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Fans Brace for Farewell as Ringling Brothers, ‘Elixir of Youth,’ Fades

Cheri Stout January 30, 2017 read more

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 […]

Carson & Barnes Opens 2017 Season

Don January 28, 2017 read more

Carson & Barnes Circus has opened its 2017 season in Texas with its new production titled Circus Saurus. http://www.carsonbarnescircus.com/

Former Big Apple Circus Animals Find a Home

Don January 23, 2017 read more

Jenny Vidbel, who was an animal trainer for Big Apple Circus, is opening a shelter for circus animals at her farm in New York. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/22/nyregion/retired-big-apple-circus-animals-prepare-for-their-second-act.html

Museum Will Preserve History After Circus is Gone

Don January 22, 2017 read more

Circus World Museum Library is dedicated to preserving circus history, especially now in a time of rapid change. http://journaltimes.com/news/state-and-regional/preserving-the-deep-history-of-the-circus/article_fb8d52ac-e4f9-5dd1-9680-60224fc89a81.html

Circus Collectors React to Ringling News

Cheri Stout January 22, 2017 read more

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 […]

What Will Become of the Circus Trains?

Don January 22, 2017 read more

TRAINS magazine examines the fate of the Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus trains. http://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2017/01/20-ringling-rebuild

Circus Vargas Opens In San Diego

Don January 20, 2017 read more

Circus Vargas has opened its 2017 season with shows in San Diego, California. http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/communities/north-county/sd-no-circus-vargas-20170118-story.html

Carson & Barnes Announces New Show

Don January 20, 2017 read more

Carson & Barnes Circus moves into the future by spotlighting the past. Get ready for Circus Saurus. http://www.carsonbarnescircus.com/

Big Apple Circus Winter Quarters is Sold

Don January 19, 2017 read more

The Big Apple Circus Creative Center in Walden, New York has been sold. http://www.recordonline.com/news/20170117/big-apple-circus-site-being-sold

Circus Performers Describe Hearing the News of Ringling Closing

Don January 19, 2017 read more

The Minneapolis Star tribune contacted performers from Minnesota who are part of the Greatest Show on Earth and asked them to describe their emotions. http://www.startribune.com/for-minnesota-performers-closing-circus-prompts-shock-grief-and-nostalgia/411264605/