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


Performer Information
Stage name:	Lonna McKeon Pierce
Performer name:	Lonna McKeon-Pierce
Phone:	607-625-4727
Mailing address:	2 Eland Drive Apalachin, NY 13732
E-mail address:	lonnastory@yahoo.com
Website:	http://www.lonnastory.com
Previous appearances at:	Moore Memorial Library, Albany Public Library, East Greenbush Community Library, Sand Lake Town Library, Rensselaerville Library Contact information for New York State Public Libraries
Information last updated:	08/07/2009

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Program
Category
Description
Fee

Babushka Tales Literature- Other,
Multicultural- Other,
Performing Arts- Storytelling

Understanding the diversity of cultural heritages, Mrs. McKeon Pierce tells tales of Eastern Europe with ethnic costume, props, and song.
$351- $500

Folk Tales Around the World Literature- Other,
Multicultural- Other,
Performing Arts- Storytelling

Includes both humorous and thoughtful tales from around the globe, many of which are participatory. Teacher workshops available. Students will learn to be more expressive with their voices in oral presentation.
$351- $500

Remembering Anna Marlak: A Trunk Show on Immigration History,
Multicultural- Other,
Performing Arts- Storytelling

This one-woman show uses artifacts from Mrs. Pierce's grandmother, as she re-tells her immigrant journey all alone, through Ellis Island, to Binghamton, NY, in 1907. This makes the ordeal understandable, powerful,and personal. The storyteller draws each item from the trunk, including photographs, costumes, and small treasures from the Russian and Armenian cultures. The trunk is the very same used by Mr. Pierce's grandmother, who escaped the Armenian Genocide in the early 1900's. Audience members are encouraged to preserve oral histories and artifacts of their ancestors to help understand themselves better; and realize what gifts and curses they have come from.
$501- $1000

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Program	Category	Description	Fee
Babushka Tales	Literature- Other, Multicultural- Other, Performing Arts- Storytelling	Understanding the diversity of cultural heritages, Mrs. McKeon Pierce tells tales of Eastern Europe with ethnic costume, props, and song.	$351- $500
Folk Tales Around the World	Literature- Other, Multicultural- Other, Performing Arts- Storytelling	Includes both humorous and thoughtful tales from around the globe, many of which are participatory. Teacher workshops available. Students will learn to be more expressive with their voices in oral presentation.	$351- $500
Remembering Anna Marlak: A Trunk Show on Immigration	History, Multicultural- Other, Performing Arts- Storytelling	This one-woman show uses artifacts from Mrs. Pierce's grandmother, as she re-tells her immigrant journey all alone, through Ellis Island, to Binghamton, NY, in 1907. This makes the ordeal understandable, powerful,and personal. The storyteller draws each item from the trunk, including photographs, costumes, and small treasures from the Russian and Armenian cultures. The trunk is the very same used by Mr. Pierce's grandmother, who escaped the Armenian Genocide in the early 1900's. Audience members are encouraged to preserve oral histories and artifacts of their ancestors to help understand themselves better; and realize what gifts and curses they have come from.	$501- $1000