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Programs by Diane Edgecomb
| Program Name | Virtual | AudienceNum | Audience | Description | Last Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Channeling Rachel Carson | Yes | 5,6,7 | Tweens (9-12), Teenagers (13-17), Adults (18+) | This empowering one-woman show shines light on the many ways we can find our way home to the wonder of the natural world. From the true North of Rachel Carson’s life work and the remote beauty ...Full Description |
Yes |
| Colorful Tales around the Maypole! | Yes | 3,4,5 | Preschoolers (4-5), Young Children (6-8), Tweens (9-12) | Colorful Tales around the Maypole! From an Amazon rainforest legend that tells how hummingbird gave the birds their brilliant colors to Diane’s original re-telling of the ...Full Description |
Yes |
| Digging Dinosaurs | Yes | 3,4 | Preschoolers (4-5), Young Children (6-8) | Diane's popular dinosaur adventures complement their scientific facts with a happy dose of humor. Dinosaur lovers of all ages will enjoy the colorful posters, Dinosaur Sign-Language and participation ...Full Description |
Yes |
| Fairy Tales of Ireland: Storytelling & Celtic harp | No | 3,4,5,6,7 | Preschoolers (4-5), Young Children (6-8), Tweens (9-12), Teenagers (13-17), Adults (18+) | There is plenty of laughter and delight in this animated retelling of Ireland's best-loved gems. The storytelling includes Irish favorites like the tale of Gilly Blackfoot where a young lad's aversion ...Full Description |
Yes |
| Fantastical Folktales of Flowers- a story and music entertainment | Yes | 7 | Adults (18+) | Fabulous Folktales of Flowers a storytelling and music entertainment A delightful weave of story, music and song that brings to life the dramatic myths surrounding favorite garden flowers. In ...Full Description |
Yes |
| Folktale Superheroes Around the World | Yes | 3,4 | Preschoolers (4-5), Young Children (6-8) | What do China, Africa, and South America all have in common? Superheroes!!! Before Spiderman, there was Anansi the cunning Spider from Africa. Watch him weave a web to the sky, tricking Nyame ...Full Description |
Yes |
| GAME TIME! | No | 3,4 | Preschoolers (4-5), Young Children (6-8) | Game Time! features three topsy-turvy adventures where everybody wins! Diane’s jazzy version of the Tortoise and the Hare encourages reading at your own pace. No matter what your ...Full Description |
Yes |
| Great Virtual Programming for Libraries!! | Yes | 3,4,5 | Preschoolers (4-5), Young Children (6-8), Tweens (9-12) | Virtual Offerings are here! If you’re a librarian looking to create community I have you covered with videos tailored for your library that are sure to make you smile! I’ve ...Full Description |
Yes |
| Insect Comedy | No | 3,4,5 | Preschoolers (4-5), Young Children (6-8), Tweens (9-12) | See the world of BUGS in a whole new way with Diane’s fun-filled stories. In her original tale, Kate’s Acorn, we meet a fast-talking earthworm, pill bug, and centipede ...Full Description |
Yes |
| Join IN! A Multi-Cultural Celebration | No | 3,4,5 | Preschoolers (4-5), Young Children (6-8), Tweens (9-12) | All over the world, people have used songs and chants to tell their stories. Master storyteller Diane Edgecomb will entertain with favorites from her repertoire with plenty of participation sure to ...Full Description |
Yes |
| Kurdish Folk and Fairy Tales - Performance and Author Visit | No | 5,6,7 | Tweens (9-12), Teenagers (13-17), Adults (18+) | This lively performance introduces library audiences to this pivotal Middle Eastern culture. Featuring Diane's first book: A Fire in My Heart: Kurdish Tales, Diane brings to ...Full Description |
Yes |
| Let's Go Eco-Show! | Yes | 3,4,5 | Preschoolers (4-5), Young Children (6-8), Tweens (9-12) | Diane's entertaining original stories explore vital topics like Recycling, Water Conservation and Habitat & Wildlife Protection in the most engaging way. Enjoy: What Now, Cloacina?!! ...Full Description |
Yes |
| Midsummer Magic: Storytelling and Celtic Harp | No | 5,6,7 | Tweens (9-12), Teenagers (13-17), Adults (18+) | The magical time of the Summer Solstice resonates in folktales and songs from many lands told by master storyteller Diane Edgecomb accompanied by Celtic harper Margot Chamberlain Midsummer Magic ...Full Description |
Yes |
| Native American Nature Tales | No | 3,4,5,6,7 | Preschoolers (4-5), Young Children (6-8), Tweens (9-12), Teenagers (13-17), Adults (18+) | Native American Nature Tales brings to life tribal myths and legends of the animals and birds of North America. Ranging from the humorous to the heart-felt, these stories celebrate native culture and ...Full Description |
Yes |
| Once Upon a Fairy Tale! | Yes | 4 | Young Children (6-8) | Master storyteller Diane Edgecomb entertains young and old with this delightful performance of unusual fairy tales. From enchanted bears, to determined princesses, to Jack’s hilarious adventure ...Full Description |
Yes |
| Once Upon A Halloween! | Yes | 3,4,5 | Preschoolers (4-5), Young Children (6-8), Tweens (9-12) | What would Halloween be without some chillin’ tales for the spookiest time of the year? Once Upon a Halloween! is a fun-filled, Halloween event – complete with ...Full Description |
Yes |
| Once Upon A Wintertime | No | 3,4,5,6,7 | Preschoolers (4-5), Young Children (6-8), Tweens (9-12), Teenagers (13-17), Adults (18+) | Warm your hearts and your imaginations with this performance of tales from long ago. These stories of wintertime magic and fun are drawn from many cultures ranging from the lyrical Grimms tale of Snow ...Full Description |
Yes |
| Rainforest Legends | No | 4 | Young Children (6-8) | From the banks of the Amazon River to the heart of the West African jungle avorite folktales and songs about the animals and birds tell why the Amazon Birds grew feathers as brilliant as the colors ...Full Description |
Yes |
| Summer Reading Shows | No | 4 | Young Children (6-8) | Every summer Diane offers wonderful shows to dovetail the iread and Collaborative Summer Reading themes. In addition, her office writes local Cultural Council grants for libraries to bring these summer ...Full Description |
Yes |
| Tales of the Supernatural | No | 7 | Adults (18+) | Diane Edgecomb presents an unusual collection of eerie tales and story-songs- definitely not for kids! This evening event features Diane's true ghost story about the misshapen standing stones of Avebury, ...Full Description |
Yes |
| Tall Fall Tales | Yes | 7 | Adults (18+) | Tall Fall Tales brings alive the autumn world of nature with original stories and songs sure to delight both young and old. In Diane's hilarious original tale Plenty of Nuts, ...Full Description |
Yes |
| A Thousand Doorways | Yes | 6,7 | Teenagers (13-17), Adults (18+) | Based entirely on true events, A Thousand Doorways follows author and storyteller Diane Edgecomb’s perilous quest to find the last Kurdish storytellers in Turkey. Aided by her Kurdish allies who ...Full Description |
Yes |
| Welcome in the Spring! | Yes | 5 | Tweens (9-12) | 'Welcome in the Spring!' with the very best of spring folklore, nature tales and contemporary stories. We'll meet Kate in 'Kate's Acorn', who gets ...Full Description |
Yes |
| The Winter Solstice in Legend and Song | Yes | 6,7 | Teenagers (13-17), Adults (18+) | Master Storyteller Diane Edgecomb accompanied by multi-instrumentalist Tom Megan offers a fascinating look at the legends behind our holiday traditions. Classic evergreen lore, haunting legends of light ...Full Description |
Yes |
