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O’Ryan Arrowroot and son August, 8, portray rabbits in space during a segment of Arrowroot’s online clown show “O’Mazing Monday” in Bloomfield on Monday, March 22, 2021. Arrowroot, who goes by the name “O’Ryan the Amazing,” began the shows in his living room during the summer of 2020, after the pandemic put a sizable dent in his professional clown work. “We really couldn’t go anywhere and we wanted to do something,” he said. “This allowed me to perform. We could just play.” He uses video services Zoom and Facebook Live to reach his audience. “A lot of performers feel like they’re loosing relevance,” he said. “This is a way to let people know, ‘I’m still here.’” (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)