YOU’RE PARTICULARLY WELCOME
I guess this is nice (strange phraseology, though):
Circus Smirkus is Coming to Town
An experienced artist-in-residence will be here in our Sandwich Central School for 2 weeks, June 6-June 17, focusing on learning and developing skills with an eye toward performance on June 17. Everyone in town is invited to participate and it’s free!
Parents of Sandwich Central School students are welcome, of course. But in addition, the entire community can have fun and benefit. Children who home-school are particularly welcome, and home-schooled kids from age 6 through 6th grade can join their peers at the school during the regular school day. Anyone from 6 to 106 is welcome. If you want to learn some basic circus skills, there will be classes for you. If you would like to volunteer to help, you are needed.
They need not only circus helpers but also folks who can help the students make costumes, paint background scenery and flags, make juggling balls and devil sticks, and much more.
There will also be opportunities for some teenagers and adults to learn circus skills. Classes for them will be held in the evenings starting at 7 p.m., so older students and working folks can join. (They are not sure yet how many evening classes a week will be scheduled, but certainly not more than four.)
Circus Smirkus was founded to provide a format for kids and adults to collaborate in life-enhancing adventures through the circus arts. Children and grownups learning new skills together without any element of competition is the heart of their educational philosophy.
On the evening of June 17 there will be a real live circus at the school. If you have never seen a Circus Smirkus, you are in for a real treat. So even if you can’t participate, mark your calendars for Friday, June 17 for the greatest show on earth, right here in town.
If you would like to take classes, volunteer, or ask questions, please reply by email to sinklercomcast.net or nmrussellgmail.com or, phone Becky Sinkler (284-6366) or Nan Russell (284-6328) to save a place for you. If you are calling to volunteer, let them know any special skills you may have.
This program is sponsored by the Yoeman’s Fund for the Arts, Sandwich Home Industries, and The Quimby Fund.
Maybe I’m a cynicism addict, but do y’all think this is being set up to showcase how much fun g-school is? Else why the particular welcome for HEKs?
3 Responses to “YOU’RE PARTICULARLY WELCOME”
 Comment by Chris June 9th, 2005 at 8:20 am |
But we already know that g-school is a circus 🙂 It could also be that HEKs are particularly welcome because they see us as one small step removed from circus freak… |
 Comment by Chad Boudreau June 9th, 2005 at 12:24 pm |
Perhaps the particular emphasis because the sponsors insisted on being inclusive? If the sponsors thought about HEKs (in a good light?), therefore the particular invite would, logically, be to make sure they know that they are welcome. If you, a HEK, saw that without the particular invite, would you automatically assume you were invited? p.s. of course, it’s also possible that you are correct, but it seems a poor way to accomplish that goal. |
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Comment by Chad Boudreau June 9th, 2005 at 12:24 pm |
Perhaps the particular emphasis because the sponsors insisted on being inclusive? If the sponsors thought about HEKs (in a good light?), therefore the particular invite would, logically, be to make sure they know that they are welcome. If you, a HEK, saw that without the particular invite, would you automatically assume you were invited? p.s. of course, it’s also possible that you are correct, but it seems a poor way to accomplish that goal. |