Kelly Miller Circus marquee clowns Steve Copeland and Ryan Combs demonstrate why they’re a premier comedy team in and out of ring. Lane Talburt reports from the Kelly Miller lot at Dalton, MA
Archive for Clowns
Clowns Invade Mexico City
Eight hundred clowns from around the world were in Mexico City for the 17th International Clown Convention.
CBSNews.com’s Nick Dietz reports…
http://youtu.be/nAvXJ_ITkU
Report by Ashley Fudge…
Category: Clown Events, Clowns, Videos
Birthday Clowns Have It Tougher than You Think..
What happens when Lindsay says, “I’ll Take that Dare” and tries to be a clown? Good thing real clowns have lots of training.
Category: Clown Events, Clowns, Videos
Mid-Atlantic Clown Association Convention
The Mid-Atlantic Clown Association held their 29th Annual Convention from November 7 – 11, 2012 in Harrisburg, PA. This year’s theme was Parade of Stars. The convention opened Wednesday with a performance by Julie Varholdt, aka Lovely Buttons and a Dealers Show. The convention ended with Rock and Roll entertainment by Bob Abdou, aka Mr. Puppet. The convention also included lectures by Leon McBryde, Marcela Murad, Bubba Sikes, Kitty Kerr, Dave Hill, and others. There were a variety of competitions including makeup, paradeability, face painting, balloon twisting, and skits. One of the best features were the two theme night dinners. And I can’t forget to mention the late night balloon jams.
Registration Table
Dealer’s Room
Opening Clown Show by Julie Varholdt
Lecture by Julie Varholdt
Paradeability Competition
Clown Makeup Competition – Sir Toony and Pelukyta
Paradeability Competition – Sir Toony knows how to keep two I’s on the ball
Paradeability Competition – Pelukyta with his Holy Cow
Theme Party Dinner
Theme Party Dinner
Skit Competition
Skit Competition – Sir Toony and Pelukyta
Skit Competition
Clown Group Picture
Category: Circus, Clown Events, Clowns, Pictures
Catch The Spirit
It’s almost Halloween and soon the little kids will dress up in the favorite costumes. Some will go with the traditional costumes like ghosts, goblins, and witches. If you want to have your own Halloween Fun, consider going to the Clowns of America International, COAI convention in Richmond, VA in April 2013. The conventions them is “Catch the Spirit of Richmond” where we will be celebrating with a Halloween inspired National Convention designed to inspire, delight and potentially frighten even the seasoned veteran clown.
Register NOW before the price goes up from $175 to $195 on November 1st. It’s still a great value but wouldn’t you rather spend that $20 in the vendor Bootique? Go to the 2013 COAI Convention – Catching the Spirit of Richmond, website to download and print the registration form.
Convention Fees:
$175- Until Oct 31, 2012
$195- Until Jan 31, 2013
$225- Until the Convention
Jr. Joey deduct $25
Catching the Spirit of Richmond
COAI 2013 Convention
April 16-21, 2013
Holiday Inn Midlothian-Richmond Koger Center
1021 Koger Center Blvd
Richmond, Virginia 23235
Hosted by: Virginia Alley #3
Hotel Front Desk: 804-379-3800 Hotel Fax: 804-379-2763
$89/Night for Single, Double, Triple, or Quad
http://holidayinnkoger.com/
Be sure to mention the 2013 COAI Convention
(Reservations must be made by March 15, 2013 to guarantee rate and space)
Category: Clown Events, Clowns
| Tags: clown, COAI, convention
ProKNOWS
Leon McBryde has updated the ProKNOWS website. One of the first things I noticed was that he now has new pictures of each of the clown noses. The website includes three views of each nose on an actual clown face in an attempt to better show how the nose looks and fits. This should help people pick out the right nose. Now, if he only had a way to let people know if their nose is a small, medium, large, or extra large nose.
Category: Clown Makeup, Clowns
2012 Kapitol Klown’s Workshop
2012 Kapitol Klown’s Workshop
Blast from the Past
Hosted by the Kapitol Klowns Alley #6 in collaboration with The Emmett Kelly-Bello Nock Circus Fans of America Tent #41
Friday, Oct.19th & Saturday Oct.20th 2012
6:00pm to 10:00pm on Friday
8:00am to 6:00pm on Saturday
http://www.kapitolklowns.com/convention.php
College Park United Methodist Church
9601 Rhode Island Avenue
College Park, MD 20740
12 Classes, Balloon and Face Painting Jams
Jim Howle, Tony Jones, Dave Hill, Spear Shoes, Glenn Kohlberger, Gary Cole-Snazaroo, Steve Kissell, & More
Schedule – Subject to Change
Friday, Oct. 19th, 2012
Doors open = 6:00pm – 10:00pm
Face Painting Jam & Balloon Jam Hosted by the Kapitol Klowns
Dealers will be open from 6:00pm to 10:00pm
Saturday, Oct. 20th, 2012
Doors open at 7:30am
Light continental breakfast – Coffee, Tea and Assorted Baked Breakfast Items Hosted by the John Ringling North II/Steve and Ryan Tent #178
Welcome = 8:00am
Lecture 1, 2 = 8:30 – 9:30
Scott Correll – Puppets
Gary Cole – Face Painting- Fast Faces
Lecture 3, 4 = 9:45 – 10:45
Tony Jones – Glitter Tattoos
Mike Hummer – EZ Magic for Clowns
Lecture 5, 6 = 11:00 – 12:00
Glenn Kohlberger – Don’t Rain on My Paradeabilty
Steve Kissell – Family Fun Shows
Lunch = 12:00 – 1:00
Lecture 7, 8 = 1:00 – 2:00
Jim Howle – Makeup – Character Clowns
Steve Kissell – 50 Performance Tips for Entertainers
Lecture 9, 10 = 2:15 – 3:15
Gary Cole – Face Painting – Challenges Speed, Variety
Glenn Kohlberger- Sounds Funny 2 Me
Lecture 11, 12 = 3:30- 4:30
Tony Jones – Using Your Gifts in Clowning
Jim Howle – Comedy of Errors
Last time to Shop 4:30 – 5:00
Live Auction 5:00
It’s Show Time 5:30
Category: Circus, Clown Events, Clowns
SECA Clown Convention 2012
Pinkee Bee the Clown and Groovy the Clown at the SECA Convention
Category: Clown Events, Clown Skits, Clowns, Videos
Life on the Circus
Karen DeSanto talks about life on the Ringling Train during the Chicago Clown Auditions.
Clowns with Cirque du Soleil
Yes, Cirque du Soleil hires clowns… So you’re a clown who wants to perform at Cirque du Soleil! Guess what? We might have job openings for you. Here is a video from Cirque about what they look for in clowns.
Qualifications
Interested candidates must submit:
1. A résumé/CV
2. Two photos (head and body shots)
3. A video demo of their performance (between 3 and 10 mins)