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


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Performer	Program	Category	Description	Fee
Pratt, Linda D.	How to Select a Preschool for your Child	Life Skills- Parenting	Once your child is ready to make the move from home to preschool, there are many options to choose from. In this workshop, participants will learn about the various types of preschool and child care options and the benefits and challenges of each. At the end of this workshop participants will be able to make 5 key observations when visiting a preschool or child care center, and 5 important questions to ask of the educational staff.	Up to $100
McKeon-Pierce, Lonna	Character Education Stories: Tales of Wit and Wisdom	Life Skills- Parenting, Literature- Other, Performing Arts- Storytelling	Character education; teaching without preaching. Fables and folktales are ageless sources of wisdom that have fascinated folks of all ages forever.	$351- $500
Paul, LoriAnn	Meditations from Around the Globe with LoriAnn Paul Certified Kripalu Yoga Teacher & Meditation Teacher	Health & Fitness- Other, Life Skills- Other, Multicultural- Other	What is MEDITATION? How would you like to explore the ancient healing art of Meditation firsthand through guided meditations borrowed from diverse spiritual traditions around the globe? I am a Certified Kripalu Yoga Teacher, Meditation Teacher and Reiki Master-Teacher. The ancient healing arts are my greatest joy in life, and I desire to share my expertise and passion with you! I invite you to come with me on an amazing journey of exploration of meditations from around the globe in my new series of workshops starting soon. For more information, please visit www.ZinniaPrograms.com	$351- $500
Basini, Lisa	Edible Igloo	Life Skills- Food	Make an edible igloo using chocolate and marshmallows.	$201- $350
Smalley, Carol Parenzan	Writing for Children	Life Skills- Other, Literature- Authors, Performing Arts- Storytelling	Carol Parenzan Smalley is a writer, editor, and educator of children's writing materials. She is also the creator and instructor of Writing for Children, an online course offered through 2,400+ colleges and universities around the world. In this workshop, participants will be introduced to the children's publishing industry and provided with first steps to writing for children and getting published. Includes a Q and A session. All materials supplied. Target age: Grade 8 to adult.	$351- $500
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
Basini, Lisa	Ghost In A Graveyard Cake	Life Skills- Food	Create a fondant ghost and a graveyard on top of a 7" round chocolate cake!! Spooktacular!!!!!	$201- $350
Tolliver, Lisa	FoolProof Financial Education (for high school and college-aged people)	Life Skills- Finance, Other	FOOLPROOF CURRICULM: 5 lesson units are delivered via a combination of live presentations, highly interactive online modules and dynamic websites with follow-up classroom work, and assessments. Unit details are presented below: I: When It Hits the Fan - You and Your Money & Introduction to FoolProof [90-120 min] II: Breathing Without Air - An introduction to the importance of credit and making wise credit decisions [Works with Module III, 90-120 min] III: Kick Some Buck - Continuation of the exploration of credit. Examines individual responsibility for credit decisions. [Expands upon Module II, 90-120 min] IV: Road Trip - Explores checking accounts, debit cards, and banking. Can be used as the full curriculum for checking accounts, debit cards and banking. By adding printed personal fiance worksheets, this module can cover five classroom sessions. [W/ interactive homework skills module, 135-180 min] V: Sucker Punch - An extensive look at credit cards. [w/ interactive homework skills module, 135-180 min] TOTAL PROGRAM DURATION: 9-12 hours	$201- $350
Kuhn, Lindsay	Traveling Farm	Life Skills- Food, Nature- Animals, Science	Smoke Ridge Organics is a fully operating organic farm located in Rochester, NY. Our animals participate in an on farm petting zoo and have toured several libraries and schools around the state. I bring a miniature horse, calf, sheep, goat, pig, angora rabbit, peacock, turkey, chicken, duck, and quail; along with anything else that is new or fits in the trailer. Most of our animals are heritage breeds, there is an explanation of the history of the breed, how the animal benefits the farm, what products come from the animal, and general care and management. Kids can pet the animals learn to handle them. This program is suitable for the 2013 summer reading program.	$101- $200
DeLuca, Michael	Dynothon	Health & Fitness- Other, Life Skills- Other, Other	Yello Dyno himself highlights this 45 minute extravaganza which enthralls children (Grades 2 & 3)with original music, a life-sized game board format, team costumes and group participation.	$501- $1000

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