Brenda Marshall has been sharing the gospel with children of all ages as 'Flower the Clown' since 1981. Her book, 'Sharing God's Love Through Laughter ? A Guide to Christian Clowning,' was written to encourage others in this unique ministry. Brenda has performed internationally and was the leader of the first People to People delegation of clowns to visit China.

Clown Ministry:  An Introduction    What is clown ministry?  Who can do it? When is it appropriate?  Where are the opportunities for ministry?  Why use clowning?  How do we incorporate clowning skills into ministry?  Any questions?

Terry Petrick has been a Certified Public Accountant for over twenty-five years.  He is a founding partner in the firm Holmes & Petrick, CPAs, a public accounting firm which has been providing tax and accounting services in Irving, Texas for over twenty years.  He performs at various events as Tiptop the Clown.

There is Nothing Funny about Income Tax (or Things a Clown Nose about Taxes)

The class will cover a variety of income tax topics including:  Different ways to deduct automobile expenses, charitable contributions, and home office expense.  We will discuss other tax saving opportunities and changes effective for 2006.

Buckle started clowning in 1991.  For several years he taught clowning 101 for the city of Hurst parks and recreation department. Buckle now assists with the clown class at UTA. He performs as often as he can and loves to share his experiences and the skills he has acquired.  He is currently President of Mid-Cities Clown Alley.

Susan "Dubble Bubble" Keys 

Susan MerryMaker Keys a.k.a. Dubble Bubble the Clown, has been clowning around in the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex, around the USA and in Mexico since 1990.   Dubble Bubble enjoys people of all ages and has performed for birthdays from ages 1 to 102 (her own great grandmothers birthday)! School shows, corporate events, church events, libraries, day cares, hospitals, nursing homes, charitable events and whatever else she can get into-count her in. She is an accomplished balloon artist, marionette puppeteer, face painter and magician in addition to being an award-winning clown. She is very active with the Mid-Cities Clown Alley 85 and is on the Board of Directors for the Texas Clown Association. Dubble Bubble is the Clown Boss for the UTA Clowning 101 class and also teaches College for Kids in the summer. She is active with the Make A Wish foundation, enhancing wishes for children with life threatening illnesses either by private parties or flying with a charted plane to Disney!  Susan also performs as a non-clown entity in the same professional manner that she clowns around in. 

Cheap Tricks  A hands on class where you learn how to make & perform homemade magic tricks that will impress your audience.

Joyce is an award-winning clown that graduated from Cheerful Clown Alley’s clown school in 1993. She has been using her talents in the gospel clown field. Out of a necessity for clown stuff you just can’t go out & buy, she has developed a love for building props.

Props   This will be a combination of shopping with clown eyes (how & where to shop when looking for things to make props from) and demonstrating how to work with foam, foam core and PVC pipe.  The fun of the class will be using most materials not as they were intended to be used.