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You Say "Potato," I Say "Pomme de Terre."
Program Categories
Educational Programs, Music, Storytellers
Audience Age
5-12, 13-17, 18 and up.
Stories and songs about language, how people came to speak different languages, bilingual tales and songs in different languages getting their sounds in the listeners' ears. Inspired by the 400s section of the Dewey Decimal system. Find out how Mamá Ratón (Mama Mouse) saves her family from the cat, how the brave Shona children sing the giant python Nyangara out of his cave to save their chief, sing the words for "Good Night" in a number of languages with "Dreams of Harmony," and more!
$425.
Additional travel expense of 45 cents per mile (if beyond 1 hour drive from Amherst, MA area). Block Booking Discount $50 per program on same day, with travel expense divided between venues.
Group Size
Up to 200
Program Length
60 minutes
Space with good lighting and acoustics.
Last Modified
06/25/2020
Recent Library/School Appearances by Tim Van Egmond, Folksinger & Storyteller
Matt Atwood, Dickinson Memorial Library
Northfield, MA
(413)498-2455
Rochelle Wildfong, Meekins Library
Williamsburg, MA
(413)268-7472
Kay Lyons, Greenfield Public Library
Greenfield, MA
(413)772-1544
Performer’s Contact Information
Tim Van Egmond, Folksinger & Storyteller
Tim Van Egmond118 East Chestnut Hill Road
PO Box 253
Montague, MA 01351
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I can provide a sound system for large groups and outdoor programs.