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Monday, May 12, 2008

BENEFIT: Supersnack's Big Third Ball: An Evening of Music, Hilarity, and Hitting AIDS Where It Hurts

What: Supersnack's Big Third Ball: An Evening of Music, Hilarity, and Hitting AIDS Where It Hurts

When: Friday May 16th, 8pm

Where: Brooklyn Masonic Temple in Ft. Greene / 317 Clermont Ave, Fort Greene (Lafayette & Clermont), G train to Clinton-Washington, C to Lafayette, or B/D/N/Q/R/2/3/4/5 to Atlantic Center

Who's playing?:

* The Mountain Goats, playing their first show since postponing their most recent tour due to illness.

* John Oliver, fresh off the success of his Comedy Central hourlong special.

* Rock Plaza Central, they wrote an entire album from the point of view of mechanical horses – and it is awesome. Rolling Stone calls them "stars-in-waiting." Pop Matters says "Sure to have tears welling and fists aloft in raucous salute."

* Rob Lathan from MTV's Human Giant.

* Dave Hill, named one of Variety Magazine's "10 Comics to Watch" in 2007

* The Gotham Girls Roller Derby

* Sarah Bunting – Founder of TelevisionWithoutPity.com; writes hilarious things, and will share some of them with you.

* And many other special surprises. (This isn't one of those Hollywood trailers that gives away all the good parts of the movie.)

The evening will be hosted by my friends & yours Gwenn Barringer and Shawn Decker, national sex educators, authors and funny persons ("My Pet Virus").

Tickets: $25 (100% of proceeds go to AIDS Walk NY), available through TicketWeb.

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