# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Lecture Series: Backyard Circus: The Life and Times of Grace Jr. and Arvel Victor Allread
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 14 Nov, 2026 at 10:00 am – Sat, 14 Nov, 2026 at 11:00 am (-08:00)
- **Event Description**: Discover life under the Big Top in the 1940s–50s! Join our presenter Terry Allread as he recounts his unique childhood. Terry’s parents, Grace Jr. and Arvel Victor Allread, introduced their children to such circus luminaries as Clyde Beatty, Big John Strong, and Victor Robbins. Terry recounts waking up on Saturday mornings to the melodious tones of his father Arvel playing “Entry of the Gladiators” on his baritone horn, finishing his chores like mucking out animal cages, and then playing hide-n-seek in his family’s “Backyard Circus.”

Terry Allread will be signing and selling copies of his latest book; Backyard Circus: The Life and Times of Grace Jr. and Arvel Victor Allread after the lecture.

📅 Saturday, November 14
🕙 10–11 AM
📍 Chico History Museum, 141 Salem St, Chico
🎟️ $10 ($9 for museum members) 

Buy your tickets today at chicohistorymuseum.org/events.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/chico/lecture-series-backyard-circus-the-life-and-times-of-grace-jr-and-arvel-victor-allread/200030741954700
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## Event venue details

- **city**: Chico
- **state**: CA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 141 Salem St., Chico, CA, United States, California 95928
- **lat**: 39.72946
- **long**: -121.8423
- **full address**: 141 Salem St., Chico, CA, United States, California 95928

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Lecture Series: Backyard Circus: The Life and Times of Grace Jr. and Arvel Victor Allread being held?
  - **A:** Lecture Series: Backyard Circus: The Life and Times of Grace Jr. and Arvel Victor Allread takes place on Sat, 14 Nov, 2026 at 10:00 am to Sat, 14 Nov, 2026 at 11:00 am at 141 Salem St., Chico, CA, United States, California 95928.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Lecture Series: Backyard Circus: The Life and Times of Grace Jr. and Arvel Victor Allread?
  - **A:** Lecture Series: Backyard Circus: The Life and Times of Grace Jr. and Arvel Victor Allread is organized by Chico History Museum.

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