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


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Performer	Program	Category	Description	Fee
Thompson, Liz	Bats!	Nature- Animals, Science	Explore popular bat myths, meet bats from around the world, discover NYS bats and uncover the many ways in which bats help humankind. Multi-media program incorporates slides, models, echolocation recordings and audience participation. Kids get bat rings!	Up to $100
Thompson, Liz	Building Better Bat Houses	Nature- Animals	Bat houses have become very popular in recent years. Unfortunately, most bat houses sold in stores don’t attract bats because of basic design flaws. Learn the simple steps you can take to make your bat house a success and discover which bats are most likely to move in!	Up to $100
Thompson, Liz	Create-A-Program	Nature- Animals	Do you have a specific set of bat-related topics to cover? No problem! Give us a call and we’ll be happy to set up a program to meet your specific needs.	Up to $100
Thompson, Liz	Creepy Crawly Creativity	Nature- Animals, Science	This super fun new program explores Nature's creative side by studying up close one of the planet's most intriguing life forms - SPIDERS! Kids will learn about spiders through slides, preserved specimens, posters, and by meeting our incredible live tarantula ambassadors. To help us better understand our eight-legged friends, one lucky member of the audience will be transformed into a spider right before our eyes! At the end of the program our new spider experts get to show off their creativity by creating a brand new spider species of their own and sharing it with the group.	$101- $200
Thompson, Liz	Guided Bat Hike	Nature- Animals	Our popular on-the-move program takes place at an outdoor venue of your choosing. Programs incorporate spotlight and bat detector to fully experience the bats as they forage in the skies above our heads.	$101- $200
Thompson, Liz	The Secret World of Spiders	Nature- Animals, Science	Despite their bad press, spiders are some of the most intriguing and beneficial animals sharing our planet. Their webs are architectural masterpieces of silk, their venom may hold the cure or treatment for many human ailments including diabetes, and they possess some of the most interesting adaptations found in the natural world. It has been said that at any given moment we are never more than six feet from a spider. Discover which ones are sharing your work, play, and living spaces and exactly what they're up to. With the help of slides, preserved specimens (including brown recluse and black widow), and visits with our live tarantula ambassadors we'll unlock the mysteries of these elusive animals.	$101- $200
Tincknell, Roger	Children's Songs and Singing Games	Multicultural- Other, Music, Nature- Animals	CHILDREN’S SONGS & SINGING GAMES Interactive Program for Young Children Sing, move, dance and play rhythm instruments while exploring other cultures with traditional, original and contemporary songs and play-parties! This program includes a variety of traditional, multicultural, contemporary and original children’s songs designed to stimulate the imagination and inspire singing, moving and dancing. Children imitate animals, take imaginary journeys, create song lyrics and learn Spanish and other languages through call and response singing. Quiet songs and lullabies are interspersed with high energy movement songs. The program is performed on a wide variety of instruments including, guitar, banjo, mandolin, drums and harmonica. Children are often invited to play Latin, African and Native American percussion instruments.	$351- $500
Tincknell, Roger	Earth Rhythms: Songs for the Environment	Music, Nature- Environment, Science	From rain forests to recycling, conservation to compost, Earth Rhythms journeys from our own backyard to around the world with a variety of musical styles and instruments. Performed on a variety of stringed, wind, and percussion instruments, Earth Rhythms is also a multicultural journey to many lands. Hear songs, animal stories, legends and facts to the accompaniment of the Aztec rain stick, Inca flute, Russian balalaika, African drum, banjo, guitar and mandolin. The audience participates in singing, moving, and playing a variety of rhythm instruments.	$351- $500
Wind, Diane and Frank	Wiggles, Giggles and Tons of Fun	Nature- Animals, Performing Arts- Puppetry, Performing Arts- Storytelling	Dee Ellen Lee and Frank Wind are tandem storytellers who perform for all ages - two tellers - 3 different styles. When performing for young children they use puppets and tell stories with lots of participation. Their repertoire consists of folktales and original stories tailored to please their audience. Come join the fun as Dee and Frank take you on a journey filled with the wonder and magic of storytelling.	$201- $350
Zimmerman, Michelle	A BUTTERFLY BLAST!	Literature- Authors, Nature- Animals, Performing Arts- Storytelling	Come along and capture the fun as award-winning author Michelle Zimmerman reads her children's book "Can't Catch a Butterfly". The butterfly fun continues as she leads an indoor butterfly hunt, butterfly games, songs and a simple craft.	$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.