Programming Sources

PROGRAMMING SOURCES

(Presenters for Alabama)

The following are presenters of special programs for children. They are listed by region but are willing to travel across Alabama, unless otherwise noted. It is hoped that by dividing them in this fashion libraries will be able to see at a glance what kind of talent they have in their area.

NORTH ALABAMA (Lauderdale, Limestone, Madison, Jackson, Colbert, Franklin, Lawrence, Morgan, Marshall, DeKalb)

Anne C. Dalton (Storyteller/Historical Re-enactor)

P.O. Box 1169

Clanton, AL 35046

Toll Free 1-888-785-5548

Phone (205) 280-0618

http://annecdalton.com/

Billie Seales (Storyteller – “Appalachian Folk Tales”)

(prefers to travel in North and North Central Alabama only)

1204 6th Ave.

Jasper, AL 35501

(205) 387-9369 (Jasper area)

Children's Educational Theater

Kimberly Sumerel/ Executive Director

256-353-9855 (w)

256-318-6884 (c)

www.theaterforchildren.com

Kim Dozier, Storyteller and Author

Madison, AL

www.mkadesigns.com/about.html

Mack Vann (Storyteller)

1808 Covewood Drive

Huntsville, AL 35801-1352

(256) 533-4213

www.creekbottomhome.com

Magic Guy Productions

“Skip” Cain

3206 18th Ave.

Sheffield, AL 35660

(256) 389-8794

Russell Davis Magic

1245 O’Shaughnessy Avenue NE

Huntsville, AL 35801

(256) 536-7628

Sara McDaris (Storyteller)

904 Cleermont Drive

Huntsville, AL 35801

(256) 533-7703

NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA (Marion, Winston, Cullman, Blount, Etowah, Cherokee, Lamar, Fayette, Walker, Jefferson, St. Clair, Calhoun, Cleburne)

Arch Duncan (Magician)

2225 Chapel Road

Birmingham, AL 35226

(205) 823-6045

http://web.mac.com/archduncanmagic/Site/Welcome_to_Childrens_Parties.html

Archie Wade (Magical Fun for All Ages)

5950 Peninsula Point

Southside, AL 35907

1-800-551-5023

"Auntie Litter" (Children's educational programming)

Pat Mitchell –

1776 Independence Court Suite 304

Vestavia Hills, AL 35216

(205)-879-3009

http://www.auntielitter.org/

Be-At Your Best (Drum and Music Extravaganza)

Mark Seymour

45 Myers Circle

Odenville, AL 35120

(205) 960-3419

http://beatyourbest.com/

Billie Seales (Storyteller – “Appalachian Folk Tales”)

(prefers to travel in North and North Central Alabama only)

1204 6th Ave.

Jasper, AL 35501

(205) 387-9369 (Jasper area)

Carol Reese (Storyteller)

6 Woodhill Road

Birmingham, AL 35213

(205) 879-6744

Cedric Threatt (AL author, self-published; C.L. Threatt, Ahava Publishing, LLC)

65 Twisted Oak Circle

Odenville, AL 35120

(800) 515-8244; (205) 213-8472

www.Ahavapublishing.org

Charles Tortorici (Creative Writing, Poetry, Performance Program)

6343 Cahaba Valley Road

Birmingham, AL 35242

(205) 995-0858

http://www.arts.state.al.us/educational/Charles_Tortorici.htm

Chef Angela Schmidt (Cooking classes, cooking parties)

Chef U

(205) 492-0610

http://www.chefubham.birminghammenus.com/

Children’s Dance Foundation (Creative Movement)

1715 27th Court South

Birmingham, AL 35209

(205) 870-0073

www.childrensdancefoundation.org

Critters Around the World (Exotic Animals)

Rick Rakestraw

151 Cox Gap Rd.

Attala, AL 35954

(256) 504-4834

David Frings

Exotic Animals

(256) 664-6800

Deborah Mauldin (Native American Crafts, Lore, Costumes and Customs)
(A program appropriate for all age levels, K-12)

(205) 965-9189

http://www.alabamadanceexchange.org/profile/DeborahMauldin

Dolly Dimples and K9 Friends (Canine Friends)

Professional Clown & three little dogs

Birmingham

(205) 568-6868

205 808-1521

Eric Traynor, Assistant Professor of Drama at Jacksonville State University

(256) 782-5447

700 Pelham Rd. N
344 Stone Center
Jacksonville, AL 36265

(Was Artistic Director of Storybook Theatre in Greensboro, NC)

http://www.jsu.edu/drama/docs/EricTraynor.html

The Fable Factory

Paul Harbison

605 Riverview Dr.

Gadsden, AL 35903

(256) 504-5498

Flat 3 Jazz Trio (Jazz Music Fun)

Steve Lewis

2830 10th Court South Apt. A2

Birmingham, AL 35205

(205) 939-3864

Gary Shockley (Bama Air Dogs, Dog Frisbee Show)
(205) 629-5791
www.myspace.com/bamaairdogs

Henry Hearns (Dancer, Actor, Theatre)

2500 36th Ave. North

Birmingham, AL 35207

205-382-0738

http://www.alabamadanceexchange.org/profile/HenryHearns

Jim Aycock (Musician/Guitar)

P.O. Box 55851

Birmingham, AL 35255-5851

(205) 515-4346

http://www.broadjam.com/jimaycock

Joe McCary (Musician/Storyteller/Actor)

1118 Alexandria Rd. S.W.

Jacksonville, AL 36265

(256) 435-3373

mailto:

Karen Zweifel (Storyteller)

1512 13th Street South

Birmingham, AL 35205

(205) 251-0806

Kevin Yates, Head Nerd (Astronomy organization)

N. E. R. D. S.

(256-547-1400)

Kristie McCain (Storyteller and Creative Movement)

Birmingham area - (205) 647-4794

Kristin Simpson (Starshine Faces—face painting storyteller)

(256) 504-5977

877-504-5977

.

www.starshinefaces.com

Larry Moore (Magician)

223 Autumn Brook Lane

Hueytown, AL 35023

(205) 497-5099

Lisa Hicks (Storyteller specializing in fun, themed, participation stories and Storytelling Workshops for grades 1-12 and Adults.)

52 Edgehill Road

Birmingham, AL 35209

(205) 870-7198

http://www.lisahicksstoryteller.bravehost.com/

McWane Science Center

200 Nineteenth Street North

Birmingham, AL 35203

(205) 714-8300

http://www.mcwane.org/

Mad Science of Greater Birmingham (Science Show)

2598 Foothills Drive

Hoover, AL 35226

(205) 823-1145

http://www.corporationwiki.com/Alabama/Birmingham/mad-science-of-greater-birmingham/48492643.aspx

The Magic Man (Magic)

Jack Baldwin

(will only perform in North Central Alabama)

(205) 221-2872 (Jasper area)

Magic & Ventriloquism (Captain Eddie Magic)

Ed and Dot Congdon

665 Hidden Valley Trail

Oneonta, AL 35121

205-274-0256

Maynard Magic Music

Steve Burgess

(334) 614-2286

http://steveburgessmagic.com/

Michael Baker (Magician)

The Magic Company

Birmingham, AL

(205) 612-3696

http://www.themagiccompany.com/

Michael Hammons (Magician)

The MadMike MagicShow

(256) 906-4243

www.madmikemagicshows.com

Mort the Mystifying and Donna (Magicians)

Mort and Donna Barton

P.O. Box 3353

Hueytown, AL 35023

(205) 425-8502

www.mortanddonna.com

Mystery Madness (Solve-the-Crime Program)

Anna Giattina

Birmingham area

(205) 879-6117

Nathifa Dance Company & Outreach, Inc.

(Traditional Dance from West Africa)

P.O. Box 100951

Birmingham, AL 35210

(205) 956-5858

Nathifa.com

Red Mountain Theatre Co.

Kristin Staskowski

(205) 324-2424

http://www.redmountaintheatre.org/

Ride Skateboards (Skateboard Demos)

Lee and Brian Kelly

2159 Rocky Ridge Road, Suite 113

Hoover, AL 35216

(205) 823-7889

Skin and Bones & Co. (Comedy Circus)

8616 County Road 26

Ragland, AL 35131

(205) 472-2708; (205) 213-1940 Cell

www.skinandbonesentertainment.com

Southern Museum of Flight (Traveling Airplane Program)

4343 73rd Street North
Birmingham, AL 35206

(205) 833-8226

www.southernmuseumofflight.org

T & N Acres (Zoo & Professional Animal Entertainment Co. that brings the animals to you—parties, schools, events, etc.)

(205) 681-8844

55 Copeland Road

Cleveland, AL

http://www.tnacres.com/

Tara J. Lee (Storyteller)

76 Boulder Trail

Warrior, AL 35180

(205) 647-3416

Tater’s Traveling Balloon Circus (Balloon Art)

3813 5th Avenue South

Birmingham, AL 36535

(205) 592-4504

CENTRAL ALABAMA (Pickens, Tuscaloosa, Bibb, Shelby, Talledega, Clay, Randolph, Sumter, Greene, Hale, Perry, Chilton, Coosa, Tallapoosa, Chambers)

Alabama 4-H Center

Becky Collier, Coordinator

Columbiana, AL

(205) 669-4241

http://www.aces.edu/4hcenter/

Alabama Blues Project

Linda Mills

712 25th Avenue

Northport, AL 35476

(205) 752-6263 or (205) 391-7746

www.alabamablues.org

Darrell Revel (One-man performance of Mark Twain, Puppetry & Ventriloquism Workshops, Magic Shows, Creative Dramatics Seminars (for Students or Teachers).

310 Stonecroft Circle

Helena, AL 35080

(205) 663-2980 (205) 527-2501

http://artplayasc.org/about-us/staff/staff2/

Klowns A’Bound

Cynthia Mowl

1132 Henry Drive

Alabaster, AL 35007

(205) 620-5279

Theresa Waldrop (Puppetry)

World of Puppets

Alexander City, AL

(256) 596-2371 (cell) or (256) 329-9593

LOWER CENTRAL ALABAMA (Choctaw, Marengo, Dallas, Autauga, Elmore, Macon, Lee, Wilcox, Lowndes, Montgomery, Bullock, Russell)

Bruce and Vernelle Brannen (2B Ranch Wild West Show)

Trick and Fancy Roping, Cowboy Poetry, Bull-Whip Artist

562 Farmington Lane

Pike Road, AL 36064

(334) 288-0410

http://www.2branchwildwestshow.com/

Dave Potts (musician/vocalist)

128 North Ryan

Auburn, AL 36830

(334) 502-3942

www.davepotts.com

Dewayne Reynolds, Dr. Magical Balloons (magician/balloon artist/storyteller)

P.O. Box 663

Auburn, AL 36831

334-887-8029

http://www.drmagicfun.com/

Dynamite Magic and Balloons

Gary Ledbetter

4315 Wares Ferry Road

Montgomery, AL 36109

(334) 270-1234

www.dynamitemagicandballoons.com/

John Milligan (Storyteller)

3105 Pelzer Avenue

Montgomery, AL 36109

(334) 277-9295

Learning Through Song

Melinda Mills

3725 Everest Drive
Montgomery, AL 36106
(334) 277-4360
Cell (334) 202-5339

www.learningthroughsong.com

Marty Hoerr (Multicultural Storytelling, Music, and Dance)

2033 Hummingbird Lane

Auburn, AL 36830

(334) 887-5618

Roger Hardt: Magician

2115 Plum Street

Montgomery, AL 36107

(334) 834-6910

Safiya Johnson (Traveling Griot)

Good Times Traveling Theatre

Selma, AL

(256) 361-4583

www.goodtimestheatre.com

SOUTH ALABAMA (Washington, Clarke, Monroe, Conecuh, Butler, Crenshaw, Pike, Barbour, Mobile, Baldwin, Escambia, Covington, Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston)

Alex Alvarez

Cultural Education Coordinator

Poarch Band of Creek Indians

5811 Jack Springs Road

Atmore, Alabama 36502

Office: (251) 368-9136 ext. 2240

Cell: (850) 621-5107

Fax: (251) 368-0809

Email:

All Hands Productions

David Stephens

(404) 713-1588

http://allhandsproductions.com/

Deborah Mauldin (World Culture Programs—Performances and Workshops)

(251) 209-3945

Entertainment Management Services (Jugglers, Magicians, Clowns)

Joy Turner

Mobile-Baldwin County area

(251) 626-1274

(800) 476-4988

www.entertainmentstars.com

Jerry Daniel (Musician/Alabama Stories Through Music)

Alabama Country Blues

P.O. Box 1453

Monroeville, AL 36461

(251) 575-7433

Mary Rollins, "Bears" Storyteller ("Bears Books")

210 Lakewood Dr.

Enterprise, AL 36330-8210

334-347-9415

Nomad Productions, Inc.

Wanda Johnson, Storyteller

105 Gaston Avenue

Fairhope, AL 36532-1328

(251) 591-8062; (888) 283-2777

http://www.wandajohnson.net

OUT OF STATE PRESENTERS

Activated Actors (Activated Story Theatre, National Touring Theatre)

Dennis and Kimberly Goza

(800) 429-6576; (818) 720-3061 cell

http://activatedstorytheatre.com/

Aragorn (Professor Aragorn, the Magician)

404-578-1574

Atlanta, GA

www.aragornthemagician.com

Arthur Atsma

"2006 Atlanta Close up Magician of the Year"

Atsmagic Entertainment, Inc.

telephone: 404-502-3004

http://www.atsmagic.com/

"B.J." Abraham

Professional Storyteller

P.O. Box 468147

Atlanta, GA 31146

http://www.bjabraham.com

Bill Packard (Magic Man Entertainment, Inc.)

127 Creekview Drive

Woodstock, GA 30188

office 770-926-1168

fax 1-866-416-1768

http://magicmanentertainment.com/

Bob Tarter (NHECM—Natural History Educational Co. of the Midsouth)

(800) 788-0458; (901) 212-1453)

(Tennessee)

http://www.nhecm.com/

Brian Bruggeman (Juggle Well)

(Juggler offering programs that celebrate the world of juggling through stories, music and comedy)

133B Danny Drive

Carrollton, Georgia 30117

(678) 939-2797

http://www.jugglewell.com/

Carey Huddlestun (Really Good Magic—magic, puppetry, storytelling)

(404) 433-9852

Atlanta, Georgia

http://reallygoodmagic.com/

Curious Moon Puppet Theatre (Puppets)

Evy Berman and Reay Kaplan

2115 Wildrose Dr.

Atlanta, GA 30032

(404) 377-8141

www.curiousmoon.com

Dave Holland (Drum programs and circles)

Beatin’ Path Rhythm Events

(800) 573-1087

http://www.beatinpathrhythmevents.com/

Didgeridoo Down Under ("Didgeri" Darren Liebman and Lindsey Dank)

(Australia-themed music-education-entertainment-character building cross-curriculum

“edu-tainment” for all ages)

H (813) 961-4656 / C (813)-833-8856

or

www.didgrevolution.com

Dinizulu (Zulu) (Kwabena Dinizulu, performance artist, Afrikan storyteller, poet, griot)

(727) 324-7722
P. O. Box 10448
St. Petersburg, FL 33733

The Fairytaler (Interactive storyteller)

Pauline Faneuf

3600 Pacers Place

Suffolk, VA 23435

(757) 638-3500

www.thefairytaler.com

Flow Circus, Inc. (Promoting active learning and play through the juggling arts)

Paul Miller & Dawn Daria

(919) 604-3462 or (919) 426-9157

P.O. Box 431

Wake Forest, NC 27588

or

http://www.FlowCircus.com

FunikiJam-Roadshow (Storytelling, songs and dance)

Kim Gordon

2009 Belmont Blvd.

Nashville, TN 37212

(334) 677-8572

http://www.funikijam.com/Live_Show.html

Jeff Johnson (BB Fuzz Concert Hall & I Spy Museum, Field Trips, Music & Art Camps/Classes, Birthday Parties)

(678) 342-9316

6210 Linwood Drive

Covington, GA 30014

www.bbfuzz.com

Johnette Downing (Music and Books for Children)

P.O. Box 13367

New Orleans, LA 70185-3367

(504) 861-2682

http://www.johnettedowning.com/

Julie Austin (Early Childhood Music Specialist)

Hand in Hand Productions

Atlanta, GA

(404) 297-5950 or (734) 604-0866 (cell)

http://www.julieaustin.com/

Karen A. Farmer Wanamaker (Keep the Story Going, Workshops)

3641 Trousdale Lane

Columbia, TN 38401

800-615-5860 code 38

Fax: 931-388-5860

http://www.keepthestorygoing.com/

Karen Konnerth (Calliope Puppets)

742 Lang Street

New Orleans, LA 70131

(504) 821-9186

mailto:

Lisa Baldwin (Learning Through Song-see also Melinda Mills, Lower Central AL, Montgomery)

11567 NC HWY 88W
Warrensville, NC 28693
Phone (336) 385-1531
(336) 977-4982

www.learningthroughsong.com

Mark Stewart (Storyteller)

P.O. Box 128

Arrington, TN 37014-0128

(615) 395-4445 or FAX (615)591-1781

Michael Albert, Sir Real (Modern Pop Artist)

White Plains, NY

(914) 948-9342

http://www.sirreal.com

Michael Levine (Storyteller)

(The Learning Groove)

Atlanta, GA

(404) 992-0420

Michael Richardson (Shadow Puppet Theater/Red String Wayang Theatre)

(228) 248-0013

Mississippi

Mike Teifer (Clown)

MT Noogin

21350 Casril Drive

Mandeville, LA 70471

(985) 966-2139

Noiseguy

Charlie Williams

22651 SE 56th St.

Issaquah, WA 98029

(866) 236-6479

(425) 427-6299

www.noiseguy.com/

Pat Gay (Storyteller)

115 Alford Street

LaGrange, GA 30240

(706) 884-3569 (H) or (706) 882-7784 ext. 21(W)

Peter Hart / Atlanta Puppet

Based in Atlanta, GA

(770) 621-9162 or (404) 754-3436

(Does tour to Alabama; Professional Puppet Performances; Customized Show To Theme Possible; Very Informative Website; Flexible Pricing; Quick On-line Booking; Fast Response)

www.atlantapuppet.com/library.htm

Quite a Catch (Juggler)

Contact: Ron Anglin

2982 Old Lifsey Springs Road

Molena, GA 30258

Home 770-884-9513

Cell Phone 770-584-0571

www.quiteacatch.net/home.html

"The Storyteller"
Dylan Pritchett
114 Winter East
Williamsburg, VA 23188
(757) 229-6970

http://www.yourfavoritestorytellers.org/dylan.html

Tommy Johns (Educational Entertainment Specialist)

Atlanta (770) 640-6509

Toll Free (866) 490-READ

1650 Bainbridge Way

Roswell, GA 30076-1621

http://tommyjohnspresents.com/

Willa Brigham (Smart Start Kids TV Show)

301 Creek Park Drive

Cary, NC 27513

(919) 460-6573

http://www.willabrigham.com/

OTHER CONTACTS

Alabama Museum of Natural History

Amanda Espy-Brown, Outreach Education

205-348-7550 Ext. 6383

(Roger Reid, Discovering AL--Fossil programs)

http://amnh.ua.edu/

Alabama Rivers Alliance

From Paint Rock to Perdido look at the following web site to find a contact person for a river close to your location.

http://www.alabamarivers.org/home

Mobile Dairy Classroom

Amanda Griffith (and Cow), AL Dairy Farmers

256-223-1977 Cell

http://southwestdairyfarmers.com/mobile_dairy

National Forest in Alabama

Tammy Truett, Public Relations

Montgomery Supervisor’s Office

(334) 832-4470

.u

http://www.fs.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsinternet/

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

The following web site lists the offices and their contact information for Alabama.

http://www.fws.gov/southeast/maps/al.html

For general information: http://www.fws.gov/