The circus is in town, and this "small but mighty" one is touted as having a whole lot of heart.

1. The Venardos Circus is taking place right now in Kissimmee. Kevin Venardos is the owner and ringmaster. At 22, he was the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey ringmaster.

2. After living on a train and seeing “a piece of America that will never exist in the same way ever again,” life happened. “I made a lot of dumb personal choices,” he admitted. “Ultimately, I am incredibly grateful for (that).”

3. Now owning and starring in his own production, he says is has “heart” bigger than the rest because of the cast. They work and live together. “The affirmation, to me, that people at this kind of a (talent) level would want to spend that time with me; that they would commit the families and all their resources and get on the road under this little tent, means the world to me.”

4. Speaking of family, one of the 20-year-old athletic performers, Angel Ramos, is a seventh-generation circus performer. “You’d be amazed with what we can do in such a small space,” Ramos said.

5. The Venardos Circus is at the Westgate Vacation Villas Resort in Kissimmee. Its last show here is Wednesday, Aug. 14.