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...line of twenty-somethings waiting to enter Club Oberon for Friday night’s “Jerkus Circus” curved its way from Arrow Street all the way to Mass Ave. Good-natured anticipation bubbled in the crisp night air ,and Val Raptis, a friend of some of the performers, was confident that it would be a good show. Raptis remarked that her friends “have no limits to entertain,” quickly adding, “but they don’t cross lines...

Author: By Benjana Guraziu, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: When the (Jerkus) Circus Comes to Town... | 3/11/2010 | See Source »

...show opened with the Steamy Bohemians, a sizzling duo comprised of singers Lainey “Danger” Schulbaum and Niki “Chicken Fingers” Luparelli, who created, produced, and hosted “Jerkus Circus.” The sopranos offered a song before introducing the hodge-podge of acts to follow...

Author: By Benjana Guraziu, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: When the (Jerkus) Circus Comes to Town... | 3/11/2010 | See Source »

...diversity of the bill reflected what the Steamy Bohemians claim was their initial motivation to create “Jerkus Circus” five years ago. “We want to entertain people, want people to be uncensored and free,” Schulbaum said. So they created this format for misfit entertainers, hoping to “subvert gender norms and expectations” along...

Author: By Benjana Guraziu, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: When the (Jerkus) Circus Comes to Town... | 3/11/2010 | See Source »

Gender roles were certainly subverted, as audience members watched a man transform into a woman in front of their very eyes. In a similar vein, comedian Mary Dolan instructed the crowd, “Be free, my friends. This is America. You’re at the Jerkus Circus...

Author: By Benjana Guraziu, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: When the (Jerkus) Circus Comes to Town... | 3/11/2010 | See Source »

Patrons such as Sarah M. Amatucci, whose friend discovered Jerkus Circus on Facebook, was unsure how the event would turn out. By the end of the evening however, she was left speechless, managing only, “So good...so unique...

Author: By Benjana Guraziu, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: When the (Jerkus) Circus Comes to Town... | 3/11/2010 | See Source »

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