Bethel to Celebrate Barnum With Party & “Hat-tacular” Contest

The Bethel to Celebrate Barnum With Party & “Hat-tacular” Contest

The unveiling of The Bethel Historical Society’s P.T. Barnum statue, created by David Gesualdi, at the Bethel Public Library, 2011. Photo by Wendy Mitchell

From the Bethel Historical Society–

June 11th 2012 For Immediate Release

The Bethel Historical Society and local publisher Seraphemera Books announces the first in a hopefully annual tradition of celebrating the birthday of Bethel’s favorite showman son P.T. Barnum.

On July 5th, at 6:00pm, out by the Barnum statue at the Bethel Library, join us for a rousing rendition of Happy Birthday, refreshments, and our ode to Barnum’s infamous top hat and the hatters of Bethel – with a crazy-beautiful-awesome-spectacular- humbug hat contest.

Come decked out in your fanciful, your frightful, your fantastic, your festive – consider it our own version of the Kentucky Derby hat-tacular tradition! Prizes will be awarded. All ages encouraged!

For more information please visit the Bethel Historical Society website at http://www.bethelhistoricalsociety.com

or call (203) 743-5893.