Press Release

    
Contact:
Joe Verkennes,
Director of Marketing,
(734) 384-4207

February 20, 2008

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

HEYWOOD BANKS TO PERFORM AT MCCC ON MARCH 1

Show is a Near-sellout; Less than 30 Tickets Remain

MONROE, Mich. – Entertainer Heywood Banks will bring his unique style of comedy to Monroe County Community College’s La-Z-Boy Center, Meyer Theater on Saturday, March 1 at 7:30 p.m.

Equal parts, singer, songwriter, comedian and poet, Banks intersperses his humorous observations on life with his inventive music, played and sung in a variety of styles.  His television credits include Entertainment Tonight, A&E’s Evening at the Improv and MTV’s ½ Hour Comedy Hour.  Banks is also a regular guest on the nationally syndicated radio program, The Bob and Tom Show and has been featured in Rolling Stone magazine. Banks is a Livingston County resident.

The show is a near sellout, with less than 30 tickets remaining, mostly at the $20 level.  VIP tickets and seats in the first five rows, which were $25 each, are sold out.

Please note that this performance is intended for mature audiences.

For more information or to purchase tickets, contact the MCCC Ticket Hotline at (734) 384-4272 or www.monroeccc.edu/events.

   


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