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| Program name: | Journey to Ellis Island: An Immigration Story |
| Program category: |
Genealogy
History Performing Arts- Storytelling |
| Program length: | 30-60 minutes |
| Audience level: | All ages |
| Audience size: | Up to 250 |
| Program description: | In this touching and powerful performance, Story Laurie portrays her grandmother as an immigrant girl full of hopes and dreams. Listeners travel with the young Carmela on this emotional (and often humorous) journey as she departs her hometown of Potenza, Italy, crosses the Atlantic and arrives in New York Harbor, ready to begin a new life in a strange and magical land. The performance (25-30 mins.) is followed by a discussion/Q&A session about US immigration. Journey to Ellis Island is also available as a residency program where Laurie helps students develop the skills to research their own family stories. The residency culminates in individual or group art projects (eg. a song written by students and which tells of the collective immigrant experience; class “quilt” that depicts each family’s story). |
| Space/special requirements: | None. |
| Travel restrictions: | None |
| Program fee: | $201- $350 |
| Is this fee negotiable? | Yes |
| Mileage included? | No |
| If no, cost per mile: | $0.50 |
| Notes about the fee: | Discounts available for block-booking. If the fee is out of your range, give me a call. I'm very happy to work with you! |
| Other notes: | No travel fee within 30 miles of Andes, NY. |
| Regions this program can be performed in: |
Western Rochester Central South Central Capital District North Country Metro Southeastern Long Island |
| Program last updated: | 12/07/2009 |
| Performer Information | (see all of this performer's programs) |
| Stage name: | Story Laurie |
| Performer name: | Story Laurie McIntosh |
| Phone: | 845-676-4727 |
| Mailing address: | 547 Grommeck Road Andes, NY 13731 |
| E-mail address: | storylaurie@gmail.com |
| Website: | http://www.storylaurie.com |
| Previous appearances at: |
WAMC Radio Performance Place, Clearwater Festival, Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice, Tellabration - Kingston, NY, Cazenovia Library Contact information for New York State Public Libraries |
| Performer information last updated: | 09/13/2012 |
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