Siberian tigers perform tricks for a crowd of 1,100 people at the Kelly Miller Circus that performed at Friendship Park in Point Place.
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Kelly Miller Circus office manager Travana Brown, left, and performer Deya Rosales, right, distribute tickets before the start of the first of Thursday evening's two performances.
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Kelly Miller Circus performer Ryan Holder wrangles several tigers during the first of two performances Thursday evening at Friendship Park in Point Place.
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Alice Zunk, right, points out an elephant to her grand children, Claire, 4, and Jack, 23-months-old, while the family wait in line before the start of the first Kelly Miller Circus show Thursday.
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May Whiting, 6, left, admires her face paint in a mirror while her sister, Anna, 4, has hers completed before the start of the first Kelly Miller Circus show.
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Elizabeth Sugg of Toledo speaks with fellow animalrights protesters near the entrance to the Kelly Miller Circus at Friendship Park in Point Place. A handful of protesters were on hand for Thursday’s performance, asking people to boycott the circus over alleged cruelty issues.
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