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


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Performer	Program	Category	Description	Fee
Basini, Lisa	Chocolate Covered Everything!	Life Skills- Food	Hand dip cookies, pretzels,candy and marshmallows. Decorate with Valentine sprinkles. Place in a cellophane bag and tie with a ribbon.	$201- $350
Basini, Lisa	Stromboli	Life Skills- Food	Put together this Italian favorite to take home and bake.	$201- $350
Endres, Eric	Eric Herman's Cool Tunes for Kids	Life Skills- Other, Music, Performing Arts- Other	Eric Herman is a multiple award-winning children's music performer. Eric's concerts and assemblies for kids' and families are bursting with comedy, creativity, audience participation and outrageously fun songs. Eric's music videos, including the viral hit, The Elephant Song, have become extremely popular online, with over 40 million views on YouTube, and his songs and videos have been heard and seen nationally on PBS Kids, The Today Show, Fox & Friends, XM Radio and in the Warner Bros. film, Life as We Know It. Eric is a native of Western New York (Buffalo) currently living in the Pacific Northwest. He regularly travels around the country, performing concerts and elementary assembly programs for kids and families, receiving rave responses from kids, parents, teachers and event coordinators wherever he performs. Eric usually visits NY State 2 or 3 times a year.	$201- $350
Basini, Lisa	Spring Cupcakes	Life Skills- Food	Decorate 3 cupcakes to represent your favorite spring theme.	$201- $350
Russian, Duo	Russia & Beyond!	Life Skills- Other, Multicultural- Other, Music	From Russian roots to classical favorites, from vocals to ragtime, the Russian Duo is a magical collaboration between a Siberian virtuoso balalaika and an American concert pianist. This international project was born out of love of traditional music and classical elegance, and a wish to share this repertoire in a vibrant, cross-cultural musical experience.	$501- $1000
Basini, Lisa	Homemade Waffles with Hot Apple Topping and Whip Cream	Life Skills- Food	Who could resist this yummy dessert during peak apple season. Everyone will mix and measure their own ingredients to make their waffles, then enjoy them with hot apple topping and fresh whip cream!!	$201- $350
Carpenter, Margot	"The Heart Knows Better": Changing Prejudice to Kindness	Life Skills- Other, Media- Film, Multicultural- Other	Learn where racism begins and how it can end, during a film and talk presentation by award winning filmmaker Ken Kimmelman. View 3 short films by Mr. Kimmelman, the Emmy Award winning public service film "The Heart Knows Better"; "Brushstrokes," an anti-prejudice film commissioned by the UN; and "What Does a Person Deserve?" a celebrated film against homelessness and hunger. The films are part of an interactive presentation about how the philosophy Aesthetic Realism, founded by American educator Eli Siegel, can change prejudice to kindness. His statement is the basis for "The Heart Knows Better": "It will be found that black and white man have the same goodnesses, the same temptations, and can be criticized in the same way. The skin may be different, but the aorta is quite the same."	$101- $200
Pelc, Cindy and Jim	YoYo Man	Life Skills- Other, Life Skills- Other, Performing Arts- Other	Amusing demonstration and explanation of yoyo tricks followed by hands-on instruction and guidance of how to use a yoyo and perform yoyo tricks. Children are encouraged to bring their own yoyos to the performance.	$101- $200
TheatreworksUSA, -	The Balsters' THE WIZARD'S APPRENTICE	Life Skills- Other, Performing Arts- Magic	Tim and Robin Balster present an all-new magic spectacular. Join Harriet Peabody as Willard the Wizard of Wisdom teaches her that the greatest secrets to magic and life is to possess good reading skills and to know how to find the books she needs. With its large illusions and innovative masks, this is an audience-participation treat for all!	$1001- $3000
Tolliver, Lisa	GED Test Prep	Life Skills- Other, Other	Achieve GED Success! Learn what's on the GED, strategies for improving your scores, and tactics for increasing your speed and accuracy. Professor Lisa Tolliver (AB Harvard, MBA+post-grad Columbia, NYSDOE Teaching License) has helped many students master the GED 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. Students will purchase study guides. Applicable fee may depend upon length and duration of sessions, number of participants, travel time and expenses.	$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.