Posted 7/5/2005 9:35:38 PM by Editor News from Editor viewed 593 times
Tuesday, July 05, 2005 - Nokomis, FL
July 5, 2005 marked long time showman, Circus Trainmaster and CFA Tent namesake Charlie Smith’s 90th Birthday! A surprise party was held in his honor at his home in Nokomis, FL Friends and family swapped stories and shared good food and drink.
Posted 7/5/2005 3:41:10 PM by Editor News from Press Release viewed 641 times
Tuesday, July 05, 2005 - Vienna, VA
Unprecedented 18th Elephant Calf Born at the Ringling Bros. Center for Elephant Conservation to Bear Name of The Greatest Showman on Earth.
Posted 6/19/2005 6:30:41 PM by Editor News from Ebay Artist viewed 601 times
Sunday, June 19, 2005 - Worldwide
The theme for May is *Circus/FreakShow*, and the goal is to collect as many individual bidders as you can. (There is no prize, just healthy competition between artists.) Great original art is posted each month, so please check it out!
Posted 6/19/2005 3:49:10 PM by Editor News from David Orr, CFA State Chariman viewed 725 times
Sunday, June 19, 2005 - Harrisburgh, PA
Robert Dover / Peggy Williams Tent No. 112-- Fourteen CFA members and guests attended the re-organzation tent meeting on Saturday, June 18, 2005 at HOSS'S Restaurant in Mechanicsburg, PA outside of Harrisburg.
The Purpose of the Circus Fans Association of America is:
Education & Understanding- To provide educational resources related the circus. To promote an understanding and appreciation of the art of the circus.
Communication - To be a point of contact between the people of the circus, artists or executives, and the outside world.
Support - To help ensure the Circus will continue to exist among us as a social, educational and recreational art form. Visit our Calendar page to view support events..
Preservation- The National Circus Preservation Society (NCPS) is a 501(c)(3) not for profit organization affiliated with CFA. Its main goal is to develop, promote, and advance information and knowledge for a better understanding of the American Circus, and to preserve the circus as part of
American history.
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