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   from the issue of March 27, 2008

     
 
Blakeman event is March 27

Scott Blakeman, an award-winning political comedian, will speak at 7 p.m. March 27 in College of Business Administration, room 25. The lecture, sponsored by UNL's Norman and Bernice Harris Center for Judaic Studies, is free and open to the public.

Blakeman has made more than 30 national television appearances, including Comedy Central's "Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn," and NBC's "Sunday Today." He can be heard regularly on National Public Radio.

Blakeman co-founded Standup for Peace: The Two Comedian Solution to Middle East Peace with Palestinian-American comedian Dean Obeidallah.

For the past 21 years, Blakeman has taught a stand-up comedy workshop at The New School in New York City.

The class has been featured on WABC-TV, PBS, The Village Voice and Newsday, and was the subject of a documentary film for Touchstone Pictures.



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The art of Shibori
American Life in Poetry
Blakeman event is March 27
'City of Men,' 'Band's Visit' open March 28 at the Ross
Dreher's book explores black entertainers
Great Plains museum hosts LPS exhibition
MFA EXHIBIT
'One Mind' exhibit closes March 28
Palma to discuss photo exhibit during March 28 opening
Student cast readies for 'Carousel'
'Technology's Impact on Design' exhibit opens March 28
Time for Three plays City and East campuses
Ying Quartet to play March 28 at Sheldon

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