Dr Solar's World's First Solar-Powered Oddities Museum
Dr Solar, ever the safe-energy advocate, presents his eco-friendly portable travelling children's and family entertainment experience from his self-contained, solar-powered thespian's gypsy wagon. Reminiscent of by-gone days of P.T. Barnum and his GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH, Dr Solar is reducing his carbon footprint day by day and show by show with his eco-themed spectacular show. Check it out >
About the Show
A Unique Family-Friendly Entertainment Experience-Based Upon the Traditional Traveling Medicine Shows from the Turn-of-the-Century, 1870- 1930, a significant renaissance period in the theatre and arts in America.
Unlike any other show you will experience, Dr Solar's show is the Premier Traveling Medicine Show On the West Coast, a truly Americana presentation in the format that took varieties-style entertainment and worldly wonders to Small-town, U.S.A.
The Doctor comes from times past when magic was in its Golden Years, vaudeville in its heyday. While those theatres flourished, Hollywood was abuzz with an emerging technological, cultural phenomenon (motion pictures). His show is reminiscent of that era. He seems stuck in the 1920s when Comedy was King and always suitable for mixed company and family faire.
From the moment the Doctor cranks up the "orchestra", you will be dazzled by astonishing feats of mentalism, magic, animal productions, all animated with playful, comedic physical antics. The Doctor brings his show straight to your local, be it a school, a library, a fair, a corporate shin-dig or that special person's birthday celebration.
Yes, this Doctor still makes house calls, and you don't need an H.M.O. to afford it, very family-friendly rates.
Schools - Libraries - Fundraisers - Carnivals - Birthday Parties
About Dr Solar
Dr Solar, aka Terry Robinson, was a child prodigy of ventriloquism. At age seven, he received his first dummy, then popular Danny O'Day. Since age nine, he has worked with his current knee-pal, Ducky O'Neil. With Ducky, they became a major fundraising force for the Y.M.C.A., which carried well into adulthood. He turned professional at age ten, performing for birthday parties and other fundraisers, and then included magic into his act.
The Good Doctor has been well received before tens of thousands of people, including service clubs, corporate affairs, pre-schools, elementary schools, libraries, fairs, and countless birthday celebrations. In addition, he has had appearances on such programs as Good Morning America, The Today Show, The Daily Show, The Tonight Show, United Airlines, News in the Sky, and the Discovery Channel.
He is a thirty-year pioneer in solar living, having built his 100% passive solar home in 1979. The first solar panels for residential use were sold in 1978 by REAL GOODS, then in Willits, Ca., the world's solar capital. By the mid-nineties, only 500 solar homes existed in California. In 1983, not content to merely offer up his home for solar tours, the Good Doctor decided it was time to spread his eco-message through his entertaining Solar Road Show.
Dr Solar's Awards
2005 - "People's Choice" Award in the San Francisco Bay Area Standup Magic Competition
2006 - Second Place Stage Magic Competition for the International Brotherhood of Magicians (I.B.M.) and Society of American Magicians (S.A.M.) of Greater Sacramento Valley.
2007 - First Place Stage Magic Competition for IBM/ SAM of the Greater Sacramento Valley.
2008 - Second Place Stage Magic Competition for IBM/ SAM of the Greater Sacramento Valley.
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His Prescription: Laughter is the Best Medicine!
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"My goal is to bring joy and laughter to as many people as I possibly can in my lifetime; to bear the mantle, the torch, of good, clean, wholesome entertainment for families."
Dr Solar
Testimonials
Dr Solar: THE GREENEST SHOW on EARTH
"Dr Solar's act is a time machine..it will transport you and your friends to a world of classic home-spun humor and eye-popping magical wonders."
Jeff McBride Las Vegas Headliner
"Dr Solar is the Best Authentic Old-Time Medicine Show in Northern California!"
Joe Pon, Misdirections Magic Shop
"Dr Solar ROCKS!!!"
Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks at Throckmorton Theater, Mill Valley
Dr Solar is lively, engaging entertainment while putting a real face on solar energy promotion.
Betty Biodiesel
"I've never seen twenty young teens sit so attentive for sixty minutes" YOU HAD THEM SPELLBOUND!
Parent of Davis, Ca. Birthday Child
"It's difficult to keep forty plus preschooler's attention for forty-five minutes; You're "GREAT" at what you do...." They Loved it".
Care Provider/instructor, Phoenix Schools.
"What an attraction your Presence was at our Fall "Best Fest".
Optimist Club/Redwood City
"The children were noticeably dazzled by your performance, but regardless of age, all who viewed your act had a fun time."
Ken Rolandelli, Pres, Sequoia High School Alumni Association Horses to Horsepower car show
" A good time was had by all, children and adults alike, and many people were overheard complimenting your performance."
Beth Ross, coordinator, "Redwood City Comes Alive" civic affair
"I personally had a delightful time watching the children interact with you. Everyone enjoyed the humor and novelty of your performance."
Henry A. Use, Executive Director, ARTshare's 'Kidz Art Day'
"It was such a privilege for my first graders to watch your wonderful magic show and ventriloquist act. You are a real pro, & your patience with your audience's exuberance is to be admired! My students loved your show, & I did too. Super!"
Kathy Schmitt, teacher, Hoover School, Redwood City
"It was a great pleasure to have you perform...Our audience responded with shrieks of laughter and gasps of amazement as you unveiled a cascade of one magic trick after another. The kids were notably thrilled at the antics of you and your smart-alec dummy named Ducky O'Neil....you stayed on course to present a message that trumpeted the values and importance of green living. Thank you so much for arriving at our event so well prepared, energetic, and ready to perform a fun and exciting show."
Lee Jouthas, Dublin Library Manager
"I haven't laughed so hard in a long, long time!"
Parent at Arcade Library, Sacramento, Ca.
"....You held the family audience mesmerized for a solid hour. Every age, from young children through adults, was entertained by your material. The Amazing Ducky O'Neil was a friendly and funny character who young children will remember for a long time to come... many adults expressed appreciation to the library for having your show here."
Josh Lachman, Children's Librarian, South Branch Berkeley Public Library.
"..as part of our celebration of Sacramento Public Library's 150th anniversary, (Dr Solar's) was lively and engaging. It included ventriloquism, puppets, magic with a live bird and rabbit and nice props such as a Chinese gong and fancy robe that one boy got to wear as Dr Solar's assistant. Other props reinforced the old-time feel of the show and its gentle stories about life in the olden days... I intend to book Dr Solar's Good Time, Sunshine, Traveling Medicine Show at our library again."
Christine Davis, Youth Services Librarian, McKinley Library, Sacramento.
"Let me tell you about Dr Solar! We had the MOST WONDERFUL experience of his magical travelling show during our Summer Reading Program.....we had to set up in the greater part of the library itself. It turned out to be a good thing, as he brought in our biggest crowd ever for a single event, and we needed the extra space and chairs. Dr Solar's costumes, puppets, props and demeanor were professional in every way. He was funny, but never inappropriate and kept the crowd delighted and in control the entire time...."
Kathleen Stewart, Programs & Outreach, Yuba County Library indoor show
