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Roy Blakey, Ice Show Performer and Archivist, Is Dead at 94 He skated professionally for 15 years, but was best known for building a collection of mor

Media Alert Highly Acclaimed Film by Minnesota Filmmaker to Debut on TPT “FABULOUS ICE AGE” — A DAZZLING CHRONICLE THAT CAPTURES THE

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A bit of Twice World Champion Aja Zanova’s story is revealed in the documentary. Of course with her history some could argue that her life was worth

Jimmie and Jamie Santee hosted a super cool Professional Skaters Association conference at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Bloomington, MN from May 20-23, 2

The Professional Skaters Association 2015 Convention at the Radisson Blu Hotel at the Mall of America was a blast. My reward for all those years of ha

Who is the only man to have been president of 3 ice shows: Ice Follies, Ice Capades & Holiday on Ice? RIP Tom Scallen. I interviewed Mr. Scallen f

Ann Margaret Frey visits Roy Blakey’s collection! Ann came all the way from Germany to work with local skating coaches and skaters and while in the

Kenneth Feld has an amazing history. It was so cool to be able to meet him and to interview him for the film. He purchased both Ice Follies and Holida

Howard gave me permission to share his letter which follows! Dear Keri — I just finished watching your marvelous documentary, The Fabulous Ice Age.

  Roy Blakey, Inya Lake Hotel balcony Roy Blakey and Kuniko Self-portraits have always been on Roy’s radar. The Holiday On Ice cast was treated

Roy Blakey studied photography after he started started selling his pictures to fellow figure skaters. In this time period when he made the self-portr

While creating The Fabulous Ice Age I had the opportunity to meet many of my Uncle Roy Blakey’s friends. Roy also had the opportunity to make new fr

Kevin Brown at Smartset in Minneapolis, MN has helped me to change the poster and to make it more personal by adding in my uncle Roy Blakey, one of th

The gift just keeps on giving.… Going through Roy’s archival material has been so cool as I have been able to relive his experiences as seen throu

Time is flying by so quickly! During this year’s Holiday On Ice 70th reunion so many people traveled to Las Vegas so I had the chance to catch up wi

Smart Set brings beauty and elegance to the graphics in the film. You can read more about their work on The Fabulous Ice Age here. Kevin Brown at Smar

Okay this is a big day as the poster for the film is finally ready. For some reason the design for the poster was difficult and we have been through a

Kevin Brown is the head honcho at Smart Set! He is such a great designer! He really listens and then interprets my needs into graphic designs that are

Follow @fabulousiceage What happened to the great ice shows? The Fabulous Ice Age, When The Stage Was Frozen And Ice Was Hot by Keri Pickett, Producer