- May 11, 2025
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Circus Arts Conservatory Co-Founders Pedro Reis and Dolly Jacobs-Reis
Pete and Shirley Adams
Gabi Charity and Uschi Essex
Kay Curtis, Sally Faron, Anette Jux-Ledbetter, Bill Farmer and Nancy Wagy
Norma Kwenski and Lilli Powers
Every table was adorned with a colorful centerpiece and photos at La Cirque Appetit on May 16 at Sailor Circus Arena.
Rhonda and Dan Diggins
Nadine Borys and Donna Lindenau
Chuck Sidlow, Bradley Morrall, Noriko Sidlow and Marion Morrall
Kathy Kurtz, Kimberly Thompson and Amy Jo Wittman
Barbara Glanz and B.J. Creighton
Phyllis Siskel and Judi Nofs
Vanessa Tirton and Cindy Moore
David Houle, Kelley and Joe Patane, Jamie and Doug Badertscher and Victoria Baum
Commissioner Nancy Detert and Jean O’Neil
Myrna Band and Susan Romine
Donna Koffman, Tomeika Koski, Jane Bennett and Circus Arts Conservatory Managing Director Jennifer Mitchell
Lauren Walsh and Marcia Jean Taub
Marcia Jean Taub and Peter Swain
Rebecca Blitz, Jennifer Simms and Renee Phinney
Circus Arts Conservatory Co-Founders Dolly Jacobs-Reis and Pedro Reis address the crowd at La Cirque Appetit on May 16 at Sailor Circus Arena.
Sailor Circus students perform an aerial silks routine at La Cirque Appetit on May 16 at Sailor Circus Arena.
Sailor Circus students perform an aerial silks routine at La Cirque Appetit on May 16 at Sailor Circus Arena.
Sailor Circus students perform an aerial silks routine at La Cirque Appetit on May 16 at Sailor Circus Arena.
Sailor Circus students perform an aerial silks routine at La Cirque Appetit on May 16 at Sailor Circus Arena.
Sailor Circus students perform a highwire routine at La Cirque Appetit on May 16 at Sailor Circus Arena.
Sailor Circus students perform a highwire routine at La Cirque Appetit on May 16 at Sailor Circus Arena.
Sailor Circus students perform a highwire routine at La Cirque Appetit on May 16 at Sailor Circus Arena.
Sailor Circus students perform a highwire routine at La Cirque Appetit on May 16 at Sailor Circus Arena.
Sailor Circus students perform a highwire routine at La Cirque Appetit on May 16 at Sailor Circus Arena.
All eyes were on them. High above the ground — 24 feet, to be exact — five teenagers prepared to cross a wire only ⅝ of an inch in diameter.
The daredevils are members of Sailor Circus, the nation’s longest-running youth circus, whose roots date back to 1949 Sarasota when it began as a small high school gymnastics class. However, what’s grown to be called “The Greatest ‘Little’ Show on Earth” is just one of the many components of the Circus Arts Conservatory, which shared its mission with both old and new supporters alike at La Cirque Appetit on May 16 at Sailor Circus Arena.
“We try to make a difference by making a whole family happy,” Co-Founder Dolly Jacobs-Reis told the crowd. “We make a lifetime memory.”
Guests at the luncheon enjoyed a Michael’s On East meal, raffles, and both a highwire and aerial silks performance by several Sailor Circus members. Eventgoers also watched several videos and listened to speeches about CAC’s other programs, including the Education Program, which is a series of inquiry-based academic lessons developed to New Florida Standards, and the Humor Therapy Program, which brings joy to people in hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living facilities and adult care centers.
