We are giving away a pair of tickets to attend the final night of The Umbrella Festival with Wanderlust Circus on Sunday, April 8, 2012 at Alberta Rose Theatre. To win, comment on this post why you’d like to attend. Winner will be drawn and emailed Monday, April 2.
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From our sponsors at Alberta Rose Theatre:
Friday, April 6 – Sunday, April 8, 2012
7 p.m. | $25 per night, $45 3-night pass
Minors OK if accompanied by guardian
Alberta Rose Theatre
3000 NE Alberta Street | More Info & Tickets: www.albertarosetheatre.com
Three nights of the bohemian arts of music, circus, vaudeville, burlesque, acrobatics, aerial performance, comedy and more all under the same umbrella. From the storied past to the fabled future, spend a night on “The Road,” a night in “The City” and a night under “The Big Top” with some of the region’s finest performers.
Starring: VAGABOND OPERA – Friday | THE STOLEN SWEETS – Saturday | WANDERLUST CIRCUS – Sunday
The ways of the Circus are older than the nightclubs, older than the banks, older than the cities. These most ancient of performative traditions have always existed just slightly to the left of the Mundane World. Now, at the first flickering of the 21st Century, our piebald clan is once again shedding its skin and remaking itself in the funhouse mirror image of The Second Great Depression.
To aid and abet this latest glorious rebirth, Wanderlust has established itself as the premiere circus operation in The City of Roses, helmed by Noah Mickens and Nick “The Creature” Harbar, and drawing from a roster of performers, designers and technicians from all the greatest shows on Earth. Acrobats, aerialists, hand balancers, stilt dancers, trick ropers, jugglers and jazz-bos, crooners and clowns – these arts are our chosen creed, our map through the wilderness.
Ours is a story of an immortal carnie family blessed and cursed to live forever on the endless road that runs between all ports of call, past every sight and across every barrier. The logic of dreams pervades the spaces between the action onstage and the lives of the characters backstage, and from those artifices to the True World of performer and audience.
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Looks super cool!
I would have lots and lots and lots of fun.
I want be a vicarious circus freak!
Please?
I have never been to something of this nature but if circus freaks are involved, that could only be AMAZING !
Noah and Nick are the best and always bring in the most amazing acts… allow me to be amazed.
Wow, this sounds great. We need more off-mainstream events in Portland
This sounds like lots of fun! I don’t have the $ to go out, so winning tickets would be great.
I haven’t been to the circus in forever!
I ♥ Umbrellas!
I would enjoy this show because that is something I have always heard about, read about, or see in movie but have yet to experience. I would soak in everything there and enjoy it all to its fullest. If you pick me you would be crossing something off my bucket list, and that’s always a good thing.
I love the circus!!
This sounds really fun
Sounds sweet. I’d love to check it out. Carnies RULE!
Pick me please! I want to take my husband and watch him freak when the clowns come out!
A night of vaudeville with fellow Portlanders? Yes please!
What a cool show!
This sounds like an epic way to celebrate my easter birthday!
Because I love the circus!
i’ve never been to something this awesome sounding and i would love to be able to take my boyfriend on a date when he comes in town to visit. this would be really neat!
Acrobats, freaks, and vaudeville, oh my!!! Would love to see these somersaulting superstars devoted to the dalliance of dance and daredevilry. I know of no better way to celebrate an “Umbrella” Festival than Portland, Oregon!!!
it looks pretty fantastic! tickets please?
I want to win because this sounds like a chapter out of Geek Love and who wouldn’t want to go see that?? Also, I’ve always wanted to run away and join the circus. I wanna be the lady that juggles batons on fire!
I would LOVE to win tickets to see the Wanderlust Circus on Sunday! It’s my 23rd birthday April 8th and I can’t think of a better way to celebrate than to enjoy live performers and support their wonderful talents! I live right by the Alberta Rose theater as well, so ultimate convenience. :) I hope you pick me! Thank you!
Under the big top, not like pee wee herman’s big flop. I’ll be under the umbrella, because since I was a kid I’ve been hella: obsessed with the circus. Give me tickets to Vaudeville and I will be forever so happy…
Would love to go to this!
Sounds interesting!
“We’re here to party” Manimalhouse
Because I have a Dutch friend in town and I want him to experience Portland at its freakiness! He’d love it!
This looks so good!
This sounds AMAZING! I would love to go.
Never been to anything like this definitely considering it as something to see. Definitely would go if I got tickets.
This looks amazing! Love that we have such cool events like this in the city.
I wish I were a circus geek! Amazeballs!
Love the vaudeville!!!
Carnies smell. Freaks rule.
Wow! Fun! I may have seen Wanderlust Circus at the OCF in Veneta! I love circus acts that don’t exploit animals.
As a former carnie in Macedonia I look forward to the show!
I already have some tickets to one night. Would mind going twice.
AMAZING…can’t afford to go to this, will you send me?!?
I saw this add in WW and NOW I see you have tickets; I would love to go!
Oh I want to go!!!!
oh circus fun!!!! I reupholster vintage umbrellas and parasols!!! My photo booth LOLA would love to play at this gig.
I want to go but I can’t think of anything witty to say about why I want to go.
I have been trying to win tickets to something for everrrrrrr! Please send me to this one. Come on!
Biology and the prejudices of others conspired to keep us childless.
help me solve this crime: i’ve never been to the alberta rose, particularly for something so grand!
What a fantastic event! Who wouldn’t want to be bedazzled by such talent and entertainment? Could ya please save some room for me and my wife under the umbrella?
The winter blues have stretched into spring. This will be a great way to celebrate my birthday!!
Never been to a freak show. I must attend
I am a carnie from a past life! Enjoying this evening will make me feel immortal!
This sounds really fun. I would love to attend!
This event sounds amazing!
I LOVE going to the circus! Clowns do not scare me and Tigers excite me!! :)
Pick me! Damn the rain and the everything but the circus.
Perfect for bringing my out of town visitor :)
Big fan of Wanderlust and the other acts as well. Would love to check out all 3 nights on you.
I would love to win and finally see what all the hullabaloo is around the Wanderlust Circus.
Circus!!!
Looking forward to it!
I need to experience this
Looks like it could be a lot of fun to see!
Sounds cool. I would so love to go to this.
Sounds interesting, would love to go please!
I really want to see the circus perform!!!
i think you’re freaky and i like you a lot.
Sounds fun & exciting, yes please!
Sounds like a good time for sure!!
Fire dancers, baton twirlers, jugglers oh my!
FIRE DANCERS! Well it’s about time!
i just have 2 words: GEEK LOVE
This sounds absolutely amazing! It would definitely be a once in a lifetime chance, please send me!
I’d love to go see/
The Umbrella Festival/
Free tickets for me?
FaBuLous!!
Pick me pick me pick me!!!
Sounds amazing! Tickets would be much appreciated.
This would really be fun to see !!
This month is my three ur wedding anniversary and the first one I actually get to spend with the most amazing man in the world. We cannot afford to do anything for escorted because I’m an injured army vet that cannot work. It would be an amazing gift for us
I want to go.
I’d love to go! I’m new to Portland and need to experience all that “Keeps Portland Weird”!
This would be so much fun!
I’m dying to go to this! My friends all make fun of my creepy carny music obsession. Now I have somewhere I can fit in! :)
I use umbrellas for the sun because I like to be wet. I use tickets for the show because I like to be bohemian.
Please pick the kindest person that deserves it most!
We would love, Love, LOVE to win these tickets!!
It would be a dream come true to find myself under The Umbrella with tickets from The Pipeline.
Looks like a whole lotta fun!!!!
Because this sounds like a great alternative to the Cirque show.
My inner child needs to see the clowns! I’ll ake a ticket or two if you have them available. Thanks!
I have read many books on vaudeville and circus freaks as a child, it would be amazing to see the pictures from the beloved books I read live. It would be even more amazing to share this with my Hubby making our first year as a married couple and Oregonians amazing!!! Here’s to hoping.