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Roll Up! Roll Up! The Circus is (Always) In Town

ANNETTE ON THE ROAD Visiting the Museum in the Town That Was Once Winter Quarters for The Show Formerly Known As The Greatest on Earth. And It's a Living History Museum, Which is . . . Surprising.

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Annette Laing
Aug 27, 2022
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Performers in pirate dress in circus ring, including fire breathers
Not what you normally expect in a museum: A circus. The opening act at Circus World museum’s circus exhibit Image: Annette Laing, 2022

Note from Annette, Thursday, August 25

Last time I saw a circus wa…

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