JULY  15      |      16      |      17      |      18

  • 10:00 AM to Noon – Vent Haven Museum Open (must have your own transporation)
  • 2:00 PM – Registration Opens

    •                 – Sign-Up for Limited Shuttle Bus Transportation for Saturday Tours to The Vent Haven Museum – Available Every half hour beginning at 11:45 AM on Saturday, July 18, 2026

  • 4:00 PM – First Timers Orientation – Hamilton Room
  • 4:00 PM – 100 Club – Reception and Prize Drawing – Showroom
  • 4:30 PM – Sign Up for General Open Mic – Lower Lobby
  • 5:00 – 7:00 PM – Dinner – (Meal Plan, Cash & Carry, Restaurant)
  • 7:15 PM – Official Opening  – with John S. “Brook” Brooking, President of Vent Haven Museum, and
    Al Getler Executive Director of Vent Haven ConVENTion – Showroom
  • 7:30 PM – 50th Anniversary Wednesday Kickoff

Starring: Mike Hemmelgarn and Darci Lynne Farmer with MC – Jay Johnson – Showroom

  • 9:00 PM – 9:45 PM LECTURE: “Ventriloquism Essentials For All” with Dan Horn – Showroom
  • 9:45 PM – Bringing Back a Tradition – The Dealer’s Show – Showroom
  • 10:15 PM – Dealers’ Rooms Open

Thursday July 16

  • 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM Breakfast – (Meal Plan, Cash & Carry, Restaurant)

  • 9:00 AM – Ribbon Cutting  – Al Getler, Executive Director and ConVENTion Directors, Vent Haven Board and Board of Advisors, Staff of meetNKY (Northern KY Visitors Bureau), Hotel Management, Invited Dignitaries. – Showroom
  • 9:10 – The 5oth Anniversary Book – Lisa Sweazy & Majorie Engesser – Showroom

  • 9:15 AM – Ventriloquism the Great Lester Way – Jay Johnson – Showroom

  • 10:30 AM – Using Music in Your Act – Darci Lynne Farmer and Willie Tyler as interviewed by Al Getler and Peter Michaels, Jr. – Showroom
  • 11:45 – 1:00 PM – Lunch – (Meal Plan, Cash & Carry, Restaurant)
  • 11:45 – 1:15 PM – Dealers’ Rooms Open

  • 11:45 – 1:00 PM – Vent Haven Museum Open  (Must Have Your Own Transportation & Badge Required)

  • Noon – Master Classes

Double Rod Arm Manipulation Technique – Dan Horn

-or-

Comedy Writing – Darren Carr

(Additional charge)

  • 1:15 – 2:30 PM – Junior Talent Showcase with host Dale Brown
    –     Coaches: Mark Wade, Gary Owen, Dan Horn     – Showroom
  • 2:45 – 4:00 PM – Senior Talent Showcase with host Maegen Hall
    – Coaches: Lynn Trefzger, Ken Groves, Dan Horn – Showroom
  • 4:30 PM – Jeff Dunham Lecture – Showroom
  • 6:00 – 7:30 PM – Dinner – (Meal Plan, Cash & Carry, Restaurant)
  • 6:00 – 7:30 PM – Dealers’ Rooms Open
  • 8:00 PM – 50th Anniversary Thursday Night Bash

Starring: Jack Williams, Lynn Trefzger & Taylor Mason – MC – Jim Barber – Showroom

  • 10:00 PM – General Open Mic with  Jeff Goltz – Showroom
  • 10:00 PM – Midnight — Dealers’ Rooms Open

Friday July 17

  • 7:30 – 9:00 AM – Breakfast – (Meal Plan, Cash & Carry, Restaurant)
  • 9:00 – 10:30 AM – Junior Vent University with Lynn Trefzger, Maegan Hall, and Jeff Goltz – Dearborn Room
  • 9:00 – 11:00 AM – Creating a New Character – Stephen Knowles, Nick Pawlow, and Dennis Acosta – Showroom

  • 11:00 AM – Break – Prepare for Group Photo

  • 12:15 PM – Group Photo  ( Hotel Lobby — PLEASE BE ON TIME )

  • 12:30 – 2:00 PM – Lunch – (Meal Plan, Cash & Carry, Restaurant)
  • 12:30 – 2:00 PM – Dealers’ Rooms Open
  • 12:30 PM – Master Classes

Double Rod Arm Manipulation Technique – Dan Horn

-or-

Comedy Writing – Darren Carr

(Additional charge)

  • 2:00 – 3:15 PM – How to Build a Show – Max Fulham – Showroom
  • 3:30 – 4:45 PM – Bringing Your Character to Life: The Art of Manipulation – Jack Williams and Dan Horn with host Jay Johnson – Showroom
  • 5:00 – 7:15 PM – Dinner – (Meal Plan, Cash & Carry, Restaurant)
  • 5:00 – 7:15 PM – Dealers’ Rooms Open
    • 7:15 PM – 50th Anniversary International Show

      Starring: Indushree Raveendra (India), Sari Aalto (Finland), Jack Wise (Ireland), – Host: Steveo (Germany)

  • 9:00 PM – 50th Anniversary Vent Haven Raffle and  Remembering Tom Ladshaw with Steve Axtell & Axtell Presentation and Vent Haven Curator Lisa Sweazy – Showroom
  • 10:30 PM – General Open Mic with Jeff Goltz – Showroom
  • 10:30 PM – Midnight – Dealers’ Rooms Open
  • 11:00 PM – Max Fulham Presents Vent Videos  (Dearborn Room)

Saturday July 18

  • 7:30 – 9:00 AM –  Breakfast – (Meal Plan, Cash & Carry, Restaurant)
  • 8:30 – 11:30 AM – Repeating Creativity Workshops – (Start at 8:30 AM. Repeating at 10:15 AM)

Walk Around Ventriloquism – Paul Romhany – Author of “Secrets of a Walkabout Ventriloquist”

How to Promote Yourself with Social Media – Megan Casey – Boone Room

The Distant Voice – Andy Gross – Kenton Room

  • 11:30 – Lunch – (Meal Plan, Cash & Carry, Restaurant)
  • 12:00 – 3:00 PM – Dealers’ Rooms Open

  • 12:00 – 3:00 PM – Tours to The Vent Haven Museum (Limited Shuttle Bus Transportation – Every half hour beginning at 11:45 AM – Sign Up at Registration)
  • 12:00 PM – Master Classes

Double Rod Arm Manipulation Technique – Dan Horn

-or-

Comedy Writing – Darren Carr

(Additional charge)

  • 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM – From Ventriloquist to Sesame Street – Megan Piphus interviewed by Al Getler – Showroom
  • 5:00 – 7:00 PM – Dinner – (Meal Plan, Cash & Carry, Restaurant)
  • 5:00 – 7:00 PM – Dealers’ Rooms Open
  • 7:30 PM – 50 Years of SATURDAY NIGHT

Megan Piphus, Max Fulham, Willie Tyler – MC – Jeff Dunham – Showroom

  • 50th Anniversary Cake and Reception

Please Note: Events can sometimes change at the last minute and that causes the schedule to be altered slightly. In the unlikely event that something does change, we will make every effort to be sure you, in the Vent Community, are informed. Thanks!

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