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Mad Science of Washington
CONTACT: Will Naron
Phone: 301-593-4777
Email: info@madscienceofdc.com
Website: www.dc.madscience.org
Spectacular Science: Fire & Ice
This spectacular show thrills audiences with impressive science experiments. The event includes foggy dry ice clouds and the chemistry of fire! Learn all about the science of magic, including a disappearing water trick and fun with air pressure. This is one of our most popular shows, covering a wide variety of science topics, and excellent for audiences of any age range.
Fee: $475 single, $750 back-to-back. Evening fees of $40 after 6 pm. Audience participation is encouraged in all shows.
Things That Go Boom
One of our most popular shows, themed all around learning about chemical reactions. Learn the four signs of a chemical reaction through foaming and color changing experiments, balloon inflation, and, of course, some explosions! Conclude with our Mad Science Bubbling potions, where the kids will get to learn about dry ice and see the creation of real clouds!
Fee: $475 single, $750 back-to-back. Evening fees of $40 after 6 pm. Audience participation is encouraged in all shows.
Spin, Pop, Boom
The audience is amazed when the Mad Scientist defies gravity in this energetic and spectacular special event. The children are enthralled by the exotic sounds of the didgeridoo tubes. An explosion of foam ends this event and leaves the audience wanting more!
Fee: $475 single, $750 back-to-back. Evening fees of $40 after 6 pm. Audience participation is encouraged in all shows.
Magpie: Greg Artzner & Terry Leonino
CONTACT: Artivate at Levine
Phone: 202-686-8000
Email: artivate@levinemusic.org
Website: www.levinemusic.org/artivate-at-levine-music
Living Planet 1 & 2
Celebrate the complex web of life forms that populate the earth – whales to wolves, magpies to macaws, teeming oceans to frozen tundra – and learn how we can help to preserve the earth. For those who have enjoyed Living Planet 1 in the past, Living Planet 2 offers a way to extend learning through new songs and ideas.
Grade Level: K-12
Fee: $895 single, $1045 back-to-back (includes travel fee)
Marc Tyler Nobleman
CONTACT: Marc Tyler Nobleman
Phone: 917-251-6080
E-mail: mtnobleman@gmail.com
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Heroes With and Without Capes
My multidisciplinary presentation (adjustable for any age) is a jaw-dropping epic revealing secrets uncovered and mysteries solved while researching my nonfiction books on the creators of Superman and Batman – riveting even for those who couldn’t care less about superheroes. The interactive stories emphasizes persistence, challenging injustice, and sticking up for oneself and others. My approach motivates even the most reluctant students to read and embrace the adventure of research. It includes an irresistible analogy that teachers regularly incorporate into their classroom lessons. The presentation culminates in not one but three big twists that show how, despite the odds, children’s literature – and any one person – can change the world. It has elicited raves (and sometimes tears) from students and teachers worldwide. Part educational, part inspirational, all entertaining.
Grade Level: PreK–12
Fee: $3000 day rate for multiple presentations
Marsha and the Positrons
CONTACT: Marsha Goodman-Wood
Phone: 202-246-6688
E-mail: marshaandthepositrons@gmail.com
Website: www.marshaandthepositrons.com
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Go From STEM to STEAM with Marsha and the Positrons
Fun, catchy original songs about science and how the world works with positive social messages! Content supports common core standards. Assemblies can be tailored to your needs including a focus on Big Ideas in Science, Women in Science (great for Women’s HIstory Month!), Astronomy, Biology, or Health & Wellness. Show options include solo (vocals & guitar), duo (vocals/guitar & bass guitar or percussion), or a trio.
Grade Level: Pre-K–2nd, 3rd-5th, 6th-8th, or a combo
Fee: SOLO $500 single, $800 back-to-back DUO: $800 single, $1400 back-to-back TRIO: $1200 single, $2000 back-to-back
Mary Ann Jung – History Alive!
CONTACT: Mary Ann Jung
Phone: 410-647-8699
E-mail: ultramat@starpower.net
Web site: www.historyaliveshows.com
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Good Queen Bess
Jump into the personal side of the Renaissance with the woman for whom England’s Golden Age was named. Her majesty transforms students into courtiers to explain Elizabethan clothes, manners, and even dances! This performance is guaranteed to excite interest in history and visits to the library! (1 performer)
Grade Level: K-12
Fee: $475 single, $850 back to back
Margaret Brent and the Indians
Which Maryland woman was the first to own land, the first to act as an attorney, and the first in America to ask for the right to vote? Margaret Brent, whose story gets even better! As a close friend of Governor Leonard Calvert, no one is better qualified to recount how, why, and by whom the colony was founded. (1 performer)
Grade Level: K-12
Fee: $475 single, $850 back to back
Clara Barton – Red Cross Angel
You will transform into a Yankee or a Rebel, a believer or a naysayer when this local and national heroine recounts her courageous life and battle against prejudice. Clara Barton, a heroine of the Civil War, overcame personal obstacles and society’s limited roles for women to pursue her heart’s work-battlefield nursing. Learn how her persistence paid off when she founded the Red Cross in America!
Grade Level: 3-12
Fee: $475 single, $850 back to back
Rosalie Calvert and the War of 1812
Maryland’s being INVADED! Rosalie Calvert of Riversdale Plantation takes you on a breathless journey through the Battle of Bladensburg, the burning of the White House, and the creation of the “Star Spangled Banner.” Students discover the drama of life during the War of 1812 by choosing sides-British vs. Americans. They also explore the interesting day-to-day details of running a plantation in Maryland. And which lucky audience member will be chosen to be President and Dolley Madison?
Grade Level: 3-12
Fee: $475 single, $850 back to back
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Norad Media, LLC
CONTACT: Daron Stewart
Phone: 240-401-0971
Email: noradmedia@gmail.com
Website: souloflangston.com
Soul of Langston
Soul of Langston is a one-man stage play about American poet, playwright and Civil-Rights activist Langston Hughes. In his study room, Langston recounts the events that constructed his life—going from “busboy and poet” to becoming Harlem’s Wonder, helping establish the Civil-Rights movement through the Harlem Renaissance.
Grade Level: 4-12 (45 minutes)
Fee: $1000 single, $1500 back-to-back
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On The Ball, Spinny
CONTACT: Spencer Johnson
Phone: 301-977-1553
E-mail: Spinny@SpinnyJohnson.com
Web site: www.spinnyjohnson.com
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On the Ball
This dynamic program features fun and amazing basketball skills while teaching the importance of respect, education, health and anti-bullying. Using audience participation, Spinny persuades the students to believe in themselves and to embrace positive thinking. This former professional’s ambitions are to perform for students and encourage them to say “Yes To Education.”
Grade Level: K–5
Fee: $550 single, $750 back to back
Grade Level: 6-8
Fee: $600 single, $850 back to back
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Pam the Kindersinger
CONTACT: Pam Minor
Phone: 410-771-4774
E-mail: pam@pamthekindersinger.com
Website: pamthekindersinger.com
Fun with Pam the Kindersinger and Rascal
This Interactive program starts with Pam’s greeting song and has the children dancing, singing and laughing with her and her chipmunk puppet Rascal. Her ventriloquist skills bring Rascal to life as the children enjoy her original songs and familiar ones, while the program emphasizes the current season. This show engages everyone and is a real delight.
Grade Level: Pre-K–2
Fee: $325 single, $475 back-to-back
Go Green With Pam and Rascal
This “green” program will be sure to kick start or highlight a school’s environmental awareness through singing, dancing and puppetry. It addresses recycling, renewable energy, creating a habitat, gardening, and caring for our earth.
Grade Level: Pre-K–5
Fee: $325 single, $475 back-to-back
Pandas Karate Inc.
CONTACT: Daniel Amaguana
Phone: 301-569-7433 or 301-388-5414
E-mail: poffice@pandaskarate.com
Website: www.pandaskarate.com/bully
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Sticks and Stones
As featured on NBC, Sticks & Stones is a live anti-bullying show that will leave the audience with vital tools to combat bullying without physical violence. Through role-playing, humor and a little bit of karate, our anti-bullying assembly is designed to empower kids and teens to stand up and take action.
Grade Level: K–12
Fee: $750 single, discount for back-to-back shows