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Susan Weber “A Buckeye Picnic: Ohio Story”



PROGRAM DETAILS

Susan Weber’s handcrafted quilt depicting Ohio’s people, geography, and official symbols is the backdrop for her interactive stories and songs. Ohioans of diverse cultures come to life in students’ imaginations along a rich timeline of the state's heritage. Susan’s stories begin with Native American and European settlers and continue with canal diggers, farmers, entrepreneurs, freedom fighters, immigrants and astronauts. Students listen and respond through movement, imitation, sound effects and voice to stories of people who made a difference in Ohio’s development.

WHAT THEY'RE SAYING

Dear Ms. Weber, Thank you for coming to our classroom. It was so much fun! I like history, but it is a lot more fun when it is in a story. I enjoyed the audience involvement. I would love to ride on a canal. The costumes were awesome! It was amazing how you could make your voice talk in so many accents. I hope I have this experience again. Sincerely, *Hannah, 4th grader at Fairfax Elementary, Cleveland Heights*


ARTIST DETAILS

Susan Weber is a professional singer, songwriter and storyteller. She received Young Audiences of Northeast Ohio’s Sunshine Award for excellence in arts education in 2003. Her work as a teaching artist was recently featured in two documentaries presented by ArtsQuest and The Rainbow Channel. In addition to extensive Theater Arts and Music programming, she regularly presents ‘Arts for Learning’ and ‘Art is Education’ performances and residencies both solo and in collaboration with artists in other disciplines. Recipient of the 2006 Best Female Singer Songwriter award from the Cleveland Free Times, Susan’s recordings are heard on airwaves internationally. She served as a judge for the Cuyahoga County Public Library’s Generation Next Creative Writing Contest in 2009. Susan founded the Northeast Ohio Songwriters Circle and has partnered with Beck Center for the Arts in songwriting workshops. Her website, www.susanweber.com, explores creative process as a force for positive change in society. ArtsQuest video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Am-djiKOQmU& Rainbow Channel video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJXEjpKXNK0 [read more]

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