ENTERTAINMENT
Published 10:10 pm Saturday, January 17, 2009
Cornerstone’s annual dinner is sure to tickle the funny bone.
Jim Wiggins, billed as “the last hippie in America” and a semifinalist on the NBC show “Last Comic Standing,” will headline the entertainment at the dinner, set for 6:30 p.m. Feb. 6 at Tony’s Too, 4821 Oak.
Johnny Beehner, who has trained at Chicago’s Second City and appeared on “Last Comic Standing,” also will appear.
“We try to keep this a fun, festive type of thing,” said John Hirner, executive director of Cornerstone.
Another feature will be a silent auction.
“This year’s auction should be great,” said Anita Failor, a Cornerstone board member. “We are especially excited about auctioning Barack Obama’s book, ‘The Audacity of Hope,’ which has been personally signed by the president-elect.”
Other auction items include a week condo stay in Arizona and “A Dinner with the Friars.”
The theme of Cornerstone’s annual dinner is “Celebration of Hope.”
Tickets are $50 per person and are available by calling Cornerstone at 222-8254. The reservation deadline is Jan. 23.
Cornerstone provides mental health counseling services to individuals, couples, families and children.
