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The Circus Hall of Fame sent a parade wagon from their collection to a ceremony honoring the victims of the Hagenbeck Wallace train wreck. http://www.kokomotribune.com/news/peru-circus-wagon-included-in-ceremony-remembering-train-crash/article_d2ff9978-5a0e-11e8-870e-8f7a3b1d58e0.html

World Circus Day was a major event in Monte Carlo. https://www.hellomonaco.com/news/interviews-2/world-circus-day-in-monaco-with-dr-alain-frere-you-can-be-the-greatest-athlete-and-olympic-champion-but-not-an-artist/

The new issue of Spectacle is now up and running at www.spectaclemagazine.com with free access for all. It features a review of the heavily revised Cirque du Soleil show Volta. There is also some surprising news concerning Cirque du Soleil’s New York show Paramour. In addition there is a review of Air Play at the […]

The New Kelly Miller Circus opened its 2018 tour in Hugo, Oklahoma. http://kellymillercircus.com/events/2018-05/

The mansion once owned by the John Robinson Circus is for sale in Cincinnati. https://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/2018/04/13/sale-5-beds-4-1-2-baths-1-elephant-tombstone-asking-1-189-m/444719002/

Women have been an important part of the modern circus for 250 years. https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/2018/circus-at-250-women-in-circus/

The Student Newspaper at ILSU has highlighted the 2018 CFA Convention. https://news.illinoisstate.edu/2018/04/circus-fans-association-of-americas-annual-convention-april-18-21/

A plaque was unveiled in London on the site where Philip Astley opened the first modern circus 250 years ago. http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/9572

Kevin Venardos was once the ringmaster for the Greatest Show on Earth, now he has his own tent show. http://www.jacksonville.com/entertainmentlife/20180331/kevin-venardos-brings-his-little-circus-that-could-to-jacksonville

Steve Lough, a former Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey clown, is running for congress in South Carolina. http://www.counton2.com/news/your-local-election-hq/no-joke-former-clown-hopes-to-trade-circus-for-congress/1084118567