More than 120 students from grades 6 through 12 represented the Bridgeport region’s talent in a vocal competition sponsored by the Barnum Festival, the summer celebration saluting 19th Century showman P.T. Barnum. Seven finalists (one from each grade) will compete this Saturday (today) 1 p.m. at the Wing Ding Parade for kids at Connecticut’s Beardsley [...]
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Barnum’s Got Talent Vocal Finalists To Join Javier Colon On Parade Float June 30–Wing Ding Kids Parade Today
June 14th, 2013 · 1 Comment · Best of Bridgeport, News and Events
Tags: Barnum Festival·Beardsley Zoo·John Stafstrom·Klein Memorial Auditorium
Enjoy A ‘Ringmaster Red’ At Barnum Pub Fest Downtown Tonight
June 7th, 2013 · 3 Comments · Best of Bridgeport, News and Events
Okay, you might need a canoe, but don’t let a little rain keep you away from tonight’s Barnum Festival Pub Fest, a new event in celebration of Bridgeport’s annual salute to Phineas Taylor Barnum, the greatest philanthropist in city history. The Barnum Pub Fest is designed to drive visitors to Downtown establishments for a good [...]
Tags: Barnum Festival·Barnum Publick House·Bijou Theatre·John Stafstrom·Metric Bar & Grill·Two Boots
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
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 [...]
Tags: Barnum Festival·Betty Pfriem·Bill Finch·Bridgeport Hospital·CT Post·George Jepsen·John Stafstrom·Nancy Wyman·Seaside Park
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 [...]
Black Rockers Celebrate Neighborhood
June 10th, 2013 · 23 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Best of Bridgeport, News and Events
There’s something special about the neighborhood pride in Black Rock, that cool waterfront hamlet that runs east of Ash Creek at the Fairfield line right up to I-95 on Fairfield Avenue. Yes, there’s debate about where the eastern border of the neighborhood ends, but no doubt about the level of community enthusiasm throughout the year, [...]
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Tags: Auden Grogins·Dennis Murphy·John Marshall Lee·John Stafstrom