This past Saturday, March 31st the Park District of Oak Park had a very special birthday – their 100th anniversary! To celebrate, Oak Park invited Smarty Pants to perform his Big Balloon Show not once, not twice – but a …
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In celebration of St Patrick’s Day in Chicago, WGN-TV’s morning news broadcast their show live from the Emerald Loop in downtown Chicago. When WGN asked me to appear on the program, I jumped at the chance. Hey – who wouldn’t …
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Smarty Pants has been invited to perform his award-winning balloon twisting at a lot of birthday parties in his career for guests of honor of every age. Yup, lots of 1st birthdays. A few 70th birthdays, a handful of 80th, …
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This summer, Smarty Pants will launch a brand new library show in Illinois to fit the state-wide “Reading is Delicious” summer reading theme. Set in a hilarious balloon diner, the Smarty Pants Big Balloon Diner focuses on the joy of …
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Well, after nearly two hundred performances of the Smarty Pants Big Balloon Show in 2011 at public libraries, elementary schools, park districts, community centers and birthday parties, our year has finally come to an end! Miss Dena and I were …
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Smarty Pants and the Lovely Miss Dena will be ending 2011 with a BANG – literally, with our final 2011 performance of the Big Balloon Show coming up on December 30th, 2011 at the Fremont Public Library. I’m bringing out …
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One of my favorite features of Google.com is their “Google Alerts” application. Google Alerts allows you to enter your choice of keywords – in my case, I use “Smarty Pants Balloons” and every week, I receive an email letting me …
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Looking to have a little fun with the kids during the hectic madness of “Black Friday Shopping Weekend”? Come on down to the Chalet Nursery in Wilmette, IL where Smarty Pants and Miss Dena will be ringing in the 2011 …
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Fans of the Smarty Pants Big Balloon Show know that the show ends with an unforgettable finale – Smarty’s amazing escape from a massive six foot balloon! Coming up on Sunday, November 20th, 2011, Smarty Pants is scheduled to present …
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One of the few disappointing parts about performing live theatre is that when the show’s over, it’s gone forever. Unlike a television broadcast, an audience at a live performance like the Smarty Pants Big Balloon Show have only their memories …
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