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Ringling Bros. And Barnum & Bailey Circus

Thursday, December 27, 2012

Children Invited to Paint With a Pachyderm

The event will take place Dec. 28 at the Glazer Children's Museum.

Children from across the Tampa Bay area are invited to paint with a Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey pachyderm outside of the Glazer Children’s Museum at Curtis Hixon Park. The Ringling Bros. Pachyderm Picasso event will take place Dec. 28 at 10:30 a.m. Up to 50 kids can participate in this unique opportunity to paint alongside an elephant. Following the painting party, the fun continues inside the museum as parents and children along with Ringling Bros. Ambassadors of Laughter perform CircusFit. The fun, interactive program combines the fun of circus skills with stretching, strength building and aerobic exercise. The first 50 children to register at the museum on Dec. 28 will be able to paint. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. and the …

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Circus to Bring Interactive Performance to MOSI

Clowns will help children understand gravity, learn strength-building routines and explore the art of juggling in Science of the Circus.

Clowns from Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey will amaze children of all ages as they bring a live, interactive performance to the Museum of Science and Industry Saturday, Dec. 8 from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Science of the Circus event will feature activities such as exploring and understanding gravity, examining the art of juggling and learning strength-building routines, all led by the clowns. MOSI is located at 4801 E. Fowler Ave., Tampa. The day will feature more than 450 hands-on activities, plus the Ringling Bros. Science of the Circus clowns, who will explain the science behind  their daredevilry and skills that require concentration, patience, timing, dexterity and courage. Then, after exploring the science behind the circus, …

Cj Ellie

11:33 am on Thursday, December 6, 2012

Every year MOSI promotes Ringling’s circus programs, how about a program for the community that focuses on 40 years worth of scientific and research about elephants in the wild and their natural behaviors. We now know that elephants mirror the human species in emotions, lifespan, age progression and family structure. Captive elephants have even been diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder …   more ›

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