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BENEFITTING

thursday march 19th | yoshi’s oakland

BENEFITTING

comedy night and auction fundraiser

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J.R. Havlan is a proud father and uncle to a small band of is a Brooklyn-based, -raised comic happy and curious Montessori students, and he is returning this year to whom the NY Times called “one of the most exciting political comics in stand- once again emcee Urban Montessori Charter School’s annual fundraiser. up today.” In 2014, he released his debut standup album Waiting for 2042 J.R. spent the last 18 years writing for with and was interviewed on NPR’s Fresh Air with Terry Gross. He has performed where he won 8 and contributed to the show’s two best on the Late Show with , , Jimmy Kimmel Live, selling books, : The Book and : The Book. J.R. also wrote for the Academy and ’s Standup Show, plus in his own Presents Awards in 2006 and 2008 and has performed stand-up comedy on both The Late Show with half-hour television special. He was also a writer and correspondent for the - David Letterman and Late Night with Conan O’Brien. J.R. is thrilled by the opportunity produced Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell on FX. A regular on the public radio circuit, he has to join us in our effort to provide quality, innovative education to deserving children. appeared on Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Studio 360, Bullseye and Soundcheck.

Music by DJ Matteo ––––––– auction ––––––– ONLINE Auction: March 12 - 26, 2015 | LIVE and SILENT Auction: March 19, 2015

––––––– when/where ––––––– Thursday, March 19th, 6:30 - 10pm | Yoshi’s Oakland

––––––– tickets ––––––– $175 per person

Visit Auction Website for Information, thursdayTicket Sales, Item Previews, march and Online Bidding 19th 6:30 - 9:30 pm PURCHASE TICKETS AND PREVIEW ITEMS NOW WWW.BIDDINGFORGOOD.COM/UMCS

Urban Montessori is a free public charter elementary school located in Oakland. Our school is based on the teachings of Maria Montessori, in combination with a focus on Design Thinking and Arts Integration. Urban Montessori is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization – our tax ID # is 27-4217957. For information, visit www.urbanmontessori.org