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


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Performer	Program	Category	Description	Fee
Steingold, Rita	Braille Workshops-How the blind learn to read and write with fingers	Disability Awareness	Ms. Steingold will introduce her new book, Taking Visual Impairment to School. Children will learn about Louis Braille and his wonderful invention of the Braille Code for the blind to read and write with their fingers. Children will have their first name typed in "dots" on the Braillewriter, play the Mystery Word Game, and solve Braille Riddles. Children will learn about cane travel, guide dog, and how the blind adapt to a sighted world. Q&A will be encouraged.	Up to $100
Booking, Unbound	Marc Black - Stroke of Genius	Disability Awareness, Music	Dan Mountain, one of Los Angeles’ premier advertising creative directors, suffered a massive stroke that left him in a coma for 21 days. His doctors gave him a “zero chance of meaningful survival” and finally pulled life support. That’s when Dan woke up. Struggling to put his life back together, he found words again. First, the rhythm, then the meaning. He worked through his aphasia and wrote poems that his friend, Marc Black, put to music and recorded with help from musical luminaries Art Garfunkel, John Sebastian, Steve Gadd, and the Dixi Hummingbirds. They created a richly human CD, Stroke of Genius. Inspired by Dan’s courage and by the CD, filmmaker, Bahman Soltani, produced a tender and surprising love story. His film, also entitled Stroke of Genius, expresses both the fragility of our lives and the powerful resilience of the human spirit. And now Mr. Black has brought it all together in a presentation that features live performance of his original songs, the documentary film, and finally, a time for questions and sharing of experience. Marc is a seasoned performer that makes his audience feel at home. And leaves them inspired.	$351- $500
., Buffalo and Brandy	The Magical Rhythm of Christmas	Disability Awareness, Music, Performing Arts- Magic	The Holidays are a ‘Magical’ time of year. Using your imagination,Buffalo and Brandy will take you on an ‘Imaginary Rhythm Journey’. Throughout the ‘journey’, there will be magic, music and sing-a-long.At the end of our ‘journey’ – there will be lots of drumming by everyone! There’s plenty of fun and festivity for the whole family!	$351- $500
Story Theatre, Activated	Digging Diversity	Disability Awareness, Performing Arts- Storytelling, Performing Arts- Theater	Each show features 2 of the following stories: The Treasure and the Bridge - Tops and Bottoms - The Iron Dragon - Simple Ivan - The Hat Seller and the Monkey Performed before a giant oversized book with lots of physical comedy, American Sign Language and audience participation. At the end of each library performance, kids are sent to search for books related to the show. Shows are recommended for preschool-8th grade students and family audiences. http://activatedstorytheatre.com for more info	$351- $500
Steingold, Rita	BRAILLE WORKSHOP-How the blind read and writer with fingers	Disability Awareness	Ms. Steingold will introduce her new book, Taking Visual Impairment to School. Children will learn about Louis Braille and his wonderful invention of the Braille Code for the blind to read and write with their fingers. Children will have their first name typed in "dots" on the Braillewriter, play the Mystery Word Game, and solve Braille Riddles. Children will learn about cane travel, guide dog, and how the blind adapt to a sighted world. Q&A will be encouraged.	Up to $100
., Buffalo and Brandy	Rhythmsize	Disability Awareness, Health & Fitness- Other, Music	Today’s society is suffering from a lack of exercise. This is evident in the increased number of obese people. Health problems (heart related, diabetes, etc.) are increasing. Sadly, today’s youth are falling prey to this trend. In an attempt to combat this problem, Buffalo and Brandy have developed their new “Rhythmsize” program. Buffalo and Brandy's “Rhythmsize” program is an interactive, rhythm-based, wellness program. While combining magic, drumming, singing and storytelling, the audience finds themselves being drawn into the moment. Percussion instruments are the vehicle that transport the audience into a world of exercise. Even the adults find themselves getting involved. Values such as teamwork, focus and responsibility are woven into the program. This program is for all ages. All instruments are provided.	$351- $500
Scalise, Jody	Community Tai Chi Day	Disability Awareness, Health & Fitness- Other, Life Skills- Other	This is a Tai Chi Event to unite families, groups or just individuals. Tai CHi simplified and made fun. Basics in Silk Reeling and Chi Gong for home use and health disciplines. Short form taught along with Tai Chi "Partnering". Jody Scalise has been a Tai Chi Player for 35 years.. Stress reduction, fluid motion, balance, breathing and confidence.	$201- $350
Science, Wondergy	SoundScience	Disability Awareness, Music, Science	Experience music and sound as you’ve never seen or felt it before! Turn your voice into a giant laser show. Play with unique instruments, including a Laser Harp and a PVC Xylophone, and get tickled with sound with a huggable speaker. Learn about hearing loss and other ways Deaf people can still experience sounds. TOPICS: Waves, pitch, volume, sound in air, harmony, adding waves, filtering waves, human speech. A hands-on activity making working speakers can finish-up this show!	$351- $500
Murphy, Rohan	No Legs, No Problem	Disability Awareness, Health & Fitness- Other, Life Skills- Other	Rohan Murphy, who lost his legs at birth, started to wrestle his freshman year of high school. After a successful high school wrestling career he went on to wrestle at Penn State University. In addition to wrestling, Murphy is also an accomplished powerlifter, competing in international competitions all over the world representing the USA. Rohan has been featured in publications such as ABC news, Sports Illustrated, and many more. He was even featured in his very own Nike commercial to motivate and inspire people to exercise and live a healthy lifestyle. Now Rohan is a professional motivational speaker. He lived his whole life motivating people by his actions, he is now motivating the youth of America by his words. Rohan’s life story is a gripping tale of adversity, dedication, and living life with a purpose. Rohan founded the inspirational social networking community CatchSpark.com. Speaking Topics: Overcoming adversity; embracing differences; anti-bullying; motivational; self-esteem building; goal-setting; and living life with purpose.	$501- $1000
Brian Chevalier, Susan Hamlin &	Character ROCKS - Character Education	Disability Awareness, Life Skills- Other, Music	Character ROCKS with Brian and Susan's engaging, upbeat character ed program. Bring the magic of good character to your school with this participatory assembly program. Also ask about songwriting workshops for your core group -- creat a new song to perform at finale show.	$501- $1000

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