Funky Punks return to The Falcon with ‘Circus Spectacular!’

JOYCE RUDOLPH

The Troubadour Theater Company’s Funky Punks are back at The Falcon

Theatre in Burbank with an all-new “Circus Spectacular!”

The Troubies have transformed the Falcon stage into a three-ring

circus. Lion tamers, acrobats and jugglers combine for 60 minutes of

family entertainment.

Performances are 1 and 3 p.m. Saturdays and 1 p.m. Sundays.

Tickets are $12 and $10 for children 12 and under. The Falcon Theatre

is at 4252 Riverside Drive, Burbank. For reservations, call

955-8101.

SPECIAL EVENTS

COLLECTIBLE DOLLS AT HAPPY SHOW AND SALE

Antique and modern dolls will be displayed for sale and for

admiring at the Happy Dolling Doll Show and Sale from 10 a.m. to 3

p.m. today at the Glendale Civic Auditorium.

There will be Barbies, Shirley Temples, Patsys, hard plastics,

bears and miniatures as well as doll-collecting supplies. Patricia N.

Schoonmaker will be identifying dolls as a free service.

Girl Scouts and Brownies in uniform will be admitted free.

Admission is $5, $2 for children 12 and under. Parking is $5. A

portion of the proceeds goes to the St. Joseph Indian School. The

civic auditorium is at 1401 N. Verdugo Road in Glendale. For more

information, call 767-4172.

COMEDY NIGHT AT MARIE CALLENDER’S

Glendale now has a comedy club. Shows begin at 9 p.m. Fridays and

Saturdays at Marie Callender’s, 707 N. Pacific Ave., Glendale.

Jodie Milks and Don Friesen are appearing tonight.

Tickets are $10 and can be reserved by calling 503-7388. Dinner

packages are available. Doors open at 8:30 p.m.

ON STAGE

‘LATE NIGHT CATECHISM’ PRODUCED AT FALCON

“Late Night Catechism” is continuing in an open-ended run at 7:30

p.m. each Sunday at The Falcon Theatre in Burbank.

It was written by Vicki Quade and Maripat Donovan. Directed by

Marc Silvia, the interactive comedy features an irrepressible

“Sister” teaching a class of “students” (the audience). Parochial

school was never this funny!

The Falcon is at 4252 Riverside Drive, Burbank. Tickets are $25.

For reservations, call 955-8101.

‘DAMN YANKEES’ ARE UP TO BAT

William Brunold, the pastor at First Lutheran Church in Burbank,

is playing the role of Welch in the musical “Damn Yankees,”

continuing this weekend at Glendale Centre Theatre.

Written by Abbot, Wallop, Adler and Ross, the musical is about one

fan’s attempt to save his favorite baseball team. It has entertained

numerous generations since it first premiered on Broadway. The run

continues through Oct. 11. Tickets range from $16 to $20.

For the children, “Jack and the Beanstalk” by Byron Simpson

continues at 11 a.m. Saturdays through Nov. 15. Tickets are $12 and

$10 for children.

For reservations, call 244-8481. Glendale Centre Theatre is at 324

N. Orange St., Glendale.

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