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Biography

Award-winning ventriloquist, writer, musician, composer, and performer Valerie Leonhart Smalkin was one of the writers, performers, and co-producers, as well as the head puppeteer, of the Emmy award winning television program It's Kindertime on Baltimore’s ABC affiliate WMAR-TV 2. Her CDs have received Parents’ Choice Awards and her book, Springtime Dance, took gold in the Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards in 2014 for books with music.  

As a recipient of a Maryland State Arts Council grants for solo non-classical performance in 2015, and for solo theatre performance in 2016, and again in 2019, Val continues to perform and compose music designed for the 2 to 10-year-old set. As a ventriloquist, Val performs for family and educational events in Maryland, Washington DC, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York City, California, Cap d’Antibes, France, and Brussels, Belgium. As a jazz chanteuse Val has lperformed at New York's famous Birdland Jazz Club.

Valerie Leonhart Smalkin

410.458.3326

Advisory Board Member The Children's Music Network

Advisory Board Member www.TAFFYPresents.org

val@sillygooseandval.com

info@SmallKinMusic.com

Maryland State Arts Council Award Winner

Parents' Choice Recommended Love Bug! Cd
 

Show Description

Silly Goose and Val present a fast-paced, humorous 40-minute musical treat with puppets, storytelling, ventriloquism, dancing, singing, and 100% audience participation. A recipient of multiple Maryland State Arts Council Grants for theatre performance and non-classical composition, Val and her friends will delight the child with and within you!

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