Concert to Benefit New Orleans Steet Performers at Jimmy Tingles

[secret-willow.livejournal.com]

“A Benefit for New Orleans Street Arts:
With Jimmy Tingle, Jeremy Lyons and More!”
Friday & Saturday, April 14th and 15th at 7:30pm

At Jimmy Tingle’s OFF BROADWAY Theater, SOMERVILLE, MA

Numerous New Orleans street performers have been affected by the
hurricanes. Join Jimmy Tingle, Jeremy Lyons, members of Session Americana
and Dana Colley (of Morphine fame, currently of Twinemen, and Hi-N-Dry
Studio), as they raise money for New Orleans Street Performers who have
been devastated by hurricane Katrina.

Enjoy a great evening of comedy, music, and more (including magic, by
Boston-area street performer Fish the Magish). Jimmy Tingle’s OFF
BROADWAY Theater is located at 255 Elm Street, Davis Square, Somerville MA
(near Red Line Davis T). The theater is wheelchair accessible.

Showtime 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, April 14 and 15. Admission
$20. For tickets: 1-866-811-4111 or http://www.jtoffbroadway.com to
purchase online 24 hours a day. Discounts available: Student (50% off),
senior (10% off), group (10% off). For info: 617-591-1616 or
http://www.jtoffbroadway.com

Jeremy Lyons has entertained thousands on the streets of the New
Orleans, armed with no more than his naked voice and National guitar. He
moved to Cambridge from New Orleans in September of 2005, and has since
begun gigging around Boston and New York. He will perform solo and be
joined on stage by local talent, including members of Session Americana,
the Revolutionary Snake Ensemble, and Morphine.

“Since moving to the Boston area, I have been extremely fortune to
benefit from the new-found friendship of people like Jimmy Tingle and the
folks at Hi-N-Dry, and audiences up here have enjoyed the music I play.
I started out making a living playing the New Orleans streets; with the
help of my new community, I want to give something back to that music
and arts culture struggling to stay alive.“

– Jeremy Lyons

For more info:

http://www.deltabilly.com

http://www.sessionamericana.com/

http://hi-n-dry.com/

Jimmy Tingle is considered one of the top social and political
humorists working in America today. Tingle completed two seasons with “60
Minutes II” on CBS as the humorist / commentator in the Andy Rooney spot,
and was the American correspondent for Sir David Frost's show for PBS
and the BBC, “The Strategic Humor Initiative.” He worked as a
contributor and satirist for MSNBC, and has appeared on “Tough Crowd with Colin
Quinn,” “The Tonight Show,” “Larry King Weekend,” “The Late Show with
Conan O'Brien,” “The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder,” “The American
Comedy Awards,” and his own HBO comedy special. For more info:
www.jimmytingle.com

About the Cause:

Boston and Cambridge area artists and musicians have begun to organize
benefit events and activities to raise funds for New Orleans Artists
and Musicians who have been devastated by hurricane Katrina. Community
Arts Advocates will provide the nonprofit support and structure for the
efforts and donations. The fundraising focus will be monetary
assistance, as well as instruments, props, supplies and funds for folk, Creole,
and street performers and street artists. For more info or to donate
money directly: http://www.communityartsadvocates.org/StreetArts.html

JTOB was founded by comic, actor and writer Jimmy Tingle in November,
2002. The theater’s mission: to create a welcoming, supportive
multi-use venue for both established and aspiring performers and productions.

Comments

[prunesnprisms.livejournal.com]

This is quite large, do you mind cutting it, please.

[hauntmeister.livejournal.com]

I like Jimmy Tingle, it's a worthy cause, and I'd be going if I weren't headed out-of-town.
But could you put some of the boilerplate paragraphs behind an lj-cut, please? This is quite a lengthy post.

[mattlistener.livejournal.com]

I third the request. Thanks.

[ron_newman]

fourth it ...

FAQ Question #75: How do I use an lj-cut?

[cowgrrl.livejournal.com]

He's probably nowhere near a computer at the moment (I live with him so I often know his whereabouts) but I will ask him to lj-cut it when I see him later this afternoon. (I can help him if he doesn't know how to do so.)