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Celebrate Reading To Kids' quinceañera this year at our Annual Comedy Night and Silent Auction! The evening features hilarious comics, a lively silent auction, and a night of fun with Reading to Kids!

 

Want to help?

Click here for the Comedy Night flyer in .pdf format, and forward it to anyone you know who may be interested in going.

Please also print out the flyer and hang it wherever many people are likely to see it, perhaps with a note that you are going and inviting others to join you.

Click here for the same Comedy Night flyer in image format, for sharing online (Facebook, smaller email attachment, etc.).


We can use more donated items for our Silent Auction! 

In the past we have had gift certificates, products, services, autographed items, and tickets to fun events.

If you work at or have a connection with a restaurant, retail store, or for a company with products or services to offer, please help us by asking for a donation to our Silent Auction.

Click here for a donation letter to give to a manager, supervisor, or friend who may be able to donate a gift, product, or service

Click here for a donation form for the donor to complete

Click here for tips on how to best approach a business or person to donate to our Silent Auction

Who's Attending?
(as of 4/29/14)

• Mike Abramson from DOMA Theatre Company
• Jason Axe +1
• Karen Badon
• Margie Barron +1
• Dalet Brady +1
• Ava Carberry +1
• J.C. Chavez from DOMA Theatre Company
• Soyoon Choo
• Josi Chow
• Dylan Damian
• Jordan Francke
• Marco Gomez from DOMA Theatre Company
• Kirstin Harper-Smith +1
• Rachel Harter +1
• Matthew Jones +1
• Todd Koerner
• Nicole Kong
• Abrey Lopez +1
• Chris Martin +1
• Mark May
• Mike Muscat
• Roger Neal +1
• Carrie Orchard
• Charlie Orchard
• Cathy Ostiller
• Dolf Ramos from DOMA Theatre Company
• David Rickard
• Marianne Roberto
• Adrienne Ross
• Jerry Ross
• Mariel Rubio
• Brad Rumble +1
• Ann Schwab +1
• Ashley Tabaddor
• Maria Teh
• Viji Thulsiraj +1
• Jennifer Weed
• Kori Wilson

Keep checking back for more names!

• Check out the Silent Auction List below!

If you have questions, please call the Reading to Kids office at (310) 479-7455 or email Charlie.Orchard@readingtokids.org
Online ticket sales have ended – please buy tickets at the door (ideally, before 7:30pm, if possible).
Tuesday, April 29th, 2014
Reading to Kids
15th Anniversary Celebration,
Comedy Night & Silent Auction presented by
DOMA Theatre Company DOMA Theatre Company
Featuring Fred Stoller!
Fred Stoller
Laura Kightlinger!
Laura Kightlinger
Dwayne Perkins!
Dwayne Perkins

Also featuring Jason Collings, Matt Kirshen, and Flip Schultz!

Sadly, we just learned today, 4/29/14, that Lamb Chop is stuck in Louisville, KY tonight because of the tornadoes in the Midwest affecting flights in that area. We'll have a different host and the same great lineup of comics (see below for details), so we'll see you tonight at the Improv! :^)
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Date: Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Time: 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

   • 6:30 Silent Auction begins
   • 7:30 Silent Auction ends
   • 8:00 Stand-up Comedy Show
   • 9:30 Show finishes

Dinner service available, details below
Place: Hollywood Improv  (View website)
8162 Melrose Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90046
(323) 651-2583
Tickets:
 
$20 General Admission
*** Guests must be 18 and over.
***Tickets are nonrefundable.
Online ticket sales ended – please buy tickets at the door (ideally, before 7:30pm, if possible).

Scheduled to perform:
 

Fred Stoller (Everybody Loves Raymond, Seinfeld, Happily Divorced, the voice of Stanley in the Open Season franchise, & many more TV shows and movies!)
fredstoller.net/?section=5

Laura Kightlinger (Nurse Sheila on Will & Grace, Saturday Night Live, The Daily Show, Funny or Die)
www.imdb.com/name/nm0452716/

Dwayne Perkins (Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Jay Leno Show, Comedy Central Presents)
dwayneperkins.com/bio/

Jason Collings (The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, BET's Comic View, VH-1)
www.laughstub.com/Jason-Collings

Matt Kirshen (Last Comic Standing 2007 finalist, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson)
www.laughstub.com/Matt-Kirshen

Flip Schultz (Last Comic Standing, Live at Gotham)
www.laughstub.com/Flip-Schultz

With more to come - please check back again soon!
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Show, Seating, & Food options: Seating is first come, first serve.

Appetizers and dinner available for purchase from the new Roadhouse LA at the Improv's showroom menu, and can be served in the showroom from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Prior to the show, formal dining also available for a limited number of guests in Roadhouse LA at the Improv's dining room.   Click the image below for their formal dining menu and contact details.

Roadhouse LA at the Improv

Silent Auction Items  
(Last updated 4/27/14)

Lot # Item Description
(click the links for details)
Value Starting Bid
1 2 VIP tickets to a taping of "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson"   Priceless $40
2 Calling Team Coco! Certificate for 4 VIP tickets to a live taping of "Conan" on TBS, starring Conan O'Brien   Priceless $80
3 Two Disneyland/California Adventure One Day Park Hopper Tickets    $274 $85
4 Certificate for a two night stay at Atlantis Casino Resort and Spa in Reno, Nevada $200 $60
5 World Famous Magic Castle Private Show for up to 9 guests    $150 $45
6 One voucher for a one-hour, in-home professional massage     $100 $40
7 Two adult passes good for either the San Diego Zoo OR the San Diego Safari Park    $92 $30
8 2 VIP tickets to DORIAN'S DESCENT, a new musical interpretation of The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, opening May 30    $85 $25
9 Fly a Water-Propelled Jetpack     $180 $50
10 Certificate for 4 Tickets to a Los Angeles Clippers 2014-15 Regular Season Home Game     $1,000 $150
11 Certificate for 4 Tickets to a Los Angeles Kings 2014-15 Regular Season Home Game     $1,000 $150
12 Laser Tag - You're it!   UltraZone Laser Tag Party in Sherman Oaks, Tue. Wed. or Thur. $315 $40
13 Lisa Hoffman Beauty's Madagascar Orchid gift basket and a certificate for a haircut, blow dry, and style at J Beverly Hills Salon $310 $40
14 $250 Gift Card for Pechanga Resort & Casino    $250 $50
15 3 free child tickets with purchase of Adult tickets at LEGOLAND     $228 $45
16 Fine Dining & Modern Art   $150 gift certificate for Kendall's Brasserie & Bar and 4 General admission passes to any event at MOCA $198 $60
17 Six one-on-one private personal training sessions with Sweatfit LA LLC $204 $50
18 Certificate for 2 complimentary passes to Universal Studios Hollywood    $168 $40
19 Canon PowerShot SD1000 Digital Elph camera    $150 $40
20 4 unlimited ride wristbands for Pacific Park     $92 $35
21 Certificate for 4 tickets to Chivas USA vs. the Portland Timbers, Wednesday, May 28, 2014    $240 $50
22 California Cruisin'   Handbuilt, Custom Hardwood Skateboard Deck and Z Gallerie's "LA Roads" framed print $240 $40
23 Sony Bloggie MHS-PM5 recording device with 2GB SD memory card    $150 $40
24 Voucher for 1 free week of Super Duper Arts Camp in Los Angeles $385 $70
25 Ron Swanson approved   Handcrafted wooden bottle opener and wooden kazoo from Offerman Woodshop $99 $30
26 Certificate for 4 tickets to a movie at iPic Theaters in Pasadena $116 $35
27 Chamber Music in Historic Sites   Certificate for 2 reserved "A" Section seats to a chamber music performance on Sun. 5/18/14, 4pm at the San Gabriel Mission Playhouse celebrating the 300th anniversary of the birth of C.P.E. Bach $91 $25
28 Certificate for 2 Tickets to Any Performance in the 2014 Ford Amphitheatre Summer Season    $75 $20
29 DVD box set of the entire series of "Friends"     $90 $25
30 Gift certificate for a "Make Your Own Pizza Play Date" for 4 kids at Fresh Brothers Pizza•Salad•Things $85 $20
31 4 passes to The World Famous Laugh Factory on Sunset in Hollywood $80 $20
32 Dinner and a Show   $50 Ticket Voucher to a Performance at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts (CCPA) and a $50 gift card to The Cheesecake Factory $100 $30
33 Hot Rods and Books    4 passes to Petersen Automotive Museum and 2 coffee table books on cars $90 $25
34 LA Athletes Autograph Pack    LA Lakers Chris Kaman autographed photograph with LA Kings Jeff Carter and Trevor Lewis autographed player cards $75 $20
35 All Aboard!    2 first class admission tickets to the Queen Mary in Long Beach $60 $15
36 Fish and Food    2 Passes to the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach and 2 free items at Chipotle $72 $20
37 A gift certificate for a Mini Manicure & Mini Pedicure at Blossom Beauty Lounge in Redondo Beach $54 $15
38 Film and Food    4 VIP guest passes to any Landmark Theater and 2 free items at Chipotle $66 $20
39 2 guest admission passes to The Huntington's gardens, library and museum galleries $46 $15
40 Zoo and Books    2 passes to the Los Angeles Zoo & Botanical Gardens and a $25 Skylight Books Gift Certificate $59 $20