wanderlust wonderland circus

We were treated to the Wonderland Circus show last night--a mad tea party & Alice-themed extravaganza put on by the Wanderslust Circus. The show is totally worthwhile--Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum were especially delightful. We dug the Trashcan Joe Orchestra, too. Leapin' Louie is always a joy, and Cherry is pure-hearted & wild. Sadie LaGuerre made an inspired Red Queen and the Cheshire Cat might even make you want to take up yoga...

It's all at the Bossanova Ballroom on E. Burnside in Portland--and there are more shows next weekend. You might like it!

The show actually started at 8 pm (doors open at 7) and there was some grumpy-making confusion about that. (Why say a show goes from 7 pm to 11 pm when it goes from 8 pm to 10 pm?). The venue is 21 & up which is too bad--folks of all ages could grove with it all. AND NOTE!--the cheaper tickets are all you need. The ballroom is a small venue and the food you get with the pricey seats is awful. The "selection of entrees" started with white bread and mayonaise sandwiches and then these miniscule cupcakes you might get day-old from Costco. Then on to a second course of stuffed portobello mushrooms, but the mushrooms were totally raw and the stuffing might as well have been ranch dressing. There was abysinthe, which was good, but hardly worth the extra $30 for the food-service seats. Better to go for the $15 or $30 tickets--that's splurge enough--eat dinner at home, get a drink from the bar for $5, and enjoy the show!