🎪✨ Hudson, NY — come toss, spin, twirl, and play with us this June!
Bindlestiff Family Cirkus, in partnership with Spark of Hudson (@sparkofhudson ), proudly announces the Hudson Juggling Club — happening Wednesdays from 5:30–6:30 PM at Spark’s 502 Union St hub throughout June!
Led by Bindlestiff co-founder Stephanie Monseu (@ringmistress_stephanie ), this FREE community gathering is an open exploration for all ages and skill levels. Learn and play with a variety of circus props including:
🤹 Toss juggling with balls, scarves, rings & clubs
🔥 Diabolos
🌸 Flower sticks
✨ Poi
…and more!
All equipment provided. Accessible. FREE for all. Donations supporting Bindlestiff’s youth and community programming are warmly welcomed 💛
📍 Spark of Hudson
502 Union St, Hudson, NY
🗓 Wednesdays in June | 5:30–6:30 PM
Register here 👉 /forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfIBu-7xwi9rL2yanlh1scvBiCgT9jJmkoiDRzzQAzDv74t1g/viewform
#BindlestiffCirkus #HudsonNY #JugglingClub #CommunityCircus #CircusForAll
Celebrating and uplifting the incredible lives, artistry, and contributions of Asian American and Pacific Islander peoples in the circus and variety arts - and beyond 🎪✨
The month of May is dedicated to AAPI Heritage, honoring the performers, creators, cultural leaders, organizers, and storytellers whose creativity, resilience, and innovation continue to shape our communities and inspire generations.
Today and every day, we celebrate the beauty of representation, the power of cultural exchange, and the vibrant voices that make the circus and performing arts world richer, stronger, and more joyful. 💛
#AAPIHeritageMonth #BindlestiffCirkus #AAPIArtists #CircusArts #VarietyArts
Gather ‘round, Queens, NY! 🎪✨ Bindlestiff Family Cirkus is bringing the magic to the Spring Festival on Saturday May 16, 2026 at Phil “Scooter” Rizzuto Park!
Join us for an afternoon of community, creativity, and classic circus thrills—from 11:30 AM to 3:30 PM—with our Cirkus street show popping off at 2:00 PM 🤹🏽♀️
Featuring:
🎪 Logan Kerr — wire walking
🤹 Book Kennison — juggling
🪀 Brian Klimowski — yo-yos
💪 David Paris & partner — strongman acts
✨ Zabo — variety arts
⭕ Pinkie Special — hula hoops
🔥 Archie Ramlogan — diabolo
Expect a full day of FREE fun with live music, arts & crafts, games, giveaways, and more—all brought to you by the amazing @foprspny (Friends of Phil Rizzuto Smokey Park).
📍 127th St & 95th Ave, Queens, NY 11419
🎪 Free & open to all ages!
Huge thank you to Phil “Scooter” Rizzuto – Smokey Park for the invitation—we can’t wait to bring the joy! 💛
#BindlestiffCirkus #QueensEvents #NYCStreetFestival #CircusInThePark #FamilyFunNYC
Hudson Juggling Club comes to The Spark!
Hudson Juggling Club is an open exploration for all. Bindlestiff Family Cirkus co-founder Stephanie Monseu provides mentorship for multiple forms of prop manipulation, including toss juggling with balls, scarves, rings and clubs; diabolos, flower sticks, and poi.
All equipment provided!
Sessions are from 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm on Wednesdays in June, 2026.
Link in bio to join Hudson Juggling Club!
This workshop is FREE, and donations in support of Bindlestiff’s youth and community programming are welcome.
For more information on Bindlestiff Family Cirkus, visit or follow on Facebook or Instagram.
#sparkofhudson #bindlestifffamilycirkus #learntogether
Last night's @bindlestifffamilycirkus season finale @citytech.ent was so jam packed with amazing acts that I can't fit it into one post, so this is post 1/2. And congrats to the Entertainment Technology department for safely and legally allowing more fire acts on stage than ever before!
🎪 One more night of jaw-dropping circus, variety, and unforgettable talent before the season wraps!
Join us for the FINAL Bindlestiff Open Stage Variety Show of the 2025–2026 season at City Tech Theatreworks’ Voorhees Theatre in Brooklyn! ✨
📍186 Jay Street, Brooklyn, NY
🗓 Tuesday, May 12
⏰ 7PM
🎟 $15 suggested donation • FREE with City Tech ID
Grab your tickets in the bio and here 👉 Eventbrite Tickets link /e/bindlestiff-open-stage-variety-show-2025-2026-tickets-1632694145139
Come celebrate an incredible season of circus, community, and creativity with us! 🎭🔥
#BindlestiffFamilyCirkus #OpenStageVarietyShow #NYCCircus #BrooklynEvents #LiveVarietyShow
🎪✨ Happy Birthday to Keith Nelson - co-founder, host-with-the-most, master of mayhem, and one of the driving forces behind Bindlestiff Family Cirkus!
From juggling and plate spinning to unicycles, diabolo tricks, circus wisdom, and endless community-building, Keith continues to inspire generations of circus and variety artists with his creativity, humor, and heart. Thank you for helping build the beautiful, wild, welcoming world that is Bindlestiff.
Here’s to another year of big laughs, bold ideas, and keeping the spirit of live variety arts rolling down the road and under the big top. 🎂🎉🎪
Drop some birthday love for Keith in the comments! 👇✨
📸 @vaudevisualspress
#BindlestiffFamilyCirkus #KeithNelson #CircusLife #VarietyArts #HappyBirthdayKeith
🎪 Happy Birthday, Cirkus *TAURUSES*! ♉️ Sending big top birthday love to our incredible Bindlestiff family: co-founders Stephanie Monseu (4/23) and Keith Nelson (5/10), longtime advisor and rockstar Ellia Bisker (4/27), Board Members Sara Valentine (5/3) and Kim Anthony Jones (5/7), Technical Wizard Michael Richter (5/7), and all the Taurus magic-makers in the circus and variety arts world!
Grounded, dazzling, determined, and just the right amount of stubborn - we wouldn’t have it any other way 💫
@mrbindlestiff@ringmistress_stephanie@sweetsoubrette@wordygurl71@kimanthonyjones@michael___richter@tiggerjamesfergusen@christineduenas@watsonkawecki@kelseystrauch
#BindlestiffFamilyCirkus #CircusLife #TaurusSeason #VarietyArts #NYCArtists
Flashback Friday to 1998 ✨ Before GPS, before smartphones, before social media promos — there was Lightning, the Bindlestiff Cirkus van.
Here, Jim Fleming of Autonomedia @autonomedia - and longtime Bindlestiff board member - blesses the van as we prepared to hit the road with the Autonomadic Bookmobile in tow. Packed with 7 Cirkus artists and nearly 15 cases of radical literature, we set off each April for a 5-month tour through punk venues, infoshops, college campuses, and independent theaters — from the East Coast to California, Vancouver BC, and everywhere in between.
Gas was $1.09 a gallon… and the mission was fueled by art, community, and pure DIY spirit. 🎪🚐📚
#FlashbackFriday #BindlestiffFamilyCirkus #DIYTourLife #CircusHistory #OnTheRoad
