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Reading to Kids' Third Annual Comedy Night at the Improv will feature hilarious comics, a Silent Auction, and a night of fun with Reading to Kids!

 

Who's Attending?   (211 as of 4/13/07)

• Beth Alexander
• Holly Algreen + 1 guest
• Camille Alick + 1 guest
• Shaun Arora + 1 guest
• Eleanor and Norman Axe
• Jason Axe
• Christine Baird + 1 guest
• Rachel Barney
• Emily Baskin + 1 guest
Ilanna Bavli + 1 guest
• Mary Birk + 1 guest
• Elizabeth Bluestein
• Lisa Bojarski + 1 guest
• Sarah Boyd + 3 guests
• Dalet Brady + 1 guest
• Marice Bronstein
• Michael Brooks
• Jeff Carter + 1 guest
• Jamie Chazen + 1 guest
• Robyn Chew
• Renee Clarke
• Ted Cordova + 1 guest
• Murray Correa + 2 guests
• Brinn Daniels
• Thom Daniels
• Wayne Delusso
• Kelly Dorsey + 1 guest
• Janelle Eagle + 1 guest
• Raul Fernandez + 1 guest
• Robert Florsheim + 2 guests
• Jason Fluck + 1 guest
• Megan Gaudette
• Anne Girard + 1 guest
• Candis Glover
• Felicia Grant
• Kirsten Gronfield + 1 guest
• Jill Gutierrez
• Alia Haddad
• Nathan Hamilton
• Jason Hashimoto
• Alison Haskovec + 1 guest
• Rebeka Heath + 1 guest
• Michael Heinrichs
• Joanna Hess + 1 guest
• Lisa Hochberg + 1 guest
• Heather Holmes + 1 guest
• Lynn Homburg + 1 guest
• Joann Yi Jung Huh + 3 guests
• Shabnum Husain + 2 guests
• Adam Huss
• Sarah Ingersoll
• Tara Ison
• Jonathon Ito + 2 guests
• Bjorn Johnson + 1 guest
• Sarah Johnson
• Cheryl Jones
• Matthew Jones
• McKenzie Kaiser + 2 guests
• Michael Katz
• Alydra Kelly + 1 guest
• Katherine Kendrick + 1 guest
• Sarah Kolterman
• Ben Kucinski + 1 guest
• Paula Kurilich + 1 guest
• Andrea Labrow + 1 guest
• Laurie Lammens + 1 guest
• Hernan Lopez + 1 guest
• Nancy Lyon + 1 guest
• Genane Maalouf
• Lorenzo Manaigo + 1 guest
• Natalie Maniaci
• Nancy Mather
• Tracy Mattson + 1 guest
• Mark May
• Monica Maynerick + 1 guest
• Jaimi Nanko + 1 guest
• Sara Neff + 1 guest
• Kelley Newton
• Joni Novosel
• Christine Oppenheim
• Carrie and Charlie Orchard
• Cathy Ostiller
• Michael Pankratz
• Sally Papacharalambous + 1 guest
• Lindsey Paulson
• Leslie Polanco
• Jeri Polen + 2 guests
• Dan Port
• Gina Prestinario
• Anna Ramirez
• Christopher Reese + 1 guest
• Ana Rey
• Juan Reyes
• Marisela Reyes + 1 guest
• Heather and Herb Rim
• Craig Roller
• Melissa Sandoval
• Yassmin Sarmadi + 1 guest
• Michael Schneidereit
• Ann Schwab + 1 guest
• Bijal Shah + 1 guest
• Annette Shaked
• Jennifer Shami + 1 guest
• Seem Shekim + 1 guest
• Marshall Sherman + 1 guest
• Madeleine Shimmin
• Theo Shu + 3 guestst
• Joelle Soliven + 1 guest
• Alice Song
• Julia Song
• Jinn Su
• Kara and David Sullivan
• Ashley Tabaddor
• Paul Tatro
• Cece Tio
• Cesario Tio
• Jim Tran + 3 guests
• Jessica Tritsch
• Elisha Trundle + 1 guest
• Jerry Tung
• David Vo + 1 guest
• Julie Weiss
• Michelle Wells + 1 guest
• Terri White + 2 guests
• Athena Wickham
• Riko Wilson
• Jennifer Wolbransky
• Ben Zandpour + 2 guests

Click here to be added to the waiting list.

Wait List   (as of 4/12/07)

• Ruthie Flores - 2 tickets
• Michelle Dogey - 2 tickets
• Colin Young - 1 ticket
Chelsea Rousselot - 2 tickets
• Paula Kurilich - 4 tickets
• Shirley Weber - 1 ticket
Sharon Buttars - 3 tickets
Pete Amaro - 2 tickets
• Adam Huss - 1 ticket
Grace Ledding - 1 ticket
• Amy Messigian - 1 ticket
• Lauren Sudar - 4 tickets
• Heidi Wright - 2 tickets
• Carol Stutz -2 tickets
• Toni Wilson - 2 tickets
• Tara Pruett - 2 tickets
• Noreen O'Toole - 1 ticket
• Cyndi Solario - 2 tickets
• Julia Chen - 2 tickets
• Heidi Marnhout - 2 tickets
• Nicole Pearlman - 2 tickets


Click here to be added to the waiting list.
 
Reading to Kids Benefit
Comedy Night and Silent Auction
at the Hollywood Improv
with

Sarah Silverman,
Maz Jobrani, Henry Phillips,
Tig Notaro, Todd Glass, and Ali Bubba!
Host: Meredith Myers
Date: Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Time: 6:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
  
6:30 Silent Auction and Appetizers
   • 8:00 Stand-up Comedy Show
Place: Hollywood Improv  (View website)
8162 Melrose Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90046
(323) 651-2583
Tickets:





 
$25 (plus two-drink minimum)
*** Guests must be 18 and over.
***Tickets are nonrefundable.

Tickets are sold out.
Click here to be added to the waiting list.
Comic Lineup:
 

Sarah Silverman  
(The Sarah Silverman Program)
Maz Jobrani (http://www.mazjobrani.com/)
Henry Phillips
(http://www.henryphillips.com/)
Tig Notaro
(http://www.tignation.com/)
Todd Glass

(http://www.toddglass.com/)
Ali Bubba, The Texas Turk
 ------------------------------------------------------

Host: Meredith Myers  
(http://www.meredithmyers.com/)
There are no assigned seats to the show!  Tickets to the event are $25, and there is a two drink minimum in the showroom. Ticket sales and Silent Auction proceeds will benefit Reading to Kids.  Please bring your friends, family, and co-workers!
 

If you have additional questions, please call the Reading to Kids office at (310) 479-7455 or e-mail Jessica Tritsch at Jessica.Tritsch@readingtokids.org.
 

Silent Auction Items  
(Last updated 4/13/07)
Click on each item for details, or click here for detailed list.

Lot # Item Description Value Starting Bid
1 2 roundtrip tickets from Southwest Airlines $800 $250
2 2 night stay at a private condo in Mammoth $300 $100
3 1 night stay at the Omni Hotel $150 $50
4 Catalina Island Camping Trip for 1  with Sierra Club 20s and 30s Section $230 $75
5 2 orchestra tickets to LA Opera's production of Porgy & Bess $300 $100 
6 4 tickets plus parking to either Disneyland or California Adventure $263 $100
7 2 terrace tickets to see the McCoy Tyner Quarter at Walt Disney Concert Hall on May 4th $94 $30
8 2 Tickets to Hollywood Bowl (reserved bench seats, Tues./Thurs. concerts) $50 $20
9 Magic Castle Passes for up to 4 people $60 $20
10 2 tickets to Shakespeare LA Summer Festival (July 2007) $36 $10
11 2 tickets to Six Flags Magic Mountain $120 $40
12 2 Passes to San Diego Zoo OR Wild Animal Park $57 $20
13 2 tickets to Aquarium of the Pacific $40 $15
14 2 tickets to Universal Studios $122 $40
15 2 Tickets to the Los Angeles Zoo $20 $10
16 4 Dodgers/Brewers Field Level Tickets and Parking Pass (5/22/07) $260 $75
17 2 Tickets to Los Angeles Clippers vs. Phoenix Suns game (10/18/07) $50 $20
18 2 Dodgers Vouchers $24 $10
19 SpeedZone Voucher $20 $10
20-22 2 Personal Training Sessions by Jeff Carter at L.A. Fitness - Marina Del Rey $90 $15
23 UltraZone Lazertag party for 15 people $240 $75
24 2 Unlimited Ride Passes for Pacific Park $80 $25
25 Gift Certificate for 5 Child's Open Play Days at "Child's Play" and $25 Gift Certificate to "Children's Wonderland" $65 $20
26 Dinner and a Movie 1: Gift Certificate to Louise's Trattoria and 4 Pacific Theatre movie passes $90 $30
27 Dinner and a Movie 2: Gift Certificate to The Counter and 4 Mann Theatre movie passes $80 $25
28 Dinner and a Movie 3: Gift Certificate to Mimi's Cafe and 4 Landmark Theatre movie passes $65 $20
29 Dinner and a Movie 4: Gift Certificate to Gyu-Kaku and 2 Laemmles Theatre movie passes $45 $15
30 Dinner and a Movie 5: Gift Certificate to Real Food Daily and 2 Landmark Theatre movie passes $70 $25
31 Lunch and a Movie: Gift Certificate to Langer's Deli and 4 Pacific Theatre movie passes $90 $30
32 Starbucks Gift Pack $35 $10
33 Pasadena Pack: Vroman's Bookstore Gift Certificate and 4 Laemmle Theater movie passes $90 $30
34 Skylight Books Certificate $20 $10
35 Dita Legends Gift Certificate $125 $40
36 Haircut and Style at Gigi's Hair Salon in Beverly Hills $250 $40
37 Rocky Ultimate Gift Set (Includes Rocky I-IV DVD set, Rocky: The Ultimate Guide, Rocky Balboa DVD, Rocky Balboa Soundtrack, and Rocky Merchandise) $125 $40
38 Rocky Collector's Gift Set (Includes Rocky Collector's Edition, Rocky: The Ultimate Guide, Rocky 30th Anniversary Edition Soundtrack, and Rocky Merchandise) $75 $25
39 Entourage DVDs: The Complete First and Second Seasons + Season Three, Part 1 $100 $35
40 Disney Children's DVDs Pack (The Chronicles of Narnia, Brother Bear, Princess Diaries 2, Chicken Little, and That's So Raven) $80 $25
41 Fox DVD Pack (Mr. & Mrs. Smith, X-Men: The Last Stand, Fantastic Four, and The Devil Wears Prada) $80 $25
42 Fox Children's DVD Pack (Cheaper by the Dozen and Cheaper by the Dozen II, Garfield the Movie, and Ice Age and Ice Age 2: The Meltdown) $80 $25
43 The Simpsons - The Complete 8th Season $40 $15
44 Shout About Music (Disc 1 and 2) and Shout About TV (Disc 1 and 2) DVD Party Games by ODVD Games $80 $25
45 Stax Records 50th Anniversary Package $500 $100
46 Ditty Bops Autographed Calendar $40 $15
47 Getty Gift Pack $80 $25
48 MOCA Membership Pack - TBA TBA TBA
49 2 tickets to the Nissan Open at the Riviera Country Club along with Nissan Open sweater and shirt by Cutter & Buck $200 $50
50 Lexus Merchandise Package $200 $40
Please e-mail info@readingtokids.org if you would like to donate items to be auctioned