Hide Article Text (OCR)
,v. - • «••«■••••.....• ■ • » • I -r* ^«W# •ATTRACTIVE ROSE MARIE CERRA, national senior accordian champion, rests 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-yearBridgeport, will entertain th with his fancy steps.Gala Concert July 6 at Seaside ParkTo Ring Down Barnum Festival Curtain%praChi hot dar BriBBeiAriBar-forBy BILL WHITEA popular free concert with entertainment similar to that- which ended last year’snum Festival will ajjain take place this year in Seaside Park at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, July 6. brinj;-in to a close the six-day festival activities, Joseph Boas and Sidney Smith, co-chairmen, tn-Retween musical selections played by the Stratford VF\V band there will be a program studded with stars of radio, stajje and television. Also participating: in the program will 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.VIP\nounced todav.Margaret Vcckerelli will be among: the soloists toappear.This year’s Festival kUiR and queen will be present at the concert and will be introduced to the audience by Jack Dahlby, master of ceremonies.♦The Program’s Stars■ Among stars from this whose names appear in the gram are Rose Marie Cerra, tional senior champion accordion-I ist. Chick Bettini, acrobatic tapareapro-na-Frank Virgulto 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. Shet101 is aChampionship. She won the title again the following year. In 1961 she won the National Senior championship contest open to all ages.She has made many appearances on New York radio and TV sta-lgraduate of Harding high school, j tions and on all the local radio sta-IAt the age of 10 Miss Cerra started taking lessons on the accordion from Rudy Molinaro, Bridgeport. Four years later.ofindancer, and the ’’Acromaniace, ’ i 1948, she won the National Juniortions. Miss Cerra aspires to win the World Championahip accordion contest in New York, July 27,Chick Bettini. son of Mr. and Mrs, Chester C. Bettini, 54 Sound-ads 1hai isCh; roa hisI Vii; 'iI del I bei on hoi ■ TeorjofaJ liepis
Newspaper Details
Bridgeport Sunday Post
Bridgeport, Connecticut, US
Sun, Jun 22, 1952
Page 13
Full Page
Clipped by
Marc R.
USA 11 Jul 2018
Other Publications Near Bridgeport, Connecticut
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Bridgeport Republican Farmer
Bridgeport Post
Bridgeport Telegram
Bridgeport Sunday Post
