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If you ever dreamed of running away and joining the circus, you were probably an idealistic, dirty-cheeked child living in depression-era Wyoming. But what if you think you could really do it? The call of the Big Top can be powerful (we hear), and you don’t get many opportunities to experience the glory of the centre ring.

Though the Big Show website features a tent that stirs up frightening memories of our recent experiences under another Big Top, a bit of investigation reveals the show bears no resemblance to the Distillery District's festival of dancing horses and spandex-clad riders. In fact, Big Show is not actually an art show in a tent. It's an art show in a cavernous pool hall (10,000 square feet of art), featuring the works of twenty neat artists from Toronto and beyond. Runs til the end of the month at 1139 College Street.