C.F.A. 2018 – Beyond Normal! The Circus Fans Association of America is delighted to announce plans for their annual convention in Normal, Illinois April 18-22, 2018! There will be a whirlwind of activities and speakers in this central Illinois community once known around the world as “The Trapeze Capital of the World!” Circus stars […]
From the Washington Post … On May 14, 1917, the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus descended upon the nation’s capital on four trains stretching more than a mile. The Washington Post reported that a crowd of about 30,000 people gathered at the show grounds at 15th and H streets to watch the construction […]
The Big Top, elephants and the blizzard: Hampton Roads says goodbye to the Ringling circus The circus is coming to town. For the last time. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey’s circus announced in January it’s packing up the big top after 146 years. Times have changed, the company said. Animal activists succeeded in getting […]
When Dom Yodice heard that the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus was shutting down, he said, “I ran the full cycle of emotions — sadness, anger, frustration. I didn’t believe it possible it would no longer be around.” He’s seen the Ringling circus more than 100 times, starting when he was 6 and […]
Jan 22, 2017 – Maureen Zambito If you’re a collector of Americana, advertising or poster art, then you were especially saddened by the recent news that the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus will be closing down. On Jan. 14, the news broke that Ringling’s current producer of the Greatest Show on Earth, Feld […]
January 19, 2017 from Gary Payne, CFA President The announcement of the forthcoming closing of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey has caught the imagination of the media and produced ironically some positive results for the CFA and Circus Fans and friends everywhere. We’re seeing quite a bounce in membership inquiries and media requests for […]
News Release — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: OCTOBER 21, 2016 — Gamble Presents Paper at National Circus Conference NORFOLK/VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.— Dr. Mort Gamble, senior vice president for advancement and external relations at Virginia Wesleyan College, co-presented a paper at the national Circus Historical Society convention in Sarasota, Florida, on Oct. 14. “Little Caesar: The Secret […]