November is the time to celebrate barbed wire.

The Joseph F. Glidden Homestead and Historical Center hosts the Patent Day Dinner every fall to celebrate Glidden’s invention of the most widely used barbed wire in the nation, “The Winner,” and the patent received Nov. 24, 1874.

The dinner will be at 6:30 p.m., with social time at 5:30 p.m., Thursday at Hopkins Park Community Center.

Entertainment will be provided by Barbara Steg’s one-woman musical act, “Barb Wired.”

The Homestead and Historical Center is dedicated to preserving Glidden’s home, located 921 W. Lincoln Highway, where barbed wire was first invented. The center hopes to show how significant Glidden’s contribution has been to the nation.

The dinner is also the organization’s primary fundraiser, said Kathy Vance Siebrasse, president of the Homestead board.

“As a not-for-profit corporation, the Homestead is run by a 15-member board,” said Siebrasse, “All proceeds from the dinner go to continuing work at the Homestead.”

Tickets are $50 and can be purchased by calling 815-756-7904 or sending an e-mail to [email protected].

The deadline for purchasing tickets is Tuesday.

What: Patent Day Dinner to celebrate Joseph F. Glidden’s invention of “The Winner,” the most widely used barbed wire in the nation, and the patent received.

When: Social time at 5:30 p.m., dinner at 6:30 p.m. Thursday

Where: Hopkins Park Community Center

Cost: $50; deadline to purchase tickets is Tuesday

For tickets, call 815-756-7904 or e-mail [email protected]