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San Bernardino, California was the home town of many Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey personalities. http://iecn.com/ringling-brothers-barnum-bailey-circus-retiring-yet-leaves-san-bernardino-legacy/

The Editors of the NJ.Com advised their readers to see Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey before it disappears forever. http://www.nj.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2017/02/5_reason_you_cant_miss_the_last_ringling_bros_circ.html

The producers of Circus 1903 knew what they were doing when the cast a magician to play the ringmaster. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/circus-1903-uses-modern-stage-craft-pachyderm-puppets_us_58ab55bce4b03250fc905de7

A new exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City explores the influence of circus on impressionist painters. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/16/arts/design/cirque-du-seurat-at-the-metropolitan-museum-of-art.html

The touring theatrical show CIRCUS 1903 has opened its American tour in California. Critics in Los Angeles give the show rave reviews. http://www.broadwayworld.com/los-angeles/article/BWW-Review-CIRCUS-1903-Recreates-the-Golden-Age-of-Circus-at-the-Hollywood-Pantages-20170216#

This article provides details on Big Top Works, the venture capital organization that has bought Big Apple Circus. http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/The-Big-Top-Will-Officially-Rise-on-Big-Apple-Circus-for-the-2017-18-Season-20170214#

A new movie has premiered on the life of tiger trainer Mabel Stark. http://www.mabelstarkmovie.com/

Adrian and Nellie Poema, the new owners and producers of Royal Hanneford Circus, promise that the show will be different under their control. http://www.newrochelletalk.com/content/meet-newest-generation-hanneford-circus

The State of Wisconsin may take over operations of Circus World in Baraboo. http://www.wiscnews.com/baraboonewsrepublic/news/local/article_3766de42-9f11-5084-9ffe-d60e4c441fca.html

Compass Partners LLC, the new owner of Big Apple Circus, has announced that they will produce a show in New York City in late 2017. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/14/arts/big-apple-circus-sold-to-the-highest-bidder-will-return-this-fall.html?_r=0 http://www.playbill.com/article/new-owners-of-big-apple-circus-plans-to-raise-the-bigtop-again-this-year