Tommy Johns Presents - Encouraging Kids to Read!

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Our Workshops and Assembly Programs for Teens The TeenBoss Workshop (Middle and High Schools and Public Libraries) Street Magic! Workshop (Middle and High Schools and Public Libraries) Tales of the Unknown: Magic, Mystery and Mind Reading (Middle and High Schools and Public Libraries) Book Bash! (Middle School Assembly) Arctic Express (Middle School Assembly) Acting with No Agents and No Auditions! (High School Only)
	Summer 2012 for Children and YA Audiences! Over the past several summers, Tommy Johns Presents has gained quite a reputation for offering fun, quality programs for children and teens that really fit the theme for the summer and encourage kids to read! This year we offer three options (one brand new!) for YA audiences and a brand new show for elementary and preschool readers. All programs this summer are still just $250 each with discounts for back to back presentations of any two or more programs at the same location. (I just can't raise my prices in this economy!) As always, I never charge mileage for summer programs, but we do have to block book to keep prices low. Last year this worked out great and I did over 80 library programs! Just check my online calendar for available dates and call or e-mail soon! Several dates have already been booked or asked about, so don't delay! I Had This CRAZY Dream! The theme for summer 2012 is "Dream Big...Read!" and our show this summer is all about BIG DREAMERS - inventors, artists, authors, and leaders who had big dreams and the things they did to make their dreams a reality! We will use magic, puppets (Beauregard the Buzzard is back!), comedy, costuming and audience participation to get across the message that ALL of us have big dreams and we can make those dreams come true, if we work hard, try our best, and, of course, READ! All of the people discussed in the show (real and fictional characters) are READERS and your kids will run to the shelves to find biographies, cookbooks, books about science and drawing and lots more as soon as the show ends. As always, the audience members will receive a bookmark that will remind them of the show and encourage them to explore the library. Young Adult (Teen) Programs The theme for teens for 2012 is "Own the Night...Read!" All of our programs this summer encompass this theme - a spooky magic show, an entrepreneur workshop that will help teens find ways to own more than the night, and a magic workshop that teaches YA audiences to read minds, move objects with mysterious powers and predict the future (or so it seems to the uninitiated). Tales of the Unknown: Mayhem, Mystery and Mind Reading “Tales of the Unknown” is a program unlike anything you or your readers have ever seen before. More than a magic show, it’s a live, interactive trip into a strange realm. During the 45 minute program, your audience will hear stories of revenge from beyond the grave; participate in mind bending experiments in ESP and thought transmission; and watch demonstrations of unusual and arcane artifacts. And like all our programs, the show encourages YA's to read! We will feature popular series like Twilight and classics from H. G. Wells and Bram Stoker. There will be ghost stories from the state where the show takes place and we even discuss the elements of a good mystery. DISCLAIMER: I know a show like this can raise eyebrows. I promise to keep the show dark enough to be fun and true to the theme, but light enough where the people who attend will not have nightmares (or give you nightmares by their reaction!). Call me if you are concerned about the content, or if you have any questions. The TeenBoss Workshop What do preteens and teens REALLY want? MONEY! Well, money and the things money can buy - clothes, computers, music and more. This workshop will teach young people how to start their own businesses that can set them on the road to entrepreneurship, self confidence and money! This is WAY more than just advice on grass cutting and babysitting (though we do talk about these time tested business models). This workshop encourages creativity and gives good solid business information, from setting and reaching goals to pricing and profits to customer service and marketing to licenses and taxes. We even discuss the wisdom of saving for the future (college, a car, or even a bigger business)! Along the way we will introduce a number of resources, online and on the shelf at the LIBRARY, that will help them on their way to creating and owning their own successful businesses! Because of the interactive nature of this workshop option, attendance is limited to 20 or so. If there is a high demand, we can usually schedule a second workshop at a greatly reduced rate. Ask about this when you call! Everyone attending the 60-90 minute TeenBoss Workshop will receive a boatload of information and access to a "super secret" website devoted to their success, including an e-workbook for goal setting, downloadable audio files, worksheets, business planning guides, press releases, and customizable poster templates to market their businesses. When you book a TeenBoss Workshop, you will receive posters, press releases and even tips on how to get your workshop information on local radio or television for FREE! Strange Magic! A Brand New Young Adult Magic Workshop Would you like to see your YA readers transform into more confident kids and enthusiastic readers who check out books from all over the library? Experience the MAGIC of this workshop! This ALL NEW 60 minute young adult magic workshop will provide YA readers the supplies and instructions to perform a half dozen spooky magic tricks and will expose them to a number of resources in the library to enable them to learn more about this ancient art. Participants will see a brief magic show, learn how to perform simple and amazing magic tricks, including MIND READING, predicting the future and moving objects with their minds! They will be introduced to some of the history and major figures of magic, and be shown ways that the library can help them find out more about this fun and rewarding hobby. Participants will receive · Printed instructions for the tricks · All supplies needed to perform the tricks taught · Instruction by one of the nation’s leading teachers of magic to kids and adults · A list of resources (print and internet) that will encourage further exploration of this fun and entertaining hobby · Encouragement and inspiration to visit the library to learn more! The Library will receive · Posters and a press release to promote the event · A quality program that will be talked about all summer · Excited readers who will come back to the library for more resources · A list of suggested fiction and non-fiction books on magic, performing arts, the history of magic and famous magicians · High praise for bringing such a great opportunity to your YA readers! © COPYRIGHT 2002-2011 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Tommy Johns Presents 1650 Bainbridge Way, Roswell, GA 30076