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Clowns cheer up nursing home residents in Old Hickory
Category: Clown Events, Clown Skits, Clowns, Videos
Annual Clown Service for Joseph Grimaldi
Video by AFP news agency
A London church was awash with a surreal splash of colour on Sunday as clowns from all over gathered for an annual memorial for the 19th Century stage performer Joseph Grimaldi.
Category: Clown Events, Clowns, News, Videos
2019 Calendar of Events
I completed the first update of the Calendar of Events page with conventions and other events in 2019. It is a time consuming process that starts by visiting all of the websites for the events in the past year. It continues by searching for clown, magic, puppetry, balloon, face painting, and other conventions that might be of interest to children’s entertainers.
When I visit a website, I am looking for the basic details I need to add the event to the calendar. It always amazes me how hard that can be on some websites. The information I want starts with the “Name of the Event” and “Date of the Event”. Next, I want to know where the event is located, which includes the “Location Name” and “Location Address”. With that information, I can add the website for the event to the list.
There are many challenges to getting the information. First, many websites use graphics instead of text. I can’t cut and paste a date or location from an image. Second, I don’t like ALL CAPS, and many websites use ALL CAPS for the event details. Third, many hide information about the location. They might list that the event is in Las Vegas, but finding where in Las Vegas, such as at a hotel, is a challenge. Even if they do give the name, sometimes, the address is missing, so I have to do a little more searching.
If you have an event that you want listed, please send me the following information
Name of the Event:
Date(s) of the Event:
Location Name:
Location Address:
Website
Learn Clowning 101
Clowning 101 Course by Tricia Manuel at Mooseburger Clown Arts Camp
Tricia Manuel (aka Pricilla Mooseburger and Miss Moose) will be teaching the popular main course “Clowning 101” for beginners at Mooseburger Clown Arts Camp. She will be joined by Brittany Allen, Annette Darragh, and Kristin Stewart.
http://mooseburger.com/moosecamp/Come be with people as silly as yourself.
Find your tribe at Mooseburger.
Over 70 hours of education.
44 workshops to choose from (16 of them are BRAND NEW!!!)
20 supportive instructors who are working professionals in the entertainment industry.
Plus more CONFIDENCE than you can shake a rubber chicken at!July 30 – August 4, 2019 in Buffalo, Minnesota.
This will be our 23rd year of producing the best well-rounded clown arts school in the country.
http://mooseburger.com/moosecamp/
Category: Clown Events, Clown Makeup, Clown Skits, Clowns, Training, Videos
Laughter League
Video by Tiffany Riley
Laughter League is a 501c3 nonprofit organization whose mission is to improve the lives of the families we serve through the transformational power of laughter. Our healthcare clowning programs can be found around the country, improving lives one uplifted moment of laughter at a time.
Category: Clown Events, Clowns, Hospital Clowns, News, Videos
Being a clown in 2018 ‘We may be down, but we’re not out
Video by WalshPhoto
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WGXA at the American Clown Academy
American Clown Academy 2.0 Georgia WGXA ABC 24 Report
Video by WalshPhoto
This is the wonderful reporting done by WGXA. Please go to their website https://wgxa.tv for other great stories that they cover!!!
Category: Clown Events, Clowns, Training, Videos
Mooseburger Camp 2018
Video by Pricilla Mooseburger
Day 1 & 2
Day 3
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More about the Clown Summit at Moose Camp
I fully support the idea of having clowns gather to discuss the current state of clowning and brainstorm ways to address the issues.
Sharing content from Mooseburger.
Who ever thought the day would come when we would need to protect clowning?
The Clown Summit at Mooseburger Campwill address the serious issues facing clowns today.
The sad and pathetic trend of the “scary clown” has been poisoning the minds of Americans for years, but recently the problem has gotten worse.
Now it is affecting our livelihood and our vocation.
We need to PROMOTE, PROTECT, AND PRESERVE the Art of Clowning now and for generations to come.
Clowns do a GREAT job at telling jokes, but we do a poor job communicating serious issues.
The time has come for us to join forces in order to decide how we will address the issues facing clowns in this new hostile environment.
- Will you help the cause?
- Or will you let clowns continue to be bullied?
- Don’t let clowning become a dying art.
- Join the fight!
- We need your voice. We need your ideas.
Category: Clown Events, Clowns, News
The Clown Summit at Mooseburger Camp
Do you subscribe to Pricilla Mooseburger’s weekly newsletter? You can subscribe on the Mooseburger Website. Last week’s newsletter included a blog post that proposes a “Clown Summit” to combat coulrophobia (the fear of clowns), educate the uninformed public about the consequences of masquerading as “fake clowns”, and defend #REALCLOWNS.
Below, I am sharing Pricilla’s post to help spread the word. Original posted at The Clown Summit at Mooseburger Camp
The Clown Summit at Mooseburger Camp
Recently at the Clowns of America International convention I made an exciting announcement.
You see, I have been struggling to come up with an idea since the movement away from clowns being a source of joy to something frightening. I have been a clown since 1980. All these years of teaching, costuming, and performing have been a real blessing.
I feel so close to the clown community because I talk to you every day. It might be about a wig, or a make-up issue, you may share a fun performance idea or what is going on in your local club. You have also shared with me your frustrations and disappointments. You called when you were asked not to wear your make-up, were told you were no longer welcome because “kids are afraid”, when a lucrative business became not so lucrative anymore.
I was saddened, angered, and frustrated on your behalf.
Please forgive me if I have become possessive and protective when it comes to “my clowns” as I fondly call you.
I am not the kind of person to throw up their hands and say “Okay, that’s just the way it is!”
Too much joy and happiness is at stake.
It is true: I was in the ranks of the truly discouraged — until recently.
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Category: Clown Events, Clowns, News, Training