ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Laughter might not seem appropriate to a subject as serious as suicide, but a comedy show coming to the Lehigh Valley is using precisely that to try to take away that stigma.
Chris Nee’s Comedy to Break the Stigma will be performed at 8 p.m. Saturday, June 1, at Civic Theatre of Allentown, 527 N. 19th St.
Tickets, at $35 for general admission, are available on the ticket site whennow.com. Doors and a limited cash bar will open at 7 p.m.News release
The show will be headlined by Nee, a Philadelphia native who has performed at Philly's former Trocadero Theatre, Helium Comedy Club and Wisecrackers Comedy Club in Allentown, and who has opened for national touring comedy acts.
Also on the bill will be Lehigh Valley favorite Tyler Rothrock of Nazareth, Jake Mattera, Gracie Canaan, Albert Davis, Rachel Peters, Steve Bikel and John Amendolia.
Tickets, at $35 for general admission, are available on the ticket site whennow.com. Doors and a limited cash bar will open at 7 p.m.
This event is presented by The Suicide Prevention Coalition of Lehigh County, a collaborative organization that supports social service organizations, communities and other groups concerned about the rising number of deaths by suicide.
Proceeds will benefit Aevidum, an organization focused on "empowering youth to shatter the silence surrounding mental health and suicide."
'Save lives by reducing suicides'
Suicide Prevention Coalition said in a release that its mission is "to save lives by reducing suicides in Lehigh County."
SPC’s mission is made possible by a grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
The coalition is made of up a 16-member Steering Team that supports two Action Teams Prevention & Intervention and Awareness & Engagement.
The Steering Team members include the Lehigh County coroner, Lehigh County Mental Health and The Department of Human Services, Allentown Police Department, National Alliance on Mental Illness, the United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley, Allentown Health Bureau, Allentown Dept. of Economic Development, AFSP Eastern Regional Co-chair, St. Luke's Health Network, Lehigh Valley Health Network and the chief executive officer of Pinebrook Family Answers.
Pinebrook Family Answers provides the backbone support for The Suicide Prevention Coalition of Lehigh County.
For more information, www.suicidepreventionlc.com.
