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ATTRACTIVE ROSE MARIE CERRA, national senior accordion champion, rest* against her accordian which she will play during the Barnum Festival concert, at 3:30 p. m., Sunday, July 6 in Seaside park.CHICK BETTINI, 18 ylt;Bridgeport, will entertain with his fancy steps.Gala Concert July 6 at Seaside ParkVTo Ring Down Barnum Festival Curtain%By BILL WHITEA popular free concert with entertainment similar to that- which ended last year’s Barnum Festival will ajjain take place this year in Seaside Park at .^:30 p.m. Sunday, July 6. brinjj-ingf to a close the six-day festival activities, Joseph Boas and .Sidney Smith, co-chairmen. #n-nounced today. Between musical selections played by the Stratford VFW band there will be a profiram studded with stars of radio, slag^e and television. Also participating^ in the proramYIJ1€iwill be the winners of the^l952 Barnum Hop and the Jenny Lind winners of the Festival contests of 1951 and 52 will appear as soloists. Marjjaret Vcckerelli will be amonjj the soloists toappear.This year’s Festival kinjf and queen will be present at the concert and will be introduced to the audience by Jack Dahlby, master of ceremonies.♦1k1lt;1]areaThe Program’s StarsAmonK stars from this whose names appear in the pro-frram are Rose Marie Cerra, national senior champion accordionist, Chick Bettinl, acrobatic tapFrank V'trfnilto and Pruddy Stubbs, gravity defying dance team.Miss Cerra. formerly of Bridgeport, is the daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Carmine A. Cerra, of Sawyer road, Fairfield. She is a graduate of Harding high school.t101Championship. She won the title again the following year. In 1951 she won the National Senior championship contest open to all ages.She has made many appearances on New York radio and TV stations and on all the local radio sta-i lt;,At the age of 10 Miss Cerra tions. Miss Cerra aspires to win started taking lessons on the ac-! the World Championahip accordion cordion from Rudy Molinaro, of ' contest in New York. July 27.Bridgeport. Four years later, in Chick Bcttini, son of Mr. anddancer, and the Acromaniace, ’ j 1948, she won the National Junior j Mrs. Chester C. Bettini, 54 Sound-)
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Bridgeport Sunday Post
Bridgeport, Connecticut, US
Sun, Jun 22, 1952
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