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The
circus is coming to Emmitsburg
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Town gets a taste of the Big Top ·
Emmitsburg
will have a circus under the big top when the
Kelly Miller Circus comes to Community Park for
two shows on June 10.
By
James Rada Jr.
News Editor
EMMITSBURG,
Md. – The big top is coming to Emmitsburg!
The circus big top will go up in Community
Park on June 10 and fill with performers,
horses, ponies, dogs, elephants and
camels. The Kelly Miller Circus will
perform two 90-minute shows for attendees.
They will see the Wheel of Destiny,
jugglers, trapeze artists, Tony the
Clown and other performers delight and
enthrall them.
“I
wanted to get a circus here last year
and started inquiring, but one was outrageously
priced and the other didn’t have
enough time to do a show here,”
said Mayor James Hoover.
So he spoke with officials in Taneytown,
who bring a circus to their town, about
circuses he could contact.
“These folks (Kellly Miller Circus)
this year called us,” Hoover said.
An agreement was worked out, contracts
signed and the circus is coming to Emmitsburg.
Tickets will be $12 for adults and $6
for children.
The Kelly Miller Circus began in 1938
and performs for American and Canadian
audiences. Last year, John Ringling
North II, great-nephew of the famous
Ringling Brothers, became president
of the circus.
The show travels in 25 vehicles and
uses 90,000 square feet for the big
top and midway set up. The big top can
seat 1,500 and is 120 feet by 130 feet
by 40 feet high. It is raised by elephants
pulling on ropes.
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