The Bindlestiff Family Cirkus is teaming up with Magic Hat Brewing Company to satisfy your thirst for entertainment! As part of a 35-city tour up and down the East Coast celebrating the launch of the Magic Hat Summer Variety Show 12 Pack, The Cirkus will be rolling into Philadelphia for one stellar night with a classic variety show that promises something for everyone: circus, sideshow, vaudeville and burlesque presented in unique Bindlestiff style. The Samuel Fleisher Art Memorial in South Philadelphia will play host to this cavalcade of mirth and whimsy on Wednesday, June 14th.

Appearing with Sword Swallower Mr. Pennygaff and Whipcracking Ringmistress Philomena Bindlestiff will be:

• Scotty The Blue Bunny – Half Man, Half Wild Animal
• David Didd – Slackrope Artist and Master of Manipulative Miscellanea
• Australian darling Dizzy Lizzie – Hula Hooper and Trapeze Artiste Extraordinaire
• Sxip Shirey – Balkanic Monster Organist and Mutant Harmonicizer
• and Special Surprise Guests from the audience!

Enjoy the show with some frosty suds served up by the good people at Magic Hat Brewing Company.

Since 1995, the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus has traveled the world, bringing its unique hybrid of vaudeville, circus, burlesque, and sideshow to theaters, clubs, colleges, and festivals. The company has produced innumerable cabaret shows, customized performances for special audiences, all-ages and family productions, and sophisticated adult shows. Over the last five years, the company has begun developing more theatrical productions, including 2001's Buckaroo Bindlestiff's Wild West Jamboree, 2003's High Heels & Red Noses, and 2005's From the Gutter to the Glitter: A Night Out with the Bindlestiffs. In 2004 Bindlestiff instituted its annual children's performance program, the Cavalcade of Youth, in which young performers and technical staff (ages 8-20) have the opportunity to hone their skills with variety arts professionals.

The Ma and Pa of the Bindlestiff Family are co-founders Stephanie Monseu and Keith Nelson, who over the last decade have hosted a variety of outrageous talent under the Bindlestiff banner. Individually both Keith and Stephanie provide a vast array of talents from public relations to booking to performing. Their personal dedication to the variety arts, circus, vaudeville, sideshow, and burlesque has made the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus famous among audiences and within the variety performance community.