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


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Performer	Program	Category	Description	Fee
TheatreworksUSA, -	THE TEACHER FROM THE BLACK LAGOON & OTHER STORYBOKS	Literature- Other, Performing Arts- Theater	An exciting musical revue based on favorite contemporary children’s books. Book titles subject to change. Teacher From the Black Lagoon- by Mike Thaler and Jared Lee Dogzilla- by Dav Pilkey Grumpy Bird- by Jeremy Tankard I Want My Hat Back- by Jon Klassen Lily’s Purple Plastic Purse- by Kevin Henkes Love Splat, Splat the Cat- by Rob Scotton The Grasshopper and the Ant	$1001- $3000
Dolan, Mary Beth	Let's Get Graphic	Literature- Creative Writing, Visual Arts- Drawing, Visual Arts- Cartooning	This program can be held as a one-day workshop or mulitple-session residency. I teache the beginning skills needed to create and develop a graphic novel or short story. Drawing skills, story telling skills, creative writing and visual story boarding are taught. Age 12 and up mandatory for this program. A great way to get teens and especially teen boys to visit your library!	$201- $350
Walsh, FARMER TOM and TIGER TOM	CHILDRENS MUSIC ON THE FARM WITH FARMER TOM WALSH	Literature- Poetry, Multicultural- Other, Music	American songs FOR CHILDREN – A collection of children’s music and storytelling. As one of the country’s most original Singer and Storytellers, FARMER TOM Walsh takes the listener on a fascinating journey through the roots of American music and his own original songs with a little help from the grooves of The Grateful Dead, Phish, his Friends moe and his own lovin' soul. FARMER TOM performs his songs and stories gathered from Masters he has studied and performed with including folklorist John Lomax and Mike Seeger of the Smithsonian institute of America, Legendary Traditional American musicians Doc Watson, Norm Blake, Joe Pass, Fiddling Mark Hamilton and others. FARMER TOM is a Master of the open tuning, of the guitar, in early roots music; pass to him by Mike Seeger. Workshops, at festivals, are available.	$201- $350
CLEMENTS, JEHAN	Traditional Folk Tales	Literature- Other, Multicultural- Other, Performing Arts- Storytelling	1 - Fairy Tale & Folk Tale - Important Storytelling Words 2 - How Nemisis Brought Stories to the World - African Folk Tale 3 - Nasrudin Tales - Sufi tales from the Masters 4 - We're Having Fun - A Sing-a-Long Song	$351- $500
Rosenberg, David	One World, Many Stories	Literature- Other, Performing Arts- Magic, Performing Arts- Puppetry	David FunN's One World, Many Stories library program, takes his audience around the world, showing magic and stories from China, Europe, Africa, Scotland and more. He uses music, magic, storytelling and puppetry to keep both children and adults enthralled and laughing for up to 50 minutes. His show includes a live rabbit production, over 20 child participants and uses books from the library's collection.	$201- $350
Dolan, Mary Beth	Altered Books- STEAMPUNK	Literature- Creative Writing, Visual Arts- Painting, Visual Arts- Crafts	Take an old book and turn it into a treasure! Repurpose your libraries discard books into a work of art! Participants use collage, painting, staining, old photos, postcards, stamps, ribbon (etc.) and writing to Alter their book into a keepsake. Program best with ages 14 and up. Adults lobe this program too! It's a green way to reuse an old book!	$351- $500
Parisi, Rita	Gothic Ghost Tales by Candlelight	Literature- Authors, Performing Arts- Storytelling, Performing Arts- Theater	A presentation of three ghost stories spanning from early 20th century through mid century from Irish author, Rose MacCaulay, British Author, Agatha Christie and American author, Virginia Layefsky. This is not a reading. This is theatrical storytelling where the stories have been adapted faithfully using the author's own words. Includes lighting, props and costumes.	$351- $500
Chesser, Richard	Children's Literature Brought to Life	Literature- Other, Performing Arts- Theater, Performing Arts- Literary Artists	Steamer No.10 Theatre produces professional theatre for young audiences based on children's literature and NYS history. Our current repertoire includes: Rumpelstiltskin, Pied Piper, Cinderella Tales (compilation of: Yeh Shen, Glass Slipper, and Billy Beg and the Bull), Reluctant Dragon, Clinton's Ditch - Saga of the Erie Canal, among others. All of our shows are created to appeal to an audience aged 3 to 93, with a preference for performing to an audience of children with adults. Our goal is to inspire children and parents to go find the book, or books that the show is based on and read it for themselves. We love books and our life is about bringing them to life on the stage while remaining to true to the author, or the tradition out of which the story came. Each show is created to tour with 3-4 actors and a stage manager, a touring set and costumes; depending on venue we can also bring lighting and sound system. Steamer No.10 is funded in part by the New York State Council on the Arts The Key is Reading – it Unlocks the Treasures of the World - Children’s Literature Brought to Life.	$501- $1000
Cavanaugh, Deb	Call of the Wild: Music of the Klondike Gold Rush	History, Literature- Other, Music	This program traces the history of the Klondike Gold Rush through the music of that era. Funny, romantic, silly and sometimes tragic, these songs and tunes are presented in costume with anecdotes and a lot of history lessons.	$351- $500
Basini, Lisa	Carrot cake in a jar to give as a gift for the holiday's	Life Skills- Other, Literature- Other, Other	Carrot Cake in a jar to give as a gift for the holiday's -Mix ingredents to make the cake mix and give to a family member for the holiday's - includes all plus a great recipe for cream cheese frosting.	$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.