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Arts For All Community News - June 13, 2023

Arts and Entertainment

June 14, 2023


Hello Arts for All community!

Please join us tomorrow afternoon for a comedy, improv and storytelling workshop for kids of all ages! The workshop will be taught by visiting artists who are in town to perform at the Paradise Theatre this week, and generously offered their time to host a workshop for our community!

Where: The Hearth Space, Grand ave
When: Tomorrow, June 14th
Time: 4 pm 
Cost: Donation!

All ages are welcome! We hope to see you then. 

Here is more information about the fabulous artists/teachers we will be working with:

Mike Kelton is a comedian, producer, writer and director living in Brooklyn, NY. Mike has developed, created, and produced multiple award-winning TV shows and digital series for TLC, Peacock, Fusion, LogoTV, MTV, and more.
Mike's 3-part series for LogoTV, Trans Youth Town Hall, led by Raquel Willis, recently won a GLAAD award. Mike also directs and showruns LogoTV's highest rated digital series, Spill with Johnny Sibilly (formerly: Logo Live with Johnny Sibilly). In its premiere season, Spill had over 5M views, was nominated for a Shorty Award, and received an honorable mention from the Webby Awards for its diversity and inclusion. Previously, he executive produced and directed the heartfelt makeover series, Dragnificent!, for TLC and the Discovery Networks, which won Best Lifestyle Show at both the Reality TV and Cablefax Awards. He also created and executive produced the FUSION series Shade: Queens of NYC. 
Mike leverages his background in improv comedy to tell stories that are both honest and hilarious. When leading projects, Mike is intentional to create collaborative and joyful environments, allowing his stories to come to life in the most dynamic ways possible.
In his free time, Mike hosts and produces a supernatural docu-comedy podcast called Beyond: with Mike Kelton, which is going into its third season. Finally, Mike makes videos of his Mother on instagram that are worth a look. 

Tracy Soren is a writer, producer, director, and comedian from Queens, NY.
As an Executive Producer at the Forever Dog Podcast Network, she produced over twenty shows including Las Culturistas with Bowen Yang & Matt Rogers, Just Between Us with Allison Raskin & Gabe Dunn, Iconography with Ayo Ediberi & Olivia Craighead, Bangin’ with Chloe Veitch, and Midnight Snack with Michelle Collins. She also co-directed the National Lampoon Radio Hour Video Series, the companion series to the hilarious National Lampoon Radio Hour reboot.
She is the producer and director of Beyond with Mike Kelton, the spiritual comedy docu-podcast named a "Best Binge" by Vulture. Season three is dropping in the fall!
For television, she produced In Pursuit with John Walsh: Hot on the Trail for Investigation Discovery. She's created numerous videos for outlets including The New Yorker, WhoHaha, and UCB Comedy. And as a content writer, her byline has appeared in Reductress, PureWow, and RachaelRayShow.com.
A comedian for over a decade, Tracy studied at the UCB theatre and has performed improv, sketch, and stand-up in New York City and beyond.