Description: Mary Todd Lincoln lived a life filled with triumphs and tragedies but few people know her story. Now, actress Laura Keyes shares Mary’s story in an entertaining and educational program, which can be adapted to fit your needs. Miss Keyes’ meticulously researched performance has received wonderful reviews and it’s a show that should not be missed.
Other: Two presentations exist, set on 14 April 1865 and in October, 1846.
Availability: Year round.
Audience: Ages 10 and up
Fees: $150 + travel expenses (negotiable)
Equipment: small table and chair needed and possibly private dressing room (depending on location.)
Contact: Laura Keyes
Address: call
Phone: (815) 494-4313
Email: Keyes97@aol.com
Friday, November 6, 2009
Mary Todd Lincoln, presented by Laura F. Keyes
Food is Fun! Interactive Edible Food Crafts
Description: Interactive programs designed to inspire and bring out a child’s creativity through decorating cookies, cupcakes, gingerbread houses, Halloween haunted houses or chocolate making. “Rosie the Baker” is a real Pastry Chef who encourages the children to become more involved in the kitchen at home, leads the program in a pink chef’s coat, fun chef pants and a chef’s hat.
Other: Programs can be customized based on a special event or theme, i.e. decorating cookies shaped like a Wizard’s Hat for the new Harry Potter book release or chocolate making for Valentine’s Day.
Availability: All year (including weeknights and weekends) and some after-school times available.
Audience: K-8th grade
Fees: Start at $225 depending on program type and number of children in attendance. Discounts available for back-to-back programs in one day. Travel fees may apply.
Equipment: Most programs are self-contained and only require a room with tables and chairs for the children and (1) 6’ table for demonstration at beginning of program. Set up time: 30-40 minutes. Clean up time: 15-20 minutes.
Credits: Schaumburg Township District Library, Itasca Library. Ela Area Public Library District, Downers Grove Library, Northbrook Public Library
Contact: Rose Deneen
Address: 746 Candlebridge Ct., Bartlett, IL 60103
Phone: (847) 942-5690
Email: food-is-fun@sbcglobal.net
Website: http://www.food-is-fun.net/
Other: Programs can be customized based on a special event or theme, i.e. decorating cookies shaped like a Wizard’s Hat for the new Harry Potter book release or chocolate making for Valentine’s Day.
Availability: All year (including weeknights and weekends) and some after-school times available.
Audience: K-8th grade
Fees: Start at $225 depending on program type and number of children in attendance. Discounts available for back-to-back programs in one day. Travel fees may apply.
Equipment: Most programs are self-contained and only require a room with tables and chairs for the children and (1) 6’ table for demonstration at beginning of program. Set up time: 30-40 minutes. Clean up time: 15-20 minutes.
Credits: Schaumburg Township District Library, Itasca Library. Ela Area Public Library District, Downers Grove Library, Northbrook Public Library
Contact: Rose Deneen
Address: 746 Candlebridge Ct., Bartlett, IL 60103
Phone: (847) 942-5690
Email: food-is-fun@sbcglobal.net
Website: http://www.food-is-fun.net/
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Stortelling with Joy Aavang
Description: I Survived the Blitz: survival stories of WWII England; It’s in the Genes: family stories from WWI through WWII (unusual stories of an unusual family.); Fly the Flag for Me: Veterans’ stories taken from her three books under the same name; Preserving Family History: motivating and encouraging documentation; Holiday Fun: vacation adventures un title “Are We Having Fun Yet?”; Mothering: this wasn’t in the manual!; Coping: handling fear, trauma, stress. Deal with it by sharing.
Other: Joy was raised by grandparents and has experienced a most unusual life and learned to be fiercely patriotic from her WWI combat veteran grandfather and WWII U.S. Marine husband. She has chronicled three books on Veterans’ experiences and a fourth book on the history of her family through the time she became an American wife and mother. Joy is currently putting finishing touches on her fifth book.
Availability: Anytime-day or evening, weekends included.
Audience: Jr. High, High School, College, Adults and Seniors.
Fees: $250 for 45-60 minute program. Adjustment for multiple programs in one day, or residencies. Travel fees may apply depending upon distance.
Equipment: Table for display memorabilia, electrical outlet for use of Poer Point when necessary, microphone.
Credits: School District 200, Woodstock; Harvard School; Huntley Grade Schools; Woodruff Jr. High; Ashland School; Richmond Young Authors; Elgin Community College; Iowa Library Association Annual Conference; Woodstock P.L.; Illinois Storytelling; and many more upon request.
Contact: Joy Aavang (Aavang Family Storytellers)
Address: 503 S. Jefferson St., Woodstock, IL 60098
Phone: (815) 338-1734
Email: jaavang@hotmail.com
Website: currently under construction
Steven E. Aavang: In Love with Freedom
Description: Learn the value of freedom from the pages of my book about the life of a Romanian Princess who lost it and regained it through a life that spans 100 years: WWI; WWII; Communist Occupation; and her dramatic escape to America. She came here to thank the American airmen and POWs she saved and to warn America to protect and preserve freedom at home and throughout the world.
Other: If These Old Timbers Could Talk: 400 years on the Midwest plains and farmland; Groundhog Days: My life as a movie extra; I Regret to Inform You: The story of airmen shot down and prisoners in WWII; Teacher in-service programs on the use of Storytelling for Learning; How to Become a Writer: a special program for Young Authors; Orson Welles: the rise of an icon in a little Midwest stage; Ryder’s Woods: stories from a woodlot; To Fly Like a Red Tail Hawk: from day dream to aviation pioneer; My PhD from the University of Hardnox: practical advice from real world experience.
Availability: Anytime including weekends and evenings. Special programs for school and library multi-visit residency programs and/or day long multi-class session.
Audience: Varies with topic formulated to suit grade school through seniors and general to profession.
Fees: $250 for assembly (travel stipend for distance travel); special rates for multi-programs.
Equipment: Table and podium with in-house sound systems as needed. Computer/projection system for power point as needed.
Credits: McHenry County College Adult Education and Retired Adults Program; Richmond Grade School; Woodstock Opera House Spoken Word Café; District 200; McHenry County Historical Society; Woodstock Library; McHenry County Visitors and Convention Bureau; Lisle Park; Historical Society County Barn Tour
Contact: Steven E. Aavang
Address: 320 Fremont St., Woodstock, IL 60098
Phone: (815) 338-8872
Email: recourtesy@aol.com
Website: in construction
Other: If These Old Timbers Could Talk: 400 years on the Midwest plains and farmland; Groundhog Days: My life as a movie extra; I Regret to Inform You: The story of airmen shot down and prisoners in WWII; Teacher in-service programs on the use of Storytelling for Learning; How to Become a Writer: a special program for Young Authors; Orson Welles: the rise of an icon in a little Midwest stage; Ryder’s Woods: stories from a woodlot; To Fly Like a Red Tail Hawk: from day dream to aviation pioneer; My PhD from the University of Hardnox: practical advice from real world experience.
Availability: Anytime including weekends and evenings. Special programs for school and library multi-visit residency programs and/or day long multi-class session.
Audience: Varies with topic formulated to suit grade school through seniors and general to profession.
Fees: $250 for assembly (travel stipend for distance travel); special rates for multi-programs.
Equipment: Table and podium with in-house sound systems as needed. Computer/projection system for power point as needed.
Credits: McHenry County College Adult Education and Retired Adults Program; Richmond Grade School; Woodstock Opera House Spoken Word Café; District 200; McHenry County Historical Society; Woodstock Library; McHenry County Visitors and Convention Bureau; Lisle Park; Historical Society County Barn Tour
Contact: Steven E. Aavang
Address: 320 Fremont St., Woodstock, IL 60098
Phone: (815) 338-8872
Email: recourtesy@aol.com
Website: in construction
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
American Eagle Productions
Description: Live theater based on Classic Children’s Literature and History. Each play is about an hour and includes eight professional actors, full sets and costumes and live music.
Other: Shows offered include: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Charlotte’s Web, The World of Pooh, Tom Sawyer, Where the Sidewalk Ends, 1776, The Diary of Anne Frank and Jingle Bell Express (holiday review).
Availability: Year round
Audience: All ages
Fees: $650/Single Performance, $450/Jingle Bell Express. Discounts available for multiple bookings. Travel fees may apply.
Equipment: Piano, if available. Minimal space required for performance.
Credits: American Eagle Productions has been touring schools and libraries for 16 years, performing over 250 shows a year.
Contact: Scott Slein
Address: 4332 N. Bell Ave., Chicago, IL 60618
Phone: (773) 539-1973
Email: americaneagleshows@mac.com
Website: www.americaneagleshows.com
Singer of Songs, Teller of Tales with Neil Whitham
Description: Neil Whitham entertained with his BIRDS AND FROGS, DINOSAURS AND DOGS show dozens of times in the summer of 2009....including shows at the Chicago Ridge Library and the Reddick Library of Ottawa, IL. Author Neil (2 books, 40+ articles for adults) has performed in “Where Ideas Come From” show three years in a row for District 54 Schaumburg “Young Authors.” Neil alternates his own originals such as “The Ribbit Song” and “A T-Rex Named Sue” with well-known favorites that kids can sing at the mics!
Other: ▪ The Real West – Nebraskan Neil in his western “git-up”▪ Things Not to be Afraid Of – “VamCrier” and sound effect play▪ Most holidays
Availability: Seven days a week, nearly any time.
Audience: Ages 3-12, typical libraries. Neil also entertains seniors 50 times/year.
Fees: $195 and up indoors, higher outdoors. Negotiable. Travel considerations with longer trips.
Equipment: Nearby outlet.
Credits: Libraries: Tinley Park (3 times), Joliet, Calumet City, South Holland, LaSalle, Fountaindale…over 1000 shows libraries, schools, preschools and park districts.
Contact: Neil Whitham
Address: 333 Waldmann Drive, Park Forest, IL 60466
Phone: (708) 748-4165
Email: whitsing@sbcglobal.net
Susan Stone Tells Tales!
Description: Watch out for the bear, the ogre, the mouse and the old fairy woman! Susan’s friends (puppets) often accompany her for family performances of lively, participatory, multicultural tales "...told with grace, heard with pleasure" (Booklist). Susan's theatrical background, as well as her twenty years of experience, inform her tales with presence and passion, infusing her programs with themes such as caring for the environment, the importance of compassion, and the necessity of laughter. She is, according to School Library Journal, "...An incredibly talented storyteller.” As an adjunct faculty member, Susan also teaches storytelling to teachers at National-Louis University. Her audio recordings have garnered a Parents Choice Gold Award; Gold NAPPA; Storytelling World Award. Workshops available for adults and children.
Other: Programs: Tasty Tales From Around the World; Feathers in the Wind and Other Jewish Tales; Plastic on the Sofa and Other Transparent Tales (adult program); Tales From Eastern Europe (adult); Theatre games/story theatre workshops around YOUR chosen theme.
Availability: All Year
Audience: All ages over 5
Fees: $300 and up; small travel allowance as necessitated; Illinois Arts Council Funding Available
Equipment: Microphone, if necessary
Credits: Hundreds of schools and: IL Arts Council ArtsTour Roster (10 years); Oneida Indian Reservation, WI; Art Institute; Chicago Historical Society; Notebaert Nature Museum; Spertus Museum; Ethical Humanist Society; IL Storytelling Festival; Chicago YIVO Festival of Yiddish Culture; Northwestern University Women’s Center; Chicago Children's Humanities Festival, etc. Libraries: Wilmette, Wheeling, Sterling, Gurnee, Skokie, Lincolnwood, Chicago Public Libraries, etc.
Contact: Susan Stone, Storyteller
Address: 1320 Wesley Avenue, Evanston, IL 60201
Phone: (847) 328-8159
Email: susan@susanstone-storyteller.com
Website: http://www.susanstone-storyteller.com/
Other: Programs: Tasty Tales From Around the World; Feathers in the Wind and Other Jewish Tales; Plastic on the Sofa and Other Transparent Tales (adult program); Tales From Eastern Europe (adult); Theatre games/story theatre workshops around YOUR chosen theme.
Availability: All Year
Audience: All ages over 5
Fees: $300 and up; small travel allowance as necessitated; Illinois Arts Council Funding Available
Equipment: Microphone, if necessary
Credits: Hundreds of schools and: IL Arts Council ArtsTour Roster (10 years); Oneida Indian Reservation, WI; Art Institute; Chicago Historical Society; Notebaert Nature Museum; Spertus Museum; Ethical Humanist Society; IL Storytelling Festival; Chicago YIVO Festival of Yiddish Culture; Northwestern University Women’s Center; Chicago Children's Humanities Festival, etc. Libraries: Wilmette, Wheeling, Sterling, Gurnee, Skokie, Lincolnwood, Chicago Public Libraries, etc.
Contact: Susan Stone, Storyteller
Address: 1320 Wesley Avenue, Evanston, IL 60201
Phone: (847) 328-8159
Email: susan@susanstone-storyteller.com
Website: http://www.susanstone-storyteller.com/
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