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


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Performer	Program	Category	Description	Fee
Carpenter, Margot	Do We Want to Be Like Music?	Multicultural- Other, Music	Why do we care for music so much that we want to sing or dance? Does a good melody do what we want to do? Yes, say Barbara Allen and Robert Murphy, and in this workshop they'll show what Aesthetic Reaism teaches: Music puts opposites together, opposites that we want to put together in our lives! Notes rise and fall, are separate and together. A melody is both energetic and gentle, harsh and sweet. Aren't these same opposites ones we have and want to make sense of? Eli Siegel, the founder of the education Aesthetic Realism, stated in this principle: "All beauty is a making one of opposites, and the making one of opposites is what we are going after in ourselves." Through demonstrations with flute and drum, children will have the thrill of hearing how these two instruments, so different from each other, work together, add to each other! Do we want to be like those wonderful instruments and like notes in a song, which add to each other to make a beautiful meldoy? Do we want to add to all other people and to be added to by them?	$101- $200
Martin, Rafe	Rafe Martin, Author & Storyteller	Literature- Authors, Multicultural- Other, Performing Arts- Storytelling	Rafe Martin's programs encompass the power of both writing and oral performance. They create lasting excitement about reading, writing and stories. Listeners become more aware of story patterns, and the contributions of divers cultures to modern society. Martin demonstrates the power of words to allow each of us to see what our own minds create. Each session includes a performance of one of Rafe's award-winning books and a Q&A.	$501- $1000
Bromka, Sondra & John	'One World, Many Instruments' Concert Show & Tell for Children, Families	Multicultural- Other, Music, Science	Created of wood, bone, skin, metals, and earth, it is an amazing thing to behold the many ways people around this globe have used nature’s materials to bring forth music! The Bromkas have a long history of first-hand explorations and experimentations with world music in its many forms. Their extensive travels have lead them to play a variety of truly exotic instruments, from a great many different countries and cultures. Audiences love their hurdy gurdy, hammered dulcimer, the wide variety of bagpipes, mandolins, cittern, and Celtic harps. This musical journey travels to the far reaches of Asia, to include the magical Chinese Harp called “guzheng” and “erhu” fiddle, Turkish oud & baglama, Mideastern zither “kanun,”and a raft of percussion and other rare instruments! Hear stories for each of their instruments and musical selections, be it travels in Europe and Asia, gifts from mysterious strangers, or the instruments built in the Bromkas' own studios. This multicultural musical journey is a fascinating, fun learning experience for folks of all ages.	$351- $500
Cole-Lacy, Madona	West African Fashion and Culture	History, Multicultural- Other, Visual Arts- Other	Madona Cole-Lacy, wearable artist and fashion designer, presents the ethnicity, function and design details of West African fashions in a mini educational fashion show! Highlights ceremonial attires and the role of the 'Ashoibi' in distinguishing groups at festive occasions. Demonstration on how to 'Tie Lappa' and ‘Henkincha’ and a mini multi-ethnic fashion show of traditional and contemporary fashions and accessories modeled by participants.	$501- $1000
McIntosh, Story Laurie	Around the World in An Afternoon	Multicultural- Other, Music, Performing Arts- Storytelling	Starting with a folk tale from the small island nation of Haiti, I will take students on an imaginary journey across the Atlantic, where they will meet characters commonly found in European and African folklore. We will continue our journey around the globe, with a stop in Asia, then the South Seas and finally back home to the United States. As we travel, we will talk about why people tell stories, and explore why similar stories appear in a different cultures around the world. During the 30-60 minute concert (program length and repertoire adjustable to suit your scheduling and curricular needs), listeners will be active participants in the program, both as an audience who delights in the magic of stories and songs from such a wide variety of cultures, and as “explorers” who help me answer questions about the tradition of storytelling and the stories themselves. At turns hilarious and serious, Story Laurie magically glides from one character to the next, employing her marvelous vocal skills, gestures and facial expressions. Perfect for libraries, schools and community events -- Laurie has a knack for enchanting both young and old equally!	$201- $350
TheatreworksUSA, -	YARINA: REMEMBRANCES OF ECUADOR	Multicultural- Native American, Music, Nature- Environment	Dressed in native outfits, Yarina sings in three languages including their native Kichwa, Spanish and English and plays over twenty different indigenous instruments. This hauntingly beautiful and immensely appealing program combines music, stories and dance to transport their audience to the Andes	$1001- $3000
O'Carroll, Tom	Tom O'Carroll Irish Folksinger and Humourist	Multicultural- Other, Music, Performing Arts- Storytelling	Tom O'Carroll is an Irish folksinger and humourist from Dublin. His quick wit, scholarship and virtuosity on a variety of musical instruments have made him popular with audiences in libraries, cultural events, colleges and high schools throughout the U.S. He offers the following performances: From Tribe to Nation: A Musical Journey through the History of Ireland, Irish Travellers: Our Domestic Nomads, Songs and Stories from Dublin, Irish Comic Songs, The Irish Diaspora, and A Concert of Irish Songs and Music. Tom has been singing the songs and playing the tunes of his native Ireland for over 30 years. He enlivens these programs with his trademark humor and incredible stock of stories and anecdotes.	$351- $500
Smith, Dr. Andrew J.	Curious Rocks: Manmade or Acts of Nature?	History, Multicultural- Native American, Science	A lecture and slide show on peculiar rocks and rock formations throughout North America and how they bear striking resemblances to rock formations and structures in Europe and elsewhere such as dolmen, calendar sites, and the like. By themsleves they are just curious-looking rocks, but when viewed collectively patterns merge such as nature may not have created by sheer accident.	$201- $350
Rucker, Sparky and Rhonda	Heroes & Hard Times	History, Multicultural- Other, Music	Sparky and Rhonda Rucker take the audience on a journey spanning over three centuries of American and African-American history, including slavery, the Underground Railroad, the Civil War, the westward migration, the birth of blues music, and the Civil Rights Movement. Each era is interspersed with stories and popular songs from the period. They accompany themselves with fingerpicking and bottleneck blues guitar, blues harmonica, old-time banjo, spoons, and bones. Their music includes old-time blues, Appalachian music, Civil War music, spirituals, and slave songs as well as originals. Sparky and Rhonda also tell traditional tales, for example Brer Rabbit, High John the Conqueror, or Appalachian tales,and they have been featured at the International Storytelling Center and festival.	$351- $500
Gato, Nego	Workshops in African Brazilian Folk Arts	Multicultural- Other, Multicultural- Other, Multicultural- Other	Nego Gato Afro Brazilian Music and Dance offers classes, workshops, and residencies in the arts of Afro Brazilian Dance, Percussion and the African Brazilain martial art of Capoeira.	$501- $1000

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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.