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


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Performer	Program	Category	Description	Fee
Scalise, Jody	Community Tai Chi Day	Disability Awareness, Health & Fitness- Other, Life Skills- Other	This is a Tai Chi Event to unite families, groups or just individuals. Tai CHi simplified and made fun. Basics in Silk Reeling and Chi Gong for home use and health disciplines. Short form taught along with Tai Chi "Partnering". Jody Scalise has been a Tai Chi Player for 35 years.. Stress reduction, fluid motion, balance, breathing and confidence.	$201- $350
Basini, Lisa	Fresh Fruit Smoothies & Slushies'	Life Skills- Food	We create different recipes using all types of fruit and other ingredients. Students get to make up their own beverage and work together in groups of 6.	$201- $350
Basini, Lisa	Dog Biscuits	Life Skills- Food, Life Skills- Other, Visual Arts- Other	Dog Biscuits - Lets make dog biscuits that will be baked at home then donated to a local aminial shelter. This is a great way for YA's to earn credits. Great for all ages!	$201- $350
Miller, Paul	Do Something	Life Skills- Other, Performing Arts- Magic, Performing Arts- Juggling	Do Something is an engaging variety arts performance that challenges middle and high school students to identify their passions, research their options, excel in their efforts, and enjoy their lives.	$351- $500
Paul, LoriAnn	Zinnia Presents Puppeteering Workshops!	Life Skills- Other, Performing Arts- Storytelling, Performing Arts- Puppetry	Zinnia (LoriAnn Paul) is a children’s entertainer, puppeteer and clown, as well as a certified yoga teacher. She enjoys creating custom workshops, which are as fun as they are educational! Zinnia is offering unique puppeteering workshops for students of all ages, which will teach students about the ancient art of puppeteering by allowing them to experience it firsthand! Furthermore, these workshops will help to improve students’ motor skills, increase their language and social skills, and help to develop self-confidence among other things. Students will have the rare opportunity to play with some of Zinnia’s beautiful professional puppets. They will also learn a variety of different puppeteering techniques such as gesturing with arm rods, puppet and voice manipulation, script writing, character development, creative role playing to help foster improvisation and collaboration skills, prop/costume design and construction, as well as set design and construction, and more! During these workshops, students will have the unique opportunity to write and perform original puppet plays of their own! Each student will develop a puppet character from the depths of her/his own imagination, and bring it to life. Depending on time allotted, students may create puppets of their own upon completion of the workshop(s).	$351- $500
Hunt, Kathryn	Wardrobe Organization Workshop	Life Skills- Other, Performing Arts- Other, Visual Arts- Other	Get your closet in Gear! Everyone admits to using 20% of a closet filled to 110% capacity. Organization is the key to effortless style. This workshop is a great follow up to any of the wardrobe or career style workshops.	$101- $200
Storper, MS, RD, Barbara	FOODPLAY	Health & Fitness- Other, Life Skills- Food, Performing Arts- Theater	FOODPLAY is a national award-winning theater show that combines fantastic feats of juggling, captivating characters, music, magic, and audience participation with motivating health messages to help children take charge of growing up healthy and fit. Addressing the major nutrition, fitness, and self-esteem concerns affecting today's schoolchildren, FOODPLAY provides kids with the practical tools they need to improve their eating and exercise habits — all in a spirit of fun and celebration! FOODPLAY programs are research-based with proven results dramatically improving the eating and exercise habits of the nation's youth. Bring FOODPLAY to your school, conference, or special event to help counter today's number-one health epidemic, childhood obesity, and help trigger school-wide excitement toward improving school nutrition and wellness. Plus, FOODPLAY's School Resource Kits provide fun-filled supplementary curricula materials for students, parents, teachers, health staff, and press.	$1001- $3000
Hunt, Kathryn	Dress for Success	Life Skills- Other, Life Skills- Finance, Other	Attendees learn to treat their wardrobe as an investment. Program covers building a wardrobe for everyday living, dressing for career and special events.	$101- $200
Smith, Dr. Andrew J.	Going Au Naturel in the Kitchen	Life Skills- Food, Nature- Gardening, Science	This program provides a look at cookign with wild ingredients such as mushrooms, plants, fruits, berries, herbs and others to make cakes, teas and beverages, wines, soups, snacks, and main courses.	$201- $350
Kelly, Erin Lee	Erin Lee and the Up Past Bedtime Band Family Concert	Life Skills- Other, Music, Performing Arts- Storytelling	Erin Lee is an award-winning songwriter whose family music has received rave reviews (“Irresistible!” -Disney’s Family Fun Magazine) and radio play from Massachusetts to New Mexico. Her original tunes from her first two CD’s have earned her national attention as one of the freshest, funniest, and insightful performers for kids. The Up Past Bedtime Band are a group of talented New York City musicians who can usually be found up well past bedtime playing everything from country music to punk in many of NYC’s top venues. Together they create a fabulously interactive family concert featuring funky drumming, electric violin, and silly songs about assorted childhood challenges –from accidentally losing your lunchbox to accidentally getting locked in the bathroom. Winter concerts explore sledding, sneezing, and itchy snowsuits, summer shows feature tunes about boating and baseball. This January they received both an ASCAP Award and a Kids Music Award for 2011. “This rockin' kids band delivers a mix of funk, rock and blues in quirky songs about the trials of growing up.” - Time Out New York Kids. “Catchy and memorable music and vocals, and an overall undeniably feel-good vibe.” - Kids Music Award.	$351- $500

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* Inclusion in this database does not indicate endorsement of any performer or program by the NYS Education Department, the Office of Cultural Education, the NYS Library or the participating library systems, nor does it eliminate the need for reference checks and appropriate standard screening procedures.