The Vent Haven convention is the oldest and biggest get together of ventriloquists. Held annually and put on by Vent Haven
This year’s convention opens shortly for registration – it runs from the 14 -17 July in Ft. Mitchell, KY at the Drawbridge Inn & Convention Center.  
It has much to help the ventriloquist hone their act and skills. There are workshops and lectures on the craft of ventriloquism.  There is an impressive list of 25 suppliers of ventriloquist puppets, props and collectibles.
There are expected to be over 400 ventriloquists attending this year. It is a great opportunity for ventriloquists of all skill levels to mix and mingle and learn from each other.
It is a full schedule including a talk by Jeff Dunham on “Enhancing Your Performance Skills.” It’ll be great to get this from a ventriloquist at the top of the field.
I can’t make it this year. There is always next year. I’m sure those there will have a fun and informative time.
If you want to know more about the largest gathering of ventriloquists please click here:
http://www.venthavenconvention.com/

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Jeff Dunham is taking his gang on tour over summer. It will be a good opportunity to see Achmed, Walter, Peanut, Jose etc live. You may have caught his act on David Letterman or Comedy Central, or maybe on Youtube where he has one of the most watched videos of all time – Achmed The Terrorist.

His style of comedy and ventriloquism is not for everyone but I think he is very talented and worth checking out with some close to the bone humor that his puppets help him push it to the edge.

The ratings on Ticketmaster are 4.7/5.0 with 98% saying they would recommend to a friend after 8,166 reviews of Jeff Dunham

He has announced 30 dates which cover cities in the USA and 7 dates in South Africa.

 
Here are Jeff’s tour dates from his site – http://www.jeffdunham.com

14/07/2010 – James Brown Arena  – Augusta, GA  

15/07/2010 – Southaven, MS – Desoto Civic Center

18/07/2010 – Verizon Arena  – North Little Rock, AR

21/07/2010 – Pacific Amphitheatre – Costa Mesa, CA  

22/07/2010 – Paso Robles, CA – Grandstand @ California Mid State Fair

28/07/2010 – Santa Ana Star Center – Rio Rancho, NM  

29/07/2010 – Amarillo Civic Center – Amarillo, TX

30/07/2010 – Ector County Coliseum – Odessa, TX

31/07/2010 – Mohegan Sun Arena – Uncasville, CT

01/08/2010 – Ohio Expo Center  – Columbus, OH  

06/08/2010 – South Shore Music Circus – Cohasset, MA

07/08/2010 – Clearfield County Fairgrounds – Clearfield, PA

14/08/2010 – Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort – Mount Pleasant, MI

15/08/2010 – Iowa State Fairgrounds Grandstand – - Des Moines, IA

18/08/2010 – Indiana State Fairgrounds – Indianapolis, IN

19/08/2010 – The Family Arena – Saint Charles, MO

20/08/2010 – Kentucky Exposition Center – Louisville, KY

21/08/2010 – Sprint Center – Kansas City, MO

27/08/2010 – Mohegan Sun Grandstand – Syracuse, NY

03/09/2010 – Colosseum At Caesars Palace – Las Vegas, NV

05/09/2010 – Allentown Fairgrounds – Allentown, PA

06/09/2010 – Mahoning County Fairgrounds – Canfield, OH

18/09/2010 – Sun City Superbowl – Sun City, South Africa

20/09/2010 – Carnival City Casino – Johannesburg, South Africa

21/09/2010 – Carnival City Casino – Johannesburg, South Africa

22/09/2010 – Carnival City Casino – Johannesburg, South Africa

23/09/2010 – Carnival City Casino – Johannesburg, South Africa

24/09/2010 – Grand West’s Grand Arena – Cape Town, South Africa

25/09/2010 – Grand West’s Grand Arena – Cape Town, South Africa

30/09/2010 – Bloomsburg, PA – Grandstand

If you go let me know what you think of this talented ventriloquist.

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I have just found this interesting article about Jeff Dunham. In the article it discusses how Jeff Dunham approaches ventriloquism, how involved he is in characters from making them to writing their dialogue.

I think it gives an insight in to how Jeff Dunham has become so popular as a ventriloquist and entertainer. He is a professional and doesn’t leave anything to chance.

The article  starts as follows:

Ventriloquist Jeff Dunham, who will perform Wednesday at James Brown Arena, believes that his take on the tight-lipped style of puppetry is effective because he always approaches it as a tool rather than his primary performance purpose.

Responding to a series of e-mail questions (Dunham was on voice rest) he wrote that although ventriloquism is his methodology, he’s a comic first.

“I realized early on that ventriloquism needed to be just a vehicle for comedy,” he wrote. “It couldn’t be the focus of the act.”

Let me know what you think about the article and Jeff Dunham.

“The ventriloquism just happened to be my instrument.”…..

You can read the rest of the article here: http://chronicle.augusta.com/things-do/applause/2010-07-07/dunham-aims-revive-ventiloquism

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Find latest show highlights and other videos at the link below:

http://comedians.jokes.com/jeff-dunham

See a genius at work.

“They’re not coming out to see a ventriloquist,” Dunham says of the audiences at his consistently …. Peanut: I think it’d be cool to be a ventriloquist. …

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