Soggy soft snow with the ice thankfully melting off the roads. A whole flock of Pheasants greeted me as I drove home from the Hockaday last evening -- there was an Bald Eagle haunting the lake until after sunset.

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Starring: Ida Rubinstein Belle Epoch Russian/Parisian beauty.
Ida's Places in Paris -- from my first jet-lagged day by the Seine.
Read more about Ida in Sisters of Salome by Toni Bentley

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Media Watch: Bindlestiff Stuff -- Go and see them if you live on the East Coast!
Bindlestiff Family Cirkus Cabaret at Staten Island Underground Theatre Festival
VMH Playhouse, Snug Harbor Cultural Center 1000 Richmond Terrace Staten Island, NY Tickets: $15 Snug Harbor, Staten Island Saturday, Feb. 10, 2007 at 10 pm
The Bindlestiff Family Cirkus comes to Staten Island for one night and one night only. This late night cabaret is hosted by Ringmistress Philomena. The cast for the night features Scotty the Blue Bunny (ice breaker), Ravi the Scorpion Mystic (contortion), Little Brooklyn (Burlesque Clown), and Mr. Pennygaff (sword swallower). Live cirkus music performed by Benjamin Ickies.
The Underground Theatre Festival also boasts an interactive murder mystery, Kill Me Again, Sam; an indie rock band, Dead Rabbit; the edgy and seductively suggestive Bindlestiff Cirkus Cabaret; plus the musical cult-classic Reefer Madness! Festival admission includes an open bar sponsored by Martini Red. The festival runs all weekend, but the Cirkus is one night and one night only. Visit www.snug-harbor.org for more information.

Bindlestiff Family Cirkus at BAM, Brooklyn, NY -- Brooklyn Next Festival Galapagos Art Space Presents: A Night of Marching Bands and Circus Antics Fri, Feb 23 at 9:30pm featuring the Hungry Marching Band and the Binldestiff Family Cirkus at BAM Cafe, Peter Jay Sharp Building, 30 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. Admission is Free.
Called the "best anarchist parade group!" by the Village Voice, Brooklyn-based Hungry March Band maniacally performs New Orleans street music, Gypsy/Roma classics, and just about anything else they can get their hands on. The Bindlestiff Family Cirkus is heir to New York's grand traditions of circus, sideshow, vaudeville, and burlesque. Meanwhile, Galapagos' own resident burlesque DJ, Tikka Masala, spins Bhangra, hip-hop, and all of your dance-pop favorites. The Bindlestiffs performances will feature Ringmistress Philomena, Mr. Pennygaff, Nicholas Flair, and Benjamin Ickies.
For more details, http://bam.org/events/bamcafelive.aspx or 718-636-4100.


Philomenia in Buckaroo Bindlestiff's Wild West Jamboree
Visit the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus HERE
Digital reinterpretation of a photo ©2004 by Maike Schulz
Rhinebeck, NY -- Saturday, Feb. 24, 2007 at 11 am. Buckaroo Bindlestiff's Wild West Jamboree Rhinebeck Center for the Performing Arts, Rhinebeck, NY Tickets are $5 for kids, $8 for adults. All seats go on sale at the door one hour prior to show, and are general admission seating. Show is approximately 50 minutes long.
Join Mr. Pennygaff and Miss Philly for a boot-stompin' romp thru the Wild West. Learn how many cultures mingled on the plains to shape America as we know it. Marvel at precision target whipcracking, dandy rope spinning, knife throwing, fancy gun spinning, and even a mini-rodeo!
For directions and general information, see:
http://www.centerforperformingarts.org/direct.htm