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CRESTVIEW — North Okaloosa, get ready to laugh.
Award-winning comedian Etta May will headline Tickled Pink, a Tuesday night fundraiser for Healthy Woman, a North Okaloosa Medical Center resource.
May — who has appeared on "The Oprah Winfrey Show," MTV and CMT, and has been a guest commentator on "CBS Sunday Morning" and syndicated radio shows including “Rick & Bubba” and “Bob & Tom” — will bring her standup routine to the Crestview Community Center.
May — called "the queen of southern sass," "the princess of polyester" and the "white trash wizard of wisdom" — tackles a number of topics including marital and weight issues, hemorrhoids and dealing with teenagers.
She's currently touring a one-woman show called "Etta May's White Trash Diary."
May said she looks forward to her Crestview performance and that attendees will quickly see what her kind of comedy has to do with Healthy Woman.
“A night of good knee-slapping laughter is more healing than a shot of penicillin” she said. "When you start laughing, the mortgage is not too important.”
Laughter aligns with Healthy Woman’s mission, organizer Alicia Booker said.
“Healthy Woman promotes total wellness — mind, body and spirit,” Booker stated in an email. “Laughter is a powerful antidote to stress, pain and conflict.”
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WANT TO GO?
WHAT: Tickled Pink, a Healthy Woman fundraiser featuring comedian Etta May
WHEN: Doors open at 6 p.m. Tuesday. Dinner is served at 6:30 p.m.
WHERE: Crestview Community Center, 1446 Commerce Drive
COST: $30 per ticket; purchase now or call 689-8446
Email News Bulletin Staff Writer Matthew Brown, follow him on Twitter or call 850-682-6524.
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