PHOTO ESSAY BY MICHAEL SHIREY | City Councilmember Helen Rosenthal joined Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer (bottom picture) in raising the big top of the Big Apple Circus on Sunday, October 11 at Lincoln Center’s Damrosch Park. Now in its 38th season, performances will run through January 10, 2016. The theme this year, “The Grand Tour,” will transport audiences through the roaring ’20s with world-class entertainers, led by ringmaster John Kennedy Kane. For tickets and more information, visit bigapplecircus.org.
