Posted 7/13/2015 8:22:18 PM by Don Covington
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Tuesday, July 14, 2015 - West Sprngfield, Massachuseets
The first ever Worldwide Circus Summit is underway in Massachusetts
WORLDWIDE CIRCUS SUMMIT 2015
Circus Fans Association of America
PROGRAM OF ACTIVITIES
Tuesday July 14 – Opening Day!
2:30 PM Summit On-Site Shuttle Service – until 11:00 PM today – Parking lot and Summit venues on ESE
The Summit On-Site Shuttle Service is sponsored by the Hamid Circus with drivers provided by the Melha Shrine Temple.
3:00 PM Registration Desk Opens – until 6:30 PM today – Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Pavilion
Registration and general information
The Registration Desk is sponsored by Spotlight Graphics.
3:00 PM Hospitality Tent Opens - until 11:00 PM today – Storrowton Tavern Patio
Food, beverages and cutting up jackpots under the “white top” on the Tavern patio
The Hospitality Tent is sponsored by Circus Producers Association.
3:00 PM Eastern States Exposition Circus Museum Opens - until 5:00 PM today – Storrowton Village
Circus models and other circus artifacts
The ESE Circus Museum is a permanent exhibit of the Eastern States Exposition (ESE).
3:00 PM Summit Midway Preview - until 6:00 PM today – Near Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Pavilion
Intermittent performances by various artists including:
Horses, Horses, Horses! – Outdoors on the Midway
Lisa Dufresne
Teeny Weeny Circus – Outdoors on the Midway
Elmo Gibb
Clowns, jugglers, magicians and more – Outdoors on the Midway
The Summit Midway is sponsored by Lisa Dufresne’s Horses! Horses! Horses!
and Elmo Gibb’s Teeny Weeny Circus.
Band Organs are provided by the Carousel Organ Association of America (COAA.)
4:00 PM Circus Film Festival Series Preview - until 6:00 PM today – Storrowton Tavern
Showing of historic and contemporary circus films
“First of May” (1999) by Gary Rogers (Screenplay Writer)
The Circus Film Series is sponsored by the Storrowton Tavern.
*Note: Dates and times of events may change. Please check the Summit Daily News for any updates.
7:00 PM Opening Reception - until 10:00 PM - Carriage House
Substantial hors d’oeuvres, cash bar, band organs (COAA), live music and entertainment
The Opening Reception is sponsored by the Outdoor Amusement Business Association.
Live music provided by Windjammers Unlimited (WJU).
9:00 PM Circus Film Festival Session 1 - until 11:00 PM today – Storrowton Tavern
“World Circus” (2013) by Angela Snow (Director)
“Circus According to Cecil” (2015) with Marta Renzi (Filmmaker)
Wednesday July 15 – Circus Day!
5:30 AM Arrival and load in of Cole Bros. Circus – ESE Circus Grounds
7:30 AM Summit On-Site Shuttle Service – until 11:00 PM today – Parking lot and Summit venues on ESE
7:45 AM Grand Opening - Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Pavilion – Pavilion open until 5:30 PM today
Registration Desk, vendors, circus models, performance areas, exhibits and organizational displays
The pavilion (exhibition hall) is sponsored by Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey.
The performance space in the RBBB Pavilion is sponsored by Silzer Law Chartered.
Circus models provided by Circus Model Builders (CMB).
8:00 AM Registration Desk Opens - until 5:30 PM today – Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Pavilion
8:30 AM Welcome & Opening Speaker - Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Pavilion
Johnathan Lee Iverson – Ringmaster - Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey
9:30 AM Circus Yesterday Seminar Series Opens – Carriage House
Circus history
Deborah Walk – Series Coordinator
President – Circus Historical Society and Tibbals Curator Circus Museum at the Ringling
The Circus Yesterday Seminar Series is presented by the Circus Historical Society.
Lecture: The origins of the modern circus - Dr. Vanessa Toulmin – University of Sheffield (England)
Magic Lantern Show: Antique slides of early circus performers – Richard Moore
9:30 AM Circus Photography Presentations Open - until 4:00 PM - Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Pavilion
Continuous showing of 100s of historic circus photographs by the following photographers: Jerry Cash, Los Angeles, CA; Jim Cole, St. Cloud, FL; Richard Czina, Sarasota, FL; Deborah Grosmark, Airmont, NY;
Paul Gutheil, Glen Rock, NJ; Vincent Manero, Le Coin, Switzerland; Rick Purdue, Chicago, IL; Janet Sopelak, Simsbury, CT and Richard and Christopher Flint, Baltimore, MD.
The Circus Photography Presentations are sponsored by the Circus Report.
11:00 AM ESE Circus Museum Opens - until 5:00 PM today – Storrowton Village Area
11:30 AM Lunch Break
Circus Yesterday Seminar Series and Circus Photography Presentations paused.
*Note: Dates and times of events may change. Please check the Summit Daily News for any updates.
11:30 AM Hospitality Tent Opens - until 11:00 PM today – Storrowton Tavern Patio
11:45 AM Jackpot Junction Series Session 1 - until 1:00 PM - Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Pavilion
Live interviews and storytelling with fascinating circus personalities . . . both young and veteran
E. James Strates – CEO – James E. Strates Shows
William C Taggart – 1950s Ticket Seller – Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey
The Jackpot Junction Series is sponsored by the Eastern States Exposition.
1:00 PM Circus Yesterday Seminar Series resumes until 3:30 PM – Carriage House
Circus Music, the Lifeblood of the Circus, Recreation of an Early Twentieth Century Circus Band - Windjammers Unlimited
Panel Discussion: Impact of the circus on contemporary culture – Paul Binder – Founder of the Big Apple Circus with Fred Dahlinger, Fred Pfening III and Duncan Wall circus historians
1:00 PM Circus Photography Presentations resume until 5:30 PM - Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Pavilion
3:30 PM World Circus Federation Speaker – Carriage House
Laura van der Meer – Executive Director World Circus Federation
4:00 PM Summit Midway Opens - until 6:00 PM today – Near Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Pavilion
Continuous performances by the following acts:
Summit Sideshow – R.W. Commerford & Sons Tent
Scott Nelson - Producer
Horses, Horses, Horses! – Outdoors on the Midway
Lisa Dufresne
Teeny Weeny Circus – Outdoors on the Midway
Elmo Gibb
Clowns, jugglers, magicians and more – Outdoors on the Midway
Summit Sideshow sponsored by the Strates Shows.
Summit Sideshow tent provided by R.W. Commerford & Sons,
Sideshow band provided by Windjammers Unlimited
Band Organs are provided by the Carousel Organ Association of America (COAA.)
6:00 PM Circus Band Concert – Cole Bros. Circus Big Top – ESE Circus Grounds
Concert band provided by Windjammers Unlimited.
7:30 PM Cole Bros. Circus Performance – ESE Circus Grounds
*Note: Dates and times of events may change. Please check the Summit Daily News for any updates.
Thursday July 16 – Auction Day!
7:30 AM Summit On-Site Shuttle Service – until 11:00 PM today – Parking lot and Summit venues on ESE
8:00 AM Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Pavilion Opens - until 9:30 PM today
8:00 AM Registration Desk Opens - until 5:30 PM today – Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Pavilion
8:00 AM Circus Photography Presentations Open - until 5:30 PM - Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Pavilion
8:30 AM Circus Historical Society Auction Preview - Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Pavilion
9:00 AM Circus Historical Society Auction until 1:00 PM - Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Pavilion
9:00 AM Windjammers Open Rehearsals & Recording Sessions – La Quinta Hotel
Until Noon and from 7:00 PM until 10:00 PM today
11:00 AM ESE Circus Museum Opens - until 5:00 PM today – Storrowton Village Area
11:30 AM Lunch Break
11:30 AM Hospitality Tent Opens - until 11:00 PM today – Storrowton Tavern Patio
11:45 AM Jackpot Junction Series Session 2 – until 1:00 PM - Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Pavilion
Kathy Maher – Executive Director of the Barnum Museum
Tony Steele – Trapeze artist
11:45 AM Circus Fans Association Trustees and NCPS Meetings until 3:30 PM – Storrowton Tavern
1:00 PM Circus Today Seminar Series Opens – until 5:30 PM today – Carriage House
Contemporary circus issues
Peggy Williams – Series Coordinator
Educational Outreach Manager – Feld Entertainment
Lecture: Circus advertising – Bill Powell – VP Marketing & Sales – Feld Entertainment
Lecture: Circus industry hot topics – Stephen Payne VP-Corporate Communications-Feld Entertainment
Panel Discussion: Circus Directors’ Forum - Paul Binder (Big Apple Circus), Barbara Byrd (Carson & Barnes Circus), Brian Boswell (Boswell’s Circus, South Africa), Zsuzsanna Mata (Budapest Circus Festival, Hungary), Wayne McCary (Big E Super Circus), John Pugh (Cole Bros Circus), Katya and Nelson Quiroga (Circus Vargas), Jim Royal (Kelly Miller Circus), Cedric Walker (Universoul Circus) and Ramon Vazquez (Circo Hermanos Vazquez).
Panel Discussion: Circus clowning - David Carlyon, Greg DeSanto, Bruce Johnson, David Kiser, Barry Lubin and Patricia Manuel.
4:00 PM Cole Bros. Circus Matinee Performance – ESE Circus Grounds
6:00 PM Circus Fans Association Auction Preview - Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Pavilion
6:30 PM Circus Fans Association Auction until 9:30 PM - Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Pavilion
*Note: Dates and times of events may change. Please check the Summit Daily News for any updates.
7:00 PM Cole Bros. Circus Evening Performance – ESE Circus Grounds
9:00 PM Circus Film Festival Session 2 - until 11:00 PM today – Carriage House
“Circus Acts for Children of All Ages” by Richard Czina
“Kelly Miller Circus: A World of Difference” by Lane Talburt
9:00 PM Jackpot Junction Series Session 3 - until 11:00 PM today – Hospitality Tent
Ward Hall – King of the Sideshow
Barbara Miller Byrd – Owner – Carson & Barnes Circus
9:00 PM Load out and departure of Cole Bros. Circus – ESE Circus Grounds
Friday July 17 – Future day!
7:30 AM Summit On-Site Shuttle Service – until 11:00 PM today – Parking lot and Summit venues on ESE
8:00 AM Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Pavilion Opens - until 8:30 PM today
8:00 AM Registration Desk Opens - until 5:30 PM today – Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Pavilion
8:00 AM Circus Photography Presentations Open - until 5:30 PM - Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Pavilion
8:30 AM European Circus Association Speaker – Carriage House
Helmut Grosscurth – Managing Director European Circus Association
9:00 AM Circus Historical Society Membership Meeting until 9:30 AM – Sheraton Hotel
9:40 AM Circus Historical Society Historical Papers Session until 11:00 AM – Sheraton Hotel
9:00 AM Windjammers Open Rehearsals & Recording Sessions – La Quinta Hotel
Until Noon and from 7:00 PM until 10:00 PM today
9:30 AM Circus Tomorrow Seminar Series Opens – Carriage House
Future of the circus
Amy Cohen – Series Coordinator
Executive Director – American Youth Circus Organization
Panel Discussion Topics: Circus Applications
Amy Cohen, Marci Diamond, Jessica Hentoff, Maribeth Joy, Shana Kennedy and Dic Wheeler
11:00 AM ESE Circus Museum Opens - until 5:00 PM today – Storrowton Village Area
11:30 AM Lunch Break
Circus Tomorrow Seminar Series and Circus Photography Presentations are paused.
11:30 AM Hospitality Tent Opens - until 11:00 PM today – Storrowton Tavern Patio
11:30 AM Circus Historical Society Annual Banquet – Sheraton Hotel
Speaker: Barry Lubin – Grandma the Clown
*Note: Dates and times of events may change. Please check the Summit Daily News for any updates.
11:45 AM Jackpot Junction Series Session 4 – until 1:00 PM - Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Pavilion
Cecil MacKinnon – Yo-Yo the Narrator - Circus Flora
Terry Abbot - 1950s aerial ballerina – Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey
1:00 PM Circus Tomorrow Seminar Series resumes until 3:00 PM – Carriage House
Panel Discussion: The Path to Becoming a Professional Circus Artist
Amy Cohen, Marci Diamond, Jessica Hentoff, Shana Kennedy and former youth performers who are now working professionally
1:00 PM Circus Photography Presentations resume until 5:30 PM
3:30 PM Jackpot Junction Series Session 5 - until 5:00 PM - Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Pavilion
Robert W. Commerford – Owner R.W. Commerford & Sons Shows
Rob Mermin – Founder – Circus Smirkus
Jessica Hentoff & Circus Harmony youth performers
4:30 PM Ecumenical Worship Service until 5:30 PM – Meeting House Storrowton Green
Conducted by local clergy and members of the Circus and Traveling Shows Ministry
6:00 PM Summit Midway - until 7:00 PM today – Near Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Pavilion
Horses, Horses, Horses! – Outdoors on the Midway
Lisa Dufresne
Teeny Weeny Circus – Outdoors on the Midway
Elmo Gibb
Clowns, jugglers, magicians and more – Outdoors on the Midway
6:00 PM Summit Clown Alley – Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Pavilion
7:00 PM Summit All-Star Circus - until 8:30 PM– Silzer Stage - Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Pavilion
The Summit Clown Alley and All-Star Circus sponsored by Joe Barney and Center Ring Productions.
9:00 PM Circus Film Festival Session 3 - until 11:00 PM today – Carriage House
“May All Your Days be . . .” by Bruce Johnson
Ringling Bros “backyard” movies shot in the 1950s – Robert Sabia
9:00 PM Jackpot Junction Series Session 6 - until 11:00 PM today – Hospitality Tent
Chuck Burnes – Circus clown
Wini McKay – Director, Los Angeles Circus
*Note: Dates and times of events may change. Please check the Summit Daily News for any updates.
Saturday July 18 – Circus Youth Day!
7:30 AM Summit On-Site Shuttle Service – until 11:00 PM today – Parking lot and Summit venues on ESE
8:00 AM Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Pavilion Opens - until 5:00 PM today
8:00 AM Registration Desk Opens - until 1:00 PM today – Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Pavilion
8:00 AM Circus Photography Presentations Open - until Noon - Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Pavilion
8:30 AM Circus Fans Association General Session meeting - until 9:30 AM – Carriage House
8:30 AM Carousel Organ Association of America meeting and banquet - until 2:00 PM –Storrowton Tavern
10:00 AM Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Clown Auditions - until Noon – RBBB Pavilion
11:00 AM ESE Circus Museum Opens - until 5:00 PM today – Storrowton Village Area
11:30 AM Lunch
11:30 AM Hospitality Tent Opens – until 3:00 PM and from 5:30 PM and 11:00 PM today
Storrowton Tavern Patio
12:00 PM Summit Midway - until 1:00 PM today – Near Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Pavilion
Horses, Horses, Horses! Show – Outdoors on the Midway
Lisa Dufresne
Clowns, jugglers, magicians and more – Outdoors on the Midway
1:00 PM AYCO Youth Circus Showcase – 3:00 PM Silzer Stage Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Pavilion
The Youth Circus Showcase is produced by the American Youth Circus Organization (AYCO).
3:00 PM Circus Film Festival Session 4 - until 4:00 PM – Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Pavilion
1980 Circus Vargas by Jan Biggerstaff
1993 Beatty-Cole Bros. by Dave Johnson
3:30 PM AYCO Youth Reception - until 5:00 PM – Hospitality Tent
The Youth Reception is sponsored by the American Youth Circus Organization (AYCO).
5:00 PM Catholic Mass – Meeting House
Celebrant: Father Richard Notter – CFA Chaplain
6:00 PM Circus Model Builders’ Banquet – until 10:00 PM – Storrowton Tavern
6:30 PM Circus Fans Association Annual Banquet - until 10:30 PM – Carriage House
Speaker: John Pugh – Owner Cole Brothers Circus
6:30 PM Windjammers Unlimited Annual Banquet - until 10:30 PM – La Quinta Hotel
*Note: Dates and times of events may change. Please check the Summit Daily News for any updates.
Sunday July 19 – Circus Smirkus
1:00 PM Circus Smirkus Performance – South Windsor, CT
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