SOUTHPORT BIRTHDAY BASH CELEBRATION WITH FOOD, LIVE MUSIC, SILENT AUCTION,

DRIVE-IN MOVIE AND FUN FOR ALL AGES

The Southport Birthday Bash, celebrating the town’s 380th birthday, takes place on September 15 from 12-3 at the Pequot Library.  It’s a free event that includes food from local merchants, live music, historic exhibit and walking tours, croquet, a silent auction and raffle, and for the kids, touch-a-truck, face painting, craft table, and games.  It’s a benefit that supports the community work of the Sasquanaug Association.  The event will be held rain or shine. 

The Sunday event details are:

 Food:  A variety of cuisines from local vendors.

 Live Music:  School of Rock and other local groups will entertain throughout the event.

Walking Tours:  See historic Southport through a walking tour; tours leave on the hour from the library’s steps, starting at noon.

Historic Exhibit:  View the town’s history through our curation of old photographs and memorabilia.

Croquet:  Meet Southport’s U.S. Croquet Hall of Fame championship player Ruth Summers, who will introduce you to a fast-growing club sport, and have you playing and laughing on the lawn in minutes. 

Stretch Lab:  Free assisted stretch demos from the flexologists at Stretch Lab.

Silent Auction:  Bid on a wide range of silent auction items, from sunset sails to rounds of golf, a Vermont ski house weekend, personal training session, and much more.

Raffle:   Buy raffle tickets for a robust offering of gift certificates and services from local merchants; raffle takes place at 2:30 (you must be there to win).

For the Kids:  Face painting, craft table, Southport Fire Department’s Touch-A-Truck, balloons.

The Sasquanaug Association, founded in 1887, preserves and protects the quality of life in Southport.  As a charitable organization, it relies on membership to drive the efforts which include involvement in zoning, conservation, historic district and other town issues.  For more information, visit:   www.sasquanaug.org.