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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Smarty Pants and Miss Dena will be presenting the Big Balloon Show at the Winnetka Community House on September 29th, 2011 at 11 am. Tickets are normally $5 per person and on sale now through EventBrite at the below link: …
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Is your elementary school looking to book an educational assembly for the 2011-2012 school year? This September 13th, Smarty Pants will be at the Premiere Showcase held in Lombard, IL. This event features over one-hundred educational assembly performers, on subjects …
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On Saturday, September 3rd, Chicago’s most famous live game show Don’t Spit the Water makes the leap to the small screen with the airing of the show’s pilot episode on WCIU. The show airs at midnight and features all the …
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This past summer, Smarty Pants premiered a brand new edition of The Big Balloon Show at public libraries and park districts all over Illinois. Titled “A Midsummer’s Night Balloon,” this medieval themed balloon stage show featured a beautiful balloon princess, …
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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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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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