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


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Performer	Program	Category	Description	Fee
Ciaravino, Joseph	Prestino's Magic Show	Other, Performing Arts- Magic, Performing Arts- Other	I provide a classic 'rabbit out of the hat' style magic show that keeps both grownups and kids laughing and fully engaged. The show includes colorful props, a live rabbit, and enormous amounts of audience participation. Balloon twisting is also offered, and a ventriloquist act will soon be offered. A small clip of my show can be viewed here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvjqcbWilwc	$201- $350
A Barrel of Fun Productions, Art Miller	A Barrel of Fun Puppet Shows	Music, Other, Performing Arts- Puppetry	A Barrel of Fun has a variety of puppet shows available. All shows include a live musical and ventriloquist soft puppet warmup with audience participation. Puppet shows include delightful, believable hand puppet characters who also sing with music tracks. All of our puppet shows are audience interactive, FUNNY and engaging. Summer library reading programs are our a specialty, featuring each year's state theme. For this summer's One World, Many Stories theme, we suggest The Enchanted Kingdom Puppet show. Check website for photos and show descriptions.	$201- $350
Hunt, Kathryn	Men’s & Young Men’s Wardrobe Workshop	Life Skills- Other, Other, Visual Arts- Other	Men might not admit it but they want to be noticed too. Being prepared to dress for any occasion eliminates anxiety plus saves time and money. Topics range from dressing for personal or business events to formal occasions such as proms or weddings.	$101- $200
Basini, Lisa	Sweet Bread to make and bake at home	Life Skills- Food, Life Skills- Other, Other	Learn to make a great old fashion Sweet Bread to serve with jam or butter. Make at the Library and take it home to bake. Comes with all plus baking pan to take home project. Great recipe.	$101- $200
Stock, Judy	Reading, Rhythm & Rhyme	Literature- Other, Music, Other	Judy Stock has been performing for children for over 25 years. She has experience performing for families and for all ages along with years of experience teaching and working with preschoolers. Judy combines her musical talents and love of reading in this program which encourages children to use their imagination and explore the world of books. Using poetry, tongue twisters, songs, short stories and instruments, Judy leads her audience through an exciting program where they are active participants in discovering the joy of reading. Judy performs using the banjo, guitar, pennywhistle, jaw harp, nose whistle, spoons and more! Please visit her web site for references and more information. www.judystock.com	$201- $350
Tolliver, Lisa	FoolProof Financial Education (for high school and college-aged people)	Life Skills- Finance, Other	FOOLPROOF CURRICULM: 5 lesson units are delivered via a combination of live presentations, highly interactive online modules and dynamic websites with follow-up classroom work, and assessments. Unit details are presented below: I: When It Hits the Fan - You and Your Money & Introduction to FoolProof [90-120 min] II: Breathing Without Air - An introduction to the importance of credit and making wise credit decisions [Works with Module III, 90-120 min] III: Kick Some Buck - Continuation of the exploration of credit. Examines individual responsibility for credit decisions. [Expands upon Module II, 90-120 min] IV: Road Trip - Explores checking accounts, debit cards, and banking. Can be used as the full curriculum for checking accounts, debit cards and banking. By adding printed personal fiance worksheets, this module can cover five classroom sessions. [W/ interactive homework skills module, 135-180 min] V: Sucker Punch - An extensive look at credit cards. [w/ interactive homework skills module, 135-180 min] TOTAL PROGRAM DURATION: 9-12 hours	$201- $350
Smalley, Carol Parenzan	Looking Beyond the Printed Word	Literature- Authors, Other, Visual Arts- Crafts	Author Carol Parenzan Smalley takes participants beyond the printed words in picture books to examine the other story -- children's book illustrators and their art techniques (ink, pastels, 3D, digital, fabric, etc.). The program includes one hands-on activity illustrating how picture books can be extended into art activities. All art materials provided. Target age: Grades 2 to 7.	$201- $350
DeLuca, Michael	Internet Safety Workshop	Health & Fitness- Other, Life Skills- Other, Other	A dynamic Power Point Presentation designed to teach children in grades 4-6 skills to safely navigate the Internet. On-line lures and cyber-bullying are discussed.	$351- $500
Basini, Lisa	Cake Decorating Program 1,2, & 3	Life Skills- Food, Life Skills- Food, Other	Learn how to cake decorate, 3 week program will teach you how to frost and fill a cake. Learn how to work with fondant, create: leaves, flowers and boarders. Comes with a decorating kit, cake and boxes to take home a decorated cake each week.	$501- $1000
Smith, Dr. Andrew J.	Legendary Critters of the Hudson Valley	History, Nature- Animals, Other	The colonists of the Hudson Valley and the Indians of the area believed that the nearby woodlands and waterways were the home of some very fascinating creatures. The Jersey Devil was the most famous of these, but there were others such as serpents, trolls, and giants. Local examples are compared with similar legends from around the world.	$201- $350

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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.