Fundraiser for Massachusetts Campaign for a U.S. Department of Peace featuring Jimmy Tingle's "American Dream"
SOMERVILLE, MA, June 8, 2005 -- The Massachusetts Campaign for a U.S. Department of Peace is proud to announce its summer fundraising event featuring Jimmy Tingle. Join us for an evening of comic relief with the brilliant comedy and insightful satire of Jimmy Tingle in Davis Square, Somerville, on Wednesday, June 29th. Jimmy Tingle will perform his newest one-man show, Jimmy Tingle's "American Dream," starting at 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 7:00 p.m.
SOMERVILLE, MA (PRWEB) June 9, 2005 -- The Massachusetts Campaign for a U.S.
Department of Peace is proud to announce its summer fundraising event featuring
Jimmy Tingle. Join us for an evening of comic relief with the brilliant comedy
and insightful satire of Jimmy Tingle in Davis Square, Somerville, on Wednesday,
June 29th. Jimmy Tingle will perform his newest one-man show, Jimmy Tingle's
"American Dream," starting at 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 7:00 p.m.
The
theater is located at 255 Elm Street, Davis Square, Somerville, MA, 02144 (on
the Red Line Davis T stop, next to The Burren and across the street from
Redbones). Tickets are $25; students and seniors $20. To purchase tickets for
the fundraiser please call TheaterMania at 1-866-811-4111 or visit www.jtoffbroadway.com
where tickets can be purchased 24 hours a day. For more info, call the theater
box office at 617-591-1616 or visit www.jtoffbroadway.com. The
theater is wheelchair accessible.
In cooperation with the nationwide
efforts of The Peace Alliance (www.thepeacealliance.org), The Massachusetts Campaign for a
U.S. Department of Peace and propeace.net (www.propeace.net) are
organizing local grass-roots activities to support the creation of a U.S.
Department of Peace. This historic legislation was proposed by Congressperson
Dennis Kucinich and is sponsored in the House of Representatives by 53 other
Congresspeople nationwide. The primary function of a United States Department of
Peace will be to research, articulate, and facilitate nonviolent solutions to
domestic and international conflict. The Department would formulate nonmilitary
peaceful conflict resolutions, prevent violence, and promote justice and
democratic principles to extend and expand human rights. Go to www.propeace.net/dopbillsummary to learn more about this
legislation and how you can help us to create a safer world.
Jimmy
Tingle (www.jimmytingle.com) is regarded as one of the top social
commentators and humorists in the country. Tingle's selected credits: He
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.
This July, syndicated columnist
Mark Shields, of cnn.com and The Jim Lehrer News Hour, described Tingle as "The
Will Rogers of the 21st century." The New York Times described Tingle as "more
than comic wit... so cheerfully intelligent he makes his audience optimistic in
the face of appalling reality;" The Boston Globe has described him as
"Hilarious;" and The Boston Herald referred to his one-man show "Uncommon Sense"
as "Uncommonly good."
Tingle appeared as a television talk show host in
Chris Rock's film, Head Of State. Other film credits include the role of the
neighborhood bartender in Next Stop Wonderland, a priest in Boondock Saints, and
a restaurant owner in By The Sea. Jimmy also starred in the Emmy Award-winning
documentary on art censorship, "Damned in the USA" produced by Channel Four in
England in partnership with Channel Thirteen in New York. He co-starred in the
PBS "Travels" series special "America with the Top Down" and appeared in "But
Seriously" and "But seriously 94", Showtime documentaries featuring prominent
social satirists from Lenny Bruce to the present.
This event is
co-sponsored by the American Peace Party of Boston, an organization created by
Jimmy Tingle to use the healing power of humor to help people and organizations
fulfill missions of peace and social justice. At a time in history when the
state of our nation, the world, and our personal lives weighs heavily upon us,
Jimmy Tingle's performance offers a soothing combination of laughter and
insight.
Join Jimmy Tingle's mailing list at www.jtoffbroadway.com/mailing_list_form.shtml to be kept
informed of upcoming events and discounts at Jimmy Tingle's OFF BROADWAY
Theater.
Beer, wine, soda, and bottled water will be available for
purchase at the theater. In addition, you can use your ticket stub to get
discounts at local restaurants. This is a great opportunity to enjoy a pleasant
dinner-and-theater evening. See www.jtoffbroadway.com/dinner_show.shtml for a list of
participating restaurants.
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