Flynn Creek Circus Comes to Ukiah
b'By Stacey Sheldon\\n\\nJuly 23, 2021--Flynn Creek Circus is a rural circus based in Mendocino County founded by Blaze Birge and David Jones. Bringing world renowned circus performers from all over the globe, they pitch their big top tent in parks and fields around the western US. \\n\\nThis week, Flynn Creek Circus performs their newest show in Ukiah, Fairytale: a multi-media high energy piece featuring music, stunning acrobatics, clowning, and a very confused unicorn.\\n\\nThe cast of Fairytale are some of the most skilled performers in circus arts, who have studied in circus schools in Canada and Europe, and Humboldt County\\u2019s renowned Del Arte Academy. These artists have performed on a variety of stages, from opera houses to refugee camps, thrilling audiences with traditional circus acts like trapeze and mime, to the sideshow acts like sword swallowing, hoops, and magic.\\n\\nEven though the circus performs outside, the company is going to great lengths to make sure its performers and audiences are Covid-safe. People are seated in bubbles, socially distanced, and tickets are sold per group. Drew explains:\\n\\nFlynn Creek Circus performs Fairytale live in Ukiah tonight at 7pm, Saturday for all ages at 1 and 5pm with an Adults only Show at 8 for ages 21 and up, and Sunday afternoon at 1. After that their tour takes them north to Arcata. Tickets are available at the door, or at their website: www.flynncreekcircus.org'