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Alumni of the Peru Amateur Circus are practicing for a show that will raise funds to repair the circus’ home in Peru, Indiana   For details, follow this link:   http://www.kokomotribune.com/news/special-circus-show-to-raise-money-for-performers/article_2175ef56-9ac9-11e5-b9d0-d73a44d0a7db.html

A Chicago circus school is petitioning for a zoning ordinance to allow it to transform a 107 year old former church into a circus studio.   For details and photos, follow this link: https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20151203/logan-square/107-year-old-church-circus-project-seeks-zoning-change  

Forbes magazine visited the Big Apple Circus at Lincoln Center in New York. The result is a fascinating look at the logistics of fitting a tent show into very close quarters. For the story and a video, follow this link: http://www.forbes.com/sites/sethporges/2015/11/28/the-7-secrets-to-putting-on-a-circus-in-the-middle-of-manhattan/

Circo Vazquez will perform in the historic Hinchliffe Stadium in Paterson, New Jersey in December.   For details, follow this link: http://www.northjersey.com/news/traveling-circus-coming-to-paterson-s-historic-hinchliffe-stadium-1.1462398

  The new issue of Spectacle is now up and running at www.spectaclemagazine.com   It features a review of the new Big Apple Circus show and an interview with its creators Joel Jeske and Mark Lonergan and an extensive photo gallery of that show by Maike Schulz. Enjoy. Ernest Albrecht

  Dick Wilczewski has been adding to his miniature circus for 65 years.  The project recreates a circus he saw as a youth. For details, follow this link: http://www.goerie.com/miniature-circus-brings-memories-to-life#  

  Moira Orfei, the Italian circus owner and film star, has passed away at age 84. Her funeral attracted thousands of followers and was broadcast on national television. Follow this link to read her obituary from the London Telegraph: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/12012077/Moira-Orfei-circus-owner-obituary.html

  The Big Apple Circus is presenting special shows during its current New York City season that are designed for patrons with autism. For a video, follow this link: http://abc7ny.com/family/the-big-apple-circus—not-your-ordinary-big-top/1094427/