Author's Roadshow
Robert W. Kurkela is a nationally-renowned author who inspires reading and writing in his audiences. Author's Roadshow is in its sixth year and is a multi-media, interactive experience unlike any other. Robert utilizes a professional, portable 250 watt Fender PA system used by musicians. He wears a wireless headset microphone which allows him to move about freely and interact with the children. Two additional microphones lead from the PA so that the poetry can be recited by Robert and the students simultaneously. In addition to the PA, Robert has a portable 100" screen and projector on which he displays his books. He also shows a PowerPoint presentation on poetry and how it is interwoven in our culture. The show can be tailored to suit your needs. Two can be scheduled to accommodate larger audiences.
Robert is available for presentations at schools, libraries and organizations. There is no appearance fee. Minimal travel expense reimbursement required. Reimbursement is $.50/mile r/t from zip code 10956 + tolls + hotel if distance requires an overnight stay. Take home order forms for autographed items such as books, bookmarks, pictures, frameable poems and posters are sent in advance of the appearance as part of a media package. Prices range from $1.00 to $16.95, giving students of all economic levels a chance to take away a signed item. Recommended age level: PreK-8th Grade. Visits are distance and schedule permitting.
CLICK HERE TO SCHEDULE AN AUTHOR VISIT
NEW! VIRTUAL VISITS VIA SKYPE! CLICK HERE!
Testimonials:
"Thanks for your efforts for my kids. We strive to do a lot to promote poetry, and I am so pleased a 'real' poet like you is available to motivate the kids."
Dr. Arlene Hartman
Lower School Dean
Saddle River Day School
Saddle River, NJ
"Your various activities truly engaged the students."
Theresa A. Cetinski
Principal
Annunciation School
New York, NY
"It was great the way you interacted with the children."
Eileen Cavaliere
PS 34K
Brooklyn, NY
"Your presentation was inspirational."
Jean Shuster
St. Catherine of Siena
Clayton, NJ
"When you entered the room the flow of poetry walked with you. You left a bit of life on everything and everyone you touched. Thank you."
Student
Camden, NJ
"I felt very connected to you and the wonderful work you are doing. You will undoubtedly reach out and touch, as well as change, many lives through your beautiful words."
Parent
Loudonville, NY
"Thanks so much. I loved the presentation."
Sister Dorothy
Principal
Cathedral Grammar School
Boston, MA
"It was an absolute pleasure having you come to our school and I thank you so very much for sharing your books and expertise on literacy skills with our students."
Jerry Senatore
Librarian
Sts. Cyril & Methodius School
Deer Park, NY
Author's Roadshow 2011-2012
Wednesday, November 21: PS47 Queens, NY WEBSITE
Thursday, December 8: PS 36 Bronx, NY WEBSITE
Friday, January 20: Hackettstown MS Hackettstown, NJ WEBSITE
Wednesday, January 25: Washington Irving School #4 Garfield, NJ WEBSITE
Thursday, January 26: Roosevelt School #7 Garfield, NJ WEBSITE
Thursday, February 2: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Academy Wayne, NJ WEBSITE
Wednesday, February 12: Holy Angels Regional School WEBSITE
Wednesday, February 15: School #5 Linden, NJ WEBSITE
Friday, March 2: Helen I. Smith School Saddle Brook, NJ WEBSITE
Monday, March 5: Elizabeth Moore School Seabrook, NJ WEBSITE
Friday, March 30: School #9 Passaic, NJ WEBSITE
Tuesday, April 3: PS 69 Bronx, NY WEBSITE
Wednesday, April 4: IS 339 Bronx, NY WEBSITE
Tuesday, April 17: IS 313 Bronx, NY WEBSITE
Past Appearances 2010-2011
St. Mark the Evangelist School New York, NY
Saints Cyril & Methodius School Deer Park, NY
Immaculate Conception School Jamaica Estates, NY
Maud S. Sherwood School Islip, NY
Commack Rd Elementary School Islip, NY
Washington Elementary School Township of Washington, NJ
Walden Learning Center Yorktown Heights, NY
William S. Covert Elementary School S. Hempstead, NY
Crescent School Hempstead, NY
Tuckerton Elementary School Tuckerton, NJ
PS #25 Jersey City, NJ
Cedar Mountain Primary School Vernon, NJ
School #12 Clifton, NJ
PS 241 Brooklyn, NY
Etta Gero School #9 Passaic, NJ
Rondout Valley Middle School Accord, NY
St. Agnes Sacred Heart School Sellersville, PA
Hilltop Country Day School Sparta, NJ
PS 236K Brooklyn, NY
Ft. Lee Education Center Ft. Lee, NJ
Penn-Bernville Elementary School Bernville, PA
Pittsgrove Twp Middle School Pittsgrove, NJ
Gateway Academy Staten Island, NY
Berea Elementary School Montgomery, NY
St. John the Apostle School Clark, NJ
Notre Dame School New Hyde Park, NY
Westbury Friends School Westbury, NY
JCC Rockland West Nyack, NY
Past Appearances 2009-2010:
Friday, October 30th: PS 63 Ozone Park, NY
Monday, November 2: St. Michael the Archangel Levittown, PA
Wednesday, November 18th: IS 239 Brooklyn, NY
Tuesday, November 20th: PS 253 Far Rockaway, NY
Tuesday, December 1st: St. Anthony Nanuet, NY
Tuesday, January 26th: St. Therese of Lisieux Brooklyn, NY
Tuesday, February 2nd: St. Anne Fairlawn, NJ
Thursday, February 4th: St. Bartholomew East Brunswick, NJ
Friday, February 5th: Our Lady of Perpetual Help Lindenhurst, NY
Friday, February 19th: St. Matthew Edison, NJ
Tuesday, March 2nd: St. Benedict Holdel, NJ
Friday, March 5th: The Melrose School Brewster, NY
Wednesday, March 9th: PS 46 Bayside, NY
Wednesday, March 10th: Cramer Elementary School Camden, NJ
Thursday, March 11th: West Canada Valley Elementary School Newport, NY
Wednesday, March 17th: Nathan Hale School Carteret, NJ
Thursday, March 18th: PS 309K Brooklyn, NY
Friday, March 19th: Webutuck Elementary School Amenia, NY
Wednesday, March 24th: Olmsted Elementary School Harpursville, NY
Wednesday, March 31st: Cathedral Grammar Boston, MA
Thursday, April 1st: Wilbur Watts Intermediate Burlington, NJ
Friday, April 9th: Unadilla Elementary School Unadilla, NY
Friday. April 9th: Otego Elementary School Otego, NY
Wednesday, April 14th: PS 230 Bronx, NY
Friday, April 16th: PS 247 Brooklyn, NY
Monday, April 19th: St. Peter Merchantville, NJ
Tuesday, April 20th: Delair Elementary School Pennsauken, NJ
Tuesday, April 27th: Holy Family Nazareth, PA
Tuesday, May 11th: St. Peter Point Pleasant Beach, NJ
Tuesday, May 21st: Incarnation School New York, NY
Past Appearances 2008-2009
PS 398 Brooklyn, NY
Our Lady of Good Counsel School Southampton, PA
PS 134 Queens, NY
St. Stephen School Brooklyn, NY
PS 94 Queens, NY
Gateway Academy Staten Island, NY
Ss. Joachim & Anne Queens Village, NY
PS 81 Brooklyn, NY
PS 196 Brooklyn, NY
Assumption School Ansonia, CT
Our Lady of the Hamptons Southampton, NY
PS 175 Queens, NY
St. Joseph's School Carteret, NJ
Woodglen Elementary School New City, NY
Saddle River Day School Saddle River, NJ
PS 282 Brooklyn, NY
St. Augustine School New City, NY
Mount Pleasant Cottage School Mount Pleasant, NY
Algonquin School Prospect, CT
PS 135 Brooklyn, NY
Reece School New York, NY
Viola Elementary School Suffern, NY
Notre Dame School New Hyde Park, NY
St. Peter's School Staten Island, NY
St. Joseph's School Ronkonkoma, NY
IS 172 New York, NY
Early Childhood Center Hempstead, NY
Golden Hill Elementary School Florida, NY
PS 90 Brooklyn, NY
West Middle Island School Middle Island, NY
Anna Reynolds School Newington, CT
West Middle School Hartford, CT
JFK Intermediate School Deer Park, NY
Past Appearances 2007-2008
St. Theresa School Trumbull, CT
St. Mary's School Yonkers, NY
East Brook Elementary School Park Ridge, NJ
West Ridge Elementary School Park Ridge, NJ
Most Precious Blood School Walden, NY
Sacred Heart School Bath, PA
Maria Regina School Seaford, NY
School of St. Elizabeth Bernardsville, NJ
St. Joseph/St. Robert School Warrington, PA
St. Brigid's Regional Catholic School Watervliet, NY
Little Angels Catholic Pre-School Enfield, CT
St. Adalbert Elementary School Elmhurst, NY
St. Mary's School Branford, CT
Annunciation School New York, NY
Holy Trinity School Poughkeepsie, NY
Santa Maria School Bronx, NY
PS 215 Brooklyn, NY
St. Mary's School Waterford, NY
Heatly School Green Island, NY
Northside Catholic Academy Brooklyn, NY
Annunciation BVM School Havertown, PA
Saint Kevin School Springfield, PA
Greenburgh Early Childhood Program Hartsdale, NY
Montessori 27 Yonkers, NY
Bicentennial Elementary School Cuddebackville, NY
PS 108Q South Ozone Park, NY
PS 111 Bronx, NY
PS 135 Queens, NY
PS 262 Brooklyn, NY
PS 34 Brooklyn, NY
St. Elizabeth School Wyckoff, NJ
PS 254 Brooklyn, NY
PS/MS 31 Bronx, NY
St. Mary School East Islip, NY
St. Francis of Assisi Haskell, NJ
PS 272 Brooklyn, NY
JFK Intermediate School Deer Park, NY
PS28 Brooklyn, NY
Northeast Elementary School Brentwood, NY
PS 221 Brooklyn, NY
Woodglen Elementary School New City, NY
Daniel Street Elementary School Lindenhurst, NY
Past Appearances 2006-2007
St. Catherine of Siena School Clayton, NJ
Sacred Heart School Vineland, NJ
St. Mary School South Amboy, NJ
Corpus Christi School South River, NJ
Rev. George A. Brown Memorial School Sparta, NJ
St. Joseph Pro Cathedral School Camden, NJ
St. Gregory the Great School Hamilton Square, NJ
Sacred Heart School Yonkers, NY
St. Ignatius Loyola New York, NY
Our Lady of Good Counsel Staten Island, NY
St. Genevieve School Elizabeth, NJ
St. Stephen Pennsauken, NJ
Woodglen Elementary School New City, NY
St. Mary of the HIlls School Milton, MA
Immaculate Conception School Jamaica Estates, NY
Notre Dame de Lourdes School Swarthmore, PA
Corpus Christi School Woodside, NY
Our Lady Queen of Apostles School Center Moriches, NY
St. Patrick School Smithtown, NY
St. Lawrence School Shelton, CT
St. Francis Xavier School Metairie (New Orleans), LA
Our Lady of Hope School Philadelphia, PA
St. Pius X School Loudonville, NY
Robert is available for presentations at schools, libraries and organizations. There is no appearance fee. Minimal travel expense reimbursement required. Reimbursement is $.50/mile r/t from zip code 10956 + tolls + hotel if distance requires an overnight stay. Take home order forms for autographed items such as books, bookmarks, pictures, frameable poems and posters are sent in advance of the appearance as part of a media package. Prices range from $1.00 to $16.95, giving students of all economic levels a chance to take away a signed item. Recommended age level: PreK-8th Grade. Visits are distance and schedule permitting.
CLICK HERE TO SCHEDULE AN AUTHOR VISIT
NEW! VIRTUAL VISITS VIA SKYPE! CLICK HERE!
Testimonials:
"Thanks for your efforts for my kids. We strive to do a lot to promote poetry, and I am so pleased a 'real' poet like you is available to motivate the kids."
Dr. Arlene Hartman
Lower School Dean
Saddle River Day School
Saddle River, NJ
"Your various activities truly engaged the students."
Theresa A. Cetinski
Principal
Annunciation School
New York, NY
"It was great the way you interacted with the children."
Eileen Cavaliere
PS 34K
Brooklyn, NY
"Your presentation was inspirational."
Jean Shuster
St. Catherine of Siena
Clayton, NJ
"When you entered the room the flow of poetry walked with you. You left a bit of life on everything and everyone you touched. Thank you."
Student
Camden, NJ
"I felt very connected to you and the wonderful work you are doing. You will undoubtedly reach out and touch, as well as change, many lives through your beautiful words."
Parent
Loudonville, NY
"Thanks so much. I loved the presentation."
Sister Dorothy
Principal
Cathedral Grammar School
Boston, MA
"It was an absolute pleasure having you come to our school and I thank you so very much for sharing your books and expertise on literacy skills with our students."
Jerry Senatore
Librarian
Sts. Cyril & Methodius School
Deer Park, NY
Author's Roadshow 2011-2012
Wednesday, November 21: PS47 Queens, NY WEBSITE
Thursday, December 8: PS 36 Bronx, NY WEBSITE
Friday, January 20: Hackettstown MS Hackettstown, NJ WEBSITE
Wednesday, January 25: Washington Irving School #4 Garfield, NJ WEBSITE
Thursday, January 26: Roosevelt School #7 Garfield, NJ WEBSITE
Thursday, February 2: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Academy Wayne, NJ WEBSITE
Wednesday, February 12: Holy Angels Regional School WEBSITE
Wednesday, February 15: School #5 Linden, NJ WEBSITE
Friday, March 2: Helen I. Smith School Saddle Brook, NJ WEBSITE
Monday, March 5: Elizabeth Moore School Seabrook, NJ WEBSITE
Friday, March 30: School #9 Passaic, NJ WEBSITE
Tuesday, April 3: PS 69 Bronx, NY WEBSITE
Wednesday, April 4: IS 339 Bronx, NY WEBSITE
Tuesday, April 17: IS 313 Bronx, NY WEBSITE
Past Appearances 2010-2011
St. Mark the Evangelist School New York, NY
Saints Cyril & Methodius School Deer Park, NY
Immaculate Conception School Jamaica Estates, NY
Maud S. Sherwood School Islip, NY
Commack Rd Elementary School Islip, NY
Washington Elementary School Township of Washington, NJ
Walden Learning Center Yorktown Heights, NY
William S. Covert Elementary School S. Hempstead, NY
Crescent School Hempstead, NY
Tuckerton Elementary School Tuckerton, NJ
PS #25 Jersey City, NJ
Cedar Mountain Primary School Vernon, NJ
School #12 Clifton, NJ
PS 241 Brooklyn, NY
Etta Gero School #9 Passaic, NJ
Rondout Valley Middle School Accord, NY
St. Agnes Sacred Heart School Sellersville, PA
Hilltop Country Day School Sparta, NJ
PS 236K Brooklyn, NY
Ft. Lee Education Center Ft. Lee, NJ
Penn-Bernville Elementary School Bernville, PA
Pittsgrove Twp Middle School Pittsgrove, NJ
Gateway Academy Staten Island, NY
Berea Elementary School Montgomery, NY
St. John the Apostle School Clark, NJ
Notre Dame School New Hyde Park, NY
Westbury Friends School Westbury, NY
JCC Rockland West Nyack, NY
Past Appearances 2009-2010:
Friday, October 30th: PS 63 Ozone Park, NY
Monday, November 2: St. Michael the Archangel Levittown, PA
Wednesday, November 18th: IS 239 Brooklyn, NY
Tuesday, November 20th: PS 253 Far Rockaway, NY
Tuesday, December 1st: St. Anthony Nanuet, NY
Tuesday, January 26th: St. Therese of Lisieux Brooklyn, NY
Tuesday, February 2nd: St. Anne Fairlawn, NJ
Thursday, February 4th: St. Bartholomew East Brunswick, NJ
Friday, February 5th: Our Lady of Perpetual Help Lindenhurst, NY
Friday, February 19th: St. Matthew Edison, NJ
Tuesday, March 2nd: St. Benedict Holdel, NJ
Friday, March 5th: The Melrose School Brewster, NY
Wednesday, March 9th: PS 46 Bayside, NY
Wednesday, March 10th: Cramer Elementary School Camden, NJ
Thursday, March 11th: West Canada Valley Elementary School Newport, NY
Wednesday, March 17th: Nathan Hale School Carteret, NJ
Thursday, March 18th: PS 309K Brooklyn, NY
Friday, March 19th: Webutuck Elementary School Amenia, NY
Wednesday, March 24th: Olmsted Elementary School Harpursville, NY
Wednesday, March 31st: Cathedral Grammar Boston, MA
Thursday, April 1st: Wilbur Watts Intermediate Burlington, NJ
Friday, April 9th: Unadilla Elementary School Unadilla, NY
Friday. April 9th: Otego Elementary School Otego, NY
Wednesday, April 14th: PS 230 Bronx, NY
Friday, April 16th: PS 247 Brooklyn, NY
Monday, April 19th: St. Peter Merchantville, NJ
Tuesday, April 20th: Delair Elementary School Pennsauken, NJ
Tuesday, April 27th: Holy Family Nazareth, PA
Tuesday, May 11th: St. Peter Point Pleasant Beach, NJ
Tuesday, May 21st: Incarnation School New York, NY
Past Appearances 2008-2009
PS 398 Brooklyn, NY
Our Lady of Good Counsel School Southampton, PA
PS 134 Queens, NY
St. Stephen School Brooklyn, NY
PS 94 Queens, NY
Gateway Academy Staten Island, NY
Ss. Joachim & Anne Queens Village, NY
PS 81 Brooklyn, NY
PS 196 Brooklyn, NY
Assumption School Ansonia, CT
Our Lady of the Hamptons Southampton, NY
PS 175 Queens, NY
St. Joseph's School Carteret, NJ
Woodglen Elementary School New City, NY
Saddle River Day School Saddle River, NJ
PS 282 Brooklyn, NY
St. Augustine School New City, NY
Mount Pleasant Cottage School Mount Pleasant, NY
Algonquin School Prospect, CT
PS 135 Brooklyn, NY
Reece School New York, NY
Viola Elementary School Suffern, NY
Notre Dame School New Hyde Park, NY
St. Peter's School Staten Island, NY
St. Joseph's School Ronkonkoma, NY
IS 172 New York, NY
Early Childhood Center Hempstead, NY
Golden Hill Elementary School Florida, NY
PS 90 Brooklyn, NY
West Middle Island School Middle Island, NY
Anna Reynolds School Newington, CT
West Middle School Hartford, CT
JFK Intermediate School Deer Park, NY
Past Appearances 2007-2008
St. Theresa School Trumbull, CT
St. Mary's School Yonkers, NY
East Brook Elementary School Park Ridge, NJ
West Ridge Elementary School Park Ridge, NJ
Most Precious Blood School Walden, NY
Sacred Heart School Bath, PA
Maria Regina School Seaford, NY
School of St. Elizabeth Bernardsville, NJ
St. Joseph/St. Robert School Warrington, PA
St. Brigid's Regional Catholic School Watervliet, NY
Little Angels Catholic Pre-School Enfield, CT
St. Adalbert Elementary School Elmhurst, NY
St. Mary's School Branford, CT
Annunciation School New York, NY
Holy Trinity School Poughkeepsie, NY
Santa Maria School Bronx, NY
PS 215 Brooklyn, NY
St. Mary's School Waterford, NY
Heatly School Green Island, NY
Northside Catholic Academy Brooklyn, NY
Annunciation BVM School Havertown, PA
Saint Kevin School Springfield, PA
Greenburgh Early Childhood Program Hartsdale, NY
Montessori 27 Yonkers, NY
Bicentennial Elementary School Cuddebackville, NY
PS 108Q South Ozone Park, NY
PS 111 Bronx, NY
PS 135 Queens, NY
PS 262 Brooklyn, NY
PS 34 Brooklyn, NY
St. Elizabeth School Wyckoff, NJ
PS 254 Brooklyn, NY
PS/MS 31 Bronx, NY
St. Mary School East Islip, NY
St. Francis of Assisi Haskell, NJ
PS 272 Brooklyn, NY
JFK Intermediate School Deer Park, NY
PS28 Brooklyn, NY
Northeast Elementary School Brentwood, NY
PS 221 Brooklyn, NY
Woodglen Elementary School New City, NY
Daniel Street Elementary School Lindenhurst, NY
Past Appearances 2006-2007
St. Catherine of Siena School Clayton, NJ
Sacred Heart School Vineland, NJ
St. Mary School South Amboy, NJ
Corpus Christi School South River, NJ
Rev. George A. Brown Memorial School Sparta, NJ
St. Joseph Pro Cathedral School Camden, NJ
St. Gregory the Great School Hamilton Square, NJ
Sacred Heart School Yonkers, NY
St. Ignatius Loyola New York, NY
Our Lady of Good Counsel Staten Island, NY
St. Genevieve School Elizabeth, NJ
St. Stephen Pennsauken, NJ
Woodglen Elementary School New City, NY
St. Mary of the HIlls School Milton, MA
Immaculate Conception School Jamaica Estates, NY
Notre Dame de Lourdes School Swarthmore, PA
Corpus Christi School Woodside, NY
Our Lady Queen of Apostles School Center Moriches, NY
St. Patrick School Smithtown, NY
St. Lawrence School Shelton, CT
St. Francis Xavier School Metairie (New Orleans), LA
Our Lady of Hope School Philadelphia, PA
St. Pius X School Loudonville, NY