Theatre: Out of the Closet & Into the Fire Volume II

“Out of the Closet and Into the Fire” features stories based on people, local & nationwide, that tell their comedic, heartfelt and painful accounts of coming out. Performance is Saturday, January 15. Dinner will be served at 7 pm, show begins at 8 pm. Tickets in advance are $38 p/p and $40 at the door. Cash bar will be available. Located in the Sunset Hall.

Saturday, January 15 · 8:00pm - 11:00pm
Location: Ardovino's Desert Crossing
1 Ardovino Drive
Sunland Park, NM

11.23.10: Today's Show

Today on The Lisa D Show at noon we're going to talk to Ernie Hernandez from Ardovino's Desert Crossing about this Wednesday's wine tasting!

Info: Grand Tasting
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Our annual Grand Tasting, the last wine social of the year, will be hosted on Wednesday, November 24, at 7 pm. in the Mecca Lounge Sample a unique selection of wines & champagnes, which include: Antinori Tormaresca Neprica, Villa Pozzi Nero D'Avola, Zardetto Prosecco, Domaine Ste. Michelle, Nicolas Feuillatte, Gruet Blanc de Blancs and Gruet Blanc de Noirs. Also, enjoy our chef’s selection of hors d’oeuvres and live music by James Clarkston. Cost for this event is $30 per adult. With limited availability, reservations are strongly recommended.

Also, we'll talk to our good friend Jesse Pena from the Tacoholics Taco Truck. Jesse will do the interview live from the grill in his taco truck, where he'll be parked from 11:30- 1 today.

Tune into the show at KHRO 1150 AM or stream the show at www.talkradio1150.com. Also, feel free to call the show at 915.880.4376 or send an email to thelisadshow@gmail.com.

2.16.10: Today's Guests

Today on "The Lisa D Show" we'll talk to Chris Babcock for our weekly dose of news analysis on news that matters to you!

We'll also talk with Ernie Hernandez about a very exciting fundraiser on March 27 benefitting El Paso Sun City Pride. Hernandez secured Skyy Vodka, Ardovino's Desert Crossing and Southern Wine and Spirits to throw a fantastic party feaurting El Paso native and celebrity Bo Dixon.

Bo Dixon will be signing his new beefcake calendar and raffling off workout sessions for interested parties. Proceeds will go towards outreach, education and events sponsored by El Paso Sun City Pride.

"El Paso Sun City Pride celebrates the present, envisions the future and honors the past accomplishments of our community through the visibility and awareness created by progressive policies already in place in our beautiful city of El Paso. “Coming Out” marks the beginning of the gay self-realization process; “Pride” marks its culmination.

In addition to celebrating our positive contributions, our sexual identity, our cultures, our families, our accomplishments, our individuality and our on-going struggle for civil rights, EPSCP will help thousands discover the breadth of the LGBT community in El Paso. Community organizations such as ours provide opportunities for education, growth and self-realization, as well as increasing the diversity, visibility and unity, in and between, the LGBT and Straight communities."

Tune into the show from 1-2 p.m. on KHRO 1150 AM or stream the show at www.talkradio1150.com. Call into the show at 915-880-4376.

1.21.10: Today’s Guest

Jan Wolfe, director of “Out of the Closet and Into the Fire,” will be the guest on "The Lisa D Show" today from 1 - 2 p.m. on KHRO 1150 AM. Tune in or stream the show from www.talkradio1150.com. Call the show @ 915.880.4376.

This Saturday, at 8 p.m. enjoy an evening of gay monologues. "Out of the Closet and Into the Fire" is based on real people and tells their comedic, heartfelt and painful coming-out stories. A Framed Wolfe Production, "Out of the Closet and Into the Fire" is produced, written, compiled and edited by Jan H. Wolfe. It is directed by David Villanueva, and hosted by Ardovino’s Desert Crossing. Tickets for this event are $13 in advance an $15 at the door. Dinner and cocktails will be available from 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. For more information and tickets, call 575.589.0653.

Jan’s bio: I have been in theatre since I was 12 years old. My degree is in Theatre Arts from UCLA Theatre Dept. I have taught theatre to children for 40 years, at the El Paso Playhouse, and two children's theatres: I started, Studio Theatre Workshop and my husband, Chet Frame, and Yvonne Carranza and I founded Kid-N-Co. over 20 years ago. Chet and I have had a children's play published. I also teach at various schools. My husband and I have directed and acted in plays at the El Paso Playhouse for 23 years, and also other theatres in town. I guess I have directed over 100 plays of all sorts. I founded Die Laughing with he Playhouse 6 years ago and I write and direct all the shows, which are seen monthly at Il Posto Ristorante. I started Framed Wolfe Productions after I retired from New York Life. I wrote, with the collaboration of David Villanueva, the play "Out of the Closet and Into the Fire this year. I am currently producing my husband's show, “I'm Not Rappaport,” at the EPPH, directing "Love Letters" for the Adobe Horseshoe Theatre, and have a Die Laughing this month.

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