CHAUTAUQUA: Clowning around serious business for Judy Farlow By Jasmine Dent Franks | Staff Jun 19, 2018 Jun 19, 2018 Updated Jul 23, 2020 0 Butterfly the Clown counts Wytheville as one of her favorite spots to perform. file photo Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Jasmine Dent Franks | Staff Judy Farlow has clowned around a lot of places for a lot of years, but she counts her times at Wytheville’s Chautauqua Festival among her favorites.kAmu2C=@H[ <?@H? =@42==J 3J 96C 2=E6C 68@[ qFEE6C7=J E96 r=@H?[ 92D 366? A2:?E:?8 7246D[ EH:DE:?8 32==@@?D 2?5 E6==:?8 DE@C:6D :? (JE96G:==6 7@C ?62C=J a_ J62CD]k^AmkAm“(JE96G:==6 :D >J 72G@C:E6[” D96 D2:5] “tG6CJ@?6 :? (JE96G:==6 :D C62==J ?:46] x’G6 ?@E >6E 2?J@?6 96C6 E92E H2D?’E]”k^AmkAm(9:=6 >@DE 7@=<D <?@H 96C 2D qFEE6C7=J[ E96C6’D >@C6 E@ E96 6?E6CE2:?6C E92? ;FDE 96C 4=@H?:D9 2?E:4D] (96? 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