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Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Clowning Around at VFMA in Wayne

The Cole Brothers Circus wrapped up a two day stay Tuesday evening on the grounds of Valley Forge Military Academy and College in Wayne, Tredyffrin Township.

There's been a lot of clowning around for the past two days in a place normally known for more serious business. The Cole Brothers Circus wrapped up a two day run Tuesday evening on the Valley Forge Military Academy and Colleg grounds. Clowns greeted "children of all ages" outside the big top and entertained the crowds inside the tent as well. This is the first year the circus has been held at VFMA. The past several years it was staged on the Devon Horse Show Grounds. Unlike previous years there were no animal rights protestors at the exit to the grounds which were more than a quarter of a mile from where the tent was set up. The circus visit was sponsored by the Lower Merion Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 28 which benefits with part of …

Saturday, August 18, 2012

Cole Bros. Circus Moves from Devon to VFMA

The self-proclaimed "world's largest circus under the big top" will move from the Devon Horse Show Grounds to the grounds of Valley Forge Military Academy in Wayne this summer.

The Cole Brothers Circus is coming back to the Tredyffrin-Easttown area, but it will set up shop at a new location this summer. The tented circus will run for two days, Monday and Tuesday Agust 27-28 on the grounds of Valley Forge Military Academy and College. Shows are scheduled each day at 4:30 and 7:30 p.m.. Last year, the travelling circus was at the  Devon Horse Show Grounds. It's not clear why the circus is moving to a new location during its Upper Main Line visit this year. A number of factors play in to where the circus pitches its unique tent (which features no poles that obstruct the audiences view).  During last year's run at Devon, Circus President and CEO John Pugh told Patch that local sponsors and venue schedules are often …

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Bob Byrne

12:11 pm on Thursday, August 30, 2012

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