From: "Mark Zettler" <lifeotheparty@email.msn.com> To: <balloon@balloonhq.com>, <balloon-d-request@balloonhq.com> Subject: Sunday With A Twist - Seminars Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 22:48:45 -0400 News for Immediate Release For additional information call: Mark Zettler, 201-441-4224 Headline: All Star Revue 2000 The third annual All Star Revue, a convention for educating balloon, party, and event professionals in the art of balloon décor and twisting, as well as the basics of operating a balloon and party business, will be held at the Headquarters Plaza Hotel in Morristown, New Jersey, November 16-19, 2000. The theme for this year's convention is: It's a Jungle Out There. All Star Revue 2000 will offer over 50 individual workshops and classes, about half of which will be hands-on, taught by a faculty of industry leaders including Larry Moss, Mark Balzer, Royal Sorrel, Gary Ledbetter, Linda Bruce, Ada Olivera, Dyane and Jimmy Hedrick, Jo Werling, Peggy Williams, Graham Rouse, Emily Sugiura and many other well known professionals. Class subjects will run the gamut from elaborate centerpiece design to exploding walls. There will also be a number of classes on business essentials like telephone sales, contracts and invoices, and marketing techniques. New this year (and of special interest to our twisting friends) will be a unique one-day segment called, "Sunday With a Twist". On Sunday, November 19, some of the very best balloon twisters and non-round balloon décor specialists in the world including Royal and Patty Sorell, Larry Moss, and Gary Ledbetter will teach four rounds of classes. There will also be a tabletop showcase featuring products relating to the art of balloon twisting. Our registration rate for "Sunday With A Twist" is just $99.00, which includes 4 rounds of classes, table-top showcase and lunch. The Early Bird full registration price is just $369.00 and includes 12 rounds of classes, a free trade show pass, and 8 meals and snacks including the Welcome Breakfast on November 16, a Pizza Party on November 16, and a final night dinner dance on November 18. A trade show only pass and full one day passes are also available. Full show registrants will pay just $49.00 for "Sunday With a Twist". Room rates at the host hotel are just $89.00 per night including free garage parking. For additional information or to receive an All Star Revue 2000 information packet, call 888-833-STAR. You can also view a complete set of class descriptions by going to the Calendar section of www.balloonhq.com and selecting All Star Revue (http://www.balloonhq.com/events/ASR2000fx.html). Thank you and we hope to see you there. Sincerely, Dyane & Jimmy Hedrick, Andrea & Mark Zettler Co-Producers - The All Star Revue