Tickets still available for comedy show
A few tickets are still available for “Laughter Is the Best Medicine Comedy Night,” a unique new event to benefit SalusCare, the region’s largest provider of treatment for individuals with mental health and substance use issues.
The fun starts at 7 p.m., Saturday, July 25, at the Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center in downtown Fort Myers. Individual tickets may be purchased at www.saluscarecomedynight.org or by calling 239-791-1575. Tickets for individual seats are $100 each and include heavy hors d’oeuvres, beer and wine in theater-style seating.
Eight local celebrities will each perform a five-minute stand-up routine for event attendees who will “vote” for the best comedic performance with their dollars. The local celebrities are:
– Michael Harris News-Press Planning Editor
– Larry Hart Lee County Tax Collector
– Gwendolyn Howard-Powell owner of Gwendolyn’s Cafe
– Doug Molloy former Chief Assistant U.S. Attorney
– Steve Russell State Attorney for the 20th Judicial Circuit
– Marni Sawicki Cape Coral Mayor
– Mike Scott Lee County Sheriff
– Dr. Glenn Whitehouse FGCU Associate Dean, Planning & Assessment
Nationally recognized comedian Michael Palascak will perform the grand finale while the votes are being tallied. In the last three years, Palascak appeared on “The Late Show with David Letterman,” “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” and “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.” He also has performed at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas and was the winner of HBO’s Lucky 21 Stand-up Contest.
NBC-2 Chief Senior Meteorologist Robert Van Winkle will serve as master of ceremonies.
For more information about sponsorships and “Laughter Is the Best Medicine Comedy Night,” call Todd Cordisco at 239-791-1575 or visitwww.saluscarecomedynight.org.