—Charlie Chaplin
My volunteer work at Vegas PBS http://www.vegaspbs.org has been spent on a regular basis—having fun. Last night I was actively involved in the seasonal pledge drive for a few hours, while Cirque de Soleil performed. As it turned out every phone call that came in was from listeners who wanted to purchase tickets for the troupe’s upcoming Zarkana show that will be performing at the Aria at City Center next month. Members of the troupe were behind the volunteers contorting every which way demonstrating their acrobatic experience that blends circus arts with the surreal to create a world where physical mime rubs shoulders with the strange.
At one point, my face was turned and unbeknownst to me one of the artists had his face so close to mine, that when I turned back I let out a scream—startled… in studio and on the air!
The general manager then dubbed me, the Screamer.
In Zarkana, the ringmaster of the extraordinary circus guides the audience in an abandoned theatre populated by a collection of off-the-wall characters and incomparable acrobats. Among other attractions, he introduces the Mutants, four sirens as sinister as they are fabulous. It’s a highly visual show with a twisted musical and acrobatic fantasy universe where, little by little, chaos and craziness give way to a true celebration.
My volunteer work at Vegas PBS http://www.vegaspbs.org has been spent on a regular basis—having fun. Last night I was actively involved in the seasonal pledge drive for a few hours, while Cirque de Soleil performed. As it turned out every phone call that came in was from listeners who wanted to purchase tickets for the troupe’s upcoming Zarkana show that will be performing at the Aria at City Center next month. Members of the troupe were behind the volunteers contorting every which way demonstrating their acrobatic experience that blends circus arts with the surreal to create a world where physical mime rubs shoulders with the strange.
At one point, my face was turned and unbeknownst to me one of the artists had his face so close to mine, that when I turned back I let out a scream—startled… in studio and on the air!
The general manager then dubbed me, the Screamer.
In Zarkana, the ringmaster of the extraordinary circus guides the audience in an abandoned theatre populated by a collection of off-the-wall characters and incomparable acrobats. Among other attractions, he introduces the Mutants, four sirens as sinister as they are fabulous. It’s a highly visual show with a twisted musical and acrobatic fantasy universe where, little by little, chaos and craziness give way to a true celebration.
As
for me, I had hoped to gain
quite a bit—as a volunteer, with a hope of donating my time and energy to an
organization and a cause that I care about. But I’ve encountered a lot of fun
with people who care as I do about what we are doing in a spirit of fellowship
and excitement.
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