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Family
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The Family Fun Variety Show
 This
kid friendly, family entertainment show is a treat for fairs, festival
and family events. Richard uses large colorful
puppets, kid humor, props and loads of audience
participation that will keep their attention and bring smiles to
their faces.
From a funny
hiccupping canary named Bosco, to a slow moving goofy snail, to
a magical disappearing/reappearing raccoon, to a punching in the
face dinosaur and a fly around the audience circus flea, this fast
pace genuinely silly program is guaranteed to keep 'em laughing.
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Kevin Devine
 Kevin Devine is an award-winning singer, songwriter and recording artist specializing in rollicking participatory family concerts. For the past two decades, he has performed thousands of concerts and school programs all over the East Coast, Midwest and South, delighting audiences with his mad-cap musical shenanigans and hilarious song-filled hi-jinx.
 In addition to his vast repertoire of traditional, pop, multicultural and novelty tunes, Kevin has written more than 1,000 songs of his own for concerts, albums, TV and film including shows like Barney and Friends, JAG, Judging Amy, The Young and the Restless and General Hospital.
Don't delay - book a show today!
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 Looking
for family entertainment that won’t
leave you snoring? Nick Paul takes humor, improvisation, and
audience participation
and blends it together with creative magic to end up with a brand
of entertainment that is out of this world. From 30-45 minute
stage shows to
walk-around magic, Nick is sure to leave your guests amazed and amused.
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 Grosstastic Games
(download a printable flyer)
This high energy highly interactive show is sure to be a crowd pleaser.
click HERE for more.
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LoiS-sez
Michigan storyteller, Lois Sprengnether Keel, (LoiS) has a wide variety of storytelling programs or can create one just for you. She tells stories from the Great Lakes or your choice of country or continent (for example Australia or Africa), spooky stories, re-enacts a woman who experienced the Underground Railroad and the Civil War homefront, Native American tales (especially Anishinabe - also called Chippewa or Ojibwe), tall tales, specific characters or animals (such as Paul Bunyan, the Hodja, Rabbit, Turtle & others), with or without puppets, & may use American Sign Language.
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BRAD LOWES FANTASY X-FEX PUPPETS
Click HERE to see and hear a video about these great puppets!
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 The
Earth Angels is a non-profit performance group which was formed
in 1986. It is made up of talented Southeastern Michigan young
adults who range in age from 9 – 18 years old.
The Earth Angels deliver a high energy, fast moving show that is made up of
choreographed dance routines spiced with theatrics and lip-synching to the
great Oldies music of the ‘50’s and ‘60’s. Dressed
in costumes from the era, the kids captivate their audiences with interactive
participation to create special memories and fun for all.
The performance is heavy on nostalgia and comedic relief that
appeals to audiences of all ages. It is truly a high energy, finger-snapping,
toe-tapping, feel good group to watch.
Get ready to cruise back in time and experience the magic of the ‘50’s
and ‘60s’s brought to life by The Earth Angels.
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For over 25 years I've dedicated my shows and workshops
to the highest quality and clean family entertainment using time
honored techniques offering universal understanding.
I offer my talents to uplift humanity and allow barriers of culture
and society to dissolve into laughter and true entertainment.
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Harpbeat! celebrates the unique combination of harp
and percussion instruments to entertain children. While singing,
moving, and laughing with the music, children hear positive messages
about themselves and the world we all share.
Harpbeat! brings many exciting aspects of our world to children
by featuring foreign and sign languages within the songs. Musical
styles and cultures from Australia to Zaire are explored through
traditional and original songs.
Harpbeat! concerts offer a dynamic new twist to the stereotypical
reputation of harp and drums. Donna brings the magic of music to
children of all ages in her highly interactive, approachable, multicultural
programs.
Harpbeat! appeals to children ages three to thirteen in small
or large groups. Harpbeat! suits the length of its programs to
suit your needs.
Harpbeat! was founded upon the conviction that children want to
have fun while learning about their world. After all, the most
beautiful music is the sound of children's laughter.
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 In
1980 we began touring to fairs, festivals, and special events throughout
the United States. Each year we perform at nearly fifty events nationwide.
The combination of our strolling Puppetmobile™
show and award winning stage shows make Granpa Cratchet
the best value in the industry. We were the first to provide high
quality, Muppet style, interactive puppet shows and no one has had
more success. When you hire Granpa you get the original and the
best.
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John Park Comedy Entertainer
Excitement!
Thrills! Comedy?
 Yes,
Comedy.
John Park will make you laugh, laugh laugh, all while performing
unique and spectacular routines. And he'll do it anywhere people
will have him. Across town or across the world.
He's performed
outside:
-on
a Persian carpeted ad-hoc stage in Saudia Arabia
-in town squares across the tri-country Limburg region of Belgium,
Germany and the Netherlands.
-on the cobble-stoned streets of Edinburgh during the Fringe Fest.
-on the wind blown end of Pier 39 that juts into SF Bay.
He's performed
inside:
-on the
Las Vegas stage of the Riviera Hotel and Casino.
-on a permanently moored boat-turned-restaurant on SF Bay for
Senator Dianne Feinstein.
-at a Detroit bakery for Senator Debbie Stabenow.
-at an Orlando hotel ballroom opening for Donnie and Marie.
-the Henry J. Kaiser Civic auditorium in Oakland, as part of the
conga line for Grateful Dead's Mardi Gras show.
-a wine cave at the Clos Pegase Winery in Napa.
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Misty Lee
Mind-boggling
magic, cartoon-like
personalities and unparalleled talent collide as Misty Lee and Company
combine illusion, song and comedy to fill the stage with their unique
brand of award-winning magic.
It’s heart-stopping,
eye-popping, jaw-dropping entertainment, and its on it’s way
to you! Feel
the magic – get Misty-fied!
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Welcome friends,
to the home of world class touring live and video puppet production.
Puppet Adventures is a full service company bringing original characters
and video characters magically to life.
"It's
our ambition to effect the world deeply and meaningfully through
mastered animated illusion."
Productions include
rich hand sculpted and sewn puppets, painted backdrops and set pieces.
Multiple scene changes, special effects, lighting, and self adapted
scripts recorded on digital sound tracks featuring actors voices,
musical background, and sound effects. Tales
run thirty minutes plus introductions and announcements. Each production
is well seasoned with over 1600 hours of building time, invested,
funding, and years of performance and rehearsal evaluation.
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 Jo-Jo
Fish and the Magic Pearl
Large scale puppets presenting a fun and exciting tale of Jo-Jo
the Fish who, in finding a magic pearl, has it taken by Rex the
Shark.
Enjoy this heart-warming as Jo-Jo goes on a journey to get
the pearl back. Along the way some of
Jo-Jo’s friends like Spike, Finn, Zavy, and Lu-Lu, help Jo-Jo
find the Pearl and get it back.
Some important lessons are learned
in this story such as the importance of friendship, and being
nice to others. This is a colorful show with music, sound effects,
and
four musical numbers throughout the show.
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Amazing Clark Entertainment
The
Amazing Clark presents a 45-60 minute magic,comedy
and plenty of audience participation to create an exciting show.
A fast-paced, fun-filled performance for audiences of young and
old alike is sure to dazzle and astound, while keeping audiences
smiling. You’ll be amazed as he magically multiplies objects
right in the hand of an audience member, or laugh as he pulls 25
feet of colorful streamers from his mouth. Other audience members
may be asked to create wacky dance moves as they assist him on stage
with a Houdini rope escape or the mystery of the missing handkerchief.
Witness the rising card, the three rope mystery, the bunny switch,
the abc’s of magic, the magic die box, card tricks, coin tricks,
arm chopper trick, and many many more!
Strolling
Magic: Close up magic performed for small groups
at school fairs, festivals, corporate events, parties, grand openings.
The Amazing Clark will stroll using close up
magic to entertain the guests at your next function or event. This
is performed on an hourly basis. Balloon sculptures are also available
as a strolling activity.
Puppet
Stage Show:
A fun filled 45 -60 minute show featuring "The incredible missing
flower", an original  adaptation
of a traditional tale, where more than ten large hand-carved puppets
appear . This show is performed live and keeps the audience
involved as they help colorful puppet characters like a clown, skunk,
or alligator, solve the mystery of a heart warming tale. Audience
members are invited on stage to become puppeteers and learn how
to manipulate marionette string puppets. Hoppy the Bunny, a 4 foot
tall puppet character, is the mascot of the show and helps get all
of the children ready for the performance. This show is perfect
for ages 3 on up, and for small theaters, school gymnasiums, or
out doors.
Puppet
and Magic Combo Show:
A combination of the puppet and magic show together
in one big spectacular extravaganza!! Lots of comedy and funny puppetry
and magic
combined with plenty of audience participation. This show is a favorite
for clients like
The Van Andel Public Museum, Grand Rapids, Borders Books and Music,
or The City of Greenville, Michigan
Birthday
Parties: A one hour program including a 45 min Puppet
and magic show where the birthday person becomes the star of the
show. All of the puppets and magic are interactive with plenty of
fun and laughs. A special presentation of balloon sculptures are
given to the birthday person along with a special rendition of the
Happy Birthday song. Then, balloon animals are made for all of the
children at the party to round off the hour
Three
Pigs - Large and In Charge!:
A brand new funny hand puppet show. Join the famous trio as they
set out to start their own construction company. Things don't work
quite as they planned when Biggie Bad Wolf comes to town. Watch
the pigs as they work together and show the wolf who's in charge!
This show uses a large puppet theater with lights,sound system,
and music incorporated. Great for all ages!
The
Billy Goats Gruff:
This puppet show uses members of the audience as the puppeteers.
The three Billy Goats try to cross the bridge where the Troll lives.
Will they get to the other side? Trip trap, trip trap, goes the
audience members as they watch and see if the Billy Goats will enjoy
a delicious dinner of green grass by the end of the show. Beautiful
large hand puppets are used along with colorful sets to create this
stage production. Over ten audience members participate in this
story.
Available for:
Schools,Fairs, Festivals, Community Organizations, Libraries, Private
Parties
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Puppet Head Studios
A working studio
of artists, creating a full line of puppets for any And every puppet
need. We create everything from small hand Puppets to Giant Festival
style puppets.
 Puppet
Heads:
We create any size paper mache’ puppet heads for Use in any
puppet production. These paper mache’ heads are hand Crafted
and built specifically with your production in mind.
Great for schools, companies, trade shows, etc.
Costumes:
We create any size costume for small to giant puppets. Each costume
is specially custom designed for your production. “Fiserah
and the Sun”, a six-person giant puppet production commissioned
for the Michigan Taste Fest, New Center Council, Detroit, MI. This
production included giant puppet characters in an original story
by Eugene Clark, and was performed five time seach day for five
days. The audience was invited to join the puppets for a festival
parade after each show.
Kyo
Ashito:
An experimental puppet troupe of up to six performers. Performers
dress in all black working in a Japaneese bunraku style of puppetry.
Performances include unusual and new approaches to puppetry while
incorporating the audience in each piece.
“A
New Dawn Fades”,
directed by Eugene Clark.
A dramatic and spine chilling production. The audience is transported
to another world where unusual creatures are battling for a single
life force long lighted snake like creatures meet up with the Spiral
and a Troll character on stilts. The audience must travel into several
spaces to view this three part production, that includes an original
score by Chris Caruso. Black light puppetry is introduced in this
production.
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 Making
the world laugh for over 25 years.
When you need a REAL clown for an upcoming birthday party, company
party, picnic, or for any other reason, you need to call Rosco.
"You have such a marvelous way with the
youngsters (and fans of all ages!). It is just delightful to watch
their eyes in total wonder ..."
- The Mt. Clemens Art Fair
Over 400 shows
per year!
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Tim Salisbury - Comic
Juggler
 Tim
Salisbury is a Comic Juggler than has performed for hundreds of
groups throughout the U.S.A. Conventions, Association Annual Meetings,
Professional Sporting Events, Fairs, and Festivals are just some
of the venues that Tim has performed at. While being a very advanced
Juggler, Tim's main emphasis is on comedy and audience participation.
Be prepared for Bowling Balls, Fruit and many other odd objects
juggled for the audience's joy and amazement.
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 Santa
Jim
Santa is here
to make you smile! Bring kids, even pets to have you photo with
Santa. Available for parties and pictues.
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 The
Spoon Man
- He Plays
with 2 ordinary household tablespoons using music & interactive
comedy.
- Hilarious
Impressions - Elvis and A Rap-spoon player plus many more!
- He creates
a Hillbilly Band out of the guests.
- He plays
spoons on the hands of Fair & Festival-goers. "Everyone
gets SPOONED."
- Flaming
Spoons "An Entertainment First"
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Michael Lee and Opus Mime
Michael Lee's
own tribute to the antics and physical humor of Harpo Marx, Howie
Mandel, Robin Williams, Red Skelton, and Charlie Chaplin, in a performance
that will leave you in stitches!
A professional
non-profit theatre company dedicated to creating and performing
original mime work and educating people in the art of mime. |
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Highly
Contagious Education
 Highly
Contagious Education Assemblies make science and math
exciting and fun for over 40,000 kids a year!
Marcey Walsh has taught children nationally from
3 to 93 over the last 15 years.
These 45 minute programs are very interactive, curriculum based,
supporting Benchmarks and Standards and FUN!
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Razzles the Clown . . . many personalities! |
Mrs. Claus tells stories, sings songs and performs
Christmas Magic.
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This friendly non-scary witch tells stories,
does magic and leads children in costume parades. |
A silly, colorful Christmas Elf who does face
painting, balloons and christmas magic. |
Wholesome family entertainment. Face painting,
balloons, magic, picnic games and party games. |
Italian Grandmother/Bubbe Authentic costume.
Jovial alternative character, amusing restaurant entertainer. |
For the older children . . this Hip and Nerdy
character does face painting, balloons and magic! |
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