Laugh Your Head Off and Support Mental Health!
Stand Up For Mental Health 2008 Gala Showcase, Sunday April 13 at 7:00 pm at the Arts Club Theatre in Vancouver.
This is the debut performance for our all-new 2008 class. Also featuring psychiatrist Judy Allen doing stand-up comedy and discussing treatment options!
With headliner Mike MacDonald. As seen on Just for Laughs, CBC, Showtime, Comedy Central, and an Evening at the Improv. Mike has bipolar disorder and is thrilled to help raise awareness around mental illness.
Tickets are only $30.00 each (plus applicable service charges). The best way to get them is through The Arts Club Box Office (604) 687-1644 or go to http://www.vancouvertix.com <https://webmail.vch.ca/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.vancouvertix.com> . (this site may not be live yet though)
Our last event sold out and we had to turn people away, so get your ticket now to avoid disappointment!
Led by counsellor and stand up comic David Granirer, Stand Up For Mental Health (which was featured in the CBC documentary Cracking Up) teaches stand-up comedy to people with mental illness as a way of building confidence and fighting public stigma. http://www.standupformentalhealth.com <https://webmail.vch.ca/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.standupformentalhealth.com>
We have to raise all our funds on our own, and this is our chance to keep this life-changing program going.
Please help us spread our message of hope and empowerment by coming to our show and forwarding this email on to everyone you know!
Doors open at 6:00 pm. Get there early and buy a Stand Up For Mental Health Jean Bag or T-Shirt!
People with mental illness are always being told what they can’t do. In Stand Up For Mental Health they get to prove what they CAN do!