Arts education consultant bank / Georgia Council for the Arts

2003 | 2005 Arts Education Consultant Bank Arts Education Artists-in-Residence Roster Touring Artist Roster Traditional Artists

260 14th Street, NW Suite 401 Atlanta, GA 30318-5360 www.gaarts.org
2003 | 2005 Arts Education Consultant Bank Arts Education Artists-in-Residence Roster Touring Artist Roster Traditional Artists

2003 | 2005 Arts Education Consultant Bank Arts Education Artists-in-Residence Roster Touring Artist Roster Traditional Artists

260 14th Street, NW, Suite 401

Atlanta, GA 30318-5360

Phone: 404.685.2787

Fax: 404.685.2788

TTY 404.685.2799

www.gaarts.org

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTS EDUCATION CONSULTANT BANK
Peggy Benkeser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Cary Cleaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Sherry Norfolk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Barbara O'Brien . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Cindy O'Brien . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Randy Taylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Jeanene Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Barbara Lebow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Barry Stewart Mann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Nancy Meyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Sherry Norfolk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Baba Raa El . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Claire Ritzler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Kay Rosenblum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 John Stephens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Randy Taylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
RESOURCE ARTISTS:

ARTS EDUCATION

Ron Anglin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE ROSTER

Michael Hickey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

DANCE:

William Wilder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Ramatu Agfegbua-Sabbatt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Nana Agyeiwaah Anan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Charne Fucron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Dana Phelps Marschalk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Sue Schroeder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Susan Wiesner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

VISUAL ARTS: Tunde Afolayan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 Pam Beagle-Daresta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Angie Cook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 Larry Erb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 Zelda Grant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

RESOURCE ARTIST: John Jaramillo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
LITERATURE: Felton Eaddy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Cleaster Cotton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Emily Hyatt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 Nancy Lowe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 Jeff Mather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Gregor Turk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
RESOURCE ARTISTS: Sally S. Byers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

MUSIC:

Janice L. Metzel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Dick Albin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Peggy Benkeser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Bonnie Earl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Paul Vogler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Elise Witt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
RESOURCE ARTISTS: Adelbisi Adeleke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

TOURING ARTIST ROSTER
DANCE: Atlanta Ballet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61 Academy of Kuchipudi Dance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 Ballethnic Dance Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63 Core Performance Company of Several Dancers Core . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Sean Driscoll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Moving in the Spirit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

THEATRE:

Samato . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Aima Bey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

MUSIC:

Kim Bowers-Rheay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Caroline Aiken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Mary Ann Hart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Levon Ambartsumian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

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Sandra L. Hughes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

ARCO Chamber Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

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Atlanta Baroque Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Ben and Keeters Puppets, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108

Atlanta Symphony Brass Quintet . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71 Atlanta Brassworks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72 Atlanta Chamber Players . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73 Atlanta Opera Studio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74 Atlanta Pops Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76 Buddy O'Reilly Irish Music & Dance Band . . . . .77 Capitol City Opera Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78 David R. Clark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79 Dekalb Symphony Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80 Deluxe Vaudeville Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81 Dromedary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

Curious Moon Puppet Theatre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109 Gateway Performance Productions . . . . . . . . . .110 Georgia Shakespeare Festival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111 Georgia Mountain Theatre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112 Cathy Kaemmerlen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113 Barry Stewart Mann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114 Sherry Norfolk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115 Piccadilly Puppets Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116 Seven Stages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117 Telltale Theatre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118 Cynthia Watts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119

D'Vine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83 Thomas Peter Fletcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84 Piotr Folkert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85 Adam Frey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

VISUAL ARTS: Adrienne Anderson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120 Marilyn J. Darden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121

Keith Gehle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87 Harmonie Universelle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88 Hotlanta Dixieland Jazz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89 Andy Offutt Irwin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90 Eric Larkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91 Angela J. Lee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92 The Lighthouse Gospelettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93 Arietha A. Lockhart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94 Lyra, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95 Mitchell Music, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96 Montana Skies (formerly The Adams Duo) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97 Pandean Players . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98 Ramsey & Griffin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99 Miguel Romero . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100

TRADITIONAL/FOLKLIFE ARTISTS
Darlyne Dandridge, Quilting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123 Very Rev. Jubilant B. Danquah, Weaving Kente Cloth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124 Arthur P. Dilbert, Woodcarving/Walking Sticks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125 Clifford "Chunk" Dingler, Western Swing Guitar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126 Sammy Blue Favers, Blues Guitar . . . . . . . . . . . . .127 Yvonne Grovner, Sweetgrass baskets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128 Dant Harmon, Sacred Steel Guitar . . . . . . . . . . . .129 Myrtie Highsmith, Needle tatting . . . . . . . . . . . . .130 Ernie Mills, Working duck decoys . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131

T.Woods & Tomana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

Erik Murray, Capoeira de Angola . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132

Troika Balalaikas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102 Valdosta Symphony Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103

Ngoma Ndaw, Senegalese Sabaar Drumming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133

Elise Witt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104

Mario Peralta, Bandoneon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134

MULTI-DISCIPLINARY: Mystical Arts of Tibet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
THEATRE: Academy Theatre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106

Clyde Strozier, Blues guitar and har1monica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135 Herbert Taylor, Making/repair of fiddles and violins . . . . . . . . . . . .136 Eddie Tigner, Blues piano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137

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Alliance Children's Theatre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107

Earl Walker, Sr., Cast nets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138

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Arts Education Consultant Bank
The consultants listed in this publication have gone through a rigorous panel process. They are highly qualified professionals (artists, arts educators and administrators, teaching artists, and classroom teachers) available to schools, arts councils and other nonprofits serving students for arts education consultation, facilitation, grant-writing, and planning. The AE Consultant Bank was developed to serve as a resource for all Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA) Education programs (AE Development, AE Residency, AE Challenge Tier I, II and Model School). For more information on these funding programs, please refer to the GCA Guidelines, visit GCA's website www.gaarts.org, or call 404.685.2787. Organizations and schools interested in using these consultants must contact the consultant directly. For information on applying for inclusion in the Consultant Bank, please visit www.gaarts.org or call the Council office at 404.685.2787.
Artists-in-Residence Roster
The artists listed in this publication have gone through a rigorous application and jury process. Artists chosen for the AE Artists-in-Residence Roster are leaders in the field. They are chosen based on a demonstrated high level of artistic ability in their discipline and significant experience working with students. Artists are required to attend meetings and symposia throughout the year and are provided as a resource for all GCA Arts Education programs (AE Development, AE Residency, AE Challenge Tier I, II and Model school). For more information on these funding programs, please refer to the GCA Guidelines, visit GCA's website www.gaarts.org, or call 404.685.2787. Resource artists are highly qualified artists who serve as additional support for lead artists during their residency. Organizations or schools interested in using these artists must contact the artists directly. For information on applying for inclusion in the AE Roster, please visit www.gaarts.org or call the Council office at 404-685-2787.

Touring Artists Roster
The artists/groups included in the publication are panel-approved and have demonstrated their artistic excellence and ability to handle touring. These Georgia-based groups and individuals represent various arts disciplines. Funding is available through GCA's Touring Program for presenters to bring GCA Touring Roster artists for concerts, workshops and exhibitions. This funding is available to community arts councils, agencies, and organizations for the literary, performing and visual arts. Cultural support groups, public libraries, parks or recreation departments, school systems, and civic organizations are also eligible for funding. For more information on the Touring Program, please refer to the GCA Guidelines book, visit GCA's website www.gaarts.org, or call 404.685.2787. Presenters interested in sponsoring arts programming offered by any of the groups or individuals listed on the Touring Roster should contact the artist or group directly. Once arrangements have been agreed to, the presenter and artist (s) should sign a contract. If the presenter cannot present the program without GCA support, the presenter should ask for a contingency clause in the contract. For information on applying for inclusion in the GCA Touring Roster, please visit www.gaarts.org or call the Council office at 404.685.2787.
Traditional/Folklife Artists
Folklife is the traditional expression of culture (music, craft, dance, verbal lore) maintained by groups of people who share a common family history, ethnic heritage, occupation, religion, or geographic region. The mission of the Georgia Council for the Arts' Folklife Program is to actively document, support, preserve and educate the public about Georgia's traditional folk culture. The program recognizes the role the master artist/apprentice relationship can play in preserving the state's folk cultural heritage. The Traditional Arts Apprenticeship program was created to foster and facilitate this relationship. The program helps master folk artists pass on their skills to qualified apprentices. For more information on these artists, please call the Council office at 404.685.2787.

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Arts Education Consultant Bank

PEGGY BENKESER
Peggy Benkeser is a professional musician with twenty years of experience in teaching, arts administration and performance. As a Georgia Council for the Arts approved Artistin-Residence and Young Audiences of Atlanta Artist, Ms. Benkeser conducts residencies, masterclasses and performances at schools throughout the state of Georgia. Ms. Benkeser has been on the faculties of Georgia State University, Clayton College and State University, and Emory University. In her private teaching studio, Ms. Benkeser has worked with students of all ages and abilities, including those with special needs and learning disabilities. While teaching at the Children's Music Development Center at Emory University, Ms. Benkeser developed a music composition curriculum for students aged 7 to 12. Peggy is co-founder and artistic director of Thamyris, New Music Ensemble based in Atlanta. Under her guidance,Thamyris received awards for adventurous Programming from Meet the Composer/Chamber Music America and has received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, Chamber Music America, American Composer's Forum, Meet the Composer, the Copeland Fund for New Music, and numerous local and state funding agencies. Ms. Benkeser has extensive performance and recording experience as a soloist and as a member of chamber ensembles, symphony orchestras, and world music ensembles. Her performances have been broadcast on National Public Radio and German Public Radio and have been professionally recorded and distributed by ACA Recordings.

PEGGY BENKESER
2174 Spring Creek Road Decatur, GA 30033
Phone: 404.634.9560
Cell: 404.388.7952
Fax: 404.228.1544
Email: Benkeser@ comcast.net
Areas of Expertise: Professional Development, Curriculum Development, QCC Implementation, Grant Writing, Special Events
Degree(s), Certification and Training: Bachelors Degree in Music, University of Illinois (1985); Masters of Music, Georgia State University (1988); GCA Artist-inResidence (1995 present); Young Audiences of Atlanta Artist Roster (1994 present); continuing education, master classes and training in the music of Java and Ghana.
Grade Levels: Experience teaching pre-school through university level. Also, experienced in work with special needs children and adults.
Non-GCA Rate: $250/day plus expenses

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CARY CLEAVER
9455 Grace Lake Dr.
Douglasville, GA 30135
Phone: 770.949.5351
Fax: 770.949.7071
Email: ccleaver @mindspring.com
Website: www.artistsweb .info
Areas of Expertise: Goal setting, strategic planning, and program evaluation for any organization. Program design, facilitating collaboration between teachers and artists (any discipline). Grant writing and editing to tell your story effectively. Website design for artists and nonprofit arts groups.
Degree(s), Certification and Training: Bachelors Degree in English from Northwestern University, with a minor in art. Training from the Georgia Center for Nonprofits to facilitate consensusbuilding and strategic planning. Thirty years experience in the field of school and community arts program design, implementation, promotion, and evaluation, focused on artists' work with students of all ages.
Grade Levels: Work is not grade specific, has worked with K-12 schools and community-based programs.
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CARY CLEAVER
Cary Cleaver administered Georgia's statewide artistsin-residence program from 1981-1996, developing a philosophy and procedures that served as models for Georgia and the region. She collaborated with Ruth Gassett of the Georgia DOE to create and pilot the ArtStart program of arts integration for Kindergarten and first grade. Ms. Cleaver has authored scores of
successful grant applications and conducted a dozen statewide professional development conferences and public awareness campaigns. She also coordinated evaluation and planning efforts for the Georgia Council for the Arts in 1980 and 1998.
Serving as a grant reviewer for the National Endowment for the Arts and for the Kentucky and Louisiana State arts councils, Cary gained insight into what makes a winning grant application. Conducting on-site program evaluations in Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Fulton County broadened her understanding of the diverse artists-in-education field. Over the past few years, Cary has consulted on program design and evaluation for the Cultural Arts Council of Douglasville, Georgia Alliance for Arts Education, Atlanta Partnership for Arts in Learning, and Georgia Assembly of Community Arts Agencies. Cary is also a visual artist (handcolored photography) and builds websites for artists and arts groups.
Cary has learned that local success comes through step-by-step planning to assure high quality programs and effective communication among team members. Clarifying goals, identifying partners, and telling the story to potential funders are among Cary's areas of expertise, as are developing evaluation tools and taking school and community arts programs to the next level of excellence.
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Non-GCA Rate: 3 hour action planning workshop, including prep time and written follow up - $300/day plus travel and supplies; Multi-part consultation on planning, grantwriting or evaluation - $250/day plus travel and supplies; "Technology of Participation" four-part strategic planning exercise $1,000 plus travel and supplies ($750 each if engaged as part of a team)

SHERRY NORFOLK
Sherry Norfolk taught in the primary classroom for years before earning a Masters in Library Science and serving as a children's librarian in public libraries for 17 years. For eight of those years, she was Youth Services Coordinator for the DeKalb County Public Library, a position which taught her the value of teamwork, viewing the"big picture", and working with a wide variety of people with a wide variety of priorities and needs. As a storyteller, Sherry has performed world folktales for audiences of all ages at festivals, schools, libraries, and museums. As a teaching artist, she conducts creative writing/storytelling residencies for pre K - 12th grade, focusing on the relationship between oral and written communication. She has worked with teachers and librarians to help them recognize and utilize the power of story in their professional lives. She has taught graduatelevel courses and seminars in storytelling and literature at Florida Atlantic University, East Tennessee State University, Mercer University, the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching, University of Alaska and Southern Connecticut State University, as well as innumerable staff development workshops for schools and school systems across the country. As a consultant, she developed the Turner South "Learning through Storytelling"initiative, and serves on the Project Advisory Committee for the statewide Character through the Arts federal grant project currently in progress at the Pioneer RESA. She has also serves on the Strategic Planning Committee for the National Storytelling Network, the Metro-Atlanta Children's Services Coalition. She also served on the Strategic Planning Committee for the Dekalb County Public Library from 1988-1996 and Cochaired the committee in 1996. She co-authored the book The Moral of the Story: Folktales for Character Education (August House 1999).

SHERRY NORFOLK 888 Vera Street Atlanta, GA 30316 Phone: 404.627.7012 Fax: 404.627.8385 Email: shnorfolk@aol.com Website: www.sherrynorfolk. com Areas of Expertise: QCC implementation, character education, strategic planning, professional development family and adult literacy, grant writing Degree(s), Certifications, and Training: Bachelors Degree in Elementary Education, Masters in Library Science, Certificate in Public Management Grade Levels: Pre K to 8th grade Non-GCA Rate: Varies
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BARBARA O'BRIEN Decatur, GA 30033 Email: baoatlanta @comcast.net Areas of Expertise: Professional development, curriculum development, QCC implementation, dance education, artist training Degree(s), Certifications, and Training: Bachelors Degree, Masters in Education, Certificate from "Managing the Arts (UNC-Chapel Hill) Grade Levels: Pre K through College Non-GCA Rate: Varies
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BARBARA O'BRIEN
Barbara has an M. Ed. with an emphasis in dance from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro to complement a BA in History. Her early work in education was as a classroom teacher for the middle grades in English and Social Studies. She began her dance work by taking classes at the Hartford Ballet Co., North Carolina School of the Arts,Duke University,and the American Dance Festival. Barbara was fortunate to work as the first certified Dance Educator for both the Rockingham Co. and Chatham Co. School Systems in North Carolina.Since moving to Atlanta,she has developed experience in arts education,conference leadership,staff development,community resource development,and grants administration. In Atlanta,Barbara has worked for the Fulton County Arts Council,the High Museum of Art,and Young Audiences of Atlanta,Inc.She has also consulted on projects for the Alliance Theater and for Georgia Council for the Arts as well as serving as an adjunct instructor in the Dance Department at Brenau University. Each of these assignments involved developing a concept,setting goals,implementing a program,and assessing the results for reporting and further planning.
"My professional background and career have been a dedicated blend of education,arts,and arts education experiences in four states within a variety of cultural, geographic and economic settings. Each employment setting allowed me to investigate the intersections of arts and education from multiple perspectives. Opportunity combined with creativity enabled me to develop my skills in the areas of classroom teacher,staff development,grant writing,program development and administration,artist-in-residence,dance educator,choreographer,co-director of a liturgical dance company and co-owner/director of an arts-based learning center. I have held teaching certification in three states. My teaching experience ranges from pre-K through the University level. I feel comfortable working with others in all four of the major art forms (Dance,Music,Theater Arts,and Visual Arts) and have done so in numbers as small as one to group projects and conferences in the hundreds. A sense of curiosity about the intersection of Arts and Education and a love for the results of that mix serve as an inspiration for all my work."

CINDY K. O'BRIEN
Cindy O'Brien's work focuses on developing schoolbased arts programs that incorporate Arts Infusion at the elementary level. She can provide artist and teacher training/mentoring, arts-based project development, grant writing, and conference planning. She specializes in Arts Infusion implementation and has experience in interdisciplinary projects and programs. Her art discipline is dance and she has extensive experience in teaching and integrating the art of dance and academics. She also provides strategic planning, initial program implementation, and evaluation.

CINDY K. O'BRIEN
1208 River Ridge Dr.
Augusta, GA 30909
Phone: 706.737.3630
Fax: 706.737.3630
Email: cobrien118@ comcast.net
Areas of Expertise: School-based development of arts programs, teacher and artist training and mentoring, collaborative programming and project development, conference development, and grant writing. Specialization in Arts Infusion.
Degree(s), Certifications, and Training: 40 years of serious dance training in jazz, modern, and classical ballet; 25 years of teaching; 9 years as an Arts Infusion dance specialist; 4 years as Arts Education Director for local arts council; 11/2 years as independent arts consultant; 20 years experience in corporate environment
Grade Levels: Specialization in K- 5th grade, but have worked with K-12.
Non-GCA Rates: $300 plus expenses for a 3 hour workshop or $75 - $100 per hour depending on the number of people and hours involved.

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RANDY TAYLOR
673 Brownwood Avenue, SE
Atlanta, GA 30316
Phone: 404.688.2467 x303
Fax: 404.521.9311
Email: randy@museumof design.org
Areas of Expertise: Leading training components especially in team building, planning, arts integration, curriculum development, grantwriting, evaluation. Content specific include Music education: OrffSchulwerk; visual art: graphic design /illustration, painting, history; Theatre: process drama, mantle of the expert approach, TIE; Education: early childhood education, project approach, arts integration, curriculum, school age programs, brain compatible learning, special education, disabilities.
Degree(s), Certifications, and Training: MED Early Childhood Education - Georgia State University
BFA Graphic Design - University of Georgia
Level 1 OrffSchulwerk music education University of Denver
Registered Drama Therapist - National Drama Therapy Association
Approved Trainer Georgia Child Care System
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RANDY TAYLOR
Randy Taylor has served in the following positions: Education Director of an Educational Theatre Company - CREATE; Teaching Artist in visual art, theatre - Young Audiences of Atlanta, Alliance Theatre; Curator of Education - Atlanta International Museum of Art and Design; Summer Art Camp Director - Artbusters Summer Camp; Training Coordinator - ArtsConnect; Enrichment Coordinator - Decatur Afterschool Program; Instructor - Early Childhood Department, Dekalb Technical College; Pre K - 2nd Grade Teacher - Nova School, Lullwater School,The Children's School, Paideia; Infant - Kindergarten Arts Specialist (various locations and Georgia State University); Drama Therapist - Georgia Retardation Center; Scout Master (with troop labeled handicapped);Teacher trainer High Museum, Carlos Museum, Alliance Theatre, CREATE, ArtsConnect,Work/Family Connections; Arts Curriculum Writer - Georgia State University Child Development Center, Children's Museum of Atlanta; Marketing - CREATE, Atlanta International Museum; Illustrator, Circus Performer, actor, gardener, painter, dancer, and purveyor of inquisitiveness.
"From all these experiences, I have come into education with the goal of helping others accomplish what they want for themselves. I believe the arts furnish us with a wealthy avenue in which to accomplish our goals. I ask a lot of questions and as such have found answers in a variety of venues from foreign schools, corporate training programs, home schools, afterschool programs, college courses, hanging with relatives from the mountains, stories, movies, and studies abroad. My rule is to listen and to assist others in listening to each other to solve a desired outcome. I bring a variety of arts and educational experiences to the table as part of the meal to be considered."
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Degree(s), Certifications, and Training (continued)
Discipline Based Theatre Education - University of Tennessee, Chattanooga
Certified Professional in Neuro-Linguistic Programming Grinder, DeLozier, and Assoc.
Mantle of the Expert Approach - Ohio State University
Process Drama - Dr. John Fines, University of Sussex
Adventures in Peacemaking - Work/Family Directions, Project Adventure
Grade Levels: Infants through College
Non-GCA Rates: $100/hour and $350/day

JEANENE WILLIAMS
Jeanene Williams has been involved in the field of Arts Education for more than 15 years. She has been a performer, visual artist, instructor, administrator, consultant, director, board member, and Arts Education panelist for two states. As the Director of the Touring and Outreach Department at the Center for Puppetry Arts, she was responsible for identifying locations and marketing/packaging unique program opportunities for schools, museums, camps, corporate events, theatres, and libraries, while assisting locations with funding resources. As the Director of the Georgia Council for the Arts/Young Audiences' Residency Program, she consulted with countless organizations, teachers, librarians, community groups, corporations and students to identify financial and educational resources. She also designed customized programs for their sites, marketed their programs, conducted grant writing workshops, designed/implemented strategic plans, established their non-profit status and evaluated their programs, etc. As a Systems and Education Instructor in Corporate America, she was involved in literacy software development for K-Adult.Working with Private Industry Councils,Technical Schools, Educators and Gov't experts. Her departments developed the technology that led to computer-based software that would enable children and adults to learn to read, speak, complete math and other modules at their own pace. This involved curriculum design for computer training as well as the individual approaches, visuals, and modules to reading, language and math skills. She's also designed and conducted unique grant writing workshops for various organizations throughout Georgia. At the first joint Augusta Arts Council/Young Audiences "Arts Infusion Conference", she provided training and resources that enabled 26 new sites to apply for state and local funding. The sites were also taught how to approach corporations to do the"Ask"for funding/in-kind contributions.

JEANENE WILLIAMS 3595 Canton Rd. Suite A9-256 Marietta, GA 30066 Phone: 404.966.1819 Fax: 770.924.1115 Email: fjw1214@aol.com Areas of Expertise: Strategic planning, community development, small business development, partnerships, program planning/ development, sponsorships/fundraising Degree(s), Certifications, and Training: B.S. Engineering, B.A. Communications, potter/visual artist, business management, project development, certified human resources development consultant, marketing training consultant Grade Levels: Elementary & middle school Non-GCA Rates: negotiable
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Arts Education Artists-inResidence Roster

RAMATU AFEGBUA-SABBATT
Ramatu's workshops include the history of dance, ethnic group, geographical location on the globe, climate, food, clothing, language spoken, and roles of drums in society and dance. Drums are played and rhythms are taught to students. Students are also taught songs, dance techniques and movements.
Plan A: The workshop begins with telling the students a history of the dance, ethnic group, geographical location on the globe, climate, food clothing, language spoken and roles of drums in society and dance. Drums will be played by Ramatu and a few rhythms will be taught to the students. Students will also be taught dance/technique and movements. Songs are also taught with meeting to give students the opportunigy to speak or sing the language. On other days, there will be a quick review of history before warm up and dance choreography will be set on students for their performance/presentation at the end of the residency, if and when appropriate.
Plan B: Residency with students/teachers in classroom addressing curriculum will be determined and decided at the planning meeting. In this case, the artist will set the warm up exercise, dance movements , songs and choreography to address the classroom subjects. During that residency, there will be a separate class for dance history, drums, warm-up, movements and technique to be learned in detail.
Plan C: Lecture/demonstration/performance residency is available upon request.

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RAMATU AFEGBUASABBATT 3510 Thunderwood Lane Snellville, GA 30039 Phone: 770.602.1722 Cell: 404.725.4260 Fax: 770.602.4938 Email: ramatusabbatt @hotmail.com ramatusabbatt @aol.com Description of Art Form: Teaching African dance techniques. Culture through the eyes of curriculum. Audience Limit: Workshop 6th -12th grade (25 students), K - 5th grade (20 students); Performance K-12th grade (250 students) Length: 45 minutes to one hour lecture demo inclusive Non-GCA Workshop cost: $200 Non-GCA Residency cost: $280 x 5 days = $1400 weekly Non-GCA Performance cost: $300
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NANA AGYEIWAAH ANAN
P.O. Box 5011
Atlanta, GA 30302
Phone: 404.485.4839
Email: Ajaywa @yahoo.com
Description of Art Form: African dance
Grade Levels: Pre K - 6th grade for performance, 30 for workshopsall ages
Audience Limit: 300 for performances, 30 for workshops
Length: 30 to 60 minutes for performances, workshops vary
Non-GCA Workshop Cost: $130
Non- GCA Residency Cost: Varies
Non-GCA Performance Cost: $320

NANA AGYEIWAAH ANAN (a-JAY-wa)

Nana Agyeiwah Anan (a-JAY-wa) is a veteran writer, multi-faceted performer and cultural arts educator who consistently explores the similarities and differences between American and African cultures through music, dance, drama, storytelling, poetry and narrative verse. This collage of ancient African mythological symbolism, ceremony, traditional and neoAfrican dance, combined with R&B, popular and hiphop music styles flow as one"funky"movement of old and new while giving voice to the experiences of African-American women in a fun, educational and entertaining way.
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CHARNE FURCRON
Noted for her accepting and gentle presence, empathetic understanding and creative learning process, Charne Furcron provides enriching dance/kinesthetic movement experiences that address relevant issues unique to the students'"here-and-now" existence. She views education as a process of self-discovery and growth. She aims to stimulate the heart, mind, soul and spirit of students and in doing so, help them find themselves better prepared for life's endeavors. Charne offers workshops in conjunction with Moving in the Spirit, the arts and youth development organization for which she has worked as an educator since 1994:
Celebrating the Beauty of Differences - Performance: This workshop explores the beauty of different cultures and beliefs. MITS believes that, though we have often failed to acknowledge it, our strength has always risen from our diversity.
EMC2 (Exceptional Movement Curriculum ) Performance,Workshop or Residency: EMC2 is based on Einstein's statement,"Imagination is more important than knowledge." EMC2 integrates art into the academic curriculum using danced and movement as a powerful tool to learn science, math and creativity.
Unlock Your Creativity - Workshop: Movement workshop where students will experience their creativity as an immense force that is inside every cell of them. No other person has their eccentric blend of ideas, attitudes and perceptions.
Conflict Resolution - Workshop: This engaging workshop uses movement as a fun and creative tool to encourage self-expression and give voice to issues pertinent to today's society in a safe environment that encourages communication and collaboration.
(continued) Non-GCA Residency Cost: Variable depending on program and length Non-GCA Performance Cost: Celebrating the Beauty of Differences: $650 for 2 Performances EMC2: $650 for 1 performance

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CHARNE FUCRON
P. O. Box 17628
Atlanta, GA 30316
Phone: 404.624.5295
Fax: 404.624.5299
Email: charne@mitsdance .org
Website: www.mitsdance.org
Description of Art Form: The exploration and use of movement as a tool for improving learning, conflict resolution, artistic expression, and dealing with pertinent issues.
Grade Levels: K-12th Grade
Audience Limit: Residencies/ Workshops: 5-14 students at a time. Can work with larger numbers with another artist.
Length: Celebrating the Beauty of Differences -1.5 hour performance
EMC2: 1.5 hr performance; customizable times for workshop series and residency
Unlock Your Creativity: 1.5 hr Workshop
Conflict Resolution Series: 2 classes of 3 hrs each
Workshop Cost: EMC2 - variable depending on program Unlock Your Creativity - $420 Conflict Resolution Series - $11200
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DANA PHELPS MARSCHALK
P.O. Box 17628
Atlanta, GA 30316
Phone: 404.624.5295
Fax: 404.624.5299
Email: dana@ mitsdance.org
Website: www.mitsdance.org
Description of Art Form: The exploration and use of movement as a tool for improving learning, conflict resolution, artistic expression, and dealing with pertinent issues
Grade Levels: K - 12th
Audience Limit: Residencies/Worksh ops: 5-14 at a time. Can work with larger numbers with another artist.
Length: Celebrating the Beauty of Differences: 1.5 hour performance
EMC2: 1.5 hr performance; customizable times for workshop series and residency
Unlock Your Creativity: 1.5 hr Workshop
Conflict Resolution Series: 2 classes of 2 hrs each
Non-GCA Workshop Cost: EMC2 variable depending on program
Unlock Your Creativity - $420
Conflict Resolution Series - $1120
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DANA PHELPS MARSCHALK
As an artist engaged in the creation, performance, and teaching of dance, it is Dana Marschalk's intention to explore and assist others with the exploration of their intrinsic artistic expression,"giving voice" to pertinent social, cultural, and personal concern. It is also Dana's hope that the medium of dance may be utilized to enrich, empower, and enlighten people, drawing together individuals of diverse backgrounds, allowing them to learn from one another and share their unique gifts. Dana offers the following in conjunction with Moving in the Spirit, the arts and youth development organization she co-founded in 1986:
Celebrating the Beauty of Differences - Performance This workshop explores the beauty of different cultures and beliefs. MITS believes that, though we have often failed to acknowledge it, our strength has always risen from our diversity.
EMC2 (Exceptional Movement Curriculum ) Performance,Workshop or Residency EMC2 is based on Einstein's statement,"Imagination is more important than knowledge." EMC2 integrates art into the academic curriculum using danced and movement as a powerful tool to learn science, math and creativity.
Unlock Your Creativity - Workshop Movement workshop where students will experience their creativity as an immense force that is inside every cell of them. No other person has their eccentric blend of ideas, attitudes and perceptions.
Conflict Resolution - Workshop This engaging workshop uses movement as a fum and creative tool to encourage self-expression and give voice to issues pertinent to today's society in a safe environment that encourages communication and collaboration.
(continued) Non-GCA Residency Cost: Variable depending on program and length Non-GCA Performance Cost: Celebrating the Beauty of Differences $650 for 2 Performances EMC2: $650 for 1 performance

SUE SCHROEDER
Sue Schroeder, Artistic Director of Several Dancers Core, has been creating dance for CORE Performance Company as well as for solo artists and other dance companies for more than twenty years. She and the artists of CORE Performance Company have implemented numerous and varied school and community-based residencies over the past twenty years. In addition to residencies throughout the US and Europe, Schroeder and CORE Performance Company have created an extremely successful outreach program called Rising Stars that connects young people, especially those at risk, to their own creativity and self-expression through movement and dance.
Through single classes or multi-day workshops, Sue Schroeder and CORE Performance Company teach dance technique (modern, contemporary, ballet and jazz), creative movement, choreography, improvisation, stretching and conditioning. Classes and workshops can be adapted for all levels of movement experience, ages, abilities and needs. Curriculum tie-ins include mythology, Native American culture, language arts, literature, mathematics, ecology, animal mythology and history. Workshops often culminate in a performance by CORE Performance Company.

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SUE SCHROEDER
P.O. Box 2045
Decatur, GA 30031-2045
Phone: 404.373.4154
Fax: 404.377.1815
Email: sschroeder @severaldancer score.org
Website: www.severaldance score.org
Description of Art Form: Contemporary dance. Using dance as a tool for expression, problem solving and kinesthetic learning of curriculum.
Grade Levels: K - 12th and college
Audience Limit: 25 for workshops, 400 for assembly
Length: 50 minute performance, workshops vary based on age group
Non-GCA Workshop Cost: Varies
Non-GCA Residency Cost: $1400 per week plus travel
Non-GCA Performance Cost: $350

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SUSAN L. WIESNER
71 Vinings Lake Dr.
Mableton,GA 30126
Phone: 678.362.1340
Email: slywiesner @hotmail.com
Description of Art Form: Dance isn't just about moving. It's also about being part of the world. Through dance and observation, people can discover new ways of learning. Ways to associate what they love with what they learn (using dance as the example), and ways to see the connections between our bodies and the world of knowledge.
Grade levels: K-12th grade, college, adult
Audience Limit: Workshops - 15 students, Lecture /demonstration - up to 50 students
Length: Workshops - 1.5 to 2 hours for children, up to one day for adults, lecture-based: 1-2 hours, movementbased: 2 hours
Non-GCA Workshop Cost: $100/hour, no more than $75/hour for lecture only
Non - GCA Residency Cost: varies with structure and length of residency
Non-GCA Performance Cost: $350/one performance, $650/two performances, additional production costs possible with period dance performances
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SUSAN L.WIESNER
"It is an established fact that the Arts enhance education and learning. It is also known that people learn through different means (visual, kinetic, aural, etc.). With dance, the most common form of exploring art in education is to actually DO the dance, to move. Yet it isn't necessary to learn to dance in order to appreciate dance or to learn from it. With the variety of instructional materials and activities (movement and non-movement based) offered, learning is greatly enhanced for learners of all types. No one is excluded.
Students can learn the dance and music of an historic period or culture: how people dance, why they dance. Or learn the anatomy of the body and how that affects movement by breaking down the anatomical components of muscle and bone. They can see how maps are ways to get from here to there by moving through space. Or explore many elements of dance and the world (history, culture, structure, form, theme, movement vocabulary, etc.) by choreographing works based on various dance elements."
In addition to attempting to reach students, Susan Wiesner hopes to interest adults as well through creativity in motion workshop as well as pre- and postperformance lectures offered to attendees of dance performances, museum installations/exhibits, etc.
In all cases, the content can be tailored to fit the needs of the audience in order to provide a flexible program able to reach more people, and spread the art of dance more extensively throughout Georgia.

JOHN JARAMILLO Resource Artist
The Artist Residency begins with a performance/ presentation of Flamenco Dance of Spain or Aztec Dances of Mexico to introduce the dances, costume and musical instruments. The program also integrates language and cultural aspects of Spain and Mexico to show the cultural influence of Spain to the Americas' and explain cultural belief systems of the indigenous peoples, Native Americans of Mexico and their connections to the United States. The residency focuses on dance instruction centering on movement, musicality and rhythm. Words and phrases in"Spanish"the language of Spain and"Nauatl"the Aztec language are used to inform and enhance the dance experience. Additional art projects include construction of costumes and musical instruments using a diverse choice of materials. These projects further help to understand the cultural connections from Asia, Europe and Africa to Spain and the Americas.

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JOHN JARAMILLO
PO Box 8062
Atlanta, GA 311060062
Phone: 404.982.9922
Fax: 404.222.9487
Email: gatewaypp@ masktheatre.org
Website: www.masktheatre .org
Description of Art Form: Dance and Visual Art
Grade Level: K-12
Audience Limit: 300
Length: 45-50 minutes
Non-GCA Workshop Cost: $195
Non-GCA Residency Cost: $1600
Non-GCA Performance Cost: $250 for one performance, $325 for two back-to-back

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FELTON EADDY
979 Allgood Road
Stone Mountain, GA 30083
Phone: 404.392.6415
Fax: 404.292.9996
Email: globalart@aol.com
Description of Art Form: Creative writing workshops including poetry, stories, personal essays, interviews and play writing; and live literary performances.
Grade levels: K - 12th grade
Audience Limit: Workshop 30 students per session; Performance 250 students with adequate supervision.
Length: Workshop 50 minutes; Performance 45 minutes including Q & A
Non-GCA Workshop Cost: 1 = $125, 2 = $215, 3 = $315, 4 = $375; plus tranasportation, per diem and lodging where necessary. Back-to-back scheduling preferred.
Non-GCA Residency Cost: $280 daily
Non-GCA Performance Cost: $1 per child; minimum $125; 2 back to back performances = 10% discount

FELTON EADDY
Felton Eaddy is a lyric poet at heart, but he also writes stories, essays, short plays, speeches, and creative articles. For twenty-five years, he has worked as a writer, performer, administrator, teacher, and arts educator. His creative presentations are designed to foster literacy, and a greater understanding of, and respect for writers and the transformative power of literature. He conducts short and long-term writing workshops and residencies for schools and communities, and performs poetry and folk tales, primarily in the South. Audiences include a range of participants from preschool to high school to college, and adults, at churches, prisons, senior, and community centers.
His workshops provide an open, inventive and nurturing environment for participants of all ages and abilities to write and share. Using a variety of proven techniques including dramatic readings, storytelling, music, and art, he stimulates and encourages children and adults to write their own poems, descriptive riddles (using metaphors and similes), personal narratives, and more. Through discussion, writing and live performance, each session focuses on examining-- both written and orally--the works of great published and obscure writers. Ultimately his goal is to obtain the best thinking and writing possible from all participants while engaging, entertaining and educating them in subtle and profound ways, and he utilizes all of his creative skills to do so.
His poetry is about real life and readily impacts audiences, motivating them to reflect upon their own experiences, challenges and joys. Live performances are accompanied by mbira (thumb piano), shekere, whistle, and rain stick.

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CLEASTER COTTON
A seasoned teaching artist, Cleaster Cotton says,"My approach to arts in education is to create a stimulating, fun environment where students grow when they can open up to unconventional, interactive learning techniques. Self-Empowerment Through Self-ExpressionTM (SETSE), Cleaster's signature workshop series, is interactive, enjoyable and tailored to satisfy academic, cultural and social needs. SETSE improves vocabulary, memory, writing and oral presentation skills. It builds self-esteem, self-confidence, creative problem-solving abilities, deductive reasoning capabilities as well as observation and listening skills. "Students make the essential connection between their education and their daily life experiences. They begin to realize how essential their contribution is to their own learning process and success of the team." Workshop culminations vary (i.e. anthology, literary art (visual/literary creation), spoken word/open mike show).
Cleaster is a writer, poet, storyteller, visual artist and performance artist. She has facilitated numerous professional development seminars and collaborated in scores of successful residencies. She has received a substantial amount of recognition in the field of art and in the field of education. Her writing, performances, exhibits and installations are stimulating social commentaries. Her progressive curriculum and innovative teaching style has been adopted by families, cultural facilities and educational institutions. Cleaster's teaching methodology was incorporated into school curriculum (Greenburgh 7 school district, NY). She has several awards and citations to her credit and is associated with several cultural, arts and educational committees and boards. Cleaster studied at Fordham University (NYC) and San Diego City College (CA).
A detailed artist bio is available upon request.

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CLEASTER COTTON
Email: cleastercotton @yahoo.com
Description of Art Form: Writer (poetry, prose, short stories); Storyteller; Spoken Word Artist, Literary, Exhibit and Installation Artist (multi-media, visually illustrated poetry and prose).
Grade Levels: K - 12th Grade (all populations)
Audience Limit: Workshop 20 students
Length: One day to 10 week workshop series (specific to project), Performance 1 hour (approx.)
Non-GCA Workshop Cost: $400 - $700 per workshop, plus travel, lodging and expenses. Professional Development/Staff Development also offered.
Non-GCA Residency Rate: $550 per (4 hr.) day mulitiple session rate varies
Non-GCA Performance Rate: $350-$700 Cost varies (specific to number of rehearsals and presentations and performances)

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Music
DICK "RICHARD" ALBIN
1020 Eden Ave. SE
Atlanta, GA 30316
Phone: 404.312.4135
Fax: 404.627.1320
Email: dra@dramuse.com
Website: www.dramuse.com
Description of Art Form: A combination of Folk Music, songwriting and storytelling. Can also create theatre pieces.
Grade Levels: K - 12th grade
Audience Limit: Depends on facility 300 to 400
Length: One concert to full five-week residency
Non-GCA Workshop Cost: Single workshop $500
Non-GCA Residency Cost: $280
Non-GCA Performance Cost: $350

DICK "RICHARD" ALBIN
This year, storyteller, musician and theater artist Dick "Richard"Albin helped students write and record songs, build lap dulcimers, write and perform a play about American history and create music for a dance performance. He also served as an arts consultant for schools in Kentucky and Georgia.
By combining music, theater and storytelling, he helps students understand the creative process. Georgia QCC's are imbedded in his lesson plans.
Albin began acting at the age of seven in college and community plays. He worked professionally as an actor before moving to Kentucky to teach theater at a small college. The college went bankrupt the month he arrived, something he claims not to have caused; so, he decided to get into something more secure than teaching and became an entertainer.
He has performed all over America and in Europe. As a folk musician, he has played at the National Folk and the Philadelphia Folk festivals. He is regularly featured at the Kentucky Music Weekend. He plays banjo, guitar, lap dulcimer and mouth bow.
Billboard magazine said,"Clear! Vivid! Outrageous! Everything a Novelty record should be." The Cincinnati Inquirer wrote,"Anyone who thinks storytelling is anything other than art should hear Albin." One of his stories was aired nationally on "We Like Kids."
He is a performer - First Night Atlanta, the Jekyll Island Easter Festival; writer - one man show for the Kentucky Humanities Council; and an artist-in-residence in schools - Georgia Council for the Arts and Kentucky Arts Council.

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PEGGY BENKESER
Peggy Benkeser is a professional musician with twenty years of experience in teaching, arts administration and performance. As a Georgia Council for the Arts approved Artist-inResidence and Young Audiences of Atlanta Artist, Peggy conducts residencies, workshops and performances at schools throughout the state of Georgia. Her work with school-aged children focuses on percussion instruments (playing and making them), composing music for percussion instruments, and exploring musical instruments from around the world (including steel drums from Trinidad and gamelan instruments from Java). She has also helped students create original musical performances that have been composed and performed by students of all ages. She has been on the faculties of Georgia State University, Clayton College and State University, and Emory University. In her private teaching studio, she has worked with students of all ages and abilities, including those with special needs and learning disabilities. She has extensive performance and recording experience as a soloist and as a member of chamber ensembles, symphony orchestras, and world music ensembles. Peggy is co-founder and artistic director of Thamyris, New Music Ensemble based in Atlanta. Under her guidance Thamyris received awards for Adventurous Programming from Meet the Composer/Chamber Music America, and has received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, Chamber Music America, American Composer's Forum, Meet the Composer, the Copland Fund for New Music, and numerous local and state funding agencies.

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PEGGY BENKESER
2174 Spring Creek Road
Decatur, GA 30033
Phone: 404.634.9560
Cell: 404.388.7952
Fax: 404.228.1544
Email: benkeser@ comcast.net
Description of Art Form: Percussionist specializing in composing music with children, exploring music from around the world, and building musical instruments.
Grade Levels: PreK - Adult
Audience Limit: varies
Length: varies
Non-GCA Workshop Cost: $250/day plus expenses
Non-GCA Residency Cost: $250/day plus expenses
Non-GCA Performance Cost: variable

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BONNIE EARL
1763 Gilbert Street
Charleston, SC 29412-3520
Phone: 843.762.2420
Email: bonnieearl @hotmail.com
Description of Art Form: Paint a colorful sound by "living" the history of jazz as you improvise and compose along with Bonnie through vocals, guitar, banjo, over 50 african and multicultural instruments, stories and movement.
Grade levels: K - 12th grade, adult, senior citizens, special needs, at risk
Audience Limit: varies
Length: Performance 50 to 60 minutes, Workshops and classes - vary
Non-GCA Workshop Cost: Varies
Non-GCA Residency Cost: $1000 to $1500
Non-GCA Performance Cost: $950 - one show, $1050 - 2 shows or 1 show and 1 workshop. Varies with situation. Performance with residency at half of performance price.

BONNIE EARL
Students & audiences listen, learn & laugh during this highly interactive hands-on jazzy experience. Cultures come alive as students paint a colorful sound by "living" the history of jazz, improvise & compose along with Bonnie through vocals, guitar; banjo; over 50 African & multicultural instruments; and movement.This high-energy music odyssey begins with the African Diaspora & European influences to evolve into America's music--Jazz. Bonnie's vast collection of visuals & crafts pique student curiosity to learn social studies, language arts, math, and science in a most unusual way. Exploring historical context, stories of struggle, survival, and success promote character building and problem solving. Blues and SCAT foster creative imaginative thinking. Join in a Harriet Tubman rap, SCAT like Ella, & sing your Blues away. Music is the medium and life's lessons are the message. Programs are education standards-based with all learning styles supported. Bonnie Earl, internationally renowned performer & educator, energizes cross-curricular residencies, performances and workshops that receive rave reviews from students and teachers. Performances with audience participation and question & answer sessions are available.

PAUL VOGLER
Paul provides music residencies, workshops and performances. As an artist/educator, he uses music as a vehicle to make curriculum connections to literacy, math, science and other disciplines.
An example of his work is the program "Our Minds Are On Georgia". This program uses blues music, drama, visual art, literacy and music technology to teach the Georgia Unit to third graders. Students research Georgia facts and enter this research into their individual journals. This research is used to compose blues lyrics and to create relevant dramatic interpretations. A CD of the students singing their songs about Georgia is recorded. The students also create CD cover art and liner notes completing the process.
He enjoys working with groups in a variety of ways conducting classes and workshops in the understanding and enjoyment of music. As a performer, he believes in the importance of students experiencing professionals practicing their craft and having the opportunity to reflect on that performance as well as participating with a professional in making music.

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PAUL VOGLER
2103 N. Decatur Rd. #325
Decatur, GA 30033
Phone: 404.289.4040 678.596.8855
Email: pvandlmp@aol.com
Website: www.lakemusic productions.com
Description of Art Form: Professional musician, using music to connect curriculum and learning styles.
Grade levels: All
Audience Limit: Any
Length: Any
Non-GCA Workshop Cost: $90 - $200
Non-GCA Residency Cost: $800 - $1500 per week
Non-GCA Performance Cost: $200 - $500

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ELISE WITT PO Box 148 Pine Lake, GA 30072 Phone: 404.297.8398 Email: emworld @mindspring.com Website: www.elisewitt.com Description of Art Form: A MUSICAL TRIP AROUND THE WORLD A multi-lingual, participatory concert, workshop or residency. Grade Levels: K - 12th grade Audience Limit: 250 performance/ 30 workshop or class Length: 45 minutes - 1 hour Non-GCA Workshop Cost: $400 to $700 per workshop Non-GCA Residency Cost: $2000 to $5000 depending on workshop and length of residency Non-GCA Performance Cost: $350 to $450 (same school, same day) per performance depending on program, $400 to $700 for one performance.
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ELISE WITT
Singer/Composer/Guitarist/Musical Ambassador Elise Witt, was born in Switzerland, raised in North Carolina, and since 1977 has made her home in Atlanta. She speaks five languages fluently and sings in at least a dozen more. Elise was chosen to represent the state of Georgia for the Kennedy Center's 25th Anniversary Celebration and she recently returned from a cultural exchange in South Africa. She has sung everywhere from New York's Carnegie Hall and the People's Voice Cafe to the Jinotepe Harvest Festival in Nicaragua, the Popular Music Festival in Siena Italy, and the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change. Elise's music has been broadcast on radio and television around the world. In addition to performing and recording (she has eight recordings on the EMWorld label), Elise has earned a reputation as a masterful educator, encouraging even the most shy singers, children and adults alike, to revel in their voices. Her workshops use music as a language for learning and better understanding the human family's similarities and differences.
In Elementary Schools, her MUSICAL TRIP AROUND THE WORLD gets students singing and signing in Spanish, Kiswahili, Japanese, French, and more. In Middle and High Schools, she works with Choral and Language classes, using music as a language to get students excited about exploring cultures from around the world, as well as learning more about their own. Elise's Community Concerts, featuring her GLOBAL, LOCAL & HOMEMADE SONGS are famous for turning the audience (even the self-professed "non-singers") into a glorious chorus.

ADEBISI ADELEKE Resource Artist
African talking drum as called in Nigerian language "DunDun". The talking drum is one of man's oldest
musical instruments. It serves as a means of expressing his instinctive love of rhythm. This talking drum is also used as a means of communication, and as a call to battle. It is also used as a requiem for the dead.

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ADEBISI ADELEKE
880 Beecher Street SW
Atlanta, GA 30310
Phone: 404.753.7233
Fax: 404.753.7233
Email: Ayanbisi@aol.com
Description of Art Form: African traditional talking drum
Grade Levels: All
Audience Limit: 250
Length: 45 minutes
Non-GCA Workshop Cost: $250
Non-GCA Residency Cost: $1000
Non-GCA Performance Cost: $250 - $300

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SEAN DRISCOLL
518-B Whitfield Ave.
Savannah, GA 31406
Phone: 912.353.8381
Fax: 912.353.7912
Email: sean@ storymaker.com
Website: www.storymaker.com
www.professortime. com
Description of Art Form: Sean combines music, storytelling, magic and technology into unique educational performances and residencies.
Grade Levels: Pre K - Adult
Audience Limit: 300 - 3,000 depends upon program
Length: varies according to program
Non-GCA Workshop Cost: $300 per hour
Non-GCA Residency Cost: $1500 (3 day), $2,200 (5 day)
Non-GCA Performance Cost: $700 (2 performances back to back), $600 (one performance)

SEAN DRISCOLL Resource Artist
Sean Driscoll performs regularly throughout the Eastern United States in radio, television, schools, concert and festival settings. He was selected for the Artist-in-Residency programs in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina (1990-present), He was also selected for the Georgia Council for the Arts Touring Roster (19921996) and for Young Audiences (1999 to present). Sean reaches thousands of children and adults each year through hundreds of residencies, workshops and performances.
The focus of Storymaker is to entertain children and adults by bringing stories alive through magic and music. Audience members become involved in the performances using instruments and creating sound effects. He performs magic tricks and plays on a wide variety of instruments.
Students create an audio CD of their own stories and/or music. Children learn storytelling vocal techniques, musical interpretive tools, science facts, and basics of CD production. Great for combining literature, science, and technology.

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ADONAIJAH BEY ABDEL RAHIM-EL (AIMA BEY)
Aima Bey uses the medium of fun to stimulate, pique, reach, teach, extend, analyze, explore, assess, and discover all aspects of Theatre. She utilizes a good dose of DisciplineBased Theatre Education concepts and activities with ever-evolving Focus and Theatre games to set the stage for learning. A 5-10 day mini-residency schedule is essentially an exposure to and exploration of theatre concepts and Self. During longer residencies (15 days plus), Aima Bey will cover the same material with much more in-depth explorations and evaluations. Some of our activites include Focus games, lots of Theatre games, Folktale Tableaux, Narrative Pantomime, Creative Drama, Reader's Theatre and may exstend to Stage Directions, Acting Areas, Body Positions, Protean Costuming, learning songs, basic dance, movement and more. All sessions contain discussions of activities with the constant formula of Plan, Play, Evaluate, and Replay leading to everexpanding explorations of subject matter. She also does a special middle and high school residency of 15 plus days designed to"jump start"those youth who have alienated themselves from school and learning.
Residencies are suitable for grades 1-12. Some pre-K and K programming is feasible during 5 to 10 day mini-residencies. QCC's span the spectrum including Language Arts, Math, Reading, Social Studies, Character Education, Science , Foreign Languages.
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Non-GCA Performance Cost: $700 for single performance, $900 for back to back performance, $200 each additional performance on same day within 30 minutes. Special school rates also available call: 404.869.3506 or 404.289.7888
Professional/Staff Development Courses for teachers & folks who work and play with children. SDU's are available for all classes.

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ADONAIJAH BEY ABDEL RAHIM-EL 4154 Sheraton Dr. Macon, GA 31210 Phone: 478.320.4512 Email: sankofatheatre project@yahoo.com Description of Art Form: Discipline based theatre education using D.B.T.E. techniques, activities and games. Grade Levels: All levels & special populations Audience Limit: 300 maximum for presentations, 30 students or teachers for workshops/ playshops Length: 45 to 60 minutes, Festivals and Museums may request more Non-GCA Workshop Cost: Student workshop with performance - $150, without performance - $250; Teacher workshop with performance $1000, without performance - $2000 up to 4 hrs. Non-GCA Residency Cost: $1500 - $2500 per week (20 hrs.) plus mileage, lodging and per diem.
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KIM BOWERSRHEAY 2325 Hunting Valley Drive Decatur, GA 30033 Phone: 404.486.0629 Fax: 404.486.7091 Email: kimsing@ mindspring.com Description of Art Form: Infusing the classroom curriculum with drama, music & movement in collaboration with the teacher. Inter-active performances and directing student plays. Grade Levels: K - 5th grade, middle & high school Audience Limit: Negotiable, based upon classroom size Length: varies GCA Residency Cost: Non-GCA Workshop Cost: $75 for one hour Non-GCA Residency Cost: Approx. $1400 per week plus supplies4 classes per day Non-GCA Performance Cost: $ 150 for one hour interactive
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KIM BOWERS-RHEAY
Kim Bowers-Rheay enjoys working with students and teachers in a variety of settings: Long and short term residencies, directing/producing student shows, teachers training, performances, inter-active performances. She collaborates with the teacher while creating a new drama/music infused experience for the students. Within this collaborative atmosphere, everyone benefits, while meeting the classroom and QCC curriculum requirements. She includes writing responses in all her lessons, as she believes that it is vital for the students to have a full learning experience with the subject presented through drama, music, movement and writing! She has contributed to the development of many programs including: Inter-active performances based upon stories and
legends. Directing student created plays based upon studies
of the 7 continents, Dr. Seuss, mythology. Residency based upon the 3rd grade Georgia cur-
riculum, utilizing blues music, story drama & writing, culminating in recording a CD of the student's own blues song based on Georgia. Residencies based upon books or plays the students have experienced.

MARY ANN HART
Mary Ann Hart is a talented professional in the fascinating world of movement theatre. Her extensive performing skills include mask and illusionary mime, puppetry, clowning and aerial circus arts including single trapeze and Spanish web. As a certified instructor with the Discipline Based Arts Education Program (DBAE), she has received acclaim for her ingenuity in directing youth groups. She is a trainer for Cirque Du Monde, the social outreach program of Cirque Du Soleil, working with youth at risk. With the Big Apple Circus Clown Care Unit she brings smiles to the patients of the Children's Healthcare of Atlanta hospitals. With husband, Peter Hart, they are Atlanta Puppet, providing performances and workshops to schools, fairs and festivals throughout the southeast.
As a member of the Georgia Council for the Arts' Arts Education Residency Roster Mary Ann will provide curriculum based theatre residencies to schools throughout Georgia. Residencies typically begin with an introductory performance by Mrs. Hart. The ensuing workshops are available to any grade level and can be tailored to suit a school's particular needs. She had been a member of the Arts Education Roster for 20 years. She is also an accredited artist on the South Carolina Arts Commission's Arts Education Roster as well.

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MARY ANN HART
1292 Idlewood Rd.
Tucker, GA 30084
Phone: 770.621.9401
Fax: Same-call first
Email: maryannhart @msn.com
Description of Art Form: Movement based theatre via illusionary mime, clowning & puppetry.
Grade Level: K - 12th grade
Audience Limit: $350 per performance
Length: 35 to 45 minute performance
Non-GCA Workshop Cost: Single workshop in Metro Atlanta for 1 to 2 hrs. - $150 (addt. Workshops back to back - $100 per workshop); Single workshop outside Metro Atlanta for 1 to 2 hrs. - $225 (addt. Workshops back to back - $125 per workshop); All day workshop in Metro Atlanta - $500, outside Metro Atlanta - $500 plus expenses
Non-GCA Residency Cost: In Metro Atlanta $1400 per week, Outside Metro Atlanta - $1400 per week plus expenses

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Non- GCA Performance Cost: Single performance at a venue in Metro

Atlanta - $225 (addt. Performances back to back - $175 per performance);

single performance outside Metro Atlanta - $300 (addt. Performances

back to back - $175 per performance)

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SANDRA L. HUGHES PO Box 8062 Atlanta, GA 31106 0062 Phone: 404.982.9922 Fax: 404.222.9487 Email: sandragateway@ yahoo.com gatewaypp@ mindspring.com Website: www.masktheatre .org Description of Art Work: Theatre, includes playwriting, acting, mime, mask theatre, puppetry and the use of incidental music. Grade Levels: K - college & university levels Audience Limit: 300 performances, 25-30 for workshops Length: 40 to 60 minutes Non-GCA Workshop Cost: $195 (40-60 min. workshops) Non-GCA Residency Cost: $280 per day (min. 5 days) plus expenses Non-GCA Performance Cost: $300 to $3,000 depending on location and production
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SANDRA L. HUGHES
Sandra Hughes is a professional playwright, director, performer, producer and choreographer. She has taught a variety of theatre subjects including playwrighting, acting, mime, drama, and contemporary performance for students in elementary school through university levels throughout the United States and in Mexico, Spain, Italy, Belgium and Germany. She is especially interested in involving students in the process of learning to create scripts, rehearse and perform their original work based on cultural, historic and other cirriculum sources. Sandra is also the founding Artistic Director of Gateway Performance Productionsan award-winning theatre and performing arts company based in Atlanta that specializes in mask and mime theatre as well as theatre productions with Irish and Native American cultural themes.
Sandra's original productions for the live stage have been performed in 35 states in the U.S. and 10 foreign countries at theatres, festivals, schools, arts centers, cultural centers, museums, colleges, universities and other community sites. Highlights include two performance runs at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Meet-the Artist-Series (NYC) and at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian (NYC). Sandra has created 7 original productions for Public television. Her work has received national distribution, a regional EMMY for "Outstanding Entertainment Program of the Year, two National CINDY Awards for excellence in children's programming and inclusion in the American Film Institute Video Festival in Los Angeles with nomination for the Robert Bennett Award. Her radio plays have aired on WABE Public Radio in Atlanta and KSFR Fine Arts Radio in Santa Fe.

BARBARA LEBOW
Barbara Lebow, a graduate of Vassar College with a major in Education and minor in Spanish, joined the Academy Theatre's developmental workshop in 1964. Among her plays produced there and elsewhere are The Left Hand Singing, Lurleen, The Empress of Eden, Little Joe Monaghan, A Shayna Maidel,The Adventures of Homer McGundy, Cyparis,The Keepers, Trains,Tiny Tim is Dead, and several plays for young audiences. Theaters producing her work include Arkansas Repertory Theatre, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Hartford Stage Company, Jean Cocteau Repertory Theatre, Philadelphia Theatre Company, and the Berkshire Theatre Festival. A Shayna Maidel, Off-Broadway 1987-'89, continues receiving regional and international productions. In addition to her own writing, Barbara facilitates play creation with students and teachers as well as with disenfranchised segments of the population such as youth at risk, drug rehabilitation groups, developmentally and physically challenged persons, and in prisons and youth facilities. She has been involved in the Academy TheatreFulton County teacher training, Bullies and Bystanders project. Barbara is a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, a TCG/Pew Theatre Artists Residency, an NEA/TCG Residency, an Atlanta Mayor's Fellowship in the Arts, and a GA Governor's Award in the Arts. She is particularly interested in establishing ongoing programs working with teachers and high school students, helping them to create and perform their own plays so that they may do the same with younger children in their schools and communities.

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BARBARA LEBOW
C/O Academy Theatre
501 Means Street
Atlanta, GA 30318
Phone: 404.525.4111
Fax: 404.525.5659
Email: blfw@ mindspring.com
academytheatre@ mindspring.com
Website: www.academy theatre.home. mindspring.com
Description of Art Form: Play writing, Facilitating/directing the process of group-developed plays. Teacher training, using theatre techniques in the classroom
Grade Levels: 5th - 12th grade and college
Audience Limit: N/A
Length: N/A
Non-GCA Workshop Cost: Depends on location, number of hours/days. Average $75 per hour
Non-GCA Residency Cost: Depends on location, number of days/weeks. Average $500 per day
Non-GCA Performance Cost: N/A

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BARRY STEWART MANN 254 Connecticut Avenue NE Atlanta, GA 303072212 Phone: 404.371.8759 Pager: 1.800.990.2961 Email: sheribarry @hotmail.com Descripton of Art Form: Classical & contemporary theatre; acting & improvisation; folklore & Personal storytelling. Grade Levels: Pre K - College Audience Limit: 250 Length: 45 minutes to an hour Non-GCA Workshop Cost: $60 - $100 per hour Non-GCA Residency Cost: From $1200 per week Non-GCA Performance Cost: From $150 per performance
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BARRY STEWART MANN
Barry Stewart Mann is a professional actor, storyteller, writer and arts educator who works with teachers, parents and administrators to custom design residencies for students of any age. He has led workshops and residencies focused on playwriting, storytelling, acting, theatre games, improvisation, creative dramatics, oral interpretation, and on-camera technique.The work can be goal-oriented, leading toward a culminating production or presentation; or processcentered, emphasizing specific skills and the joy of theatrical and narrative creativity. At the heart, working with Barry always involves words and images. His residencies often connect directly with the curriculum, and he has worked in schools to create performances from such topics as Medieval Life, the Decades of the Twentieth Century, Insects and Springtime, the books of Jack Gantos, the Civil Rights Movement, Latin American Folklore, the Winter Holidays, the Spirit of America, Magnets and Electricity, and the meaning of Success. Barry's school performances include assembly programs on Greek Mythology, Shakespeare,World Folklore, and Spanish Poetry (presented bilingually), and performances are often incorporated into longer residencies. When at a school for an extended period, Barry excels at learning students' names, and delights in helping each to find his or her own voice through writing, through speaking, through movement, through play, through acting, through participating as a member of a creative ensemble, and through the simple and often enormous act of being on stage.

NANCY MEYER
Improvisation uses and cultivates the skills of listening, accepting, positive reaction and response, teamwork and cooperation to create scenes, situations and other "funny stuff"on the spot. Participants learn how to think together, both spontaneously as well as critically, to solve problems both big and small. The context may range from serious to silly to the completely ridiculous. But by any measure, improvisation is the most positive theatre art form in that students must always respond with an enthusiastic "yes."
Workshops and residencies use these skills to explore the art form itself, or expand into other curriculum areas. Nancy works with the teacher/leader in advance to plan and develop programs based on specific curricular needs and educational goals. Improvisational theatre games and exercises are designed to support these goals and objectives so that the class works together to create the desired outcome. Possible outcomes may include enhanced learning, improved skill development, creativity, and positive conflict resolution for the students, as well as more effective teaching methods which may be used beyond the conclusion of the workshop or residency. Past programs have included: Exploring with Balboa; Our Classroom Code for Conflict Resolution; Reading, Writing and Performing Poetry; Rocks and Minerals; Iroquois and Cherokee Legends of the Past and Present; Living Political Machines; Fractured Fairy Tales; and Teambuilding.

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NANCY MEYER
1055 Redfield Terrace
Dunwoody, GA 30330
Phone: 770.351.0199
Fax: 770.351.0199
Email: limes79@ yahoo.com
Website: www.laughing matters.com
Brief Description of Art Form: Improvisational Theatre happens when two or more participants use suggestions and ideas from the group to spontaneously create scenes or situations and solve the problem at hand.
Grade Levels: Pre K - Adult
Audience Limit: 30 for workshops, 250 for performances
Length: 40 minutes to one hour (as designed)
Non-GCA Workshop Cost: $130- 1 workshop, $210- 2 back to back workshops, $335- 4 workshops per day
Non-GCA Residency Cost: $1650- 5 days (4 classes/day) or $75 per session
Non-GCA Performance Cost: $340- 1 performance, $465- 2 back to back performances

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SHERRY NORFOLK 888 Vera Street Atlanta, GA 30316 Phone: 404.627.7012 Fax: 404.627.8385 Email: shnorfolk@aol.com Website: www.sherrynorfolk .com Description of Art Form: Creative writing/ Storytelling workshops and residencies for pre K - 12th grade students Grade Levels: Pre K - 12th grade Audience Limit: 30 students per class Length: 1- 8 weeks Non-GCA Workshop Cost: $150 for a workshop for students ($60 each additional), (minimum 3 workshops per day) $200 for a workshop for teachers ($100 for each additional) Non-GCA Residency Cost: $75 per session (negotiable) Non-GCA Performance Cost: $175 for 45 minutes
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SHERRY NORFOLK
Young Voices is a hands-on, highly interactive program during which students get immediate exposure to the arts and processes of story-listening, telling and writing. At each grade level, a folktale framework is carefully chosen to support curricular themes in cooperation with the teachers.
The Young Voices process provides a very effective variation on the GA-QCC creative writing process, supporting Language Arts curriculum and the statewide testing requirements. Our progress moves from listening to stories to creating group stories to creating and telling individual stories to writing and revising stories, then back to telling.The process allows students to create the story in their primary language (oral-kinesthetic) before they begin the task of writing.The revisions provide experiential, kinesthetic exercises which allow students to create and demonstrate character voices, postures and action before translating these kinesthetic and oral concepts into words. In the course of the residency, students will:
enjoy, appreciate and evaluate language in all its forms
listen, read, and think critically and speak effectively in front of an audience
write effectively in an informal style
prewrite, draft, revise, and edit as a means to more effective writing
provide appropriate positive, supportive feedback for classmates
After completion of a final draft, stories are bound into booklets for the class and rehearsal begins for classroom storytelling performances, during which each student will tell his/her story using all the "tools of the storyteller."Students who have never succeeded in any other way at school often find success in this venue.We can then arrange for the tellers to perform for PTA, younger students, or Family Reading Night.

RAAMIAH ABDEL RAHIM - EL (BABA RAA EL)
Baba Raa El uses the medium of fun to stimulate, pique, reach, teach, extend, analyze, explore, assess, discover and more. He utilizes a good dose of concepts and activities with ever-evolving Focus and Theatre games to set the stage for learning. A 5-10 day playshop schedule is essentially an exposure to and exploration of theatre concepts and Self. Many sites request a final "performance"which is undoable. It is possible to do a working exhibition of the material covered during our 4 days. During longer residencies (15 days plus), Baba will cover the same material and information with students yet with much more in-depth explorations and evaluations. Some of our activites include Focus games, lots of theatre games, Folktale Tableaux, narrative Pantomime, Creative Drama, Reader's Theatre and may extend to Stage Directions, Acting Areas, Body Positions, Protean Costuming, learning songs, learning basic dance and movement and more. All sessions contain discussions of activities with the constant formula of Plan, Play, Evaluate, and Replay leading to ever-expanding explorations of subject matter. Baba also does a special middle and high school residency of 15 plus days designed to "jump start"those youth who have alienated themselves from school and learning. Residencies are suitable for grades 1-12. Some pre-K and K programming is feasible during 5 to 10 day residencies. Curricular connections span the spectrum including Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, Character Education, Science, Foreign Languages.

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RAAMIAH ABDEL RAHIM - EL (BABA RAA EL)
4154 Sheraton Dr.
Macon, GA 31210
Phone: 478.320.4512
Email: sankofatheatre project@yahoo.com
Description of Art Form: Through Discipline Based concepts and activities, Baba Raa El stimulates selfexploration in students while reinforcing essential curricular connects and social skills.
Grade Levels: All levels & special populations
Audience Limit: 300 performance, 30 for student/ teacher workshops
Length: Up to 60 minutes, More time is negotiable 1020 hour staff development sessions available for 1 or 2 SDU's. Call for pricing
Non-GCA Workshop Cost: Student workshop with performance $150, without performance - $400; Teacher workshop with performance $1000, without performance - $2000 up to 4 hours

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Non-GCA Residency Cost: $2000 - $2500 per week (20 hours) plus mileage, lodging and per diem.

Non-GCA Performance Cost: $700 for single performance, $900 for

back to back performance, $200 each additional performance on same

day within 30 minutes. Special school rates also available call:

404.869.3506 or 404.289.7888

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CLAIRE RITZLER 1444 Dallas Circle Marietta, GA 30064 Phone: 770.421.9486 Email: ritz09@yahoo.com Description of Art Form: Curriculum-based puppetmaking for children and teachers that develops into classroom and schoolwide performances and celebrations. Grade Levels: Pre K - 8th Grade Audience Limit: varies based on number of classes involved Length: varies Non-GCA Residency Cost: $1,200/weekincludes all puppet making supplies
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CLAIRE RITZLER
Claire Ritzler's area is puppetry theatre, and she works with young people from the ages of preschool through 8th grade. Each residency is unique, and designed with input from teachers and coordinators. Types of puppets and theatre skills to be explored are determined by the ages, needs and personalities of the students, curriculum, allotted time and interests of the teachers. Together, she and the students will examine the art of puppetry from scripting and puppetmaking to rehearsal and performance. Puppets may range in size from small finger puppets to giant parade puppets.
The most natural connections to other areas of the curriculum are language arts or social studies. The content the children may be studying in language arts might include folk tales or how and why stories. Puppet characters help those stories come to life. Together, Claire and the students may investigate the South American rainforest, create puppets based on animals from that part of the world, and perform for other students. Children may become a dramaturge (researcher) or playwright. They can invent characters, learn more about the inner workings of a theatre, and examine the historical and cultural significance of puppets. Residencies may include building a large puppet stage for later use and parent and teacher workshops.
Theatre, language arts, social studies, QCC and school or system goals will be addressed during teacherartist planning sessions. Each residency is carefully planned to take into consideration the age and developmental needs of the students involved. Imagination and creativity really soar in the world of the puppet!

KAY ROSENBLUM
Kay Rosenblum's work in schools involves applying theatre arts to illustrate and implement curriculum studies in the classroom. She has developed over 50 programs during the course of her 18 year career as an artist/educator but is always willing to work with teachers to develop new programs based on their needs. Come into a class where Kay is working and you may see the students pretending to be the sun, the moon and the stars, getting off the Mayflower, participating in a"live"broadcast from the Civil War, forming the first labor union, acting out animals and their habitats, throwing tea into the Boston harbor, traveling the Underground Railroad or giving mathematical graphs a life of their own. You'll see Kay telling stories and you'll also see students up out of their seats planning and working cooperatively together. You'll see students who have been labeled "shy"surprise everyone with a splendid performance. That performance may stay in the classroom or find it's way into a presentation for the school as part of a culminating event for a residency. Residencies may also include a parent/child workshop on acting, a teacher workshop on how to use theatre arts in the classroom, a program to link high school and elementary school students together in an acting project or an appearance by Queen Emeralda, a storytelling character Kay has developed.

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KAY ROSENBLUM
148 Waverly Way NE #1
Atlanta, GA 30307
Phone: 404.577.5356
Email: xmarkspot30307 @yahoo.com
Description of Art Form: The use of theatre arts to dramatize curriculum studies in the classroom/ storytelling
Grade Levels: Pre K - 12th grade
Audience Limit: 150 for storytelling, single class for workshop
Length: 45 minutes for storytelling or workshop
Non-GCA Workshop Cost: $75 per workshop, minimum of 2 workshops
Non-GCA Residency Cost: $1400
Non-GCA Performance Cost: $150

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JOHN STEPHENS
P.O. Box 77152
Atlanta, GA 30357
Phone: 404.876.1138
Fax: 404.872.1142
Email: theatregael @mindspring.com
Website: www.theatregael.com
Description of Art Form: Conducts a series of workshops - reading and writing through the arts
Grade Levels: K - 5th grade and middle school
Audience Limit: Classroom size
Length: 50 minutes
Non-GCA Workshop Cost: $100 for a two workshop minimum
Non-GCA Residency Cost: $1000 per week plus travel
Non-GCA Performance Cost: $350 per week plus traveL

JOHN STEPHENS
Reading and writing through the arts workshops include: "This Poem is Me"-- a workshop in creative self expression uses poetry to explore and express
personal ideas and experience (all levels). "The Hero's Journey" -- used classical mythic structure to examine universal themes and challenges students to reinvent their ideas in mythic form."Character through the Arts"-- students are asked to find valuebased themes in their reading and to create their own `moral universe' in writing exercises.

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RANDY TAYLOR
Randy Taylor is interested in the choices a person makes and to that end he creates situations in which students interact with him in a role or are given a personal motivation from which to create inspired work. With this process, he is also teaching curriculum material. He might be in role as Vincent Van Gogh, as a Georgia Legislator, or as the owner of a pastry shop. The students might be in a role as a sanitarium staff doing an intake interview, Cherokee Indians who have just discovered gold on their property, or community members who are having problems with stolen property. He and the students interact with each other and discover how individuals might have behaved in history, how ideas were exchanged between various people, and how a community works together. In the process, students learn about improvisational theatre, acting, and gain experience of real and past life truths.
His residency work begins with the goals the school wants to accomplish with a teaching artist. From these goals, a process will be developed in collaboration with the school which will allow the students to become a part of the unfolding drama.The school might want to focus on a particular period in history (such as Western Expansion, Ancient Egypt, the Renaissance, Immigration, or the Holocaust); a culture (native/foreign, ancient/contemporary, tribal or feudal); a scientific or mathematical study (paleontology, astronomy, geometry); a text (Charlotte's Web, Little House on the Prairie, Great Expectations). All these ideas make for a worthwhile and exciting exploration through theatre and art.

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RANDY TAYLOR
673 Brownwood Avenue SE
Atlanta, GA 30316
Phone: 404.627.2707 404.688.2467 x.303
Fax: 404.521.9311
Email: randy@museum ofdesign.org
Description of Art Form: Theatre performance and illustration. Theatre - "I use a process drama in which I go into role and interact with the participants who are likewise in role. With visual arts, I explore processes/motivations artists and cultures have experienced."
Grade Levels: Pre-K - 12th grade, College
Audience Limit: 200 for performance, 30 for workshop
Length: 50 to 70 minutes for a performance, 50-120 minutes for a workshop, residency varies
Non-GCA Workshop Cost: $130 for one workshop, $210 for two back to back, $335 for four workshops in one day
Non-GCA Residency Cost: $1650 for 5 days, 4 classes a day plus planning meetings or sessions
Non-GCA Performance Cost: $205 for one performance, $320 for two back to back
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RON ANGLIN
2982 Old Lifsey Springs Road
Molena, GA 30258
Phone: 770.584.0571
Email: quiteacatch @juggler.net
Website: www.schoolshows. com/quiteacatch
Description of Art Form: Juggling and manipulation of various props to teach science, character education & geography.
Grade Levels: Pre K - 8th Grade
Audience Limit: 300
Length: 30 to 50 minutes
Non-GCA Workshop Cost: $125 or $500 for whole day
Non-GCA Residency Cost: $1200 for 3 days or $1600 for 5 days
Non-GCA Performance Cost: $250, $400 for two back to back performances, $500 for three performances.

RON ANGLIN Resource Artist
Ron Anglin once flew helicopters for the Army and then taught high school for 9 years. As a teacher, he discovered that he could teach a variety of subjects through the art of juggling. He also found that students could benefit greatly by learning how to juggle. For the last four years, he has traveled all over Georgia performing over 1200 shows. He has taught thousands of kids how to juggle scarves, fling up Chinese yo-yos, and balance peacock feathers on their chins. These same kids have also learned character education, science & geography in a very unique and fun way. Ron's most rewarding work has been with"At-Risk"youth through Cirque du Soleil's Outreach program: Cirque du Monde. He will proudly tell you that he has never left his classroom, he just got a bigger one!

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MICHAEL E. HICKEY Resource Artist
Michael Hickey has 30 years of experience as both a mime/physical theatre performer, a visual artist/mask maker and theatrical designer. As a principal performer with the mask theatre company, Gateway Performances Productions, Michael has performed throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico,Western and Eastern Europe. Highlights of Michael's performing career include two performance runs at the Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian and performances at Wolftrap National Performance Park and Blossom Music Center. As a national award-winning mask maker and theatrical designer, he has created hundreds of masks both for Gateway and for theatre and dance companies across the U.S. Michael's mask and puppet creations have been displayed at museums and galleries in West Palm Beach, Florida; Iowa City, Iowa; Phoenix, Arizona; New Yor k City and Atlanta, Georgia. In Atlanta, Michael's masks have been displayed at the Center for Puppetry Arts, the Fulton County Public Library, the Decatur Library and the High Museum of Art. For thirty years, Michael has taught both mime and mask making to students at every grade level throughout the U.S. in Canada, Mexico, Belgium, Slovenia and Hungary. Michael has been an Artist in Residence at Emory University, Antioch College, Lake Erie College, and the Uiniversidad Autonoma de Metropolitana de Ixtapalapa. Michael has participated in the Georgia Artist's residency program since 1980 and has custom designed residencies for schools and communities throughout Georgia. Michael has designed a wide variety of residencies from single day to eighteen weeks with an emphasis on process and techniques that the student can continue to use after the residency is over.

Theatre
MICHAEL E. HICKEY 216 Adair Street #2 Decatur, GA 30030 Phone: 404.964.5969 Fax: 404.222.9487 Email: mikegatewaypp @yahoo.com Website: www.masktheatre .org Description of Art Form: Mask Theatre, mime, and clown Grade Levels: All Audience Limit: 300 Length: 40 minutes Non-GCA Workshop Cost: $150- $500 depending on workshop and location Non-GCA Residency Cost: $450 in-town (3 activities), $750 in-state Non-GCA Performance Cost: $300 - $3000 depending on location and production
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Theatre
WILLIAM WILDER 18 Fairoaks Drive Greenville, SC 29615 Phone: 864.288.1912 Email: mail@williamwilder .com Website: www.williamwilder .com Grade Level: Pre K - 12th Grade Audience Limit: 300 Length: 45 to 90 minute performance Non-GCA Workshop Cost: $500 Non-GCA Residency Cost: $2000 plus lodging, meals, and mileage Non-GCA Performance Cost: $500
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WILLIAM WILDER Resource Artist
William Wilder, M.Ed., offers a unique and memorable storytelling experience. He has established a reputation as an entertaining, insightful, and responsible voice, creating original historical stories and captivating adaptations of literature. Schools, libraries, parks, festivals, nonprofits, and businesses have enjoyed his performances and training.
Thousands of students, from pre-kindergarten to college, have been entertained and taught by William. Hundreds of teachers have attended his Storytelling in the Classroom seminars. He has published several articles on the effective use of storytelling to advance objectives and standards across the curriculum. He has worked with the Library of Congress and local communities in documenting local culture as expressed in their oral history.William is on the approved Arts Education artist roster in South Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee.
William earned a Master of Education in Storytelling from East Tennessee State University. His skills and knowledge have been developed through workshops with established national and international performers.
His classroom objectives for storytelling focus on language arts, social studies, and fine arts curriculum standards.The emphasis always depends upon the objectives of the individual teachers and is based on the core curriculum standards for the state and school district involved.Within Language Arts, the emphasis typically includes one or more of the following areas reading, writing, listening, or speaking. In Social Studies, the emphasis is the history of early settlers, American Revolution, Civil War, or collecting contemporary oral history. For fine arts, the emphasis is typically performance skills, voice skills, and the power of paralanguage communication.

TUNDE AFOLAYAN
Tunde's visual art program is discipline based, designed with emphasis on connections to core curriculum: LANGUAGE ARTS, SCIENCE, MATH, SOCIAL STUDIES & ARTS. Tunde has established an outstanding reputation as a dedicated and successful artist
through residencies, workshops and demonstrations. His skills and expertise in diverse media of art such as printmaking, photography, mosaic, painting including clay medium are remarkable. He works with a diverse range of students from pre-school to young adults including special populations. He provides students with a unique avenue for experiencing art through visual stimulation, demonstration and experimentation. Students are encouraged to create and explore their maximum potential while expressing ideas through different media to discover the joy of creativity.
Mural Painting
Multi Media Art
Mask Making: African Rhythm
Identity Mask
Student/Teacher Participation: Students and teachers are actively involved in every stage of the process starting from the conceptualization of the idea through the execution processes. Teacher supervision is required.

Visual Art
TUNDE AFOLAYAN
1025 Edgewood Ave.
Atlanta, GA 30307
Phone: 404.931.6854
Fax: 404.525.2171
Email: latuns@ mindspring.com
Website: www.tundevisualart .com
Description of Art Form: My paintings reflect thematic compositions captured in vibrant colors which allow figurative images to adopt expressive, abstract qualities as well as representational styles.
Grade Levels: K-12
Audience Limit: 25
Length: 45-60 minutes
Non-GCA Workshop Cost: $150.00 1st session, $75.00 each additional session back to back.
Non-GCA Residency Cost: $1500.00 per week

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Visual Art
PAM BEAGLEDARESTA
392 Mark Avenue
Marietta, GA 30066-6116
Phone: 678.355.0868
Fax: 678.355.0868
Grade Levels: All and special needs
Audience Limit: Residency focus or core group, a grade level or 150 students; workshop minimum 3 per day/20-30 participants each.
Length: Residency Minimum 2 weeks; workshops 45 to 60 minutes each
Non-GCA Workshop Cost: Varies
Non-GCA Residency Cost: Varies
Non-GCA Performance Cost: N/A

PAM BEAGLE-DARESTA
A teaching artist for over 20 years, Pam Beagle Daresta is D.B.A.E. certified, with art therapy and gifted education experience. She is an AIE roster artist and an SCAC in 2002 for the Georgia Council for the Arts and the Fulton County Arts Council both since 1986. She has done residencies at schools, art centers and museums. Her current projects include: GCA Artist Training Task Force; Georgia Governor's Exhibit; murals at both Hillside Elementary and Dunwoody Springs Elementary in Fulton County; teaching at the High Museum Spring Art Camp and the Carlos Museum at Emory University's Summer Art Camp. Her biography is also included in Who's Who of America and Who's Who of American Women.
Pam will introduce the site and the community to visual arts through hands-on arts experiences, which may include exhibition, lecture, and/or teacher in service. Activities for school sites are curriculum connected and museum sites, collection related. The optimal residency overlays school curriculum arts activities with arts organization resources, and/or museum collections. Content may include creating individual or compilation pieces which may combine mediums such as printed/painted books, handmade paper, print quilts, or a school community mural. Pam specialises in creating residencies that educationally connect with your curriculum.

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ANGIE COOK
Angie Cook is a mixed media visual artist working primarily in collage and assemblage in order to incorporate her love of many art forms and mediums into one expression. Angie is DBAE certified (DisciplineBased Arts Education)and has coordinated a fiveschool consortium for the Annenberg Rural Challenge program. She is the winner of the 2001 Kaleidoscope Award, given by the Georgia Assembly of Community Arts Agencies and has taught art to all ages including special needs groups and individuals.
Residencies:
Art Sampler This residency, based on DBAE principles, provides a well-rounded introduction to the visual arts. As students produce artwork in various media, they will learn about important artists, and the historical and cultural framework in which they worked. They will also gain a deeper understanding of aesthetics as they apply acceptable critiquing methods. Grades: K-5
Beyond Face Value New Students will explore the timeless art form of maskmaking as a method of self expression, personal identity and individual character. Masks can be created for use in many areas of the curriculum such as the study of different cultures, to enhance a drama production or interpret a literary work. Grades K-8
Drawing is for Everyone This`can-do'approach to drawing encompasses learning to see artistically, perspective, composition, shading and refinement. Students will discover personal sources of inspiration, become detail detectives, explore different styles and techniques while learning that everyone can draw. Grades K-12.

Visual Art
ANGIE COOK 2494 Old Dial Road Morganton, GA 30560 Phone: 706.374.2342 Fax: 706.374.2342 (Call first) Primary Email: angiecook@tds.net Secondary Email: angie@angie cook-artist.com Website: www.angie cook-artist.com Description of Art Form: Mixed-media Grade Levels: K - 12th grade Audience Limit: prefer under 25 but will work with the regular classroom size Length: 50 minutes or more whenever possible Non-GCA Cost: Varies from $800 to $2400 based on scale of mile radius.
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Visual Art
LARRY ERB
135 Cedar Lane
Alto, GA 30510
Phone: 706.778.9486
Description of Art Form: Photography Cameras Obscura, Pinhole, Camera less; Renaissance and Civil War periods
Grade Levels: K - 12th Grade
Audience Limit: Varies
Length: Varies
Non-GCA Workshop Cost: $100
Non-GCA Residency Cost: $1000 - $1300
Non-GCA Performance Cost: $300 - $500

LARRY ERB
Larry has shared his unique style of photography, primitive, with communities throughout the Southeast for over 25 years. His work has taken him to the Gribbs and High Museums of Art for workshops, to Alabama, Georgia, and North Carolina performing in Renaissance Fairs and Schools like Kittredge Magnet in Dekalb County. Allied Arts in Milledgeville curates his antebellum pinhole series and recently his work was juried into the Georgia Council's/ Young Audiences Capital Arts Exhibit.
During recent years, he has conducted residencies which resulted in the creation of several unusual cameras obscura: perscoptic camera, a portable renaissance camera, an AfricanAmerican Playhouse and a mini-school bus. Larry's latest project is the development of a Civil War presentation that incorporates his pinhole style with techniques similar to Englishman Fox Talbot's 1840's Calotype method.

ZELDA GRANT
Zelda brings to the classroom, a "desire to create" that is eagerly shared with all participants. In a single or multiple sessions, we explore and enjoy the endless possibilities of color, texture and design as inherent to fabrics: art collage, pillows, mobiles, wall hangings. It is her mission as an artist to inspire and motivate the creative mind and touch lives with "moments" not to be forgotten. She absolutely loves her work and gives GOD the glory for entrusting her with this gift. In 2002, Zelda reached many new personal and professional goals: published her first craft book, taught workshops at Smithstonian Institute, guest artist on HGTV-Caroll Duval Show.

Visual Art
ZELDA GRANT
4166 Emerald North Dr.
Decatur, GA 30035
Phone: 404.286.6807
Fax: 404.288.5749
Email: zbaglady@ bigplanet.com
Website: www.baglady andco.com
Description of Art Form: Fabric collage, wall hangings, several textile crafts
Grade Levels: K - 8th grade
Audience Limit: 25
Length: One hour
GCA Residency Cost:
Non-GCA Workshop Cost: $175 to $250
Non-GCA Residency Cost: $850 to $1250
Non-GCA Performance Cost: N/A

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Visual Art
EMILY HYATT
P.O. Box 299
Castalia, NC 27816
Phone: 252.977.3825
Fax: 252.977.3825
Email: sandycreekweaver @aol.com
Website: in development can be seen under Weaving/Wake County Schools, Raleigh,NC
Description of Art Form: Students (all ages) and adults weave a historical tapestry on a 200 year old antique floor. Loom participants bring personal items to weave into their artwork.
Grade Levels: Pre K through 12th grade - students, Community weaving - adults
Audience Limit: class size approx. 25
Length: one hour - 4 classes per day for 5 days, number of weeks to be determined
Non-GCA Workshop Cost: varies
Non-GCA Residency Cost: $280 per day plus travel, supplies, room & board
Non-GCA Performance Cost: N/A

EMILY HYATT
The central focus of a fiber artist residency is hands on weaving by the participants. The residency has been developed to assist students awareness of their history and to develop history as alive, not just old things and old people. By weaving the same way on the same loom students their same age wove on over 200 years ago, we believe history does become alive and relevant to them and their future.
As of June 2003, Sandy Creek Weavers has woven with approximately 50,000 students on various types of looms including a 200 year old carpet floor loom, traditional Navajo loom and contemporary hand-held looms. Residencies include the design and weaving of art work to be left on permanent display after the residency ends. The weaving becomes a fabric time capsule for the participants. Curriculum standards for Georgia that relate to the components included in the areas of social studies, art and math are sited in the teacher's guide for a fiber arts residency we have developed for teachers to clarify the components of the residency. Pre and post activities are also suggested in other curriculum areas. Additional specific subjects covered may include loom construction, fiber designs, textiles then and now, connections to the computer then and now, the loom and the industrial revolution. Classes are all age appropriate.

NANCY LOWE
As an artist focusing on natural subjects, Nancy finds that the process of drawing something is the best way to see its details. Drawing requires keen observation. Observation leads to scientific inquiry and the spark of curiosity that is necessary for any creative thinking. Students who draw from nature see new things, ask new questions, and engage in a mental process that is as old as human experience.
In her nature drawing workshops, students from 4th grade on up can learn about the structure of bones, plants, insects, fungi, etc. They can expand on drawing from nature by keeping a nature journal, where students keep records of what they observe in the field and even later develop these notes into a science project or a nature essay. She also teaches high school students the more difficult art of scientific illustration, using the conventions of an art form which is meant to accompany scientific publications so they can learn how to accurately portray complex scientific concepts. High schoolers can also explore nature's mathematical patterns by drawing spirals, branching patterns, close packing, meanders, and other forms which are repeated throughout the natural world.
She can work in the classroom or outdoors, weather permitting. For working in black and white media, supplies are provided.

Visual Art
NANCY LOWE
258 Connecticut Avenue NE
Atlanta, GA 30307
Phone: 404.687.0179
Email: nancylowe@ mindspring.com
Description of Art Form: Scientific illustration, nature drawing with close attention to detail.
Grade Levels: 4th - 12th grade
Audience Limit: 15 (Class Size)
Length: Flexible, 1 to 3 Hours
Non-GCA Workshop Cost: $70 per workshop
Non-GCA Residency Cost: $70 per workshop
Non-GCA Performance Cost: N/A

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Visual Art
JEFF MATHER 2845 Orion Drive Decatur, GA 30033 Phone: 404.508.5928 Email: mathersiteart @bellsouth.net Website: www.jeffmather .com Description of Art Form: Site art, environmental sculpture, computer imaging, interdisciplinary collaboration Grade Levels: K through college Audience Limit: 300 for assemblies and 25 for workshops Length: Varies Non-GCA Workshop Cost: $75 per hour workshop Non-GCA Residency Cost: $300 per day, $1,500 per week Non-GCA Performance Cost: $300 for two 44 minute programs back to back
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JEFF MATHER
Jeff is known nationally as a trendsetter in new approaches to technology in arts education. His computer workshops have been showcased by the Pew Trust and presented as professional development by school systems around Atlanta. He makes use of digital photography and paint programs, and sometimes math programs, to create design challenges for collaborative groups. His unusual approach to spatial literacy through perspective drawing has been successful with every grade level.
During his site sculpture residency, large scale, architecturally-integrated structures are collaboratively designed and built through a sequence of 3-D design workshops followed by a week or two of construction workshops. Jeff has directed dozens of these projects, activating sites that include school lobbies, stairwells, nature trails/habitats, courtyards, main entrances, and hillsides. Materials typically cost between $400 and $800, but with community donations the materials budget can be kept low.
In addition to directing public art projects, Jeff is a collaboration coach with the Community Art Network. His site art projects often result in unexpected `boundary crossings' between departments at schools. Mixing it up means bringing Jeff to your school with the intention to explore the possible connections and crossovers that might `light a fire' at your school. Art/Science;Theater/Math; Computer Imaging/History; Music/Physical Education; Drawing & Photography/Language Arts
Jeff leads an exploration of geometry curriculum by `helping' students to understand perspective drawing as geometry. Students also look at geometry in architectural and sculptural design from cultures around the world and throughout history. Tesselation is also explored `hands on' as a design tool.

GREGOR TURK
Students are introduced to a wide array of maps (nautical charts, topographic maps, etc.) and satellite imagery.They learn how to draw effective maps through identifying and symbolizing landmarks, incorporate aerial perspective, and develop techniques utilizing proper scale and proportion. Students are then given an opportunity to further develop their three-dimensional skills through working with clay and/or other materials (depending on whether project is for a permanent and temporary installation and availability of a kiln).
Each residency has a specific geographic subject matter of study. The residency may focus on the immediate community (perhaps include a walking tour), the state or nation (highlighting historical landmarks), or a specific city or foreign county of study. Depending on the result of the planning session, either a collective or individual map will be produced by the students. It may be a ceramic tile map of the state or neighborhood, or a gigantic collaborative map of the U.S. temporarily installed outside or on the gym with landmarks created by individual students. Curriculum Connections: include: art, history, and social studies.

Visual Art
GREGOR TURK
Visual Artist
140 Westminster Drive, NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
Phone: 404.875.0744
Email: intherealm@ mindspring.com
Website: www.mindspring .com/~ intherealm
Description of Art Form: Ceramic sculpture, mixed media installations, and photographs that typically incorporate mapping imagery
Grade Levels: 5-12
Audience Limit: 30 for workshops (low 201s more ideal); 200+ for assemblies
Length: 50 - 60 minutes each session (2-5 weeks)
Workshop cost: $70 ($280 minimum, 1 day with up to 4 sessions)
Residency cost: $1,400/week
Performance cost: $140 Assembly (45- 60 minutes)

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Visual Art
SALLY SHOVAR BYERS 701 2nd Street SE Moultrie, GA 31768 Phone: 229.890.8710 Email: shovar@ moultriega.net Website: www.shovar.com Description of Art Form: Painter in oil, pastel, and acrylic of life, portraits, and landscape Grade Levels: All grades, but prefer middle school Audience Limit: 40 to 45 for portrait performances Length: varies Non-GCA Workshop Cost: $250 per day plus mileage and room. Non-GCA Residency Cost: $280 per day, $1400 for 5 days plus mileage and room Non- GCA Performance Cost: $200 for a day (4 hours) portrait performance, $350 for full day (more than 4 hours up to 6 hours) portrait performance, $200 for one hour mural performance
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SALLY SHOVAR BYERS Resource Artist
Sally draws from life and teaches others to enjoy the same process. She adores all the colors of nature and thinks it is the greatest thrill to paint a beautiful colorful picture and to teach someone else to paint their own. Working with oil paints, pastels, watercolor or pencils, she makes portraits of people emerge from the flat surface of the picture plane. While doing a likeness, she explains the process of drawing or painting the picture and teach others to do their own.Through demonstration performance and practical advice students learn to do self-portraits and pictures of those around them. With other artists, she shares in creating illustrations for stories , music or dance. She may help a storyteller by teaching the children to craft a book for the story and illustrate it. She may do a mural performance drawn on paper or canvas, using interactive audience suggestions and her own creative flow of ideas to draw out a new a story within a mural. As a teacher, Sally shares her experience gained from years of teaching art to all ages. She teaches and demonstrates drawing, painting and art materials in schools and art centers throughout Georgia. Creativity, techniques and materials and lots of ideas about new things to do and good safety information are all covered in her classes.When working in the classroomart concepts and techniques are used to enhance the curriculum. Combining scholarship and showmanship and practical experience, she loves sharing her art with children and adults.

JANICE L. METZEL Resource Artist
Janice Metzel, AA, BFA, BA, is a nationally and internationally recognized artist. Her art works have won awards and have been selected for juried and invitational shows throughout the country. Her works are collected by individuals and large corporations which include Emory University, Coca-Cola, Reebok, and Oscar de la Renta.The High Museum of Art,Woodruff Arts Center, Steeple House Arts Center, the Artists' Atelier, Madison Art Guild, Marietta Fine Arts Center, and the Cobb County Board of Commissioners have hosted her art workshops.
Janice has contributed many hours to charitable programs for homeless shelters, homes for senior citizens, the Disabilities Development Center,"Very Special People", and inner-city school programs. She has served as juror for several arts competitions and has, to date, conducted 13 artist residencies. Janice has worked extensively with students with various learning disabilities and the physically challenged

Visual Arts
JANICE L. METZEL
Visual Arts
Contact:
2203 Countryside Place
Smyrna, GA 30080
Phone: 770.434.3355
Email: artconcepts unlimited@ earthlink.net
Fee Range: Fee for single workshop: $175.00
Fee for Back to Back (2): $225.00
Fee for back to Back (3): $250.00
Fee for Day (4) Sessions: $300.00
Technical Requirements: Usually need easy water source, good light and ventilation, locking storage if supplies are to be left unsupervised, a rolling cart to bring in supplies.

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Touring Artist Roster

ATLANTA BALLET
Atlanta Ballet has a wide range of eclectic ballets featuring a variety of dance styles available for touring through out Georgia. Atlanta Ballet works with each presenter to create a program specifically for our audience. Our productions can be as small as lecture presentations in a school gym to a full evening production such as"Dracula"or"Peter Pan". We have a large repertoire of smaller classic to contemporary ballets that can be combined to create a full evening of dance sure to please any audience. To see a sample of some of the ballets we are currently presenting or will be adding in the future, please visit our website at www.Atlantaballet.com and clicking on "Touring".

Dance
ATLANTA BALLET
Ballet
Contact: David Tatu
1400 W. Peachtree St., NW
Atlanta, GA 30309
Phone: 404.873.5811 x. 313
Fax: .404.874.7905
Email: touring@ atlantaballet.com
Website: www.Atlantaballet .com
Fee Range: $12,000-$18,000
Technical Requirements: For a complete list of our technical needs please visit our website at www.atlantaballet.c om and click on "Touring". We have a variety of productions to fit most stages.

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Dance
ACADEMY OF KUCHIPUDI DANCE
Indian Classical Dance Company
Contact: Sasikala Penumarthi
1390 Cornerstone Place
Tucker, GA 30084
Phone: 770.270.8168
Email: sasikala@ bellsouth.net
Fee Range: Lecture Demonstrations $500; Solo-$500; Groups 4-5 $1,250; Dance Ballet with taped music$3500; Dance ballet with live orchestra$5,000
Technical Requirements: Dance Stage from 16'x20' to 40'x60' with theatrical lighting preferred. Dimensions of the stage vary depending on the type of presentation. Audio cassette/CD player required when live orchestra is not used. Theatrical lighting required when full costume/makeup is used. Performances include lecture demonstrations, solo, group performances and ballets/dance dramas.
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ACADEMY OF KUCHIPUDI DANCE
The art of Kuchipudi dance has captured the attention of our Indian community in America with an intensity that is unparalleled in recent times. Guru Vempati Chinna Satyam's tours in this country during the last two decades are indeed the reason for this passionate interest in this art. Many of Guru Vempati's disciples residing in this country have taken up this interest as a responsibility to teach and promote this art.
Academy of Kuchipudi Dance, Inc. is formed to advance the process of bringing the Kuchipudi art into the homes and communities of Atlanta and its neighboring cities. Its agenda includes teaching Kuchipudi dance, based on the guiding principles formulated by Guru Vempati, producing dance-dramas, and promoting the knowledge of this classical art of India in the American community at large.The Academy works closely with VCS Kuchipudi Art Foundation in Chennai and receives guidance from Guru Vempati for all major productions.
Since the inception of the Academy, four students of Sasikala, - Karishma Kalli,Vasundara Tummala, Preeti Pathela and Indira Sarma - have completed their preparatory dance program and performed Rangapravesam. Sasikala and her students produced and presented to the community several performances of the dance dramas Chandalika, Rukmini Kalyanam and Krishna Parijatham.
The academy functions as 501-C3 non-profit organization registered in the state of Georgia and is directed by a Board consisting of the following members: B.K.Mohan, Ravi Penumarthi, Sasikala Penumarthi (Executive Director), P.Venugopala Rao, and Seshu Sarma.

BALLETHNIC DANCE COMPANY
Ballethnic provides outreach and community programs as well as lecture demonstrations.These school performances introduce young people to the basis of classical technique as well as Ballethnic's unique blend that combines classical ballet and West African Dance.The school shows incorporate audience participation and gives students the chance to take an in-depth look at the life of a professional artist, emphasizing how art/dance are essential to their academic endeavors.
The Urban Nutcracker is an ethnic version of the traditional ballet. From Reggae Rag dolls to Coca-Cola Pas de Six, the divertissements represent original choreography and an upbeat adaptation.This vibrant fulllength ballet is set on Auburn Avenue in Atlanta during the 1940's. Choreographed by Mr.Waverly T. Lucas II.
The Leopard Tale is the company's signature ballet.The work is a dramatic portrayal of the leopard and his innate survival skills through several dance idioms (including ballet,West African, and jazz). Choreographer Waverly T. Lucas II presents members of the animal kingdom from gazelles and lions, to snakes and hyenas all performed by professional dancers, local youths and artists.The audience will love the costumes, intricate make-up, and original musical score.The second half of the show is an exciting culmination of singing, and live drumming, as the Leopard and Man faces their true inner conflicts.
The company can perform excerpts of any of the above mentioned works as well as a full repertoire of contemporary and classical works that would fulfill even the most hard to please palette.

Dance
BALLETHNIC DANCE COMPANY
Ethnic Dance Company
Contact: Nena Gilreath
P.O Box 7749
Atlanta, GA 30316
Phone: 404.762.1416
Fax: 404.762.6319
Email: ballethnic@ mindspring.com
Website: www.ballethnic.org
Fee Range: $200.00$15,000.00
Technical Requirements: Access to performance area 1 and 1/2 hours before the performance begins. 30'x 40' foot space free of obstacles. Floor must be wood (dancers will not perform on carpet). Sound system w/CD player and one held microphone (sound amplification levels adequate to accommodate your space). Male and female dressing areas w/ restrooms in close proximity to the stage. Warm-up area separate from the performance space, if the stage will not be available for warm-up. Sponsor is to provide water, fruits, and juices for the performers.

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Dance
CORE PERFORMANCE COMPANY OF SEVERAL DANCERS CORE
Modern Dance Company
Contact: Sue Schroeder
P.O. Box 2045
Decatur, GA 30031-2045
Phone: 404.373.4154
Fax: 404.377.1815
Email: sschroeder@ severaldancerscore .org
Website: www.several dancerscore.org
Fee Range: $350.00-$7500.00
Technical Requirements: CD Player, wooden floor

CORE PERFORMANCE COMPANY
Core Performance Company, the professional dance company of Several Dancers Core, creates and performs contemporary dance.The company focuses on the ongoing development of the "artistic" process through the creation of new work.The work itself is eclectic in style, ranging from highly physical dance works to simple gestural theatre.The company offers a wide variety of programs, from children's workshop to full eveninglength performances and weeklong residencies.The following are samplings of our extensive offerings:
Over Here, Over There: (2002-40 minutes) A performance that celebrates the individual, Over Here, Over There, is interactive verbally and non-verbally, creating a multi-dimensional understanding of boundaries.The workshop invites children to explore personal and social boundaries.
William's Lost Night: (20 minutes) Inspired by Gertrude Stein's"Stanzas in Meditation,"this program features the full company in a work choreographed by Jacalyn Carley from Berlin, Germany. Additional Dance and Movement Workshops may introduce the concept of dance and basic principles of movement as well as offer curriculum tie-ins to language Arts.
Messiah: (2000-80 minutes) One of the world's most powerful pieces of music, Handel's"Messiah"is a beloved holiday classic, to which CORE Performance Company adds dancefurther illuminating an epic story.The piece is set to premiere with live musical accompaniment in April 2004.
Aria for an Endangered Species "Aria"is a 55-minute movement performance based on Yoko Ono's visual art installation "Endangered Species 2319-2322". Created by Ella Bromberg for four performers with an original sound score by Yoko Ono, the piece may tour accompanied by the visual art installation.Workshops explore healing through movement.

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MOVING IN THE SPIRIT
Moving in the Spirit (MITS) has been using the art and discipline of dance to brighten futures and change lives since 1986. MITS has been chosen by the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities "Coming up Taller"awards as one of the top fifty youth development programs in the nation for the past six years (1997-2002). Residency/Performance: EMC2: Exceptional Movement Curriculum Movement gets kids involved in what they're learning. It helps them grasp new ideas and retain information longer. It creates a dynamic classroom atmosphere that gets students excited about the lesson at hand. EMC2 helps teachers harness kinesthetics, or learning through movement, as a powerful teaching tool. EMC2 has two parts , best used together, but offered distinctly as well: an artist residency and a performance.
Workshop: Unlock your creativity Students experience their creativity as an immense force that is inside every cell. Participants share stories, exchange ideas, and leave inspired by each other. Workshop (two meeting series): Conflict Resolution Uses movement, in a safe environment that encourages communication and collaboration, as a tool to encourage self-expression and give voice to issues pertinent in today' society. Performance: Celebrating the Beauty of Differences Students explore different cultures and belief through movement, while giving voice to real concerns and issues pertinent to youth today. Performed pieces included"Rhythm of Africa,"inspired by traditional Nigerian dance ,"101,"which investigates the many ways to learn.,"Red Silk Chinese Ribbon Dance," and"Freedom"which promotes racial reconciliation.

Dance
MOVING IN THE SPIRIT Dance Company Contact: Dana Phelps Marschalk P.O Box 17628 Atlanta, GA 30316 Phone: 404.624.5295 Fax: 404.624.5299 Email: schoolarts @mitsdance.org Website: www.mitsdance .org Fee Range: EMC2 Performance: $650 Emc^2 Residency: $325/day/artist+ $100 Coordination Fee Unlock your creativity: $420 Conflict Resolution: $1120 Celebrating the Beauty of Differences: $350 Technical Requirements for Performances: 20x20 safe, dry, performance space (preferably wood floor definitely not concrete) Sound system to play CD's and individuals who knows how to operate it
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Dance
SAMATO
West African Dance Company
Contact: Sharon Camara
879 Vera Street, S.E
Atlanta, GA 30316
Phone: 404.635.1177
Email: smcke@yahoo.com
Website: www.ginenyira.com
Fee Range: $600.00 and up
Technical Requirements: For performances, microphone is helpful but not required. All drum/dance programs require sufficient space and location where noise level is not an issue.

SAMATO AFRICAN DRUM & DANCE ORCHESTRA
SamaTo is a group from Guinea,West Africa devoted to sharing the musical culture and traditions of West Africa with everyone eager to listen and learn. SamaTo will entice and enlighten with performances, workshops, and classes based on traditional dance, song and drumming from West Africa all brought with energy and excitement from professional artists dedicated to educating and entertaining. SamaTo is a word from Susu tribal language which means "You have to see it!"It is something that can't be missed. If you don't see it with your own eyes, you will never understand! Samato is available for large and small performances. SamaTo programs can be customized based on the needs of the organization. Artists can be engaged individually or in a small or large group to conduct workshops or residencies in drum, dance, or other aspects of West African culture (all dance workshops are conducted with live drumming). Instruments include, but are not limited to, djembe, sangban, dundun, kenkeni, gongoma, yedundun, and krin. Performances can be arranged from a five minute drum call to last as long as neededin Africa, celebrations last all day and all night! The number of artist participating in a performance can also be adjusted to accommodate the needs of the organization.

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CAROLINE AIKEN
Caroline Aiken is a songwriter, musician, and teacher who brings bluesy vocals and a masterful guitar to bear on songs ranging from the poignant to the brash and rollicking, creating an unflinchingly honest, unabashedly sensual brand of folk where blues, country, and rock elements coexist. In the emotional depth and earthy textures of her music can be heard echoes of the Georgia Sea Islands where she was born and raised, and where her earliest musical influences were members of a local spiritual singing group, the Sea Island Singers. Caroline began her professional musical career in the late 60's in a rock band in LI NY, and continued on in the mid-seventies as a street singer in Seattle, touring from Greenwich Village to Europe to California, before settling in her home, Atlanta, Georgia. Her songs, carefully balanced between sensitivity and power, and full of truths that only the road can teach, have been featured on five self-produced albums, the latest: "UNSHAKEN"
2 guitar stands (continued) 3) lights for evening performance (no green, amber, orange/purple, blues and pinks are preferred) 4) Directions to the load should be in directions to performance area 5) Promotion of the show should be done, picture and copy to be approved by Caroline Aiken.

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CAROLINE AIKEN
Singer
Contact: Carol Aiken
P.O Box 11723
Atlanta , GA 30355
Phone: 404.266.1260 678.860.5719
Fax: 404.329.0509
Email: aikenc @bellsouth.net
Website: www.caroline aiken.com
Fee Range: in metro Atlanta* (plus amenities : PA system, lights, stage, tuned piano, travel costs, CD sales, food and drink allowance, dressing room rider). 1.)1 hour solo performance500.00* 2.) 1 hour duo performance( w/bassist, guitarist, or percussionist) 1000.00* 3.) 1 hour trio performance 1500.00* 4.) 1 hour full band 2,000.00*
Technical Requirements: 1) PA system sufficient for area
2) at least 6 inputs and effects such as reverb, 32 band equalization, two microphones, cords, 2 direct boxes, boom stands, piano (tuned and amplified),
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LEVON AMBARTSUMIAN Violinist Contact: Julie Powell Univ. of Ga. School of Music 250 River Road Athens, GA 30602 Phone: 706.542.2717 Fax: 706.542.0276 Email: levonamb@ arches.uga.edu Fee Range: $3,000-$4,000 Technical Requirements: 1 stand , 1 grand piano
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LEVON AMBARTSUMIAN
Levon Ambartsumian studied in the Moscow Central Music School and then in the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, where his teachers were Felix Andrievski,Yury Yankelevich, Leonid Kogan, and Igor Bezodny. In 1977, he became the First Prize winner of Zagreb International Violin Competition headed by Henryk Szeryng.Two years later he was a prizewinner at the Montreal International Competition, and in 1981, he won the All-Union Violin Competition in Riga. Levon Ambartsumian was distinguished as Honored Artist of Armenia in 1988 and Honored Artist of Russia in 1997.
He has collaborated with conductors and composers such as Valery Gergiev, Vladimir Fedoseev, Maxim Shostakovich, Aram Khachaturian, Alfred Schnittke, and many others.
Since 1988, he performed in the USA, Canada, Italy, France, Germany, Greece, Spain, Brazil, and South Korea. In 1989, Ambartsumian founded the Moscow Chamber Orchestra ARCO which regularly performed in Russia, and abroad now resides in Athens, Georgia, USA.
Ambartsumian joined the faculty of the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory in 1978 where he taught for 15 years. For two years, he was a visiting professor at Indian University School of Music (Bloomington, Indiana). In 1995, Ambartsumian accepted the position of Franklin Professor of Violin at the University of Georgia School of Music (Athens,Georgia). He has released several CD's including music by Wieniawski, Brahms, Mendelssohn,Vivaldi, Shostakovich, Schnittke, Bronner, Arutiunian and other contemporary composers.
As a teacher, Ambartsumian has given master classes in Russia, Armenia, South Korea, Canada, Brazil, and France. His former students hold principal positions in major European orchestras in Germany, France, Portugal, and Denmark, and many have been prizewinners at international Violin Competitions.

ARCO CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
The ARCO Chamber Orchestra was founded in 1989 by Levon Ambartsumian at the world renowned Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, where he served as professor of Violin. Among its handpicked charter member were a few instructors, some of his students, and several recent graduates from the Conservatory. Almost immediately ARCO performances throughout Europe drew high critical praise and enthusiastic audience responses.

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ARCO CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Chamber Orchestra
Contact: Julie Powell
Univ. of Ga. School of Music
250 River Road
Athens, GA 30602
Phone: 706.542.2717
Fax: 706.542.0276
Email: levonamb@ arches.uga.edu
Fee Range: $5,000.00$6,000.00
Technical Requirements: 9-8 music stands, 14 chairs, 1 double bass stool

The international acclaim grew in subsequent years, following ARCO's concert tours in Italy, Spain, Germany, Romania, France and Korea.
In 1995, Mr. Ambartsumian joined the University of Georgia's School of Music as the Franklin Professor of Violin, while remaining the artistic director and conductor of ARCO. Because he was able to bring some of his students to America with him, the home base of the orchestra shifted to this hemisphere, where the ensemble has now become a talented blend of Russian and American musicians.
ARCO has released several CD's, recorded for broadcast on both radio and television, and performed at Carnegie Hall.

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ATLANTA BAROQUE ORCHESTRA
Chamber Orchestra
Contact: Daniel Pyle
303 Augusta Ave. SE
Atlanta, GA 30315-1403
Phone: 404.627.9077
Fax: 404.627.9077
Email: danielpyle@ mindspring.com
Website: www.atlantabaroque .org
Fee Range: $5,000-$18,000

ATLANTA BAROQUE ORCHESTRA

The Atlanta Baroque Orchestra is the only permanent, professional period-instrument orchestra in the Southeast. It performs the orchestral music (with and without chorus and solo voices) of the 17th and 18th centuries using instruments in the form in which they existed at that time, and using the performing and interpretive techniques described by the musicians of that time.

ATLANTA SYMPHONY BRASS QUINTET
The Atlanta Symphony Brass Quintet was founded in 1968 as the "Ceremonial Troupe" of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, making it the oldest chamber ensemble in Atlanta. The Quintet presents a varied repertoire, from original transcriptions of Renaissance and Baroque music through theatrical pieces and commissioned works by Southeastern composers. The ASBQ has appeared on National Public Radio's Performance Today, and in 1996 was the "house band" for four days of live radio broadcast over NPR to 40 countries.The Quintet's performances are also featured on the "Spirit of '96" NPR CD. In October 1992,The Quintet provided all the music for the Tribune Broadcasting live worldwide broadcast of The Search for Scarlet, performing civil war salon music in the State Capitol. In 1993 the ensemble toured Norway in 1993, premiering Allusions by John Cheetham, which was commissioned for the Quintet by the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games. The Atlanta Symphony Brass Quintet is in residence at Kennesaw State University and performs there and throughout the U.S.

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ATLANTA SYMPHONY BRASS QUINTET
Brass Quintet
Contact: Atlanta Brass Society,Inc.
953 Rosedale Rd. NE
Atlanta, GA 30306
Phone: 404.875.8822
Fax: 404.875.8822
Email: asbq@atlantabrass .com
Website: www.atlantabrass .com

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ATLANTA BRASSWORKS
Brass Quintet
Contact: Lynn McConnell
3126 Bolero Dr.
Atlanta, GA 30341
Phone: 770.939.4343
Fax: 770.908.1231
Email: lynnmc@ mindspring.com
Website: www.Lynn McConnell.com
Fee Range: $1500-$3500
Technical Requirements: 5 chairs, no arms, straight backs and seats, 5 black music stands, 2 microphones, 2 straight stands, and P.A system; Acoustical shell (if available).

ATLANTA BRASSWORKS
The Atlanta Brassworks was formed in August of 1983 in Charleston, South Carolina. At that time all the members were associated with the Charleston Symphony orchestra, and the group was known as the Charleston Brassworks. In 1985, the quintet relocated to Atlanta, Georgia, where it became the Atlanta Brassworks.
In recent years, the Atlanta Brassworks has performed extensively throughout the Southeast.They have given recitals in California, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
The ensemble is comprised of two trumpets, French horn, trombone, and tuba.They perform music of all styles with a special emphasis on American music. The ensemble also frequently presents its own "History of American Music"in many Atlanta Brassworks recital.

The Atlanta Brassworks is also actively involved in education.Their residencies often include extensive in-school programs tailored specifically to educate, as well as entertain, groups of an age.
In addition to performing with the Atlanta Brassworks, the members of the group play with the Atlanta Opera, Atlanta Ballet, Rialto Orchestra, Columbus and Macon Orchestras.They serve on the faculties at Georgia State University, Emory University, West Georgia College, and Kennesaw State University.

ATLANTA CHAMBER PLAYERS
Our touring program is most frequently comprised of two elements: a formal concert and a workshop of some variety. Concert programs consist of works drawn from the current season concert repertoire and last from 75 to 90 minutes.The ensemble is frequently augmented by guest musicians , ensuring wide repertoire flexibility. Repertoire includes solo works, duo sonatas, string trios, piano trios and quartets, and mixed ensembles. Most concerts cover a broad range of works, e.g., one Baroque , one Romantic or Classic, one contemporary.Workshops can be a children's program, high school concert, master class or coaching session at an area college or university, an open rehearsal, or an in-depth pre-concert lecture/demonstration featuring a major work on the program.The ensemble provides programming for children and for the handicapped, elderly, institutionalized, and minorities. The ensemble does not provide"study guides"as such (outlines for class preparation for the ensemble's visit or"suggestion for further study,"for example). As part of our promotional package discussed above, we include brief descriptions of our various education offerings, noting concept emphasis and appropriate age range.

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ATLANTA CHAMBER PLAYERS
Chamber Music Ensemble
Contact: Paula Peace
P.O Box 56834, Peachtree Center Station
Atlanta, GA 30343
Phone: 404.872.4952
Fax: 404.875.8822
Email: paulapeace@ atlmug.org
Website: www.atlanta chamberplayers .com
Fee Range: $1,800 (single chamber music concert by "core" ensemble) $2,600 (single chamber music concert by "core" ensemble with one guest artist, including one education/workshop event)
Technical Requirements: music stands with lights, grand piano with bench, 4-6 armless chairs for performers; stage hand page turner for pianist.

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ATLANTA OPERA STUDIO
Opera Company
Contact: Lauren Johnson
728 West Peachtree St., NW
Atlanta, GA 30308-1139
Phone: 404.881.8801
Email: laurenj@ atlantaopera.org
Website: www.atlantaopera .org

ATLANTA OPERA STUDIO

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variety of opera companies. However, it has only

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owna company which enjoys widespread critical

acclaim, an ever-growing and increasingly enthusias-

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which consistently meet national and international

standards of artistic excellence.

The Atlanta Opera continually mounts productions which are, in the words of former Atlanta JournalConstitution critic Derrick Henry, "worthy of the Metropolitan Opera stage." As noted by Fulton County Commissioner Gordon Joyner, the company is viewed as "one of the most precious resources in the metropolitan Atlanta and Georgia arts communities." The Atlanta Opera continues its mission to bring this glorious and unique art form to the city and the state, enriching our community with the very best in music and drama of the highest artistic quality.

ATLANTA POPS ORCHESTRA
Programming of the main concert material is prepared for several types of themed presentations (e.g. movies or Broadway shows).The primary program is developed each year for touring at any time and can include inserted music for special occasions or holidays such as Valentines Day,Veteran's Day, Labor Day, etc. or for special town traditions that might require a particular piece of music.Two other programs are for seasonal presentations during the summer or fall and in December. All programs are rehearsed appropriately and can be given with or without soloists. Soloists are usually vocalists, or an instrumentalist within the group. Programming for the smaller groups to give clinics, master classes or shorter concerts in outreach presentations would consist of the standard literature for the specific group and some novelty pieces written specifically for the genre being presented.
A normal presentation with the Atlanta Pops Orchestra would last around two hours, including a 15-minute intermission. In the 50-year history of the Atlanta Pops, it has been a tradition to use a Master of Ceremonies to introduce pieces and performers.We have reworked this so that the conductor makes short comments and speaks to the audience in a non-scripted manner giving the concert more intimacy and allowing for more music and less talking.The program progresses rapidly and is actually more of a themed show.The scripted presentation is still available and we have used local personalities on many occasions to help draw audiences to specific events.

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ATLANTA POPS ORCHESTRA
Pops Orchestra
Contact: Leonard Altieri
PO Box 15037
Atlanta, GA 30333
Phone: 404.636.0020
Fax: 404.636.0020
Email: ladkmusic@ aol.com
Website: www.atlantapops .com
Fee Range: $6,000 to $20,000
Technical Requirements: Outdoor Concerts: Standard PA system with mixing board. Microphones for orch.+ soloists. Outlets for stand lights and electric instruments . Music stands. Grand piano if available. Lighting: standard cans with mostly white wash and some colors. Conductor's podium. Stage of 36 Ft. by 30 Ft. dimensions. Indoor concerts: Sound system for vocalists and speaking only (no orch. mics). All other items are the same as above. Big band requires a minimum of 28 ft. by20 ft. stage.

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ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Symphony Orchestra
Contact: Patricia Duboise
1293 Peachtree St., NE Suite 300
Atlanta, GA 30309-3552
Phone: 404.733.4900
Fax: 404.733.4901
Email: Patricia.duboise@ woodruffcenter.org
Website: www.atlanta symphony.org
Fee Range: $10,000-$12,000
Technical Requirements: Stage/Equipment48'by 50' clear flat and covered stage area. ASO tractor trailer needs to have access to stage with ramp to stage from time of load-in through performance. Additionally, presenter needs to provide a 9' Steinway D piano, tuned and in performance condition.
Lighting: all overhead white lights, straight down on stage. No footlights. No colored lights.
Stage should be lit as brightly and evenly as possible. Bow lights are requested on separate controls. Full circle lighting is recommended lighting company.
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ASO Around Georgia ASO Around Georgia is a statewide initiative designed to support and promote the arts in Georgia communities.Through performance in communities around the state, we are cultivating relationships with new community partners such as Perry, Ellijay, Savannah, and Valdosta while sustaining relationships with long time friends such as Covington, Cedartown, Athens, and Gainesville.During Summer 2002, the ASO performed before more than 3,500 Georgians in Perry, Rome, Albany, and Tifton.
Programs and Repertoire During ASO Around Georgia concerts, the ASO performs classical repertoire that is accessible and familiar to most children and adults.The repertoire for the 2002 program included: Rossini- Barber of Seville Overture Mozart-Concerto for Bassoon, K.191 (Movement 1) Barber- Adagio for Strings Beethoven-Symphony No.5 Music Director Robert Spano conducted each concert and commented briefly throughout the concert from the stage about the repertoire.The concert lasted approximately 75 minutes and had no intermission.The program for the 2003 ASO Around Georgia season has not yet been finalized, however future ASO Around Georgia concerts will be similar in format and length.
Community Outreach Activities A variety of outreach activities can be programmed to meet the needs of the local community. Past outreach activities have included: Pre-concert discussions with Robert Spano, ASO
musicians or ASO staff members. Performances by and master classes with local youth
orchestras or bands. "Question & Answer"time with Robert Spano. Music Education opportunities at summer camps or
youth organizations.

BUDDY O'REILLY IRISH MUSIC & DANCE BAND
The Buddy O'Reilly Band, formed in 1984, consists of seven members from the Atlanta/Athens, Georgia area.Though their main repertoire is focused on traditional Irish music, "the Buddies", as they are known to their fans, have developed a sound reflecting their diverse backgrounds and influences.Their combination of styles, ranging from blues to bluegrass, rock 'n' roll to world music, culminates in a rollicking, soulful interpretation of the music. During their sixteen years of extensive performance at pubs, dances, festivals and weddings, the band has become recognized as a leading factor of Irish music in the southeast. According to spokesperson John Maschinot: "Though we were brought together by Irish music, we grew up with the music of the South, so it's no wonder that our music has a little bit of a Southern accent! And our audience enjoys the novelty of an Irish reel played on blues harp and of bluegrass with bagpipes - the variety seems to make the music that much more entertaining and accessible."

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BUDDY O'REILLY IRISH MUSIC & DANCE BAND
Traditional Irish Music and Dance
Contact: John Maschinot
243 Carter Ave., SE
Atlanta, GA 30317
Phone: 404.373.0448 678.595.8939
Website: www.buddyoreilly .com
Fee Range: $600 to $2400 for an one hour program
Technical Requirements: Varies according to clients needs & venue. In most situations, a public address system is normally required for audiences exceeding about 50, and the band can provide a PA for an extra fee (normally about $150 but varies according to need).

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CAPITOL CITY OPERA COMPANY
Opera Company
Contact: Donna Angel
1266 West Paces Ferry Suite 451
Atlanta, GA 30327
Phone: 770.592.4197
Fax: 770.516.1049
Email: Ccityopera@aol.com
Website: www.ccityopera.com
Fee Range: Children's Operas: $350-$600
Opera Galas: $1500-$3000: depending on program and number of singers
Distance over 75 miles from Atlanta, gas mileage must be added for three vehicles. Rooms must be provided for performers if an overnight stay is necessary.
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Fee Range: Children's Operas $350-$600
Opera Galas-$1500$3000
Technical Requirements: 20'x20' Clear Space or Stage, Dressing Area, Bottled Water for Singers, Recently Tuned Piano.

CAPITOL CITY OPERA COMPANY
The Capitol City Opera Company was created by Donna Angel to provide Atlanta area residents, who are classically trained singers, the ability to learn and perform complete opera roles and to continue to develop their post-graduate vocal and acting skills on a professional level.The Capitol City Opera Company makes opera available to all segments and age groups of the Atlanta community, helping them to understand and to appreciate opera. In addition to the fully-staged opera productions throughout the
year, Capitol City currently undertakes several other projects, including Kindergarten through High School opera productions and workshops under the auspices of Young Audiences ofAtlanta, taking opera to the disadvantaged and shut-in. It's teen apprenticeship program, "Tuesday Night at the Opera", was performed at San Gennaro Restaurant. Now affectionately known as "DINNER and a DIVA" it is performed monthly at South of France restaurant. "On the Light Side" summer pops program has most recently been performed at the Callanwolde Fine Arts Center. Capitol City Opera's fully staged and costumed operas have included the Atlanta premieres of both Barber's "Vanessa" and Britten's "The Turn of the Screw". Other major works performed by the company are "Don Pasquale", "The Old Maid and the Thief", "The Consul", "The Medium", "The Telephone" , "The Magic Flute", "The Impresario", "Dido and Aeneas", "Suor Angelica", "The Bartered Bride", "Susannah", "La Divina" and "The Merry Wives of Windsor".

DAVID R. CLARK
Today, guitarist and writer David Clark shares his insightful tales with "city-friends" all over the nation. His weekly newspaper column appears in 28 papers in ten states. He is a regular contributor to The Atlanta Journal. His written essays have appeared in nationally recognized newspapers and magazines such as Southern Living,The Christian Science Monitor, and the Atlanta Journal. Several radio shows, including National Public Radio's "All Things Considered," have broadcast his spoken-word essays. His stories appear on Georgia Public Radio's "Georgia Gazette" and Mount Washington Observatory's "Weather Notebook."
In the fall of 2002, Clark is releasing several new works. "Live Free or Die" is his first studio album in 18 months and covers the meanings of living free. "At Theatre Macon" is a two-CD recording done by Tad Bush. "An Old Guitar for Christmas" is an instrumental CD of Christmas music on guitar. "Letters to Cagney" is Clark's second book and is about wisdom.
An avid organic gardener, he often finds inspiration from the land and the people whose lives depend on it. His stories illustrate the basic stuff of life -- sometimes funny, sometimes sad and always memorable. Mixed with his heartfelt guitar playing, the vivid words especially connect with audiences at Clark's live performances. Listeners leave with something they can keep forever: an expert's lifetime secrets about craftsmanship, kinfolk, soul food, and Sundays.

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Country/Folk singer/Storyteller
Contact: David R. Clark
P.O Box 148
Cochran, GA 31014
Phone: 478.934.9820
Email: dclark@ outofhesky.com
Website: www.outofheskey .com
Fee Range: $1,500-$2,500
Technical Requirements: Sound system capable of making my voice and guitar heard in whatever room we are in.
Ideally stage lighting, but will use as available .
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DEKALB SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Symphony Orchestra
Contact: Richard Rogers
P.O Box 1313
Tucker, GA 30085
Phone: 404.299.4341
Fax: 404.299.4271
Email: RAR1111@aol.com
Website: www.dekalbsymphony.com

DEKALB SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
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DELUXE VAUDEVILLE ORCHESTRA
Described as having "one foot in the 30's and one foot on Mars", the DVO is the ultimate self-contained Vaudeville show band. A typical performance features an eclectic blend of music with a decidedly international flavor, interspersed with a plethora of specialty acts. This versatility makes the Deluxe Vaudeville Orchestra suitable for the concert stage as well as the dance floor. The program is designed as family entertainment one show which will delight a broad range of audiences. A DVO concert performance includes a selection of tangos, European and Latin Dance music, show tunes, music from Swing era, and contemporary music arranged for our unique instrumentation.Vaudeville turns encompass all manner of object manipulation including balls, rings, scarves, clubs, plates, and Yo-Yo's, as well as "LaBanana's World Renown Essential Tango Lesson"and"Semaphore at Taxpayer's Expense". The Deluxe Vaudeville Orchestra has performed in theatres, under a circus tent, on outdoor stages, at wedding receptions, and nightclubs, for rural and urban presenters, and ad hoc on street corners at festivals.We have written and produced our own productions and also served as a"house band", providing accompaniment and transitions for other performances. Workshops are available in comedy character development, movement, clowning, and circus arts.We also offer a unique residency called"Vaudeville 101," designed to enable local group of artist to create their own variety shows utilizing the the talents of people within their own community. A great entertainment value,The Deluxe Vaudeville Orchestra has also been chosen for both the Alternate ROOTS and Georgia Council for the Arts Touring Rosters.

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DELUXE VAUDEVILLE ORCHESTRA
Vaudeville Orchestra
Contact: Rodger French
904 Tanner Drive
Scottdale, GA 30079
Phone: 404.299.6672
Email: deluxevaudeville @earthlink.net
Website: www.deluxe vaudeville.com
Fee Range: $2500$3500, not including housing
Technical Requirements: Minimum stage size: width, 20 feet; depth, 16 feet; overhead,14 feet.
Wings are nice but not essential. The same goes for a curtain. Since we are big on audience Participation, however, we do require easy access between the stage and audience areas. Lighting Requirements are minimal and we are flexible. An attractive wash, with some back and or side lighting (to enhance the juggling), and a special for our vocalist are all we need. Our sound system has been proven to be quite sufficient for all but very large venues. We are perfectly willing however, to work with professional sound companies.
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DROMEDARY World Folk Music Contact: Andrew Reissiger & Rob McMaken 163 Tibbetts Avenue Athens, GA 30601 Phone: 706.540-8954 Email: dromedary@ earthlink.net Website: www.dromedary music.com Fee Range: Fees fluctuate depending on a variety of factors, including length of performance, convenience of location, etc. Please contact us for a quote. A regular Dromedary duo performance $600-$1200 A quartet performance or expanded ensemble $800$1600 Workshops $200$300 per hour per performer Technical Requirements: 4-8 mic inputs & phantom power mixing board, 2-6 microphones and boom stands (we travel with two very nice condenser microphones) 2-4 armless chairs (no stools), separate secure "green room".
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A Regular Dromedary Performance Dromedary tours throughout the country year round performing original music that draws upon traditions from all over the world.They also perform a repertoire of world folk music from Portugal, the Andes, Eastern Europe, North Africa, and Appalachia. During these performances, Andrew and Rob typically introduce the origin of these songs, whether they originated in the heads of another musician or in their own.
A quartet performance or expanded ensemble Dromedary occasionally puts together a trio or quartet for performances. Expanded ensembles allow Andrew and Rob more room for improvisation and more textured compositions. Additional instruments can include bass, drums, congas, violin, and dobro.
An educational performance/lecture Based on the needs of the institution, Dromedary can offer program that are tailored-made to fit a particular "unit"or theme being explored in a school's curriculum. (Andrew is a music instructor, and Rob has taught world History and Music History in public high school for four years.
Workshops: A individual instrument workshops (appalachian dulcimer, charango, classical guitar, mandolin). B expanded ensemble instrument workshops: members of Dromedary's expanded ensembles are experts in their instruments and may all offer workshops in their instruments. C Workshops that introduce people to a genre of music and enable them (as musicians) to learn a few songs in the style by the end of the workshop. Genres: old time (Appalachian music, Andean music, Klezmer/Eastern European music, DROMEDARY'S original music). D Songwriting workshops: In these workshops, Dromedary discusses how they write songs and offers some helpful tools and advice for enjoyable and successful songwriting. E World Music Dromedary discusses and demonstrates how to approach improvising with an ensemble over a variety of genres.

D'VINE
From the Whitehouse to a Brazilian schoolhouse, D'Vine has warmed the hearts of people all over the world.Their presentations are motivational, educational, and adaptable to all audiences. The trio repertoire incorporates a cappella and songs with music accompaniment including gospel, spiritual, patriotic, inspirational, and children's songs.
School performances includes student participation with hand held instruments, sing alongs, and handclapping. Students receive introductions to songs, which include the origin with special emphasis on lyrics, beats, and sounds. School appearances are 3040 minute concerts for audiences up to 250 students followed by classroom visitations.
General community concerts and special event performances are also available. Concerts are usually 90minute evening performances with a ten-minute intermission. Performances include a mixture of songs from the group's diverse repertoire and are entertaining, informative, and inspiring.
The award winning trio has released three CDs.They have been featured with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and have traveled abroad with the Governor of the state of Georgia and numerous corporate executives.They left their mark on a major world event 1996 Olympic Games, when they sang during the Opening Ceremony as part of the Centennial Olympic Choir and recorded commercials for worldwide media representatives.They have inspired thousands by performing at the Atlanta Hawks, Braves, and Falcon games. For D'Vine it's not only music, it is an experience!

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D'VINE
Gospel
Contact: Paula Sanders
1933 Wedgewood Dr.
Stone Mountain, GA 30088
Phone: 770.819.1061
Fax: 770.819.1061 (Call First)
Email: divine@ bellsouth.net
Website: www.dvinemusic .com
Fee Range: School Concerts, Workshops and Residencies $950$1500
Community Concerts $2500-$3500
Block Booking Available
Technical Requirements: Three microphones and a CD player

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THOMAS PETER FLETCHER Classical Guitar Contact: Peter Fletcher 1335 Benning Place, Apt. 4 Atlanta, GA 30307 Phone: 404.525.4790 Fax: 404.525.4790 Email: pfletcher@ mindspring.com Website: www.peterfletcher .com Fee Range: $250-$3800 Technical Requirements: Adjustable piano bench
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THOMAS PETER FLETCHER
A prize winner of the 1990 MTNA Wurlitzer Competition, Fletcher's playing has been described by Peter Soloff of the Cleveland Quartet as a "very artistic performance throughout." As a performer in the Christopher Parkening Master Class he was chosen to play in the student recital two consecutive years, and in 1988 the class was broadcast National Public Radio. In 1993 he studied with Nicholas Goluses at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, and was twice recipient of an Eastman Graduate Award. He now holds the Master of Music Degree from that school.
In demand as a performer in cultural centers throughout the country, and on the Touring Roster of the Georgia Council for the Arts, Fletcher has been invited to give recitals as well as television and radio broadcasts for Atlanta's High Museum of Art, Cincinnati's Memorial Hall, University of Tennessee in Chattanooga, Auburn University, Mercer University, Estelle Campbell Center for the Arts at Alice Lloyd College, Huntingdon College, Brevard College, Emory University, Appalachian State University, the Arkansas Jazz and Heritage Foundation and many others.
Fletcher's diverse repertoire spans from the Renaissance Period through the 20th century, and spends a lot of time searching for new music for the guitar. His greatest musical influence has come from such performers as Claudio Arrau, Alfred Brendel, Glenn Gould, Artur Rubinstein, Julian Bream, Andres Segovia, Leopold Stokowski,Wilhelm Furtwangler, Maria Callas,Victoria de los Angelas and Yo Yo Ma who do (or did) not specialize in certain areas but have a very large and integrated scope of repertoire.
Peter offers a program, which is designed to strike a balance between standard classical guitar repertoire and new music for classical guitar will consist of Sor, Villa-Lobos, Albeniz, Mompou, Domeniconi, and Satie. In addition he is available for master classes, lectures, and community outreach. His new CD, Mompou: Suite compostelana and 14 Canciones y danzas, is internationally distributed by Centaur Records. It offers new transcriptions that have never been performed on the guitar, and has been critically acclaimed.

PIOTR FOLKERT
Some of Piotr's most popular solo recitals are performances with narration-there are three different programs with narration. 1.with music of Chopin 2. with music of Bach 3. Classical piano works inspired by Jazz.
The Chopin recital gives a deep knowledge of the composer's life in the form of his letters, writing's of Chopin's contemporaries, anectodes, and historical facts. The recital also presents rarely performed pieces.The Bach recital introduced a mixture of his unknown and most popular works, recognizable by a general audience.The narration brings not only the important facts from his life, but also shows Bach as a human being, quite often in a humorous way.The Jazz recital is a tribute to American music.The audience will not only see and hear brilliant works but also gain more meaningful understanding of classical music and the idiom of Jazz. Recital includes works of Morton Gould, Debussy,Tansman, Kernis, Gershwin, Joplin, Oscar Peterson, and Art Tatum.
Programs with narration have a great educational value. It is a very unique opportunity for the audience and specifically the young generation, diverse and underserved population to learn more about the composer and the pieces presented.The narrations were written by Dorota and Piotr Folkert. All premiere productions in Atlanta included John Lemley as a narrator. Important part of Piotr's activities are always Master Classes. His solo repertoire includes about 300 works ranging from Baroque o 20th century, and 40 piano concertos with orchestra.

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PIOTR FOLKERT
Classical Pianist
Contact: Piotr Folkert
540 Morton Mill Court
Alpharetta, GA 30022
Phone: 770.777.7407
Fax: 770.777.7407 (Call First)
Email: folkert@ mindspring.com
Website: www.piotrfolkert .com
Fee Range: $2,500-$5,000
Technical Requirements: A concert grand piano.
For a recital with narration: a chair, a microphone; possibly, but not necessarily accessories such as a desk, a rug, some plants for decorative purposes.

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ADAM FREY
Euphonium Soloist
Contact: Adam Frey
P.O Box 81727
Conyers, GA 30013
Phone: 770.241.9119
Fax: 770.483.5453
Email: adam@solo euphonium.com
Website: www.adamfrey.net www.euphonium .com
Fee Range: $750-$1500
Technical Requirements: Either a piano or CD playback system with speakers to present recital with piano.

ADAM FREY
Variety, diversity, and interest....created by Adam Frey and his euphonium.The euphonium remains one of the most versatile instruments. Concerts can include a piano accompanist or CD accompaniment (play back system required for recorded synthesizer, jazz, and piano parts) and programmatic solo works. Frey also provides an extremely audience friendly atmosphere with an explanation of the euphonium, its history, and introductions of works. By providing composer insights and the stories of works, concertgoers take part in a unique experience that proves both entertaining and educational.
Sample program themes include: Brass Fireworks (amazing showpieces and stellar melodies); Evening at the Opera (includes the background of the operas with performance of the most popular arias); A Classical Night of Brass (mix of master works with lyrical favorites).
Frey may also feature his infamous solo encore, Flight of the Bumble, performed at a blinding pace with occasional comical interludes-always requested on return appearances!!
Repertoire spans from Baroque to Contemporary with numerous transcriptions from the standard repertoire of the violin, cello, flute, bassoon, and voice. Sample composers include: Bach, Sarasate, Tchaikovsky Ravel, Rachmaninov, Danzi, Faur'e, Mendez, Saint-Saens,Weber, Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Hummel, Puccini,Verdi, Rossini, Sandoval, Arban, Clarke, and many others.

KEITH GEHLE
The captivating sound of the classical guitar has delighted music lovers for centuries. Keith Gehle's entertaining concerts cover a wide range of musical styles, from passionate Spanish and Latin American works, to popular songs, virtuoso classical pieces and his own reflective compositions. No matter what the setting, an elegant evening recital, an intimate house concert or a casual outdoor summer performance, Keith's innovative programming and brilliant playing are a hit with listeners.This year treat your community to a delightful journey through the vast musical landscape that is the classical guitar.

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KEITH GEHLE
Clasical Guitar
Contact: Keith Gehle
3285 Bethesda Park CT.
Lawrenceville, GA 30044
Phone: 770.925.0118
Fax: 770.925.8084
Email: keithgehle@ aol.com
Website: www.keithgehle .com
Fee Range: $650.00-$1000.00
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HARMONIE UNIVERSELLE
Baroque Ensemble
Contact: Catherine Bull
303 Augusta Ave. SE
Atlanta, GA 30315-1403
Phone: 404.627.9077
Fax: 404.627.9077
Email: danielpyle@ minspring.com
Fee Range: $250 per person per concert, plus $0.40 mile travel expenses
Technical Requirements: none

HARMONIE UNIVERSELLE
Harmonie Universelle performs 17th and 18th century chamber music for flutes and harpsichord, with possible addition of viola-da-gamba or cello, and violins, played on period (historically authentic) instruments.The ensemble also has extensive experience with informal educational presentations for all agegroups including school-presentations.

HOTLANTA DIXIELAND JAZZ
Hotlanta sets your feet firmly on Bourbon street in Old New Orleans.You'll experience every bit of the joy, energy and humor of that early American Jazz called Dixieland. Songs from Fats Waller, Hoagy Carmichael, Louie Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, plus many old favorites like"Sweet Georgia Brown","Royal Garden Blues","South","Hard Hearted Hannah", and "When the Saints Go Marchin' In"are all part of Hotlanta's musical treat. Based in Atlanta, this group has performed extensively throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia since its founding by Don Erdman in 1990.The South, however, is home to this band where their music has been enjoyed at festivals, colleges, concert halls, jazz clubs, and special events. Hotlanta has received wide acclaim for its concerts and recordings.Their audiences reflect it's broad appeal.Their music is authentic, zealous, and joyful. In other words, great fun! Hotlanta's full instrumentation is the traditional sextet: Clarinet, Cornet,Trombone, Banjo/Vocals,Tuba, and Drums. Because some venues work well for smaller groups, we also perform as a trio, quartet, or quintet.

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HOTLANTA DIXIELAND JAZZ
Dixieland Jazz Band
Contact: Don Erdman
5364 Oxbow Road
Stone Mountain, GA 30087
Phone: 770.493.9183 1.800.730.9826
Fax: 770.414.9058
Email: donerdman@ aol.com
http://members.aol .com/donerdman
Website: www.hotlanta jazz.com
Fee Range: Trio$1200 Sextet$2400
Technical Requirements: We are completely self contained. We bring our own sound system. When necessary we perform acoustically.

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ANDY OFFUTT IRWIN
Singer Songwriter Storyteller
Contact: Andy Offutt Irwin
P.O. Box 127
Covington, GA 30015
Phone: 770.333.2833
Fax: 770.784.8488
Email: Offutt@ echolake.com
Website: www.echolake.com
Fee Range: $300-$900 per day. Contact for more details.
Technical Requirements: Two microphonesone for guitar, one for face.

ANDY OFFUTT IRWIN
With a silly putty voice, hilarious heart filled stories, and astonishing mouth noises (arguably the greatest whistler in the world) singer/songwriter/storyteller Andy Offutt Irwin is very much in touch with his outer child. Andy started out writing, directing, and performing shows with the comedy troupe SAK Theatre at Walt Disney World. Now equal parts performer and arts educator, he is currently in his twelfth year as Artistin-Residence in Theatre at Oxford College of Emory Universit.y where he was the 2001 recipient of the Sammy Clark Award for Exemplary Teaching. Through his work with family literacy, Andy has been writing and recording the Public Service Announcements for Georgia and South Carolina's Vacation Reading Programs. In August of 2000, Andy was the featured performer/speaker at the Library of Congress/Viburnum Foundation Family Literacy Workshop. He is world famous with children and children's librarians in the south. In the last year (June 2002-June 2003), Andy performed over 190 shows in schools, libraries, and communities. He conducted seven week-long residencies including a song-writing workshop for LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in New York City (the FAME! School). He can create programs or residencies around just any idea, theme, or group.

ERIC LARKINS
"The classical guitar is a miniature symphony!"Beethoven
Eric is not only a player, he is a huge fan of the music. In his program, he make selections he feels the audience wants to hear: familiar favorites by the great composers that have a lot of melody. Eric also incorporates a lot of `heavyweight' pieces- challenging arrangements you don't get to see played everyday.To him, the magic of classical guitar is not in the performer but in the music. His job is to deliver that magic to the audience. Not a simple task when you consider he has the role of playing two or three parts at once. (Ahhh, the blessing of a polyphonic instrument!) He pulls it off though-and its like nothing else. It's an experience not to be missed!

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ERIC LARKINS
Classical Guitarist
Contact: Eric Larkins
1005 Glenleaf Drive
Norcross, GA 30092
Phone: 770.993.3999
Email: elarkins@excite .com
Email: www.ericlarkins .com
Fee Range: $ 600
Technical Requirements: None

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ANGELA J. LEE
Gu-Zheng Performer
Contact: Angela J. Lee
3481 Lakeside Dr. NE, #2002
Atlanta, GA 30326
Phone: 404.812.3868
Email: a.j.lee@mindspring .com
Website: www.ajlee.com
Fee Range: $800 for solo recitals
Technical Requirements: An appropriate chair

ANGELA J. LEE
Angela Jui Lee, gu-zheng master, was born in China, in the city of Xian. Her family lived in Taiwan for many years, and from there she emigrated to the United States in 1971. She studied music as an apprentice to master guzheng artists Wei De-Liang and Li Ying. Angela performs in a variety of venues. In addition to solo recitals in concert halls, she has performed in museums and art exhibitions, presented workshops in universities, schools, and participated in special cultural events. Angela is helping to bridge the gap between traditional Chinese music and modern EuropeanAmerican culture by bringing the ancient gu-zheng into the musical mainstream of the 21st century. The 1996 Olympic Committee selected Angela to perform at the International Village and Centennial Club during the Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Angela's 1998 CD, titled Heart's Strings in loving memory of her son, Andrew (1963-1988), is a compilation of ten of her arrangements of traditional Chinese tunes. Following on its success, her most recent CD,The Moon Is High, was released in 2001 on the T'ang Dragon label. Where the earlier CD is largely meditative and introspective,The Moon Is High is a more exuberant and outwardly expressive endeavor, featuring Angela's 23-string and 25-string gu-zhengs, two of four gu-zhengs which have been made especially for her. Utilizing these instruments and her own highly personalized arrangements, Ms. Lee explores an unprecedented expressive power beyond the confines of performances found in more traditional recordings.

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THE LIGHTHOUSE GOSPELETTES
The Lighthouse Gospelettes are a female quartet, gospel singing group.The female vocalists perform with a live band ("The House"), which consists of 5 musicians: 2 keyboard players, 1 lead guitarist, 1 bass guitarist, and 1 drummer.The Lighthouse Gospelettes will consider performing to soundtracks upon request.The music styles of the group are contemporary, traditional, and a touch of R&B/ Urban gospel.The Lighthouse Gospelettes have been singing together for over 25 years.The vocalist and musicians are all family.
The Lighthouse Gopelettes are very energetic and high-spirited.The group members are very down to earth and easy to work with. Rehearsing, performing, and singing praises to God is what the group loves and enjoys.They do not see it as work. The female vocalist are known for their smooth and soulful harmony.The silky, yet soulful sounds of the vocalist and the crisp, tight sound of the band give the Lighthouse Gospelettes uniqueness and originality. The Lighthouse Gospelettes released their CD titled "Thank You Lord For Saving Me"in April of 1999 under 2U Production Company.They produced and released their current CD titled," A little Something Different"in April 2002 under Getan Records. The Lighthouse Gospelettes have performed on gospel concerts with well-known gospel artist such as: The Mighty Clouds of Joy,The Williams Brothers, Dottie Peoples, Luther Barnes, and the Sunset Jubilaires, Slim and Supreme Angels,The Georgia Mass Choir,Thomas Ellison, Keith Wonderboy Johnson, and Lee Williams, to name a few.

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THE LIGHTHOUSE GOSPELETTES Gospel Group Contact: George Stroud 167 McNutts Creek Place Athens, GA 30606 Phone: 706.208.0892 Fax: 706.208.0892 Email: lighthouse gospelettes@ hotmail.com Website: www.CDBABY.com Fee Range: $1,000.00 to $5,000.00 Technical Requirements: 12x14 stage space, two to four electrical outlets. We prefer using our sound system, and music instruments. Set up time, and sound check.
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ARIETHA A. LOCKHART
Soprano
Contact: Arietha Lockhart
3159 Springside Crossing
Decatur, GA 30034-4242
Phone: 404.284.7811
Email: ariethal@ hotmail.com
Website: http://groups.msn .com/Arietha LockhartTour InfoGroup
Fee range: $400-$1,500
Technical Requirements: Day/School Programs: Sound system with CD or Cassette Player/Upright or Grand Acoustic/Digital Piano in Tune (A440) Auditorium/ Cafetorium Stage or large multipurpose performance space.
Evening Concerts: Grand Piano in Tune (A440) AuditoriumStage with professional lighting. These requirements are flexible with advance notice.

ARIETHA A. LOCKHART
Day concerts/residencies at elementary and middle schools with a Character Education Theme."It's all about character" songs that emphasize nine traits with a participation component for residency programs. High school-senior adult programs have an American Music Theme. Operatic, oratorio, art songs and spirituals as well as newly composed 20th and 21st century works. High school and college venues may also have Masterclass opportunities or Question/Answer sessions. Free/reduced cost community and special audiences outreach arranged in conjunction with booked concerts will target Seniors and low-socioeconomic area audiences.

LYRA, INC.
Formed by members of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in 1998, LYRA String Quartet is currently the Resident String Quartet at Callanwolde Fine Arts Center; other residencies have included Clayton College and State University and the Gould Room Series at the Cathedral of St. Phillips. Since its inception, the hallmark of the quartet has been a series of concerts in an informal, "Informance"- style format designed to engage and encourage audience participation.They have performed at Georgia State, Kennesaw State, and Emory Universities, at University of Georgia at Athens, Reinhardt College and Spivey Hall; invited guest artist of, among others, the music series of St. Luke's and Holy Innocent's Episcopal Churches, the Atlanta Music Club, the Brightstar Music Festival in Charlotte, NC, and the Atlanta Suzuki Institute. In addition to their active performing schedule, in five years the LYRA string quartet has offered outreach, performing, coaching, and teaching literally thousands of students, from grades 4-12, in over 50 schools.They have been on the touring roster for the GCA and grant recipients of the Dekalb and Clayton Council for the Arts' Grassroots Arts Fund. Other engagements in 2003-2004 include two chamber music concerts at Spivey Hall, an appearance on the 2003 Spivey Hall Children's concert series, three Sunday night performances at Callanwolde Fine Arts Center on their newly created chamber music series, and an invitation to perform on the Gwinnett Philharmonic Chamber Music Series in 2004.The LYRA string Quartet can be heard on their CD, released in 2001.

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LYRA, INC.
String Quartet
Contact: Stuart E. Leff
PO Box 15336
Atlanta, GA 30333
Phone: 404.373.7670
Fax: 404.370.9660
Email: lyra@ lyra-atlanta.org
Website: www.lyra-atlanta .org
www.lyraquartet .org
Fee Range: $750 (outreach), $1800 (concert not including room and board)

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MITCHELL MUSIC
Classical Guitar
Contact: David Mitchell
150 Crossbow Place
Winterville, GA 30683
Phone: 706.546.7082
Email: mmusic@negia.net
Fee Range: $500
Technical Requirements: The performance venue need only supply concert hall, lighting and a comfortable chair.

MITCHELL MUSIC
The program is a one-hour solo classical guitar concert by Piedmont college guitar instructor David Mitchell.This is a world music program featuring pieces from Brazil, Greece, Spain, France, Japan, Italy, and South America. It highlights the incredible flexibility of the guitar by demonstrating interesting and unusual techniques like guitar percussion, Bartok pizzicato, and unusual tone shading. David has 24 years experience with the guitar, 12 years as a full time instructor. He is an awarding winning guitarist with a degree in guitar performance with the University of Georgia. David's student have won several guitar competitions. Mr. Mitchell also offers a master class to interested students following the performance.

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MONTANA SKIES FORMERLY THE ADAMS DUO
Montana Skies creates a unique and refreshing new sound with the unusual pairing of cello and fingerstyle guitar. Combining classic style with modern sensibility, the group plays in an array of styles including: original, folk, world, classical, and celtic. Like all true innovators, Montana Skies defies simple classification and continues to stretch the boundaries of contemporary instrumental music.

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MONTANA SKIES formerly the Adams Duo
Cello and Guitar
Contact: Jennifer Adams
359 Meadow Farm Lane
Lawrenceville, GA 30045
Phone: 678.376.7273
Fax: 678.376.7273
Email: jenn@montana skiesmusic.com
Website: www.montana skiesmusic.com
Fee Range: $2,500-$5,000
Technical Requirements: Montana Skies in concert requires a professional, highdefinition sound reinforcement system. This system shall be in perfect working order and totally free of noise(hum) or distortion. The system should include the following components. Complete tech rider and stage plot available.
HOUSE CONSOLE House console with at least 4 channels ( 2 for instruments and 2 vocals)

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MONITOR SPEAKER SYSTEM Two high quality monitors with their associated speaker processing electronics for two (2) discrete mixes. We would like the house mix in the monitors.

MICS/STANDS/DIRECT-BOXES/CABLES

A FULL COMPLIMENT OF MICROPHONES AND ACCESSORIES:

2 Studio quality condenser mics (Neumann, AKG, Earthworks)

2 lavalier (clip on) mics for vocals (preferred) (Handheld can be

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PANDEAN PLAYERS Woodwind Quintet Contact: Barbera Secrist 585 Cobb Parkway South Suite A-4 Marietta, GA 30060-6574 Phone: 770.427.8196 Fax: 678.355.5400 Email: pandeanplayers @yahoo.com Website: www.pandean players.com Fee Range: $1,800 (formal concert only) to $2,500 (first day, 2 services); additional days $2,000 (2 services per day) Technical Requirements: Four armless chairs, Microphone to address audience if needed, four music stands and standard stage lighting, moderate temperature in concert hall.
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PANDEAN PLAYERS
Hailed by critics and audiences alike, the Pandean Players celebrate their 25th anniversary with the 200304 season.With a current season of more than 70 performances, the Pandean Players are one of the nation's most active chamber music groups and have presented more than 1,750 concerts throughout the Eastern United States.This distinguished ensemble offers innovative and fun-filled programs for audiences of all ages with music ranging from Bach to Joplin.
During their first five seasons in New York City, the Pandean performed extensively in the region including concerts at Lincoln Center, William Carlos Williams Center, and the Beethoven Festival, as well as live radio broadcasts on leading New York classical stations.
Since moving to the Atlanta area in 1985, Pandean has performed at a variety of locations in metro Atlanta including the High Museum of Art, Madison-Morgan Cultural Center, Arts Station, Callanwolde, Atlanta Arts Festival , First Night Atlanta, and the Woodruff Arts Center.
The ensemble has conducted highly acclaimed chamber music residencies for the Georgia Governor's Honor Program, Midsummer Macon Festival and numerous communities in every state in the Southeast. In May 2000, the Pandean players received commendations from Governor Roy Barnes and Cobb County Commission in recognition of their service to the citizens of Georgia.
At a recent performance by Pandean at the prestigious Spoleto Festival, the Charleston post and Courier wrote:"stylish, accomplished playing and imaginative programs...played with energy and wit...lovely afternoon of well-chosen and beautifully played music from one of the South's finest chamber music ensembles".

RAMSEY & WALKER
Identical twins Becky Ramsey and Alice Walker delight audiences with duet performances on the pipe organ, on two pianos, and both on one piano. Their rare musical rapport and sense of ensemble comes naturally, because they have performed together since the age of five. Soloist with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, spotlight performers at the Georgia Dome, and performers for the Georgia Municipal Association, Ramsey and Griffin are favorites on college campuses and community concert series.

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RAMSEY & WALKER
Concert Organist & Duo Pianists
Contact: Becky Griffin Ramsey
5112 Dearing St.
Covington, GA 30014
Phone: 770.786.4916
Fax: 770.786.4916
Email: sdrrar@bellsouth .net
Fee Range: $750.00. If overnight lodging is necessary, additional remuneration is required to cover this expense.
Technical Requirements: For pipe organ concerts, technical requirements are one pipe organ and one well-tuned piano. For twopiano concerts technical requirements are two welltuned grand pianos. For piano duet concert, technical requirement is one well tuned grand piano.

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MIGUEL ROMERO
Afro-Cuban Jazz
Contact: Ann Gillman
1255 Winthrope Chase Dr.
Alpharetta, GA 30004
Phone: 678.297.9474
Fax: 678.297.9474
Email: ann@miguel romero.com
Website: www.miguel romero.com
Fee Range: $2500-$3500
Technical Requirements: 7 foot grand piano tuned on the day of performances. Acoustic Steinway or Yamaha Grand AND Roland RD-600 Keyboard. Keyboard and stool to be provided. Bass Amp-1 Powerful 500 Watt GK or SWR Bass Amp. Drums-1 Drum kit (preferably Yamaha) with 1 bass drum (18") with Bass pedal, 1 snare, 2 Tom Toms, 1 floor tom, 1 high Hat Cymbas Set, 4 Cymbal Stands and 1 area rug 8'x 8' riser and 2 drum stools. Conga Drums-4 Congo drums, sizes 2 Tumba, 2 Congas(Potato or Standard models). Drums are to be covered by leather heads. Plastic heads are unacceptable. A complete sound system with mixing board is required and sound engineer.

MIGUEL ROMERO
Composer and pianist Miguel Romero and his world ensemble offer concerts and master classes which cross all borders and fuse a multi-cultural blend of jazz, funk, and afro Cuban rhythms. Available for festivals, school concerts, residencies, performing arts centers etc. Recordings include:" Cuban Jazz Funk" and"Island Breeze". Miguel is fluent in English and Spanish.

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T.WOODS & TOMANA
T.Woods, originally from Milwaukee, has become one of Atlanta's most respected musician/composers - his latest recording,`Just In Time', features 10 of his original compositions and has been receiving airplay on radio stations around the country. Five selections from this popular recording were broadcast nationally by the Weather Channel throughout the months of March, April, May, and June 2001 during the local forecast segments. T.Woods and his group have performed on local television and at many of the finest live venues in the Atlanta area such as the High Museum of Art, Fernbank Museum, and Sambuca Jazz Caf. They have also been featured by the City of Atlanta Bureau of Cultural Affairs in the `Arts in the Parks' series, by Kennesaw State University in the 2001 Summer Starlight Jazz Concert Series, by Callanwolde Fine Arts Center in their popular summer jazz series and at the Atlanta Dogwood Festival 2003. T.Woods & T@mana are included in the 2003 @ 2004 Georgia Council for the Arts touring roster, a prestigious program that features the finest arts ensembles in the state of Georgia. Another CD of all original material is slated for release in 2003.

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T. WOODS & TOMANA
Website: tewoods@ mindspring.com
Fee Range: $ 950 (additional travel allowance may apply)
Technical Requirements: T. Woods & Tomana can generally provide all their own PA equipment. In very large venues, some additional PA may be required.

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TROIKA BALALAIKAS
Ensemble
Contact: Lynn McConnell
3126 Bolero Drive
Atlanta, GA 30341
Phone: 770.939.4343
Fax: 770.908.1231
Email: lynnmc@ mindspring.com
Website: www.lynn mcconnell.com
Fee Range: $1500-$3000
Technical Requirements: P.A system to include 9 microphones-4 vocal, 5 instrumental, 9 boom stands, 2 monitors, 4 chairs, straight seats and backs, no arms, general stage lighting.
Water, coffee, juice, and diet soft drinks and small snacks are appreciated in the dressing room area. 1-2 persons to sell CD's and tapes during intermission and after concert.

TROIKA BALALAIKAS
From the Steppes to the Caucasus, the Kremlin to the Crimean, the Troika Balalaikas brings you music from the heart of the vast Russian continent.This unique ensemble performs on balalaikas and domras ranging from small to enormous, the ancient 55-stringed gusli, an assortment of authentic percussion, and indigenous wind instruments. Singing in the Russian and Ukrainian languages, the ensemble recreates a sense of world history and spirited excitement of Russian folk melodies and rhythms.
The ensemble first formed in San Fransisco in 1976, began performing concerts throughout the United States and Canada, and recorded two albums. The group eventually became based in Atlanta, Georgia, with original member Lynn McConnell and new members David Cooper, Eduard Svetlovsky, and Valerie Poimenov, adding a third recording to the list a CD called "Russian Carousel".
The ensemble is available for concerts, festivals, school shows, and special events. Audience participation is a part of every performance, and they can also include Russian dancers as part of the show.
The Troika Balalaikas are on the Young Audiences of Atlanta, and South Carolina Arts Commission Touring Roster.

VALDOSTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
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Created in 1990 and conducted by Dr. James Plondke, serves both the cultural life of the community and the regional academic mission of Valdosta State University.VSO membership is a unique blend of resident artist-faculty, students studying professional music disciplines, talented community performers, and carefully selected professionals from a five-state region.The high standard of performance of the orchestra enables it to attract guest soloists of national and international renown to the Valdosta community. Supported by a Board of Directors, the Valdosta Symphony Guild,Valdosta State University, corporate sponsors, and hundreds of individual patrons, the orchestra has become an important part of the cultural life of the entire region.The VSO is included on the Georgia Council of the Arts Touring Roster.

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VALDOSTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Sympony Orchestra
Contact: Dr. James Plondke
Dept. of Music/College of the Arts
Valdosta State University
Valdosta, GA 31698-0105
Phone: 229.333.5841 or 229.333.2150
Fax: 229.249.9050
Email: jplondke@ valdosta.edu

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ELISE WITT
Singer/Songwriter
Contact: Elise Witt
P.O Box 148
Pine Lake, GA 30072
Phone: 404.297.8398
Email: emworld@ mindspring.com
Website: www.songs.com/ elisewitt
Fee Range: $750-$5000
Technical Requirements: Solo: Complete sound system w/ 2 microphones on stands (boom or gooseneck preferred) Band: Complete Sound System w/ 6 microphones on stands (boom or gooseneck preferred) 2 Dis Experienced sound engineer

ELISE WITT
Elise Witt is a singer, composer, guitarist, and musical ambassador. She has sung everywhere from New York's Carnegie Hall and the People's Voice Caf to the Jinotepe Harvest Festival in Nicaragua, the Popular Music Festival in Siena Italy, and the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for nonviolent Social Change. Elise's music has been broadcast on radio and television around the world. In addition to performing and recording (she has eight recordings on the EMWorld label), Elise has earned a reputation as a masterful educator, encouraging even the most shy singers, children and adults alike, to revel in their voices. Her workshops use music as a language for learning and better understanding the human family's similarities and differences. Elise tours with her band Mezzanine, featuring her Global, Local & Homemade songs. Her concerts are famous for turning the audience (event the selfprofessed "non-singers") into a glorious chorus.
"A performer to remember with international savvy & personal charm"-The Kennedy Center.
"A really delightful concert from the honey voiced Atlanta songwriter who sings the world." - Lincoln Center out of doors Festival.
"Elise Witt is every community Arts residency director's dream!"- Betty Snyder, Allied Arts.

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MYSTICAL ARTS OF TIBET
Programs offered by the Mystical Arts of Tibet: Sacred Music Dance for World Healing This two-hour stage performance features brilliant costumes, stirring music and traditional dance and instruments.Suitable for all ages; shorter performances can be tailored for school groups.This performance has awed and moved audiences across the country and around the world. Mandala Sand Painting The serene presentations of the Mandala Sand Painting never fails to astound and move the audience. Over a period of days, millions of grains of brilliantly colored sand are painstakingly laid on a black base, creating a representation of a sacred cosmos. During the opening ceremony the space is consecrated; in the closing ceremony the Mandala is dismantled and the sand dispersed in a moving body of water to spread its blessings to the world. Photo Exhibiton These 21 stunning images of Tibet are available for monthly rental. Lectures and Workshops Our lamas teach on Tibetan art ,psychology and meditation. Sample topics include:The Symbolism of the Sand Mandala;The Ancient Art of Healing:The Tibetan Buddhist Approach; Meditation: A Tool for Conscious Living; A Buddhist Approach to Working with the Emotions; and Tibet Toda:The History of a Diaspora. Residencies The lamas are available for events tailored to your needs of your campus, school, or community, and are popular participants in interfaith events. Please contact us for an information package, which includes an interactive CD-ROM (for PC and Mac) with details on our events.

MultiDisciplinary
MYSTICAL ARTS OF TIBET Contact: Irene S. Lee 2092 Vista Dale Court Atlanta, GA 30084 Phone: 404.938.7575 Fax: 770.938.9505 Email: mystical@ drepung.org Website: www.mysticalarts oftibet.org Fee Range: $250 to $7,500, depending on the event Technical Requirements: Minimum requirements for Sacred Music Sacred Dance Performance: Stage at least 15 feet deep and 25 feet wide; direct strong light; three boom mikes; microphone on stand ; two six-foot tables. Preferred technical requirements are more detailed. Both minimum and preferred technical requirements are provided to venues. For Mandala Sand Painting exhibition: minimum of 9'x9' spaced, roped-off; and two six-foot tables.
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ACADEMY THEATRE Theatre for Youth Contact: Lorenne Fey 501 Means St., NW Atlanta, GA 30318 Phone: 404.525.4111 Fax: 404.525.5659 Email: academytheatre@ mindspring.com Website: www.academy theatre.org Fee Range: $1,200.00$7,000.00 Technical Requirements: None
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ACADEMY THEATRE
Founded in 1961,the Academy Theatre's Artists-inSchools Theatre for Youth Tour employs a multiracial company of four professional actors who research and develop original pieces about issues that students, teachers,parents have said are of urgent importance. The actors tour the plays throughout the Southeast, often bringing students their first theatre experience, and lead post-performance workshops to help students explore the issues brought out by the plays and make them more aware of their own creative energies.The tour program has received high praise both for its acute artistic vision and for the care with which the productions are researched and presented.The Theatre often works with businesses and other sponsors to ensure that its work can reach schools that otherwise could not afford it.During the 2003-2004 school year,five plays will be available for tour to the southeastern United States.The tour season starts on September 22,2003 and ends on May 7,2004.
Its Mine,I had it First is a play for grades pre-K through 2.This play addresses respect for one's neighbor, decision-making and sharing. Maximum audience size 300.
When I feel angry is for 3-5 graders.From sibling rivalry to relationships with adults,this play looks at the complex issues of resolving conflicts. Children learn about empathy,the consequences of anger,and how to recognize and control one's anger. Maximum audience size 350.
Mixin'at the Mall for middle school students is an exciting and interactive play that uses students'natural inclinations-to urge others to fight-in order to demonstrate how bystanders can ignite or diffuse an explosive situation. Maximum audience size 450.
Baby Blues for middle and high school students.This acclaimed play was developed to create a higher level of awareness about teen pregnancy for students and parents. Maximum audience size 450.
Bullies & Bystanders for middle and high school students explores how bullies are created,how students become victims,and what the responsibilities of bystanders are in preventing violence. Maxium audience size 450.

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ALLIANCE CHILDREN'S THEATRE
Theatre for Youth
Contact: Amy Rosenberg
1280 Peachtree Street NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
Phone: 404.733.4660
Fax: 404.733.4625

The Alliance Theatre Company, the largest regional theatre in the Southeast, is a leader in producing exciting and diverse works for the stage. Now in its fourth decade, the Alliance has achieved critical and commercial recognition as one of the country's leading theatres, playing to more than 320,000 patrons each season.The theatre is led by Artistic Director Susan V. Booth and Managing Director Tom Pechar.
As a resident of the Robert W. Woodruff Arts Center in Atlanta, the Alliance Theatre Company offers 11 productions annually, with performances in the 800-seat Alliance Stage and the 200-seat Hertz Stage and Theatre for Young Audiences offerings in the 14th Street Playhouse.
The Alliance Theatre is singular in its concurrent commitment to fully-produced programming designed for both adult and young audiences, producing an annual season of six plays on the Alliance Stage, three plays on the Hertz Stage, two Theatre for Young Audiences productions and a school touring production.The Alliance's education and outreach programs include audience enrichment activities, an acting program for youth and adults, strong relationships with area schools, and an ongoing teacher training institute

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BEN AND KEETER'S PUPPETS, INC.
Theatre for the Youth
Contact: Keeter Valdick
3529 Mount Vernon Dr.
Augusta, GA 30906
Phone: 706.796.3231
Fax: 706.796.3366
Email: BKPuppets@ aol.com
Website: www.benand keeters.com
Fee Range: $470 plus travel expenses, no limit on audience attendance.
Technical Requirements: One (1) 110 V outlet, we bring our own stage, lights, and sound.

BEN AND KEETER'S PUPPETS, INC.
With the unique formula of original fun filled scripts, lively music, luminous backlight, and fluorescent puppets, students are introduced to an innovative educational experience. Programs on Reading, Recycling, Selfesteem, Conflict Resolution, Character Education, and four programs on History are among the outstanding performances available.The audience is always involved in the 35-40 minute Bunraku style puppet show, as it is performed live. Among their credits are an award winning Children's TV show, Grassroots programs, GSAMS interactive classroom, museums, colleges, festivals, and schools and libraries all over Georgia and South Carolina. QCC Standards and worksheets for the student come with every program. Workshops on building puppets, from small rod to giant 12 foot tall, for K, high school and teachers. Also, script writing, stage building, drama, birdhouses, music boxes, masks, paper mache, and teacher CEU classes, run from two hours to two weeks. Introduce your students to this exceptional puppet troupe and their exciting group of characters.

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CURIOUS MOON PUPPET THEATRE
Curious Moon Puppet Theatre provides professional quality,original puppet productions and puppet making workshops for all ages and venues. Based in Atlanta, our touring theatre entertains and educates audiences in cities and towns throughout the Southeast.
FROG AND JENNY Recommended Ages: 2-8 Every time Jenny sneezes a frog appears. She can't stop sneezing and the same frog keep popping up wherever she is- and he's getting pretty annoyed! This hilarious story is suitable for even very young children.This is a traditional hand puppet show,performed inside a professional,colorful puppet booth.All puppets are handmade by the puppeteer.
A GRAND EXPEDITION Recommended Ages: 4-11 An exciting trek through the jungle guided by Begonia Bumble Blossom,a bubbly British botanist from Buckingham Palace! Join Begonia and her menagerie of jungle animals as she searches for a mysterious bumblebee. Plenty of audience participation! In a"Grand Expedition", Begonia,(in full costume) performs amongst the audience,pulling puppets out of her enchanted steamer trunk.
TESSA'S TREE Recommended Ages: 4 -10 Tessa's Tree is the story of a little tree who learns to appreciate the best within himself thanks to the help of the little girl who loves him.This tale of discovering one's own,unique gifts is highlighted by comic forest characters and catchy music,making it perfect for the holiday season or any time of year!
FISH`N SHIPS Recommended ages 2-10 Surf's up! Our new shadow puppet show is full of sun, sea,sand and song- and that's no fish story.Looking for the catch of the day? Too many fish in the sea? Care to row gently down the stream? Well your ship has come in. Set sail with us and you're sure to have a whale of a time!

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CURIOUS MOON PUPPET THEATRE Puppet Theatre Contact: Evy Berman 2115 Wildrose Drive Decatur, GA 30032 Phone: 404.377.8141 Email: puppets@ curiousmoon.com Website: www.curiousmoon .com
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GATEWAY PERFORMANCE PRODUCTIONS
Mask, Mime and Physical Theatre
Contact: Michael Hickey
P.O Box 8062
Atlanta, GA 31106-0062
Phone: 404.982.9922
Email: gatewaypp@ mindspring.com
Website: www.masktheatre .org
Fee Range: $250-$3000 for metro-Atlanta and Georgia Presenters only. Fee subsidies up to 25 per cent are available to qualifying Georgia and Southeastern presenters.
Technical Requirements: range from low tech with general lighting, a sound system, simple tables and chairs to full theatrical productions with technical riders available at www.mask theatre.org

GATEWAY PERFORMANCE PRODUCTIONS
Gateway Performance Productions, directed by Sandra L. Hughes, produces high-quality performing arts production for touring to theatres, festivals, arts centers, cultural centers, museums, libraries, colleges, universities, schools, and other community sites.The company has toured to 35 states in the U.S., 10 foreign countries, 69 counties in the state of Georgia and presents an average of 150 outreach performances and programs annually in the metro-Atlanta area. Recent touring venues include:The Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian in New York City, Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico,The Atlanta Children's museum, SauteeNacooche Center in Georgia and Duncairn Complex in Belfast, Northern Ireland. A significant portion of the company's touring is dedicated to programming for schools and educational venues. Gateway specializes in mask and mime theatre with an emphasis on Native American and Irish themes and also offers cultural arts programs such as The Aztec Dances of Mexico,The Gateway Irish Mummers and the Flammenco Dance of Spain. Performances, workshops, residencies and mask exhibits are available. Qualifying Georgia and Southeastern presenters can receive an up to 25 percent discount on touring fees.

Gateway also maintains The MASK Center- a unique

arts and educational resource located in Atlanta,

Georgia.The Center's programming is designed to

offer the public educational experiences concerning

the artistic, cultural, and historical significance of

masks and demonstrate the entertainment value of

masks as performance tools through exhibits,

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GEORGIA SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL
Julius Caesar School Tour recommended for grades 6-12 Bring Shakespeare right into your school! You provide a space, G.S.F does the rest. Sets, costumes and an in-depth study guide for teachers come along with our troupe of professional actors. All touring plays are 50-minutes long- perfect for one class period. Although abbreviated, the shows remain faithful to Shakespeare's text so that your students can experience the Bard's own words. Six actors play up to 12 roles, giving students an appreciation of the art of acting.
A Visit With the Queen recommended for grades 3-6 This versatile, two-person production brings history to life for your students. Queen Elizabeth I comes to your classroom, media center, or auditorium with her poems and letters to illuminate the culture of Shakespeare's world .The best part is that your students; become part of the action as they participate as ladies-in-waiting, members of the Privy Council and the Ambassadors.
Acting Shakespeare Workshops recommended for grades 4-12 Help students understand language arts by giving them a foundation in Shakespeare. G.S.F's workshop series offers a fun, interactive way for students to explore the world of writing and the spoken word. They play games and use scenes and monologues as a springboard for learning. Professional GSF artist teach all workshops. Call for a list of titles.

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GEORGIA SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL
Shakespearean Theatre
Contact: Kathleen McManus
4484 Peachtree Rd. N.E
Atlanta, GA 30319
Phone: 404.504.3400
Fax: 404.504.3414
Email: Kathleen@ gashakespeare.org
Fee Range: $150-$1600 depending on program and duration
Technical Requirements: Annual School Tour : Performance Venue with electrical outlet capabilities. A visit with the Queen: No technical requirements; flexible venue format.
Acting Shakespeare Workshop: No Technical Requirements.
Shakespeare Production Residency: Rehearsal space; performance venue
Field Trip to Matinees: Schools provide their own transportation; lunch optional

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GEORGIA MOUNTAIN THEATRE THEATRE COMPANY Theatre Company Contact: Gail Deschamps 503 East 3rd Street Rome, GA 30161-3117 Phone: 706.295.3130 or 1.888.464.3130 Fax: 706.232.4164 Email: rhd252@aol.com Website: www.gmt productions.com
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GMT Productions is a professional theatre company, located in Rome, Georgia, which tours Classical Theatre, Character-building Plays for Young Audiences, and Award-winning Musicals for all audiences in our touring area. GMT is committed to serving theatre audiences, schools and colleges with artistic integrity and excellence. In addition to our quality productions, we offer curriculum-based, hands-on workshops taught by qualified professionals. Study Guides accompany all programs and we are flexible enough to perform just about anywhere! GMT Productions is on the South Carolina Arts Commission's Roster, the Broward County (FL) Schools Students Enrichment Roster, the Lee County (FL) Roster for Outside Agencies, and the Fulton Arts Council (GA), School Arts Program, and many other Arts Programs in its touring area. GMT serves over 200 Art Councils throughout the southeast, reaching well over half a million audience members a year. GMT Productions events are designed to build young audiences' character and teach the values of integrity, honor, persistence, impartiality, generosity, respect of others and self, while entertaining audiences of all ages. GMT was a smash hit at the Piccolo Spoleto Festival. Be sure to take a look at what Spoleto Today and others have been saying about our wonderful productions in the News section. We employ many talented professional artists and musicians, technicians, directors and designers.We currently audition actors in New York and Atlanta.

CATHY KAEMMERLEN
"She will mesmerize you... Spellbinding performer." With her unique approach to storytelling/storytheatre, Cathy Kaemmerlen (MFA) uses her dance, theatre, and writing backgrounds, creating story pieces for all audiences and performing spaces. From tricksters to noodleheads, from heroes to fools, from folktales to herstories, she brings a variety of characters to life. Known for her onewoman shows , including: OPAL WHITELEY, JOURNAL OF AN UNDERSTANDING HEART; NEW MANCHESTER GIRL; SACAJAWEA SPEAKS;TURN HOMEWRD, HANNALEE;BUTTONS FOR GENERAL WASHINGTON; RACHEL CARSON: A SENSE OF WONDER; CLARA BARTON: ANGEL OF THE BATTLEFIELD; HITTY: HER FIRST FIFTY YEARS; her school, family and community programs, include: AMELIA BEDELIA GOES TO SCHOOL: AMELIA BEDELIA HAS GEORGIA ON HER MIND; A DAY IN THE LIFE OF AMELIA BEDELIA; FOR EVERY RHYME THERE IS A REASON; DANCING TALES/TATTLING TALES;TRICKSTER TALES FROM AROUND THE WORLD;WORLD CLASS TALES; SIMPLY GOURD-EOUS (GOURD TALES); Cathy has stories to fit every occasion and audience age . She compellingly pulls you into the life of her characters, and stories, with over 25 years performing experience, performing for literally thousands of audiences coast to coast. She currently has produced two storytelling CD's, available for touring : NEW MANCHESTER FOLK and FOOLISH FOLK. Book her for performances at schools, community centers, family nights, mother/daughter events, father/son events, festivals, arts centers, performing series, she is equally at home with formal and informal performance settings.

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CATHY KAEMMERLEN
Storyteller
Contact: Cathy Kaemmerlen
1857 Jackson's Creek Drive
Marietta, GA 30068
Phone: 770.993.2643
Fax: 770.953.8927
Email: alpha366@aol.com
Website: www.tattlingtales .com
Fee Range: $600-$1000
Technical Requirements: Varies from program to program. Generally: minimal lighting; clear, clean space 20x15; two chairs(not folding); library sized table; access to outlet; if applicable , wireless lavalier mike; tape deck or CD player; access to space at least one hour before performance time.

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BARRY STEWART MANN
Actor/storyteller
Contact: Barry Stewart Mann
254 Connecticut Avenue, NE.
Atlanta, GA 30307-2212
Phone: 404.371.8759
Email: sheribarry@ hotmail.com
Fee Range: Performances from $150; Workshops; $50 75; Residencies: $1200-1500 per week; Additional terms, such as material fee, housing, transportation or per diem, to be determined on a Case-by-case basis.
Technical Requirements: Minimal: adequate space for performance programs, plus a table, several chairs and microphone, depending on space; access to office supplies (paper, copy machine, etc.) and small budget for workshops and residencies.

BARRY STEWART MANN
Barry Stewart Mann is an actor, storyteller, writer, and arts educator who offers performance, workshop, and residency programs. Performance programs for Elementary and middle schools include The Living Labyrinth: Amazing Myths of Ancients Greece, and Shakespeare's Fun House; and programs for all levels include Viajando por poesia/ A voyage in Poetry (bilingual) and A World of Stories (world folklore).The performance programs are varied and interactive, often involving student volunteers and audience participation. As a workshop and residency artist, Barry shapes classroom experiences to respond to educators' and administrators' goals, engaging students in learning both about and through the art form, in such topics as improvisation, creative dramatics, playwriting, oral interpretation, reader's theatre, media literacy, acting technique, storytelling, theatre games, story enactment, process drama, video making, creative writing, and play performance. Barry is happy to coordinate with teachers and use drama and story to address subjects in the curriculum, and has created projects based on such curricular topics as Medival Life, Magnetism, Insects, Success, Cinco de Mayo, Energy, Author Studies, Holidays, Decades of the Twentieth Century, and many more. Barry delights in working with students throughout the state on "anything involving words and images"!

SHERRY NORFOLK
Sherry's storytelling performances delight audiences at festivals, schools, libraries, and concert halls across the country. Her repertoire is drawn from the oral tradition, and includes world folktales told in a rhythmic, melodic style enlivened by a multiplicity of voices
and sounds. Sherry engages audiences of all ages with performances that are vivid and enticing, compelling listeners to look through the kaleidoscope of story into the landscape of the imagination. A true teaching artist who can not only "walk the walk but talk the talk," Sherry leads nationally acclaimed workshops for adults and students as well as creative writing/residencies for preschool through high school.

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SHERRY NORFOLK
Storyteller
Contact:
888 Vera Street
Atlanta, GA. 30316
Phone: 404.627.7012
Fax: 404.627.8385
Email: shnorfolk@aol.com
Fee Range: $175/45-min show; $600/day
Technical Requirements: sound systemmicrophone on stand preferred

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PICCADILLY PUPPETS CO.
Puppet Theatre
Contact: Carol Daniel
621 Densley Drive
Decatur, GA 30033
Phone: 404.636.0022
Fax: 404.636.0616
Email: ppuppets@ bellsouth.net
Website: www.piccadillypuppets.org
Fee Range: $450-$1250 depending on the location and number of shows.
Technical Requirements: Each show has different technical requirements. Generally
We bring all necessary equipment.

PICCADILLY PUPPETS CO.
The Piccadilly Puppets Company is a non-profit touring puppet theater operating out of Atlanta, Ga. Since its inception in 1969, it has provided high-quality, entertaining children's programs throughout the Southeast at schools, day care centers, art festivals, museums, birthday parties, camps, libraries, holiday parties and celebrations of all kinds. The company has also been featured at regional, national, and international puppetry festivals. Many of its shows creatively mix entertainment with educational value.The company specializes in orginal scripts, original music, and a wide variety of puppetry styles

SEVEN STAGES
7 stages was founded in 1979 by Del Hamilton and Faye Allen as a home for emerging artist seeking to create innovative, intellectually stimulating work. 7 Stages currently tours its world premiere production of Hush: Composing Blind Tom Wiggins, written by Robert Earl Price and directed by Del Hamilton.
Presented in one act, the play runs 90minutes and features sixactors. Hush: Composing Blind Tom Wiggins is a portrait of a Georgia slave, who was autistic and an amazingly gifted pianist. A critical and box office success, the play has appealed to a broad range of diverse communities, especially African-Americans and students and families of all races. Although most of the tour consist of evening performances, the play is also available for matinees for families and students.
7 stages provides presenters with press releases, posters, handbills, and direct mail materials, as well as copies of educational guides for local schools.When requested, we also advise presenters on marketing and planning strategies.

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SEVEN STAGES
Theatre Company
Contact: Lara Ferreira
1105 Euclid Avenue
Atlanta, GA 30307
Phone: 404.522.0911
Fax: 404.522.0913
Email: lara@7stages.org
Fee Range: $5,000
Technical Requirements: Each venue must provide stage lighting, house management staff, and assistance with loading the show in and out.

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TELLTALE THEATRE
Theatre for Youth
Contact: John Schmedes
585 Cobb Parkway South Suite A-4
Marietta, GA 30060
Phone: 770.427.8206
Fax: 678.355.5400
Email: telltaletheatre@ mindspring.com
Website: www.telltale theatre.com
Fee Range: $400 & up
Technical Requirements: Shows-Stage is a plus but not required. Usually 30 by 30 Feet 1-2 110 v outlets
Workshops need an open space where participants can move.

TELLTALE THEATRE
Telltale theatre is a professional children's theatre company that offers original plays and workshops. Themebased performances include topics such as character, education, storytelling, environmental protection, and positive self-esteem .Telltale theatre tours throughout Georgia and surrounding states and is on both the Georgia and South Carolina Touring rosters. In its 17 years of operation,Telltale theatre has served over 1.25 million children and has been ranked #1 in it's division three times by the Georgia Council for the Arts.

CYNTHIA WATTS
Storytelling is as old as the earth, yet as fresh as the rain. In Cynthia's touring program she features stories from the African Diaspora. The stories selected share universal truths. It is her goal to entertain, educate and exalt the human spirit through her work. Each program includes a minimum of three stories of varying length.The length of the story is suited for the audience. During Kicks for Kids the longest story will not exceed 10 minutes. In Animals and Other Folk the longest story is thirty minutes.
In school settings she prefers an audience that does not exceed two hundred people, who are close in grade and age. Usually the groups will be K-3rd grade, 4th-7th grade and high school audiences of 10th, 11th, and 12th grades.
Each program begins with a storytelling song that sets the tone of the program. As a teller, Cynthia incorporates a lot of audience participation which may include repetition of a phrase, finger snapping or some other involving behavior.The program includes a range of emotion from humor to pathos.
During a residency she enjoys working in community settings that often include schools, churches, senior citizen facilities, museums, colleges, universities, hospitals and civic organizations. She especially likes to work with a pre-selected group that is exploring the stories of their own community. A group of this type finds a workshop particularly helpful as they develop their presentations.

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CYNTHIA WATTS
African American Storyteller
Contact: Cynthia Watts
1129 Oglethorpe Ave., SW
Atlanta, GA 30310
Phone: 404.758.9873
Fax: 404.758.0800
Email: Watts-story@ mindspring.com
Website: www.wattsinastory .com
Fee Range: $1,900-$4,200. 1 through 5 days, 2 performances per day
Technical Requirements: Performance space of 10'x 10', general lighting-stage wash, 1 table approximately card table size or larger, 1 microphone hand held with a stand or cordless.

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ADRIENNE ANDERSON
Visual Artist
Contact: Adrienne Anderson
1165 W.Garmon Rd NW
Atlanta, GA 30327
Phone: 404.256.9690
Email: ajanderson@ buckhead.aiuniv.edu
Fee Range: The fee will vary from project to project. I do not charge less than $100 for a simple lecture. I charge $250 a day for a demonstration/workshop. That does not include gas, lodging if it is a sizeable distance from Atlanta. This fee does not include the costs of supplies or materials needed for the workshop or demonstration. All fees are negotiable. I must have help with transporting large works but this too is negotiable.
Technical requirements: If I have an exhibition, I need a gallery space that can support the types of work I do.
If I do a hands on demonstration or workshop I will need a space in which to work. If I do a monotype workshop, I will need an etching press. If I do a papermaking workshop, I will need a space that can be wet, has access to water and has tables.
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ADRIENNE ANDERSON
Currently, Adrienne Anderson is Assistant Dean of the Visual Communication Department and Associate Professor of Art at the AmericanInterContinental University in Atlanta. Adrienne has had over 50 one person exhibitions in the United States and Europe. In March 1997 she was honored as one of the 150 most outstanding "Women in Visual Arts"in the State of Georgia. She received a Georgia Council for the Arts Grant in 1993-94, and is a member of the Pastel Society of America. She was voted a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1977. Adrienne has also taught with the University of Georgia Studies Abroad Program, Corotona, Italy, Penland School of Art, Penland, N.C., conducted papermaking workshops for the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C., and most recently served as Associate Professor of Art at Kennesaw State University.
A wide variety of exhibition possibilities ranging from large mixed media canvases to smaller scale drawings, watercolors, and prints to large ceramic sculptured vessels.

MARILYN DARDEN
Marilyn Darden is a professional art educator as well as a visual artist. Her tour consists of an exhibition of paintings and works on paper which compromise the series," Color me Southern A Homeplace Revisited".This autobiographical series recounts the artist's pilgrimage through six Southern states which actually represents the culmination of two journeys: one, the childhood odyssey in search of her "Southern"heritage and roots; and two, the artistic journey in search of a focus and merging of the disparate elements of roots, training and experience into a personal voice and vision.

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MARILYN DARDEN
Visual Artist
Contact: Marilyn J. Darden
1538 Dresden Drive, N.E, Apt. E
Atlanta, GA 30319-2571
Phone: 404.266.2824
Email: mjdarden@ mindspring.com
Fee Range: Exhibition- $500 to defray shipping and framing expenses. If Presenter holds opening reception, presenter pays for reception expenses, postcards and other promo materials, and reasonable expenses (or substitute) for artist to stay overnight to attend reception. Presenter also pays for insurance of work while on its premises. Workshop- $50 per hour, or $50 per participant, with any fees over $500 to go to Presenter to offset costs. Presenter responsible for cost of lodging, meals, promotional materials. Participant7s furnish own supplies. Gallery Talk$100- Maximum duration of 2 hours, plus travel expenses , lodging, meals and promo materials.

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Technical Requirements: Large room with 4-6 long work tables and chairs, plenty of light, access to water, and equipment for slide show and Power Point presentation for Workshop. For Gallery Talk, equipment for brief slide show and copying statistics and paragraphs on paintings, plus Artist's Statement. For Exhibition, assistance with loading and unloading if delivered by hand, plus hanging of show.

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MASTER ARTIST: DARLYNE DANDRIDGE QUILTING
Darlyne Dandridge (left) grew up watching the women in her family sew. When she was a child, she drew pictures of the new clothes she wanted for school and her grandmother and mother made them. Despite that surrounding, Darlyne didn't have much interest in sewing until she was a teenager and wanted to customize her wardrobe. She began quilting as an adult, when in 1985 she and a group of other women in Los Angeles gathered to teach each other quilting and other handcrafts. The Los Angeles Quilt Guild grew out of their regular meetings. When teaching quilting, Darlyne impresses upon her students the complexity of quilting, not only the art form itself but also its history. During this apprenticeship, she and Rahfiya reviewed different quilting traditions from all over the world. They concentrated on quilt design and stitching and piecing technique. Her teacher's emphasis on the history of quilting made Rahfiya think about the tradition she was becoming part of. She worked through several ideas before coming up with her final design, one that incorporates different aspects of herself into the composition. Quilting, she says, is an excellent method of selfexpression. Both women agree that quilting, and sewing in general, aren't practiced enough by younger generations.

TAAP Artist
MASTER ARTIST: DARLYNE DANDRIDGE
Apprentice: Rahfiya Amina Carron
Art Form: Quilting
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Contact: Georgia council for the Arts for further TAAP Artist details at 404.685.2787

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MASTER ARTIST: VERY REV. JUBILANT B. DANQUAH
Apprentice: Albert Dwusu Ansah (2003)
Art Form: Weaving Kente cloth
Location: Decatur, Georgia
Contact: Georgia council for the Arts for further TAAP Artist details at 404.685.2787

MASTER ARTIST: VERY REV. JUBILANT B. DANQUAH WEAVING KENTE CLOTH
Formerly worn only by royalty, Kente (or Kente cloth as it is sometimes called) can be worn by anyone for special occasions, and is often worn in this country as a symbol of African heritage. Single strips can be work around one's shoulders, or several strips can be sewn together to make fabric for clothing. Ghanaian men's traditional clothing, for example, requires 24 strips. Although Kente is now popular all over the world, Rev. Jubilant Danquah explains that it originated with the Ashanti people in Ghana.
Rev. Danquah learned how to make kente over a period of five years, beginning when he was nine years old and living in the Ashanti region of Ghana. His elder brother taught him how to weave kente. Once a master weaver, he kept practicing the tradition and successfully used Kente weaving in outreach programs he directed for the Ghana Methodist Church. Many of his supplies come from Ghana, including the loom tools made from bamboo and palm. The yarn, specifically made for Kente, comes from Germany.
Now that he's living in the U.S. and minister to the Ghana Methodist Church in Atlanta, Rev. Danquah continues to teach kente weaving to a new generation.

MASTER ARTIST: ARTHUR P. DILBERT WOODCARVING,WALKING STICKS
Arthur Dilbert has been carving walking sticks since his days as a longshoreman, and it was then that he gained a fondness for alligators, his signature figurine. Mr. Dilbert's sticks often feature fanciful combinations of animals and humans, posing elephants, alligators,
and dinosaurs together with humans and other animals. Arthur Dilbert's pieces have been featured in museums throughout Savannah and in a national and international touring exhibition of Southern traditional arts developed by the Southern Arts Federation.
Usually Mr. Dilbert carves his walking sticks out of cedar, though he does also use mahogany. He shapes the sticks with a hatchet, sands the wood, draws figurines on the body and head of the sticks, and does final shaping with chisels and knives. Lately he's been working on large eagle sculptures and is interested in creating more large sculptural pieces.
His son, Boris, became his apprentice in 2002, and the two were subsequently featured in Wal-Mart print and television ads displaying their carving and stressing the importance of heritage.

TAAP Artist
MASTER ARTIST: ARTHUR P. DILBERT
Apprentice: Boris Dilbert (2002)
Art Form: Woodcarving, walking sticks
Location: Savannah, Georgia
Contact: Georgia council for the Arts for further TAAP Artist details at 404.685.2787

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MASTER ARTIST: CLIFFORD "CHUNK" DINGLER
Apprentice: Clint Richmond (2002)
Art Form: Western Swing guitar
Location: Newnan, Georgia
Contact: Georgia council for the Arts for further TAAP Artist details at 404.685.2787

MASTER ARTIST: CLIFFORD "CHUNK" DINGLER WESTERN SWING GUITAR
Western swing grew out of the big band era with influences of country music, similar to old time music with more elaborate chord progressions. Clifford "Chunk" Dingler, whose uncle gave him the nickname that would always stick with him, picked the up the guitar in second grade and has never stopped. He continued playing through his military service in World War II. During a tour in occupied Japan after the war, fellow soldiers pooled their money to buy Chunk a guitar so he could play for them. He's since played with generations of country and western swing musicians, including Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys, Cal Collins, and Allison Krauss.
"Playing off the top of your head," as Chunk describes it, without written music, is an important part of Western swing. Chunk stresses to his apprentices the importance of developing their own style, not copying another musician such as Chunk but "stealing" bits and pieces to create a unique sound. "I can't teach him to play like Chunk Dingler, he's got to play like Kevin," Chunk says of his most recent apprentice. Yes, but with lessons learned from Chunk's lifetime of playing!

MASTER ARTIST: SAMMY BLUE FAVERS BLUES GUITAR
"You can't listen to blues in Atlanta without running into this man,"apprentice Kindle Williams, Sr. (left) says of his teacher, master blues guitarist Sammy Blue. When Sammy was eleven, his uncle took him to see the show that would be the turning point: a concert featuring 11-year-old Stevie Wonder. When Sammy realized that he and Stevie Wonder were exactly the same age he thought,"I can do that!"and has pursued music relentlessly ever since. He's played all over the area and with nearly every major blues artist, becoming skilled in a variety of blues styles and techniques.

TAAP Artist
MASTER ARTIST: SAMMY BLUE FAVERS
Apprentice: Kindle Williams, Sr. (2002 and 2003)
Art Form: Blues guitar
Location: Decatur, Georgia
Contact: Georgia council for the Arts for further TAAP Artist details at 404.685.2787

Kindle's inspirations growing up were church music and popular artists like Prince who combined many styles to create a distinctive sound. The two met when Kindle sat in on for Sammy's drummer during a gig. After time, Kindle approached Sammy about learning guitar, and they began a two-year apprenticeship together. During their apprenticeship, they've concentrated on the finger picking and chording in the"Piedmont"style of blues. Piedmont blues has a different sound than Delta or Chicago blues, and even varies regionally throughout the South. Learning Georgia Piedmont blues has been a long interest of Kindle's, and he's delighted to be working with a musician like Sammy.

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MASTER ARTIST: YVONNE GROVNER
Apprentices: Clarissa Bailey (2002), Monique Grovner and Devion Jackson (2003)
Art Form: Sweetgrass baskets
Location: Sapelo Island, Georgia
Contact: Georgia council for the Arts for further TAAP Artist details at 404.685.2787

MASTER ARTIST: YVONNE GROVNER SWEETGRASS BASKETS
Sweetgrass grows along the coastline and on coastal islands of South Carolina and Georgia; harvested grass can be dried and woven into strong and beautiful baskets. Yvonne Grovner, who grew up on Georgia's Sapelo Island, learned how to make sweetgrass baskets from Mr. Green, longtime Sapelo resident and master basket weaver. Now a master weaver herself,Yvonne has been teaching this art form to other residents of Sapelo, most recently her daughter Monique Grovner and cousin Devion Jackson. Historically used as functional storage, sweetgrass baskets have now become a symbol of coastal islands like Sapelo and are very popular with tourists in both Georgia and South Carolina. The baskets are made from dried sweetgrass and scraped palmetto leaves; the leaves must stay wet while weaving the basket so that they stay pliant. Yvonne can make a medium-sized basket in about seven hours; much of basket weaving is learned by touch, trial and error. Baskets can be woven in any shape; the final form depends on the shape of the "knot" that begins the basket. Yvonne and her apprentices sell their baskets at the gift shop on Sapelo Island, giving those from the "Other Side"a taste of Sapelo.

MASTER ARTIST: DANT HARMON SACRED STEEL GUITAR
Growing up in the House of God Church, Dant Harmon recognized that sacred steel guitar is an essential part of the worship service. He felt a call to music. His grandmother encouraged his musical gifts, and after learning drums, Dant turned to the sacred steel guitar.
"Sacred steel"refers to sacred music played on a "steel"(or sometimes"lap steel") guitar. Its sound is similar to a Hawaiian steel or Dobro guitar because of the steel strings and slide used to play it. Lap steels are called that because of the way they're played, flat across the musician's lap and strummed with fingers or picks and a slide. Steel guitars may be electric, and sometimes are plugged into a"wah-wah"pedal to give that distinctive sound. Dant now plays in several Church of God services a week, and is especially fond of"Praise and Worship"songs.
He has been a master artist in two apprenticeships with GCA, most recently teaching Lawrence King. Like Dant, Lawrence also started playing the drums, and quickly developed a talent for sacred steel. They met through their House of God congregation and have been playing together for several years. Lawrence, following Dant's example, is now leading his own church services.

TAAP Artist
MASTER ARTIST: DANT HARMON
Apprentice: Lawrence King (2002)
Art Form: Sacred Steel Guitar
Location: Norcross, Georgia
Contact: Georgia council for the Arts for further TAAP Artist details at 404.685.2787

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MASTER ARTIST: MYRTIE HIGHSMITH
Apprentices: Carol Davis, Wilmer James Davis, Linda Robison, Joan Cauley, Martha Dykes (2002)
Art Form: Needle tatting
Location: Waycross, Georgia
Contact: Georgia council for the Arts for further TAAP Artist details at 404.685.2787

MASTER ARTIST: MYRTIE HIGHSMITH NEEDLE TATTING
Myrtie Highsmith's mother shuttle tatted, creating fine lace-like patterns with thread and a shuttle. Myrtie had no idea that needle tatting was possible until a friend showed her at a crafts fair. Since then, she has self-published a how-to guide, Learn Needle Tatting: The Complete Guide for Right- and Left-Handed Persons. "Publisher"is a third career for Myrtie Highsmith, master artist and former professional seamstress and school bus driver.
In 2002, Myrtie taught five apprentices how to needle tat. Although each exposed to hand crafts, even tatting, as children, none tried tatting themselves before working with Myrtie. Carol Davis became interested in tatting after her husband James introduced her to the art form. He'd been taught by his grandmother to crochet, and has always had an interest in handcrafts. Linda Robison has crocheted for about 25 years, and once swore she would never"play the strings"like the older ladies in her neighborhood. She met Myrtie at a local craft show and became hooked. Sisters Joan Cauley and Martha Dykes grew up watching their mother shuttle tat, and wanted to learn themselves.
Myrtie took the spirited group under her wing, teaching them the"right"and"wrong"kinds of tatting knots, and never to throw away scraps.

MASTER ARTIST: ERNIE MILLS WORKING DUCK DECOYS
Ernie Mills' grandfather gave him a pocketknife when he was six years old and he's been carving ever since. He learned how to make decoys from his father, and has a style that emphasizes an accurate, smooth design that"looks good out on the water." All his decoys are"working,"that is, ready to throw in the water and "hunt over."
Gregory Balkcom has hunted all his life, and as a professional waterfowl biologist has observed birds in their natural habitat. He first tried carving decoys on his own when he wasn't satisfied with the quality of store-bought plastic decoys. After working with Ernie, he laughs and calls his first efforts "terribly ugly."
Ernie has lived and hunted ducks in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, and Georgia, and his knowledge of decoy styles reflects this. During their apprenticeship, Ernie and Greg tried a variety of decoy styles, including historical regional decoy methods from the South, Mid-Atlantic, and Maine. Ernie encouraged Greg to develop his own style, and Greg found that his training as a biologist influenced him to pursue meticulous measurements and painting details. Ernie praises Greg's accurate painting, and thinks that Greg is developing into"one of the best carvers,"high praise indeed from a master artist who represented Georgia at the Atlanta Olympics!

TAAP Artist
MASTER ARTIST: ERNIE MILLS
Apprentice: Gregory Balkcom
Art Form: Working duck decoys
Location: Perry and Fort Valley, Georgia
Contact: Georgia council for the Arts for further TAAP Artist details at 404.685.2787

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MASTER ARTIST: ERIK MURRAY
Apprentice: Jelani Thomas (2002)
Art Form: Capoeira de Angola
Location: Savannah, Georgia
Contact: Georgia council for the Arts for further TAAP Artist details at 404.685.2787

MASTER ARTIST: ERIK MURRAY CAPOEIRA DE ANGOLA
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Though unfamiliar to many in the U.S., Capoeira de Angola is a Brazilian form of"play"that combines martial arts, dance, and rhythmic music produced by the one-stringed berimbau. Erik Murray first learned about Capoeira de Angola during an artist residency at Oberlin College. Wanting to learn more, he moved in 1992 to New York City and met Mestre "Joo Grande"Olivera dos Santos, winner of the 2001 National Heritage Fellowship. After five years of study, Erik received the certificate to teach from Mestre Joo Grande. He received a TAAP award to teach apprentice Jelani Thomas. Over the course of the apprenticeship, Erik and Jelani made 20 berimbaus and worked on the physical movements of Capoeira. Jelani proved to be an able student; since their formal apprenticeship period ended, he's assisted Erik in teaching Capoeira to new groups of students.

MASTER ARTIST: NGOMA NDAW SENEGALESE SABAAR DRUMMING
When Ramatu Afegbua-Sabbatt (left) married and came to the U.S. thirteen years ago, she found that involving herself in African dance was an excellent way to relieve some of the homesickness she felt. Most of the dancers she met were Senegalese, so she learned that style, different from the dances she learned growing up in Nigeria. Sabaar is one of the most difficult Senegalese dances, in part because unlike most African dances, the drummer watches the dancer and drums accordingly.
Ramatu felt that in order to be a better Sabaar dancer, she needed to learn the"language"of the dance, the drumming. For that, she turned to Senegalese master drummer Ngoma Ndaw. Ngoma Ndaw, who grew up in Senegal, came to the Atlanta in 1996 as part of the Olympic Games celebration. He has been drumming professionally since he was 15 years old, and has toured Africa, Europe, and the United States. He is the musical director of Manga African Dance Company, Ramatu's dance organization. Ngoma taught Ramatu about the three drums used in Sabaar; she concentrated on the bass drum, which provides the basic rhythm for the dancers. With time, she'll learn the other drums, and will learn the intricate art of Sabaar dancing.

TAAP Artist
MASTER ARTIST: NGOMA NDAW
Apprentice: Ramatu AfegbuaSabbatt
Art Form: Senegalese Sabaar Drumming
Location: Snellville, Georgia
Contact: Georgia council for the Arts for further TAAP Artist details at 404.685.2787

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MASTER ARTIST: MARIO PERALTA
Apprentice: Wally Tirado
Art Form: Bandoneon
Location: Lilburn and Atlanta, Georgia
Contact: Georgia council for the Arts for further TAAP Artist details at 404.685.2787

MASTER ARTIST: MARIO PERALTA BANDONEON
Mario Peralta's bandoneon was made in 1834 and has an unusually large range of 7 octaves. It was made by Heinrich Band, who created the instrument. The bandoneon, which looks somewhat like an oversize accordion, was originally made in Germany and, when exported to Argentina, became a favorite instrument for tango. Mario grew up in neighboring Uruguay and started playing the instrument at the age of four.

Wally Tirado plays the saxophone and developed an interest in tango, which led him to the bandoneon and Mario Peralta. Had he known the extent of Peralta's fame,Wally says, he never would have approached him for lessons. Peralta has played all over the world, for many heads of state (including President and Mrs. Carter, Princess Margaret, and at the 100th birthday celebration of Elizabeth, Queen Mother) and with world-famous artists such as Celia Cruz and Cab Calloway.
During the apprenticeship, Mr. Peralta emphasized the importance of Wally developing his own style. Through music, he says,"You have to try to convey to the audience what your feelings are. . . . Each artist has to present their own personality [though their music]. I cannot play the song the [same as Wally]. There are no two versions alike."
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MASTER ARTIST: CLYDE STROZIER BLUES GUITAR AND HARMONICA
Now 58, Clyde Strozier has been playing the guitar and harmonica since he was nine years old, picking cotton and listening to the radio. He's played in blues clubs all over the South, and with musicians such as the Tams, Curtis Mayfield, and Martha and the Vandellas. His apprentice praises Clyde's versatility and deep understanding of the music.
Like Clyde, apprentice "Tiger" Crosby first learned to play the harmonica, teaching himself on a toy instrument he found at Myrtle Beach. Before they met,Tiger couldn't play guitar. Clyde encouraged him to push himself and try, and their efforts have been rewarded. Both men stress the importance of practice, since, as Clyde says,"It's something that'll tell on you."
Clyde and Tiger have played together about three years, most recently with the support of a GCA apprenticeship grant. During the apprenticeship year, they've concentrated on the "country blues" style, which adds a steel slide sound to the finger picking. Clyde encouraged Tiger, often by example, to try writing and performing his own songs. The two are now collaborating on a CD, showcasing Clyde's musicianship and songwriting. While learning all he can from Clyde,Tiger has also taken on a young student, hoping to encourage the blues in a new generation.

TAAP Artist
MASTER ARTIST: CLYDE STROZIER
Apprentice: Nick "Tiger Bluz" Crosby
Art Form: Blues guitar and harmonica
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Contact: Georgia council for the Arts for further TAAP Artist details at 404.685.2787

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MASTER ARTIST: HERBERT TAYLOR
Apprentice: Mary E. Leinweber
Art Form: Making/repair of fiddles and violins
Location: Conyers and Oxford, Georgia
Contact: Georgia council for the Arts for further TAAP Artist details at 404.685.2787

MASTER ARTIST: HERBERT TAYLOR MAKING/REPAIR OF FIDDLES AND VIOLINS
Herbert Taylor has played the fiddle since he was 13 years old, learning old-time fiddling from "Front Porch Pickin'" in his neighborhood. Over time he learned how to repair and make all sorts of stringed instruments, including violins, fiddles, cellos, banjos, mandolins, and guitars. Each one is different, he says, though he doesn't know how the instrument will sound until he finishes it. "If your shapes are right, and your thicknesses are right, and you have a little luck, you come out with a good sounding violin," he says. Classically-trained Mary Leinweber is a music teacher herself, having learned the violin from the age of three using the Suzuki method. She met Mr.Taylor at an arts festival in Covington. She was impressed with the results when she sent her students' instruments to him for repairs, and apprenticed with him to learn about violin construction and repairs. During the 2003 apprenticeship period, they made a violin, a fiddle, and began a mandolin together, taking the instrument"from planks to playing,"as Mr.Taylor describes it.

MASTER ARTIST: EDDIE TIGNER BLUES PIANO

TAAP Artist
MASTER ARTIST: EDDIE TIGNER
Apprentice: Reginald Hewlin
Art Form: Blues piano
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Contact: Georgia council for the Arts for further TAAP Artist details at 404.685.2787

Eddie Tigner was born in Macon, Georgia, moved to the coal hills of Kentucky as a child, and back to Atlanta as a teenager. All these locations gave him an early lesson in regional roots music, especially blues. He plays piano, organ, clarinet, and alto saxophone. Eddie has played throughout the eastern U.S., and toured internationally with the Ink Spots.
Though he's always lived in Atlanta, Reginald Hewlin has been exposed to the city's music scene all his life. His godfather, Sammy Blue Favers, has introduced Reginald to a variety of musicians and blues styles. Reginald's involvement in church music programs has also given him an education in local music. He picked the piano up more recently, but has also played saxophone and baritone. He's interested in a wide variety of musical forms, and is looking forward to studying music theory at Morehouse College. With Eddie, Reginald has been concentrating on chording and progression in addition to the history of the art form. Eddie praises his young apprentice, citing not only his talent, but also his dedication to music in all forms.

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MASTER ARTIST: EARL WALKER, SR.
Apprentice: IreGene Grovner (2002) and Herbert Jerome Dixon (2003)
Art Form: Cast nets
Location: Sapelo Island, Georgia
Contact: Georgia council for the Arts for further TAAP Artist details at 404.685.2787

MASTER ARTIST: EARL WALKER, SR. CAST NETS
Many fishermen now purchase their net supplies at sporting goods and commercial fishing stores, but nothing replaces the hand-made cast net. Growing
up on Sapelo Island, Earl Walker, Sr., learned the art of making cast nets from his mother. Knitting the nets is a timeconsuming process, one that can take up to five days for a single five-anda-half-foot net. He has taught other fellow islanders how to make cast nets, including IreGene Grovner (2002) and most recently Herbert Jerome Dixon (2003).
Working with Earl Walker is Jerome Dixon's second GCA apprenticeship. During his first, he learned how to make sweetgrass baskets from weaver Yvonne Grovner. Still making baskets, he has been delighted to add cast nets to his repertoire of Sapelo Island traditions.
Knitting nets involves many steps. A wooden gauge keeps the "knitting" even. Earl Walker casts his own "bullets," lead sinkers sewn into the bottom of the net. His nets are distinctive not only for their high quality, but for his extra-wide weaving around the "horn" at the top center of the net. He tells customers that if that weaving ever comes out, to bring it back and he'll fix it for free. He's never had a net come back.

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