Past Events
Join us for Wine and Cheese to celebrate Tim before he runs his second marathon of 2012 BAREFOOT! Hosted by Dianna and John at their home in Jamaica Plain, MA.
Sunday April 15th, 2-6pm
Ultimate Block Party Baltimore Sunday October 2, 2011.
Join us as we participate in our third Ultimate Block Party – this time in Baltimore!
Look for Kolleen, Chantal and Brian – they will be clowning around with the crowd.
Learn more here!
Holiday Bazarre, Arcata, CA
December 18th, 10pm @ Jambalaya- Arcata, CA.
What better gift is there to give this holiday season than laughter?
The Holiday Bizarre is a fundraising event for the Clowns Without Borders with the intentions of sharing our local laughs with the rest of the world.
Many local businesses have been gracious with their gift giving as well and shared over twenty prizes that will be raffled off (prizes totaling over $500 in value). A special thank you goes out to all the sponsors!
A good time is ensured for all so be sure to check out The Holiday Bizarre @ The Jambalaya this December 18th.
Show starts at 10p.m. with a $5 suggested donation at the door.
$5 suggested donations @ the door.
Philly Benefit for Egypt!
Project Egypt is in it’s 6th year thanks to the generous donations from people like you. Each year Clowns visit the street children, orphans, and handicapped children of Cairo offering shows workshops and cheap laughs. In the past few visits, we have broadened our horizons through collaborations with Egyptian clowns who are continuing to work with children year-round. Please come out and support these collaborations.
$10 suggested donation and a silent auction.
Saturday Nov. 6, 7pm-midnight.
Enjoy food and drink while showing your support for Clowns Without Borders USA .
Sponsored by Yards Brewing Company
127 Mole St. Philadelphia, PA 19107
Arcata Benefit at the Arcata Playhouse!
Saturday, November 6 · 3:00pm – 8:00pm
Arcata Playhouse, 1251 9th St, Arcata, CA, 95521-5795
Clowns Without Borders is once again seeking out th
e generous support of its community to help raise funds to cover the transportation costs for its upcoming expeditions of laughter specifically to Chiapas and Kenya in 2010 and 2011.
Local CWB volunteers Rudi Galindo and Shea Freedomhowler are planning expeditions in the upcoming months. Rudi will be continuing touring shows around the Chiapas region at schools, refugee camps an…d various under served areas. Shea Freedomhowler will be returning to Kenya to provide entertainment for orphanages in Nairobi, and at primary schools in the Mt. Kenya foothills. All proceeds from the Arcata benefit shows will go to funding these expeditions.
Portland Benefit for Haiti!
March 12, 2010 - 7:30-10pm
This is an annual highlight of Portland’s variety theater/new circus scene featuring Portland’s top jugglers, acrobats, eccentric comedians, and clowns. Clean adult humor, world class stunts, family friendly.
All proceeds benefit Clowns Without Borders-USA. This will raise money for sending theatrical teaching and performing groups to Haiti to work with thousands of children who will be in tent camps over the next year. Find our More!
Date: Friday March 12, 2010, 7:30-10pm
Location: 2508 NE Everett Portland, OR 9732
Tickets at brownpapertickets and at the door.
Advance ticket holders will have reserved specialty seating!
Sliding scale: $10-25 adults, $5-10 youth 12 & under
Arcata, CA CWB Benefit (2 shows!)
Friday February 26 at 6pm and Saturday February 27 at 2pm
Location: Redwood Raks World Dance Studio in the Old Creamery Building, Arcata.
The show promises to be an evening and afternoon of eccentric physical comedy, magic and mayhem with performances by International Artists from around the world. The performance promises to tickle your funny bone and provide side splitting entertainment suitable for all ages.
Tickets available at the door, $10 general, $8 student/seniors.
All proceeds of the show will help send local performing artists to provide relief to the victims of the Haiti Earthquake as well as separate projects in the Lacandon jungles in Chiapas Mexico.
LISTEN to the PODCAST from the most recent Portland Benefit!
RUMSPRINGA
A dance party in support of CWB Project Egypt 2010.
Philadelphia, PA
Featuring DJ Ruxbin
NEW DATE!!! ***Saturday, February 6th 9pm-2am***
at The Warehouse, 1414 Darien St. Philadelphia, PA 19147 (between 8th and 9th, off Reed St.)
Background: Project Egypt travels yearly to Cairo, Egypt to perform shows and teach circus skills to Sudanese Refugees and other marginalized communities.
Sponsored by North 3rd Restaurant and Bar
If you live in the Philly areas, please come out and support this project.
OUT OF THE TENT CABARET
JANUARY 23, 2010 7-9pm
***This will now benefit all Haiti projects!***
Stonewall Inn 53 Christopher St. New York, NY!
Come one, Come All, to the silliest nightclub in town! For one exciting evening the Stonewall Inn will be hosting a crazy cabaret to raise funds and awareness for Clowns Without Borders USA. Comedy, dancing, music, a 50/50 raffle, and a chance to learn more about a terrific cause. So bring your party hat and your big red noses! Don’t miss an evening of fun, frivolous, fabulous fundraising!
$12 suggested donation.
This is an open event. Feel free to forward the invite to your friends!
Social Clowning 101: An Introduction to the clowning of CWB
Triskelion Art Center
Sunday, Dec. 6th 6:15-8:15pm
118 N. 11 ST. • 3RD FL. • BROOKLYN, NY 11211 • 718.599.3577
$15-25
For the seasoned professional, this workshop will be a review of the specific games and skits that CWB utilizes on the field working with children in situations of trauma. For the individual curious about clown, it will be a holistic introduction a heart-felt, non-verbal world of creative, physical expression. This workshop will be a great opportunity to get to know members of Clowns Without Borders, how we work and for us to get to meet you!
Pre-register by emailing Deven Sisler at deven@clownswithoutborders.org
100% of workshop fee will support future projects!
L to Bedford Avenue. Walk north along Bedford 4 blocks to N. 11th. St, Take a Left.
Black Tie, Red Noses… A Classy Clown Affair!
To Benefit Clowns Without Borders
Thursday October 15th, 2009 @ The Brooklyn Lyceum, NY, sponsored by Brooklyn Brewery.
- Credit: Alain Laferté www.eye-can-tell.com
Where: Brooklyn Lyceum
When: Thursday October 15th, 8pm-Midnight
Who: If you live in the NY area, come join us and bring friends!
Why: To benefit all of Clowns Without Borders USA’s projects.
What to wear: (if you dare) Clown formal attire, this is a Classy Clown Affair, get creative and dress to impress.
This event is sponsored by Brooklyn Brewery.
Come and be amazed as we bring a night of circus fun with a clown formal twist to Brooklyn. With live music, physical theatre performances, video, a silent auction and more…Check out highlights here.
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Telling Stories, Sharing Photos: Projects Thailand/Cambodia and Haiti
You are cordially and clowningly invited to a
Photo presentation and benefit party
on August 27, 2009
- Photo and video presentation from Anna Zastrow’s trip to Thailand and Cambodia, as well as Olivia Lehrman’s CWB team expedition to Haiti
Come experience what we’ve been up to and see the kids in action!
For those of you who have contributed to making these ventures happen, thank you so much for your support and now you can come see the result! And continue to make a difference!
- Contribute to the upcoming project: Clowning with youngsters in Indonesia!
Here’s your chance to get in on the game and be part of a wonderful humanitarian venture.
In November Anna will travel to Indonesia to join Clowns Without Borders partner Dan Roberts, and together with an Indonesian musician, we will bring laughter and excitement to kids in homeless shelters, community centers and schools. We will work in Jakarta, where there are a great number of street children, and then travel to Aceh, where many children are suffering psychological trauma from the 2004 tsunami and years of civil strife.
Clowns Without Borders is also working on making further trips to Haiti possible and even to establish an ongoing presence there, where children are enduring extreme poverty.
Date: Thursday, August 27, 2009
Time: 7-10 pm
Location: The Center for Remembering & Sharing
123 4th Avenue (13th Street), Manhattan, NYC
Nearest trains: 4/5/6 or N/R/Q/W or the L to Union Square
Tickets: $10-$30 sliding scale donation at the door
• Photo show
• Performances
• Yummy food and drink
• Silent auction
Please RSVP to anna@lokamaer.org
Presented to you by Clowns Without Borders and Loka Humana
Hosted by Anna Zastrow and Olivia Lehrman
PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD TO FRIENDS AND ACQUAINTANCES WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED AND INSPIRED!
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
We look forward to seeing you and sharing these adventures with you!
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Hosted by:
Rebecca Krauss
516-770-6280
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Project Haiti Benefit – San Francisco
Saturday May 23rd, 2009
* DATE: Saturday May 23, 2009 – Two shows, 7pm and 9pm
Doors open at 6:30pm and 8:30pm
* LOCATION: The Climate Theater, 9th and Folsom San Francisco, CA
* TICKETS: $15 pre-sale online through The Climate: www.climatetheater.com
$20-$30 sliding scale at the door.
* T-shirts, wine and beer will be available for purchase
Learn More!
Acts will include: Bronkar’s Circus of Sound, Pi Physical Comedy Troupe, James Donlon, clowns, accordions and more!
This benefit will be directly supporting our upcoming project in Haiti this August.
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April Fools Highlights!
Thanks to everyone who joined us for a great event at the April Fools Extravaganza. You can see highlights and photos from the event HERE!
Friday April 3rd, 2009 DC
Support CWB’s newest project in Southern Sudan!
Reinvent the circus to benefit Clowns Without Borders
Tickets pre-sale: $15 at http://www.ticketalternative.com/Events/4709.aspx
Already 350 sold (as of March 29th) so buy yours NOW!
- Dance to the music of DJ Carlo, Sequoia, Tubbo & Kebunny and DJ Dustin
- This event will feature the greatest circus performers, fire dancers, sideshow attractions and clowns on the East coast! As well as performances by Archedream for Humankind and Dance Afire!
- ArcheDream for HUMANKIND is a multi-disciplinary mask theatre dedicated to inspiring and empowering through innovative performances and workshops utilizing dance, music, multimedia and visual arts. Two of ADHK’s performers will be presenting three 10-15 mins EPISODES featuring contact juggling, hip-hop and circus arts in ArcheDream’s vibrant blacklight reactive costumes. View a sample of their work here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klrelWkCfGw
- Dance Afire is a collective of professional artists and dancers who have come together to develop and promote the practice of accentuating the art of movement with the rich and beautiful spectacle of fire. See one of their performances here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVM1dHItjoY
Friday, April 3, 2009 Station 9, Washington DC @ 10pm
Dress Code: Clown Formal
Tickets pre-sale: $15 at http://www.ticketalternative.com/Events/4709.aspx
This event benefits Clowns Without Borders Project Sudan 2009. All the proceeds of the ticket sales will go towards the expenses of the project.
Join CWB Sudan 09 Facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=61755240019
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March 28th, 2009 Arcata, CA
The 2009 Arcata Clowns Without Borders benefit show featured local performers from around the Humboldt Area, Shea FreeLove CWB volunteer, Steveweven the clown, Aokay Wizard at Play, Shantaram the Magician, and Sean Powers musician and puppeteer(not in picture). Scores of children and familys were delighted by the matinee and evening performances at Redwood Raks World Dance Studio.
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