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Blast off Your Summer Reading Club's theme, "Starship Adventure @ Your Library" with
This Tried-and-Loved Show Celebrating the Cosmos

This show has run happily for many years with folktales from
centuries ago, for in the beginning of things, all creatures looked
to the skies and wondered, “What are those lights up there? If
indeed, they are lights."

In response, and with maximum listening pleasure, your audience
learns how ancient people explained the cosmos: In a Chinese/
Korean/Japanese folktale, “The Two Brothers,” how the moon got
its face. In this story, two brothers, one rich, the other poor, treat a
broken-winged sparrow in different ways, with appropriate
rewards from the wise sparrow.

In another very visual tale that literally unfolds in long panels of
drawings on paper, a spoiled little boy wants the stars. Will he
reach them?

A Kurdish tale offers an explanation for the Milky Way. How and
why did a thief create it?

The program culminates in a charming Vietnamese legend, "Why
Rooster Crows at Sunrise," enacted in the moment by audience
volunteers. Children can be older or very young and earn
applause as they wear sumptuous feather boas & hats. Bring your
camera.

The music? Mary Jo sings, plays guitar, and invites the audience to participate by chanting, clapping, dancing and acting. Children join Mary Jo on stage for a sing-along of familiar tunes that relate to the theme: You Are My Sunshine, Twinkle, Twinkle, This Little Light of Mine. Everyone loves seeing their kids shine. The little ones are happy to be “picked” (all of them are welcome for these tunes) and then easily refocus on the stories. So, if you’d like to
take a “Starship Adventure@Your Library” this summer, folk-style, here’s your ticket. Guaranteed fun for all ages. Colorful, intriguing, thoughtful, funny, fun, with tons of audience participation. This show also makes a terrific Solstice and Winter Holiday show, with the addition of multicultural holiday songs from around the world, all of which celebrate the light, literally and metaphorically.

We celebrate many different holidays during the winter season, such as Kwanzaa, Hanukah and Winter Solstice, with which many children may be unfamiliar. Using ancient cultural stories, songs & even an audience-enacted play, Maichack shares the celebration of the gift of light that all cultures embrace as part of their winter holidays. The show is adjustable, depending on the emphasis we use.

Sun, Moon, Stars, Shine! — REVIEW of Holiday Version

"She's a dynamic storyteller and singer. She adapts her program to the audience....She's extremely vivacious and talented....She introduces new kinds of celebrations to those who primarily know about Christian or Judaic traditions. I'm very impressed with the performance. She's a true professional."
- Fran Rourke, Director, Monson, MA Library

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