Carnies coming to curbsides near you
HER stage name portrays her perfectly – Sophie deLightful. And delightful she is. While thousands of Victorian artists and performers were starved of work and an income, Sophie turned a negative (she had a double whammy – an entertainer and a home-based travel agent) into a positive and was the inspiration behind pop-up circus Curbside Carnies. On a mission to find any grants available during lockdown, Sophie phoned, emailed and connected with local governments across the state. And she wasn’t going to give up on her mission to find seed funding.