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BHQ Coverage of Twist & Shout 2009
Next year, Twist & Shout will take place in Chicago!
Congratulations to these competition winners!
Third Place
Small: Nancy Dalton "No Contest"
Medium: Twistina for "King Tut"
Large: Jack Mattson for "King Neptune"
Stage: The Atwistocrats
Second Place
Small: Twistina for "Sweet-Smelling Roses"
Medium: Vicky Kimble for "Clock"
Large: Rob Balchunas for "Jazz Band"
Stage: Manon Dudziak
First Place
Small: Jack Mattson for "Bear on Grass"
Medium: Alberto Falcone for "3 Elephants"
Large: Satomi Kinoshita for "Fairy"
Stage: Willy Monroe
People's Choice Award
Stage: The Atwistocrats
TOP TWISTER:
Jack Mattson
David Grist Memorial Award - the Gristy
Presented to Royal Sorell for "Inspiration, Innovation, Friendship and Joy"
Marvin Hardy Pioneer Visionary Scholarship
Alyssa Diamond
Survivor Challenge
Betallic Fall/Winter Contest - Decorator
3rd Place: Melissa Rauser
2nd Place: Laurie Straus
1st Place: Lisa Swiger
Betallic Fall/Winter Contest - Twister
3rd Place: Ralph Dewey
2nd Place: Patricia Bunnell
1st Place: Janie Driscoll
Betallic Fall/Winter Contest - Wearable Balloon Art
Shonna Flanigan
I'm sure many of you have heard of or even participate in Jeff Brown's Balloons Around the World event, where balloon artists around the world spend a day giving of their time and talent to those around them. I suggest we take that fabulous idea and make it a daily part of our lives.
Everyday do one nice thing for someone.
It doesn't have to be a big balloon sculpture. Just make a flower and give it to someone. If you don't happen to have any balloons on you, hold a door open for someone. Give them your spot in line at the check-out counter. Let them take that parking spot close to the door. I'm sure in just a few minutes you could think of a hundred nice things you could do for someone you know or a total stranger.
The smiles created by our own personal little bail-out could be enough to turn this country around!
All it takes is one kind action. They're free!
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Shonna Flanigan of Adventure in Fun is from Gettysburg, PA. She and her family (you have probably seen some of her son Dustin's work in the articles and her daughter Alysa modeling dresses in the BHQ photos as well) entertain using facepaint and magic but Shonna's main focus is balloons. She has won a number of awards including the Betallic Fall/Winter Contest in Wearable Art.
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