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Calendar Update; Merge Benefit 01/22/2010

The calendar page has been updated with events for the remainder of January and February, and a new episode of "Comic 2 Comic" with SkunkPost's Dan Fisher sitting down with 97 Rock's Rob Lederman has been added.

Included on the calendar is Buffalo Sketch Comedy at Merge next Wednesday. This is the first comedy show at Merge since last weekends tragedy. $5 donations will be taken at the door with all money collected going to the Costner family. Here's a preview of the sketch and improv to come:

Speaking improv, Don Gervasi and Steve Petersen will be offering improv classes this spring. Here's the press release:

SPRING IMPROV WORKSHOPS

Intermediate & Intro levels taught by Eclectic Improv Company's Don Gervasi & Steve Petersen, over 40 years combined improv experience. Sunday afternoons Feb 7th -Mar 28th in Allentown. Register by Feb 2nd & save $20. DonGervasi@aol.com or 716-901-6086.

WHEN:            Eight Sundays (February 7 to March 28, 2010)

WHERE:          Sugar City
                        19 Wadsworth at Allen St.
                        Buffalo, NY 14201

COST:             $160.00 ($140.00 if you register by Feb 2nd. Save $20!)

CONTACT:     dongervasi@aol.com or 716-901-6086


INTRO LEVEL with Don Gervasi
1:00pm-3:30pm

INTERMEDIATE LEVEL with Steve Petersen
4:00pm-6:30pm

DON GERVASI has performed Improv for over 16 years, and is a graduate of Second City’s Conservatory Program in Toronto and a founding member of the Eclectic Improv Company comedy troupe, now celebrating 12 years of comedy. He is also a member of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

STEVE PETERSEN has 24 years of Improv experience, performing with On Thin Ice while at Harvard, Tilt while in grad school at Michigan and was a member of Kalamazoo’s Crawlspace Eviction. Locally he’s been cast in shows at Shakespeare in Delaware Park, occasionally improvises with The Eclectic Improv Company and regularly studies in Toronto with Impatient Theater Company.

Also new in February is the start of a new monthly event, The Dykes of Hazard Variety Hour. The first show kicks off Thursday, February 11th at 9pm at Ani's Church. For more info, visit www.dykesofhazardcomedy.com.

Jokes on us.
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