BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20160315T233000Z DTEND:20160316T010000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Negin Farsad: Fighting Islamophobia\, Bigotry\, and What Have You with Comedy DESCRIPTION:Star of her own brand of 'social justice comedy\,' Negin Farsad is not afraid to ask the tough questions\, or to make her audience laugh just as hard as they're thinking. An Iranian-American Muslim comedian who tackles prejudice head-on and hilariously\, this TED Senior Fellow is also a fearless filmmaker and actor who has written for MTV\, PBS\, Nickelodeon\, Comedy Central and more. In this engaging talk\, Farsad will explore how she approaches race\, religion and culture through comedy\, and how we can chuckle our way to common ground. Recommended for teens and older. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Star of her own brand of '\;social justice comedy\,'\; \;Negin Farsad is not afraid to ask the tough questions\,  \;or to make her audience laugh just as hard as they'\;re thinking. An Iranian-American Muslim comedian who tackles prejudice head-on and hilariously\, this TED Senior Fellow is also a fearless filmmaker and actor who has written for MTV\, PBS\, Nickelodeon\, Comedy Central and more. In this engaging talk\, Farsad will explore how she approaches race\, religion and culture through comedy\, and how we can chuckle our way to common ground. Recommended for teens and older. LOCATION:www.harbisontheatre.org or 803.407.5011 UID:e.795.10532 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260504T035241Z URL:https://members.lexingtonsc.org/events/details/negin-farsad-fighting-islamophobia-bigotry-and-what-have-you-with-comedy-03-15-2016-10532 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR