JanFeb_2008

Clown of The Year 

Judy Quest

Page 2 

The New Calliope

Meet Our Clown of the Year: Judy “Dear Heart” Quest 

The reason for Judy’s 

nomination was simply 

stated as: “Judy Quest is 

being nominated because 

she not only brings many, 

many smiles each and every 

year, but she tirelessly trains 

clowns young and old, promotes 

community within 

the clown world and works 

to promote the good name 

of clowning wherever she 

goes.” 

Judy is known not only 

for her great clown skills 

but her dedication to the art 

form and her desire to teach 

it in order to expand the 

horizons. Here are some of 

the comments fellow clowns 

had to say about our newest 

COAI Clown of the Year. 

LaVonne “Yo Yo” 

Krumel: “During my three 

years as president of our 

local alley I have always 

counted on her knowledge 

and experience. She has 

proposed many new ideas 

and also provided the ability 

and effort to help carry them 

out. She has taught classes, 

opened her home for activities 

and been inspirational 

to new clowns.” 

Judy Quest. 

Kate Sommer (Past 

President of Nebraska 

Komen for the Cure): 

“Since 2000, Judy, her alley, 

family members and students 

have clowned for the Komen 

Nebraska Race for the Cure, 

an event that asks volunteers 

to sacrifice sleeping in on 

Sunday morning and spending 

time with loved ones 

at home. The minute I approached 

Judy about volunteering, 

she was game!” 

Grace “Blossom” 

Vandemark: The time and 

effort Judy has given as a 

supportive member and officer 

of COAI are endless. 

Her leadership is always 

given with the same selfless 

caring heart and positive 

wisdom to see the whole 

picture for the benefit of the 

organization and its future!” 

Judy (back) is pictured here with her friend Happy Heart along 

with two of their students as they visit a special youngster. 

Dr. Michael E. Crawford 

(Director of Recreational 

Therapy, Munroe Meyer 

Institute for Genetics and 

Rehabilitation): “Judy 

Quest’s energy and efforts 

have helped to make our 

programs a much warmer 

and happier place for children 

and families. She has 

given tremendous energy, 

time, and literally hundreds 

of hours of volunteer service 

to our participants.” 

Margaret (Peg) Watkins: 

“Judy talked to me about 

a program she was offering 

through the network of 

Sacred Hearts schools that 

taught girls (later to include 

boys) from around the country 

the fine art of clowning. 

The attendees were housed 

at her home, fed by her 

family and volunteers, and 

spent a number of weeks 

learning skits, designing 

costumes, fine tuning performances, 

and performing 

for a variety of audiences. 

We were blessed to be a 

location where her troupe 

performed.” 

Rev. Thomas O’Neill: 

“Dear Heart readily agrees 

to clown at various occasions 

throughout the years, 

even when it is 100 degrees 

in the shade. She is a busy 

woman in her life yet finds 

time to provide joy to others.” 

Brenda “Flower” 

Marshall: “Judy constantly 

exhibits the true heart of a 

clown in her performances 

for audiences of all ages and 

abilities.” 

continued on page 5 

Jan/Feb 2008 Page 3

Your COAI Officers 

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 

DIRECTORS 

President: 

Paul Kleinberger II 

2 Maple Ln. N. 

Loudonville, NY 12211 

(518) 489-2680 

FuddiDuddy@aol.com 

Exec. Vice President: 

Pamela Bacher 

3019 Smiley Rd. 

Bridgeton, MO 63044 

(314) 291-2048 

p.bacher@sbcglobal.net 

Secretary: 

Teresa Gretton 

3411 Lisa Circle 

Waldorf, MD 20601 

(301) 843-8212 

gretton@verizon.net 

Treasurer: 

Claudia Keener 

341 Miles Ave. N.W. 

Warren, OH 44483 

(330) 847-8221 

claudideo@yahoo.com 

Sergeant-at-arms: 

Michael B. Cox 

9415 Alameda Ave. 

Richmond, VA 23294 

(804) 270-1165 

bonkerstc@aol.com 

Membership: 

Bonita Love 

4916 W. Mountain View Dr. 

San Diego, CA 92116 

(619) 282-9668 

bonbonsandiego 

@yahoo.com 

Education: 

Merilyn Barrett 

5607 Gatlin Ave. Apt. H 

Orlando, FL 32812 

(407) 277-9509 

klownkop@prodigy.net 

Conventions: 

Patricia Roeser 

2840 Jordan Dr. 

Woodbury, MN 55125 

(651) 578-1573 

coaidrconv@aol.com 

Alley, Region Support: 

Catherine Hardebeck 

6027 Deerwood Dr. 

St. Louis, MO 63123 

(314) 481-6808 

catheoh@aol.com 

Director At Large 

Cheri Venturi 

P.O. Box 4382 

Chesterfi eld, MO 63006 

(877) 569-9447 

cherioats@aol.com 

REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENTS 

Northeast: 

Bill Le Blanc 

2 Dee Jay Road 

East Bridgewater, MA 02333 

(508) 378-1545 

bildabbles@aol.com 

North Central: 

Connie Kennedy 

2000 S. Mustang Rd #2402 

Yukon, OK 73099 

(405) 273-1244 

cskherron@aol.com 

Northwest: 

Albert Alter 

5848 S.E. 18th Ave. 

Portland, OR 97202 

(503) 231-8576 

altered@europa.com 

Mideast: 

Tom King 

704 Bona Vista Place 

Charleston, WV 25311 

(304) 926-6408 (O), 

(304) 542-6408 (C) 

clown.tomeboy@earth1.net 

Midwest: 

Hazel Ovanin 

5344 Seminole Ct. 

Commerce Township, MI 

48382 

(248) 684-4748 

hovanin@comcast.net 

Southeast: 

Harriet Rubin 

7508 La Paz Court 

Apt 205 

Boca Raton, FL 33433 

(561) 362-6695 

summer (570) 775-6365 

FloraBelle10@aol.com 

South Central: 

Toni Dufrene 

4520 St. Mary Street 

Metairie, LA 70006-2030 

(504) 812-9003 (C) 

(504) 469-4740 (O) 

jtduf@cox.net 

Southwest: 

Candy Will 

32302 Alipaz St. #193 

San Juan Capistrano, 

CA 92675 

(949) 489-9971 

clownbutterscotch@ 

yahoo.com 

Canada: 

Bridget White 

244 Gratton Rd. 

Thunder Bay, ONT 

P7G 1S3 

(807)767-2364 

parkave@tbaytel.net 

Latin Countries: 

Angel Morales 

24 RR5 Jardines de 

Caparra, Bayamon, 

PR 00959 

(787) 798-7041 

jobolin@onelinkpr.net 

International 

Rick Danielson 

PSC 80, Box 22148 

APO, AP 963670000 

jellybean@japan.com 

STAFF 

Business Manager: Shirley Long 

P.O. Box C, Richeyville, PA 15358-0532 

Ph./Fax (724) 938-8765 

(call for confirmation of 

receipt) or (888) 52CLOWN 

coaibusinessmgr@aol.com 

The New Calliope Editor: 

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c/o Newton Studios, Inc. 

370 W. Dearborn St., #B 

Englewood, FL 34223 

Ph.(941) 474-4351 

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Webmaster: Steven Fowler 

985 Sunrise Circle 

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(727) 224-5394 

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STANDING COMMITTEES 

Bylaws and Rules: Pam Bacher, 

Cheri Venturi and Cleon Babcock. 

Clown Week: Jay Phillips, 15 Ivy 

Circle, Bentonville AR 72712, 

stacyp34@yahoo.com 

Competition: Cathy Mackey, 151 

Route 28B, Valatie NY 12184-0000, 

(518) 784-2127 ctots@aol.com, 

Pat Roeser, Karen Reinholt, and Bill 

LeBlanc. 

Ethics and Grievance: Albert Alter, 

Pam Bacher, Cheri Venturi and 

Bonita Love. 

Junior Joeys: Candy Will, Ricky 

Burns, Alex Zabrusky, James 

Cunningham, and Chrissy Will. 

Public Relations: Judy Johnson, Paul 

Miller, Bianca Estrada, and Eric 

Plough. 

Historian: Walt Lee, Jeannie Woska, 

Pat Cashin and Teresa Gretton. 

Good Cheer: Fred Scholsshauer, 

8 Alanon St., Whippany NJ 07981 

(973) 887-2617 oscarboj@aol.com 

Merchandise: Mike Cox, Bridget 

White, Bill LeBlanc, Harriet Rubin, 

Connie Kennedy, and Toni Dufrene. 

Clowning 101 Revision: Cheri 

Venturi, Angel Morales, and Pat 

Roeser. 

Parliamentary Procedure Advisor: 

Cleon Babcock. 

Regional Ambassador 

Appointments: Cathy Hardebeck 

and Angel Morales. 

International Ambassador Program 

and Appointments: Keith “Toby” 

Stokes.. 

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ARTICLES 

Meet Our Clown of the Year .... 3 

Clowning in Excellence ............ 7 

Join An Alley? ....................... 33 

Meet Red Hawk ..................... 37 

Boosting Membership ........... 41 

New Ballot Procedures .......... 47 

FEATURES 

Dear Aunt Clowney ................ 18 

Look Who’s Reading 

The New Calliope! ................ 32 

Calendar ................................ 42 

Last Walk-Arounds ............... 45 

Foto Funnies .................... 48-49 

Classifieds ............................. 50 

SKILLS/IDEAS/TIPS 

Wig Care ............................... 20 

Make-Up Application ............. 23 

Puppetry ............................... 25 

How To Touch a Clown Nose . 26 

COAI NEWS 

President’s Comments ............ 9 

Fall Board Meeting Report ..... 11 

Junior Joey ........................... 19 

Alleys and Members 

on the Move ..................... 27 

New Members ....................... 31 

20 Year Anniversary Book ..... 39 

Southeast VP Report ............. 39 

Competition Director ............. 39 

Treasurer’s Report ................. 40 

Richmond Convention ........... 35 

Website Ad Rates .................. 42 

COAI Membership Application 43 

Editor’s Comments ................ 51 

Ad Directory .......................... 51 

Ad Rates ............................... 51 

En Español ........................ 

Informe De La Reunión De Otoño 

De La Directiva ...................... 15 

Formulario de Applicacion y 

Renovacion ........................... 44 

Clown of the Year...from page 3 

Dear Heart visiting a nursing home along with her fellow joeys. 

Mary Cate Raynor 

(student of Dear Heart): 

“When I signed up for 

a clown service trip as a 

freshman, I did not know 

what to expect. What was 

this hobby? I soon found out 

that clowning isn’t a hobby; 

it is a way of life! Mrs. 

Quest taught me this special 

art, and I learned everything 

I know about clowning 

through her.” 

Tom “Roli P. Clown” 

Plith: “Possibly more important 

than everything else 

is that Judy is a working 

clown. She makes birthday 

parties memorable for 

8-year-olds. She makes 

parades colorful and fun. 

She twists balloons and she 

paints faces.” 

Sandra K. Squires (Professor 

Emeritus, University 

of Nebraska at Omaha): 

“Dear Heart has a universal 

appeal. Her counseling 

background and endearing 

nature enhance her effectiveness 

as a clown. She is 

always kind, beautiful, and 

has a generous spirit that 

brightens people’s days.” 

Congratulations Judy 

Quest!! ✦ 

General Meeting Announcement. 

General meeting to take place 

April 16, 2007, during the 

COAI Convention 2008 Richmond Virginia, 

Holiday Inn Koger Center 1021 Koger 

Center Blvd Richmond Virginia 23235. 

www.JUSTCLOWNNOSES.com 


Congratulations Our 

“Clowning In Excellence” 

Recipients! 

Loretta “La-Dee-Dah” DeAngelas 

Marie “Mischief” Beck 


President’s Comments 

Happy New Year to 

one and all! 

by Paul Kleinberger, 

President 

As you look at the cover 

of this issue of The New 

Calliope you see Judy 

Quest. Judy is our 2008 

Clown Of The Year! Judy 

has always been an inspiration 

to all the clowns who 

know her. While her COAI 

leadership is a matter of 

record, her continuing service 

as a clown in her local 

community is truly inspirational. 

It is something we 

should all strive to emulate. 

It is indeed an honor to 

have a clown of her caliber 

within the ranks of our 

membership. She makes us 

all very proud. Congratulations 

Judy! 

My hat is off to and I 

stand in awe of the members 

of the San Diego All 

Star Clowns, the North 

Country Clown Conspiracy 

and the Al Bahr Shrine 

Clown Unit. They proactively 

responded to the 

evacuation centers and the 

temporary shelters established 

in the San Diego 

area, in the wake of the October 

fires. 

Their selfless service to 

their fellow man during the 

evacuation from and in response 

to the fires was truly 

inspiring. As the fires continued 

to rage, the damage 

and destruction mounted 

and the toll of human suffering 

became obvious to 

all who watched what was 

going on, other members of 

the west coast clown community 

responded and got 

involved, as well. Shelters 

were visited, supplies were 

sent, responding relief 

agencies were supported 

and clowns did their best 

to tickle the souls of those 

who needed to smile. Everyone 

who got involved 

is to be commended for 

their efforts. They certainly 

demonstrated the power of 

humor and were examples 

of some of the best that 

clowns can be. 

Kudos go to the Red 

Nose Response Clown Alley, 

# 399 for what they 

have done to coordinate the 

continued response of the 

clown arts community to 

the disaster and subsequent 

firestorm flare-ups. Smiles 

and support are going to be 

needed in Southern California 

for some time to come. 

In the mean time, a hearty 

“Thank You” to all of the 

COAI members who responded 

in any way. 

Let’s stand up and cheer 

for COAI Membership Director 

Bonita Love. As the 

flames were extinguished, 

BonBon spearheaded the 

effort to help out COAI 

members Sam and Pam 

Frazier. The Fraziers lost 

their home and most of 

their personal belongings 

to the fires. What made the 

loss even more devastating 

was that both Sam and Pam 

were performing in a shelter 

for fire victims when 

the flames attacked their 

home. While the loss was a 

personal tragedy, BonBon 

intervened to minimize 

things as much as possible 

and rally the Fraziers 

many clown friends to their 

cause. BonBon’s actions 

can only be described as 

“Love in action!” Thank 

you Bonita and everyone 

who has pitched in to help 

the Fraziers. 

Change is described as 

making something different 

or altering the state 

of things. Implementing 

change can be a challenge. 

Change that will better 

our organization and advance 

the art of clowning is 

something we should all be 

interested in and supportive 

of. There are some changes 

coming to COAI and its 

membership. I’d like to give 

you an overview. 

The COAI elections, of 

course, bring change to 

our organization every two 

years. Leaders step down. 

New leaders are elected. 

While the elections are 

an important process, they 

are a costly endeavor. As 

the board has considered 

cost containment options 

over the years, it became 

obvious that change was 

needed. The actual balloting 

procedure has not 

changed too much. However, 

the manner in which 

you will receive your ballot 

later this spring will be different 

than in past election 

years. Your ballot will arrive 

in your mailbox in the 

March/April 2008 edition 

of The New Calliope. Each 

member eligible to vote 

will receive a special edition 

of The New Calliope. 

Be sure to check out the 

article in this issue on page 

47 that will explain the 

new procedures. When you 

receive your March/April 

issue, remove the ballot and 

make sure you have your 

say on the future of COAI. 

Be involved. VOTE! 

During our 20th Anniversary 

celebrations, COAI 

member Rob Eubanks, 

developed a logo that was 

unique and fun. It said let’s 

celebrate by looking back 

at the last 20 years with 

fondness and ahead to the 

next 20 years 

with anticipation. 

Since then 

many members have suggested 

COAI opt for a new 

logo. Members seem to 

want a logo that says “the 

art of clowning has indeed 

entered the 21st century“ 

and “COAI is leading the 

way.” In response to those 

suggestions, we asked the 

Calliope staff to coordinate 

the search for new logo 

ideas and concepts. Several 

were suggested. I thank 

each member who submitted 

ideas. Your involvement 

gave us a lot to think about. 

At its fall meeting, the 

COAI board reviewed the 

various suggestions offered 

and agreed on a concept 

that, after further development, 

we are sure will be 

very flexible and represent 

COAI well in the years to 

come. 

There is no doubt that 

clowns like to compete. 

Our COAI competitions 

have often been credited 

with improving the over all 

appearance of our COAI 

membership through the 

last 20 years or so. As our 

overall appearance has 

improved, in some cases 

our public performance 

skills have not kept up. Performing 

for an audience is 

ultimately what clowning 

is about. While future competition 

details are still being 

worked out, those who 

enjoy competing will begin 

to experience a change in 

emphasis. Clown appearance 

will continue to be 

important. When you look 

good, you generally perform 

well. However, in the 

to page 10 


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President’s Message continued from page 9 

coming months and in the 

future, public performance 

skills will be advancing in 

to the spotlight and on to 

center stage. Not just skits 

and skit performance, but 

all the various types of 

performance that a clown 

brings forth to entertain 

and delight his or her audience 

will be emphasized 

and supported. Keep an eye 

open for details. 

One of the most important 

things any organization 

can do for its membership 

is recognize its members 

for their achievements and 

accomplishments. “Clown 

of The Year” is the most 

prestigious award presented 

by COAI. While some truly 

great COAI members have 

been awarded this recognition 

since 1991, many of 

the members who have 

completed the nomination 

packages tell us the recommendation 

process is cumbersome. 

Some members 

who are deserving of the 

recognition have not been 

nominated because those 

handling the nomination 

weren’t up to shouldering 

the administrative challenge. 

Our Membership 

Director, Bonita Love, has 

responded to your cause. 

She is working with a committee 

to realign the process 

and hopes the results will 

be beneficial to all. 

Fun! Clowning is supposed 

to be FUN! Fun for 

our audiences and fun for 

us performers. 2008 has 

dawned and we are looking 

ahead to the COAI convention. 

It is being hosted by 

Virginia Alley #3 in Richmond 

starting on April 15. 

We are going to have FUN! 

They have a lot of neat and 

fun stuff lined up for us 

including the opportunity 

to ride in a real NASCAR 

pace car and the prospect of 

getting out to clown around 

in Richmond for a great 

cause and some truly great 

entertainment. Education? 

You want clown arts education? 

Virginia Alley #3 is 

presenting some the best 

in the business and art of 

clowning. You don’t want 

to miss any of it! Get your 

registrations mailed in and 

make your hotel reservations 

right now while you 

are thinking about it. I look 

forward to seeing you in 

Richmond. 

Stay tuned to The New 

Calliope. During 2008 may 

you find inspiration, take 

the opportunity to collaborate 

and recognize those 

who deserve it! Happy New 

Year! See you in Richmond!! 

✦ 

Page 10 

The New Calliope

Fall Board Meeting Report 

by Pat Newton 

As we come into another 

election year, the Board continues 

to define and refine 

many of the responsibilities 

of the current positions 

available. This particular 

meeting involved a number 

of “brain-storming” sessions 

to put information on the 

table and discuss all angles 

of every issue. 

Here are a few of the 

highlights of the meeting. 

Elections 

The biggest news with the 

upcoming election is a new 

way of distributing the ballots 

to the general membership. 

In the past the ballots 

were mailed first class to 

every individual. This year 

the ballots will be inside the 

March/April issue of The 

New Calliope. There will be 

one ballot with each member 

having the opportunity to 

vote for the executive Board. 

They will, however, only be 

allowed to vote for the vice 

president in their particular 

region. Newton Studios is 

working on a new ballot and 

will present the look and 

how it works in the Jan/Feb 

2008 issue of The New Calliope. 

Officer Requirements 

A policy change came 

forward that all nominees 

for the Board of COAI may 

not be voting members of 

any national or international 

clown-oriented Board association. 

This does not apply 

to regional or local clown associations. 

There was much 

discussion on this topic however 

a motion was made and 

carried to revise this policy. 

Regional Vice President 

Residency 

It was brought to the attention 

of the Board there 

were concerns from the 

membership regarding the 

residency of the vice presidents. 

Everyone was reminded 

that a vice president who 

serves a particular region 

must reside in that region. 

Japanese Translations 

International VP Rick 

Daniels was given permission 

to translate necessary 

education materials into 

Japanese with the assistance 

of Education Director, Merilyn 

Barrett. 

Ambassadors 

The requirements to become 

an ambassador were 

changed. Any member in 

good standing can become 

an ambassador after one year 

of membership. However 

they can not hold a voting 

Board position in another 

national or international 

clown organization. 

International Ambassador 

Chair 

Keith “Toby” Stokes was 

appointed as Interim Ambassador 

Chair until the end of 

the Board term. 

Screening for Pedophiles 

Amongst Us 

Director at large, Cheri 

Venturi, feels this is an area 

COAI needs to look at by 

possibly implementing some 

sort of background check 

program to meet the demands 

of society and protect 

the integrity of the profession 

as well as our organization. 

At this point, questions 

are being posed to an attorney 

as to how to proceed and 

implement a process. Albert 

Alter and Pam Bacher are 

also working on this project. 

Competitions 

One of the first issues that 

came early in the meeting 

was the area of competitions. 

There are many thoughts and 

viewpoints about how the 

current COAI competitions 

need to be refined to truly 

reflect a clown’s total character 

from “looks” to “abilities.” 

It was decided to move 

away from an emphasis on 

make-up and start placing 

more on actual performance. 

There was no final decision 

as to how the competition 

criteria will evolve. Bill 

LeBlanc agreed to take the 

discussion back to the competition 

committee for development 

and input. It was 

also decided to continue to 

offer the current competition 

rules on the Web site as well 

as per request. They will not 

be published in The New 

Calliope but will be available 

through the competition 

chair. 

Mission Statement 

Development: 

The COAI mission statement 

states “The mission 

of Clowns of America International 

is to organize all 

members desiring to pursue 

the honorable profession or 

art of clowning and the dedication 

towards its advancement 

and the education of its 

members.” 

President Paul 

Kleinberger felt this statement 

is convoluted. A committee 

of Paul, Angel Morales 

and Bill LeBlanc was 

organized to redevelop. 

Logo Development 

Logo proposals were presented 

at the meeting. After 

much discussion one logo 

was chosen by the Board to 

become the new symbol of 

COAI. The logo is presently 

going through the legal process 

before being presented 


Clown of the Year 

The Clown of the Year 

as well as the Excellence In 

Clowning recipients were 

decided upon at the meeting. 

They will be announced in 

the Jan/Feb 2008 New Calliope. 

International Travel 

Budgets 

The Latin, Canadian and 

International vice presidents 

are finding it cost-prohibitive 

for them to continue to 

attend all of the Board meetings 

required with their position. 

A line item in the budget 

has been developed not 

to exceed $1,000 to be used 

by the International vice 

presidents to travel within 

their regions. (Latin, Canadian 

and International) 

Travel Budget for Board 

Members 

With the increase in travel 

costs for the Board members 

the budget was increased to 

$700 per Board member for 

traveling expenses. 

Location and Scheduling of 

Fall Board Meeting 

It is becoming more difficult 

to schedule a fall 

Board meeting at the hotel 

associated with the following 

spring convention due to 

conflicts of scheduling at the 

various locations. The discussion 

is still open on this 

topic. It was decided the fall 

meeting should fluctuate to 

accommodate new officers. 

With the elections being 

early in the year and officers 

taking their positions in July, 

the first meeting should be 

scheduled in the August after 

election with the second fall 

meeting of the term being 15 

months later in November. 



COMING SOON! 

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or if you want to make contact with someone 

you met at the convention - check out the directory! 

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There is one listing per member. 

The cost is FREE. 

Again, this year we are offering 

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The New Calliope

Fall Board Meeting Report 

continued from page 11 

2008 Convention 

Everything is running 

smoothly for the upcoming 

convention in Virginia. Some 

of the areas being worked 

on are: 

• Headliner is in place. 

Red Hawk will be featured 

in the Jan/Feb 2008 issue of 

The New Calliope. 

• All Board members are 

required to do one lecture 

per convention. 

• Revising the photo release 

forms to add the photos 

are owned and copyrighted 

by COAI. 

2009 Convention 

The convention in 2009 

will be hosted by the Indiana/Kentucky 

Clown Alley 

from April 21-26, 2009. 

Host alley is “Inky Clowns” 

(Alley #361). 

Junior Joeys 

Candy has agreed to continue 

to grow this program 

by getting more people involved. 

Creating an Audio-Visual 

Committee Chairperson 

Purpose: To create a 

standing committee to carry 

out the specific audio-visual 

needs of the organization. 

The position would require 

a complete understanding 

of all audio-visual needs 

for the day-to-day operation 

of COAI as well as convention 

needs. 

The Chairperson would be 

in charge of: 

• Creating all audio-visual 

needs for producing and preparing 

materials that would 

be requested and are in the 

budget for the membership. 

• Educational materials 

that have already been 

worked on and need to be 

put into CD or DVD form 

• Convention coverage: 

CDs and making sure all audio-visual 

equipment is there 

for presentations. 

• Assistance to any Board 

member who needs to do a 

presentation during the year 

or at the convention 

• Presenting information 

to the administration of information 

such as the 101 

workbooks. Example: How 

much would it cost to put 

them into CD form including 

mailing? Then working on 

production of such item. 

• Working in conjunction 

with all sub-contractors, as 

well as the Board, to develop 

better materials to give the 

membership and expedite 

information. 

This position does not 

require developing the materials 

but developing the 

method used to transfer the 

information to the membership. 

The materials themselves 

will be developed by 

the individual groups. 

A special budget will be 

set to allow the chairperson 

to get reimbursed for any expenses 

incurred while carrying 

out the projects presented. 

After the chairperson has 

requisitioned all materials 

needed to complete the project 

approved by the Board, 

the budget will be set. 

This person would receive 

the same accommodations at 

the convention as the Board. 

Should a project go out 

that requires a bid, she/he 

will be able to bid on the 

project, since she/he is not a 

member of the Board 

Consensus was that it was 

a good idea. Action: Cheri 

and Merilyn to work together 

to work out final details 

and return in the spring with 

final considerations. 

To Create a Convention 

Marketing Chairperson 

Mission: To promote 

COAI through all the conventions, 

workshops and 

conferences throughout the 

national and international 

areas. 

Responsibilities will be as 

follows: 

• To contact all chairman 

of conventions, workshops 

and conferences to see if 

promo items can be placed 

in their goodie bags, fi nd the 

cost of placing ads in their 

programs 

• To request a space, be 

it a table in the hall, dealer 

room, registration etc. to display 

our promo information 

• To make sure the table is 

equipped with a professional 

display and enough promo 

information for the size of 

the conference as well as 

promote our upcoming convention 

• To arrange that a representative 

from COAI will be 

present throughout the conference 

to supply answers to 

questions and provide help 

in fi lling out applications 

etc. All RVPs in that region 

along with the ambassadors 

will be asked to volunteer 

their time and energy. 

• To provide a certificate 

of appreciation to every conference 

host for their effort 

to promote the art of clowning. 

• To arrange with the host 

to make this presentation 

at their general meeting or 

their fi nal banquet 

• To coordinate all the 

above activities for the sole 

purpose of promoting COAI 

in a professional manner to 

ultimately increase membership 

The Board agreed this was 

an excellent idea and have 

requested Cheri Venturi to 

further develop an action 

item. ✦ 


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Informe De La Reunión De Otoño De La Directiva 

por Pat Newton 

Mientras llegamos a otro 

año electoral, la directiva 

continúa definiendo y 

refinando muchas de las 

responsabilidades de 

las posiciones actuales 

disponibles. En esta reunión 

se presentaron muchas ideas 

a la mesa y se discutieron 

todos los ángulos de cada 

asunto. 

Aquí están algunos de los 

puntos sobresalientes de la 

reunión. 

Elecciones 

La noticia más importante 

sobre las próximas elecciones 

es la nueva manera de 

distribuir las papeletas a 

la membresía en general. 

En el pasado, las papeletas 

eran enviadas por primera 

clase del correo postal a 

cada individuo. Este año las 

papeletas estarán dentro del 

ejemplar de Marzo/Abril de 

The New Calliope. Habrá 

una papeleta por cada 

miembro para que tengan 

la oportunidad de elegir a 

la directiva ejecutiva. Sin 

embargo, al momento de 

elegir al vicepresidente 

regional, el votante sólo 

tendrá el derecho de elegir al 

de su región correspondiente. 

Los Estudios Newton están 

trabajando en una nueva 

papeleta; se presentará una 

imagen y cómo funciona 

en el ejemplar de Enero/ 

Febrero de 2008 de The New 

Calliope. 

Requisitos de los oficiales 

Un cambio realizado en 

el reglamento es que los 

nominados a la directiva 

de COAI no pueden ser 

miembros votantes de 

cualquier otra asociación 

nacional o internacional 

orientada a payasos. Esto 

no aplica a asociaciones 

regionales o locales de 

payasos. Hubo mucha 

discusión en este tópico, 

pero se hizo una moción para 

revisar esta política. 

Residencia del 

Vicepresidente Regional 

Se trajo a la directiva una 

inquietud por la membresía, 

acerca del lugar de residencia 

de los vicepresidentes 

regionales. Se recordó que 

un vicepresidente que sirve a 

una región en particular debe 

residir en esa región. 

Traducciones japonesas 

El vicepresidente 

internacional Rick Daniels 

recibió el permiso de traducir 

los materiales educativos 

necesarios al japonés con 

la ayuda de la Directora de 

Educación Merilyn Barrett. 

Embajadores 

Se cambiaron los 

requisitos para ser un 

embajador. Cualquier 

miembro con buena estima 

puede ser un embajador luego 

de un año de membresía. 

Sin embargo, no puede 

pertenecer a la directiva de 

otra organización nacional o 

internacional de payasos. 

Embajador Internacional 

Keith “Toby” Stokes 

fue designado como el 

Embajador Internacional 

Interino hasta finalizar el 

término de la directiva. 

Pedófilos entre nosotros 

La Directora Asesora, 

Cheri Venturi, siente que esto 

es un área a la que COAI 

debe prestar atención. Sugirió 

implementar algún programa 

de revisión del trasfondo 

personal que cumpla con 

las demandas de la sociedad 

y proteja la integridad de 

la profesión así como la 

organización. A este punto, 

se está preguntando a un 

abogado cómo proceder e 

implementar este proceso. 

Albert Alter y Pam Bacher 

también están trabajando en 

este proyecto. 

Competencias 

Uno de los primeros 

asuntos surgidos en la 

reunión fue el área de las 

competencias. Habían 

muchas opiniones y puntos 

de vista acerca de cómo 

deben ser refinadas las 

competencias actuales de 

COAI. Esto, para reflejar 

el personaje total del 

payaso, desde su imagen 

hasta sus habilidades. 

Se decidió disminuir el 

énfasis en el maquillaje y 

comenzar a aumentarlo en el 

“performance”. 

No hubo decisión final 

de cómo los criterios 

de competencia van a 

evolucionar. Bill LeBlanc 

estuvo de acuerdo en traer 

la discusión nuevamente al 

comité de competencias para 

su desarrollo e implantación. 

También se decidió continuar 

ofreciendo las reglas actuales 

de competencia en la página 

web, así como por solicitud. 

No serán publicadas en The 

New Calliope pero estarán 

disponibles a través del 

comité de competencias. 

Desarrollo de la declaración 

de la misión: 

La misión de COAI 

lee “La misión de Clowns 

of America International 

es organizar a todos los 

miembros deseantes de 

alcanzar una profesión 

honorable en el arte del 

payaso y la dedicación hacia 

el fomento y educación de 

sus miembros”. 

El presidente, Paul 

Kleinberger, considera 

que esta declaración está 

complicada. Se compuso 

un comité entre Paul, Ángel 

Morales y Bill LeBlanc para 

redesarrollarlo. 

Desarrollo del logo 

En la reunión se 

presentaron propuestas para 

el logo. Luego de mucha 

discusión, la directiva escogió 

uno como el nuevo símbolo 

de COAI. Al momento, el 

logo está pasando por los 

procesos legales antes de ser 

presentado a la membresía en 

general. 

El payaso del año 

Los galardonados como 

Payaso del Año y Excelencia 

en el Arte del Payaso fueron 

decididos en la reunión. Ellos 

serán anunciados en el New 

Calliope de Enero/Febrero de 

2008. 

Presupuesto para viajes 

internacionales 

El vicepresidente latino, el 

canadiense y el internacional 

encuentran prohibitivo el 

costo de viaje para asistir a 

las reuniones de la directiva 

requeridas por su posición. 

Se elaboró un artículo en el 

presupuesto, de no exceder 

$1,000 para ser usado 

por los vicepresidentes 

internacionales para viajar 

desde sus regiones (Latino, 

Canadiense e Internacional). 

Presupuesto de viaje para los 

miembros de la directiva 

Con el aumento en costos 

de viaje para los miembros 

de la directiva, se aumentó a 

$700 el presupuesto por cada 

miembro de la directiva para 

sus gastos de viaje. 

continuado en paquina 17

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de paquina 15 

Ubicación y agenda de la 

directiva para la reunión de 

otoño 

Cada vez se hace más 

difícil planificar en otoño 

la reunión de la directiva 

en el hotel asociado a la 

convención de primavera. 

Esto a causa de conflictos 

de agenda con las distintas 

localidades. La discusión aún 

está abierta en este tópico. 

Se decidió que la reunión de 

otoño va a ir dirigida para 

alojar nuevos delegados. 

Con las prontas elecciones, 

los oficiales deberán estar 

ocupando sus puestos para 

julio. La primera reunión 

de directiva deberá ser 

organizada para el agosto 

siguiente a las elecciones, 

y la segunda reunión de 

otoño de ese término a los 15 

meses, en noviembre. 

La convención del 2008 

Todo está corriendo 

en orden para la próxima 

convención en Virginia. 

Algunas de las áreas en las 

que se están trabajando son: 

• El titular de la revista 

está en su lugar. Red 

Hawk estará en el 

ejemplar de Enero/ 

Febrero de 2008 de 

The New Calliope. 

• Se le requirió a todos 

los miembros de la 

directiva ofrecer una 

charla por convención. 

• Se están revisando 

los formularios de 

relevo de fotografías 

para añadir las fotos 

que son compradas y 

registradas por COAI. 

Convención del 2009 

Los anfitriones de la 

convención del 2009 serán el 

Alley de Payasos de Indiana/ 

Kentucky y se celebrará del 

21 al 26 de abril del 2009. 

El alley anfitrión es “Inky 

Clowns” (el alley 361). 

Junior Joeys 

Candy accedió a continuar 

desarrollando el programa 

involucrando a más personas. 

Creando un comité 

audiovisual 

Propósito: Crear un comité 

permanente para manejar las 

necesidades audiovisuales de 

la organización. 

El puesto requiere un 

conocimiento completo 

de todas las necesidades 

audiovisuales para la 

operación del día a día 

de COAI así como en las 

necesidades de la convención. 

El dirigente estará a cargo 

de: 

• Identifi car todas las 

necesidades audiovisuales 

para producir y preparar 

materiales que puedan 

ser solicitados y estén en 

el presupuesto para la 

membresía. 

• Ejemplo: Materiales 

educativos que estén 

previamente trabajados y se 

necesiten ubicar en un CD o 

DVD. 

• Cobertura de la 

convención: Asegurarse que 

todo el equipo audiovisual 

esté disponible para las 

presentaciones. 

• Asistencia a cualquier 

miembro de la directiva 

que necesite hacer una 

presentación a lo largo del 

año o en la convención. 

• Presentar información 

a la administración de 

información, como los 

“cuadernos de ejercicios 

101”. Ejemplo: ¿Cómo 

costará ponerlos en una 

forma de CD incluyendo su 

envío? Entonces, trabajar en 

la producción de ese artículo. 

• Trabajar en conjunto 

con los sub-contratistas, 

así como con la directiva, 

para desarrollar mejores 

materiales para dar a la 

membresía y agilizar la 

información. 

Este puesto no requiere 

el desarrollo de materiales, 

sino del método usado para 

transferir la información a la 

membresía. Los materiales 

en sí serán desarrollados por 

grupos individuales. 

Se establecerá un 

presupuesto especial para 

permitir al dirigente el 

reembolso por cualquier 

gasto incurrido en el manejo 

de los proyectos presentados. 

Luego que el dirigente 

de lo audiovisual solicite 

los materiales necesarios 

para completar el proyecto 

aprobado por la directiva, el 

presupuesto será establecido. 

Esta persona recibirá el 

mismo alojamiento que la 

directiva en la convención. 

Si sucede un proyecto en 

el que se requiera subasta, 

él o ella podrá participar de 

esa subasta, mientras no sea 

miembro de la directiva. 

Hubo concenso en que 

esto fue una buena idea. 

Acción: Cheri y Merilyn 

trabajarán juntas para 

trabajar los detalles finales y 

regresar en primavera con las 

consideraciones finales. 

Creación de un puesto de 

dirigente de mercadeo de la 

convención 

Misión: Promover a 

COAI a través de todas las 

convenciones, talleres y 

conferencias por las áreas 

nacionales e internacionales. 

Las responsabilidades 

serán las siguientes: 

• Contactar a todos 

los dirigentes de las 

convenciones, talleres y 

conferencias para ver si se 

pueden ubicar artículos de 

promoción en sus bolsitos de 

materiales de taller, sumar el 

costo por ubicar anuncios en 

sus programas. 

• Solicitar un espacio, ya 

sea una mesa en el vestíbulo, 

en el salón de distribuidores, 

o en la inscripción, para 

exhibir nuestra información 

de promoción. 

• Asegurarse que la mesa 

esté bien exhibida y tenga 

sufi ciente información 

promocional de acuerdo a la 

proporción de la conferencia 

y promover nuestra próxima 

convención. 

• Cerciorarse que un 

representante de COAI 

esté presente durante la 

conferencia para responder 

a preguntas y proveer ayuda 

para llenar solicitudes, entre 

otras cosas. A todos los 

vicepresidentes regionales 

de esa región junto con 

los embajadores les será 

solicitado donar de su tiempo 

y energía. 

• Proveer un certifi cado 

de agradecimiento a cada 

anfi trión de conferencia por 

su esfuerzo en promover el 

arte del payaso. 

• Planifi car con el anfi trión 

hacer la presentación del 

certifi cado en su reunión 

general o en su banquete 

fi nal. 

• Coordinar todas las 

actividades mencionadas 

con el sólo propósito de 

promover a COAI en un 

modo profesional y por 

consiguiente aumentar la 

membresía. 

La directiva estuvo de 

acuerdo en que esto es una 

excelente idea y solicitaron 

a Cheri Venturi para que 

promueva el desarrollo de la 

misma. ✦ 


Dear Aunt Clowney 

Dear Nieces and 

Nephoooos, 

I’m sitting here 

contemplating just when I 

first began writing the “Ask 

Aunt Clowney” column. 

And you know, I don’t 

really remember! It began 

during the time Cathy and 

Bob Gibbons produced 

their wonderful magazine, 

“Laugh Makers.” But I just 

don’t remember exactly 

when it all started. 

Well, it really started in 

1971, when I first became a 

puppeteer; or in 1982, when 

I learned clowning from 

No-Name the Clown. Gosh, 

that was a long time ago. 

But the column has 

allowed me to be with you 

each issue - my old friends 

and new friends, too. I have 

shared my wisdom and my 

foolishness over the years. 

(More the latter than the 

former!) And I thank all of 

you for bearing with me 

and sending me letters and 

cards. And for being my 

friends. So...on with the 

column. 

Dear Clowney Friends, 

I just attended a regional 

clown convention. Many of 

the competition skits were 

fun and well rehearsed, but 

I think we need to learn 

more about stage presence. 

I just finished a good book, 

“Stage Performance,” by 

Livingston Taylor (2000). 

Here are a few tips clowns 

might think about using: 

When you first come 

onstage, acknowledge your 

audience. Pause briefly and 

look toward them. Then 

begin your skit. After the 

skit is over, the audience 

needs to know you have 

reached the end. Stop, face 

the audience, and take a 

slight bow. Then, after they 

applaud, it’s fine to thank 

them for their gift with a 

smile or a wave. If your skit 

ends with a blow-off like 

running offstage, pause at 

the edge of the stage and 

take your bow. Otherwise, 

they might not realize it’s 

time to clap. You’ll be 

surprised how much more 

applause you will get if the 

audience knows your skit 

has come to an end. 

If you mess up during 

your skit, ignore it. And 

the audience will probably 

ignore it too. My piano 

teacher, so many years ago, 

taught me to play right 

through my mistakes. And 

usually nobody will notice 

- unless you are a really 

horrible pianist. 

On to the letters! 

Dear Aunt Clowney, 

My new clown alley has 

been asked to perform at a 

retirement home, and we 

don’t know how to proceed. 

What do these elderly 

people enjoy? What should 

we avoid? Please give us 

some help. 

Love, A.C. 

Bobo the Dodo 

Dear Bo, 

Congratulations on your 

wish to entertain this special 

audience. I can’t think of 

many people who need a 

clown visit more than these 

folks. Some of them have 

friends and relatives nearby 

who visit often, but some 

of them (too many) almost 

never have visitors. And 

their lives are very lonely, 

as you can imagine. So here 

are some things you can 

keep in mind during your 

visits. 

As with any audience, 

you are going to find a 

wide array of ability. Some 

of the residents are bright 

and will enjoy everything 

you do. Others will ignore 

you completely; they are 

all alone in their own little 

worlds. Therefore you must 

strive to reach as many as 

you can. 

Keep you act short. Tell 

a short story, sing a short 

song; when you sense their 

attention wandering, switch 

to something else. Be 

visual, be colorful. Puppets 

are lots of fun for this 

audience. so are jokes and 

riddles. They love music. 

Even is they don’t sing 

along, you will see many of 

them clapping or tapping 

their toes when you sing or 

play the old standards. “You 

Are My Sunshine” is always 

a favorite. If you can’t play 

the piano or a trombone, 

bring your kazoo. 

Simple magic tricks are 

effective. Let those who 

can, participate. Let one 

hold a red scarf. Let another 

put a “mouse” into your 

change bag. People of all 

ages love to be included. 

Live animals are wellloved. 

Even puppet animals 

seem real and can be 

stroked gently. (Do not take 

animals into a home unless 

they are pre-approved by the 

facility). 

Speak up so those who 

have hearing problems can 

hear you. But don’t be too 

loud in the nursing home. 

I once made the mistake of 

bringing my goose puppet, 

Sam, with me. He was 

mischievous, and I thought 

the oldsters would enjoy 

him as much as my kiddies 

do. However, in his body I 

had a bicycle horn - a very 

loud bicycle horn. And they 

hated the noise. I put Sam 

away very 

quickly. 

Try to 

relate to 

everyone 

in your 

audience. Look at each one, 

nod and smile. Many will 

smile back. Shake hands, 

pat shoulders. And for those 

who are not able to join 

the audience, try to visit as 

many private rooms as you 

can. This is best done with 

a nurse or an attendant, if 

possible. They will help you 

choose those rooms where 

you will be most welcome. 

But don’t be nervous 

about poking your head 

in to visit people. Knock, 

introduce yourself and ask 

if you can come in. Go to 

their bedside and speak 

softly to them. Show them 

your puppet or toy. You’ll 

be surprised how often they 

will smile back! 

Older folks enjoy 

balloons and stickers and 

small gifts, just like little 

kids. When you return the 

following month, you will 

often find evidence of your 

last visit on their bedstand 

or bulletin board. 

And don’t be 

discouraged. Give back an 

hour or two or three each 

month. And your soul will 

be blessed for the love 

you’ve brought to others. 

Love, Aunt Clowney 

P.S. If anyone would like 

to add their thoughts on 

rest homes, please let me 

know. My address is 132 

Southport Lane, #184-E, 

Seal Beach CA 90740 or 

email patlaywils@aol.com. 

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“Doing the Right Thing” as a Clown… 

Hi Junior Joeys, I 

hope your holidays were 

wonderful and I hope you 

clowned and added more 

fun to the season just by 

being the clown you are. 

When I was a “First 

of May” (a new clown), 

I realized I didn’t know 

enough about what it would 

take to be a clown. I did 

some research in books and 

talked to other clowns, but 

it took going to a clown 

convention where they 

teach classes on all aspects 

of clowning for me to 

realize that I was REALLY 

in the dark when it came to 

learning about the “art” of 

clowning. 

At first I learned the 

different ways that a clown 

could put on make-up. Then 

I learned about the ways a 

clown should dress for the 

several different types of 

clowns, such as the white 

face, the auguste, the hobo 

and the character clown. It 

was important to me that I 

looked good, not scary. 

Although I thought I 

was pretty funny (if only 

to myself at the time) as a 

new clown I had very little 

patience with some children 

and adults and didn’t know 

one of the golden rules of 

clowning; NEVER go out 

of character! After many 

times trying not to lose my 

patience and sometimes not 

succeeding, I eventually 

trained myself to joke with 

the people who were pushy 

or unhappy about waiting 

their turn or who wanted 

more than I could give. It 

is never a good thing for a 

clown to curse or pick on 

others either. As clowns, 

you can stage a silly show 

where it may look like 

you are picking on your 

fellow clowns, but it should 

always be planned ahead 

of time and not have any 

REAL physical abuse. 

When you are working 

with a group of clowns, 

there is always a boss 

clown or director. When 

the boss clown or director 

instructs the group to do 

certain things, like line 

up for a parade, the right 

thing to do is to listen and 

do what they say. You can 

always have fun doing 

it as long as you are not 

“upstaging” the director or 

being so loud that no one 

hears what is being said. 

Upstaging means trying to 

“out do” the director and 

that is just not acceptable, 

even as a clown. 

When getting dressed 

and putting on your makeup, 

always make sure your 

costume is clean and neat. 

Wigs should also look neat 

and clean. Make-up should 

look even and smooth on 

the face and well powdered. 

Gooey, drippy make-up 

is scary to some children 

and just not fun to look at 

to most people, including 

other clowns. When other 

clowns don’t take the time 

to look neat and clean, it 

can give all clowns a bad 

reputation. 

Clowning is a way to 

bring out the best in us and 

those we entertain around 

us. If you can bring a smile 

to someone who is down or 

a belly laugh to someone 

who is just walking by, if 

you are doing it with that 

person’s well being in mind 

and not trying to be mean 

by saying mean things 

or playing mean jokes, if 

you truly love having fun 

by being silly and making 

people laugh, then you are 

well on your way to a heart 

of a clown. ✦ 

by Candy 

“Butterscotch” Will 

Junior Joey Chair 


Tips: Wig Care 

Taking The Stress Out of 

Washing Your Wig 

by Cheri Venturi 

I often am asked, “How do I wash my wig?” It’s 

very simple but there are some important things 

to remember. Taking care of your wig will keep it 

looking great and lasting through many performances. 

1 

Fill the sink or basin with lukewarm water and a small 

amount of your own shampoo or Woolite. Place the wig 

in the bath to soak for about 10 to 15 minutes. Rub gently 

on the places where the greasepaint has come in contact 

with the cap or the fi bers. If the greasepaint is quite heavy, 

you may use a small amount of dish detergent on the spots 

(ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT). 

2 

Squeeze the soap through the wig several times and remove 

the wig from the soapy water. Drain the soapy water and 

refi ll the basin with clear lukewarm water. Place the wig 

back into the clean water and swish gently. DO NOT RUN 

UNDER THE FAUCET AS IT TANGLES THE FIBERS. 

Repeat as many times as necessary to remove all the soap. 

You can put conditioner in a straight wig but I do not 

recommend it on a curly. 

3 

Squeeze the excess water out of the wig. DO NOT WRING. 

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4 5 

Lay the wig out on a towel. 

Roll it up in the towel. Squeeze the towel 

to remove the excess water. 

6 

Shake the wig out and put it on a wig head to dry. 

You may want to put on some styling gel on the curly wigs at this point. Do 

NOT comb while it is wet as it will pull out the fi bers. 

Also do NOT use a hairdryer on a synthetic wig as it will melt. 

If your straight wig tangles, use some de-tangler from Johnson and 

Johnson. Leave enough drying time for 

your wig to completely dry. 

After you wig has completely 

dried you can comb it. The 

straight wigs can be combed 

straight through while the curly 

wigs should be loosened at the 

cap and try not to comb through 

the curls as it will make them 

frizzy. 

Now, go and relax. You will 

look wonderful and you wig 

will look like “new” again...well 

almost! 


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Tips: Make-Up Application 

If you use a wooden handle artist brush to assist with your makeup 

application, here’s a suggestion: Shorten the handle. 

Simply score the handle then snap it in half. You can use sand 

paper or an emery board to sand the rough edge smooth. 

(I smooth the edges in a pencil sharpener then sand the end.) 

When using a longer handle Murphy’s Law dictates that you’ll 

strike the handle against the mirror or the mirror frame, poking 

yourself with the brush and/or smearing your make up. For those 

of us who need to get close to the mirror, the shorter handle 

makes manipulating within the space between your 

face and the mirror much easier. 

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Submitted by Ann “Tuttles” Sanders 

Photography by Tim “Sawdust” Laynor 

Skills: Puppetry 

Master Puppeteer David Messick from Rainbow Puppets 

of Hampton, Virginia, offers the following suggestions for 

working with full body puppets. 

Remember to keep your puppet hidden from view until 

you are ready to present it. It is important in preserving the 

illusion of realism. You can use a duffle bag, suitcase, or 

other carrying case to transport your puppet. 

One way to have your puppet make a dramatic entrance 

is to stand with your back to the audience, position the 

puppet on your hand then turn to face your audience with 

your puppet ready to perform. 

To focus your audience’s attention on the storyteller or action, 

make the puppet look in the direction where you want your 

audience to look. Remember to present your puppet in a life-like 

manner whether it is a human form or animal, give it movements 

that are natural. While your puppet is in the public view, it needs 

to remain alive. 

When displaying your puppet, position the puppet so that it 

looks like it is resting naturally on your arm. 

Avoid having your puppet fl oating in space! 

Make sure your puppet is always looking at something. 

When you are speaking have the puppet look at you. When your 

focus moves to someone or something, have the puppet look in 

that direction. Especially with children, if the puppet looks in 

a specifi c direction so will your audience. Remember, if your 

puppet’s attention is not directed toward anything specifi c, 

neither will the attention of your audience. 

David suggests that, with the full body puppets you are trying 

to make very life-like, remove the rods. Puppets can be highly 

entertaining to audiences of all ages. 

Mermaid by Jill Harrington of Prince Puppets of Pittsburgh, 

Pennsylvania, is starring in 

Rainbow Puppets new production “A Pirate Party”. 

Special thanks to Master Puppeteer David Messick from Rainbow 

Productions of Hampton, Virginia. 


How To Touch A Clown Nose 

Submitted by Ann “Tuttles” Sanders with photos by Tim “Sawdust” Laynor. 

Once in a while you’ll meet a child that who not take no for an answer when it comes to pursuing touching your clown nose and/or 

hair. For those occasions this is the method that I use: 

1 2 

First I establish the rules. The child can only use ONE FINGER. 

They touch my nose fi rst and then I get to touch their nose. 

I have them hold out their index fi nger. Next, I cover the rest of 

their fi ngers and thumb with my hand. 

3 

As I move their hand towards my face, I hold up my free hand to 

the side of my face to prevent their free hand from touching or 

grabbing my nose. For example: If I am holding their right hand 

with my left hand, I will hold up my right hand to prevent their 

left hand from being able to reach my face. 

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Lastly, I gently touch their nose. 

If after they have touched my nose I feel they may continue to 

grab for my nose, I will continue to hold their hand and lean my 

upper body away from them. Since I can reach further than most 

young children, I position my face out of their reach and touch 

their nose with my free hand. 

This is not an original idea. I wish I could remember who shared 

this technique with me so that I could give them credit. To that 

individual and to so many others who have shared their ideas 

with me, THANKS! 

The New Calliope

Alleys and Members On The Move! 

Clowns Respond To Those 

Affected by Fire 

Everyone knows the horror 

and tragedies of the fires on 

the west coast of the United 

States. COAI clowns in the 

area rose to the challenge 

to bring some happiness to 

those who were affected. 

San Diego All Star Clown 

club members who performed 

for evacuees during the October 

firestorm in San Diego 

are listed below: Please note 

we do not believe this to be 

the entire list, but those who 

“Hi Clown Friends! Just 

a short note to let you 

know that The Red Nose 

Institute has enlarged our 

territory! We are now sending 

red noses to deployed 

troops anywhere overseas. 

They do not have to be in 

a war zone. We also want 

to let you know that there 

is no cost to the person 

requesting the noses or to 

our troops. If you know of 

someone who might enjoy 

receiving noses, contact 

us! We are receiving lots of 

great feedback and pictures. 

Please see our website at 

www.TheRedNoseInstitute. 

com!” - Cheryl “Sweet 

Pea” Herrington & Larry 

“Pappy” Mills. 

responded to Bonnie Love’s 

emails. 

1) Ana “Ana Banana” Hernandez 

at Chula Vista at L 

Street Ana Hernandez. 

2) Jacki “Cali” Caprio at 

Qualcomm Stadium. 

3) John “Whistle stop” 

Lorne at the Del Mar with 

North County Clown Conspiracy. 

4) Wower at Grossmont 

Hospital. 

5) Uncle Rusty at Qualcomm 

Stadium. 

6) Cricket at Dewey Child 

Development Center. 

7) Solecito at San Ysidro, 

Quacomm and Escondido. 

8) Dr. Pokenose at Grossmont 

Hospital. 

9) Honey Bee at Qualcomm 

Stadium. 

10) Butterscotch at El Toro 

High School. 

11) Beary at El Toro High 

school. 

12) Jingles at Qualcomm 

Stadium. 

13) Dr. Goodnight at 

Grossmont Hospital. 

North County Clown 

Conspiracy. 

1) Tango Del Mar at fairgrounds 


2) LoMax Del Mar fairgrounds 


Independent clowns 

1) Grandpa D (He and 

Grammy lost their house, 

cars, office etc. while performing 

for evacuees!). 

2) Grammy Pammy. 

Orange County 

1) Stacey “Boo- 

Boo”Anderson at Orange 

Show evacuation center in 

Riverside. 

2) Pam “Twinkles D’ 

Klown” House at Orange 

Show evacuation center in 

Riverside and Red Cross office 

in Long Beach. 

Candy Will reported these 

clowns are being involved: 

Scott “Big Red” Addis 

When the devastating fi res hit the west coast, clowns responded to 

bring a little cheer and laughter into the lives of those affected. 

with the Hemet Clowns. 

Bill and Angie McClanahan 

with the Hemet Clowns. 

Sunny, Sunshine and 

Twinkles helped the evacuees 

at the Saboda Indian Reservation. 

Dolly “Greyzie” Young, 

Karen “Gymick” Wes, and 

Ted “Corkey” Kagan worked 

the Qualcomm stadium. 

OH and Stacey “Boo Boo” 

Anderson with the HMO 

Clown group worked the 

Orange evauee center in San 

Bernardino with Pam “Twinkles 

D Clown” House who is 

part of Funny Business and 

also the Red Nose Responder 

contact for the area. 

✦✦✦✦✦ 

More Red Noses...Please! 

Submitted by Alexander L. 

English 

North Augusta, SC 

I am an Auguste clown 

when in costume, but I am 

presently unable to do clowning 

due to many medical 

problems. One problem is my 

(COPD) breathing problem. 

I ride an electric scooter. I 

do carry a red nose with me 

at all times and put it on in 

stores, at the hospital and 

any place I feel people need 

to smile and laugh. I have 

been thanked by doctors 

and nurses for being able to 

make other people smile even 

though I have problems myself. 

I also give out kiss stickers 

to children and ladies. At 

present I am hoping to recruit 

the hearing department at the 

V.A. Hospital uptown to all 

wear red noses (which I will 

supply free) to greet people 

and make them happy. I’ll let 

you know!! 

✦✦✦✦✦ 

NORTHLAND CLOWN 

GUILD ALLEY 217 

Submitted by Cheryl Herrington, 

Alley 217 

North Kansas City, MO 

The Northland Clown 

Guild Alley 217 of North 

Kansas City, MO and RSVP 

Clowns held a clown workshop 

last November. Smiles 

and giggles and silliness 

surrounded everyone! First 

of May, or beginner clowns, 

learned the history of clowning, 

watched make-up demonstrations, 

laughed at skits, 

watched balloon twisting, 

magic and face painting demonstrations, 

and practiced 




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their own make-up techniques! 

Characterization and 

improvisation rounded out 

the classes. A fashion show 

was also held with members 

demonstrating some of their 

own props and describing 

how their costumes were put 

together and where different 

pieces came from. Alley 

217 President, Dennis “Cornelius” 

Porter, was Master 

of Ceremonies. Lonnie 

“Boots” Vanderslice, Roberta 

“Pokey” Lindeman, Cheryl 

“Sweet Pea” Herrington, 

Shirley “Starla” Beeley, Sharon 

“Miss Agnes” Benson, 

Wanda “Pinky Lou” Chaney, 

Larry “Pappy” Mills, Lohren 

The Northland Clown Guild Alley 217 of North Kansas City, MO 

and RSVP Clowns held a clown workshop last November. 

“Sonny” Meier, Betty “No 

Name” Schultz, Peyton “Astro” 

Westfall, Mary “Clara 

the Clown” White, Robert 

“Tag-A-Long” Taylor, Randy 

“Bible Bubba” and Charles 

“CT” Terry were all on hand 

to teach and keep things 

hopping. Fantastic Clowning 

& Magic and The Happy 

Store vendors were there for 

everyone’s clown needs. Fifteen 

participants, beginners 

and experienced clowns, all 

laughed their way through 

the day and shared the love 

of clowning! Alley 217 has 

held two regional conventions 

and six previous workshops 

with 100+ years of combined 

clowning. Northland Clown 

Guild Alley 217 is a not-forprofit 

organization dedicated 

to the art of clowning and to 

bringing joy and happiness to 

everyone since 1991! 

✦✦✦✦✦ 

Before The Hike 

by Laurel “Pinky” Tharpe 

Spreading smiles, love and 

laughter along the Florida 

Trail is what I hope to do 

beginning in January 2008. I 

live in Sebring, FL. Some call 

me by my clown name which 

is “Pinky” and some call me 

“Mountain Laurel” which 

was my Appalachian Trail 

(AT) name. I hiked the AT 

in 2000. I’m also a member 

of Toby’s Clown Alley, Toby 

The Clown Foundation, Inc. 

and The Florida Trail Association. 

I love to clown and I love 

to backpack. Combining 

these two loves I hope to be 

a “goodwill ambassador” for 

clowning. The Florida Trail is 

one of eight National Scenic 

Trails in the United States. 

It begins in the Big Cypress 

National Preserve near Miami 

and ends at the Gulf Islands 

National Seashore near Pensacola. 

It is approximately 

1,400 miles long. 

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Laurel “Pinky” Tharpe will be spreading joy 

as she hikes the Florida Trail. 

“Greetings! Here in Springfi eld, MO we again were hit with 

another ice storm We loaded up and went to Carthage, MO 

to a storm shelter to share some smiles. We were in contact 

with American Red Cross. We will be going out again in the 

morning this time going to Joplin MO.” - Spangle 

The New Calliope


Shirley “Joy” Glenn and Lolly “Pinky” Tharpe have 

created a unique way to teach hygiene to children. 

My hiking partner is Donna 

Stowe from Melbourne, 

FL. She is a seasoned backpacker 

and bicyclist. When 

we hike the trail Donna will 

be 72 years old and I will be 

69. We will be handing out 

red clown noses along the 

trail to create a bit of laughter 

and fun, while at the same 

time, showing and telling 

folks the value of our foundation. 

✦✦✦✦✦ 

Clowning Around for 

Hygiene 

by Shirley “Joy” Glenn and 

Lolly “Pinky” Tharpe 

We love to clown, bringing 

smiles, love and laughter to 

young children especially. We 

want to entertain them and at 

the same time provide a little 

education. Often children will 

remember important information 

better if it is done in 

an “outlandish” method. So, 

here we are teaching oral hygiene 

and hand washing in an 

In December, Kolonial Klowns of Williamsburg - Alley #357 participated 

in the Annual Williamsburg Christmas Parade. In keeping 

with the parade’s theme of “Holiday Traditions” the Alley 

offered a clown decorating service, mistletoe testing, and a “live” 

Christmas tree. They won fi rst place! Congratulations! 

Some clowns got together and entertained at a day care program 

for children. The children were at the facility because the schools 

were closed due to the fi res. Many of the moms and dad were 

hospital employees who had no sitter but were needed at work. 

Pictured here are Wower (Rosemarie Ballard), Solecito 

(Antolin Rodriguez), and Pokonose (Bill Pogue). 

outlandish way. This is a new 

project for us, but we think it 

could be expanded into teaching 

all facets of health and 

safety. 

We do this presentation 

for daycare centers and hope 

to enlarge it for kindergarten 

children also. We volunteer 

our service to promote “the 

art of clowning” for Toby the 

Clown Foundation, Inc. and 

for our Toby’s Clown Alley. 

Anyone who wishes to use 

this idea as a business project 

could do very well, changing 

the “format” every year. 

Our props are all silly and 

come in a very large “Big 

Story Bag.” The children like 

to see what is going to be 

pulled out of that bag. For the 

oral presentation we use such 

props as a huge picture of a 

happy clown with his mouth 

wide open and full of big 

white teeth. We use his mouth 

to demonstrate what can 

happen if “Happy Hal” does 

not brush his teeth. We have 

some big ugly “cavity bugs” 

which we plant in his mouth. 

We then ask the children how 

to get rid of them. In the process 

of trying to find the right 

brush we bring out a paint 

brush, toilet brush, and finally 

the “tooth” brush which is 

oversized. After brushing 

Happy Hal’s teeth we leave 

one cavity bug in place and 

introduce dental floss to finish 

the job using a large jump 

rope as a silly prop. 

To continue with the oral 

presentation, we introduce 

“Mr Chatters” who is just a 

red sock puppet with wind-up 

chattering teeth and bulging 

eyes. We use him to demonstrate 

good brushing of the 

teeth, gums, and tongue. We 

use him to help teach good 

snacks and bad snacks - always 

brushing his teeth after 

the sugary snacks. Of course, 

we wind him up a couple 

times during the presentation 

as the children love to hear 

and watch him. 

When it comes to the hand 

washing presentation we purposely 

forget which “body 

part” we are going to talk 




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about next. We pull a large 

thumb out of the bag and then 

a large foot. Finally, we remember 

the hands and bring 

out a picture of a very direct 

hand with a sad face. The 

children participate in telling 

us what is needed to clean the 

hands. We all go through the 

motions of washing out hands 

with soap and water to the 

tune of “Twinkle, Twinkle, 

Little Star,” bringing out a 

big picture of a smiling clean 

hand. We then talk about why 

it is so important to keep our 

hands clean and the most important 

times to wash them. 

Next we invite one of the 

children to come forward to 

help with our magic trick. We 

ask the teacher to choose a 

helper. We get out the “faithful 

change bag” and take a 

very dirty sad hand and put it 

in the change bag along with 

soap and water. Then with 

a few chosen magic words, 

the helper pulls out a clean 

and happy hand. We make a 

big deal out of the helper and 

give him, or her, an “Official 

Clown Assistant” sticker. 

To end the presentations 

we try to re-emphasize the 

important points. We give the 

teacher a handout from Crest 

Toothpaste, a coloring page 

with hidden good snacks to 

find. The children do these 

in class or take them home. 

We also give out a little certificate 

card from the clowns 

indicating their participation. 

This is a fun project and 

we hope it will grow to become 

a regular yearly presentation 

at the schools. Each 

year we can change the “Big 

Story Bag” to include all aspects 

of hygiene and safety. 

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Junior Joey Graduates to 

Adult 

by George “DoDo” Curley 

My grandson, Jared is off 

to Jacksonville to go to university. 

I must tell you about 

him. Jared wanted to become 

a clown when he was eight 

years old. I tried to enroll him 

in some clown classes but 

was told he was too young. 

So I offered to become a 

clown with him proviso that 

I would take him out of the 

class if he couldn’t do what 

was required. Connie and 

Jerry Yarborough (Topsy & 

YoYo) were so understanding 

and absolutely outstanding 

to us. They trained us and 

admitted Jared would make 

a good clown. “Sparky” is a 

natural. He dominates when 

he is in a crowd. 

I am now 76 years old and 

can not perform too much 

George “DoDo” Curley (R) with his grandson Jared “Sparky.” 

anymore. I enjoyed being a 

joey and would like to send a 

thanks to Topsy and YoYo for 

the patience they showed to 

help Jared “Sparky” become 

such a great clown. ✦ 

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The New Calliope

Deborah Sartino 

Remlap, AL 

Snuggles 

WELCOME THESE NEW COAI MEMBERS! 

Marilyn Snyder 

Manito, IL 

Tickles 

Kathleen Mcglynn 

Bloomfi eld Hills, MI 

Warrior Girl 

Jim Chase 

Hudson Falls, NY 

The Town Clown 

Enrique Rodriguez 

Phoenix, AZ 

Glostorin 

Laurey Hanson 

Surprise, AZ 

Sugar 

William Trulock 

Walnut Creek, CA 

Bumble 

Amber Searcy 

Fairfi eld, CA 

Turkoys The Clown 

Michelle Baker 

American Canyon, CA 

Hockinpepper The Clown 

Karen Wes 

El Cajon, CA 

Gymick 

Janet Haines 

Glenwood Springs, CO 

Cookie 

Linda Cripps-Weaverling 

Newark, DE 

Regina Pitts 

Washington, DC 

Jamalamadingdong 

Judy Throckmorton 

Venice, FL 

Joan Kozma 

Seminole, FL 

Pixie 

Linda Fricke 

Callahan, FL 

Winda Wu 

Theresa Bill 

Naples, FL 

Pickles 

Karen Jordan 

Jensen Beach, FL 

Lucy Ladybug 

Nancy Barber 

Deland, FL 

Stiles 

Joe Crowe 

Fort Walton Beach, FL 

Hot Shot 

Suzette Arita 

Honolulu, HI 

Twinkles The Clown 

Wanda Sconce 

Spring Grove, IL 

Brenda Lee Caldwell 

Franklin, IN 

Sassy Frass 

Pamela Rush 

Whiteland, IN 

Twinkle Toes 

Brad Coady 

Des Moines, IA 

Bullseye 

Patty Tilton 

Des Moines, IA 

Patty Cakes 

Rita Potter 

Sioux City, IA 

Bloomer 

Jane Petri 

Adair, IA 

Skooter 

Mark Popp 

Tonganoxie, KS 

Bumpy Knuckles 

Laura Boggs 

Lafayette, LA 

Heart-Full 

Sig Lane 

Shreveport, LA 

D Clown 

Larry Mccrea 

Laurel, MD 

Jobo 

Henry Holland Jr 

Perryville, MD 

Cap’n Sloshy 

Cristina Olisangela 

Somerville, MA 

Edna Gubert 

Medford, MA 

Hector Alcaide 

Westfi eld, MA 

Trapiche 

Howard Mahaffy 

Saginaw, MI 

Howie Da Balloon Guy 

Bunnie Chamberlain 

Haslett, MI 

Bizzi 

Ruth Nelson 

Chelsea, MI 

Goofus 

Deborah Slavin 

Crystal, MN 

Oopsie Daisy 

Sara Ward 

Annandale, MN 

Bable L. Baphoon 

Jackie Scarbrough 

Oak Grove, MO 

Sir Clarence 

Tammy Kugler 

Richmond, MO 

Ryan Kugler 

Richmond, MO 

Amanda Clay 

Ballwin, MO 

Oscar 

Rebecca “Becky” Franz 

Rye Beach, NH 

Kristi Parker 

Amherst, NH 

Krickey 

Christie Seubert 

Lee, NH 

Gimpy 

Gail Champagne 

Newmarket, NH 

Carvalho 

Eileen Ryan 

Cookstown, NJ 

Morning Glory 

Cynthia Ippolito 

Randolph, NJ 

Cookie 

Linda Rampello 

Elizabeth, NJ 

Angel 

Carlos Solis 

Paterson, NJ 

Pionono 

Linda Coddington 

Gallup, NM 

Tallulah 

Cheryl Arnold 

Rochester, NY 

Gabby 

Marlene St John 

Far Rockaway, NY 

Kottonkandy 

Frankie Scullari 

Staten Island, NY 

Captain Crusader 

Theresa Govenettio 

Angola, NY 

Teri-Okie 

Josephine Maring 

Kennedy, NY 

J.J. Jingles 

Miron Gusso 

New York, NY 

Milo 

Edward Kleiner 

Lindenhurst, NY 

Casey 

Pamela Macwilliams 

Cleveland Heights, OH 

Puff 

Diane Gauthier 

Durant, OK 

Sweettart 

Matt Weber 

Mcminnville, OR 

Zero 

Sasha Chernoff 

Eugene, OR 

John Cameron 

Murfreesboro, TN 

Squeeky 

Wendell Clendennen 

Grapevine, TX 

Stretch 

Alec Dunbar 

Humble, TX 

Taz 

Sarah Hall 

Cypress, TX 

Beeswax 

Linda Carr 

Lake Jackson, TX 

Kissyface 

David Garrido 

Galveston, TX 

Davilin 

Jacquelyn Williams 

Richmond, VA 

Lollipop 

Deborah Brundage 

Oak Harbor, WA 

Sparkles 

Danny Riggs 

Mcchord Afb, WA 

Annyday 

Kimberly King 

Kennewick, WA 

Suzy-Q 

Terri Foust-Rogers 

Snohomish, WA 

T Tator Tot 

Barbara Bralick 

Martinsburg, WV 

Michael Aerts 

Antwerpen, Belgium 

Michael 

Lee James 

Belm, Germany 

Rollie Pollie 

Kazumi Sakugawa 

Okinawa, Japan 

Kazutan 

Maykol Olazabal Martinez 

San Deigo, Peru 

Chiquitin Jr 

Alan Olazabal 


Chiquilin 

Carlos Olazabal Basilio 


Tony Chiquitin 

Abelardo Perez 

Bayamon, PR 

Pisterito 

Glenda Amador Cardona 

Bayamon, PR 

Evangelin 

Jose Hernandez Flores 

Bayamon, PR 

Jirehlin 

S Chandran 

Singapore 


Look Who’s Reading The New Calliope!! 

Have a photo taken of you 

reading The New Calliope in 

your travels and it 

just might appear in an 

upcoming issue!! 

Remember, if you are taking 

digital photos 

(and who doesn’t) we 

need to have the highest 

resolution photos possible. 

Set your camera to the 

highest resolution setting 

(the fewest photos) your 

camera can take. 

Above: Here is a picture of Tom “Shoeperman” 

Bailes, of Kolonial Klowns Alley #357 at Zion 

National Park with his New Calliope. 

E-mail to: NewCalliopeEdit 

or@comcast.net 

or snail mail to: Newton 

Studios, Inc., 

370 West Dearborn Street, 

Suite B 

Englewood FL 34223. 

Right: Jerry “Dr. Dufus” Dodson reads The New 

Calliope while in the surf of the Outer Banks in 

Nags Head, NC. 

Below: Meanwhile Ann Sanders and Tim Laynor read The New Calliope through 

Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Austria. 

Aboard a Danube cruise 

in Budapest. 

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In the gardens at Schonbrunn Palace in Vienna, Austria. 

With the circus poster outside 

the Dorint Novotel in Prague, 

Czech Republic. 

The New Calliope

Join An Alley? What’s In It For Me? 

By Paul “Fuddi-Duddy” 

Kleinberger 

The major internationally 

based clowning organizations 

and many of the 

regional groups promote 

membership in a clown alley 

or club. There are many 

advantages to being a member 

of a clown alley or club. 

Yet, only a third of COAI 

members actually belong 

to a COAI chartered alley. 

This presents a bit of a head 

scratcher to our Director of 

Alley, Region Support and 

our Regional Vice Presidents 

who are always promoting 

alley membership. 

What is an alley? While 

the phrase “clown alley” 

is steeped in the history of 

American circuses, these 

days a clown alley is considered 

to be a group of two 

or more clowns who get together 

on a regular basis to 

share…share some friendship, 

some clown education, 

performance opportunities 

and maybe even some 

milk and cookies. When 

these alley members get together, 

the art of clowning 

is propagated. When these 

alley members meet, skills 

are developed, sharpened, 

self-confidence is fortified 

and the next time they step 

out in front of their audiences, 

the art of clowning is 

honored. 

So why join an existing 

clown alley or start your 

own? 

1. Continuing Clown 

Arts Education Opportunities… 

as clowns strive to 

learn, they get better at their 

craft and the art of clowning 

is propagated. It, all by 

itself, is a great reason to 

join a clown alley or even 

start one. While individual 

efforts are always appreciated, 

it’s easier to draw an 

instructor to a clown alley 

or club and any expenses 

involved can be shared. 

2. Single and Group 

Public Performance 

Opportunities… while 

most alleys are not booking 

agents, they are a magnet 

for performing opportunities. 

Performing often with 

your clown alley allows 

you to be out in public in 

a supportive environment 

and allows you to sharpen 

your skills with the help of 

your clown friends. Plus, it 

allows you to work on new 

material and get constructive 

criticism, as well as 

feedback from people who 

know what you are trying 

to accomplish. 

3. Professional and Semi 

Professional Associations 

and Networking… there is 

an old song that goes something 

like “I get by with a 

little help from my friends.” 

As you are involved in your 

alley, you meet and make 

many new friends whose 

interests are similar to 

yours. You can help them. 

They will help you. You 

prosper and so does your 

alley. 

4. Promotional Opportunities… 

many clown alleys 

allow their members to promote 

their individual talents 

while out with the alley. 

If the alley has a Web site, 

you could be featured on 

the site. Some alleys pool 

their funds and purchase 

advertising in local papers, 

on radio and even on television. 

5. Local Clown Arts 

Newsletters… many alleys 

publish a newsletter to keep 

their members up to date 

on things going in the local 

clown arts community. 

Many clowns find this to 

be an invaluable resource. 

Some clowns I know belong 

to their alley because 

the alley newsletter is such 

a resource for the membership. 

6. Grant and Scholarship 

Opportunities… alleys 

can apply for grants 

to present featured clown 

arts instructors. While the 

COAI Scholarship Program 

has certain administrative 

requirements, it seems that 

alleys are very supportive 

of those alley members who 

express interest and want to 

apply for a scholarship. 

7. Award and Recognition 

Opportunities… many 

alleys have their own award 

programs. Face it, we all 

like to be recognized for the 

things we do and our various 

accomplishments. Having 

your friends and neighbors 

say “Ya Done Good” 

is very meaningful. 

8. Local Networking 

With Other Performing 

Arts Organizations… 

Clowns are not the only 

family entertainers out 

there. Many clown alleys 

arrange joint meetings with 

jugglers, magicians, puppeteers 

and the like. This 

interaction allows everyone 

to expand their horizons 

and share ideas. 

9. Convention and Gathering 

Hosting Opportunities… 

it does take some 

clown power to carry off a 

convention or other educational 

effort. So as groups 

are considering possible 

hosts, the most likely candidates 

to host such events 

are clown alleys. The benefit 

for the individual alley 

member is the opportunity 

to have specific input into 

the education program and 

the educators being presented. 

10. Fun, Friendship and 

Fraternity With Like-Minded 

Clowns and Family 

Entertainers… it’s always 

great to get together with 

like-minded people and to 

appeal to that common core 

of experience. The majority 

of clown alleys do a lot to 

foster the friendships that 

evolve in the membership. 

While the emphasis may be 

different from alley to alley, 

the one thing that seems to 

bind everyone together is 

the membership in the alley. 

It’s wise to remember 

that people join clown alleys 

for a whole bunch of 

personal reasons. It can be 

a challenge for the alley 

to try to meet everyone’s 

needs and expectations. 

When egos are checked 

at the door of the meeting 

room and everyone collaborates 

to foster growth and 

support each other, a clown 

alley can be a wonderful 

organization. 

To be a COAI charted 

alley, the group of clowns 

needs to have a set of 

bylaws and at least five 

members who are current 

COAI members. You can 

contact your regional vice 

president or the Director of 

Alley, Region Support for 

all the details. COAI did 

away with the fees involved 

a year or so ago. It costs 

nothing to become a COAI 

alley. That’s right! Zero, 

zip, nadda cent. 

Join one or start one! It’s 

a great New Year’s resolution. 

✦ 


Convention 2008 

by Sandra Winstead 

As I write this I am trying 

to get ready for Christmas 

and the convention and 

then it occurs to me that 

the convention is only four 

months away!! And I thought 

Christmas came in a hurry 

this year. It seems like only a 

short time ago I was visiting 

hotels to get my bid together 

for this convention and now 

we are in the home stretch. 

With that having been said 

I will ask you again, have 

you registered to “Race into 

Richmond” with us? If not, 

why not? Registration rates 

don’t go up again until February 

29th so take advantage of 

the still very reasonable rates. 

You also need to be sure to 

book your hotel room before 

March 31st to be guaranteed 

our convention rate. This is a 

very busy hotel so book your 

room early. 

Let me take the opportunity 

to tell you about the vendors 

and lecturers we have 

planned for the convention. 

Of course we have Bubba 

because no convention would 

be complete without him; he 

will be in the vendor room 

as well as lecturing. There 

is Tom-E-Boy who brings a 

host of walk-around products 

for you to purchase and Tom- 

E-Boy will also be instructing 

you on how to use them. Tom 

always boasts, and we know 

it is true that he can work 

a festival all day from just 

the pockets in his costume. 

Dave Hill will also be there 

and if you don’t know Dave 

his phone number is 1-800- 

clown-99. He will make you 

repeat that many times to 

make sure you know how to 

order the wide variety of balloons 

and such he has to sell. 

Dave will also be lecturing 

on how to use his products. 

Of course there is Peachey 

Keene and if you don’t own a 

foam prop from Peachey you 

probably will before the convention 

is over. I speak from 

personal experience that his 

props are the best. 

As far as costuming vendors 

we have the always popular 

Betty Cash. For any of 

you who own a costume by 

Betty you know what a great 

costume she makes and she 

has great accessories as well. 

We have someone new to 

the national scene this year, 

Sunshine & Company. This 

is Kitty Kerr and her husband 

Tom. They are from North 

Carolina and they make a 

great costume for the working 

clown at a reasonable 

price. We have a member 

of our alley who I think has 

personally kept Sunshine in 

business the last few years he 

has so many of her costumes. 

Sunshine will also be selling 

a few wigs. Speaking of wigs 

we also have Cheri-Oats. 

She always has such a great 

selection of wigs and is always 

willing to trim your wig 

for you which is such a nice 

benefit. Now that you have 

the ability to buy a costume 

and a wig you must stop in 

to see John Spears and order 

that perfect pair of clown 

shoes. John makes the best 

and has even made shoes for 

the Grinch! What else needs 

to be said about him. 

A couple of other vendors 

to mention, the Clown 

Gadget store which is run 

by Curt & Diane Patty. You 

can find all of your hospital 

and gospel type needs at their 

vendor booth. They will also 

be lecturing on those topics 

so come and learn or add to 

those skills if that is a topic 

that interests you. Reigel Engraving 

is our badge vendor, 

so if you need a name badge 

or want a funny saying for 

your costume, Marge Reigel 

is going to be able to get that 

done for you. There is CB 

House of Clowns where you 

can buy your clown jewelry 

and sparkly hats and vests. 

These are great when you 

want to wear something to 

face paint and stand out in 

the crowd but not dress as a 

clown. We also have Photos 

by Gyzmo. John Demarinis 

has been at the last 5 of 6 national 

conventions and is very 

familiar with photographing 

clowns. Bring your costume 

and prepare to get your photo 

taken for your business card. 

John can also be seen around 

the convention taken candids 

and they will be available for 

sale so bring $$$ because you 

will want to be sure to have 

those memories. 

We only have one face 

painting vendor and that is 

Clown Stuff, Paula Biggio. 

For those of you familiar with 

Paula she also sells a lot of 

other stuff at her booth so be 

sure to check her out. She is 

also going to be lecturing and 

you don’t want to miss that. 

We are also planning to 

include several Hispanic 

classes at the convention. We 

are working with Angel Morales 

from the COAI board to 

have someone teach classes. 

Estamos muy excitados que 

podemos ofrecer a nuestros 

amigos latinos varias clases 

que serán enseñadas en español. 

We do have one person 

who is coming who has not 

attended a national convention 

in quite some time, 

which is Captain Visual. For 

those of you who don’t know 

him he is Gerry Giavianco 

and he is a balloon artist. I 

know that the people in my 

alley who know him were 

very excited when I told them 

he agreed to come. 

We also have another vendor 

and lecturer who has not 

been to a national convention 

in a long time and that is 

Martini’s Magic. Martin will 

be vending as well as teaching 

you how to use his many 

and varied magical products. 

We are looking forward to 

having him back on the national 

scene. 

We are going to have an 

exciting day on Wednesday. 

In case you haven’t heard we 

are going to the Richmond 

International Raceway to take 

pace car rides. We will zoom 

around the track 

at speeds of up 

to 100 miles per 

hour. We are also planning 

on having a small reception at 

the raceway so come and join 

us for an afternoon of fun. 

If that wasn’t enough 

fun for the day we will also 

be having an “Evening of 

Performance”. We will feature 

two of our stars for the 

convention. We will have as 

a vendor and lecturer Ken 

Scott. Ken has over 20 years 

of experience entertaining 

people with his magic skills 

and was voted Greater Atlanta 

Entertainer of the Year. 

Ken has also entertained at 

the White House 3 times. Ken 

writes for the Funny Paper 

and the Kidabra Journal. 

Ken will be performing on 

Wednesday night some of his 

award winning magic. 

We also have Red Hawk 

as a vendor and lecturer 

and he will be performing 

on Wednesday night. Red 

Hawk is a Native American 

storyteller. Red Hawk will 

combine his 20 years of 

experience with his Cherokee 

heritage to capture your 

imagination with one of his 

stories designed to teach and 

inspire. Red Hawk uses magic 

and special effects to set 

the mood and bring you into 

the telling of the story. Red 

Hawk has a very charismatic 

stage presence which he uses 

to convey his message. Like 

all good storytellers there is 

always a moral or message to 

the story so be prepared to be 

mesmerized and learn something 

in the process. 

I hope I have given you a 

few reasons to come and join 

us for the convention. Keep 

your eyes on the website, that 

would be www.coai2008.com 

for more details. I am racing 

towards April 15th not to get 

my taxes done but to get this 

convention planned so we can 

all have as much fun as possible. 

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Meet Red Hawk: COAI International Convention Keynote Speaker 

The following information 

came from Red Hawk’s 

Web site. 

Red Hawk is a professional 

consultant and keynote 

speaker with 20 years 

of experience in the public 

and private sectors. He has 

lectured to government officials 

on diversity, leadership, 

and team building. He 

has written and developed 

motivational group programs, 

and facilitated organizational 

problem solving 

sessions. He has also 

contributed to developing 

training videos and training 

materials. In 2007 Red 

Hawk became a member of 

the elite consulting pool at 

Georgetown University’s 

National Center for Cultural 

Competence. 

Red Hawk is of Cherokee 

Indian descent, Founder 

of OPM Management Solutions 

LLC, an Operational 

Program & Materials Management 

Solution Company, 

specializing in diversity 

training and keynote addresses 

on cultural understanding 

and cultural competency. 

He is an advisory 

board member of the Old 

Negev Research Institute 

(ONRI), an institute dedicated 

to the study of ancient 

Egyptian writings found in 

the “High Cultures” of the 

American Southwest. He 

is the former Clan Chief 

for the American Cherokee 

Confederacy of Georgia 

(retired), a state recognized 

tribe by proclamation and 

also sat on the tribal council 

as their Spiritual Leader. 

He still holds the honorary 

title of “Chief.” 

Red Hawk has extensive 

experience in the areas of 

managing diversity and cultural 

understanding. He has 

assisted in the design and 

implementation of systemwide 

programs in each of 

these areas. 

Hawk is a nationally 

known motivational keynote 

speaker on the topics of 

cultural diversity, issues of 

social change, and structural 

inequality. He has experience 

conducting complex 

workplace investigations, 

organizational problem 

solving, mediating employment 

disputes, and designing 

and presenting labor and 

employee relations training 

for managers and supervisors. 

Red Hawk has presented 

to over one million 

people nationwide in the 

areas of leadership, diversity 

training, motivational 

training, after-dinner performances, 

keynote addresses 

and cultural programming. 

While serving his country, 

Red Hawk received the 

Navy Achievement Medal 

for his contributions in the 

field of management theory. 

He received commendations 

for serving in Desert 

Storm and was awarded the 

Humanitarian Medal for 

his services in the rescue of 

Korean refugees off the Sea 

of Japan. He was honorably 

discharged from the Department 

of Defense in Honolulu 

Hawaii after 10 years 

of service with full honors 

in 1991. 

Red Hawk’s intriguing 

background, coupled 

with his charismatic stage 

presence, sets him apart 

immediately as a keynote 

presenter and cultural facilitator 

unlike any other. His 

travels in America, Japan, 

Thailand, Hong Kong, England, 

Mexico, Canada, Korea, 

Singapore and the Philippines 

- bring a truly global 

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SEC Support Staff 

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Training - Alexander Consulting 

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Member: National 

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consulting pool 

- Georgetown University 

Member: The Recording 

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- Voting Member, Washington, 

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Contributions: “How to 

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The Turner COAI 20 Year Anniversary Books are now 

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did not purchase the first time these were offered, then this 

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Southeast VP Report 

News from the Southeast Regional VP 

Harriet “Florabelle” Rubin 

I have been training “Mitzvah Clowns” at the Hillel 

School in Boca Raton, FL for four years. Some of my 

“Jr. Joeys” started in 5th grade and are now 8th-graders, 

and really ready to get involved. There are so many 

opportunities for these new clowns to get out into the 

community for service involvement. The school encourages 

participation by giving them the “Community Service 

Hours” they need to accumulate each year. Teaching the 

kids is so much fun. I am now using Wolfe Brothers face 

painting crayons, which is easy for them to work with and 

much easier to remove than standard grease paint. I am 

hoping to start a Jr. Joey alley, the first one in my part of 

Florida. Get those kids involved!!! Our future is dependent 

on developing younger clowns!!! ✦ 

Competition 

by Cathy Mackey 

Competition Chair 

Happy Holidays! 

New Year, New you! 

When you get this article 

we will have been through 

our holidays and taking a look 

back at the memories we created 

in the past year. We took 

time to make sure everyone 

had fun and I think maybe put 

ourselves on the back burner. 

Now that it is quiet, it is time 

to think about a “CLOWN 

MAKEOVER”! With the new 

year starting it is time to revamp, 

revise, renew and any 

other word you can think of for 

our character(s) and shows! 

You want to look your best 

whether it is your costume, a 

new skit, face or magic trick 

and with the International 

convention coming up, this is 

a good time to get a move on. 

Look at past New Calliope issues 

and get new ideas that you 

can remake to fit 

your character(s) 

or make up a new 

one. Ask your alley if they 

might want to do this at a 

meeting so you can have a lot 

of ideas and feed back. When 

you are snowed in, get out that 

make-up and try new looks, go 

through all of those “just had 

to have” items you purchased 

and really look at them and 

start to use them. I know I have 

seen performers use things and 

think “wait a minute, I have 

that, I’ll dig it out and use it!” 

I think we tend not to want 

to “change” when things are 

working, but you know how 

you feel when you get that new 

costume, or new wig. You get 

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Treasurer’s Report 

Clowns of America International 

Income, expense and balance statement 

REVENUE SEPT/OCT 2007 Year to Date 

Membership $12,367 $51,765 

Lifetime Membership 1,000 1,500 

Magazine Ads 6,987 18,206 

Merchandise 56 298 

Education 331 453 

Interest 1,318 1,863 

Misc 1 6 

Web Page 160 740 

TOTAL $22,220 $74,831 

EXPENSES 

Bank Chgs/Ret Checks 5 10 

Credit Card Fees 319 1,021 

New Calliope Editor Fee 5,800 11,600 

New Calliope Postage 4,161 8,318 

New Calliope Production 5,689 11,939 

Nat’l Offi ce Business Mgr 2,676 4,025 

Nat’l Offi ce Phone 367 733 

Nat’l Offi ce Postage 2,826 6,249 

Board Expenses-Other 99 99 

Fall Board Meeting 8,826 8,826 

Offi cers’ Phone & Postage 221 221 

COAI Grants 4,000 4,000 

Scholarships 0 640 

Convention Expenses 3,450 3,450 

Trophies 0 34 

Printed Materials 893 929 

Alley Support 1,582 1,582 

Merchandise 2,083 2,238 

Promotion & Publicity 1,572 1,572 

Miscellaneous Expense 68 68 

Organization Dues 0 250 

Professional Services 1,450 1,450 

Web Page Expense 390 390 

Insurance 1,105 1,105 

Federal Income Taxes 2,285 2,285 

TOTAL $49,867 $73,034 

Nat’l City Bank Checking Account $40,262 

Money Market Accounts 31,885 

Scholarship Account 10,740 

Contingency Reserve 129,766 

Nat’l Offi ce Operating Fund 2,228 

TOTAL $214,881 

(Amounts given to the nearest dollar) 

Respectfully submitted, Claudia Keener, Treasurer 

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The New Calliope

Boosting Membership 

by Frank “Buff Phoon” 

Bunton 

InKy Clowns, Inc. 

President and 2009 

host alley convention 

chair 

BuffPhoon@BalloonHQ. 

com 

A number of people 

have said they have a 

hard time getting and 

keeping their alley as a 

100% COAI alley. We 

at InKy Clowns don’t 

have that problem. Back 

when the group of clowns 

got together to form a 

COAI alley I suggested 

the membership dues to 

the alley be large enough 

to include the COAI 

membership dues. My 

suggestion was that the 

alley membership dues 

be $5 plus the COAI 

membership dues. In 

2003 that meant that the 

membership dues for 

the alley membership 

was $30 ($5 alley + $25 

COAI = $30). This past 

year we had to increase 

our alley dues to $40 due 

to the increase in COAI 

membership. 

“Why do it that way?” 

You may be asking. 

There were a couple of 

reasons. The first was it 

was a way of keeping the 

alley 100% COAI and 

the other was that we 

could offer a number of 

payment plans. As each 

new member joins the 

alley we ask that they also 

join COAI if they have 

not done so already. Once 

they have their COAI 

membership number it 

is recorded in our books. 

When June comes around 

and it is time to renew 

membership to COAI, the 

alley writes one check 

and lists each member 

and their number for 

renewal thus maintaining 

100% status. If the new 

alley member is already 

a COAI member, then 

we just ask that they pay 

$5 alley membership 

and then pick whatever 

payment plan they wish. 

We have not had to 

contend with a “lifetime” 

member yet but we will 

deal with that situation 

when it comes up. 

“What is this payment 

plan I’m hearing about?” 

you ask. It is a simple 

plan. Let’s look at the 

math. COAI membership 

(renewal) is currently 

$35 for a year. Now 

add the $5 for our alley 

membership and you have 

$40 total membership 

dues. COAI asks that 

everyone wishing to stay 

in COAI renew by June 

30th. This is a one-time 

payment each year. A 

lot of alleys have trouble 

getting their members 

to renew with COAI 

because it may cause a 

financial hardship when 

the payment is due. This 

could be true if alley 

membership dues also 

come due at the same 

time and are higher than 

ours. What would happen 

if you were to offer a 

“payment plan?” Think 

of it this way. Take your 

alley dues, add COAI 

renewal dues, and spread 

the whole thing out over 

the year. In our case we 

offer four different plans. 

1. Pay the full amount in 

May. 

2. Make two payments 

(one every six months). 

3. Make quarterly 

payments (four equal 

payments, one every 

three months) 

4. Make monthly 

payments. By paying 

a small amount every 

month, even our 

members who are on 

a small fi xed income 

can keep their COAI 

membership and the 

alley remains 100%. 

That makes Plan 1 = 

$40, Plan 2 = 2 x $20, 

Plan 3 = 4 x $10 and 

Plan 4 = 11 x $3.34 + 1 x 

$3.26. 

Of course, if we have 

a member who is really 

facing a hardship, the 

alley officers can approve 

using alley funds to make 

the payment for that 

person. This is done on 

case-by-case assessment. 

The InKy Clowns held 

their first clown school 

this year and will add 

five new clowns to our 

alley. When we did the 

math to figure out what 

to charge our new clowns 

it was decided that we 

would include COAI 

membership in their 

registration costs. In this 

way we helped COAI 

with membership and 

kept our little alley 100% 

COAI. If you are having 

clown classes for new 

clowns, why not do the 

same? Think about it. 

Now, why isn’t YOUR 

alley 100% COAI? 

On another note, this 

past year one of our 

members suggested the 

alley pay the national 

convention registration 

fee for every member 

who wanted to go. The 

board thought it over and 

said that if we could get 

a few more paid gigs we 

would seriously look into 

it. 

As some of the 

members were 

approached to perform 

someplace, they would 

ask if the person hiring 

would like more than one 

clown. They explained 

the money would go to 

the alley. Some of the 

people we talked to said, 

“Why not?” For a certain 

amount of money more 

they can have four or five 

clowns and each could be 

doing something.” 

Did this work? Well, 

we registered six of seven 

clowns for the 2008 

convention. Now that 

we will have a few more 

members by convention 

time, we will be looking 

for some way to include 

them. We were really 

trying to have 100% 

alley member attendance 

at Richmond but looks 

like we might fall short 

of that. Look for InKy 

Clowns at Richmond 

and ask Buff Phoon 

for our final attendance 

percentage. He’ll tell you 

and then ask you what 

your percentage is. What 

will be your answer? ✦ 


Web Advertising Rates 

Ads from supporting art vendors will be placed in the Clown Mall. 

Ad-On Ads jointly with The New Calliope will be offered at the 

following rates: 

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Full Page: $100.00 

Half Page: $58.00 

Quarter Page: $33.00 

Eighth Page: $20.00 

Hyperlink Listing will be placed in a specific section of the Web site. 

Each link must be supported by a signed linking agreement on file with 

the web master. One flat rate will be offered: 

Hyperlink Listing $10 per month, 3 month minimum 

Member Classified ads will be offered with the member prepared text. 

Members will be offered the following flat rate: 25¢ per word, $15 

minimum, with a 3 month minimum 

Banner/Tower ads will be available to those who desire to advertise on 

the Web site in a non co-op manner. Ads will be placed at the discretion 

of the Web master depending upon goods and services offered. 

Banner - 468 X 60 $50 per month, 3 month minimum 

Tower - 120 X 600 $100 per month, 3 month minimum 

For those COAI members listed on our Web site who desire a home 

page, home pages are available. 

The initial set up fee will be $25 and the page will be hosted for a 

year at a time for $75. 

Contact Web Master Steve Fowler at steve@binkypro.com. ◆ 

Calendar 

Jan 22-24, 2008 

Clown Vegas 

Las Vegas, NV 

www.ClownVegas.com 

757-423-3867 

Feb 1-2, 2008 

Joy to The World 

Houston, TX 

Kay Reed 281-338-2213 

832-265-8519 

toodlestc@yahoo.com 

Phyllis Sheffi eld 

281-489-9336 

281-381-4801 

daisylcb@aol.com 

www.joytotheworld.com 

Feb 2, 2008 

Clowns Like Us Workshop 

with Dave Hill 

Englewood, FL 

btnuzzles@aol.com 

941-468-6762 

Feb 4, 2008 

Northland Clown Alley 

Workshop with Steve Kissell 

North Kansas City, MO 

816-734-0636 


Show Me Clowns for Jesus 

Nat’l Conf 

“A Circus To Remember” 

Springfi eld, MO 

www.showmeclownsforjesus. 

org 

314-822-5315 


The Happening 

San Jose, CA 

www.goldengateclowns.com 

510-253-6598 

510-529-1705 


Circus Magic International 

Williamsburg,VA 

CircusMagic.com 

757-423-7503 

April 4-5 

Clown Jubilee 

Charleston, WV 

www.ClownJubilee.com 

304-926-6408 

APRIL 4-5, 2008 

FCC Road Show 

Indianapolic, IN 

317-783-5031 

1sutton16@comcast.net 

APRIL 15-20, 2008 

COAI INT’L CONVENTION 

RICHMOND, VA 

804-271-1974 

COAI2008@YAHOO.COM 

May 2-4, 2008 

Family Entertainers Convention 

Brantford Ontario, Canada 

www.familyentertainersconvent 

ion.com 


Family Entertainers Workshop 

Minneapolis, MN 

www.FamilyEntertainersWorksh 

op.com 

757-423-3867 


ClownTown 2008 

Newark, OH 

www.clowntown.org 

740-345-3880 


Face & Body Art International 

Convention 

“Tropical Adventure” 

Orlando, FL 

www.fabaic.com 

954-472-5000 

June 19-20, 2008 

Clown School “Camp In” 

Sedan, KS 

www.emmettkellymuseum.com 

July 8-13, 2008 

Elderhostel Program 

Peru, IN 

www.elderhostel.org 

877-426-8056 

July 29 - Aug 3, 2008 

Mooseburger 2008 

Clown Arts Camp 

Maple Lake, MN 

www.mooseburger.com 

800-973-6277 

Aug 18-25, 2008 

Advanced Studies 2008 

Roanoke, VA 

www.advancedstudies08.com 

Sept 11-14, 2008 

Clownfest 2008 

Seaside Heights, NJ 

clownfest@aol.com 

The New Calliope

Clowns of America International 

Application and Renewal form 

Name: 

First Middle Initial Last 

Street: 

City: 

Phone (required): 

State: Zip: Country: 

E-mail: 

Date of Birth (required): Age: Male: Female: 

Clown Name: 

Alley Affiliation: 

Your COAI Number(if renewing): 

Expiration Date: 

Referring Sponsor (if any): 

Sponsor’s COAI Number: 

Annual Membership Dues Rates 

Active Renewal: $35 

Family Renewal (U.S. & Intl.): $17 

International Renewal (U.S. funds): $40 

Senior Renewal (65 +): $25 

Senior Intl. Renewal (65 +, U.S. funds): $30 

Junior Joey Renewal (age 8-15): $25 

NEW U.S.: $40 

NEW International (U.S. funds): $45 

NEW Senior (65 +): $30 

NEW Senior Intl. (65 +, U.S. funds): $35 

NEW Junior Joey (age 8-15): $30 

LIFETIME Membership: $500 

• Seniors and Junior Joeys must provide proof of age with application (copy of Birth Certificate, License, etc.) 

• Seniors must be age 65 or older within the enrollment or renewal year. Junior Joeys must be age 8 to 15 in the 

enrollment year. 

• Children age 8 to 15 can choose to join as Family or Junior Joey. Family members can be any age. 

• Full members and Junior Joeys receive The New Calliope. Family members do not. 

Check No. __________ 

Visa 

MasterCard 

Payment Method 

Credit Card # __________________________________________________________________ 

Expiration Date: _______________________ CC Verification Code (3 digits) ______________ 

Discover 

Send Form To: 

Clowns of America Intl., P.O. Box C, Richeyville, PA 15358-0532 

Phone: 1-888-522-5696 (1-888-52CLOWN), Fax: 1-724-938-8765, Web site: www.coai.org 

Signature 

All memberships to COAI are on an annual basis with dues payable July 1 of each year. 

Join at the new member rate indicated any time of the year if the date is not June, July , or August — your membership will be prorated for the next year on the annual dues notice. When 

you receive your dues notice in May following your sign-up, the prorated amount you should pay to bring your membership up to July of the new membership year will be indicated on your 

notice. (For example, if a U.S. resident applied for a membership in October of 2005 and paid $30 to join, the membership would be extended to October, 2006. In May, 2006, the member 

would receive a prorated dues renewal notice for $20 to extend the membership from October, 2006, to July, 2007.Then each year the annual fee of $25 would be billed in May for payment 

by July 1. International and family memberships are similarly prorated.) 


CLOWNS OF AMERICA INTERNATIONAL 

FORMULARIO DE APPLICACION Y RENOVACION 

Nombre Primero Iniciales: Apellidos 

Calle: 

Ciudad: Urbanización / Barriada: Pueblo: Zona Postal: 

Número de Teléfono: 

E-mail: 

Fecha de Nacimiento: Edad: Masculino: Femenino: 

Nombre de Payaso/a: 

Número de COAI (renovación): 

Afiliado: Nombre del alley 

Fecha de expiración: 

Referido por: 

Numero de COAI del Referido: 

Tarifas Anuales de Membresía 

Renovación (US) $35 

Renovación (Int’l) $40 

Renovación Miembros (Seniors 65+ US) $25 

Renovación Miembros Senior (65+ Int’l) $30 

Renovación Júnior Joey (edades 8-15) $25 

Membresía Familiar *(cada uno) $17 

para miembros adicionales de un hogar 

* Estados Unidos o Países Internacionales) 

Nuevos miembros (US) $40 

Nuevos miembros (Int’l) $45 

Nuevos miembros Seniors (65+ US) $30 

Nuevos miembros Seniors (65+ Int’l) $35 

Nuevos miembros Júnior Joey (edades 8-15) $30 

Membresía de por Vida $500 

* Seniors y Júnior Joeys deben proveer prueba de edad junto a su solicitud. 

* Seniors deben ser de 65 años de edad o mayor durante la matrícula o año de renovación 

* Júnior Joey debe estar entre las edades de 8 y 15 años durante el año de la solicitud. 

* Niños entre las edades de 8 y 15 años pueden escoger entre Familia o Júnior Joey… los miembros de familia pueden tener cualquier edad. 

* Miembros completos y Júnior Joeys reciben The New Calliope, miembros de la familia no recibirían copias adicionales… 

Favor de enviar en US $ dólares solamente. 

Método de Pago 

Cheque a nombre de: __________ 

Visa 

MasterCard 

Discover 

Firma y Teléfono: (Se requiere para las tarjetas de crédito) Número de Teléfono:___________________________ 

Número de Tarjeta de Crédito __________________________________________________________________ 

Fecha de Expiración : _______________________ Código de Verificación (3 dígitos) ______________ 

Enviar formulario a: 

Clowns Of America, International, PO Box C, Richeyville, PA 15358-0532 

Teléfono/Fax 1-888-522-5696 (1-888-52CLOWN) o 724-938-8765 Página Web: www.coai.org 

Clasificación de Membresía 

1. Todas las membresías a COAI se hacen en bases anuales, con expiración y pagos para el 1ro de julio de cada año. 

2. Únete a la tarifa indicada para el nuevo miembro en cualquier momento del año. Si te interesa unirte a COAI como nuevo miembro y la fecha no es junio, julio u agosto, tu membresía será 

prorrateada para el próximo año en el vencimiento anual general. Cuando recibas la carta de renovación en mayo, la cantidad prorrateada que deberás pagar para renovar la membresía hasta julio 

del próximo año se te será indicada. 

** Por ejemplo, si un residente de Estados Unidos (US, por sus siglas en inglés) solicitó una membresía en octubre del ano corriente, él/ella deberá pagar $30 para unirse y extender su membresía 

hasta octubre de siguiente año. En mayo del año siguiente, el miembro recibirá una carta de renovación prorrateada por $20, para extender la membresía desde Octubre en que el/ella solicito hasta 

Julio del año corriente. Luego, cada año la membresía anual de $25 será solicitada en mayo para su pago, que vencería el 1 de julio. Las membresías internacionales, Seniors, Júnior, y familiar 

serán prorrateadas de manera similar. 

Firma 

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The New Calliope

Last Walk Around 

David Workman, North County Clown Conspiracy 

Dave was a very special member of the North County Clown Conspiracy 

from the inception of the alley. He was, and will remain, very close to the heart 

of the NCCC alley and all of its members. Dave never dressed out, yet he made 

each and every parade -- you could always see him either walking or running 

alongside the NCCC alley unit, his face obscured by his camera as he focused 

on his most favorite clown, his Mom, Mis-Fit Maude, and on the rest of the 

alley clowns present. Dave was the North County Clown Conspiracy’s official 

photographer. Dave attended every meeting whenever he was not working or 

feeling ill. He shared each and every picture that he ever took of us. He always 

gave us copies. He made us laugh in the midst of his pain; and, he amazed us 

with his multiple talents. He pitched in whenever we got together to make props. 

Dave never wanted to be the star, he was always the man behind each and every 

member of the North County Clown Conspiracy. We could always count on 

him to bring out the best in our clown personas. Dave left us on Sat, Nov 17, 

2007, to continue to take photos of those who are now clowning in the next plain 

wherever it may be -- the members of North County Clown Conspiracy will 

sorely miss him. - Submitted by Leah “Tango” Estrin 

Jim “Buffy B. Esquire” Buterbaugh 

Jim George Buterbaugh, PhD “Buffy B. 

Esquire,” aged 71, took his last walk around Oct 

15, 2007 in Salt Lake City, Utah. 

What can I say about my dear friend Buffy? 

There are so many things. I met him when 

he joined the Utah Jester Clown Alley. His 

energy, enthusiasm, and his generous, friendly 

spirit really helped to energize our group. His 

enthusiasm was contagious and he had the 

energy of someone half his age. Sometimes 

it was hard for the rest of us to keep up with 

him. Two days before his death, Buffy, in full 

costume, attended my son’s wedding. He showed 

up with handcuffs and handcuffed the bride and 

groom together then he gave them a slice of 

Texas toast, as he offered a toast to them He stayed for a long time entertaining 

adults and children alike. I will treasure my memories of Buffy that day. That is 

the way I will remember him. He is now entertaining at the Big Top in the sky 

and I am sure organizing a chapter of Utah Jesters and COAI up there. When I 

shared the news of Buffy’s death with a clown friend, she told me “God needed 

someone to make him laugh.” Our lives were better because we knew and loved 

Buffy. 

Buffy we love you and will miss you. Wonka, wonka, wonka… 

- Submitted by Carol “Sunshine” Butte 


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Fanny Packs 

Light Blue, Forest Green and Navy Blue. 

NO Red. $15 SALE $5.00* 

Short Sleeve Denim Shirts 

Small to XL $25 SALE $10.00* 

No Men’s Shirts 

Available! 

Post-paid Stuff 

Pins & Patches $3.50 Decals, Bumper Stickers $1.50 

Jr. Joey Pins & Patches $5.00 (Proceeds go toJr. Joey Scholarships) 

Jr. Joey Tees (for adults) 

Sizes up to XL $15* • 2XL $17* 

(Proceeds go to the Jr. Joey Scholarships) 

Clowning 101 Books 

Instructor $25 • Student $23 

(Shipping Included) 

DVDs 

2007 Convention $20** 

Photo Show 

2006 Convention $10 ea** 

Educational 

Paradability $10** 

Competition $10** 

** $2.00 S&H 

CDs 


Collection of Photos 


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Buy 2 or More 

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Additional Bracelet (required for Mega Charm) $6 

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Order: Michael Cox 

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Make Checks Payable To COAI 

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The New Calliope

y Pat Newton 

The New Ballot For COAI Elections 2008 

La nueva papeleta para las elecciones de COAI 

Over the past year, the 

board has been working on 

how to present the ballot 


For years it was mailed in 

a separate envelope. There 

were also numerous ballots 

created - each one representing 

the specific district 

where the recipient resided. 

The general membership 

voted to change this 

policy. Due to the costly 

nature of the way the ballots 

were previously handled, 

it was decided to place the 

ballot into The New Calliope. 

With this, of course, 

comes great change. 

There is now only ONE 

ballot that each member will 

use to vote. It’s very important 

you understand how 

this works so your vote will 

be valid. 

There are TWO main 

parts to the ballot. 

PART ONE: This area 

is where all the candidates 

will be listed for the executive 

board as well as the 

directors. ALL MEMBERS 

VOTE IN THIS AREA. You 

may, however, only vote 

once for each position. 

PART TWO: This is 

the tricky part. All regions 

of COAI are represented in 

this section. However, you 

are ONLY ALLOWED TO 

VOTE FOR THE REGION 

IN WHICH YOU RESIDE. 

If you vote in two regions 

or if you vote in a region 

where you DO NOT live, 

the entire ballot will become 

void. 

Pictured here is how the 

ballot will look as inserted 

into The New Calliope. It 

will be in four-color and 

printed on card stock. 

You will remove the 

ballot from the magazine 

and then vote as described 

previously. The card will be 

folded in half. On the other 

side is the mailing address 

where the ballot will be sent 

to along with a space for 

you to place your signature 

and COAI member number 

for voting verification. You 

must seal the ballot using 

a piece of tape (DO NOT 

STAPLE). Affix first class 

postage and pop it in the 

mail. 

**** 

Durante el pasado año, la 

directiva ha estado trabajando 

en cómo presentar la 

papeleta a la membresía 

en general. Por años, se 

enviaba en un sobre individual. 

No solamente eso, 

sino que también se creaban 

numerosas papeletas 

– cada una representando 

el distrito específico 

donde residía el destinatario 

de la carta. 

La membresía general 

votó para cambiar 

esta política. A causa 

de lo costoso en la 

manera en que se 

manejaban las papeletas 

previamente, se decidió 

ubicarlas dentro 

de la revista The New 

Calliope. Con esto, 

por supuesto, viene 

un gran cambio. 

Ahora solamente 

hay UNA papeleta 

con la cual cada 

miembro votará. Es 

muy importante que 

entiendas cómo funciona 

para que tu 

voto sea válido. 

Hay DOS partes 

principales en la 

papeleta. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PARTE UNO: Esta área 

es donde todos los candidatos 

estarán enlistados para la 

directiva ejecutiva así como 

los directores. TODOS 

LOS MIEMBROS VO- 

TARÁN EN ESTA ÁREA. 

Sin embargo, se debe votar 

solamente una vez para cada 

puesto. 

PARTE DOS: Esta es la 

parte delicada. Todas las 

regiones de COAI están representadas 

en esta sección. 

No obstante, SOLO ESTÁ 

PERMITIDO QUE VOTES 

PARA LA REGIÓN EN LA 

CUAL RESIDES. Si votas 

en dos regiones o si votas en 

una región donde NO vives, 

la papeleta completa quedará 

inválida. 

Aquí se ilustra cómo se 

verá la papeleta cuando esté 

insertada en The New Calliope. 

Esta será en cuatro 

colores e impresa en papel 

grueso. 

Removerás la papeleta 

de la revista y votarás como 

se ha descrito previamente. 

Doble la papeleta en dos. Al 

otro lado está la dirección 

postal a donde la papeleta 

será enviada, con un espacio 

para que firmes y escribas 

el número de miembro de 

COAI para verificar el voto. 

Debes sellar la papeleta 

usando cinta adhesiva (no 

grapas). Pegue un sello 

postal de primera clase y 

envíe por correo. ✦ 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Foto Funnies 

“Hats For Sale” 

Author: Unknown. Submitted by Quad City Clown Troupe 

Starring: Bob “Mulligan” Smith and Laura “Daizy Dee” Anderson. 

Photos by: Ron “Toto Johnson” 

Hats For Sale! 

You look like you 

could use a new hat. 

How about this 

straw hat? 

Or this joker’s hat? 

I do not want any of 

these hats! 

There...I found the 

perfect one! 

If you have a Foto Funny you would like to submit, send high resolution photos along with your script to: Pat Newton, 

c/o Newton Studios, 370 West Dearborn St, Suite B, Englewood, FL 34223. Email: NewCalliopeEditor@comcast.net. 

NOTE: If sending jpg electronic images, please take the digital pictures at your camera’s highest resolution! 

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The New Calliope

Foto Funnies 

“Ballooning Class” 

Script by: José “Wilbur” Sponberg. Submitted by Rose City Clowns, Alley 196, Portland, OR. 

Starring: José “Wilbur” Sponberg, Kaethe “Blossom” Anderson, Rob “Robby” Dunlap, Betty “Klossette” Gallucci, 

Mike “Biff” Robles, Tina “Gadget” Hernandez, and Kiki Hamilton. 

Photos by: Chris “Corky” Daley 

Welcome to 

ballooning class. 

First, we’ll make a 

simple dog. 

Now, let’s 

make a hat! 

Biff will 

show us a 

rose. 

I hope you paid 

attention... 

...because now 

we’re going to have 

a pop quiz! 

If you have a Foto Funny you would like to submit, send high resolution photos along with your script to: Pat Newton, 

c/o Newton Studios, 370 West Dearborn St, Suite B, Englewood, FL 34223. Email: NewCalliopeEditor@comcast.net. 

NOTE: If sending jpg electronic images, please take the digital pictures at your camera’s highest resolution! 


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kids in Costa Rica. All proceeds will benefi t the Toby the Clown 

Foundation and The Clown Museum in Lake Placid. Cost is 

$15 total (includes S&H). Send to Keith Stokes, 131 Stonegate 

Drive, Ptaskala OH 43062. The DVD is 45 minutes of music 

and captions. 

The first 25 words: $10. 

Each additional 5 words: $3. 

Photos: additional charge of $10. 

*Classifieds are for individuals only, 

businesses must purchase a display ad. 

Mail: 

Send your check or 

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Questions: 

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The New Calliope

A Final Word from the Editor 

It’s hard to believe we 

are beginning another year! 

How long will it take me to 

remember to write the right 

date on my checks. But then 

when will I start banking 

online and not worry about 

checks?! 

Again this year I must 

share with you, it was 

such a difficult decision 

to choose the Clown of 

the Year as there were so 

many great candidates. 

Though I don’t know Judy 

personally I know of her 

and have come to admire 

her accomplishments. I look 

forward to meeting her in 

Virginia and finally giving 

her a big congratulations 

hug! 

Your board has 

recognized there are so 

many great clown worthy 

of this award who have 

not been “throwing their 

hat into the ring” simply 

because of the process. It 

does take a great deal of 

work to gather the necessary 

materials to nominate 

someone for this prestigious 

award. Under the leadership 

of Bonita Love, this issue 

is being looked at and acted 

upon. 

You’ll see two Foto 

Funnies in this issue. Why 

you might ask? The reason 

is we have a number of 

submissions already in 

our possession. And as we 

move towards an emphasis 

on performance - don’t you 

think these are great little 

sketches you can practice 

at your alley meeting? 

What a great idea! At your 

monthly meeting, take any 

one of our Foto Funnies and 

perform them! Even if you 

don’t have your make-up 

and costume with you, it’s a 

great opportunity to practice 

your performance skills. 

The more you do the better 

you’ll get. We will continue 

running at least two Foto 

Funnies in every issue until 

we start to catch up!! Sorry 

if we missed anyone. They 

are very popular. 

As you get your 

entertainment bag ready for 

2008, don’t forget to keep 

your heart open, and your 

mind clear. For it’s folks 

like you who bring so many 

wonderful smiles and so 

much laughter into a society 

where we often need it 

most. ✦ 

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