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URL:https://www.arabamerica.com/events/gaza-mutual-aid-variety-show/
SUMMARY:Gaza Mutual Aid Variety Show!
DESCRIPTION:CHICAGO\, IL\n\n\n\nKick back for an evening of live music\, co
 medy\, and entertainment\, all for a great cause! All proceeds will be don
 ated to Bilal and Maryam\, two young siblings living in Gaza.\n\nEmcee Chr
 istian Aldana is a queer\, Filipinx\, artist\, educator and community orga
 nizer based in Chicago. Though they have a soft spot for the Midwest\, par
 t of them will always be in South East Asia (Cebu and Saigon) where they g
 rew up. They are the author of The Water We Swim In (Sampaguita Press\, 20
 23)\n\n**Featured Artists**\n\nSuhaib Qasim is a 25-year old stand-up and 
 sketch comedian based in Chicago. Suhaib started his comedy career as an i
 mprov performer and sketch writer at the Second City Chicago\, graduating 
 from the program in 2023. He now co-produces and hosts the Odd Mix Comedy 
 Show and has been featured on showcases at the Lincoln Lodge\, Broadway Co
 medy Club\, St Marks Comedy Club\, and West Side Comedy Club. Suhaib can b
 e seen performing standup all over the Chicagoland area\, as well as with 
 his sketch group Off Pink Floyd\, whose videos have garnered over 1M views
  on TikTok and Instagram.\n\nFaayani Aboma Mijani is front-person of Chica
 go-based psych/jazz fusion band monoculture and organizer with the Chicago
  Alliance against racist and political repression.\n\nThe Nest (Michele Th
 omas\, Emmy Bean\, Stacy Rene Erenberg) is an emerging voice studio\, and 
 are known for their sweet vocal improvisations.\n\nLo Mutuc is the author 
 of Oh the Moon and You Can't Kill Me Twice\, provides the voice of Ruby fr
 om the animated Cartoon Network series Steven Universe\, and speaks cursiv
 e fluently.
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