Friday Night Dealers Room

Tonight’s dealers room features some of the hottest ventriloquist DVD’s around, along with some great educational materials from Maher Studios. Enjoy browsing! I hope you enjoyed today’s HomeVENTion, tomorrow things start a bit later in Kentucky so...

Vent Haven Raffle Time

The Vent Haven ConVENTion is held near Fort Mitchell, KY because it is the home of the Vent Haven Museum. It is the only museum of it’s kind and preserves the history of our art. Funds raised by the conVENTion support the museum. If you’ve never been to...

International Show Time

Wow – what a day here in Kentucky! The workshops were amazing, the company was incredible and now it is time for one of my favorite parts of the conVENTion – the International Show. This year, the show, which is hosted by Dr. Stevo Schuling of Germany...

Creating Unique Characters With Peter Pullon

Originally at this time, we were supposed to sit down and talk with Peter Pullon. However things change. First, Jeff Dunham needed to change dates for his lecture. So at this time, we are actually sitting down to hear about Jeff’s latest news and to learn from...

HomeVention Puzzle Time

In Kentucky, everyone just finished grabbing lunch and sharing new ideas with their friends. There has been a lot to discuss and some great new concepts are being developed by your peers! Plus it is an amazing experience to sit down with other vents just like you. Now...

Group Photo Time

In Kentucky, everybody grabbed their puppets and figures for the group photo. This not only makes history, it is fun for everyone. The picture appears in the Vent Haven Museum as a permanent record of who attended. Follow the photo, everyone tends to hang in the lobby...

Blockbuster Work Shops

While the junior vents are enjoying Junior Vent University, everyone else has been in the Blockbuster Workshops. This morning we have: Developing Character Voices with Bob Rumba Improving Your Likability with Al Moessinger Ventriloquism Off The Cuff with Alan Semok If...

Good Morning HomeVENTioneers

First – an apology to all for the slow approval of the comments – I’ve been really busy with the conVENTion and had no time. Also an apology for those who were unable to comment because they are not site members – that was an anti spam feature...

Let’s Build A Show – Dealer’s Room

It is 10:30 PM here in Kentucky and the dealers rooms are open again! The Vent Haven ConVENTion’s theme for this year is “Let’s Build A Show”. Tonight I wanted to carry that theme into our dealer’s room. An important aspect of building...

Panel Discussion

The Thursday night show has drawn to a close and now we’ve got a panel discussion on stage in the showroom. Moderator Tom Ladshaw will discuss “How To Rehearse Your Show” with star panelists – Jimmy Nelson, Mark Wade, Pete Michaels and Lynn...