The Racine Calliope was back in action at this year’s 4th Fest parade and it’s looking as good as ever. Recently the circus-style organ was rehabbed in Missouri, which is no easy task ...

It's called a calliope or steam organ, and it was originally designed to be played inside churches. Steamboats are rare to find nowadays, but what might be equally rare is the instrument on top of ...

Community members enjoy one of the rides provided by Calliope Productions at the carnival in City Park on July 4. (Photo by Clara Noelle) “He actually pretty much (did) us a favor, just to come ...

TRAVELING WITH YOUR OWN CALLIOPE, the sort of old-timey instrument that is often heard in the background of the sorts of traveling fairs of a century or more ago is not recommended. After all, the ...

FRED SHANNON / DISPATCH In August 1972, the funeral procession for the "Monarch of the Midway," carnival king Floyd E. Gooding, was led by a silent calliope. When he died, it was front-page news ...

Carnival of the Grotesque: ... It was indeed a musical instrument — a calliope, ... Moran — new to the calliope prior to this project — sat at the keyboard, ...

Bathing costumes on: Hotel del Coronado is hosting a vintage carnival with Victorian vibes Aerialists, sandcastles, music, and games: Travel back to the sepia-toned era when the grand hotel first ...