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


Performer Information
Performer name:	Russell Walks
Phone:	406-861-9787
Mailing address:	146 Erickson Court BIllings, MT 59105
E-mail address:	walks@russellwalks.com
Website:	http://www.russellwalks.com
Previous appearances at:	Have not performed in NYS Contact information for New York State Public Libraries
Information last updated:	01/28/2010

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Program
Category
Description
Fee

The Power of Pop Culture Literature- Other,
Performing Arts- Storytelling,
Visual Arts- Drawing

In addition to being an artist and writer, I’m a teacher with a Masters Degree in Education. I’d love to visit your library this summer and spend some time talking with your kids about the importance of reading and about how a friendship with literature can help young adults achieve their dreams. In 2006 and 2007, I was the artist responsible for the young adult side of the Collaborative Summer Library Program. During those two years, I spent some time traveling around the country giving a presentation I’ve developed based on my artwork, my love of reading, and Joseph Campbell’s philosophy about the persistence of myth and its importance in our lives. I know that all sounds a little scholarly, but the presentation itself is entertaining as well as educational – I talk about Star Wars, and about how it changed my life. I explore the connection between stories as seemingly disparate as The Lion King and the Harry Potter saga, and I talk about how those stories apply to all of us. About me and my work: http://www.russellwalks.com http://www.starwars.com/eu/explore/profile/f20060508/index.html http://billingsgazette.com/entertainment/enjoy/article_68127902-935f-11de-86ec-001cc4c002e0.html http://www.starwars.com/kids/activity/draw/f20060103/index.html About my presentation: http://www.cla-net.org/included/docs/Briefings_May06.pdf (See Page 12) http://members.more.net/stories/chickens-snakes-and-wookiees http://www.starwars.com/vault/collecting/topps/20081215.html
$501- $1000

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Program	Category	Description	Fee
The Power of Pop Culture	Literature- Other, Performing Arts- Storytelling, Visual Arts- Drawing	In addition to being an artist and writer, I’m a teacher with a Masters Degree in Education. I’d love to visit your library this summer and spend some time talking with your kids about the importance of reading and about how a friendship with literature can help young adults achieve their dreams. In 2006 and 2007, I was the artist responsible for the young adult side of the Collaborative Summer Library Program. During those two years, I spent some time traveling around the country giving a presentation I’ve developed based on my artwork, my love of reading, and Joseph Campbell’s philosophy about the persistence of myth and its importance in our lives. I know that all sounds a little scholarly, but the presentation itself is entertaining as well as educational – I talk about Star Wars, and about how it changed my life. I explore the connection between stories as seemingly disparate as The Lion King and the Harry Potter saga, and I talk about how those stories apply to all of us. About me and my work: http://www.russellwalks.com http://www.starwars.com/eu/explore/profile/f20060508/index.html http://billingsgazette.com/entertainment/enjoy/article_68127902-935f-11de-86ec-001cc4c002e0.html http://www.starwars.com/kids/activity/draw/f20060103/index.html About my presentation: http://www.cla-net.org/included/docs/Briefings_May06.pdf (See Page 12) http://members.more.net/stories/chickens-snakes-and-wookiees http://www.starwars.com/vault/collecting/topps/20081215.html	$501- $1000