Agenda 08-16-23

SCHEDULE

Agenda

16 Aug SPEAK: Laughter

6:30 pm - 7:00 pm Launchpad Five One Six

Registration

Please arrive between 6:30pm and 6:55pm for registration and seating. There will be refreshments and light snacks served.

7:10 pm - 7:15 pm Launchpad Five One Six

Introductions

During this time frame, our audience will have an opportunity to order dinner and drinks, listen to some music, and mingle amongst themselves.

7:20 pm - 8:00 pm LP516 Event Space

SPEAKers: Act 1

Act 1 of SPEAK: Laughter features 5 incredible talks to start our show. (click the photo to read their bio)
🎤 MIKE COTAYO: “Handicaps, HIV, and Humor”
🎤 LADA LYSNIAK: “How Laughter Helped Save My Life”
🎤 JOE APFELBAUM: “The Journey to Laughter: From Trauma to Triumph in Entrepreneurship”
🎤 JEFF GOLDBERG.: “Laughter is a Gift”
🎤 JENN LEDERER: “How Comedy Helped Me Come Out”

Mike Cotayo

Lada Lysniak

Joe Apfelbaum

Jenn Lederer

Jeff Goldberg

8:00 pm - 8:05 pm Launchpad Five One Six

5 Minute Stretch

During this time frame, our audience will have an opportunity to use the restroom and stretch.

8:05 pm - 8:35 pm LP516 Event Space

SPEAKers: Act 2

Act 2 of SPEAK: Laughter features 4 incredible talks to close our show. (click the photo to read their bio)
🎤 MELISSA CENTER: “My Mom Thinks I'm Marrying Jake Gyllenhaal”
🎤 TOM KELLY: “Funny or Mean?”
🎤 GLENN FREEZMAN: “Bad Moon Rising: Thank Your Antagonists”
🎤 CHRIS ROACH: “Fear, My Friend…I Couldn’t Have Done It Without You"

Chris Roach

Glenn Freezman

Tom Kelly

Melissa Center

8:35 pm - 8:45 pm LP516 Event Space

Show close

We close this SPEAK pop-up event and prompt the audience finish their surveys, take photos, and mingle with the audience.

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