Holidays, Festivals, and Special Meals (Breakdown Spaghetti Dinner)

Carol Greensberg (presenter); Amity Stoddard Just because they're on the road doesn't mean circus performers don't celebrate special occasions and holidays like everyone else. Come learn about the barbecues that are often prepared for Fourth of July or the distinctive meals made whenever the show is over and it's time to move onto the next town. It wouldn't be a celebration without the food, so come see how the cooks make it all happen. In 2003, Amity Stoddard joined Circus Smirkus as kitchen director and documented her travels in a memoir-in-stories. In 2015, Stoddard co-founded the Sellam Circus School, which provides accessible, professional coaching, while preserving, sharing and promoting traveling circus culture and traditions.