University Daily Kansan, April 29, 1985
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CAMPUS AND AREA
Balloon store reopens to craziness as usual
By BETH REITER Staff Reporter
A business student, marketing what he calls lunacy, makes his business to make people happy or embarrassed or flattered.
Richard F. Cummins, Lawrence junior, is the co-owner of Heaven Sent Balloon Co. 2449 Iowa St, which handles everything from costume rental to singing telegrams to party decorations.
"There are a lot of people who appreciate craziness, but to find people who will pay for it is a difficult job together." Cummins said recently.
Cummins and Margaret Forsyth,
co-owner and Hutchinson junior,
acquired the business in mid-March
to its new location in the Holiday
Plaza.
CUMMINS, 36, now divides his time each week among 12 hours of classes, six hours at Heaven Sent and additional hours selling motorcycles to finance the business. He will finish next month's administration degree next year, he said.
"I study in the evenings," Cummins said. "I enjoy insanity, but I don't party much."
Cummins said his business started slowly because many people didn't know it had reopened or where it was.
Since then, some not-so-ordinary
orders - such as one for a 4-foot greeting card planted in someone's yard - have been delivered.
Through Heaven Sent, customers can arrange to send ballons, flowers, candy, cards, musicians or dancers to people they want to meet.
"IF THEY COME in with a great idea, we'd love to do it." Cummins said. "We won't send out stripograms or belly dancers. We also won't arrange dead flowers to be sent out."
Cummins asks customers to tell him about the person who will receive the delivery and then offers suggestions.
Forsyth helps take and deliver orders and makes costumes. This year, she made a bunny costume for her daughter, Bancing bear costume will be available.
Cummins also takes balloon orders for every occasion — birthdays, anniversaries and get-well messages. Arrangements of latex and vinyl balloons are sold for $10 to $28. Cummins said.
The Mylar balloons, $2.50 each, last about three days and can be refilled. They are hard to break, he said.
He said he wanted to sell enough balloons, baskets and cards to give him extra money for special orders that require more time.
"It would be nice to be able to do well, pay bills, make a living and still be crazy," Cummins said.
There will be a meeting for freshman, sophomore, and junior students interested in participating in the Kansas University Football Host and Hostess Program for the 1985-86 school year. Please report to room 135 in the Parrott Athletic Center on Tuesday, April 30, at 5 p.m. The program will be explained and appointments made for interviews at that time.
(Parrott Athletic Center is the building adjoining the northwest side of Allen Field House.)
ATTENTION
Concert Series sets performance dates
By RICK ZAPOROWSKI Staff Renorter
Staff Reporter
The director of two KU Fine arts series recently announced the 1985-86 KU Concert and Chamber Music Series, which includes a performance by the Philip Glass Ensemble.
Jacqueline Z. Davis, the director, said all Concert Series performances would be at 8 p.m. in Hoch Auditorium.
The Philip Glass Ensemble, an eight-member group performing on electronic and acoustical instruments, is led by Glass, composer of the music for the opening ceremonies for the Los Angeles concert. The concert scheduled for Oct. 23, opens the Sears Concert Series.
The Ballet Eddy Toussaint de Montreal, a popular dance troupe dedicated to contemporary classicism in dance, performs Nov. 1, followed by the Hungarian State Orchestra on Nov. 20.
The Canadian Brass returns to KU for a performance on Feb. 11.
then the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre performs two concerts on Feb. 18 and 19.
The Guarnieri String Quartet, back for the 11th straight year, opens the 39th KU Chamber Music Series. The quartet will perform Oct. 24 in the Crafton-Preyer with soprano Benita Valente
VOCALIST CLEO Laine will close the 1985-86 season on April 26. Laine's achievements include being nominated for three Grammy Awards in one year.
The Ridge String Quartet will perform Nov 10, also in the Crafton-Prever Theatre.
The Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio will perform Feb. 23 in the Crafton-Preyer Theatre and the Beaux Arts Trio will return to KU on April 6 to close the chamber music series.
The story-telling traditions of medieval church dramas and mystery plays will continue when the Waverly Consort perform "A Christmas Story" on Dec. 3 in Hoch Auditorium.
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