The first-ever Virtual
Children's Circus of Middletown ("From the Big top to the Lap
Top") is now registering for week three, which runs July 20 - 24. The
program is free and available to all young people ages 5 - 15.
Registration
is on a week-by-week basis for this year's five-week program, and students can
sign up for as much or as little as they want. Some classes are specifically
for ages 11 to 15, and each morning there are two hours of programming aimed exclusively
at kids ages 5 - 7.
Classes this week
include Hip Hop Dance, Music, Juggling, Drawing, Capoiera, Mask-Making, Mime,
Diabolo, Journalism, Ballet, Contortion, Puzzles and more. Go to www.oddfellows.org for details and to register. All classes
are free, but registration is required and some classes have an enrollment
limit.
There
will be a special event on Friday, July 24 at 2 pm about the "Birth of the
Children's Circus". The Journalism class will interview circus founders
Dic Wheeler, Elsa Menendez, JJ Crashbang and Dirck Westervelt about the first
Children's Circus in 1988 at Powder Ridge Ski Area in Middlefield. Any early
circus staff or participants are welcome to join the conversation, which will
be open to the public. Contact circus@oddfellows.org for more info.
The
Children's Circus is run by Oddfellows Playhouse in Middletown, with support
provided by the Middletown Commission on the Arts and the Middlesex United Way.
For more information, contact info@oddfellows.org or go to www.oddfellows.org.
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