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HI!  MY NAME IS KAREN BUCKLEY, AND I AM THE TURTLESINGER,  AND THIS IS WHAT I DO TO MAKE MY LIVING:  I GO ANYWHERE PEOPLE WANT TO HEAR ABOUT AND/OR SEE TURTLES!  MY MISSION STATEMENT IS "TO ENTERTAIN AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT TURTLES USING LIVE TURTLES AND/OR ORIGINAL SONGS".  TO DATE, I HAVE WRITTEN 50 TURTLE SONGS AND TAILOR EACH OF MY PROGRAMS TO THE NEEDS OF THAT PARTICULAR PERFORMANCE.  I DO PROGRAMS FOR ANY AND ALL AGES!!!   (TURTLE LOVERS COME IN ALL AGES, SHAPES AND SIZES!)  I DO PROGRAMS FOR PRESCHOOLERS, KINDERGARTENERS ON UP:   ADULTS, SENIOR CITIZENS!  I SING MY TURTLE SONGS USING A FANTASTIC ROLAND KEYBOARD WHICH CAN SOUND LIKE A PIANO, GUITAR, FULL BAND OR ORCHESTRA!  (PLEASE NOTE: I DO NEED ELECTRICITY FOR MY KEYBOARD!)   MY SONGS COME IN ALL SORTS OF STYLES:  AS VARIED AS THE TURTLES!   I ALSO MAY ASK THE AUDIENCE TURTLE QUESTIONS (AND GIVE OUT TURTLE REWARDS JUST FOR TRYING!), MAYBE PLAY A TURTLE GAME, SOME OF MY SONGS ARE INTERACTIVE, SOME EVERYONE CAN SING ALONG TO!  MANY OF MY SONGS ARE VERY MOVEMENT-ORIENTED, TOO!  YOU MAY WANT TO GET UP AND DANCE!  EVERYONE LEARNS SOMETHING ABOUT TURTLES, AND HAS A GREAT TIME! IF DESIRED, I BRING MY THREE LIVE TURTLES (NAMED ROCKY, GRACIE, AND BART!) ALONG WITH ME SO PEOPLE CAN GET A CLOSE LOOK AT THESE MARVELOUS CREATURES.  EACH OF MY TURTLES HAS THEIR OWN SONG (SOON TO BECOME BOOKS FOR EACH TURTLE WHICH YOU CAN BUY WITH OR WITHOUT THE SONG)!  ALSO IF DESIRED, EVERYONE CAN HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO FEED THE TURTLES.  WE DO THIS IN A VERY SAFE AND FUN WAY BY SPEARING FRUITS LIKE GRAPES OR BLUEBERRIES (SOME OF THEIR FAVORITE TREATS) ON CHOPSTICKS AND THEN HOLDING THE FRUIT IN FRONT OF THEIR NOSES SO THE TURTLES CAN SMELL THE TREAT.  ROCKY, GRACIE AND BART ARE USED TO THIS BY NOW, AND THEY OPEN RIGHT UP TO GET FED!  THE TURTLES AND THE PEOPLE HAVE GREAT FUN!  I AM LICENSED BY THE NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE TO DO THIS FOR YOU! IN ADDITION TO THE 150 EVENTS I'VE DONE SINCE THIS ALL STARTED IN MAY, 2000 AT PARKS, NATURE CENTERS, FESTIVALS, SCHOOLS, FAIRS, CONFERENCES, ETC., I ALSO LOVE TO DO PRIVATE BIRTHDAY PARTIES.  THERE IS NO MINIMUM NUMBER OF PEOPLE REQUIRED TO DO THIS KIND OF EVENT!  TURTLE BIRTHDAY PARTIES INCLUDE SPECIAL KINDS OF FUN A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN MY PUBLIC PERFORMANCES, AND INCLUDE TURTLE GIVEAWAYS AND OTHER FUN SURPRISES.  CONTACT ME FOR MORE INFORMATION IF YOU WOULD LIKE ENTERTAINMENT AT YOUR NEXT BIRTHDAY PARTY YOU'LL NEVER FORGET! TURTLESINGER PERFORMANCES! YES, THIS IS HOW I MAKE MY LIVING.  THE LENGTH OF THE PERFORMANCE CAN BE ANYWHERE FROM HALF AN HOUR TO TWO HOURS OR MORE, AND MY FEE WILL CHANGE ACCORDING TO THE AGREED-UPON TIME YOU NEED, DEPENDING ON LOCATION AND OTHER FACTORS.  DON'T NEED A WHOLE SHOW?  HOW ABOUT A TURTLE TELEGRAM (SURPRISE YOUR CHILDREN OR ADULT FRIENDS!), OR SIMPLY A HALF HOUR OF TURTLE FEEDING FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY (OR OTHER OCCASION) PARTY?  CONTACT ME, AND LET'S FIGURE OUT SOMETHING THAT WILL WORK FOR BOTH OF US! JOIN IN THE FUN OF THE TURTLESINGER PHENOMENON! BECOME A PART OF MY PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE BY: CALLING:  (609) 553-5353 E-MAIL:  turtlesinger@hotmail.com WRITING:  KAREN BUCKLEY                 TURTLESINGER                  785 STONE HARBOR BLVD.                  C.M.C.H., NJ 08210 (this information last updated 11/05/2009)