Jon Pearson
 Jon
takes what students like to do-draw-and shows how drawing motivates
reading, writing, thinking and self-esteem. His programs are a fast-paced
blend of drawing, dramatization, storytelling and audience participation
that turns the often frustrating drawing process into a unique interactive
learning technique. Using a large projection screen or easel, Jon
speaks to any size audience. He draws and doodles rapidly and demonstrates
fun and easy ways to integrate reading, writing and drawing throughout
the curriculum. Jon is an internationally known speaker, thinking
skills consultant and author. He has performed on stage and television
and in the schools for over twenty years and has worked with more
than one million people across the United States, Canada and Asia.
Fee: $1080 back-to-back
Workshop Fee: $150
Grades:K-12
Limit: 300 students per performance
Limited Availability. Call office for details.
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 Merry Radtke
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a metal artist and educator, Merry Radtke believes that trusting
in the power of the creative spirit leads to innovative results.
Getting creative juices flowing and in action is her specialty and
a motivating force for her students. Her workshops use metal as a "canvas" and
tap into using concept in conjunction with imagery and text. Her
workshops can be adapted to fit any theme or project for a specific
connection.
Metal Connections: Journals
Think beyond the definition of a traditional book and discover the "what-ifs" within
the covers of a metal journal. Using found objects and various metal
techniques that will texture and connect pieces together, students
will create unique metal covers that will serve as a useable journal.
Imagery and drawings will be transferred to the metal covers using
collage and a special transfer method. The simple binding will allow
pages to be added easily or renewed when the pages are filled. Requires
2 workshops to complete. Materials fee $5.50 per student.
Metal Connections: PhotoShop
Using Photoshop, students create an abstract painting inspired by
a specific theme, poem, or story. The painting is printed as a miniature
and then using a special transfer method, mounted on brass or copper
metal. Descriptive words or a quote is added to reinforce content
and add interest. The end result is a wearable piece of jewelry and/or
a metal- framed piece of art. Requires 2 workshops to complete. Materials
fee $2.00 per student.
Metal Connections: Keepsakes
The possibilities are endless when developing a concept with found
objects and bottle caps. Students will use simple metal techniques
and incorporate imagery, words, and found objects into a series of
bottle caps using a resin technique. The end result will be a wearable
piece of art or a keepsake that can be used to enhance books or hang
from belts and clothing. Materials fee $2.00 per student.
Workshop Fee: $184 plus
Grade Levels: 6-12
Limit: 24 per workshop
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Sherry Robbins
 Poetry
in Motion
Poet/ Writer Sherry Robbins has conducted creative writing workshops
since 1978 for groups throughout New York State and abroad. Ms. Robbins
is a published poet and a student and teacher of Hatha Yoga. Her
workshop draws on a few basic yoga poses such as Mountain, Tree,
Lion, and Downward Dog, to explore the mind/ body connection to language.
Yoga and Poetry are both created in silence and an intense but relaxed
state of concentration. Using a pose, students will write a poem
about the physical sensations and imagining prompted by the pose.
As You Like It
This workshop is designed to fit into ongoing areas of study or
concern, meeting the specific needs of the grade level involved.
The basic structure of a class includes presentation or review of
poetic tools such as metaphor, alliteration, shape, a class discussion
of the day's theme, two or three examples by famous, local or student
writers, plenty of time to write with one-on-one encouragement,
and then reading back the work created by students. Visual prompts
are used to foster a sense of play. This workshop can be expanded
into a multi-session residency.
Workshops Fee: $184
Grades: 4-12
Limit: 30 students per workshop
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Kyoko Roszmann
 Origami
Workshop
Ms. Roszmann will present the history of the art form and its background.
Students will be taught a variety of folding techniques, simple methods
to more advanced methods depending on the age and ability of the
students. A final mural or quilt can be assembled using the origami
created, based on a theme. Working with teachers, Ms. Roszmann will
help to create a design based on need and coordinate the assembling
and displaying of the final design. The workshops can be designed
to fit a class or grade level's specific needs.
Workshops Fee: $194 (Includes supply fee)
Grade: K-12
Limit: 30 students
Pop-Up Book
Artist Kyoko Roszmann explores the much loved literature form-
the pop-up book. Ms. Roszmann offers a variety of pop-up book styles
from which to choose, from the very basic to the excitingly involved.
Simple Accordian Pop-Up: Explores cutting, drawing, folding and
finishing a book.
Grade: K-3
Workshops Fee: $194 (Includes supply fee)
Hard Covered Pop-Up: Students will use their imagination and drawing
skills. Techniques for cutting, pasting and connecting pages will
be taught. Requires 3 workshops to complete.
Grade: 4-12
Workshops Fees: $582 (Includes supply fee)
Mathematics Pop-Up: Students will learn to measure and
cut to create mathematical designs. No drawing is involved.
Grade: 4-8
Workshops Fee: $194 (includes supply fee)
3D Pop-Up: A variety of materials will be used: old cards, recycled
paper, magazines, string, yarn and some fabric, to create this book.
Techniques for using different materials will be taught. Requires
2 workshops to complete.
Grade: 4-12
Workshops Fees: $388 (Includes supply fee)
Limit: 30 students per workshop
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Celes Tisdale: Folk Tales & Tall Stories
 From
Africa to America
From Africa to America is a performance of poems and historical
information related to the African and African-American experience.
The literature presented includes selections from ancient Africa
as well as modern compositions.
Yet Do I Marvel
Celes Tisdale holds his audience spellbound with a fanciful collection
of stories and poems presented in the oral tradition. He emphasizes
the commonality of the human experience in cultures around the world.
Fee: single $300; back-to-back $530
Grades: Pre K-12
Limit: 200 students per performance
Folklore Workshop
Mr. Tisdale uses stories and poems from many lands to help students
accept and feel comfortable with others whose ethnic backgrounds
are different from their own.
Poetry & Storytelling Workshop
Poet and actor Celes Tisdale concentrates on the oral presentation
of traditional and original poems and stories. Through his skills
as an actor, he makes poetry come alive and stimulates the students'
own creative potential.
Workshops Fee: $184
Grades: Pre K-12
Limit: 30 students per workshop
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Candace Wolf
 La
Luna en la Tortilla (The Moon in a Tortilla)
"The Moon in a Tortilla" - What in the world does that
mean? It comes from a poem by the Chicano poet, Victor Valle. He
says, "You taste the moon when you eat a tortilla, and you swallow
sun and fire when you eat a bowl of hot chili." Candace draws
upon her experience living in Latin America and Latin American communities
on the West Coast to help audiences discover the rich beauty and
humor of literature from Mexico, Central & South America, and
the Caribbean. This entertaining performance seeks to overcome stereotypes
of Latin American culture while sharing a unique literary heritage
that is a blend of indigenous, African and European influences. Spanish
language and music is woven into the show.
Grades: K-12
Heroes and Scoundrels
What does it mean to be a hero? What does it mean to make the right
choices in life? Storytellers throughout the ages and from all societies
and cultures have explored these questions through the metaphor of
myth and legend, through adventure quests, folktales and personal
biographies. Candace introduces middle and high school audiences
to this literature in a riveting performance filled with drama and
humor, guaranteed to dispel a teenager's preconception that storytelling
is meant for "little kids only." Audience participation
and relevant social questions are at the heart of this program, which
is dedicated to young people who are coming of age in a world where
difficult choices must be faced with courage.
Fee: single N/A; back-to-back $755
Grades: 6-12
Limit: 100 students per performance
Limited Availability. Call office for details.
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