Zor Shrine Circus to present last Dane County performances with elephants From the Year in review: The top Madison-area stories of 2020 series HOWARD HARDEE Feb 14, 2020 Feb 14, 2020 Updated Dec 28, 2020 1 of 3 A child offers a circus elephant named Broadway Bo an apple during lunch at the Dane County Coliseum in 2003. CAPITAL TIMES ARCHIVES Children feed Bau, an elephant that performed at the Zor Shrine Circus in Madison in February 2007. STATE JOURNAL ARCHIVES Bo, a 19-year-old Asian elephant, eats hay ahead of a performance at the Alliant Energy Center in 2005. STATE JOURNAL ARCHIVES Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save HOWARD HARDEE Elephants will perform at the Alliant Energy Center for the final time this weekend as a contract between the venue and the Zor Shrine Circus expires.kAmp ?6H 4@?EC24E :D :? 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