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


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Performer	Program	Category	Description	Fee
O'Carroll, Magician Debbie	The Dream Big - READ Magic Show	Performing Arts- Magic	Magician Debbie O'Carroll is looking for a bedtime book. Will she choose an adventure, a fairy tale, a mystery, a history or a biography? Full of imagination and creative audience involvement, this original program is perfect for the 2012 summer reading program at your library.	$201- $350
Clive, Young,	Homemade Hollywood: The Rise of Fan Films	Media- Film, Media- Video, Performing Arts- Storytelling	Fan films are a new phenomenon in today's popular culture. Regular people are creating their own flicks based on their favorite movies, books, TV shows and more, using video cameras and computers to create complex, unique films. Many fan films are now high-quality efforts, sometimes costing as much as $30,000 to produce! This program introduces audiences to some of the best fan films around, featuring Batman, Harry Potter, Superman, The Matrix, Snoopy, Darth Vader and more of the world's most famous characters. I am the author of the first book about fan films, Homemade Hollywood (Continuum, 2008) and run the daily fan film blog, FanCinemaToday.com, so basically I'm the leading expert on this unusual form of underground filmmaking.	$201- $350
TheatreworksUSA, -	The Balsters' THE WIZARD'S APPRENTICE	Life Skills- Other, Performing Arts- Magic	Tim and Robin Balster present an all-new magic spectacular. Join Harriet Peabody as Willard the Wizard of Wisdom teaches her that the greatest secrets to magic and life is to possess good reading skills and to know how to find the books she needs. With its large illusions and innovative masks, this is an audience-participation treat for all!	$1001- $3000
Conrad, Bob	Bugs, Bees, Spiders and Magic	Performing Arts- Magic, Performing Arts- Storytelling, Performing Arts- Storytelling	A Magical adventure with Bugs, Bees, Spiders and Magic. Your audience will meet Bob Conrad's puppet friend Bumble the Bee, and a mind reading spider named Alfred. Members of the audience will help Bob change Clarence the Caterpillar into a beautiful butterfly. It's Magic, Puppets, Ventriloquism, balloon Sculpturing, Storytelling and Audience Participation. A fun program from beginning to end. Bob Conrad is the author/illustrator of several educational books for children including; Bob Conrad's Rainforest Animals, Bob Conrad's Deep Sea Adventure, and Bob Conrad's Great Americans.	$201- $350
Hudert, Christopher	Travelin' Jack & Co.	Performing Arts- Puppetry, Performing Arts- Storytelling, Performing Arts- Theater	An itinerant puppeteer with a hand puppet booth and a knack for tall tales entertains family audiences much as puppeteers did in America’s Colonial days. Three American folk-tales are told with hand puppets by a single puppeteer who serves as both narrator and character in the show. Based on a Jack tale, a slave story-song, and a morality tale, these stories reflect the depth, scope, and humor of early American storytelling. The first story, “Foolish Jack,” is a Jack tale about Jack’s adventures when he first leaves home. The second story tells “Why Dogs Chase Cats.” The final story, “A Bundle of Troubles,” is a morality tales that teaches a valuable life lesson: count your blessings, not your troubles. As contemporary as it is classic, this show is a delight for audiences of all ages.	$351- $500
Hanford, Thomas	Musical Menagerie	Music, Nature- Animals, Performing Arts- Storytelling	Musical Menagerie is a program of animal songs and stories that while appropriate for all ages is especially good for the 5 and under crowd. The songs are in a number of genres -rock and roll, calypso, African American folk songs, old time mountain music, and others. Audience participation via sing-along and audience role playing with painted masks is encouraged. My singing is accompanied by guitar, fiddle and harmonicas.	$201- $350
Rogers, Robert	Rainbow Fish in the Deep Blue Sea	Literature- Other, Performing Arts- Theater, Performing Arts- Puppetry	Inspired by the award winning books by Marcus Pfister, this is an original adventure that gives a new dimension to Rainbow Fish and all the other sea creatures, especially when they are brought to life as a cast of colorful marionettes. An innocent game of hide and seek draws Rainbow Fish into a stiff current that leads to a new and mysterious territory. The Strange-looking inhabitants, who at first seem threatening, turn out to make very good friends, and teach Rainbow Fish some valuable lessons.	$351- $500
Conrad, Bob	Dream Big & Read Magic Show	Performing Arts- Magic, Performing Arts- Puppetry, Performing Arts- Storytelling	Many famous stories are about dreams; "Alice in Wonderland", Where the Wild Things Are" and the "The Wizard of Oz", Bob Conrad incorporates these stories into his all new summer reading program. Your audience will meet Bob's puppet friends, Leonardo the Lion, Hayseed the Scarecrow , R.K. Possum and Bob's nephew Junior. They will see Bernie the Book Worm appear and disappear , and visit with Buzz Liteyear and the crane machine. It's all about Books,Dreams and Magic, using Magic, Puppets, Ventriloquism, Audience participation and lots of laughs and fun.	$201- $350
Carter, Tom	The lost German girl	Nature- Environment, Performing Arts- Storytelling, Science	How a change in the environment, in this case a volcanic eruption, can effect changes, some good , some bad , in individuals lives and change the course of human history. The lost German girl? Well, was the New Orleans slave really the lost girl? And would Joseph Smith have found the Golden Plates in Palmyra, New York or Mary Shelly have written " Frankenstein",if not?	$101- $200
Crocker, Keith	HOLLYWOOD BALLYHOO - The Selling of Genre Cinema to the General Public	History, Media- Film, Performing Arts- Theater	Now this is a truly fun program that will delight your audience. We explore the various gimmicks used by film producers to sell their product to the unwary public, gimmicks such as 3-D, Odorama, Smell-O-Vision, Cinerama, CinemaScope, etc... are all explored and shown as examples via a DVD presentation. Memorabilia that includes lobby cards, posters, and various props used to lure in the audience are also shown. Various film genres are discussed, including Horror films, Westerns, Comedies, Holiday Movies, and much, much more. NEW 2012	$101- $200

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