CONTACT: Elizabeth Eckel, SVP Marketing, 401-348-1309
DATE: May 14, 2005
Washington Trust Offers Big Apple Circus Discounts
Westerly, Rhode Island... Discount coupons for the Big Apple Circus at Charlestown's Ninigret Park are now available at all 16 branches of The Washington Trust Company. The coupons are valid for a $5 per person discount on select seats on Wednesday, July 13 for the 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. performances of Picturesque. The Bank will also host Washington Trust Night that evening, with Elizabeth B. Eckel, senior vice president of marketing as guest ringmaster for the 7:30 p.m. show.Picturesque, the Big Apple Circus' all-new 27th season production, is a joyful mix of movement, rhythm, color, light and sound. Renoir, Degas, Chagall, Toulouse-Lautrec, Calder, and Picasso all gave us their visions of the wonder under the Big Top, in pen and ink, oil and charcoal, pastel and watercolor, and sculpture - and now the Big Apple Circus brings their art to life with acrobats and jugglers, birds and horses, flying men and women, and clowns. Circus, the performing art, blends with great visual art and vibrant music in an extraordinary feast for the senses!
Washington Trust customers may redeem discount coupons three ways: via Ticketmaster, 401- 331-2211 or www.ticketmaster.com (promotional code: WTRUST); in person at the Circus Box Office at the Charlestown Chamber of Commerce; or at the Circus Box Office at the Big Top beginning July 8.
For 27 years the Big Apple Circus, New York's original
one-ring circus, has been delighting audiences of all ages under
its Big Top by presenting the finest in live family entertainment
featuring world-class circus artistry. The Big Apple Circus is a
not-for-profit performing arts and community outreach institution
committed to children and their families. Performances of Picturesque
will be given under the air-conditioned Big Top at Ninigret Park
from July 9 to July 14. For more information please call the Ticket
Info Line at (800) 922-3772 or visit www.bigapplecircus.org.
The Washington Trust Company is the largest independent bank headquartered
in Rhode Island. A state-chartered bank, Washington Trust offers
a full range of financial services, including trust and investment
management, through its 16 branch offices located in Rhode Island
and southeastern Connecticut. Founded in 1800, the Bank is a subsidiary
of Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc., whose common stock trades on
The NASDAQ Stock Market® under the symbol WASH. Web site address:
www.washtrust.com.
