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15th Annual Portland Clowns Without Borders Benefit Show!
With a magnificent mix of acts, from the breath-catching-ly beautiful to the dazzlingly dextrous to the fall-off-your-chair funny, the annual Portland Clowns Without Borders Benefit Show is a family-friendly variety extravaganza not to be missed.
When: Friday, December 7th, 2012, 7:30pm (doors open at 7)
Where: da Vinci Middle School, 2508 NE Everett, Portland
Tickets: Kids $9/ Adults $10-30 sliding scale/ $35 Family
This year's show will be a fantastic convocation the very finest of Portland's flourishing physical theatre, vaudeville, and new circus community, including:
Charlie Brown, world-famous manipulator of objects
Leapin' Louie Lichtenstein, comic lasso-twirler extraordinaire
Rhys Thomas, genius juggling showman
Brittany Walsh, hand-balancing virtuoso
Curtis Carlyle, quick-witted juggler
Michael O'Neill, hilarious clown man
Adam the Great, confounding magician
Angel Ocasio, "Clown Prince" of the Rose Festival
Kyoko Uchida, astonishing acrobat.
and more ...
With live music by the Shoehorn Hat Band!
The show will raise money to support Clowns Without Borders-USA's work with children and their communities, relieving trauma through laughter and play in areas of crisis around the world. CWB-USA is sending another team of professional circus theatre performers/instructors to Haiti in January to continue work with communities still living in tent camps since the 2010 earthquake. CWB-USA is also continuing ongoing projects in crisis-affected communities in Burma, Colombia, Ecuador, and Indonesia, and on the ready to collaborate with international CWB chapters to work with Syrian refugees in Turkey and Jordan when appropriate.
About Clowns Without Borders
Founded in 1995 by Moshe Cohen, Clowns Without Borders-USA strives to relieve trauma through laughter in areas of crisis around the world. Socially conscious and circus-loving Portland, Oregon, has for a long time been the most active hub of CWB volunteers and supporters in the US!
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LocationDa Vinci Middle School (View)
2508 NE Everett
Portland, OR 97230
United States
Categories
| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
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