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


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Performer	Program	Category	Description	Fee
Science, Wondergy	SkateScience	Health & Fitness- Sports, Other, Science	Ever wonder how a pro skater does those awesome tricks? Explore the science behind skating with a little help from a pro skater and Wondergy. See how to stay on the board, turn, jump (ollie), and perform tricks like a kickflip or a manual. Get ready for the sickest Wondergy show ever! Explore the physics of skateboarding, with professional skaters and big-scale jumps and tricks. Great for large audiences of all ages! Focus on safety along with skating skills. TOPICS: Center of mass, inertia, gravity, distribution of force Skateboarding workshops also available.	$1001- $3000
Shepard, Mark	Bully Proof Your Child	Life Skills- Parenting, Music, Other	Bully Proof Your Child is a program designed to answer parent's questions about how to protect their child from the devastating consequences of being bullied. Topics covered include: How to tell if your child is a victim (or a bully) How to protect your child without taking away his/her own power. How to teach your child to stand up for him/herself appropriately How to recover from hurt feelings How to make friends and more. combining 20 years of arts in education experience with 10 years as a therapist and a childhood as a 'bully magnet' Mark Shepard teaches with stories and songs as well as interactive accelerated learning techniques.	$501- $1000
Mad Science, Mad Science of Long Island	Color Lab (Preschool Workshop)	Other, Science	Color Lab This workshop will introduce preschoolers to the exciting world of color. They will make a new friend while learning about the colors of the rainbow and will experiment with their creative side during an activity on color mixing. Demostrations will be conducted to introduce students to the primary colors as well as color mixing. These are programs specifically designed for children ages 3 and 4, and take place at your location. Our only requirements are: a room that can be darkened if needed, with tables and chairs where the children can work comfortably; a small table to set up our equipment and access to water and electricity. The children perform experiments, participate in demonstrations and, for most workshops, there is a take home item for each child at the end of the program. The Mad Science mission is to spark the imagination and curiosity of children everywhere by providing them with fun, entertaining, and educational activities which instill a clear understanding of what science really is, and how it affects the world around them.	$101- $200
Mad Science, Mad Science of Long Island	Harnessing Heat (Hands-On Workshop)	Other, Science	Harnessing Heat Fast moving molecules are the main attraction in this exploration of energy and heat. We’ll show you how air behaves when heated or cooled, and launch a mini rocket launch to study the properties of heat. Learn about states of matter turning sugar into floss while making your very own cotton candy to eat! (Not recommended for groups with food allergies, diabetes, or kosher concerns) Mad Science Enrichment Programs are fun explorations into science and technology, and they encourage informal learning through hands-on experience. All Mad Science workshops include a lot of fascinating equipment, supplies, and take-home materials which the children build themselves. The Mad Science mission is to spark the imagination and curiosity of children everywhere by providing them with fun, entertaining, and educational activities which instill a clear understanding of what science really is, and how it affects the world around them.	$101- $200
Powers, Eric	Homes, Sweet Homes	Nature- Animals, Nature- Environment, Other	Parents and their children will be able to determine how and where to a place bird or bat house in their own backyard as they construct one! Supplies will be provided for each student to assemble and take home. Safety will be discussed prior to assembly as small scale tools will be used. Please specify bird or bat house when booking. $15 materials fee per bird/bat house. If you have your own cordless drill from home, please bring it.	$201- $350
Henderson, Kristine	Tea Tasting: Herbal Tisanes I	Health & Fitness- Other, Multicultural- Other, Other	Are you caffeine-sensitive? Not to worry. Expand your repetoire of herbal tisanes beyond chamomile and peppermint with the unique, healthy and delicious herbals: Rooibos & Honeybush. Learn what distinguishes herbal tisanes from true teas, the healthy nutrients that exist in these herbals and their health benefits, and the history and culture surrounding these two herbs from South Africa. Three herbal tisanes will be tasted and discussed.	Up to $100
Tiernan-Bindler, Jennifer	Introduction to Letterboxing	Nature- Other, Other, Visual Arts- Crafts	Do you like to follow clues to solve a mystery? Do you like to search for hidden treasures? Letterboxing is an intriguing pastime combining artistic ability with treasure-hunts in parks, forests, and cities around the world. Participants seek out hidden letterboxes by cracking codes and following clues. The prize: an image from a rubber stamp—usually a unique, hand-carved creation. In this program you will learn all about this fun outdoor activity that combines treasure hunting with rubber stamping. Find clues online to uncover hidden letterboxes all over your town. Use your new skills to find a Letterbox hidden inside the library.	$101- $200
Tolliver, Lisa	ACT Test Prep	Life Skills- Other, Other	Achieve ACT Success! Learn what's on the ACT, differences and similarities between the ACT and SAT, strategies for improving your scores, and tactics for increasing your speed and accuracy. Professor Lisa Tolliver (AB Harvard, MBA+post-grad Columbia, NYS DOE Teaching License) has helped hundreds of students master the ACT and improve their scores. She works with large groups, small groups, and individuals, including honors students, speakers of ESL (English as a Second Language), students who have autism, ADHD, and Asperger's Syndrome, and students who are re-taking the test.	$1001- $3000
Mad Science, Mad Science of Long Island	Dinosaurs (Hands-On Workshop)	Other, Science	Dinosaurs Examine real fossil casts and explore the differences in the teeth of herbivores and carnivores. Students will participate in a mini dinosaur excavation and make a cast of a dinosaur tooth to take home. Mad Science Enrichment Programs are fun explorations into science and technology, and they encourage informal learning through hands-on experience. All Mad Science workshops include a lot of fascinating equipment, supplies, and take-home materials which the children build themselves. The Mad Science mission is to spark the imagination and curiosity of children everywhere by providing them with fun, entertaining, and educational activities which instill a clear understanding of what science really is, and how it affects the world around them.	$101- $200
Harvey, Richard	How To Play Blackjack: An Introduction To State-Of-The-Art Game Strategies	Life Skills- Other, Literature- Authors, Other	Richard Harvey, bestselling author of Blackjack The Smart Way and Cutting Edge Blackjack, world renowned innovator of new blackjack strategies and expert player, teaches cutting edge concepts so all can understand what it takes to win at the game of 21 (aka blackjack). Called 'a blackjack wizard, a genius,' and 'a blackjack guru' by industry insiders, this university-trained math whiz and scientist has been praised for creating new methods (through 10 years of research involving card behavior studies, theoretical math models, shuffling studes and more) that far surpass the accuracy of the methods of the past. (Howard Schwartz of Las Vegas praised him for 'blazing new territory.') Interactive card demonstrations involve the audience in the process of learning. Harvey's done more than 200 professional seminars nationwide and is great at making everything easy to understand through copious amounts of instructive card examples and easy-to-understand PowerPoint slides. Harvey's recent library seminar West Hartford, CT, was fabulously successful (60+ attended). Harvey is proactive at getting publicity too. He obtained write-ups in the Hartford Courant, West Hartford Life and appeared on the Ray Dunaway show on WTIC-AM prior to the West Hartford library seminar. See www.blackjacktoday.com for more info.	$201- $350

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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.