Prepare yourself, because the man that America has been buzzing about, Jon Heder, the actor who portrayed Napoleon Dynamite in the film of the same name, will be coming to New Mexico for one night. The event will take place in the Ballroom of the Student Union Building on Wednesday, March 23, 2005 at 7:30 pm.
How did this movie become such a phenomenon? In June 2004, a new kind of hero was introduced. A hero with a red 'fro and a friend name Pedro. Together, they achieved a triumph in their quest to win the Student Body President election at their school.
Complete with memorable characters and catch phrases such as "Sweet..." and "My lips hurt real bad!," the movie has not only garnered a cult following, but a massive audience, and now many fans wish to meet the man who played their new favorite movie character. ASUNM Student Special Events (SSE) is giving that chance.
The program will include a talk by Heder, a live question and answer session, and a look-alike contest, in which the winner will receive invitations to a private meet and greet with Heder later in the evening.
The event is free for UNM students with a valid ID and $5 for the general public. Tickets will be sold at the door. The fun does not stop with this event. The following Tuesday, March 29, at 7 p.m., ASUNM Student Special Events presents: Allah Made Me Funny! Official Comedy Tour in the Student Union Building Ballroom.
"The concept of this tour is to make a comprehensive effort to provide effective, significant, and appropriate comedy with an Islamic perspective, which is both mainstream and cross-cultural. The idea is to provide a venue whereby
Muslims and non-Muslims can feel safe, relevant, and inclusive of an experience where humor is used to bridge gaps of bias, intolerance, and other social ills that are pre and post 9/11 relevant," says Preacher Moss, co-founder, and one of the featured comedians on the tour. Moss has written comedy for NBC's Saturday Night Live as well as actor Damon Wayans.
The other two comedians featured include Azeem, who has shared the stage with such comics as Steve Harvey and Adam Ferrarra, and Azhar Usman, who is a standup comedian, lecturer and community activist. These three comics
promise a show that is memorable, and a laugh-out-loud experience.
This event is free. For more information on either of these events feel free to contact ASUNM Student Special Events at (505) 277-5602.
Contact: Keith Lopez, (505) 277-5602