North Country Region: New York State Performers, Programmers & Related Resources for Public Libraries & Groups


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Performer	Program	Category	Description	Fee
Tincknell, Roger	From Slavery to Civil Rights: Celebrating African American History in Song, Story and Poetry. The American Civil War through Songs and Stories	History, Multicultural- Other, Music	From Slavery to Civil Rights teaches and explores African American history through music, poetry and storytelling. Beginning with African-based drumming the program includes field hollers, gospel, blues, rhythm and blues, jazz and topical songs. Stories, poems, and facts highlighting people such as Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King are woven into the rich musical fabric on which the program is based. The program ends with “We Shall Overcome” and strives to inspire students to want to help in the struggles faced by many people around the world still lacking full human rights.	$201- $350
Arm-of-the-Sea, Theater	Turtle Island Medicine Show	Multicultural- Native American, Nature- Environment, Performing Arts- Puppetry	Turtle Island Medicine Show is a contemporary fable and cautionary tale inspired by both the Lenape Indian origin story and by current reports from climate studies. The show features whimsical kinetic sculptures, richly painted paper mache masks and puppet figures that range in size from 12 inches to the 16 foot tall Tree of Life. Composer & music director Dean Jones' inventive score loops together gongs, hoop drum, jaw harp and trombone scats in a medley of live sound. He also supplies voices for narrator and characters. Meanwhile four nimble, shape-shifting performers bring to life the mask and puppet multitudes. The Lenape origin story describes a great flood and how various animals try to dive to the bottom and bring up mud. When one of them, Muskrat, finally succeeds and Duck and Frog spread the mud on Turtle's back, this tiny island grows into a mighty continent. Arm-of-the-Sea carries the tale into the fossil-fueled modern moment where climate change threatens to de-stabilize this Turtle Island home. Appropriate for family audiences and grades 1-8. School performances include a study guide and post performance discussion with cast. Photos and video available at www.armofthesea.org	$1001- $3000
McIntosh, Story Laurie	2011 One World, Many Stories - Around the World...	Multicultural- Other, Music, Performing Arts- Storytelling	Once upon a time, a young fellow named Jack grew a cabbage so enormous, he decided to see if he could sail it across the open sea. He could! And so he did. . .And so begins “Around the World in An Afternoon”, a musical storytelling adventure that will transport your library audience to lands both near and far. Within the frame story of Jack sailing on his cabbage (based on an old story dreamed up by Pete Seeger long ago), Story Laurie takes listeners on an imaginary journey that begins in your library’s backyard. The audience will sail south to the small island nation of Haiti, to hear a traditional folk tale. Then they will set sail across the Atlantic, where they will meet characters commonly found in European and African folklore. We then continue our journey around the globe, with a stop in Asia, then the South Seas and finally back home to the United States...singing songs, telling tales, off we go!	$201- $350
McGrath, Cathy	“CELTIC CHRISTMAS with Cuisle Mo Chroί”	History, Multicultural- Other, Music	Enjoy a batch of Christmas carols and tunes. The concert features songs learned from parents and grandparents and includes songs from NYS, Ireland, Wales, Scotland, England, French Canada, Italy, and tunes learned from Irish friends, all of which are featured on the CD “Winter Root.” Try this recipe for a holiday concert: combine a dash of flute, a pinch of penny whistle, a smidgen of bodhran, and spice with guitar, frost with Celtic harp, add a generous portion of rich vocal harmonies and then let your spirits rise. The trio “Cuisle Mo Chroí” (say Cushla Ma Chree) is one of the premier folk ensembles in the Rochester NY area. The three women, Patricia Carey, Mary Lester, and Cathy McGrath, have appeared nine times in the Rochester Irish Festival, have opened for Cherish the Ladies, are often found at Irish music sessions in the area, and have played together for 20 years at festivals, libraries, pubs, parties, and more. This program has been presented most recently in the Tiffany Mosaic Chapel in Clifton Springs, NY.	$351- $500
Newborn, Ph.D., Jud	SPEAKING TRUTH TO POWER: SOPHIE SCHOLL AND THE WHITE ROSE ANTI-NAZI RESISTANCE - Role Models in the Fight for Freedom Today (Multimedia) (Holocaust, Jewish, Christian, History)	History, Multicultural- Other, Performing Arts- Storytelling	SPEAKING TRUTH TO POWER: SOPHIE SCHOLL AND THE WHITE ROSE - ROLE MODELS IN THE FIGHT FOR FREEDOM TODAY is based on Dr. Newborn's new book, SOPHIE SCHOLL AND THE WHITE ROSE, which tells the entire story behind the Oscar-nominated German film, Sophie Scholl: The Final Days. Using music, historical images and dramatic story telling, Dr. Newborn recounts the inspiring story of courageous German Christian university students, some former Hitler Youth fanatics, who transformed remarkably to become the greatest heroes of the German anti-Nazi resistance. Dr. Newborn conveys the importance of the White Rose as role models--while presenting a multicultural array of special people he calls White Rosers today who risk themselves in the fight for freedom and our shared humanity. The ultimate message, whether for audience of all ages: be UPstanders, not BYstanders!	$501- $1000
CLEMENTS, JEHAN	Traditional Folk Tales	Literature- Other, Multicultural- Other, Performing Arts- Storytelling	1 - Fairy Tale & Folk Tale - Important Storytelling Words 2 - How Nemisis Brought Stories to the World - African Folk Tale 3 - Nasrudin Tales - Sufi tales from the Masters 4 - We're Having Fun - A Sing-a-Long Song	$351- $500
Duda, Jonathan	Let's Drum	History, Multicultural- Other, Music	Let's Drum is a hands-on, interactive educational program that uses music as a means to introduce or develop a variety of elements in peoples’ everyday lives. Using musical games, structured traditional rhythms, and improvisation,participants from all levels of musical ability can play in a comfortable and welcoming setting.	$101- $200
Kumalo, Robbi	Keep The Beat	Multicultural- Other, Music, Performing Arts- Puppetry	Keep the Beat is multi-lingual world music concert featuring folk songs from around the globe with pulsating energy and interactivity. The emphasis of the concert is how people all over the world are connected by music, history, and daily interaction. Robbi K & Friends chant with you in Yoruba, hum Zulu folk songs like Mbube, dance to the Latin clavé rhythm, and sing in reggae style celebrating l’chaim; and the many things we have in common with each other. Robbi shares stories about her travels as a musician, and through call & response you'll find yourself singing in 5 different languages. Keep the Beat is a wonderful concert for festivals, schools, and main stage family programs. Children exposed to these songs will not only be singing them for many years to come but hopefully will be inspired to become loving and open-minded participants in the global community.	$351- $500
Shepard, Mark	Beyond the Borders	Multicultural- Other, Music, Performing Arts- Storytelling	Beyond the Borders is a celebration of cultural collaboration with Drums, Songs and Stories. Starting with the haunting sounds of Overtone Singing from Asia and making stops around the world, this program celebrates how cultures come together and influence each other.	$501- $1000
Bauchiero, Sandra	Aunt Helen's Closet, Museum Approach to Education	Multicultural- Other, Museums, Performing Arts- Storytelling	Welcome to the world of Aunt Helen's Closet: a place where artifacts, subject matter and literacy unite in performance and education. Aunt Helen’s Closet takes you on an incredible journey from the African Savannah to the Australian Outback. A hands-on museum approach to learning enables audiences to discover various cultures in a friendly and exciting manner. Storyteller Sandra Bauchiero illuminates the connections of world cultures during a vivid performance of history and adventure. Audiences are actively engaged by donning Aunt Helen's authentic clothing and jewelry. A full collection of valuable lessons are encompassed in Aunt Helen’s Closet in addition to a prized resource book gifted to the sponsoring client.	$201- $350

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