{"id":66812,"date":"2015-09-28T15:52:33","date_gmt":"2015-09-28T22:52:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=66812"},"modified":"2015-09-30T16:47:14","modified_gmt":"2015-09-30T23:47:14","slug":"the-circus-is-coming-to-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2015\/09\/28\/the-circus-is-coming-to-town\/","title":{"rendered":"The circus is coming to town!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rOXEXvVlQ-M?rel=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nPALMDALE \u2013 The Circus Vargas spectacular returns to Palmdale this week. The big top will be erected at Antelope Valley Mall from Oct. 1-5.<\/p>\n<p>The new show <em>\u201cArleQuin!\u201d<\/em> will feature \u201caerialists, acrobats, clowns and the ballyhoo of nostalgic Americana,\u201d organizers said in a news release.<\/p>\n<p><em>ArleQuin!<\/em> is about a boy who dreams of joining the circus. \u201cWhen night falls, a myriad of colorful characters fill his sleep, among them, the magical ArleQuin, a harlequin who serves as both guide and friend and shows him the beauty, wonder and awe that await him under the Big Top,\u201d organizers said.<\/p>\n<p>The animal-free circus production \u201cstill manages to deliver audiences the nostalgic, authentic, traditional circus feel that fans love,\u201d organizers said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFlying trapeze, jugglers, clowns, aerialists, acrobats, the lights, the music\u2026 you know you have most definitely entered a magical circus realm where you prepare to be amazed and astonished,\u201d organizers said.<\/p>\n<p>The circus opens at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1. Spectators who arrive 45 minutes early will get to meet and mingle with the cast of ArleQuin; and early birds also will be treated to an interactive pre-show where children of all ages can create their own magic under the big top, according to organizers.<\/p>\n<p>Ticket are $15 to $25 for bleacher seating, $25 to $35 for arena seating, $45 to $55 for reserve ringside seating and $60 to $70 for the VIP experience. Tickets can be purchased at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.circusvargas.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.circusvargas.com<\/a>, by phone at 877-GOTFUN-1 (877-468-3861) or at the circus box office, which opens one day prior to the first show.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, including a list of show times in Palmdale, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.circusvargas.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.circusvargas.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PALMDALE \u2013 The Circus Vargas spectacular returns to Palmdale this week. The big top will be erected at Antelope Valley Mall from Oct. 1-5. The new show \u201cArleQuin!\u201d will feature \u201caerialists, acrobats, clowns and the ballyhoo of nostalgic Americana,\u201d organizers said in a news release. ArleQuin! is about a boy who dreams of joining the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":66813,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66812"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66812"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66812\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66813"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66812"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66812"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}