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Bindlestiff Family Cirkus Update

In three weeks the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus and Autonomadic Bookmobile Roadshow will be blasting off on its 2000 tour. This years show includes Philomena, ringmistress; Mr. Pennygaff, sword-swallower; Tanya Gagne, trapeze; Rocket Johnny, the human cannonball and daredevil extraordinaire; Una Mimnagh, lyra and corde lisse; Kinko the clown, juggler and general lubricant; SXIP, the one-man orchestra; Dr. Henceforth Flumox, professor of literary affairs and proponent of medicinal quackery. Special guests will be joining the Cirkus along the road: Magic Brian, Tomfoolery, Brian Brushwood, Baby Dee, and undoubtedbly many surprises.

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Also
April 2 at 8 pm
at the Knitting Factory, 74 Leonard St, NYC
SXIP Shirey, the Bindlestiff's one man orchestra, performs.
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Bindlestiff Family Cirkus and the Autonomadic Bookmobile Combined Shows
2000 Tour Schedule

[Dates are Subject to Change. "?" and no club mentioned means that dates are open and/or unconfirmed. If you have suggestions of venues, let us know. Thanks.]

April
7   F    Charles Theater (2 Shows), Baltimore, MD
8   S    Artspace (2 all ages shows), Raleigh, NC
9   S    Reynold's Auditorium, Winston-Salem, NC
10 M    NC
11 T    NC
12 W   King's, Raleigh, NC
13 Th	Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA
14 F    Quality Building, Athens, GA 
15 S		Velvet Elvis, Savannah, GA
16 S		Brick Music Hall, Gainesville, FL?
19 W   Cow Hause Talahassee, FL?
20 Th  Pensacola, FL?
21 F    Howling Wolf, New Orleans, LA
22 S    New Orleans, LA?
23 S    Houston, TX
24 M   Houston, TX
25 T    Vortex Theater, Austin, TX
26 W   Vortex, Theater, Austin, TX
27 Th  Club Clearview, Dallas, TX?
28 F    Dallas, TX?
29 S    Delaware Theater, Tulsa, OK
30 S    AR?

MAY
1   M		Juanita's, Little Rock, AR?
2   T   Branson, MO?
3   W  KY, MO, TN, NC???
4   Th Juke Joint, Springfield, MO
5   F    KY, MO, TN, NC???
6   S    Ashville,  NC?
7   S    Ashville, NC?
9   T		Dark Horse Theater, Nashville, TN
10 W	 Dark Horse Theater, Nashville, TN
11 Th  OH?
12 F  Cambridge Performing Arts Center, Cambridge,  OH?
13 S    Darcey Kaplan Theater, Cincinnattie, OH?
14 S    Swindlefish, Athens, OH
15 M    Spark's Louisville, KY (18+)
19 F     Columbus Theater, Providence, RI?
20 S     Columbus Theater, Providence, RI?
21 S     The Secret Theater, New London, CT
24 W Northampton, MA
25 Th NH ?
26 F	Higher Ground, Winookski, VT?
27 S   VT
28 S

The Western/midwestern summer tour route extremely flexible.  The Cirkus will leave NY at the beginning of August, and return to NYC on Oct. 1, otherwise, all dates are flexible.  Here are a few dates so far.

August
11    IA
16-20   Minneapolis, MN
Sept 
1-4    Either NV or WA
? CA, OR, WA ?
October
1     Back in NY

updated 3/27/00

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