Showing posts with label homeless. Show all posts
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Friday, May 31, 2013

Nourish Now's "A Night in Vegas" Fundraiser


The practice of hypnosis for health, wellness, stress management, career or academic accomplishment, and athletic achievement is a personal passion. 
 
Performing my Hypnotic Experience show at community festivals, street fairs, fundraisers, school events and private parties is just plain fun.  

As an entertainer, you quickly learn the need for some type of differentiation for your show.  Regardless of whether you are in comedy, music, dance or performance art, you need to uncover the thing that appeals to a broad audience and makes your act special and unique.

When concepting Hypnotic Experience I knew I did not want to be just another comedy stage hypnotist.  There’s nothing wrong with those shows, yet they all tend to be similar. 

So what’s my thing?  In Hypnotic Experience I combine stand-up comedy and a dash of improv with a demonstration of the power of positive visualization to unlock creativity and promote wellness.

The show consistently receives rave reviews from event organizers and attendees, helping me book four or five performances a month.

Plus, I’m fortunate to have a wonderful full-time career as a social media marketing consultant.  This allows me to donate my time to perform Hypnotic Experience at no cost for charitable groups, non-profits and community organizations.

It’s fun and rewarding!

Tomorrow evening (Saturday, June 1) I’m fortunate to be part of a line-up of entertainers at Nourish Now’s “A Night in Vegas” annual fundraiser to be held at the Progress Club in Rockville, Maryland.  

Created in May 2011 by business executive Brett Meyers, Nourish Now collects surplus food from restaurants in the Washington, DC area and delivers it to organizations that provide assistance to the homeless.  It’s a worthy cause and comparable to the Operation Renewed Hope Foundation, a non-profit I’ve performed for because of their support of homeless veterans.

Rather than a traditional stage show performance, I’ll be working the crowd at the Nourish Now event engaging small groups of guests with a bit of humor and, if interested, a fun demonstration of hypnosis.

I encourage you to join me tomorrow in Rockville for what will be a wonderful evening of food, fun and entertainment.  You can purchase tickets here

Deep sleep:  the instant hypnotic induction is a hit with crowds during a performance.

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

A Special Performance to Benefit an Important Cause


Deborah Snyder is someone who embodies everything that is great and wonderful about our country.

She served her as a combat helicopter pilot flying the UH-1 Huey and UH-60 Blackhawk, retiring in 2009 after more than two decades of active military service as a Lieutenant Colonel.  She currently works for the Department of Defense.

Lieutenant Colonel Snyder’s passion and commitment to support others led her to conceive and establish Operation Renewed Hope Foundation in 2011.  Serving as the Foundation’s president, she directs a dedicated 50+ member volunteer team who are committed to provide quality housing and support services to America’s homeless veterans.

This is a daunting challenge that Lieutenant Colonel Snyder and the Foundation have taken on.  Currently, there are more than 60,000 veterans living in transitional shelters or on the streets.

Next Thursday evening, April 11 at the Crystal City Sports Pub in Northern Virginia I’ll perform a special version of my “Hypnotic Experience” show to benefit the Operational Renewed Hope Foundation.  Thanks to the generosity of the venue, every dollar raised from the sale of tickets will go directly to the Foundation to aid homeless veterans.

Rather than a comedy club act that’s merely for laughs, Hypnotic Experience is an entertaining and fun demonstration of the power of positive visualization to achieve meaningful life changes.  You can read reviews of my show here, here and here.

So…gather a group of friends and join me for what will be an amazing evening to benefit an important cause.  I hope to see you there!


Operation Renewed Hope Foundation Presents the “Hypnotic Experience”
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Crystal City Sports Pub
Arlington, VA
Tickets:  $30/single, $45/couples, $40/at the door


Directions to Crystal City Sports Pub:  http://www.ccsportspub.com/Directions.html  


A group of attendees at my Hypnotic Experience show at the Bradley Farm Haunted Mansion Festival.