JULY 16 - 19, 2025
Holiday Inn Cincinnati Airport
Erlanger, Kentucky 41018
Vent Haven Museum Open to those who drive 10 am – 1 pm on Wednesday Only
Continue to check back as we roll out our 2019 Schedule Of Events!
3:00 PM – Registration Opens
4:00 PM – First Timers Orientation
4:45 PM – Sign Up for General Open Mic w/Bob Rumba
5:00 – 7:00 PM – Dinner
7:00 PM – Official Opening with John S. “Brook” Brooking, President of VH Museum, and Mark Wade, Executive Director of the Vent Haven ConVENTion
7:15 PM – “BIG WEDNESDAY NIGHT SHOW” MC – “Mr. A” (Richard Adler) with Joe Gandleman, September Cardiff and Ken Groves
9:00 PM – Vent 101 or “Introduction to Vent” w/Tom Crowl (“Learn- Ventriloquism”)
9:00 PM – Midnight – Dealers’ Rooms Open
9:00 AM – Greeting By Mark Wade, Executive Director
of the Vent Haven ConVENTion
9:15 AM – LECTURE – “The Professional Touch”
with Dan Horn
10:30 AM – LECTURE: “Create A Bigger Buzz” with
Nancy Berk (“How to Maximize Your Professional Reach and Create Your Best Success)
11:45 – 1:00 PM – LUNCH – Dealers Rooms Open
1:15 – 2:30 PM – JUNIOR OPEN MIC w/MC – Dale Brown
3:00 – 4:15 PM – SENIOR OPEN MIC w/MC – Al Getler
4:30 PM – Via Live Video: Jeff Dunham
5:45 PM – 7:00 PM – DINNER – Dealers Rooms Open
7:00 PM – “SUPER THURSDAY NIGHT SHOW” with MC – Dan Christopher, Mark Hellerstein, Diana Rockwell and Ken Groves
9:00 PM – Round Table Discussion: “Continuing Education for Vents” Moderator: Mark Wade, Tom Crowl, Daniel Clemente, Lee Cornell & Lynn Trefzger-Joy
10:30 PM – Midnight – GENERAL OPEN MIC with MC Bob Rumba
10:30 PM – Midnight – Dealers Rooms Open
9:00 – 10:30 AM – Junior Vent University with Lynn Trefzger-Jou & Al Getler
9:00 – 10:15 AM – BLOCKBUSTER WORKSHOPS
“Working the Fair & Festival Market” – Joe Gandleman
“Strolling Ventriloquism” – Mr. A.
“Magic with Puppets” – David Ginn
10:30 – 11:45 AM – Repeat of Blockbuster Workshops
12:15 – GROUP PHOTO (Hotel lobby)
12:30 – 1:45 PM – Lunch – Dealers Rooms Open
1:45 – 3:00 PM – 2nd Group Of Blockbuster Workshops
“Secrets of Cruis Ship Performing” – Don Bryan
“Mastering Soft Puppet Manipulation” – Barry Gordemer
“You Have an Act…Now What?” – Dale Brown & Jimmy Vee
3:15 – 4:30 PM – Repeat of 2nd Group of BlockbusterWorkshops
4:45 – 5:45 PM – LECTURE – “When You Have to Be The M.C.” – Steve Kissell
5:45 – 7:30 PM – Dinner – Dealers Rooms Open
7:30 PM – “INTERNATIONAL SHOW” – MC – Stevo Schuling (Germany) with Kellie Haines (Canada) Takeshi Ikeda (Japan) and Max Fulham (United Kingdom)
9:00 PM – Vent Haven Raffle
10:15 PM – Midnight – GENERAL OPEN MIC – MC Bob Rumba
10:15 PM – Midnight – Dealers Rooms Open
9:00 AM – NOON – Tours to the Vent Haven Museum
12:00 – 1:30 PM – LUNCH – Dealers Rooms Open
1:30 – 2:45 PM – International Panel Discussion – with Moderator: Stevo Schuling (Germany) Kellie Haines (Canada) Takeshi Ikeda (Japan) and Max Fulham (United Kingdom)
3:00 – 4:45 PM – Round Table Discussion – “The Soft Puppet Revolution” – Moderator Barry Gordemer with Mary Ann & Melissa Taylor, JET and Landon Harvey
4:45 – 7:00 PM – DINNER – Dealers Rooms Open
7:00 PM – ALL STAR SHOW – MC Mark Wade with Don Bryan, Lynn Trefzger-Joy and Taylor Mason
8:30 PM – Midnight – Dealers Rooms Open
Please note our 2019 Schedule is filled. We will roll out the complete schedule over the next few months.
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Vent Haven ConVENTion
July 16 - 19, 2025
Holiday Inn
Cincinnati Airport
1717 Airport Exchange Blvd.
Erlanger, Kentucky
41018
United States