Community Corner
Punchlines with a Purpose: A Night of Laughs for NOVA
Join Ventriloquist, Musician, & Comedian Taylor Mason for NOVA's Funny Fundraiser
NOVA, Bucks County’s comprehensive crime victim services agency, will hold a “Funny Fundraiser” at Poco’s Comedy Cabaret, 625 North Main Street (2nd Floor), in Doylestown on Friday, May 9 at 8 p.m. The event will feature the comedy of Emmy-winning ventriloquist, musician, and comedian Taylor Mason. The cost is $30, plus processing fee. Proceeds will benefit NOVA’s free and confidential victims’ services for children and adults as well as its violence prevention programs. To purchase tickets, visit: https://us.patronbase.com/_ComedyCabaret/Productions/F201/Performances?cache. The deadline to purchase tickets is May 2.
For those who want to make it dinner and a show while supporting NOVA at the same time, Poco’s Restaurant will donate 20 percent of each patron’s bill to NOVA. (Patrons must mention NOVA to their server.)
Taylor Mason won $100,000 on Star Search in 1991 and has gone on to appear on the Last Comic Standing, has his own DryBar television special and won an Emmy for his children’s show Taylor’s Attic. Mason combines comedy, ventriloquism and music for a show that is funny and appropriate for all ages. In addition to his live comedy act and television appearances, Mason has crafted television commercials and wrote The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Ventriloquism, a guide for both beginner and experienced ventriloquists to help them hone their craft.
“The work we do each day is very serious, so it will be a welcome break for us all to spend an evening together and enjoy some laughs,” said Penelope Ettinger, Executive Director, NOVA. “The Funny Fundraiser will help NOVA raise funds so we can continue our mission of helping crime victims and working to prevent violence. “
About NOVA
NOVA supports, counsels and empowers victims of sexual assault and other serious crimes in Bucks County and works to prevent and eliminate violence in society through advocacy, training, community education and prevention programs.
Founded in 1974, NOVA is a non-profit 501(c)(3), community-based organization operating out of three offices in Fairless Hills, Jamison and Perkasie. Services are made possible through the financial support of federal, state and local government grants and contracts, corporations, foundations and private donations. All contributions are tax deductible to the extent provided by law. For more information, visit www.NOVABucks.org.
