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


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Performer	Program	Category	Description	Fee
Basini, Lisa	In a Box	Life Skills- Food	Brownies, cookies, hot chocolate, cakes and more! Put the dry ingredients in a box....add additional ingredients to make something scrumptious!	$201- $350
ENSMENGER, HELEN	HOW TO HAVE A SELL-OUT GARAGE SALE SEMINAR !	Life Skills- Other, Life Skills- Other	THINKING ABOUT HAVING A GARAGE SALE? MY 30 YEARS OF GOING TO AND HAVING GARAGE SALES HAS ENABLED ME TO CREATE A STEP BY STEP PLAN TO INSURE A SUCCESFUL SALE. I DISPLAY THE TYPE OF SIGNS TO ATTRACT ATTENTION, SIZE AND WORDING ARE SO IMPORTANT, WHERE TO PLACE THEM , HOW TO PRICE AND DISPLAY ITEMS SO THEY SELL, HOW TO ADVERTISE, GET YOUR BLOCK INVOLVED, PEOPLE WILL COME TO YOURS FIRST WITH MONEY IN THEIR HAND. WHAT TO HAVE ON HAND, WHAT TIME TO OPEN, TRICKS ABOUT MONEY, ELECTRICAL CORDS, MIRRORS FOR CLOTHING,ETC. EVERYONE GOES HOME WITH A PRINTOUT TO READ AT HOME.	$101- $200
Kolarik, Frank	Character Education Presentations	Life Skills- Other, Performing Arts- Storytelling	Listen Up Safety Services provides informative, engaging, and entertaining multimedia character education presentations that hit home for students, helping them discover the information that they really need in order to stay safe and out of trouble. Popular presentations include: Internet Rights and Responsibilities, Bullying, “Don’t Be a Rat?” Dealing with strangers, Substance abuse, and “S.O.S. Serving Our School.” In each presentation, students critically reflect on, interpret and discuss their understanding of the issues through stories, video clips, current events, and role-plays, connecting these to their own lives and to society as a whole. Students have the opportunity to interact and communicate their ideas and feelings through expressing their own experiences, telling their stories, and role-playing. For more information check out www.listenupss.com.	$351- $500
Puppetry, Prevention Through	The Feelings Garden	Life Skills- Other, Performing Arts- Puppetry	Through creative puppets, children's finger plays, and music children learn healthy ways to express their feelings (happy, sad, scared, mad, calm etc.)	$201- $350
Giouvalakis, Katherine	Old Fashioned Pancakes	Life Skills- Food, Life Skills- Other	Learn how to make old fashioned pancakes from scratch. This is a hands on class and participants will follow a recipe (not from a box, made from scratch). They will have to measure, and mix all the ingredients. Then we will make the pancakes on a griddle and enjoy! For children classes disney pancakes can be made by request.	$201- $350
FELDMAN, GARY ((ORGANIC FOOD/NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS))	WHAT "ON EARTH" IS HAPPENING?	Life Skills- Other, Media- Other, Nature- Environment	Gary Feldman, consumer food educator and a forerunner in public education on GMO food, addresses the issue of whether humanity and the ecosystem can survive with fast-track science and futuristic technologies. Look at the diminishing farms, forests and dying oceans here and throughout the world.... Yes - food, water, trees, DNA – even air have become owned (patented). We will talk about the devastating cause and effect of the disappearing bees and butterflies. Learn how nature has been pushed to the brink. What is the role that science is playing in this “unnatural” evolution? Did enough people take heed of what Rachel Carson was saying in Silent Spring? Was George Orwell’s 1984 fiction? We will focus on intellectual property, atmospheric manipulation, censorship, the “precious” components in your computers and cell phones, tracking devices, biometrics, “smart” meters, paperless banking, our unhealthy healthcare system, the evolving pharmaceutical industry and so much in between. Learn how these seemingly unrelated subjects actually, and amazingly are connected.	$201- $350
Doherty, Laura	Laura Doherty -	Health & Fitness- Other, Life Skills- Food, Music	Here's a program Laura did for the City of Chicago library summer reading program, Summer 2012. (at 30 city branches). HEALTY BEATS: A FAMILY MUSIC PROGRAM FOR ACTIVE KIDS AND PARENTS This upbeat interactive concert will have your kids singing and dancing along to Laura's catchy folk-pop tunes that focus on eating healthy and being active. Laura's original songs like "Farmer's Market" and "Vegetable Party" explore fresh foods at your local farmer's market, or the ones you grown in your own backyard! Get movin' and groovin' with Laura's "El Train" and "Hula Hoop" song, and tappin' and clappin' to some traditional favorites. For 13 years Laura taught Wiggleworms, Chicago's largest early-childhood music program, at the Old Town School of Folk Music. She has released two Parent's Choice award-winning children's CDs: "Shining Like a Star" and Kids in the City". After 2 successful decades of performing in Chicago, Laura recently relocated to Westchester, NY (where she grew up). Laura can also do other themed programs (animals, nature, seasons, holidays, etc), or her regular rockin' programs "Songs of the City" and "Shining Like a Star"!	$351- $500
Basini, Lisa	The Breakfast Club	Life Skills- Food	Pancakes, Waffels, Hot Apples and Cinnamon, butter, Maple Syrup, Chocolate Syrup, Whip Cream, Sprinkles and Juice. Lot of fun, everyone will participate in making the breakfast from scratch.	$201- $350
Hartin-Gelardi, Lorraine	Long Ago When I Was Little….A Family Story Celebration	Life Skills- Parenting, Literature- Other, Performing Arts- Storytelling	Lorraine Hartin-Gelardi will share personal stories about her family and will talk about the importance of the role of “memory keepers” in families. Parents and children are encouraged to bring family memorabilia, photos, and mementoes. Children and parents will have time to share their stories.	$101- $200
Deaner, Don	Live your passions and follow your dreams!	Health & Fitness- Other, Life Skills- Food, Life Skills- Other	What stops us from following our dreams? What prevents us from living a passionate and fulfilling life? Is it fear? Too young? Too old? Maybe it’s a lack of time or money or maybe is it simply not in the cards for us. No matter what you think the reasons are, we all can have and deserve an amazing life. Using PowerPoint, handouts and motivational speaking, I explore life balance, fears, goals and what they are comprised of, and the importance of being happy and following one’s dreams.	Up to $100

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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.