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wood Gardens Chrysanthemum Festival. Eight animals made from plants are set on
the colorful frame built by Longwood craftsmen.
Under The Big Top
At Longwood Gardens
KENNET SQUARE (Chester
Co.) Step right up, kids, and
seen the amazing circus at Long
wood Gardens.
Find four acres Tilled with flow
ers and festivities under the Big
Top.
Meet Jerry Brown and his
monkey Django.
Not all the animals are real.
There are animals made from
plants gigantic elephants
tigers leaping through fire-colored
mums seals balancing balls
monkeys doing hijinks, and an
elegant topiary carousel.
View yourself in the crazy mir
rors that distort your shape. Be
amazed at the one-man circus as he
rides a unicycle, walks on stilts,
and juggles.
Admire the collection of antique
circus wagons, calliopes, and cir
cus trucks.
If you go on the weekend, you
can sec clowns, jugglers, and
mimes marching through the fun
lillcd conservatories.
Magician Chris Capchart and
his trusty sidekick rabbit demons
trate some magic.
Tuckers Tales Puppet Theatre
perform a play.
Django
Kids can even dress up in circus
allire in the “Please Touch
Museum.”
This isn’t for children only.
There are weekday food demon
strations that will attract cooks in
the family. Chefs will cover such
delicacies as Italian Festival
Foods, Clowning Around with
Vinegars, Juggling Cranberries,
Whimsical Ways with Popcorn,
and Peanuts A’plenty.
Enjoy 20,000 chrysanthemums
in different shapes, sizes, and
colors.
The circus at the Chrysanthe
mum Festival is on display from
There’* plenty of “monkey business” Under the Big Top.
now until November 20. Admis
sion is $lO for adults ($6 on Tues
day) $6 youths ages 16-20, $2
children ages 6-15, and free for
children under 6.
For full details on the Festival,
send a self addressed stamped
envelope ip Chrysanthemum Fes
tival, Longwoo Gardens, P.O. Box
501., Kcnnctt Square, PA 19348 or
call (800) 737-5500 or (610)
388-6741.
Longwood Gardens is located
on U.S. Route 1, 30 miles west of
Philadelphia and 12 miles north of
Wilmington, Del. The gardens are
open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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The Chrysanthemum Festival at Longwood Gardens
runs from now through Nov. 20, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Kids of all ages will find fun Under the Big Top during Lono
wood Gardens Chrysanthemum Festival. Thousands of col
orful chrysanthemums, thrilling clowns, and topiary circus
underplots* mood toslde tour acres of gardens