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 [...]
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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
Tags: Barnum Festival·Barnum Museum·Bijou Theatre·John Stafstrom·Kathy Maher·University of Bridgeport
I Am Carmen, Hear Me Roar
March 21st, 2013 · 5 Comments · News and Events
A worthy panel discussion in celebration of Women’s History Month will take place March 28, 5 p.m. in the People’s United Bank Gallery at the Barnum Museum Downtown. The panelists include retired Superior Court Judge Carmen Lopez who’s been active in a number of city issues since leaving the bench several years ago, from governmental freedom [...]
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Celebrate The Fairy Wedding At The Barnum Museum, 150 Years For Tom And Lavinia
February 17th, 2013 · 2 Comments · Best of Bridgeport, News and Events
How about a little Sunday tea at the Barnum Museum on February 24? Mr. Barnum would be delighted. News release from Mr. Barnum: On Sunday, February 24, The Barnum Museum will host a delightful afternoon of entertainment in celebration of the 150th anniversary of Tom Thumb and Lavinia Warren’s marriage, popularly known as The Fairy [...]
Leave The Gun, Take The Cannoli
October 14th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Best of Bridgeport, News and Events
From City Lights Gallery: City Lights has just made a great event even better … The 4th Annual Classic and Custom Car Show will have a new theme: “CARS and CANNOLI” on Saturday, October 20, 2012. 9-4 p.m. sponsored by the Downtown Special Services District of Bridgeport. View exquisite autos, appreciate the architecture that surrounds [...]
UB Hosts Big Read–Edina, What About Only In Bridgeport!
July 11th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Best of Bridgeport, Library, News and Events
Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 has nothing on Only In Bridgeport. From UB: Big Read returns to Bridgeport in October, hosted by the University of Bridgeport Big Read, the National Endowment of the Arts (NEA)-funded reading campaign held in cities and towns across America, will be held in Bridgeport this fall and is being co-hosted by [...]
Tags: Barnum Museum·Bijou Theatre·City Lights Gallery·Hearst Corporation·Klein Memorial Auditorium·University of Bridgeport
City Launches Cultural Attractions
July 9th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Best of Bridgeport, News and Events
From the Bridgeport Arts + Cultural Council bridgeportarts.org Downtown Bridgeport will be fully charged on Thursday, July 12, with the launching of B-Squared and City Canvases Bridgeport programs, starting at 5pm at McLevy Green. A Circus Among Us!, B-Squared, will celebrate Bridgeport’s famed former citizen P.T. Barnum’s birthday with a wide array of activities from [...]
Tags: Barnum Museum·Beardsley Zoo·Bijou Theatre·City Lights Gallery·Downtown Cabaret Theatre
Celebrate Festival Events And Mr. Barnum’s Birthday At The Zoo
June 29th, 2012 · 2 Comments · Best of Bridgeport, News and Events
Sky Blast tonight (Friday), Champions on Parade on Saturday, Great Street Parade Sunday. For more, visit www.barnumfestival.com. Barnum’s 202nd Birthday Bash returns on July 5, but this year it will be held at Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo The Barnum Museum wants everyone to enjoy the 202nd Barnum’s Birthday Bash in celebration of P.T. Barnum, famed showman, [...]
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