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Performer	Program	Category	Description	Fee
Encore Performing Arts, Inc.	THE DAY IT SNOWED TORTILLAS by Crabgrass Puppet Theatre	Literature- Other, Multicultural- Other, Performing Arts- Puppetry	A delightful Mexican folktale in which creative problem-solving is the key ingredient that helps a poor couple outwit a gang of bullies. A poor woodcutter and his wife have the chance of a lifetime – to become rich! All they have to do is keep a secret . . . something the woodcutter simply can't do. His clever wife cooks up an ingenious plan, and all she needs to do is make it snow – in July – in Mexico! The recipe for this hilarious folktale includes fantastic puppets, marvelous music, and one very funny chicken!	$501- $1000
Duprey, Rolande	The Basket Case	Life Skills- Other, Performing Arts- Storytelling, Performing Arts- Puppetry	Children ask questions all the time. This show helps them to understand the nature of these questions -- WHERE? WHO? WHAT? HOW? WHY? are repeated in various ways within the scope of the story in order to give the children some usage memory. The concepts of INSIDE and OUTSIDE are also explored at length, with baskets sitting inside other baskets, and puppets coming OUT and going IN to baskets. The missing person in the story is the mother of a little puppet found deep inside one of the baskets. Ideas of LOSING, SEARCHING and FINDING are folded within the story. Because the story is performed live, with live songs and movement, the narrative offers many opportunities for young children to engage physically as well as verbally.	$351- $500
Gifford, Terrie	Improv Workshop and Showcase for Teens	Life Skills- Other, Performing Arts- Theater, Performing Arts- Storytelling	Four workshops (one per week)and a fifth session (show open to the public). (All approx. 90 mins.) Workshop consists of inter-active exercises and activities designed to foster cooperation, team work and confidence. Many of the games are similar to "Whose Line is it Anyway?" Any teen interested in comedy/theater/public speaking or communications would enjoy this program.	$351- $500
Salerno Thomas, Sarah	Zap!	Performing Arts- Other, Science	Zap! is an interactive performance which uses theater, poetry, and a wide array of props to introduce children to the amazing world of electricity. Concepts such as atoms, electrons, circuits, and conductors are conveyed with a hands-on, easy-to-understand method.	$351- $500
CLEMENTS, JEHAN	Santa Claus - Holiday Storytelling Program	Literature- Authors, Performing Arts- Storytelling, Performing Arts- Literary Artists	1 - The Boy/Girl Who Became Santa's Helper - Original Christmas Story. 2 - The Boy/Girl Who Did Not Believe In Santa Claus - Original Christmas Story. 3 - The Night Before Christmas - Let's Read This Wonderful Poem Together. 4 - We're Having Fun - A Sing-a-Long Song.	$351- $500
Carle, Kandie	The Victorian Lady	History, Performing Arts- Theater, Performing Arts- Other	Dressing from corset to gloves, Ms. Carle takes her audience on a journey of discovery using clothing as a tool to explore the lives of everyday people of the Victorian and Edwardian time periods. Using vintage pieces as well as authentically reproduced clothing and accessories, Ms. Carle educates and entertains with humor and grace. The program includes audience participation and Q & A. The Victorian Lady is living history at its best, done in a theatrical style.	$501- $1000
Graham, Michael	Jack and the Beanstalk	Performing Arts- Puppetry	JACK AND THE BEANSTALK This popular classic features beautifully crafted hand and rod puppets, colorful scenic design, special effects and an original script in which Jack, with the help of a clever Chicken, saves the day! The Spring Valley Puppet Theater production of Jack and the Beanstalk holds many surprises in this new approach to this old favorite. Michael Graham's production of Jack and the Beanstalk was awarded in 1994 Citation of Excellence in the Art of Puppetry by UNIMA-USA, the American Center of the Union Internationale de la Marionette. The show runs 35-40 minutes. An informative and fascinating curtain-down question and answer period can follow school performances! A demonstration of some of the puppets follows public performances.	$351- $500
Pelc, Cindy and Jim	2011 One World Many Stories - Magic Adventures	Performing Arts- Magic	Let's take a magical adventure together - there is a magical check-list of things we need to do to get ready to travel. Give us a telephone call for more show details. Upbeat, surprises, participatory FUN!	$101- $200
Mc Dade, Ed	Singin' on the Rails	Music, Performing Arts- Storytelling, Performing Arts- Other	Boomers, Gandy Dancers, Steel Drivers, Greaseballs, Hogheads, Section Bosses and Road Masters come alive in the songs and stories of the resolute men who built, inhabited, maintained and ran the railroads during the Age of Steam. Ed McDade sings and plays guitar, banjo, harmonica and rhythm instruments. He breathes life into the old songs and tall tales of the Irish immigrants and African American work gangs whose hard labor, ingenuity and bravery made the railroads possible. This presentation will be part talk, part drama/comedy and part musical performance. The program includes songs like Pat Works on the Erie, Wreck of Old 97, Cannonball Blues, John Henry, Railroad Bill and stories like Casey Jones, Finnigan to Flannigan and O'Callahan's Solution.	$351- $500
Randall, Mike	Reading Is Magic! With Mike Randall & Friends	Performing Arts- Magic, Performing Arts- Other, Performing Arts- Puppetry	Magic, Ventriloquism And Family Fun for Children Of All Ages! Mike Randall One Of Western NY's #1 Kid Show Entertainers! Mike Randall's extravaganza was a top notch, professional show that I would highly recommend. Western New York is fortunate to have such a talented entertainer in the area. Rene Hanley Delevan-Yorkshire Public Library Summer Program Coordinator	$351- $500

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