essay: Coming to Town

 The Official Carson & Barnes Circus Coloring Book

The Official Carson & Barnes Circus Coloring Book

Marquino, a veteran clown from Venezuela, waits outside the tent on Sunday afternoon, March 29, for the part of the show where he sells the official Carson & Barnes Circus coloring book inside center ring. All artists, entertainers, clowns and vendors receive a percentage of the money they make selling circus merchandize and concessions.

The Waiting is the Hardest Part "Clean, affordable and kid safe entertainment.”  "The tent is enormous." "My whole family is in the circus." "I don’t care what the doctors think."  The Official Carson & Barnes Circus Coloring Book Stretching Together Before the Show Often Working from Dawn to Dusk "I feel comfortable in the air." For the Elephants to Enter Doesn’t Know Where to Look Dismantling the Universe Every Night  Melvino Has Been in Several Circuses