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Elephant-Sized Comedy Gala and Live Art Auction
DWIGHT STARS WITH CATHY SORBO IN A BENEFIT AT MAINSTAGE COMEDY CLUB IN SEATTLE

Elephant-Sized Comedy Gala and Live Art Auction

  Presented by Friends of Woodland Park Zoo Elephants to support getting the elephants out of their inhumane living conditions at the zoo and into the 2,700 acre Elephant Sanctuary. Treat yourself, your friends and your Mom to a night of elephant sized laughs with Cathy Sorbo (comedian and PI columnist) and Dwight Slade
Mother’s Day, May 11, 2008.
Doors for VIP reception at 5:30: $75.00.
Doors at 7pm for general admission: $40.00.
Auction at 7:30, comedy show to follow.
Mainstage Comedy and Music Club, 315 1st Ave. N. directly across from Key Arena. Reserve tickets at www.mainstagecomedy.com or 206-217-3700.
For more info contact: Alyne Fortgang alyne16@yahoo.com, 206-595-7770
"SUPERHERO TALENT" APPEARS AT SALEM FILM FESTIVAL
DWIGHT CO-STARS IN THE SHORT FILM WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY WARREN PERIERA
  Superhero Talent is a ten minute film about a super-absorbed, super eccentric millionaire (Cutro, played by Warren Periera) who finally meets his match when his devoted personal assistant (Page) lets him in on a terrible secret he's been carrying around.  Devastated, Cutro makes a logical and startling conclusion. 
The film was an official selection at this year's 2008 Beverly Hills Film Festival, and now appears at the Salem Film Festival.
'Superhero Talent' will be screened Saturday, 4:30 PM, The Grand Theater

PICTURED:  Dwight Slade and Warren Periera
DWIGHT WRAPS FILMING ON "ASL"
"ASL" IS A RELATIONSHIP DRAMA THAT INTERWEAVES STORIES AROUND THE DANGERS OF THE INTERNET
Booking his fourth film role in a year, Dwight will be portraying "Mitch" in the film "ASL" (which stands for internet acronym Age Sex Location.)  Mitch is a dysfunctional "player" who seduces women and then leaves them.  His secret is that he carries a STD and spreads it without regard.  Please avoid jokes about why Dwight won the part. You can check out the trailer at: www.aslthemovie.com
PICTURED:  Dwight, playing "Mitch," corrupts "Lisa," played by acting Legend Katie O'Gradie
DWIGHT HOSTS 1st OREGON MUSIC HOF INDUCTION
EVERCLEAR, MARK LINDSAY, THE KINGSMEN AND 50 LEGENDS INDUCTED ON OCTOBER 13

The First Annual Induction for the Oregon Music Hall Of Fame brought together 50 musical pioneers with their roots in Oregon.  Dwight hosted the induction which became a who's who of music legends at the Roseland Theater in Portland, Oregon on October 13, 2007.  The show featured music by Mark Lindsay (of Paul Revere and the Raiders fame), Everclear, The Kingsmen (who recorded "Louie, Louie"), Jon Koonce, Mason Williams and The Unreal Gods.  And lots of laughs!

Information on the show and the Hall of Fame is available at www.omhof.org.
DWIGHT FINISHES TWO WEEK TOUR OF ISRAEL
A BENEFIT FOR THE CROSSROADS CENTER
From June 17 til July 1, Dwight performed five shows in Israel as a benefit for the Crossroads Center, an aid organization for run away teens.  The shows were organized by comedian Avi Liberman and included comedians Craig Robinson and Gary Gulman.   The show sold out nearly every night and was featured in the Jerusalem Post. 

PICTURED: (L to R) Avi Liberman, Craig Robinson, Dwight Slade
DWIGHT APPEARS ON BYRON ALLEN'S "COMICS UNLEASHED"
ITS THE ONLY SYNDICATED SHOW SHOT IN HD
Did you miss it?  Dwight's appearance on Byron Allen's show, "Comic's Unleashed" aired on Friday, June 1.  The show is syndicated all over the US.  You can see a sample on the VIDEO page.