Archive for April, 2010
SPRING BONANZA: McCormick festival had something for everyone
Spring is off to a great start! The flowers are blooming, the weather has finally warmed, and my calendar is getting full! This past weekend, I was a headliner for McCormick County’s Spring Bonanza! I had never been there before, but was impressed by this fun place! I twisted balloons form morning to noon, then prepaired for a mega Balloon Show where we built a MASSIVE balloon butterfly! 
What fun!! Afterwards, in case folks hadn’t had their fill of balloons, we then had a Balloon Party where everyone helped themselves to over 200 balloons to twist their own creations (I was there to guide as well). We had SOOOOOOOOOOO much fun, I even made it to the front page of the newspaper!! Here’s a copy of the fun article :
SPRING BONANZA: McCormick festival had something for everyone
 Entertainer Mark DeVerges twists balloons into a butterfly wing shape while 6-year-old Courtney Lamb of McCormick waits to add them to the purple balloon and try them on for size. (Staff photo by St. Claire Donaghy)
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By ST. CLAIRE DONAGHY/ sdonaghy@indexjournal.com
Monday, April 19, 2010 9:00 AM EDT
McCORMICK – Whether the hot air variety or those that you inflate and twist into shapes, balloons were a big part of the fourth Spring Bonanza in McCormick Saturday.
… entertainer Mark DeVerges, of Asheville, who won hearts of all ages with his scores of balloon animal creations. Read the rest of this entry »