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


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Performer	Program	Category	Description	Fee
TheatreworksUSA, -	Living Voices Productions' WITHIN THE SILENCE	History, Media- Video, Performing Arts- Theater	A moving, personal view of the Japanese-American internment during World War II. A poignant illustration of life in the camps that points to the dangers of racism and prejudice.	$501- $1000
McGrath, Cathy	Magical Ireland Travelogue	Media- Photography, Multicultural- Other, Other	Magical Ireland is a PowerPoint travelogue in two parts, the first covering the 2010 trip by Rochester NY Irish Musicians’ Club (a branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann) to our sister city of Waterford and the second part traveling the coast of County Clare, County Galway’s Connemara region and Inishbofin Island. Cathy McGrath gives a personal view of the sites and people along the way with photographs and video recordings.	Up to $100
Siy, Alexandra	Author Visit: Mars Road Trip!	Literature- Other, Media- Photography, Science	Images from my book, CARS ON MARS, are featured in this interplanetary road trip. Stunning photography taken by the rovers themselves transport children to Mars where they learn about the geology, climate, and natural history of our closest neighbor in space. Children use their imaginations as they explore Mars with the help of maps, music, and snacks--basic necessities on any road trip!	$201- $350
Sonny and Perley, Sonny and Perley	Too Marvelous For Words ~ A Tribute to Johnny Mercer	History, Media- Other, Music	Too Marvelous For Words ~ A Tribute to Johnny Mercer Johnny Mercer began writing songs at the age of 15 and eventually became one of the foremost figures of 20th century American popular music. From the mid-1930s through the mid-1950s, many of the songs Mercer wrote and performed were among the most popular hits of the time. He wrote the lyrics to more than a thousand songs, including compositions for movies and Broadway shows. Sonny & Perley highlight favorites including "Skylark", "Accentuate The Positive", "Blues In The Night" and "Moon River".	$351- $500
!, briz	DUST BOWL DIARIES-National Tour	History, Media- Photography, Music	New Jersey Songwriter Briz has created another touching and informative multimedia show based on actual historical events culled from our American landscape. This time the topic is the migration of The Great Plains Farmers to California, the hardships they endured en route and the life that awaited them once they arrived. Briz uses songs of the times like, I Ain't Got No Home in This World Anymore, Do Re Mi, and current works like Springsteen's Ghost of Tom Joad. Combined with a Power Point presentation of photos from The Library of Congress, the shows are informative and entertaining. Perfect for the whole family,they can be tailored for students studying the Grapes of Wrath,the Great Plains, soil erosion or The Great Depression.	$201- $350
Siy, Alexandra	Author Visit: GET STEAM!	Literature- Creative Writing, Media- Photography, Science	GET STEAM! explores the links between STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) while presenting the process by which I create children's books--including research, photography, and writing. Using images from my books, BUG SHOTS, MOSQUITO BITE, and SNEEZE!, I introduce students to hidden worlds magnified and photographed by an electron microscope. In depth observation of a variety of specimens is accomplished with a 5X jeweler's loupe provided to each workshop participant. Students explore how they can use observation to to inspire their own creative-nonfiction writing.	$201- $350
TheatreworksUSA, -	Living Voices Productions' LA CAUSA	History, Media- Video, Performing Arts- Theater	In the late 1960's, a man named Cesar Chavez changed the lives of Latin American farm workers, fought for civil rights, and battled racism and indecent working conditions. Experience this chapter of American history as one young woman balances the demands of her family and culture, and fights to see her people free of poverty.	$501- $1000
Carpenter, Margot	"The Heart Knows Better": Changing Prejudice to Kindness	Life Skills- Other, Media- Film, Multicultural- Other	Learn where racism begins and how it can end, during a film and talk presentation by award winning filmmaker Ken Kimmelman. View 3 short films by Mr. Kimmelman, the Emmy Award winning public service film "The Heart Knows Better"; "Brushstrokes," an anti-prejudice film commissioned by the UN; and "What Does a Person Deserve?" a celebrated film against homelessness and hunger. The films are part of an interactive presentation about how the philosophy Aesthetic Realism, founded by American educator Eli Siegel, can change prejudice to kindness. His statement is the basis for "The Heart Knows Better": "It will be found that black and white man have the same goodnesses, the same temptations, and can be criticized in the same way. The skin may be different, but the aorta is quite the same."	$101- $200
TheatreworksUSA, -	Living Voices' NORTHWEST PASSAGE	History, Media- Video, Performing Arts- Theater	When Julia’s family immigrates to the northwestern United States from Sweden, she experiences the diversity of America through interactions with her African, Asian, and Native American neighbors as she becomes a nurse at the height of WWI.	$501- $1000
Heald, Rien	MuVChat	Media- Video	Use the MuVChat service to host an interactive movie. With MuVChat, your audience texts comments from their cell phones that appear onscreen along with the movie. Works with any DVD.	Up to $100

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