Children's Circus Rises Like Phoenix with a Golden Nose

Oddfellows Playhouse, the Middletown Commission on the Arts and the Middlesex United Way present the 23rd Children’s Circus of Middletown: The Quest for the Golden Nose. The one-time-only show will be presented today (Friday August 5) at 5 PM at Macdonough School, with a rain date of August 6 at 5 PM.

Admission: $5 Adults / $3 Students and Seniors

Today at 5pm at Macdonough School (66 Spring St, Middletown) is the Children's Circus of Middletown. It really is an incredible event, and shows to highlight the spirit of Oddfellows Playhouse and the Middletown community. Much of what Oddfellows lost in the February 2011 collapse of the building at 505 Main St. impacted this program.

Over 130 students have worked over the last 5 weeks to put together this incredibly large outdoor performance, which will be witnessed by an audience of over 1,200.

The Middletown community has helped in a variety of ways - families and friends have helped sew and stitch costumes together, paint and build set pieces and puppets. Those who couldn't lend time and energy helped in other ways. On August 1st, Eli Cannon's Tap Room held a Craft Beer Tasting and BBQ, donating the proceeds to Oddfellows. Carrie Carella, General Manager of Eli Cannon's said, "We wanted to help our neighbors. The chaos of construction [Community Health Center next door] helped us realize how important support from the community is. We know the Children's Circus took a big hit when 505 Main St collapsed, destroying costumes and props. We can't sew or act, but we can do an event to help Oddfellows out in a financial way. We thought an event the week of the Circus made a lot of sense."

This is an incredible opportunity to enjoy a fun, community arts event and to support and encourage our young people who are giving us all an incredible gift in this performance. Your presence helps them realize how important they are to Middletown and the future of our community.