Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus

He Ran Away to Join the Circus . . . And Now He’s Stuck in an AT&T Park Parking Lot

For a Football Coach, a Family Is a Wonderful Thing -- You Can Blame Them for Everything

Over the weekend, Scott Linehan, the 49ers' preferred choice to coordinate the team's once-proud (read: Not so proud anymore) offense surprised the team by offering the thanks-but-no-thanks. Turning down the job was an eyebrow-raiser -- but not so much as the excuse he offered: "The timing isn't rig ... More >>

Puppy Love

In the era of the sex-minded circus, AcroSports' production is just a playful tease

PT's Legacy

The circus rolls into town, awakening the inner child in all of us

My Evening With Amber Frey

Nothing you really wanted to know about Scott Peterson's paramour, presented tediously, for just $20

The Greatest Show

New Pickle Circus skips the animal acts and the nouveau

Handy Dandy

A seven-person circus troupe puts on a dazzling, surprisingly coherent show

Big-Top Blast

Classic merriment in Oakland

Summer Events a Go Go!

What to do, all summer long

House of Tudor

Love on the rails, adolescent surrealism, and the resurrection of the original Joe Jackson Band

Show Ho

A circus clown who studied with Camille Paglia. Is it any wonder Sara Moore's fucked up?

Clowning Around

Life with Bozo, in the company of professional eccentric Sara Moore

Festivals/Fairs

Life with Bozo, in the company of professional eccentric Sara Moore

Best Place to Clown Around

Clown Conservatory at the San Francisco Circus Center

Teatro ZinZanni

This high-priced circus/cabaret/dinner show is overblown but entertaining

Beyond Bozo

A little levity can soothe tragic times, and San Francisco's Clown Conservatory has a new generation of entertainers eager to provide it

Night Crawler

Swan Song

Stage Capsules

Swan Song

If It Ain't Stiff

Bindlestiff Family Cirkus

Hear This

Bindlestiff Family Cirkus

It's a Ring Thing

Bindlestiff Family Cirkus

The Fortress on the Hill

Once, she partied with the Rolling Stones. Now, shunned by family and sued by friends, aging eccentric Arden Van Upp has retreated to her mansion.

Night Crawler

Once, she partied with the Rolling Stones. Now, shunned by family and sued by friends, aging eccentric Arden Van Upp has retreated to her mansion.

Riff Raff

Once, she partied with the Rolling Stones. Now, shunned by family and sued by friends, aging eccentric Arden Van Upp has retreated to her mansion.

Night+Day

Once, she partied with the Rolling Stones. Now, shunned by family and sued by friends, aging eccentric Arden Van Upp has retreated to her mansion.

Night+Day

Once, she partied with the Rolling Stones. Now, shunned by family and sued by friends, aging eccentric Arden Van Upp has retreated to her mansion.

Night+Day

Once, she partied with the Rolling Stones. Now, shunned by family and sued by friends, aging eccentric Arden Van Upp has retreated to her mansion.

Slap Shots

Once, she partied with the Rolling Stones. Now, shunned by family and sued by friends, aging eccentric Arden Van Upp has retreated to her mansion.

Night+Day

Once, she partied with the Rolling Stones. Now, shunned by family and sued by friends, aging eccentric Arden Van Upp has retreated to her mansion.

Total Classic

Once, she partied with the Rolling Stones. Now, shunned by family and sued by friends, aging eccentric Arden Van Upp has retreated to her mansion.

We'll Always Have "Paris by Night"

At least on DVD. But thanks to all the pirated discs, the iconic Vietnamese- language variety show might be facing its final curtain.

Nude Woman With Hideous Scars Headed for Bay Area (PICS)

Now, this is all for the best of causes...​People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has worked out an unspoken deal with society. They parade around comely young women wearing next to nothing. And we pay attention to the spectacle and take in PETA's accompanying message. Yes, that was PETA lend ... More >>