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Cold Stone Creamery hires Magical Balloon-dude Dale for grand opening.

Orland Hills, IL April 29, 2005 – Cold Stone Creamery opens new location at Old Orchard, 34 Old Orchard Center, Skokie, IL on April 30th. To celebrate the new store Cold Stone Creamery has hired professional balloon twister, Magical Balloon-dude Dale to entertain customers on opening day. Magical Balloon-dude Dale is a seasoned professional entertainer who specialties in comedic balloon twisting. Dale will be performing on Saturday, April 30th from 1:00-3:00 p.m. This is a public event and all are welcomed.

Old Orchard Shopping Center, located in Skokie north of Chicago, features Bloomingdale's, Lord & Taylor, Marshall Field's, Nordstrom and Saks Fifth Avenue, plus a host of specialty stores featuring apparel for men, women and children, shoes, home furnishings, jewelry, gifts, galleries and much more. Services include hair salons, optical services, a tailor and a shoe repair. Dining options include a food court or a variety of full service restaurants. When you're finished shopping, you can take in a movie at Old Orchard's Cinemas West 1-6 and Cinemas East 7-13

Cold Stone Creamery delivers The Ultimate Ice Cream Experience ®, which is carried through by a community of franchisees passionate about ice cream. The secret recipe for smooth and creamy ice cream is handcrafted fresh daily in each store, and then customized by combining a variety of mix-ins on a frozen granite stone. With nearly 1,100 stores from coast to coast, Cold Stone Creamery currently operates in 47 states including Alaska, Hawaii, the Caribbean and Guam. Cold Stone Creamery is an independently owned franchise system.

Magical Balloon-dude Dale is a Master Balloonist; this balloon entertainer is not your normal dog-making, heart-giving, sword-handing, balloon animal-making entertainer. This corporate entertainer creates latex art that will have people talking. Magical Balloon-dude Dale mixes art with comedy to create a fun filled atmosphere that adults will be crazy over making him the best in corporate party entertainment. This Balloon Twister has entertained at numerous corporate and private events and is available for your next corporate event.

Need a professional trade shows presenter that works with business and helps with their sales meeting entertainment ideas, along with providing first class exhibitor hospitality entertainment?  Come see what is The Magical Balloon-dude Dale Experience is all about.

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