Barbi Cox – Sunflower Puppets

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$612
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient Type
Libraries
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2015
End Date
July 2015
Activity Type
Education/Outreach/Engagement
Counties Affected
Blue Earth
Blue Earth
Project Overview
Barbi Cox brings a fun and educational interactive program to the library. With her puppet friends, including Melvin, the giant farm pig, she uses singing, storytelling and ventriloquism to provide an entertaining way for children to learn and read. Barbi has been engaging audiences for over 20 years as a writer, actor, singer and clown puppeteer. She designs, creates and performs with a wide range of puppets, providing unique voices for each one and brings them to life with her original stories.
Project Details
156
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota for 2013 Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$612
Other Funds Leveraged
$160
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Barbi will promote reading and life-long learning throughout her performance and will provide children with a fun program that will encourage them to learn more through her puppets and stories. This program will give the audience an opportunity to experience personal growth and understanding. The audience will be surveyed by observation and post program anecdotal responses.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The audience that attended this unique and fun program were delighted with Barbi’s skills as a puppeteer and her engaging and inspiring performance. Comments gathered after the show were all very positive and specifically mentioned her high level of audience participation with both the musical instruments and puppets she used to convey her message of learning and reading.

Source of Additional Funds

Mankato Free Press, KEYC-TV, TJ and Lisa Radio program., Blue Earth County Library

Project Manager
First Name
Dayle
Last Name
Zelenka
Organization Name
Traverse des Sioux Library Cooperative
Street Address
1400 Madison Avenue, Suite 622
City
Mankato
State
MN
Zip Code
56002-5488
Phone
507-625-6169
Email
dzelen@tds.lib.mn.us
Administered By
Administered by
Location

1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113-4266

Phone
651-582-8200