DECATUR -- Thanks to the sponsorship of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce, Culpepper and Merriweather Circus, America's favorite big top circus, is coming to Veterans Park in Decatur on Thursday, Sept. 11, with two scheduled performances at 5 and 7:30 p.m.
Now in its 30th edition, C and M Circus has become internationally known for quality family entertainment. This authentic one-ring, big-top circus has been featured on National Geographic's Explorer TV series, in Entertainment Tonight, the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune and Arizona Highways magazine. It has also been featured on the A and E Special: Under the Big Top; and, most recently, On the Road with Circus Kids, a Nickelodeon special featured on the Nick News Program.
Decatur residents will be able to come out circus morning, between 9:30 and 10 a.m. and watch as a familiar place in town is transformed into a bustling circus city. Activity swirls around the grounds as animals are unloaded, the big top is erected, and rigging is prepared for performances later in the day. A free tour will follow, offering a unique face-to-face opportunity for families, schools and interested community members to meet and learn all about the Culpepper and Merriweather Circus family and includes a walking tour of the circus grounds. In this presentation, topics such as hygiene, grooming and the veterinary care all of the circus animals receive will be addressed.
On circus day, performers bring the magic of the circus to life in each 90-minute performance. This year's lineup includes an all-star group of performers and entertainers: Miss Simone and her breathtaking single trapeze act, Miss Paulina's proud "Big and Little" prancing ponies, the Arlise Troupe on their wild and crazy unicycles, Natalie's American Eskimo Escapades and, back by popular demand, Miss April and her on the edge of your seat Rola Bola.
This year the circus has Miss Georgia displaying flexibility to the extreme and, for the first time, the Wheel of Destiny and Tight Rope by the Los Moralitos. But, let's not forget the favorite performing jungle cats, Soloman, Delilah and Francis, presented by Mr. Trey Key, that will certainly have visitors on the edge of their seats. Shows are accompanied by original music written by the talented Matt Margucci from Los Angeles, Calif.
More information is available on the circus FaceBook page, including videos, photos and comments from past sponsors and patrons. For a direct link you can go to www.cmcircus.com and click on the Facebook link.
Tickets may be purchased in advance at these locations: Arvest Bank-Gravette, Bank of Gravett, Handy Mart, T-N-T Express, Decatur State Bank, Carniceria Guanajuato, Decatur City Hall, Smith Drug, Hairbender, Pioneer Pizza, Tuckers and Gallery Cafe. Prices for advance tickets are $6 for children ages 2 to 12 -- children under 2 are always free -- and $10 for adults. On show day, tickets will be $13 for adults and $7 for children. For more information or to reserve discount tickets call 866 BIG TOP 6. Reservations will be available even on show day but only at this number until 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
General News on 08/27/2014