arts Cat on Sax, Chicken on Tambourine
Performing Band of ‘Amazing Acro-Cats’ Comes to Gulfport A ragtag band of rescue felines – known as The Amazing Acro-Cats Featuring Tuna and the Rock Cats – are coming via tour bus to Gulfport’s Catherine Hickman Theater – and at least one will be on the sax. Or, he will be pretending to play saxophone along with other furry shenanigans from Friday, October 22 to Sunday, October 24, in front of a live audience at 5501 27th Ave. S. Samantha Martin, the only human in the show, has spent the better part of the last 16 years training and traveling with the cats. Martin, who describes her job as “Chief Executive Human,” has toured the Acro-Cats from her home in South Atlanta to as far as Seattle and everywhere in between. But, as they say, herding cats ain’t easy. “The show was a disaster at first,” Martin said. “Through trial and error, we got it. People started showing up in droves to see them perform.” Meet the Band Today, Martin’s eight-piece cat band – along with two rats and a chicken – “play” an assortment of in-
THE AMAZING ACRO-CATS
By Abby Baker
The Amazing Acro-Cats Featuring Tuna and the Rock Cats come to Gulfport’s Catherine Hickman Theater this October.
struments, jump through hoops, ride skateboards, teeter on balls and more as part of a two-hour performance that benefits Rock Cats Rescue Inc. The band was featured on the Netflix series “Cat People,” and has received national attention as a blend of circus tricks, a comedy show and a touring rescue effort. “Most of them have been traveling since kitten-hood, so they’re
used to it,” Martin said. “They suffer some physical and mental deterioration when they’re not, which was the case during quarantine.” Martin only “employs” rescue animals, and often brings homeless kittens on the road to find forever homes while visiting cat-loving communities. So far, she’s found permanent Acro-Cats continued on page 20
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