Dusty Rhodes and Her Handsome Cowboys, do old cowboy songs and parodies of TV western themes, it's vaudeville oriented with humorous patter, full cowboy dress, adventure yodeling...sort of Roy and Dale meet the Smothers Brothers.


Dusty Rhodes & Her Handsome Cowboys

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The Flying Karamazov Brothers were born on April 23, 1973 at a renaissance fair in northern California. Their vast theatre credits are too numerous to list. Oh, ok. Besides having played in 5 of their own Broadway and 2 Off Broadway Shows over the years they have shared stages and screens collaborating with Frank Sinatra, Placido Domingo, The Grateful Dead, The Who, Dolly Parton, Robin Williams, Patrick Dempsey, Danny DeVito, Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Ken Kesey, Allen Ginsberg, Kenny Rogers, Los Lobos, The Smothers Brothers, Click and Clack the Tappett Brothers, Joyce Brothers and many, many, more. They have appeared on TV shows including “Late Show with David Letterman,” "Seinfeld", "Ellen", "The Tonight Show", "The Today Show", “Good Morning America”, "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood" and many others. They starred in the hit film The Jewel of the Nile. They have performed with the Cleveland Orchestra, the National Symphony Orchestra, the St. Louis Symphony, the San Francisco Symphony, The Seattle Symphony, The Canadian National Symphony, the Toronto Symphony and many other orchestras. They won an Obie award in 1980 for their show, Juggling & Cheap Theatrics which played at the Goodman Theatre, Arena Stage, BAM, London’s West End and moved to Broadway and was taped for a television special on Showtime. And guess what, the troupe has been centered in Port Townsend since 1986! Paul Magid, aka Dmitri Karamazov lives here still. Paul was a co-founder of the New Old Time Chautauqua in 1981. 


The Flying Karamazov Brothers

Tom's Bubble Magic has been presented on television shows all over the world; Universities, Physics and mathematics conferences, Variete theaters, Science and Discovery Centers, Nightclubs, Corporate Events and Galas, Other Entertainment and Education Venues

Tom Noddy's Bubble Magic

Flying Karamazov Brothers

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Tom Noddy

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Jason Webley is a troubadour based in Everett, Washington. Beginning as a street performer in late 90s, Webley built an international cult following for his songs and stories. Armed with an accordion, a guitar, a porkpie hat and a plastic vodka bottle full of pennies, he has performed in over forty countries and released a pile of records on his own Eleven Records label. In recent years, Webley has kept a lower profile, but new listeners continue to discover his music through his involvement with the Welcome to Night Vale podcast, and his collaborations with Amanda Palmer of the Dresden Dolls. He currently captains a ramshackle floating circus called Flotsam! 

Jason Webley 

Artis the Spoonman is a living myth. Since 1972 he has created a state-of-the-arts cultural legend. From the sidewalks and bars of Seattle, San Francisco,Manhattan,Sidney, London, Dublin, Munich and Singapore, to the theaters of Broadway,the stages of International and National television and the recording studios of Frank Zappa and Soundgarden, his spellbinding, faster-than-the-eye-can-trackspoonplaying has been a passionate rhythm enhancement for Rock, Fusion, Folk,Jazz, Bluegrass, Classical and Uncategorizable music, virtually everywhere. His avante-garde percussion, coupled with his contagious spirit, will change your life- or at least your ideas on cutlery.


Artis the Spoonman

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Amy Engelhardt made her Off-Broadway debut as composer/lyricist/vocal arranger of BASTARD JONES (with lyricist/librettist Marc Acito). The rock musical adaptation of Henry Fielding's TOM JONES, was an Off Broadway Alliance nominee for Best New Musical. BASTARD JONES was a Finalist for the Richard Rodgers Award and the Eugene O'Neill NMTC (twice) and was developed at Millikin University with a NAMT Writers' Residency Grant. At the cell theatre, leads Evan Ruggiero and Elena Wang were both Clive Barnes Award nominees (Evan won), and Evan garnered Drama Desk and Chita Rivera Award Nominations for his performance.

During her 14 years as a vocalist/primary writer/arranger with Grammy Noms The Bobs, she spearheaded the development of (and wrote music/lyrics) for the Bobs/Flying Karamazov Brothers collaboration, A COMEDY OF ERAS at ACT Seattle.


Amy Engelhardt 

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Ty Vennowitz juggles jobs, tours around in a wheely big ring, and builds things like this website. With a degree in dance and a diploma in circus arts from the National Circus School in Montreal he’s over edumucated and wants you be too. He has toured China with L'Arsenal Musique, Canada with Cirque Jean Coutu, and the US with Acrobatic Conundrum. When he's not touring Ty enjoys teaching gymnastics and circus to kids of all ages here in the Rogue valley.

Maureen Monroe began her skyward exploration in 2012 when she moved to Ashland and became captivated by the beauty and athleticism of aerial circus arts. She is the director of the Levity performance company, and has toured with the New Old Time Chautauqua, the Acrobatic Conundrum and annually graces the stages of the Oregon Country Fair. Maureen also runs her own Pilates studio, Ashland Authentic Pilates.


Ty & Maureen

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He brings audiences to their feet while sharing with them the most powerful of gifts – laughter. Henrik just recently discovered that , unbeknownst to him, he has entered a whole new realm of stardom. If you googleHe brings audiences to their feet while sharing with them the most powerful of gifts – laughter. Henrik just recently discovered that , unbeknownst to him, he has entered a whole new realm of stardom. If you google “Plate Spinning GIF” you will see the top GIFs to be of, yes you guessed it, Henrik Bothe. I guess if you add up Henrik’s repeating 6.35 seconds of fame it may actually add up to something.you will see the top GIFs to be of, yes you guessed it, Henrik Bothe. I guess if you add up Henrik’s repeating 6.35 seconds of fame it may actually add up to something.

When not performing in the Pacific NW, Henrik has appeared on The Tonight Show starring Jay Leno, at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas, and even did a guest spot on Garrison Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion… yes a juggler on a radio show. Henrik’s latest claim to fame was appearing. not once, but twice, on the GONG show. And, tah dah, didn’t get gonged.


Henrik Bothe

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This startlingly inventive troupe juggles genres as easily as objects, weaving theatre, dance, physical comedy, and juggling into a creative and infectious entertainment experience. Based in Olympia Washington the Mud Bay Jugglers work their choreographic and juggling magic to lively music for a mesmerizing and emotional performance.

Since 1980, these master of levity - Doug Martin, Alan Fitzthum, and Harry Levine - have captivated audiences of all ages at theaters, universities, festivals and events through out the United States and Western Canada. About the only thing predictable about their constantly evolving material is that there will always be plenty of music and mirth - and lots of surprises. No wonder Jugglers World Magazine called them, "One of the most original and creative juggling troupes performing today."


Mud Bay Jugglers

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The medieval troubadour’s work consisted of entertainment and propaganda, praising the brave and ethical, mocking the hypocritical, teaching the uninformed, and maintaining the people’s spirits during times of oppression. Jim Page is a modern troubadour; his work is topical song-spinning with love, poignance, and reflection in his lyrics, and very, very fast guitar-picking. He is in the American musical lineage of topical singer-songwriters that includes Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger, Phil Ochs and Janis Ian, Bruce Springsteen and Frank Zappa.  

Jim Page

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The Unexpected Brass Band - Port Townsend's Funky New Orleans-style brass band -is an eccentric eclectic ensemble of odd balls and curmudgeons. This horn band with sole blows until the second shoe drops. If you want to dance your Asimov come see them at Chautauqua Week; A Dance Concert set on Friday, may 20 at Fort Worden and Saturday Night, May 21 in the New Old Time Chautauqua's BIG SHOW at the McCurdy Pavilion.

The Unexpected Brass Band 

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Fiona Rose is a multi-disciplinary artist from Anchorage, Alaska. She performs regularly around town, most often as a musician, but also as a juggler, emcee, actress, and occasional burlesque performer. Her music and art draw audience members into the creation and performance of the story. She enjoys organizing a free, family-friendly variety show at the library called “Spenaudeville” as well as specialty events at Van’s Dive Bar.

Fiona was born in Anchorage, and grew up playing music, most notably flute. In 2011, she unexpectedly met up with a touring vaudeville production in Talkeetna, Alaska called the New Old Time Chautauqua. Within two hours, she found herself parading onto stage with the marching band; within two days, she had joined their caravan. Since "running away with the circus," she has continued to develop her art and community organizing skills around Alaska and beyond.


Fiona Rose

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Mind-Bending Wonder. Unforgettable Entertainment. Fast, funny, and amazing, audiences roll with laughter, gasp in stunned surprise, and leave every show feeling elated, inspired, and awed by this magician’s standout performance. From high-end stage shows and boutique close up productions, to trade shows, cruise ships, and exclusive corporate and company parties, Joey Pipia’s unique brand of entertainment has wowed audiences across the US and around the world for over thirty years. Joey’s one-man show, “Delusions of Grandeur” enjoyed a sold out run at Seattle’s Center House Theater, and his spectacular close-up production, “The Magic Chamber”, played to full houses at Seattle’s Tony award-winning Intiman Theatre.

Joey Pipia

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Born in Scotland, Kym writes stories, poetry and folk ballads laced with political satire, unvarnished truths, mystical clarity, family honesty and sly humor. Host of the Feisty Females—a collective of amazing West Coast female singer/songwriters—Kym sings stories alive, weaving characters from the highways and byways of our joyous and sometimes weary world with haunting melodies, fearless lyrics and a rich creamy voice that takes listeners into the heart of her musical musings. She seeks to embody the loving healer by practicing the arts of herbal magic, lymphatic drainage massage and Ayurveda. Kym hosts the weekly Feisty Females Radio Show at KOWS 107.3 fm (www.kows.fm) out of Occidental every Friday from 11am to 1pm, manages a stilting troupe (Diva Galactika), and produces all kinds of powerful events here and there as the CEO of Amazon Productions. Also known as Mamazon, Kym is the “way cool” mom of two extraordinary kids who inspire her to work and sing for environmental justice and peace every day.

The Amazon Queen~Magical Liberation Accomplice, Musical Instigator, Songwriter

Kym Trippsmith

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When The New Old Time Chautauqua began in 1981 to take the Country Fair shows on tour around the Pacific Northwest, the Fighting Instruments of Karma went along as both marching and stage band.

The Band began in 1975 with "The Chumleighland March" by Carl Spaethe, expanded shortly thereafter into "The New Chumleighland March" by his alter ego Thaddeus Spae, which continues to be our theme march. FIKMCB/O play Sousa marches, other classic 19th and early 20th century marches, a version of "Teddy Bears' Picnic", Cumbias, Beatles tunes, a Bollywood Wedding March, a Mexican waltz, and has marched on Chautauqua from Washington to Alaska!


When The New Old Time Chautauqua began in 1981 to take the Country Fair shows on tour around the Pacific Northwest, the Fighting Instruments of Karma went along as both marching and stage band.


Fighting Instruments of Karma

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New Old Time Chautauqua thinks of Godfrey Daniels as one of our own. We’ve met his family and learned his ways. We’ve come to know what frustrates him and what makes him happy. We’ve seen him struggle and we’ve seen him succeed. What must it be like for an audience to meet him for the first time? A theater reviewer in LA saw him in a Variete show and said that his part “… was singularly the most charming part of the show. It was a Shel Silverstein poem brought to life.” If this year is your first Moisture Festival, if you are going to meet Godfrey Daniels for the first time … you are SO lucky, I wish I was you.


Godfrey Daniels

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With balance, mime, magic, sleight of hand, juggling, hairhang and more Matthew "Poki" McCorkle (they/them) creates mesmerizing & surreal spectacle. Poki's award winning solo acts have been presented at the world's finest dinner varietè shows (PALAZZO in Vienna, Berlin, Nürnberg & Hamburg). Poki has performed in Dubai with one of Canada's leading contemporary circus companies (Cirque Éloize). Poki is a regular at Seattle's Moisture Festival, the largest and longest running comedy & varietè festival. Poki directed and starred in last summer's Port Townsend hit: "UP UP UP"


With balance, mime, magic, sleight of hand, juggling, hairhang and more Matthew "Poki" McCorkle (they/them) creates mesmerizing & surreal spectacle. 

Poki

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Sadie LeDonna has performed as an aerialist, clown and acrobat around the Pacific Northwest since age 15, debuting on the aerial hoop in a New Old Time Chautauqua show. She has created independent shows, toured with the New Old Time Chautauqua and worked as a part of smaller companies.

Shawn has been studying movement and performing circus arts since 2010. He trained intensively at the San Francisco Circus Center and Ecole De Cirque de Québec. He also studied social circus with Cirque De Soleil’s social circus training company Cirque du Monde. He specializes in hand balancing, ground acrobatics, and juggling. Shawn has created independent shows, toured with the New Old Time Chautauqua and worked in smaller companies.

Shawn & Sadie

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Sadye Osterloh has been a giant ham since the moment she was born. Or was it a turkey? As a nationally and internationally touring circus artist, she has a passion for sparking joy and empowerment through movement and laughter. 

Sadye Osterloh

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Once you hear Jason, you’ll understand why this internationally published classical music and audiophile critic chose his name, Serinus, for the genus of songbirds that includes canaries. In the world of musical whistlers, JVS stands out. After all, he whistled Puccini as the Voice of Woodstock, the Peanuts gang’s favorite little bird, in the internationally televised, Emmy-nominated Peanuts cartoon, She’s a Good Skate, Charlie Brown. 

Jason Victor Serinus

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Pom Collins, multi instrumentalist, Eastern European explorer,. and Montanan Resident is your Celtic-Carpathian music connection.

Euphonium Spaceship is your Celtic-Carpathian music connection.

Pom Collins

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America’s Comedy calls Alex Stein “a masterful storyteller who peppers his tales with humor, soul, and a top-notch wit.”  His essay collection NO, MR. BOND, I EXPECT YOUR DREAMS TO DIE is available all over the world (and here tonight).  He’s also an award-winning documentary filmmaker and he produces the long-running weekly Muse Literary Salon show every Saturday night at “Muse on 8th”in Los Angeles.  His hobbies include fixing second-act problems in exchange for triple-crème cheese and standing in bars, coffee shops, and theaters telling stories of heartache, longing, and loss.

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