upcoming events

• African Drum and Dance
  Monday, February, 8th, 2010 from 5:30pm - 7:00pm
  
• Beginer Trapeze with Colleen Level 1
  Tuesday, February, 9th, 2010 from 5:30pm - 7:00pm
  
• Beginner Fabric with Deirdre
  Tuesday, February, 9th, 2010 from 5:30pm - 7:00pm
  

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WFNM News

• Living the Life Luminous - published in Pasatiempo
  When it comes to Circus Luminous — now celebrating its seventh year of eclectic performances at the Lensic Performing Arts Center — keep in mind that plot is rarely more than a laundry line on which to hang a series of circus-art antics. Clowns, jugglers, aerialists, acrobats, animal impersonators, contortionists, musicians, puppets, stilt-walkers, and people who swing from the curtains all pass through the dream lives of the protagonists on the Luminous frontier.
• Wise Fool Holds Its First Ever Stilt-a-Thon Fundraiser - published in Journal North
  It was like an old-time picnic where everyone just happened to know how to walk on stilts. Under the shade of a dozen or so elm trees at Alto/Bicentennial Park, behind Bicentennial Pool, Wise Fool held its first ever Stilt-A-Thon Saturday afternoon. There were 21 pairs of stilts, for youngsters to oldsters, not to mention a croquet set, hula hoops, face painting and fresh peaches for the taking. "It's not that hard but ... it gets kind of sore where they strap them on your legs," said Lucy Kamp, 9, of the stilts. Kamp is a veteran of Wise Fool programs, having taken "four after schools and one summer camp," she said. "We call it 'stilting,' " said attorney Julia Jarvis, who became involved in supporting Wise Fool several years ago when she attended the annual women's camp.
• Circus Luminous Says Yes, We Can - published in Albuquerque Journal North
  This year's production of Circus Luminous features a classic hero's journey told through the eyes of a clown who realizes at the end of the show that she can do what she thought was impossible. “I was putting the show together during the election and didn't know for sure how things would turn out,” Amy Christian, the show's director and Wise Fool's co-artistic director said. “It's an intense time in the world, but we've been given a huge glimmer of hope. The story line is about having hope and taking action on that hope.”