http://www.myspace.com/cirkestra
at The Lotus Seed Church
NE 9th and Going

$5 ALL AGES

with special Portland guest
ASHIA GRSZESIK
of Vagabond Opera and Portland Cello Project


Formed by former circus clown Peter Bufano in 2004 with violist Käthe Louise Hostetter. Bufano had left the circus to be rich and famous in Hollywood, became bored and ran away with the circus again. Cirkestra has created 4 original scores for circuses, have been heard in television shows, and can be heard on NPR radio stations across the US. The members of the group are tapped from the greatest circuses in the united states. The band members have performed under the bigtop for thousands across the country in Ringling Brothers, Big Apple Circus, Circus Smirkus, Bindlestiff Family Cirkus, and Kinoshita Cirkus of Japan.

For the Cascadian leg of their tour, Cirkestra are joined by their friend, Ashia Grzesik, who has seen her own share of circus during her time with Cirque du Soleil's "O" show in Las Vegas. Miss Grzesik has since made a home in Portland, where she plays and tours with Vagabond Opera and The Portland Cello Project.

The evening will be rounded by a selection of cabaret performances from the Wanderlust Circus family, assembled beneath the vaulted ceiling of an 80-year-old church called The Lotus Seed. Join us spirit cousins, and witness the forging of another link in the unbreakable chain of the Circus Underground.

CIRKESTRA BIO
The principal members of Cirkestra met in early 2004 in Jamaica Plain, MA. A few weeks later they ran away with the circus. They honed the sound throughout the three month big-top tour, playing for thousands of people in little towns day after day. A sort of “Eastern European meets jazz, meets Spike Jones, meets Klezmer” sound emerged. Their speciality is the creepy, minor-key circus waltz.

Käthe’s dad made her fiddle. It has five strings and encompasses the range of a viola and violin combined. Peter’s accordion was gift from composer Lawrence Shragge
Käthe and Peter went on tour with the Bindlestiff Cirkus early in 2005. Then they worked with them in New York at Theater For the New City for six weeks and were nominated for a New York “IT” award for Outstanding Original Score

For the 2005 circus tour they had Sammy Lett on sax, clarinet, flute, and didgeridoo; Mike Dobson on drums; and Arvin Zarookian on bass. Guests to the bandstand during the tour included Skye Waggoner, Daniel L. Heat Jr., and Käthe. The band was heard on MTV’s Wild Boyz
In 2006 the group accompanied the Bindlestiff Cirkus in New York for three weeks and released a new CD “Pinocchio” which could be heard on PBS’Fetch. Also this year Peter could be heard regularly on the bandstand with the 136th edition of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus while Käthe could heard performing with the Boston Philharmonic or with Beat Circus. Dobson continued with Circus Smirkus that year and Cirkestra gathered in the north east for a tour of non-circus venues that received overwhelming critical appreciation.

2007 Brought Cirkestra back to Circus Smirkus for a 70 show tour under the big top. Peter created an all new score for circus to be released on CD on March 16, 2008. Two Cirkestra songs where heard on NBC’s America’s Got Talent hosted by Jerry Springer.

Some of the other musicians that have joined the band in performance and on the CDs are: Brian Carpenter,Stacey Cordeiro, Remi Dapere, Ricardo Frota, Will Gallison,Jack Freeman, Tamora Gooding, Laura Kandziolka, Rick Landwehr, and Jessica Matson.

ASHIA GRZESIK BIO
Harnessing her rousing vocals and whimsical, gutsy cello lines, Ashia creates songs with elements of cabaret, folk, blues, and pop/punk . "Pay to be Loved", her debut album, is described as "exuding a dark outlook that recalls Tom Waits and Edith Piaf...her probing lyrics on the underbelly of romance with delirious results", Brad Walseth, Jazz Chicago.com and "Ashia's unconventional sound is sometimes haunting, alternating among broad ranges of styles, volumes, and speeds at most unexpected moments...an album praiseworthy for its sincere originality and stunning musical range", Melanie Fried, Elmore Magazine. Her talents and hard work in classical cello training were noticed at the age of 21, as she was invited to play cello and sing at Cirque du Soleil's production of "O" in Las Vegas, NV for four months. She returned a year later, after traveling to Europe and studying, to join "O" full-time. Outside of working at"O", Ashia performed alongside band members of BlueManGroup and cast members of sister Cirque du Soleil shows, as well as completing a BA in music at Central Washington University. Her experience with circus performers infected her with a strong interest in theatrical and cabaret performance. Upon leaving "O", she co-formed a dynamic cabaret style duet act with aerial hoop artist, Fernanda Mas Monteiro, where she sings and plays a version of her CD title song "Pay to be Loved". Scratching an itch to travel and squelching a hunger to perform to audiences abroad, she flew across the seas to her birth city Wroclaw, Poland and to Berlin, DE. Currently, Ashia lives in Portland, OR and is extensively performing her solo works as well as with Amanda Richards, The Portland Cello Project, and Vagabond Opera. Her performances vary from the theatrical cabaret such as at Moisture Festival, Seattle, rowdy eastern euro bars, or keen little dives intended for acoustic intimacy.

at THE BAGDAD THEATER
3702 SE Hawthorne Blvd

with special Portland guests
THE WANDERLUST CIRCUS

$20 ADVANCE TICKETS
http://www.ticketmaster.com/Viva-Oz-Vegas-tickets/artist/1369090
$25 at the door

About Viva Oz Vegas:
Can Can Presents is excited to announce the return of its Vegas-style floor show, Viva Oz Vegas. For the first time in its three year history, Viva Oz Vegas is hitting the road — with performances in its native Seattle, as well as Portland, Olympia, Spokane and Port Townsend, this October.

This crowd-pleasing spectacle features performances by the self-proclaimed Mexican Elvis, El Vez; Las Vegas Exotic World winners The Heavenly Spies and Nanda; Bing Wheeler of Big Wheel Bingo; Can Can’s Herr Doppelganger; award-winning breakdancer Yoshi Wright and many more.

Follow along as the yellow brick road leads Dorothy into the temptations of Sin City, where her encounters find her replacing the long-time starring lady at Casino Oz — the Wicked Witch of the Breast. Marvel as other familiar characters get not-so-familiar makeovers. Thrill to an evening full of nostalgic music, Las Vegas-style showgirls, aerial and floor acrobatics, comedy, game show glitz, and a full deck of surprises you won’t soon forget. www.vivaozvegas.com

STARRING

EL VEZ
http://www.elvez.net/


NANDA


THE HEAVENLY SPIES


BING WHEELER


YOSHI WRIGHT


ULTRA


HERR DOPPLEGANGER
http://www.myspace.com/cancanchris

Viva Oz Vegas is looking for couples to get married during intermission of the show! Hop on stage and let Elvis (otherwise known as Pastor Kaleb or Bing Wheeler of Big Wheel Bingo) conduct your short and sweet ceremony!

For all legal marriages a marriage license is required to be presented at the time of the wedding. To obtain a marriage license you must be 18 years or above. Cost (paid for by bride and groom): Washington: $52, Oregon: $60 Waiting period: 3 days Valid for: 60 days Blood Test and Residency: Not Required For more information regarding obtaining a marriage license: Washington: http://access.wa.gov/living/..resources/marriage.aspx Oregon: http://www.oregon.com/living/..weddings/marriage_licenses.cfm

For more information or to reserve your ceremony please contact: cs@luckyrebel.com

Tour Dates:
October 10th — Spokane — Bing Crosby Theater
http://ev8.evenue.net/cgi-bin/..ncommerce3/SEGetEventInfo?..ticketCode=GS%3aTWC%3aEBCT09:..EBCT1010%3a&linkID=twcorp
October 16th— Olympia — Capitol Theater
http://www.olympiafilmsociety...org/category/events/
October 23rd — Port Townsend — The Wheeler Theater
https://www.brownpapertickets...com/event/82463
October 24th —Portland — Badgad Theater
http://www.mcmenamin.com/..index.php?loc=9&id=1117&..eventid=75407
October 29, 30, 31 — Seattle — The Triple Door
http://tripledoor.com/..Calendar.aspx?date=2009-10-01
For press information, interviews, please contact Barbara Mitchell
theproperchannels@gmail.com or 206.954.9633

SIDESHOW SPEAKEASY
#19
Stave Off The Gloom Of Autumn!!!
at
DANTE'S!!!
1 SW 3rd & Burnside

ONLY
$5
FIVE BUCKS!
only five bucks?
YES! ONLY FIVE BUCKS!!!

with special musical guests
ASHCAN ORCHID

NAGASITA


PARABLISS
featuring Blazer Schaffer and Philly Chris


KEPH SHERIN


HIOKA


and many more!!!

With
clown about town
DINGO DIZMAL
http://www.shmanarchy.blogspot.com


and your host
WILLIAM BATTY
http://www.myspace.com/thewanderlustcircus




Come Early For our
AMATEUR HOUR TALENT CONTEST
8:30-9pm
Show us your stuff - it's an audition, an open mic, and a free gig rolled into one!
All Performers Are Encouraged To Apply!

Tickets Available now at:
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/77999

SATURDAY Sep. 26 9pm

YARD DOGS ROAD SHOW
Check out this video: Vegoose



and

WANDERLUST CIRCUS
Featuring
KAZUM


AWOL DANCE COLLECTIVE


CHERRY


MISTER CREATURE & BARNABY THE BEAR


NAGASITA


and
WILLIAM BATTY HIMSELF


followed by a DJ dance party with
SIDECAR TOMMY
of
BEATS ANTIQUE




at
The Bossanova
Ballroom and Supper Club


$17 advance
$22 door

Tickets available at
www.brownpapertickets.com
or any Tiny's Coffee location

Wanderlust is honored to host
a teeming bazaar
of circus and song
from the greatest shows
on Earth

The focal music performance by The Yard Dogs, sewn throughout with
their own vaudevillian vignettes; will be preceded by an immersive
atmosphere of acrobats, jugglers, and dancers showing off their
talents in and around the audience, close enough to touch; and the
entire affair will culminate in a rhapsodous dance party with
post-world party rocker Sidecar Tommy.

What better way to elevate the senses at the close of this storied and
overstuffed Summer of 2009? Come together, beloved spirit cousins,
and break a sweat together one more time before the leaves fall.

at The Bossanova
Ballroom and Supper Club
722 E Burnside
21+


THE YARD DOGS ROAD SHOW
http://www.yarddogsroadshow.com
The Yard Dogs Road Show is a hobo cabaret, a living patchwork of
vaudeville and rock and roll. In the enchanting land of stage show
entertainment theirs is both pleasant and formidable terrain. They
require a sensitivity to the subtle and the absurd. They lead the
modern hobohemian on a visual and sonic journey through part of
history that may or may not have existed – followed by an ambitious
return to the emotional challenges of our punch-drunk contemporary
world. It’s a true story on stage: sword swallowers, dancing dolls,
fire eaters and sunset hobo poetry - all animated by the live sounds
of the Yard Dogs cartoon heavy band. Yard Dogs Road Show is pure
visual and sonic voodoo.


Born from the saloon vaudeville that toured the Wild West in the late
1800's and slammed into the underworld of modern American road
culture. The Yard Dogs create a timeless space for the union of
ancient theatrical alchemy and modern pop culture.

SIDECAR TOMMY
http://www.myspace.com/xsidecartommyx
SIDECAR TOMMY is one of 3 producers responsible for BEATS ANTIQUE. As a producer of downtempo hip hop for 12 years, sidecar tommy is adept at creating original audio for the dance floor, commercial use, movies, soundtracks for dancers, vocalists, pod casts, etc... SIDECAR TOMMY fuses electronic sounds and acoustic/natural sounds, culminating in a collage of music that hits hard with original beats.

WANDERLUST CIRCUS
http://www.wanderlustcircus.com

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
madcap 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 we will not rest until the whole of
the world has been entertained.

From the twenty-foot ceilings to the vintage interior design, The
Bossanova Ballroom and Supper Club is a dream location for Wanderlust.
Since December 2008, we've presented an an ongoing series of circus
and variety shows that have re-established The Bossanova as a
destination for Portland theatergoers, as well as the discerning
travelers who are just now discovering our beloved city.