7:30 pm
dixonplace.org 212-219-0736
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Bindlestiff Cavalcade of Youth - two spring shows
The Stars of Tomorrow Steal the Stage Today! 2 shows this spring:
Dixon Place on March 11
Coney Island USA on March 31
If you are interested in participating in the Cavalcade program and are under 21 years of age contact Viveca at cavalcade@bindlestiff.org
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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.
Donate to a specific Bindlestiff Cause: http://www.causes.com/causes/584869#
Bindlestiff Family Variety Arts, Inc. is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit
organization devoted to the preservation and evolution of the variety
arts.
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Bindlestiff Family Cirkus
PO Box 1917
New York, NY 10009
1-877-BINDLES
www.bindlestiff.org
Bindlestiff Family Cirkus
PO Box 1917
New York, NY 10009
http://www.bindlestiff.org
1-877-BINDLES info