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Join us for a night of laughter, music, and making a difference in support of The New York Center for Children featuring stand-up comedy by Sunny Saroosh and Monk Hooper and music by DJ Shannon, Bianca Peters from Building Beats.
About NYCC
The New York Center for Children has been active for over 25 years, providing free bilingual therapy and counseling to victims of child abuse as long as healing requires. Based in Manhattan, their staff includes an in-house team of psychologists, doctors and social workers as well as a graduate training program. Funds raised will directly support this vital work, impacting not only the families they serve but their communities as a whole.
Learn more about NYCC: https://newyorkcenterforchildren.org/
About the event
We will be featuring a full suite of stand-up comedy led by Monk Hooper and Sunny Soroosh, NYC comedy veterans. Then shifting to dancing and music, DJ Shannon and DJ Yanka will grace the stage sharing hand-selected music that are guaranteed to make you move and groove. A New York native, DJ Shannon spent 5 years in China where she toured locally and nationally. After returning to NYC in 2020, she has quickly emerged as one of the city’s most promising rising talents, playing events/venues such as Boiler Room, Bossa Nova Civic Club, Paragron and more. DJ Yanka comes to us via Building Beats, a Brooklyn based non-profit dedicated to youth empowerment through music performance and education.
Details
Date: September 30th
Time: 7pm
Location: 148 Frost St, Brooklyn, NY
**All tickets include 2 free drinks**
**The tickets price tiered so buy early and save**
Your ticket purchase not only promises an evening of entertainment but also contributes to a vital cause that uplifts families and entire communities.
About Building Beats
Since 2013, Building Beats has offered DJ and Digital Music Production programs that ignite creativity and nurture leadership among underserved youth. Operating in after-school programs, homeless youth shelters, juvenile justice centers, and restorative justice programs, Building Beats has impacted over 10,000 youths across 160 locations. Beyond music, its alumni have graced prestigious venues like Carnegie Hall, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Brooklyn Borough Hall. Through the bbLeaders program, they provide mentorship, workshops, gigs, and employment avenues, while their summer camps further amplify these opportunities, fostering growth, creativity, and camaraderie.
About Sunny Soroosh
Sunny Soroosh is an Iranian-American SAG-AFTRA Actor and Stand Up Comedian, as well as a Nurse-Midwife! She is best known for her costarring role as “Pammy” on Amy Schumer’s Life and Beth on Hulu. She has also been featured on The Problem with Jon Stewart, Ramy, and Dr. Death, which premiered at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival. Sunny has performed stand up on comedy stages all over the country. She is one of the co-producers of the sold out Yes Queen! Comedy Show series in Washington, DC and New York City. She recently performed in New York City with Gary Gulman and Josh Gondelman on Alexandra Petri's book tour. Her comedy credits also include performances at Laughs Comedy Club in Seattle, WA, the DC Improv and DC Comedy Loft in Washington DC, the Marsh Theater in San Francisco, and Eastville Comedy Club in New York City. Follow her at @sorooshisonfire!
About DJ Shannon
Shannon Dawson is a dance floor professional. From the club to the recording booth and beyond, the kinetic native New York DJ exhibits a deep understanding of what moves people at any place or time. From 2015 to 2019, Shannon brought her unlimited exuberance and expert skills to Chongqing, China, where she lived and lit up the decks at local clubs and parties across the country. There she co-founded, owned, and operated CREAM, Chongqing’s first hip-hop–focused club.
Shannon’s sound: Big and bold. Dangerous on the decks, she’s noted for her layering and phrasing, dizzying handwork, and big-time blends of hard-hitting club, classic and ghetto house, techno, global bass, breakbeat, hip-hop, and anything fiery and fun. She’s slayed the CDJs in revered New York venues including Nowadays, Elsewhere, House of Yes, and Good Room. Outside of the club, Shannon graces the airwaves of the Lot Radio and Radio Bonita. And she’s the sunny host of her own podcast Club Management, which explores music’s ability to bridge communities around the world through thoughtful interviews with such guests as TRAXMAN, UNIIQU3, Bohan Phoenix, Ikonika, and Dance Mania founder Ray Barney.
