Shanty Town Circus Project

11/21/2013

Looking to take your art/ puppet theatre/ performance piece, etc. on the road this January? Want to bring your art to a more rural setting? Shanty Town Circus Project is putting together a January puppet show, and we're seeking additional artists to open for us, or for us to open for! Spread the word!

12/11/2012

Shanty Town Circus will be in Elkins on Saturday seeing off the last two departures of THE POLAR EXPRESS™! Performances at 3:30 and 6 pm.- Come ride the train, and catch our elves juggling, hooping, magic making, and more!

The Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad is proud to announce its partnership with Rail Events Inc. (through Warner Brothers Consumer Products, Inc.) to bring the officially licensed train ride event to Elkins, West Virginia this coming holiday season! THE POLAR EXPRESS™ train rides are based on the ...

07/26/2012

To all of our circus enthusiasts: After much deliberation, The Shanty Town Circus Project has decided to change the format of our Circus Workshops! From now on, we will NOT be hosting circus practice on a weekly basis. Instead, we WILL be organizing once a month themed Circus Days! We'll advertise these workshops via Facebook, as well as flyers in our WV region! It's our hope that these workshops will allow for a more in-depth exploration of particular circus skills! Thanks again for all of your support- we'll see ya at the circus!

07/22/2012

Yaaay!!! We're back!!! Circus Day will be happening this afternoon from 2-4pm at the Weslyan Athletic fields come try your hand at any number of circus activities and meet the new little circus monkey, August Crow!

07/08/2012

Sorry, folks! We have decided to spare you the dehydration, exhaustion, and sun stroke that would surely ensue after circusing it up in the sun for 3 hours. That's right, due to this unrelenting heat wave, circus day will not be happening this week. {:Q

06/24/2012

Come on down to Circus Day! We'll be having tons of fun down by the River Walk and Wesleyan Softball fields! 2-5pm! We'll be bringing our Slackline, Hoops, Juggling Balls along with other fun outdoor toys! Feel free to bring your favorite outside activity! See you there!

06/03/2012

ATTENTION CIRCUS DAY ATTENDEES! Shanty Town Circus will NOT be hosting Circus Day this coming Sunday, June 10th! Regular Circus Days will resume the following Sunday. Thanks!

06/03/2012

Big thanks goes out tonight to Kim Richison-Bell and the kind folks at In Step Dance Studio of Clarksburg, WV! We had a blast clowning it up at their annual dance recital! We certainly encourage folks to 'tag' us in any photos that were taken at the event. Thanks to everyone for such a lovely show!

05/25/2012

Photography by Emmy Settlemyre

Beautiful photos taken by a truly talented artist- Thank you Emmy Settlemyre!

05/22/2012

Shanty Town Circus at the Strawberry Festival- With Raedijo and O'Ryan!

Buckhannon, WV--May 21, 2012--Members of Shanty Town Circus perform on Main St at the Buckhannon Strawberry Festival. The group won 3rd place in the novelty ...