{"id":118682,"date":"2023-05-22T23:36:45","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T03:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=118682"},"modified":"2023-05-22T23:36:45","modified_gmt":"2023-05-23T03:36:45","slug":"ancestry-dot-comedy-the-misfit-variety-show-is-coming-to-artsquest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=118682","title":{"rendered":"Ancestry Dot Comedy: The Misfit Variety Show is Coming to ArtsQuest"},"content":{"rendered":"

Join Lauren LoGiudice in her variety show with trivia for anyone who\u2019s ever looked at their family and thought: How did I get here?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Bethlehem, PA, May 22, 2023 \u2013\u00a0ArtsQuest<\/a>\u00a0is bringing\u00a0Ancestry Dot Comedy: The Misfit Variety Show<\/a>\u00a0to the Visitor Center presented by St. Luke\u2019s University Health Network on Sat. June 3,<\/ins><\/u>\u00a0at 9:15 p.m..<\/p>\n

Ancestry Dot Comedy: The Misfit Variety Show is a comedy show focusing on family secrets due to commercial DNA tests. Such as hidden identities, illicit affairs, secret sperm and egg donations and unrevealed adoptions.<\/p>\n

Lauren LoGiudice is an accomplished comedian, actor and author of Amazon Kindle Best Seller\u00a0Inside Melania: What I Know About Melania Trump by Impersonating Her<\/em>. Her work has been featured by The New York Times, BBC, Bust Magazine, McSweeny\u2019s Internet Tendency and Hyperallergic, among others. Her TV and film credits include Veep, Brave the Dark and Galaxy360 and Moth StorySLAM Champ. In addition to her comedy album, Misfits: A Comedy Album you can also hear her\u00a0Melania\u00a0Trump\u2019s Rockin\u2019 Right-Wing Christmas\u00a0<\/em>Album, available on all major streaming platforms.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe do a pre-show mingle for people who have interesting family stories. It is a great way to commiserate and to also ask questions to our special guest, Professor Choi of Lehigh University,\u201d Lauren LoGiudice, host of the show, said. \u201cThis is a unique event that allows space for people struggling with belonging and identity. That\u2019s a lot of folks right now and we\u2019re hoping to bring them solace through laughter.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ticket prices for adults are $14, ArtsQuest Members tickets are $12.50, and ages 25 and under as well as seniors are $13. The show contains adult language and\/or situations. No one under the age of 12 will be admitted into the show. Anyone coming to the show between the ages of 13 and 17 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.<\/p>\n

About ArtsQuest\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

ArtsQuest\u2019s mission is to provide access to exceptional artistic, cultural and educational experiences using arts and culture as key elements of economic development for our urban communities. ArtsQuest\u2122 supports this mission via the presentation of performing and visual arts, film, arts education classes and outreach, youth programming and cultural events. Through festivals such as its flagship event, Musikfest; the Banana Factory Arts Center; and the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks arts and cultural campus, ArtsQuest\u2019s programming reaches more than 1.9 million people annually. The organization\u2019s programs and events, of which over 50% of are free to attend, have a combined economic impact of more than $136 million annually in the region.<\/p>\n

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Information provided to TVL by:<\/p>\n

Abigail Wolf
\nArtsQuest
\nhttp:\/\/www.artsquest.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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