Gilda's Club to Announce Participating Artists for Gilda's LAUGHFEST, 12/3

By: Nov. 13, 2015
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Nov. 13, 2015 - On Thursday, Dec. 3 at 7:30 a.m. Gilda'sLaughFest, the nation's first ever community-wide festival of laughter, will announce a selection of artists performing at the 2016 10-day festival, which runs March 10 - 20. The announcement for the sixth annual festival will be held in the Cook Auditorium at the Grand Rapids Art Museum and is free and open to the public.

Ticket packages for LaughFest 2016 will go on sale to the general public at 9 a.m. Friday, Dec. 4. Individual ticket sales will be available beginning Jan. 15. Individuals who purchase a $100LaughFest Friends membership before Dec. 3 can purchase ticket packages and individual tickets before the general public. All ticket packages and LaughFest Friends memberships can be purchased at laughfestgr.org, or by calling 616-735-HAHA (4242).

WHAT: LaughFest 2016 Lineup Announcement

WHEN: Thursday, Dec. 3, 7:30 a.m.

WHERE: Grand Rapids Art Museum - Cook Auditorium, 101 Monroe Center NW, Grand Rapids, Mich.

COST: Free and open to the public

Designed to celebrate laughter for the health of it, LaughFest features free and ticketed events including stand-up, improv, film, authors, community showcases and a variety of seriously funny stuff. Past LaughFest headliners have included George Lopez, Wanda Sykes, Billy Gardell, Iliza Schlesinger, Amy Schumer, Jay Leno, Lily Tomlin, Chris Tucker, Sinbad, Margaret Cho, Betty White, Whoopi Goldberg, Mike Epps, Kathleen Madigan, Martin Short, Kevin Nealon, Wayne Brady, Jim Breuer, Joel McHale, Lewis Black and Brian Regan.

About Gilda's Club

Gilda's Club Grand Rapids is a free emotional health support community of children, adults, families and friends on any kind of cancer journey or those grieving a death due to any cause. Its comprehensive program, delivered by professionals, includes education, structured sharing times, networking, lectures, workshops and social activities. Gilda's Club Grand Rapids is one of the largest and busiest of the 44 affiliates in North America. The organization runs entirely on charitable donations and currently serves more than 10,000 individuals each year at its clubhouses in Grand Rapids and Lowell, Mich., in various schools and community centers. For more information, visit www.gildasclubgr.org.


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