Get ready for a Summer of Love - if you love laughs and enlightenment!

TUESDAY, JULY 20, 8pm
Beth hosts and curates THE OTHER NETWORK at Club Oberon, 2 Arrow St. Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA. $15 at the door / $10 advance. Call 866.811.4111 or click here.

THURSDAY, JULY 22, 8pm
100% HAPPY 88% OF THE TIME at Club Oberon, 2 Arrow St. Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA. $15 at the door / $10 advance. Call 866.811.4111 or click here.

WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY, JULY 28 & 29, 9pm
100% HAPPY 88% OF THE TIME at The Triad, 158 W. 72 St., NYC. $15/$10 advance. Call 212-362-2590 or click here.

MONDAY-FRIDAY, AUG 1-6
THE COMEDIAN'S WAY WRITING & PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP at the prestigious Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in the beautiful Berkshire mountains of western Massachusetts. Call 866-200-5203 or click here for more info and registration.

WEDNESDAY, AUG 4, 7:30pm
100% HAPPY 88% OF THE TIME at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, Stockbridge, MA.

WEDNESDAY, AUG 29, 1:00pm
100% HAPPY 88% OF THE TIME benefit performance for the National Women's Political Caucus at the Renberg Theater, LA, CA. Call 951-461-4828 or click here for more info and tickets.

SUNDAYS, SEPT. 12, 19, 26, OCT. 3 (1-4 pm)
THE COMEDIAN'S WAY WRITING & PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP at MBar 1253 N Vine St. Hollywood CA. Ongoing. Results oriented. Creative satisfaction guaranteed. Audit any class for just $20. More info call 323-717-4731 or click here.

Please join us for the maiden voyage of THE SUNDAY SALON, a new collaboration between comedy guru Beth Lapides ("Un-Cabaret") and brilliant cabaret impressario Clifford Bell ("Cabarabia").

Sunday, May 16, 4PM at MBar, 1253 N. Vine St. That's right. 4PM on Sunday. That moment when your Sunday Sadness kicks in?

Come taste the wine... Or beverage of your choice.

Come hear the band... We promise, Beth won't bring her cymbals!

No cover! Invitation only! The bar is open!

Musical direction by the magically gifted Mitch Kaplan. Sandra Bernhard's collaborator for more than twenty years, his music has been recorded by Chaka Kahn, Thelma Houston, and Sister Sledge, to name a few!

Special musical guests this Sunday: Kelly Mantle ("The Confusion Of My Illusion!"), A.J. Teshin ("The Kurt Weill Project") and Raspin Stuwart ("We Do What We Do").

RSVP: 323-769-6447 or e-mail.

The Comedian's Way workshop for Writers, Performers & Other Humans is the place to develop your authentic voice and deepest material for one-person shows, personal essays, books, scripts, blogs, or just to have a better attitude about life.

Each class starts with a Q & A and an inspirational rap from Beth about some aspect of the creative process. Here for your entertainment and edification is video of a recent talk about the 7 Questions Every Writer Should Ask Themself Before Sitting Down To Write.

Read more about the workshop on Beth's site and the Un-Cabaret website.

Class meets most Sundays from 1-4pm at M-Bar, 1253 N. Vine St. LA 90038. For more info, call 323-717-4731 or e-mail us.

Any single class $60  
Any 4 classes $200

Audit (observe) any class for just $10
Audit 4 classes for $25

Spring into Summer right now.

Escape to The Comedian's Way week-long retreat, August 1-6 at the magnificent Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health. Call 866-200-5203 or click here for more info and registration.

Take a break from your grind in August and devote an entire week to your creative practice in this breakthrough creativity workshop led by Beth Lapides & Greg Miller.

There'll be special writing & performance exercises, sessions devoted to generating fresh material, defining your individual goals and challenges and mining your latent veins of creative gold. This workshop is for professional entertainers and entertaining professionals, speakers and seekers.

Kripalu is a self-contained campus that also offers yoga, tai chi, delicious healthy food, swimming and kayaking, hiking trails, an inspirational labyrinth and a world-class spa, all surrounded by the splendor of the Berkshire Mountains in Western Massachusetts. 

If you haven't gotten started on your own personal Fool's Journey, this summer is the perfect time. More about The Comedian's Way. More about Beth. More about Greg.

See full-size video on youtube

"FUNNY & MIND-EXPANDING!"
LA Weekly

Beth weaves story, home-spun philosophy and big ideas into an unforgettable evening of inspirational comedy.

BETH NOT METH!!

The LA Gay & Lesbian Center's Lily Tomlin/Jane Wagner Cultural Arts Center Presents:

"100% HAPPY 88% OF THE TIME"
One night only
SATURDAY, JANUARY 9 at 8 PM
The Renberg Theatre
1125 N. McCadden Place
Hollywood 90038

Net Proceeds Benefit The LA Gay and Lesbian Center's Baby Dragon Fund for Meth Counseling and Mental Health. Tickets only $20. Reservations 323-860-7300 or click here for tickets

There's still plenty of time to get your creative work on track before the end of the year. There are 2 more classes of The Comedian's Way Workshop in December. Get onstage at M-Bar in Hollywood where you can work on your shows, performance, pitches, patter - or change your patterning.

Work with comedy guru Beth Lapides and me to supercharge your creativity. Or give a really meaningful gift to a creative friend!

SUNDAYS, DECEMBER 6 & 13, JANUARY 10, 17, 24, 31, FEBRUARY 7, 21, 28 1-4pm at M-Bar, 1253 N. Vine 90038

Single classes $60
Any 2 classes $110
Any 4 classes $200

SUPER SPECIAL HOLIDAY SALE - Only guaranteed until the end of 2009. Commit to your creativity and get any 10 classes for $400 or any 30 classes for $1000 (that's just $33 each!).

The Comedian's Way workshop for Writers, Performers & Other Humans is the place to develop your authentic voice and deepest material for one-person shows, personal essays, books, scripts, blogs, or just to have a better attitude about life.

There are written descriptions of the workshop on Beth's site and also here on the Un-Cabaret website, but here's a pretty coherent and entertaining video description of what exactly happens and what you can expect from the workshop.

"ABOVE & BEYOND" (The New Yorker)

Beth Lapides' Un-Cabaret pretty much launched the modern comedy storytelling movement which gave birth to Afterbirth, Mortified, Sit n Spin, The Moth, Say the Word, etc. Before that, Beth was a pretty famous performance artist who toured her solo shows all over the world. Now she returns to her roots with a brilliant new show called "100% Happy 88% of the Time".

"A BREATH OF FRESH AIR!" (Whole Life Times)

"A MASTER COMEDIENNE... SMART & FUNNY" (Los Angeles Times)

What happens when a piece of material gets stale? How do you keep the audience - and yourself - interested?

Get some great advice about how to keep your material fresh, find the material that will stay fresh the longest, and tips on integrating this freshening practice into your creative process and your life in this inspiring rap from Beth Lapides at The Comedian's Way workshop.

Audit, register for a single class or get discounts on multiple classes. Upcoming classes: Sunday, Oct. 4 & 18, 1-4pm at M-Bar, 1253 N. Vine St. LA 90038.

Click here for more info about The Comedian's Way workshop or call 323-993-3305.

btw, this video was taken with the new Flip UltraHD Camcorder. Yes, the HD takes a long time to process and upload video, but the resolution and color are way advanced, the camera now holds up to 2 hours of video (instead of the previous version's 1 hour capacity), the sound is a lot clearer and, most importantly, it has retained virtually all its cuteness.