Vancouver ventriloquist Kellie Haines still projecting her childhood dreams

A Birdy Told Me So
Part of Vancouver International Puppet Festival
When: Feb. 17, 10 a.m., 1 p.m.; Feb. 18, noon
Where: Performance Works
Tickets and info: From $12, vipuppetfest.comVentriloquist dummies have been horror film fodder forever. The skill to project one’s voice to animate an inanimate character is loaded with mystery, too. OK, it’s actually kind of weird.
But what if the real story behind projecting your voice into another character was a way of breaking o