Barry Brown is an award winning artist and Master Pumpkin Carver. Self-taught, he has been recognized for his excellence, winning the National Grand Prize in the Pumpkin Masters contest, a company that has become America’s number one pumpkin carving kit provider.

It was kismet, Barry fit in so well with the company that they hired him. He served as graphic artist, instruction writer, photo stylist, and main pumpkin carver for over eight years. In fact, in his role as product developer, his carving and decorating inventions have received U.S. Patents.

His work has been seen in national newspapers all across the associated press, in publications like People Magazine, on a giant billboard in Times Square. Some of the many TV shows his carvings have appeared on are The Tonight Show, Monday Night Football, Today Show, Home Improvement, the entire NBC fall lineup, and the major motion picture, Hocus Pocus.

In addition, Barry’s intricate paper fashion creations were awarded First Place in the Nation’s largest Paper Fashion Show four years in a row, an event sponsored by the One Club for Creativity - Denver.

You can find out more about Barry’s work and his upcoming appearances here at

www.BarryBrownCreative.com

Jeff LaGreca is a New York writer, performer, & teacher who’s written Roger and Eugene Both Gave Me Thumbs Down, Milton’s Grabbers, and Hideously Heinous, (Wide Awake Press) and recently completed his first full-length YA novel.

His story, The Gargoyle Garden, was adapted as a children’s opera by the Astoria Symphony in NYC and won the Fringey NYC award for excellence.

Other stage works include Minimum Wage, Bijou & the Bots, Lysistrata Raps, a re-telling of Prokofiev’s “Peter and the (Were) Wolf” and a bazillion private corporate shows.

He was chosen by the United Nations to co-write a series of comic books dealing with social justice and climate awareness called Earth Defenders.

Jeff independently published the Game of Thrones/Dr. Seuss parody, Tommen Don’t Jump and the Star Wars inspired, The Christmas Tauntaun. Jeff also has two independent comic books coming out soon, Deadstone Tales and Burgerboys.

During the pandemic, with his wife Suzanne, they created the Quarantine Mystery Theater, (a horror anthology radio show) and Simon & Simone (an educational children’s program.)

He also plays in two nerd bands, H2awesome! And Daenerys & The Targaryens.

www.JeffLaGreca.com

Suzanne Slade is a multifaceted artist with a career spanning various creative fields. Originally from NYC, Slade began performing at the age of four, appearing in commercials, film, and stage productions. Her television credits include roles in Law & Order, New Amsterdam, and Black-ish.

She has also toured with the production of Rent (as Maureen) and performed Off-Broadway in A Day in Hollywood, A Night in the Ukraine (as Gino). With over two decades of experience, Slade has coached youth in theatre, music and television from NYC to Los Angeles, fostering a passion for the arts.

Slade is also the songwriter and frontwoman for her band, Battle Pussy, and was co-writer/frontwoman for her other band, Daenerys and the Targaryens. Her creative endeavors also extend to co-writing the children’s YouTube show, Simon & Simone.

In addition to producing The Pumpkin Kid, Suzanne co-created the award winning rock musical parody Maude Carpenter’s The Thing!