FULTON, N.Y. – The Fulton Lions Club has announced that they will be hosting their annual Mane Event comedy night with comedian Nick Marra on Friday, October 11, at the Fulton Polish Home. The opening act will be Glen “Gomez” Adams. All proceeds raised will benefit community members in need.
“This event has been very successful for us and the community. It’s sure to be a fun, entertaining night for all,” said David Guyer, Fulton Lions president. “Doors open at 7:00 p.m. and the show starts at 8:00 p.m. There will also be a 50-50 drawing and a raffle for a ticket in our next Lions Loot Sweepstakes.”
Presale tickets are $15 and can be purchased at Devine Designs, Fulton Medicine Place, Phoenix Medicine Place, Mimi’s Drive-In, and the Fulton Polish Home. Ticket donations sold at the door can be purchased for $20 per person and “Laugh Package” tables of eight may also be purchased in advance until October 4, for $200 per table. “Laugh with the Lions-Laugh Package” includes reserved preferred seating near the stage, waitress service, specialty pizzas, snacks and soda, and one complimentary drink per person. For more information contact co-chair Linda Hughes at (315) 960-3019. Visit fultonlionsclub.com to purchase tickets via PayPal.
“Our headliner, Milo Johnson had our audience in stitches at our last comedy night,” said Linda Hughes, event co-chair. “This year, we’re delighted to welcome nationally famous comedian Nick Marra, and everyone in Central NY knows Gomez Adams from his many years in local radio and on the comedy circuit.”
Nick Marra has been entertaining crowds with his down-to-earth comedy for over 20 years. Drawing on his experiences from growing up in an Italian Catholic home, to his current family comprised of two sons in their mid- and late 20s and one teenaged daughter, audiences easily relate to his quirky observations. He is an author, known for “Rants, Raves & Tweets,” as well as a radio personality and motivational speaker. He has appeared in the 2017 ESPY Awards pre-show, the Lucille Ball Comedy Festival, Syracuse’s Funny Bone Comedy Club, Dangerfield’s in New York, and Good Morning America:Up All Night, among other national venues. For more information, visit his website: www.funnymannick.com.
Bill Bonnell, producer for ABC/ESPN television networks said: “Nick Marr is a throwback. That’s what I love about Nick. It’s like he parachuted in from another time and place…It’s good to know that there’s still a comedian out there like Nick that represents those days gone by. He never disappoints!”
Glen “Gomez” Adams is from Marcellus and he has been a fixture in local media since 1981. In the summer of 1983, he did the overnight show on what was Magic 104.7 that later became country station B104.7. In 1984, he was hired by y94FM where he hosted “Club Gomez” at nighttime and moved on to the morning show with “Big Mike” Fiss. In 1994, he joined the morning show on Classic Rock TK99, which also became the flagship radio station for Syracuse University sports. He hosted the award-winning Coach Boeheim call-in show for 25 years and continues to host the show with new Syracuse Basketball Head Coach Adrian Autry. He has been a co-host on Newschannel 9’s Bridge Street show and is very active performing in local comedy clubs and promoting local comedy shows.
The Fulton Lions Club helps the community with a variety of projects and services by their annual fundraising events such as the Lions Loot Sweepstakes and Charby’s Duck Derby.