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


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Performer	Program	Category	Description	Fee
Winter, Cathy	Creep, Crawl, Fly, Swim and Slither - A Story & Song Concert of Bugs and Beyond !	Multicultural- Other, Music, Nature- Environment	We're buggin' out over books this summer with songs and stories from around the world to bring lots of critters out of the woods, out of the books, and into our libraries! Snakes and frogs and spiders and worms join us for sing-alongs and activity songs. We'll have story visits with Anansi the Spider and the Wide Mouthed Frog as well as tunes about the good creepy crawlies in our gardens. And let's not forget figuring out who eats what!	$201- $350
Smith, Dr. Andrew J.	A Forgotten Art: Walking Stick and Handle Making	History, Multicultural- Other	This program examines the forgottena rt of walking and hiking stick making. Historical and cultural differences of the use of walking and hiking sticks, the different kinds of wood and amterials used in making sticks, the varieties of sticks and canes, and the different types of materials specially suited for each type, artwork and adornments used on sticks, applications of finishes and stains (including natural finishes) for different purposes and tastes.	$201- $350
!, briz	FREEDOM'S CRY-(A House Divided) National Tour	History, Multicultural- Other, Music	Once again briz takes us on a historical, musical journey with the second part of his Freedom saga.The first Freedom Stairway, speaks of the attrocities of slavery and the attempts to seek emancipation via the underground railroad. Now, Freedom's Cry deals with the horrors of the Civil War. Songs like, Dear Mr. Lincoln and The Ghosts of Gettysburg, movingly tell the stories of the soldiers who fought the most bloody war in our nation's history, and just like Stairway,Freedom's Cry will move you visually with the addition of the beautiful power point black and white slides from the Library of Congress. The Freedom shows are age appropriate for the entire family with plenty of audience participation. The third and final part of the Freedom saga titled Freedom's Glory which deals with the Civil Rights Movement is also now complete and available as well .	$201- $350
merwin, chris	One World	Multicultural- Other, Music, Performing Arts- Storytelling	An inter-active trip around the world through multi-cultural music and imagination. Audience members will play a ten foot Tibetan trumpet, the steel drum, dance and do the limbo to calypso music played on the electric guitar, and sing a reggae song. They will also learn some hula moves and dance to the Hawaiian steel guitar. Stories from far away lands that teach good moral lessons are told and accompianied by authentic instruments. These include the Turkish saz, Japanese shakuhachi flute, and Hawaiian lap steel guitar. Assorted percussion instruments brought back from my travels can be handed out as well. This program is truly one of a kind and all instruments are authentic and brought back by myself from the country of origin. The music is real and not dumbed down in any way, and I have found that this program always thrills, entertains, and educates audiences. Its perfect for ages 3-11.	$351- $500
merwin, chris	Kikyo Genso-Japanese music and dance	Multicultural- Other, Music, Performing Arts- Dance	Kikyo Genso (beautiful illusion in Japanese) is a one of a kind duo consisting of Kishiko Hasegawa and Chris Merwin. Kishiko studied the ancient Noh theater dance and singing as a child in Japan and Chris Merwin has immersed himself in the esoteric music of the bamboo shakuhachi flute both in Japan and at home. Together they enchant audiences with a marriage of the two art forms that are not paired together in the traditional arts world of Japan. The program features elegant dance based on Noh dance accompanied by Zen Buddhist and classical music, as well as folk dances with the words sung in Japanese. The performers are authentically costumed in kimonos and cultural and historical background is given on all aspects of the performance. This show is the only one of it's kind anywhere and is as entertaining as it is educational.	$501- $1000
Warren, Conroy	WEST INDIAN AND AMERICAN MUSIC SONG AND DANCE	Multicultural- Other, Music, Performing Arts- Dance	THIS PROGRAM IS AN INTERACTIVE CULTURAL AND MUSIC ENRICHMENT PROGRAM, WITH AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION. CONROY USES AN ELECTRIC/ACOUSTIC GUITAR AS ACCOMPANIMENT TO HIS CAPTIVATING VOCAL SELECTIONS. HIS REPERTOIRE INCLUDES CALYPSO, R&B, REGGAE, MERINGUE, POP, CHILDREN FAVORITES AND ROCK & ROLL. THE AUDIENCE IS ALWAYS INVITED TO SING, DANCE OR PLAY SOME OF THE MANY PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS THAT HE PRESENTS AND DEMONSTRATES. HIS PRESENTATION IS PROFESSIONAL AND RESPONSIBLE. THE PROGRAM IS SUITABLE FOR ANY OCCASION OR SEASON OF THE YEAR.	$351- $500
Bromka, Sondra & John	Merrie Old English Music & Dances To Welcome in the Spring	Multicultural- Other, Music, Performing Arts- Dance	Participatory songs, dances, and magical traditions of Merrie Olde England that help celebrate the arrival of this loveliest season of the year. Seasonal concert/workshop combination.	$351- $500
Smith, Dr. Andrew J.	Issues in Archaeology	History, Multicultural- Native American	This is a slide show and lecture explaining and illustrating Native American sites and artifacts common to the Hudson Valley and elsewhere. Typical rock shelters are shown as well as some common artifacts and their purposes. Explanation of the growing problem if vandalism and theft of Antie American sites and artifacts and the efforts to control the problem is discussed.	$201- $350
Hopkins, Allen	Voice of the Second Generation - A Holocaust Remembrance	History, Multicultural- Other, Music	Singer-songwriter Bonnie Abrams, child of Holocaust survivors, and multi-instrumentalist Allen Hopkins, provide a program that mixes history, personal family remembrances, music and poetry from the European Jewish tradition -- all relating to the Holocaust experience. Bonnie, currently coordinator of Holocaust education at the Jewish Community Federation in Rochester, has performed and recorded extensively in western New York and throughout the Northeast. Her personal narrative is blended with music in English and Yiddish, both her original compositions and songs from the Jewish tradition. Allen provides accompaniment to Bonnie's guitar, on mandolin, mandola, concertina etc. This program has been presented at schools, Jewish community groups, and libraries for more than five years.	$351- $500
Lynda Folk, Little Folk's Music!	Little Folk's Music	Life Skills- Parenting, Multicultural- Other, Music	Little Folk’s Music is a natural approach to Language Acquisition, through multicultural vocal improvisation with the use of hand instruments comforted by physical rocking that sets a tempo. • Little Folk’s pedagogical based approach, discusses the four steps involved in this technique: (1) develop familiar, routine, singing patterns; (2) use a question and answer format; (3) use of daily motherease sounds (4) begin physical improvisation. • The class activities included yoga breath exercises that are developed around six categories: aural skills, rhythm activities, natural sound, vocal training, body percussion, dance technique. The structure: Beat; melodic phrasing; sound, time organization. • Music is a natural product of physical and intellectual learning. The patterning of a breathe with movement, Sounds become Little Folk’s accelerator. • Analytical of human communicative, sounds and behaviors, Little Folk’s Music guides families together with laughter and joy of family participation. A four-week class, that promotes Language Acquisition, Speech development, through Musical patterning which opens the cognitive window for literacy. Birth thru 5 years old.	$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.