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Entertainers
Greg L. Reese
P.O. Box 221163
Beachwood
OH
44122
Phone:
(216) 268-6279
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None Given
 
email:
N/A
audience: Adult,Family
fee: Over $100;  
description: Presentation based on book. "JazzKeepers" lecture, visuals & live jazz performance.
Young Audiences of Greater Cleveland
10819 Magnolia Dr.
Cleveland
OH
44106
Phone:
(216) 421-7222
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None Given
 
email:
N/A
audience: Children,Family
fee: Varies on program;  
description:
Ray McNiece
4898 Waldamere Ave.
Willoughby
OH
44094
Phone:
(440) 975-5822 or (800)529-7863
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None Given
 
email:
N/A
audience: Adult,Children
fee: Over $100;   $100 workshops & $200 performances;  
description: Ray McNiece is a versatile performer of the literary arts. His shows include interactive theatre, poetry, guitar-accompanied songs and storytelling that takes words from the page and them on the stage. He also performs three historical characters: Johnny Appleseed, Thomas Jefferson, and the Scanachie, an Irish bard.
[email protected]
Francis T. D'Amico, Magician
3907 W. 157
Cleveland
OH
44111
Phone:
(216)252-8283
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None Given
 
email:
N/A
audience: Family,
fee: Less then $100;   Varies (Will work with your budget);  
description: Costumed, authentic, historical presentations or modern day magic. (Both formal or informal). Also useage of animals when requested, ie:birds, rabbits, chicks, etc...
Bill Keener
285 Morgan Terrace
Roaming Shores
OH
44084
Phone:
None Given
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None Given
 
email:
N/A
audience: Adult,Children
fee: $75 - $150;  
description: Bill has been performing children''s sing-alongs for more than 20 years. He is a regular at Lake County Metro Parks and has been performing for 10 years at senior events and nursing homes.
Mark Wade, Ventriloquist
101 Dorchester Dr.
Baltimore
OH
43105
Phone:
740.862.6122
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None Given
 
email:
N/A
audience: Children,Young Adult
fee: Over $100;   $200, no mileage charges;  
description: Recently named "America''s Foremost Kidshow Ventriloquist" and is a veteran of over 750 library performances. Also a past "International Ventriloquist of the Year". Develops new library shows every season.
[email protected]
Roger Sams
3148 West Blvd.
Cleveland
OH
44111
Phone:
216.476.0583
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None Given
 
email:
N/A
audience: Children,Family
fee: Over $100;  
description: Mr. Sams is a musician and storyteller. He was the 1993 Parent''s Choice Honor Medal Winner for "You Can SingAlong" audiocassette; folktales and folksongs from around the world.
Patrick Jolly "The Jolly Juggler"
P.O. Box 402
East Claridon
OH
44033
Phone:
(440) 635-0381
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None Given
 
email:
N/A
audience: Children,Family
fee:
description: Music, Magic, Juggling; can be tailored to specific themes.
Alice Palda
1008 Pennefield Road
Cleveland Hts.
OH
44121
Phone:
(216) 382-2254
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None Given
 
email:
N/A
audience: Children,Family
fee: Less then $100;  
description: Alice has been storytelling for over 30 years. She can createa program just for your specific situation.
Valerie Farshman, "Val's Pals"
548 Elyria Avenue
Amherst
OH
44001
Phone:
(440) 988-3866
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None Given
 
email:
N/A
audience: Children,Family
fee: Over $100;  
description: Popular entertainer who uses storytelling, drama, pupetry, magic and audience participation to help make her many characters come to life.
Timestep ,Tracy McCoy, Production Manager
P.O. Box 16442
Chicago
IL
60616
Phone:
800.684.0091
F a x:
1.773.736.6730
 
email:
N/A
audience: Children,Family
fee: Over $100;   .;  
description: Timestep has a new show for libraries to coincide with the theme "Your Library, the best show in town!" entitled "Frizby''''s Summer Circus". This 45 minute reading, motivational, interactive, musical play is geared toward ages 4-12, and is great for the whole family. Discounts are available for multiple bookings.
Alice Palda
1008 Pennefield Road
Cleveland Hts.
OH
44121
Phone:
216.382.2254
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None Given
 
email:
N/A
audience: Children,Family
fee: Less then $100;  
description: Alice has been storytelling for over 30 years. She can create a program just for your specific situation.
[email protected]
Cheryl Henricksen & Lisa Stevens "STORY PEDDLERS"
29481 Robert Street
Wickliffe
OH
44092
Phone:
(440) 585-4272
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None Given
 
email:
N/A
audience: Children,Family
fee: Less then $100;  
description: Storytelling specialities include cut & tell, tell & draw, puppetry, dramatization, and music for children of all ages and families.
Gil Cody
1447 E. 108th Street
Cleveland
OH
44106
Phone:
216/921-9195
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None Given
 
email:
N/A
audience: Children,Family
fee: Over $100;  
description: Gil steps into traditional West African and Afro-Caribbean Stilt Walking.
Robert F. (Bob) Kreidler
Magic Moments Unlimited, 206 Hollywood Ave.
Akron, OH
OH
44313
Phone:
800-497-3236
F a x:
330-835-9470
 
email:
N/A
audience: Children,
fee: Over $100;  
description: Bob is an Actor, Clown, Mime, Magician, and guitarist. As a clown he offers strolling clowning as well as three stage shows tested in libraries. As “The Teller of Timeless Tales” he will create a unique concert/program for you or you can choose one of his current concerts/programs. Whatever you choose he will create memorable characters and stories using song, words, movement, sleight of hand and mime.

[email protected]
JOCKO THE CLOWN Joe Sullivan
479 Ingram Drive
Boardman,
OH
44512-5858
Phone:
330-629-2031
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None Given
 
email:
N/A
audience: Children,Family
fee: Contact performer for current fee;  
description: Jocko's show consists of a unique blend of juggling, magic, puppetry, musical instruments, plate spinning, and balloon sculpting. His quick wit and comical patter are guaranteed to elicit smiles from everyone! This is a show that can be educational as well as entertaining with audience participation bringing an intimate touch to every program. Joe Sullivan has been performing for over 25 years. He is a graduate of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus College of Clowns. Workshops are available. Audience: All ages.
KoKos KARAVAN Family and Event Entertainment
1089 Alexandria Lane
Medina,
OH
44256
Phone:
330-723-1591
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None Given
 
email:
N/A
audience: Children,Family
fee: Over $100;   $125.00. Mileage may apply. Discounts for multiple bookings. ;  
description: Teresa "KoKo" Shimko will present this year's theme with a performance that is a celebration of music, magic, and comedy. Her shows are designed for families and she appeals to children and adults alike. KoKo has many "faces" including magician, storyteller, safety clown and seasonal characters. Her presentations are done with professionalism, fun, and education in mind. She could include a live bunny, puppets, magic, songs, skits, jokes, props, and audience participation. Each show promotes your library and reading. Promotional material and giveaways included. Audience: All ages.
MITZI AND FRITZI-CLASSIC CLOWNS Dale and Marion Landis
1182 Country Club Road
Columbus,
OH
43227
Phone:
614-863-7990
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None Given
 
email:
N/A
audience: Children,Family
fee: Contact performer for current fee;  
description: [email protected] Mitzi and Fritzi present a show of classic clown skits with running gags. Each year, skits and audience participation are included to fit the prevailing theme. Mitzi and Fritzi also lead games, do face painting, balloon animals, and have hours of walk-around fun available. Mitzi and Sam have a one hour educational entertainment show that demonstrates how one becomes a clown. Each show promotes library use and reading. They sharpen their skills yearly with Ringling and other world-renowned clowns at the University of Wisconsin/LaCrosse Clown Camp, where they have also been on the staff. Audience: All ages.
SILLY THE CLOWN, FUN AND FOOLISHNESS Jeannie Rice
7700 Pyle Road
Amherst,
OH
44001
Phone:
440-984-2710
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None Given
 
email:
N/A
audience: Children,Family
fee: Contact performer for current fee. Mileage may apply;  
description: Jeannie tells stories using large puppets, costumes, props, music and lots and lots of audience participation! Silly's Variety Clown Show is just one of the shows she has available for libraries. Jeannie and her partner Valerie Farschman (see separate listing) perform as Sunflower and Silly the Clowns. Audience: All ages.
FRANCINE LEROYS GOTTA DANCE! Francine LeRoy
208 Oakwood Lane
Seville,
OH
44273
Phone:
330-769-2982
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None Given
 
email:
N/A
audience: Family,Children
fee: Over $100;   $100.00-$150.00. Mileage may apply. Lodging if needed. ;  
description: Francine LeRoy is an award-winning dance studio owner with over 30 years experience in dance and theater. Everything, including warm-ups, is done to fun music and then a dance is created, according to your theme. Children may also try on costumes related to the subject or dance in general. Everyone is actively involved, as Mrs. LeRoy and her assistants talk about dance and how dancers learn to portray different characters or feelings through dance. Her goal is to educate children in the art of dance while making it an enjoyable experience. Audience: All ages.
MY NOSE TURNS RED THEATRE COMPANY, Steve Roenker
9 E 12 St
Covington
KY
41011
Phone:
(513) 871-2787
F a x:
(859) 581-1520
 
email:
N/A
audience: Children,Family
fee: Over $100;   Contact Theatre for fee;  
description: In the one-ring circus tradition, MY NOSE TURNS RED presents "Shootang's One Clown Extravaganza", a great family show that features juggling, mime, and classic clown routines that have been passed down from clown to clown for generation after generation. Shootang's show includes lots of audience participation. Steve Roenker (Shootang) has performed at hundreds of libraries, schools, and family events. MNTR also presents amazing circus feats: stilt-walking, rolling globe, rola bola and more-performed by youth ages 7 to 14. MNTR Company will bring 5-10 children, several of whom have been with the circus since the beginning and are becoming quite expert. Audience: All ages.
ROGER JEROME, SOLO THEATRE ARTIST
2781 Cora Mill Road
Gallipolis,
OH
45631
Phone:
740-245-5586
F a x:
740-245-5586
 
email:
N/A
audience: Children,Young Adult
fee: Contact performer for current fee. Fee support program through Ohio Arts Council may partially fund a performance. ;  
description: This British actor presents stimulating solo shows for young people, all participatory and book-based. As Charles Dickens, he stages "A Christmas Carol", while Lewis Carroll's Alice meets many of the famous characters in "Alice and Company". "The Stranger's Voice" is a miscellany of British folktales and songs. "Merlin and Arthur" has a blend of narrative poetry, spectacle, and music, highlighting "The Sword in the Stone", "The Lady of Shalott" and "The Battle of Camlaan". Audience: All ages.
TIMESTEP PLAYERS/ EDUCATIONAL CHILDREN'S THEATRE
P.O. Box 16442
Chicago,
IL
60616
Phone:
1-800-684-0091
F a x:
773-736-6730
 
email:
N/A
audience: Children,Family
fee: Discounts for multiple bookings and library systems;  
description: TimeStep Players presents "Frizby's Summer Circus!" Join two of our favorite characters, Frizby and his sister Kristy, as they go on another wild and crazy summer reading adventure! Meet the singing/dancing clown, the smallest man in the world, Tom Thumb, and many more. Of course, the circus, the greatest show in town, would not be complete without Circus Cindy and Big-Top Bob. Audience: All ages. Email: [email protected] www.timestepplayers.com
BEN SPITZER MAGIC AND JUGGLING SHOW
c/o Paula Kreuter , 1240 Prosper
Troy
MI
48098
Phone:
248-879-1943
F a x:
248-879-1991
 
email:
N/A
audience: Children,Family
fee: Over $100;  
description: Are you looking for a great way to get children to turn out for your summer reading program, have them get excited about books, and get favorable publicity for your library? Ben's shows are filled with magic, juggling, and lots of audience participation. Ben also teams up with his son, Jamon, in Spitzer and Son programs. Ben is adaptable for any theme or type of event. Length of Program: Audience: All ages. www.PerformingArtistManagement.com
DAVID KAPLAN
4099 Kendale Road
Columbus,
OH
43220
Phone:
614-538-0913
F a x:
None Given
 
email:
N/A
audience: Family,Adult
fee: Over $100;  
description: Virtuoso juggler, magician, inventor, musician, physical comedian-all wrapped up in one eccentric performer. Inviting the audience in on the humor is the focus of David's show. Whether he's juggling bean bag chairs, playing a melody on concert balloon, or levitating a bowling ball, Kaplan's preposterous blend of dazzling skill and shameless gimmickry is sure to amaze and amuse. Kaplan has appeared on the Statler Brothers television show on TNN, and performs regularly on cruise ships. He has also appeared live with Dennis Miller, David Spade, and the Smothers Brothers, among others. Audience: All ages.
JUGGLING MERRYMENT, Merry Spahr
1062 June Drive
Xenia,
OH
45385-3726
Phone:
937-372-9316
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None Given
 
email:
N/A
audience: Children,Adult
fee: Contact performer for current fee;  
description: Merry Spahr has enjoyed many years of juggling and for the past decade or so, she has delighted in teaching others. Her workshop begins with demonstrations of various juggling arts, followed by sharing the fun with all willing to give it a toss. Your group (ages 9 through 99) will amaze themselves as they learn to juggle. Audience: All ages
NORTHERN OHIO JUGGLING INSTITUTE, Kevin Delagrange
4469 Speedo Lane
Uniontown,
OH
44685
Phone:
1-800-896-1210
F a x:
None Given
 
email:
N/A
audience: Children,Family
fee: Contact performer for current fee. ;  
description: Kevin Delagrange, "The Juggling Guy", offers family appropriate juggling shows and "hands-on" workshops. These workshops are fast-paced, fun, and a great way to get your participants involved. Why not include the art of juggling in your plans this year? All materials and the sound system are supplied for all shows. Kevin has performed for all sorts of special events over the past 20 years. Audience: All ages.
SPACE PAINTER TOM SPAROUGH
4228 Delaney Street
Cincinnati,
OH
45223-2017
Phone:
1-800-544-3725
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None Given
 
email:
N/A
audience:
fee:
description: Tom Sparough, the Space Painter, is offering a special circus show entitled The Human Cannon Ball's Last Thought. A poet and juggler, Sparough will share his collection of funny, interactive circus poems, along with his death-defying, mind boggling, awe-inspiring juggling tricks. Everyone will be a part of the show and embark upon fantastic feats of family strength. Sparough is a 27-year veteran juggler and received his name "Space Painter" from a two-year-old fan describing his juggling. Audience: All ages.
ZEEMOS ONE-MAN CIRCUS Paula Kreuter
1240 Prosper
Troy,
MI
48098
Phone:
248-879-1943
F a x:
248-879-1991
 
email:
N/A
audience: Children,Family
fee: Over $100;  
description: Zeemo the Magnificent performs a fast-paced comedy act that combines classic juggling skills, magic, and precarious balancing stunts. The humor in the act stems from Zeemo's zany personality and includes physical comedy, sight gags, and slapstick. Zeemo is available for any occasion that merits quality family entertainment. A promotional tape and references are available upon request.
BILL MAXWELL c/o W.J.M. Productions
3011 Hartney Court
Reynoldsburg,
OH
43068
Phone:
1-800-863-9567
F a x:
None Given
 
email:
N/A
audience: Children,Family
fee: Over $100;  
description: Bill Maxwell is known as America's Family Entertainer! With his Captain Max (the world's first magic library pirate) shows and his Space Max program, Bill is sure to get your kids excited about reading and the library. His programs include 100% audience participation, magic illusions with live animals, give-aways, and most importantly, a powerful reading message. Length of Program: 60 minutes. Audience: K-8.
Chad Chesmark
394 Tulip Trail
Wadsworth,
OH
44821
Phone:
330-981-2841
F a x:
None Given
 
email:
N/A
audience: Children,Family
fee: Over $100;  
description: Chad's show, entitled The Magic of Reading, is the perfect show for any reading program. Chad combines magic, juggling, ventriloquism, and humor to teach children the importance of reading. Audience participation is always a part of the act. This show has been performed at over 200 libraries, schools, and even on cruise ships. [email protected]
CHRIS LINN c/o Performing Artist Management
1240 Prosper
Troy, 48098
MI
48098
Phone:
248-879-1943
F a x:
248-879-1991
 
email:
N/A
audience: Children,Family
fee: Over $100;  
description: A national award-winning performer, Chris Linn has been entertaining children for over 10 years in both live shows and television appearances. Chris blends magic, comedy, and audience participation into a high-energy show that will leave children (and adults) laughing, smiling, and applauding for more. Length of Program: Varies. Audience: All ages.
DR. FRED SMART
4021 Lebanon Road
South Lebanon,
OH
45065
Phone:
513-494-2870
F a x:
None Given
 
email:
N/A
audience: Young Adult,Family
fee: Contact performer for current fee;  
description: Dr. Fred Smart is a magician, humorist, speaker, and motivator. He has performed throughout America and 44 foreign countries. Among the shows he offers are The Old Tyme Magical Medicine Show . You'll roll on the ground as Fred (as Sam Slick, the fastest snake oil salesman in the Midwest) recreates the wonderful event which occurred in every small pioneer town; the arrival of the patent medicine wagon. He also offers a program called Great Attitude which deals with attitude, values, respect, and self-esteem. Length of Program: Varies. Audience: All ages. [email protected]
Mark Wood
PO Box 33
Jackson
OH
45640
Phone:
800.200.7010
F a x:
None Given
 
email:
N/A
audience: Children,Family
fee: Over $100;  
description: Cowboy Mark Wood combines comedy, magic, juggling, balloons and lots of audience participation into his zany programs. Now available: The Buckeye State Adventure and Reading is Fun . Both are 40 minutes and for all ages. www.MarkWoodFunShow.com
Yoricks Marrionette Theater
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Phone:
401.294.8557
F a x:
None Given
 
email:
N/A
audience: Children,Family
fee: Contact Theatre for fee;  
description: Contemporary Czech puppet theater has achieved extraordinary results which have been recognized internationally. Yoricks hand-carved wooden marionettes represent a continuation of the classical Czech Puppet Theater. Yoricks Marionette Theater has performed extensively in Europe and the U.S. for the past 25 years. Yoricks marionettes inspire and invite the audience to participate in the dialogue brought about by live theater. www.home.earthlink.net/~puppetry/frames_index.htm
the TALENT CENTER
PO Box 23220
Cincinnati
OH
45223
Phone:
800.878.ACTS
F a x:
513.542.7858
 
email:
N/A
audience: Children,Adult
fee: Contact performers for fee. Free shows and half-off available.;  
description: The TALENT CENTER offers a great array of shows of all kinds for people of all ages. The center offers all sorts of entertainment including:
  • Music & Dance
  • Puppet Theatre
  • Characters from History
  • Holiday Programs
  • Fund Raisers
  • Magic & Ventriloquists
  • Classical, Jazz, Big Band, & Pop
  • Ethnic, Trans-Cultural Music & Folk
  • Cartooning, Sculpting, Weaving, Photography
  • Theater Performance
  • Jewelry Making & Stained Glass
  • Humor & Storytelling
    visit TalentCenter.com
Paul Gerber
8476 Eaton Drive
Sagamore Hills
OH
44067
Phone:
330.467.6096
F a x:
None Given
 
email:
N/A
audience: Children,Family
fee: Over $100;  
description: Magic for all occassions. Themed programs available for holiday shows. The Magic of Reading for summer reading programs and customized shows as desired. See website for complete details. www.gerbermagic.com