Nothing like a few state constitutional officers to spice up the formal kickoff to the 65th Barnum Festival featuring former Democratic Town Chair John Stafstrom as the 2013 Ringmaster. This festival is certain to be memorable. Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman and Attorney General George Jepsen were part of the power crowd that jammed the Bridgeport [...]
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Wyman Cracks The Whip, Jepsen Whistles Ringmaster, Finch Delivers Watch For Barnum Festival
May 18th, 2013 · 1 Comment · Analysis and Comment, Best of Bridgeport, News and Events
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Mr. Barnum Invites You To Jenny Lind Concert Featuring 12 Sopranos At UB
May 16th, 2013 · 3 Comments · Best of Bridgeport, News and Events
This is a cool event, free and open to the public. Barnum Museum Executive Director Kathy Maher, event organizer, says it all. “Everything about the Barnum Festival embraces the true spirit of P.T. Barnum. He loved art and music, and above all else, he loved making people happy. Remarkably, Barnum’s 1850 tour of Jenny Lind [...]
Tags: Barnum Festival·Barnum Museum·Bijou Theatre·John Stafstrom·Kathy Maher·University of Bridgeport
Step Right Up–Royal Court Crowned For Barnum Festival
May 7th, 2013 · 2 Comments · Best of Bridgeport
From the Barnum Festival: www.barnumfestival.com The six newest members of the 2013 Barnum Festival Royal Family were selected Sunday, May 5th at the Holiday Inn in Bridgeport. The royal court will play a key role in the 65th Barnum Festival, the annual salute to the life and achievements of P.T. Barnum, world famous entrepreneur and [...]
Barnum Festival Kicks Off Season “Honoring Tradition, Embracing Diversity And Having A Barnum Blast!”
April 20th, 2013 · 2 Comments · Best of Bridgeport, News and Events
The Barnum Festival www.barnumfestival.com season officially kicked off with the winners of the annual “Tom Thumb & Lavinia Warren Contest.” Sebastian Machado, age 9, representing Our Lady of Assumption School of Fairfield and Nektaria Karagiannis, age 8, of Jane Ryan School of Trumbull will join the 2013 Ringmaster’s Royal Family and preside over all Festival [...]
Ringmaster Stafstrom: Fun, Fun, Fun!
September 7th, 2012 · 27 Comments · Analysis and Comment, News and Events
To know 2013 Barnum Festival Ringmaster John Stafstrom is to know someone who enjoys the good life. And it was a note he sounded as he donned the signature ringmaster’s red jacket sounding an enthusiastic theme about the city’s future and his year leading the 65th annual salute to P.T. Barnum, the 19th-century mayor, showman [...]
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Step Right Up! John Stafstrom To Be Named Barnum Festival Ringmaster
September 6th, 2012 · 9 Comments · Analysis and Comment, News and Events
He has a deep rolodex that includes names and numbers of political, governmental and business contacts, strong relationships with decision makers in Hartford such as Governor Dannel Malloy, and today (Thursday) former Democratic Town Chair John Stafstrom who is something of a ringmaster when it comes to city politics will be named the 2013 Ringmaster [...]
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Wayne Ratzenberger, Special Talent Behind The Camera
May 23rd, 2013 · 1 Comment · Analysis and Comment, News and Events
I was 18 years old in 1976 when I met Wayne Ratzenberger in the newsroom of the Bridgeport Post-Telegram, the predecessor papers to the Connecticut Post. Over the decades his photographic craftsmanship made ordinary stories come to life. He made scribes look good. As a young reporter I was fascinated by the underbelly of the [...]
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