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VOLUME 4 – Number 3

For those who relish good music and eat up fun…The Dinner Dogs, from Rochester, NY, are just the tasty treat you’ve been waiting for. Literary highlights include Addie Adam’s “The Night Trotter” (a mystical poem putting young listeners on the back of a black stallion for a wild ride through a powerful midnight storm); Joyce Sidman’s “Guwol and the King of Fish” (a retelling of a Yap Island folktale in which Guwol, in order to retrieve his father’s prized fish hook, must confront the Fish King in his underwater kingdom); and “The White Rose” by Katherine Rollins (a story in which Princess Marta puts aside petty envy and befriends a neighboring princess).

c o n t e n t s :
1	Shoofly Theme by T. Sherman Tate (lead vocal) and Tommy Hartley (guitar & vocal)
2	Favorite Colors by Michael Shorb. Performed by Susanna Rinehart. Directed by Dede Corvinus
3	Kangarooz by Meryl Orange. Performed by Chris Qualls. Directed by Dede Corvinus
4	Guwol and the King of Fish: A Yap Island Folktale retold by Joyce Sidman. Performed by Sarah Shively, Christopher Burris, Michael Frederic, and Julie Finefrock. Directed by Dede Corvinus, with music by Randy Friel
5	Sea Lion by Carole Gerber. Performed by Michelle Hendrick. Directed by Dede Corvinus
6	The Hippity Hop....Hop by The Dinner Dogs
7	The Night Trotter by Addie Adam. Performed by Allison Bevan. Directed by Sarah Froeber
8	Musical Interlude
9	Can't Sleep by Mercedes Lawry. Performed by Ana Sferruzza. Directed by Sarah Froeber
10	My Birthday by The Dinner Dogs
11	Patsy Pork by Adelaide Shaw. Performed by Michelle Hendrick. Directed by Dede Corvinus
12	Musical Interlude
13	Sly Fly by Marilyn Helmer. Performed by Michelle Hendrick. Directed by Dede Corvinus
14	Musical Interlude
15	The Magic Cakes: A German Fable retold by M. J. Iuppa. Performed by Susanna Rinehart and Michael Frederic. Directed by Dede Corvinus, with music by Randy Friel
16	Salad Days by Carol Lee S. Hughes. Performed by Sheila Kerrigan and Kristin Economo. Directed by Sarah Froeber
17	T-Rex by The Dinner Dogs
18	Giant Panda by Carole Gerber. Performed by Catherine Banks. Directed by Dede Corvinus
19	The White Rose by Katherine Rollins. Performed by Stephen Schilling, Darlyne McLeod, Spencer Stephens, and Sudie Rakusin. Directed by Sarah Froeber, with music by Randy Friel
20	Totally Me by The Dinner Dogs
21	While Walking in the Wind Today by Michael Clubb. Performed by Michael Frederic. Directed by Dede Corvinus
22	Musical Interlude

Edited and produced by Arlene Furman and Jack Nestor

1998 Shoofly, Inc.

Publicity & Marketing: Libbie Hough
Editorial Assistant: Heather Wilson

The Shoofly Players: Catherine Banks, Allison Bevan, Christopher Burris, Kristin Economo, Julie Finefrock, Michael Frederic, Michelle Hendrick, Sheila Kerrigan, Darlyne McLeod, Chris Qualls, Sudie Rakusin, Susanna Rinehart, Stephen Schilling, Ana Sferruzza, Sarah Shively, and Spencer Stephens

Shoofly Theme: T. Sherman Tate (lead vocal); Tommy Hartley (guitar and vocal)

Cover Concept & Design: Kathleen Nestor

Cover Art: Jacob Crim (age 9, Chapel Hill, NC)

Recorded by: Randy Friel, SoundWave Audio, Chapel Hill
Incidental music composed and arranged by Randy Friel; Shoofly variations by Greg Decker

Special Guest: Meet The Dinner Dogs
Take three well-seasoned musicians, add a dash of spicy zydeco, a hint of the crunchiest rock, and a pinch of rhythm and blues. Stir it up, let it boil over, and serve hot! That's The Dinner Dogs. This fun-loving trio offers their unique fare to listeners hungry for exciting original music, and we are very happy to feature four of their songs here.

The Dinner Dogs are Dick Leschhorn (keyboards and vocals), Tim Clark (guitar and vocals), and LuAnn Arena (vocals). Original group vocalist Kate Silverman also appears on two of the songs in this issue of Shoofly (Hippity Hop....Hop and T-Rex). Their 1996 release, Meet the Dinner Dogs, received Parents' Choice Honors. When they are not writing and recording, The Dinner Dogs are very busy performing in concert halls, schools, and auditoriums. Their show is one that both parents and children of a wide age range can enjoy. The messages are positive and timely, the comedy is fresh, yet the music is performed by seasoned professionals who know how to stir up the crowd and make them bubble over with joy.

Parents’ Choice Silver Honor Winner, 1996
EdPress Distinquished Achievement Award Winner, 1996
Parents’ Choice Approved, 1995