Leo Acton, center, speaks to a crowd while the Culpepper & Merriweather Great Combined Circus big top gets raised in the background on Thursday, April 28 in Camp Verde.
Kelly Leeth performs on aerial silks during the Culpepper & Merriweather Great Combined Circus’ performance on Thursday, April 28 in Camp Verde.
Logan Jimenez and his cockatoos enter the circus ring during the Culpepper & Merriweather Great Combined Circus’ performance on Thursday, April 28 in Camp Verde.
A cockatoo makes a death defying leap between platforms during the Culpepper & Merriweather Great Combined Circus’ performance on Thursday, April 28 in Camp Verde.
Brandon Ayala balances on a cylinder during the Culpepper & Merriweather Great Combined Circus’ performance on Thursday, April 28 in Camp Verde.
Christian and Zefta Loyal ride their horses during the Culpepper & Merriweather Great Combined Circus’ performance on Thursday, April 28 in Camp Verde.
Romario Perez rides a bike on a tightrope during the Culpepper & Merriweather Great Combined Circus’ performance on Thursday, April 28 in Camp Verde.
Simone Key, top, and Kelly Leeth perform acrobatic stunts during the Culpepper & Merriweather Great Combined Circus’ performance on Thursday, April 28 in Camp Verde.
Simone Key, top, and Kelly Leeth perform acrobatic stunts during the Culpepper & Merriweather Great Combined Circus’ performance on Thursday, April 28 in Camp Verde.
Romario, left, and Belgica Perez perform on the “wheel of death” during the Culpepper & Merriweather Great Combined Circus’ performance on Thursday, April 28 in Camp Verde.
Romario, top, and Belgica Perez perform on the “wheel of death” during the Culpepper & Merriweather Great Combined Circus’ performance on Thursday, April 28 in Camp Verde.
Romario, top, and Belgica Perez perform on the “wheel of death” during the Culpepper & Merriweather Great Combined Circus’ performance on Thursday, April 28 in Camp Verde.
Romario, left, and Belgica Perez perform on the “wheel of death” during the Culpepper & Merriweather Great Combined Circus’ performance on Thursday, April 28 in Camp Verde.