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Attention Minnesotans! Win A Trip To Branson!

April 9, 2013 by Branson Magic News

Minnesotans, or anyone else who signs up for the following web contests have an opportunity to win a fabulous trip to Branson, Missouri

KNSI Radio in St. Cloud, MN is currently giving away a trip for 4 people to Branson. Listen to KNSI Radio LIVE as host Bob Hughes interviews Jim Barber from the Hamner Barber Theater at 8:10am (Central Standard Time), on Wednesday April 10th.

Click this link to listen to the station live now!

Enter their Branson Giveaway Contest! Visit the KNSI website for all the details.

But Wait… There’s More!

Then, if that wasn’t enough, you can also enter to win a Family Reunion Trip to Branson for 20 people! Visit KSTP-TV’s “Twin Cities Live” website for all the details on this fabulous vacation package worth over $10,000.

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Twin Cities Live Brings Branson To Minnesota

April 8, 2013 by Branson Magic News

Win A Branson Reunion Trip For Twenty People!

“Twin Cities Live” is an extremely popular, hour long television talk show based in Minnesota. The program is currently running a promotional family reunion giveaway to the Live Music Show Capital of the World valued at over $10,000. Details of the contest can be found on their website, TwinCitiesLive.com.

“Twin Cities Live” is produced at the KSTP-TV studios of Hubbard Broadcasting located between St. Paul and Minneapolis. The show format is similar to an earlier KSTP production called “Good Company” co-hosted by Steve Edelman and Sharon Anderson. ”Good Company” was produced from 1982 Jim Barber in the 1980's to 1994 and provided an opportunity for many young college students to begin a career in broadcasting.

One of these students was our very own Jim Barber, who majored in Broadcast Production at the University of Minnesota during the early 80′s. Jim’s first job in the industry was as an intern for the show, working directly with hosts Edelman and Anderson as well as Associate Producer Ellen Rakieten who went on to work as an Executive Producer for Oprah Winfrey and several network series including “The Marriage Ref, ” “Losing It With Jillian,” and the recent “Celebrity Dish”.

Twin Cities Live Comes To Branson

When “Twin Cities Live” announced they were planning a family reunion to Branson giveaway contest, and that they wanted to include the Hamner Barber Variety Show as one of the featured Branson shows for the winning family to experience, Jim Barber and Dave Hamner were eager to be interviewed by KSTP Reporter and fill-in co-host of “Twin Cities Live,” Emily Engberg.

Emily spent several days in Branson to prepare an entire weeks worth of promotional interviews of various Branson stars and activities.

Here is Emily’s interview with Jim Barber & Dave Hamner! [Read Their Full Article]

Read more about Twin Cities Live’s interview with Hamner and Barber and perhaps even enter to win their family reunion giveaway contest by visiting the TCL website here!

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The Fair Family Are Becoming The Talk Of The Town

March 23, 2013 by Branson Magic News

The Fair Family - Branson Show The Branson Tourism Center published this video to promote Branson’s newest young entertainers, The Fair Family.

This talented group of five musically gifted performers will be appearing in Branson at the Hamner Barber Theater throughout the 2013 season.

Performances are at 3pm on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays!

Also appearing at the theater is Tom Mullica’s award-winning performance tribute to Red Skelton called RED, and the Hamner Barber Variety Show featuring the amazing magical illusions of The Hamners and the unique and inventive comedy of ventriloquist Jim Barber.

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Southwest Effect Comes To Branson Missouri

March 8, 2013 by Branson Magic News

Saturday, March 9th is an important day for tourism in the Ozarks.

Southwest Airlines will officially begin flight service to and from the Branson Airport (BKG), allowing several more key cities around the country to have access to low-cost airfare to the Live Music Show Capital of the World.

Jim Barber photo courtesy of The Branson Insider magazine.

“The Southwest Effect” is a phrase invented in 1993 by the U.S. Department of Transportation to describe a notable increase in air travel demand to and from a community as a direct result of Southwest Airlines presence in that market.

The community of Branson expects similar effects after the first jets touch down tomorrow morning at the Branson Airport.

Comedian and ventriloquist Jim Barber from the Hamner Barber Theater will be among the many entertainers and important dignitaries that will be on hand to participate in “The Ultimate Tailgate Party” to welcome the first Southwest flights beginning at 10am. Barber will also be representing the Branson Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce where he serves as the 2013 Chairman of the Board.

Other entertainers scheduled to perform Saturday morning include The World Famous Platters, the Lennon Cathcart Trio, Acrobats of China, Paul Harris and the Cleverly’s, Legends in Concert and many more. The public is invited to attend the festivities and are urged to bring a lawn chair and wear their Southwest colors (Blue & Red). The gates open at 10am.

By adding direct and connecting flights, Southwest Airlines will offer service between Branson and 67 Southwest cities! Compared to last year’s AirTran Airways service for the same time period, Southwest Airlines this year will nearly be tripling the number of weekly seats, to and from the “Live Music Show Capital of the World.”

Last August, Branson hosted a pep-rally at the Branson Landing in preparation for tomorrow’s event. Here are some highlights from that memorable day just 6 months ago. Tomorrow’s Tailgate Party promises to be just as exciting!

For more information on the Ultimate Tailgate Party or flights to and from Branson, Missouri, please visit FlyBranson.com.

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Jim Barber Hosts Annual Grape Stomp in Hollister

October 8, 2012 by Branson Magic News

Hollister Grape Fall Festival
Comedian Jim Barber from the Hamner Barber Variety Show is proud to once again serve as Master of Ceremonies for the 14th Annual Hollister Grape & Fall Festival’s Grape Stomp Competition this Saturday at 3:00pm on Historic Downing Street in Hollister, Missouri.

Sponsored by the Hollister Chamber of Commerce, the 14th Annual Grape & Fall Festival is the organizations biggest event of the year welcoming thousands of visitors to this unique and charming community. The Grape Carnival, as it was first known, enjoyed a renaissance in 1998 as the Grape & Fall Festival. The event originated to celebrate the annual grape harvest and features food, crafters—and the highlight of the Festival—the Grape Stomping Contest.

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Juice will be flung this Saturday!!!
Come and enjoy this stompin’ good time as several enthusiastic teams compete for the coveted Ugly Monkey Grape Stomp Trophy! Watching the event is almost as much fun as jumping in the barrel yourself! I’ll see you there!
- Jim Barber, Grape Stomp Host

The Hollister Grape & Fall Festival activities begin on Saturday, October 13th at 10:00am with lots of great food, exhibits, and live music from several artists including George Dyer, The Hollister Swing Choir, The Cats Pajamas, Barry Williams and the cast of the Brady Bunch, Voices of Glory, SIX and many more! The street dance begins at 6:30pm with the Highway 52 Band from Nashville, Tennesee.

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Branson Show Video Flashback – Junk Food Baby

September 17, 2012 by Branson Magic News

Video Flashback to 1994…

Ventriloquist Jim Barber - 1994 One of the most popular Branson shows in the mid 1990′s was the Glen Campbell Goodtime Show at the beautiful Glen Campbell Goodtime Theatre.

The production ran from 1994 – 1996 and introduced several talented new performers to the Branson entertainment scene, including ventriloquist Jim Barber who now co-stars with Dave & Denise Hamner at the Hamner Barber Theater on Shepherd of the Hills Expressway.

On a recent article entitled, Secrets of The Hamners Magical Parrots Revealed?, we shared a Branson Show Video Flashback from 1998 in which The Hamners appeared on the Nationally syndicated TV series, Young America Outdoors, while they were headlining the Branson City Lights show at the Remington Theatre in Branson.

In this video clip, we go back 18 years to 1994 to see Jim Barber perform an original music routine he performed with his comical ventriloquist character named “Baby”.

The music of the song “Junk Food Baby” was composed and performed by Glen Campbell’s longtime musical conductor T.J. Kuenster. The lyrics were written by both Jim Barber and T.J. for this performance at the Glen Campbell Goodtime Theatre. T.J. also composed several other musical scores that are currently being performed by Jim Barber in the 2012 edition of the Hamner Barber Variety Show including “Chico Pete,” “I Like Girls,” “Vote For Me,” and the theme song to the Hamner Barber Holiday Production, “The Wings of Christmas“ that is a highlight each year during Branson’s Ozark Mountain Christmas Celebration.

If you would like to learn more about the composer of the song “Junk Food Baby,” please watch Jim Barber and Dave Hamner interview T. J. Kuenster on the Branson Webcast Show. Also, visit his official website TJKuenster.com.

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