Smarty Pants at the Winfield Public Library
Smarty Pants and Miss Dena recently visited the Winfield Public Library in Winfield, IL to perform our newest edition of the Big Balloon Show, titled “A Midsummer’s Knight Balloon.” The medieval themed show tied into the 2011 Summer Reading Season …
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Big Balloon Show Photos at the Crete Public Library
Since June 4th, Miss Dena and I have been traveling to libraries all over Illinois performing our unique stage production, the Smarty Pants Big Balloon Show. Our library show features magic, comedy and the world’s largest balloon props – and …
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Smarty Pants Big Balloon Show 2011 Library Season in Full Swing!
Starting every June, Smarty Pants and Miss Dena perform the Big Balloon Show at over thirty public libraries all over Illinois for library “summer reading season.” With kids out of school, public libraries actively encourage young readers to keep up …
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Smarty Pants at Red’s Garden Center on May 29th, 2011
Have a fun filled, balloon twisting afternoon this Sunday May 29th, 2011 at the Red’s Garden Center. Back by popular demand, Smarty Pants and Miss Dena will be doing innovative, creative balloon twisting and face painting from 2 pm to …
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Smarty Pants and Daily Candy Chicago
A few weeks ago, the DailyCandy.com website contacted Smarty Pants about our birthday party packages for kids. For over ten years, I’ve been providing Chicago area parents with not just a “birthday party” but a “Smarty Pants Party” – uniquely …
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The Smarty Pants Big Balloon Show on Library Life TV
Smarty Pants and the Big Balloon Show were recently profiled on Library Life, a locally produced television program focusing on the events at and around the Mount Prospect public library. Our second appearance on the Library Life program, the January …
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Smarty Pants Kids Night in New Time Out Chicago Kids!
Frequent readers of this blog know I’m a big fan of Time Out Chicago’s kid oriented spinoff, Time Out Chicago Kids. The quarterly magazine does a great job of publicizing all the great family friendly things to do in and …
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Smarty Pants on WGN TV for St. Patrick’s Day
If you’re in the Chicago area, don’t miss seeing Smarty Pants on WGN-TV for his annual appearance on WGN’s St. Patrick’s Day celebration at the Emerald Loop in Chicago, IL. This is the third year I’ll be participating in this …
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Balloons by Smarty Bar / Bat Mitzvah Balloon Decor
Miss Dena and I recently attended the ORT Showcase, a party planning expo held annually in Lincolnshire, IL. At our booth, we featured our unique “Balloons by Smarty” balloon centerpieces and large scale sculptures while meeting many parents & kids …
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The Unpoppables on TLC
I recently received some very exciting news from Brian Asman, one of my fellow balloon artists based out in San Francisco, CA. From the producers of the hit show CAKE BOSS comes The Unpoppables, featuring a team of three professional …
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