Drawing: Cirque du Soleil at TU Center
Drawing's closed! Winner's been emailed!
Cirque du Soleil will be at TU Center Thursday-Sunday for a run of six performances of its show "Dralion." We have a pair of tickets to the opening night and we're giving them away. Maybe to you.
To enter the drawing, please answer this question in the comments:
What's something in the Capital Region that would qualify as a "circus"?
We're interpreting the word circus here very broadly. It could be traffic at a particular traffic circle, the spectacle of state politics, or the rush for honey crisp apples during pick your own. Whatever. We'll draw one winner at random -- that person gets the pair of tickets.
Here's the description of "Dralion":
Fusing the 3000 year-old tradition of Chinese acrobatic arts with the multidisciplinary approach of Cirque du Soleil, Dralion draws its inspiration from Eastern philosophy and its never-ending quest for harmony between humans and nature. The show's name is derived from its two emblematic creatures: the dragon, symbolizing the East, and the lion, symbolizing the West.
The peformance for the drawing tickets is Thursday, October 2 at 7:30 pm. Tickets for that show are $38 for adults / $31 for children.
Important: All comments must be submitted by 10 am Wednesday, October 1, 2014 to be entered in the drawing. You must answer the question to be part of the drawing. (Normal commenting guidelines apply.) One entry per person, please. You must enter a valid email address (that you check regularly) with your comment. The winner will be notified via email by noon on Wednesday and must respond by 7 pm that same day.
photo: Cirque du Soleil
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The neverending road work
... said G on Sep 30, 2014 at 11:08 AM | link
The Capitol and the Legislative Office Building at the ESP.
... said Joe on Sep 30, 2014 at 11:09 AM | link
Indian Ladder Farms on a beautiful weekend!
... said Laura on Sep 30, 2014 at 11:15 AM | link
The squirrels and deer during acorn season!
... said Sarah on Sep 30, 2014 at 11:17 AM | link
Parking in the Washington park area during a snow emergency.
... said Jordan B on Sep 30, 2014 at 11:23 AM | link
Central at rush hour.
... said Mike on Sep 30, 2014 at 11:25 AM | link
Much of what we see in the media.
... said Bob on Sep 30, 2014 at 11:29 AM | link
Crimefighting in Troy.
... said sara on Sep 30, 2014 at 11:37 AM | link
opening day @ whole foods in colonie center.
... said Danielle on Sep 30, 2014 at 11:47 AM | link
Parking at Trader Joe's or the Legislative Office Building on Lobby Day.
... said Kate on Sep 30, 2014 at 11:48 AM | link
Driving down Lark and Washington Ave. at 8:45AM.
Every delivery truck ever. So much double parking. All the jaywalking. Add in construction for good measure.
... said Katie on Sep 30, 2014 at 11:53 AM | link
The Cuomo Administration
... said james on Sep 30, 2014 at 11:54 AM | link
Trying to get parking at Colonie Center anytime around Christmas in the lot by the Christmas Tree shop. A terrible, scary, frustrating circus.
... said albanyjune on Sep 30, 2014 at 12:14 PM | link
the tollbooths at rush hour
... said Lauren on Sep 30, 2014 at 12:19 PM | link
The roadwork on 787.
... said Jack C on Sep 30, 2014 at 12:38 PM | link
The traffic circles they put in on Fuller Rd bracketing I-90.
I've got a vision of clown cars and bears on bicycles going around them now. Which would make them a lot more entertaining during commuter traffic.
... said Lana on Sep 30, 2014 at 12:56 PM | link
State Capitol / Politics; Casino site picking (both are circuses)
... said Dave R. on Sep 30, 2014 at 1:14 PM | link
Lark Fest, towards the end of the day. A composite of all the creatures great and small that make bring variety to our city.
... said Kathy T on Sep 30, 2014 at 1:15 PM | link
The student ghetto after dark.
... said julie on Sep 30, 2014 at 1:38 PM | link
Crossing most Albany streets legally, especially the Lark and Washington example mentioned earlier, especially if a car is making a left turn. Though the earlier example was so exaggerated as to be simply laughable.
... said JayK on Sep 30, 2014 at 1:45 PM | link
The traffic circle at Fuller and Tricentennial.
... said Cori on Sep 30, 2014 at 1:46 PM | link
The people protesting gun control laws outside of the capitol a few years ago...
... said KES on Sep 30, 2014 at 2:00 PM | link
the latham spui
... said joe m on Sep 30, 2014 at 2:05 PM | link
parking when there is a show at the armory.
... said ab on Sep 30, 2014 at 2:08 PM | link
The Cuomo Administration and State Politics in general
... said Mike on Sep 30, 2014 at 2:19 PM | link
Running for tables at the track
... said Jason on Sep 30, 2014 at 2:21 PM | link
The fashion show in front of the Armory.
... said -S on Sep 30, 2014 at 2:23 PM | link
empire wine during the holidays
... said Beth on Sep 30, 2014 at 2:37 PM | link
Hoffman's Play land, in Latham (which recently closed)
... said Marcia on Sep 30, 2014 at 2:42 PM | link
Pearl Street after hours
... said Ron on Sep 30, 2014 at 2:52 PM | link
Negotiating any kind of merging on a roadway...no one is able to...or they just don't want to...
... said Nick on Sep 30, 2014 at 2:58 PM | link
Waking up at 5am to get to the Adirondack Balloon festival just to see 100 balloons not take off at 6:30am due to wind.
... said Shannon on Sep 30, 2014 at 3:00 PM | link
The lanes exiting off the thruway after paying the tolls. The more I think about it, sometimes before the tolls too.
... said AS on Sep 30, 2014 at 3:02 PM | link
Summer nightlife in Saratoga
... said Ed on Sep 30, 2014 at 3:28 PM | link
The twin bridges during rush hour!
... said Katie on Sep 30, 2014 at 3:41 PM | link
Working for the state- my office is a circus!
... said Kate on Sep 30, 2014 at 3:58 PM | link
Local Politics.
... said Ginny on Sep 30, 2014 at 4:01 PM | link
Navigating the road and parking around ESP for someone who is new to the area.
... said CVAA on Sep 30, 2014 at 4:23 PM | link
A circus? The comments on AOA.
... said ethan on Sep 30, 2014 at 4:39 PM | link
The small but swell circus they used to have at the Schaghticoke Fair.
... said nan on Sep 30, 2014 at 8:07 PM | link
Black Friday at Crossgates Mall.
... said Baris on Sep 30, 2014 at 8:39 PM | link
Me and Marty Cruikshank go over to DVM in Troy a few hours a week to catch the circus going on inside. He wants to open a bar in there but they keep shooting him down. Drinking and driving or something. "Half the folks in here don't got no license, the other half lost their licenses, and the rest are failin their driver's tests! Who's drivin?" says Marty. The ambiance! Marty says he would remodel the place. Make it look more like the old Ground Round that was out on Wolf Road in the 70's with the peanut skins on the floor and black and white train wreck movies played on an old sheet thumbtacked to the wall and the waitresses who would bring you a scotch and coke when you ordered a Tab with no ice. "It was Chuck E Cheese crossed with Urban Cowboy!" says Marty. "I loved that place..."
... said Big 'Vic' Proton on Sep 30, 2014 at 8:40 PM | link
Albany Bus Station
... said jen on Sep 30, 2014 at 8:49 PM | link
Navigating I90 and 787 with all the road work and closures.
... said Jennifer W on Sep 30, 2014 at 8:52 PM | link
The inside of KMart on Central Ave during their store closing.
... said Ashley Colloton Loescher on Sep 30, 2014 at 9:06 PM | link
Dodging potholes on Hoosick Street in Troy
... said Erik Loescher on Sep 30, 2014 at 9:07 PM | link
The crush of people viewing tulips, and the kids running around in the kids activity zone, in Washington Park during the Tulip Festival. A beautiful, fun, and worthwhile circus, but a circus nonetheless!
... said Tanya Thorne on Sep 30, 2014 at 9:18 PM | link
Crossgates!
... said Heather on Sep 30, 2014 at 9:58 PM | link
Caroline Street after Travers
... said Ian on Sep 30, 2014 at 10:28 PM | link
Riding my bicycle down Madison or Central during rush hour.
... said John Li on Sep 30, 2014 at 10:42 PM | link
Lee Lin restaurant, dinner time on weekends
... said Nina Lee on Sep 30, 2014 at 11:06 PM | link
Crossgates Best Buy on Black Friday
... said AH on Sep 30, 2014 at 11:10 PM | link
Central Avenue in general.
... said Ashley on Sep 30, 2014 at 11:26 PM | link
I-90 & 787 bridge/roadword
... said Katie O on Oct 1, 2014 at 7:29 AM | link
The fresh cider doughnut line on the weekends at Indian Ladder Farm. Typical over-eating of junk food in true circus style caused me to buy a dozen of the day old doughnuts which were summarily consumed before that evening.
... said Jeff M on Oct 1, 2014 at 8:03 AM | link
Rush hour traffic on 787
... said Jian on Oct 1, 2014 at 9:04 AM | link
The two mile stretch between exit 24 and 25 on 90. More like a zoo than a circus
... said Sarah on Oct 1, 2014 at 9:41 AM | link