Joy Powers, house manager for Circus Smirkus, picks up a table in the big top tent Wednesday while making final preparations for the troupe's stop in Kennebunkport. Circus Smirkus will hold four performances at Rockin' Horse Stables, at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. on both Thursday and Friday.
Jeff Maynard, backlot manager for Circus Smirkus, picks up a fan outside the big top tent in Kennebunkport on Wednesday. Circus Smirkus will hold four performances at Rockin' Horse Stables in Kennebunkport, at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. on both Thursday and Friday. The fans are used to cool down the tent if it gets too hot inside.
Maynard ties off a banner in the entryway of the big top tent.
Jeff Maynard, backlot manager for Circus Smirkus, walks out the entryway of the big top tent in Kennebunkport on Wednesday.
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