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The Circus World elephants will be Grand Marshals of Baraboo’s Circus Parade. Thus will be the last year that elephants will appear at Circus World. https://www.wiscnews.com/announcements/community/elephants-will-lead-big-top-parade-as-grand-marshals/article_5afa8391-1336-5d51-8c13-f526603e9089.html

Samuel Patrick Smith is the new editor of WHITE TOPS magazine. Smith is the founder of SPS publications, a specialty publishing firm based in Kentucky. http://spsbooks.com/about-us/

Circus owner George Carden is the new owner of Siegfried and Roy’s Las Vegas estate. Famed circus family buys Siegfried & Roy’s Jungle Palace

Some 100 Ukrainian circus students have taken up residence in Hungary and are training at the Budapest Circus School. https://apnews.com/article/kharkiv-hungary-entertainment-21f532166cb48c239d14ffd752f3b78f

Jack Lepiarz grew up on Big Apple Circus. After college he became a reporter for NPR. Now, he is returning to show business. https://www.npr.org/2023/02/24/1158480752/jack-lepiarz-circus

Minnesota’s Circus Juventas has announced that they have been selected as the American site of Cirque’s talent development program. The program will benefit both organizations by expanding the pool of young talent and coaches.

The Circus Ring of Fame will honor Peggy Williams, Father Jerry Hogan, the Alexis Brothers and Jeannette Williams at next year’s ceremony. https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2022/dec/06/circus-ring-of-fame-foundation-announces-2023-awards-ceremony-inductees/

The state of North Carolina has sold the last of the former Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus train cars to a scrap dealer. North Carolina sells last of former Ringling Bros. cars

Baraboo, Wisconsin’s Circus World has embarked on a mult-year expansion project. More details were revealed this week. https://www.wiscnews.com/community/baraboonewsrepublic/circus-worlds-plans-for-a-future-circus-world-are-underway/article_bef5b881-a604-5907-b657-af7fc66744dd.html

Franco Dragone who created Cirque du Soleil’s show “O” and “Mystere” has passed away at age 69. https://www.rgj.com/story/news/2022/09/30/cirque-du-soleil-las-vegas-shows-franco-dragone-death/8140387001/