Go Behind the Scenes at the Circus
Learn about the daily challenges and nightly thrills of actual jobs in the circus as CIRCUS brings viewers backstage in the big top of the Big Apple Circus. In this multi-part series, meet the clowns, tightrope walkers, trapeze artists, and animal trainers as well as musicians, cooks, teachers, and even clergy who make up the traveling city.
Watch the sneak preview of CIRCUS on July 18.
CIRCUS will air Wednesdays, November 3-17 at 9pm ET.
http://www.pbs.org/opb/circus/
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Design Squad Contest Seeks Kids’ Recyclable Ideas
PBS' engineering competition series Design Squad is offering kids a chance to get in on the action. The 2010 Trash to Treasure Competition challenges kids ages 5 to 19 to take everyday discarded or recycled materials and re-engineer them into functional products. Three winners will win a trip to Boston to see their designs built and will appear on the TV show and Web site. 25 finalists will also be featured on the Web site. Find out more and enter online by September 5, 2010.
http://pbskids.org/designsquad/contest/index.html
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Three-Minute Film Contest Welcomes Young Filmmakers
AdLit.org and Reading Rockets are sponsoring The Exquisite PromptWrite It, Film It Video Contest for aspiring filmmakers ages 7 to 18. Using idea prompts conceived by popular writers such as Jon Scieszka, Katherine Patterson, and Lemony Snicket, kids will write and direct and maybe even star in short films in a variety of genres. Prizes include a video camera, book and DVD collections, and movie tickets. The deadline for submissions is August 13. Learn more at
http://www.readingrockets.org/books/fun/exquisiteprompt/video.
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