Summer 2012 Tour Schedule

We have been busy fielding calls and emails about Summer 2012 and our tour schedule is taking shape. Paul is still working out the details for his Dream Big - READ! performance to fit this summer's theme, but you can be sure that it will inspire children of all ages to discover new skills and interests at their library. To see how Paul used storytelling, juggling, and magic to highlight past SRP themes, visit our video gallery. We also offer engaging hands-on tween/teen workshops that will help Own the Night. For more information about these workshops, visit flowcircus.com/library.

Summer 2012 Tour Schedule:

Week of 6/4: Alabama

Week of 6/11: Western NC & Upstate SC

Week of 6/18: Pennsylvania

Week of 6/25: New York & Northern New Jersey

Week of 7/2: North Carolina

Week of 7/9: New Jersey & Pennsylvania

Week of 7/16: North and South Carolina

Week of 7/23: TBD (Available for a library tour of 10+ shows)

Week of 7/30: New Jersey & Pennsylvania

Week of 8/6 & 8/13: Northeast (NJ, NY, & CT)

Contact Dawn@FlowCircus.com to check availability for specific dates/times. The schedule above may change as we move forward with planning so feel free to contact us with your requests.

 

New Skill Toy Loaner Kit Available for 2012

Last spring, Flow Circus offered a Skill Toy Kit Giveaway to interested libraries looking for innovative tween/teen programming. We were amazed by the over 300 entries! We wish we could have given away kits to more people. As a result, we have decided to create a Skill Toy Kit Loaner Program for public and school libraries for 2012.

• Twelve libraries in the continental US will be selected to host the Skill Toy Kit for 1 month each.


• The only cost to host libraries will be shipping the kit to the next location on the last day of the month (approximate cost $20-50).


• Interested libraries should complete this form by December 2nd.


• The sites selected to host the loaner kit will be contacted by December 9th.

The Skill Toy Kit includes 20 skill toys, instructional materials, and a program guide to help you run skill toy sessions at your library. For more information about the Skill Toy Kit and its contents, visit www.FlowCircus.com/teenkits or contact Dawn@FlowCircus.com.

November 2011 Newsletter

Greetings from Flow Circus
Read Across America, Teen Tech Week, & National Library Week
Team Work
'Tis the Season
Summer Reading Program 2012
Upcoming Tours

October 2011 Newsletter

Greetings from Flow Circus
Flow Circus Teen Kits
New Opportunity for NC Libraries
New Resources on Teen Development
A+ Teaching Fellow
Upcoming Tours

2011-12 Tours Scheduled

Flow Circus will be on the move again this school year. We currently have the following tours planned for the 2011-12 school year and still have openings available. Book during one of these tours and we will waive all travel costs.

Bring Read Yourself Silly performances to your school or library to get kids excited about reading and learning new skills. Schedule a Skill Toys for Around the World workshop to engage tweens/teens in active learning. Or incorporate memorable team building workshops into your next staff training day. To learn about all of these options and more, visit FlowCircus.com

Fall 2011Tour Schedule:

October 3-7: Northeast Tour (PA, NJ, NY)

October 26-November 2: Northeast Tour (PA, NJ, NY, CT)

November 3-4: Northern Virginia/Maryland

Winter/Spring 2012 Tours:

February 22-29: Northeast Tour (PA, NJ, NY, CT)

March 13-15: Northern Virginia/Maryland

March 19-20: Pittsburgh, PA

April 11-20: Northeast Tour (PA, NJ, NY, CT)

We are continually adding new tours to this schedule so feel free to contact us about setting up a tour in your area. To book a Flow Circus performance/workshop or schedule a tour in your region, contact Dawn at dawn@flowcircus.com or (919) 604-3462.

September 2011 Newsletter

Greetings from Flow Circus
NEW VIDEO: Summer Reading Program 2011 Highlights
FlowCircusKids.com: Creating Lasting Impact
New Survey for SRP 2011
October Dates Available during Northeast Tour
Upcoming Tours

Summer Reading Program 2011 - Highlights Video

Flow Circus just finished its 2011 Summer Reading Program tour of One Toy, Many Stories performances and Skill Toys from Around the World workshops. We want to thank the over 70 libraries that hosted us this summer. For more information about Flow Circus library performances and workshops visit our FlowCircus.com/library.

Watch our highlights video below to get a glimpse of the fun we had and don't forget to Eat Your Tomatoes!

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August 2011 Newsletter

Greetings from Flow Circus
Reviews Are In!
Big Top Comedy - Traveling Across the US
Planning for 2011-12
Upcoming Tours

Juggling, Magic, & Balloon Camp

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the 9th consecutive summer, Flow Circus conducted a week-long Juggling, Magic, & Balloon Camp at Cary Academy Summer Quest program. We had 14 playful campers that created colorful balloon sculptures, mastered a variety of skill toys, and amazed family members with magic. To see more images from the week, visit our photo gallery.

For more information about camps, clubs, and workshops, visit www.flowcircus.com/camps.

July 2011 Newsletter

Greetings from Flow Circus
Small Business of the Year
New Look for Flow Circus Kids
Adding Play to Summer Camps
Best Buy Grant - Deadline August 1st
Paul's on TV!
Upcoming Tours

Summer Reading Program Kicks-off!

Flow Circus kicked-off Summer Reading Programs in Alabama & North Carolina with a new performance One Toy, Many Stories and the hands-on tween/teen workshop Skill Toys from Around the World.

Paul's 2011 SRP performance includes some old favorites like his 5 ball juggling routine, but also incorporates fun new routines. As always, the audience helps to create a unique show every time!

To see more pictures from our tours, visit our Photo Gallery. We look forward to bringing Flow Circus performances and workshops to libraries in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, & Connecticut throughout the summer months. Keep up with our tour schedule by becoming a fan of on our Facebook Page.

 

June 2011 Newsletter

Greetings from Flow Circus
Juggling & Skill Toy Kits
Kendama Kokoro Project
Fall Conferences
2011-2 School Year
Grant for Camps or Parks & Rec
Upcoming Tours

Flow Circus Kids - Skill Toys from Around the World

FlowCircusKids.com - A New, Free Resource: As the summer quickly approaches, we wanted to share with you a new website that illustrates the captivating stories that skill toys tell about culture, trade, natural resources, and human nature. People have been playing with skill toys for thousands of years and as different as one culture may be from another, we are all connected by the desire to play.

 

May 2011 Newsletter

Greetings from Flow Circus

FlowCircusKids.com - A New, Free Resource

Special Offer for Summer 2011

Upcoming Flow Circus Tours

Flow Circus Returns to Cary Academy Summer Quest

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For the 9th summer in a row, Flow Circus will be returning to the Cary Academy Summer Quest program to conduct specialty camps for kids 9-14 in the Raleigh area. In addition to offering Beginner and Advanced Juggling, Magic, and Balloon Sculpting camps, we are adding a new camp this summer focusing on juggling, skill toys, and related DIY projects. Below is the schedule for Summer 2011:

 

June 20-24 (1-4pm): Juggling & Skill Toys
July 25-29 (9am-noon): Beginning Juggling, Magic, & Balloons
July 25-29 (1-4pm): Advanced Juggling, Magic, & Balloons

To register your child, visit the Summer Quest website. You can also take a look at their blog to learn more about Summer Quest offerings. If your children have taken Flow Circus camps in the past, we appreciate you letting other families know about our programs. Feel free to contact Paul at paul@flowcircus.com if you have any questions.

 

Winners Announced for the 2011 Library Giveaway

On March 1st, we announced that we would be giving away a Flow Circus Skill Toy Kit to one lucky public or school library. The kit includes a total of 20 skill toys, instructional materials, and a program guide to help organizations start and maintain a skill toy club.

The response was amazing! Over 300 libraries from 39 states entered. In addition to public libraries, librarians from elementary, middle, and high schools also submitted entries. Thank you to everyone that helped spread the word about the giveaway to your colleagues. We decided to add 2 runner-up prizes to share the fun of skill toys with a few more libraries. The runners-up will each receive a Japanese Kendama for their library.

Now without further ado (drum roll please)......we are please to announce the following winners:

Grand Prize: Peggy Grabble, Pasquotank-Camden Library (Elizabeth City, NC)

Runner-Up: Kristine Odahowski, Gadsden County Public Library System (Quincy, FL)

Runner-Up: Cathy Gilmore, Upper Moreland Free Public Library (Willow Grove, PA)

Below is a video of the drawing for those of you that want to experience the excitement!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kGOsZKtKbU[/youtube]

More information about the Skill Toy Kit can be found on the FlowCircus.com/skill toys. Thanks again for entering the contest. Check back for future giveaways.

April 2011 Newsletter

Greetings from Flow Circus
2011 Library Giveaway - Winner Announced
Getting Creative with Fundama
Awesome Foundation Grants
End-of-Year School Celebrations
New Flow Circus Promotional Poster & Bookmark
Upcoming Flow Circus Tours

2011 Library Giveaway - Flow Circus Skill Toy Kit

Flow Circus wanted to help support librarians as they prepare for the 2011 Summer Reading Program's themes of One World, Many Stories and You Are Here. We realized what better way for tweens and teens to understand other cultures and time periods than through the universal language of play!

We are excited to announce our 2011 Library Giveaway. One lucky library will win a Flow Circus Skill Toy Kit which includes 5 different skill toys from around the world. The kit includes a total of 20 skill toys, instructional materials, and a program guide to help you start and maintain a skill toy club at your library.

To learn more about the Skill Toy Kit and to enter your library for a chance to win, visit www.FlowCircus.com/Giveaway

Deadline for entry is March 31st. A winner will be randomly drawn and announced April Fool's Day.

March 2011 Newsletter

Greetings from Flow Circus
2011 Library Giveaway - Skill Toy Kit
New Skill Toy and Juggling Kits
Fundama Workshops
National Library Week - Video Contest
Upcoming Flow Circus Tours

February 2011 Newsletter

Greetings from Flow Circus
New Video Page
Free SRP Workshop for Librarians
Campfire Conference 2011
Youth Leadership Program
Upcoming Flow Circus Tours

Team Building for Youth Leadership Program

The Wake Forest Chamber of Commerce recently launched Youth Leadership Wake Forest - a program for high school sophomores and juniors in the community. The program's mission is to develop a corps of informed, committed, and competent youth motivated to learn more about the community, assume leadership roles in school, and become more involved in civic, cultural, philanthropic, and economic development organizations.

Flow Circus was invited to conduct a team building session to kick-off the program in a playful, interactive way. Our 90-minute session involved learning basic balloon twisting skills and then having some fun! One of the exercises challenged groups to create a :30 commercial highlighting the various benefits of living in the town of Wake Forest. Enjoy the results below which will make you want to come visit our wonderful community.

To learn more about our professional development sessions visit the Flow Circus website.

January 2011 Newsletter

Greetings from Flow Circus

You Are Here - Program Ideas & Video Contest

Summer Quest 2011 Camp Schedule

Grant Information

Upcoming Flow Circus Tours