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


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Performer	Program	Category	Description	Fee
Israelian-Barbella, Susan	Very Beginner Rahini Yoga Series	Health & Fitness- Sports, Health & Fitness- Other	Have you always wanted to try yoga but were intimidated by the gym or yoga studios? Very Beginner Yoga is specifically designed for students with little or no yoga experience. You do not need to be flexible, thin or physically fit. If you can breathe, you can practice yoga. The program begins with the body-breath connection, some mild stretching, and then we will learn basic yoga poses. You will become more flexible, your breathing and focus will improve as well your balance, strength and sense of well being All classes include a meditation segment as well as guided relaxation.	$201- $350
Chang, Norma	ADULTS -- Entertain with Ease Style & an Asian Flair 1 (Time-Saving, No-Fuss, Low-Fat Chinese Cooking)	Health & Fitness- Other, Life Skills- Food, Multicultural- Other	ADULTS -- Get a head start on the holidays with some do-ahead party recipes. Chinese cookbook author, Norma Chang, will show you how to create several delicious Chinese dishes that are just right for the holiday seasons and can be incorporated into menus the whole year through. Do-ahead information, reheating instructions and presentation ideas will be explained. Recipes to take home. Program available WITH tasting (Size of Audience: 40) or WITHOUT tasting (Size of Audience: unlimited).	$201- $350
Giouvalakis, Katherine	Organic/Conventional Juicing	Health & Fitness- Other, Life Skills- Food, Life Skills- Other	Tweens, teens, or adults get hands on experience with the three most common juicers, and the benefits and differences of each. They create tasty organic juices (vegetable and fruit) and get to sample many different types. As always, this is a hands on class! This class can also be done non- organic for a discounted price!	$101- $200
Newcombe, Melody	Organic Gardening and Your Health	Health & Fitness- Other, Life Skills- Food, Nature- Gardening	Melody Newcombe, internationally know organic grower and promoter of community supported agriculture, enlightens audiences with astounding information about how to grow a healthy, nutritious, bounteous garden. She will cover topics of composting, bed preparation, how to have a weed-free garden naturally, crop rotation to outwit plant pests and diseases while maximizing soil fertility. She will cover intercropping and succession planting so you can get the highest yield possible per square yard. She will take you from planning to planting to harvesting. Your gardening will be life changing as you eat healthier and grow fitter.	$201- $350
Novogrodski, Marvin	How The Body Works	Health & Fitness- Other, Life Skills- Food, Science	“How the Body Works” brings to life the wonders—and fun! —Of physiology. Included is a six-foot tall house that unfolds to 25 feet wide. Behind each panel is a surprise: human-cell micro-photographs, a giant brain, a chorus of skeletons, a ten-foot tall circulatory system, and an eight-foot blinking nerve cell. Discover the digestive tract! Hear the heart pump! Watch the blood flow! Check out the streaming video on www.marvmarv.com. This show contains circus arts, magic tricks, intriguing visuals and upbeat music. Both are scripted with a humorous, rhythmic rhyming text, and were created with support from The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts. Marvin is now living in Fort Lee, New Jersey.	$501- $1000
Gaulin, Sasha	Hula Hoop Dancing with Fire Gypsy	Health & Fitness- Other, Performing Arts- Dance, Visual Arts- Other	Sasha is a hula hoop dance instructor and a professional hula hoop dancer. The program starts with a 5 minute hoop dance performance and then I teach the kids or the group how to hoop dance. The size of the group is only limited by the space. I will have hula hoops already made for the class. But I can also do a hoop making workshop.	$201- $350
Banilivy, Mansour	SafeTALK: Suicide Alertness for Everyone	Health & Fitness- Other, Life Skills- Other	SafeTALK is a two and a half to three hour training that prepares anyone over the age of 15 to identify persons with thoughts of suicide and connect them to suicide first aid resources	Up to $100
Valenti, Larain	Wellness Workshop for the Mommy 2 Be	Health & Fitness- Other	This informative and interactive workshop will empower women with the fact that pregnancy and birth is a normal, healthy process. Dr. Valenti will discuss the three different types of stress (physical, mental, and emotional) and how these stresses uniquely affect pregnant women. She will discuss each type of stress and the best ways to eliminate them naturally. Topics included are biomechanical changes during pregnancy, how to sit, stand and sleep most comfortably, eating a healthy natural died, and the mind-body connection. Also discussed are natural birth options and resources of information.	Up to $100
Desai, Mala	Traditional Indian Dance	Health & Fitness- Other, Performing Arts- Dance	Warm-up for ALL Dance genres with excercises based in Yoga. Participants will learn basic novement that build body-coordination, muscle strenght and balance. With an emphasis on breath, the session reduces stress and helps increase focus. A simple dance routine will be taught to traditional and popular Indian music that rounds out the work-out ending in fun and laughter.	$201- $350
Henderson, Kristine	Tea Tasting: Oolong Teas	Health & Fitness- Other, Multicultural- Other, Other	Oolong tea is the most diverse category of teas produced in the world. During this interactive seminar, we will explore several teas from the top oolong tea producing countries of China and Taiwan, along with a rare oolong from India. Learn about how oolong tea differs from the teas in other categories, specific health benefits associated with oolong tea, and the history and lore surrounding the teas being tasted. Three teas will be tasted and discussed including: Ti Kuan Yin; Formosa Fancy Oolong; and Nilgiri Frost Oolong.	Up to $100

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