examiner.com Circus Smirkus tours through the Boston area this summer. Join Circus Smirkus– New England’s own award-winning, nonprofit, international traveling youth circus — as it brings fractured fables and treasured tales to life in “Smirkus Ever After: A Big Top Fairytale.” The 2009 Big Top Tour will travel to 14 towns in the Northeast, putting on nearly 70 shows, including 24 shows in five Massachusetts towns. The twenty-six stars from across the country (and the UK and France) include Jamie Nanni of Wayland.