Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Georgetown Old Skool Carnival This Saturday

From the Georgetown mailing list:

June 23: Georgetown Old Skool Carnival, featuring dunk tank, cake walk, petting zoo, power-tool races and sideshows by Georgetown's Seattle School of Acrobatics & New Circus Arts, noon-11 p.m. at 12th Avenue South and Vale Street, between Airport Way and Bailey Street.

Sign up for a 15-minute time slot and be a part of the Georgetown Old Skool Carnival's Sideshow! Anyone can participate - just go to All City Coffee and claim your spot on the sign-up sheet.

Here are some examples of the kinds of performers found in modern day sideshows:
Burlesque Dancers
Magicians/Escape Artists
Ventriloquists
Sword Swallowers/Fire Eaters
Eating non-food items (worms, light bulbs, etc)
Fire performers
Jugglers
Clowns
Contortionists
Stilt Walkers
Balloon Animals

The sign-up sheet will be available starting tomorrow.


Update: The Paper Noose has posted a schedule of events here.

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