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


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Performer	Program	Category	Description	Fee
Smith, Dr. Andrew J.	Train Stations of the Hudson Valley Region PAst and Present	History	This slide show and lecture program is devoted to the largely forgotten and overlooked insitution of the local train depot. When the West Shore Line ceased operation in 1959 along with it went may train stations. Unfortunately, most of them are now long since demolished, but a few still remain as libraries, offices, and even privte residences, many of which are covered in thsi program.	$201- $350
Bromka, Sondra & John	Colonial Conviviality: Music for George Washington and His Revolutionary Friends	History, Multicultural- Other, Music	What was musical entertainment like in George Washington’s day? Ballroom jigs, minuets and cotillions, popular songs, meeting-house anthems, and harvest ballads and choruses meet together here in a lively and intruiguing program combining music and history. Introducing the pieces will be anecdotes about the roles of music and dance, and concerning Friends of the Revolution Lafayette, Jefferson, Franklin, and Washington. Sondra and John Bromka’s instrumentation for this program includes historic harp, hurdy gurdy, hammer dulcimer, French & English bagpipes, recorders, Baroque oboe, Spanish guitar, and cittern. The cittern, with 8 wire strings, was also known in Colonial America as the 'English guitar.'	$351- $500
Smith, Dr. Andrew J.	Vanishing Landmarks of the Region	History	Lecture and slide show on houses, barns, hitching posts, mansions, and many other landmarks which were local institutions that are within memory of many residents but are disappearing rapidly.	$201- $350
Smalley, Carol Parenzan	Navigate with Explorer Henry Hudson	History, Life Skills- Other, Literature- Authors	Mitchell Lane children's author Carol Parenzan Smalley takes participants on a mapping journey with explorer Henry Hudson using her Robbie Reader biography book about the explorer. The workshop includes a hands-on mapping project where young explorers make a 3-D relief map using salt dough of the Hudson River Valley. All materials supplied. Library receives personalized, signed copy of her book for its collection. Target age: Grades 1 to 4.	$201- $350
Dolan, Mary Beth	CALLIGRAPHY	History, Visual Arts- Folk Arts, Visual Arts- Other	Mary Beth brings feather quills, calligraphy dip pens, parchment, and lettering workbook/style sheets and teaches some calligraphy basics. Please be aware that participants will be using old fashioned methods, and the means liquid ink in use in the room the program is held in- see special requirements. Recommended ages 8 and up.	$201- $350
Henry, Ruth	The Amazing Erie Canal	History, Music, Performing Arts- Theater	The Amazing Erie Canal dramatizes the vision, obstacles, construction and success of the Erie Canal. Performed by students, this musical drama introduces the audience to the dreamers, the political nay-sayers, the immigrant workers, the economic and social impact of the canal and of course, Sal. Fast-paced scenes, catchy songs and unforgettable characters!	$1001- $3000
Smalley, Carol Parenzan	The Hero Within: Writing Your Life Story	History, Literature- Creative Writing, Literature- Authors	Carol Smalley is the author of two books about heroes. Born and raised in Hershey (PA), the Chocolatetown native was asked to create two books about the founders -- Milton S. Hershey and Catherine Hershey -- of the town and school for orphans, which later became the Milton Hershey School. For her picture book, she parallels the life of a red oak tree and the 100-year history of the school. For middle grade students, she creates a journal-style book written by an 8th-grade boy and set in 1977-78, when girls were first admitted to the school. For her workshop, she guides participants in writing their own life stories, using either story technique.	$201- $350
Chambers, Trish	Jane Austen – Her Life and Times	History, Literature- Authors, Performing Arts- Literary Artists	The presentation will cover the realities of English Society at the time of Jane Austen’s life and literary career. It will discuss what a woman’s life was like at the time, what was expected of her and what options were open to her. The performance will explore how Jane Austen portrayed society in her 6 major works, how the personalities of her heroines developed over the span of her novels and how events and experiences of her personal life are reflected in her writing. Some opinions on why her work is still so popular today.	$201- $350
Kahn, Mitch	Sail Away - Songs of the Seven Seas	History, Music, Performing Arts- Other	Singer-Pianist-Entertainer and society orchestra leader Mitch Kahn celebrates the Great American Popular Songbook with “Sail Away”, a nautical voyage through the eyes of vintage songwriters Cole Porter, Johnny Mercer, Noel Coward, Frank Loesser, Hoagy Carmichael, Bart Howard, Jimmy Van Heusen, Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg, Sammy Cahn, Kurt Weill and the Gershwins (among others), as well as contemporary notables Ian Hunter, Peter Allen and Dennis Deyoung (of the rock band Styx). Song titles include well known standards “On a Slow Boat to China”, Beyond the Sea”, “Come Fly With Me” and “Skylark”, plus lesser known titles such as “I Go to Rio”, “Ships”, (recorded by Barry Manilow) and title song “Sail Away” (written by Noel Coward and Gertrude Lawrence). PROGRAMS CURRENTLY OFFERED: Introduction to the Great Songwriters, The Songs that won the Academy Award, Aspects of Love, Sail Away.	$351- $500
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

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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.