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The circus is...

Happy fun times, with peanuts and soda and hardcore childhood nostalgia
Filled with strange people capable of the most unnatural of physical feats
Performance art at its best
Too expensive

Salt in the Water

Aside from its other attributes, Baton Rouge is known for its delicious water. Actually, BR’s water ranks second in the country, thanks to a fortuitous geological formation...

Calling on Caldwell

Competitors play and coach with a fiery feeling on the inside that seems to kickbox its way from deep within the soul. The intensity of this can be exhilarating, and sometimes...

Cirque du Soleil’s Dark Side

If Alice’s rabbit hole had been found under a circus tent, she no doubt would have discovered Cirque du Soleil’s Quidam instead of Wonderland. The Canadian-originated...

Postmodern Pinocchio

When many people think of Pinocchio, childhood joy comes alive. The first image that rises to mind might be Jiminy Cricket, the morally enlightened insect – or perhaps an...