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Vote for NYC’s Hottest Young Talent on April 12 | April 10, 2012

Vote for NYC’s Hottest Young Talent on April 12

Singers, dancers, musicians, rappers, and comedians will bring out their best at You Got Talent 2, a fundraiser for the Coalition for Asian American Children and Families (CACF). Audience voting will determine the top three acts and all proceeds from ticket sales will help Asian American families in New York City.

Host: Comedian Air Tabigue
Judges: Singer/musician Taiyo Na, singer/songwriter Baiyu, and last year’s winner Caroline Tseng
DJ: VNA

Circle Nightclub
135 West 41st Street (btwn 6th/Bway), New York, NY
6:30 p.m.-10:00 p.m.

Grab pre-sale tickets for $20 or pay $25 at the door.

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An Evening with Gilbert Gottfried at 92Y Tribeca, March 23 | March 2, 2012

An Evening with Gilbert Gottfried at 92Y Tribeca, March 23

92Y Tribeca’s Friday Night Dinner series will host comedian Gilbert Gottfried on Friday, March 23 at 7:00 p.m. Gottfried will join Rabbi-in-Residence Dan Ain to discuss his career and his new book Rubber Balls and Liquor.

Visit the event page for details and to snag tickets before they sell out.

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SNL is Back | October 15, 2009

SNL is Back

As I watched Saturday Night Live at a buddy’s house last weekend, I couldn’t help but think one thing: SNL is back! This year SNL celebrates its 35th anniversary and in my opinion, this year’s cast is in the prime to take their place alongside SNL legends.  Generations have grown up with different “All Star” casts.  There were the original years with John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, and Chevy Chase who were among the cast that literally started it all.  Then there was that great cast of the mid 80’s to early 90’s with Mike Myers, Adam Sandler, and Chris Farley … Read More »

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Colorful Dating Experiences Captured in Book | January 7, 2009

Colorful Dating Experiences Captured in Book

Christa Banister is a full-time freelancer writer, specializing in music, movies and books-related reviews and interviews and is the author of two novels, Around the World in 80 Dates and Blessed Are the Meddlers.

Christa, can you share a little bit about yourself and how you got started?

Well, ever since I was five years old, I’ve loved to write and dream up stories. In fact, my Mom always says I was an easy kid to please because all I needed were paper, pens, crayons and plenty of books to be happy. And when you grow up in a small town … Read More »

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Jazz, Comedy and Cartoons | September 30, 2008

Jazz, Comedy and Cartoons

Cartoonist, radio show host and writer are just a few ways to describe Bob Cochran. This man wears many hats; check out his bowler!

Bob, can you share a little bit about yourself and how you got started?

I started cartooning in high school by putting out my own weekly zines when the school paper turned down my material. I continued them for a few years afterward until the postage got too expensive.

I started doing radio at the Wilkes University station, WCLH. I did a Reggae show, a Jazz show and an Avant Rock show that featured stuff like Captain Beefheart, John … Read More »

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