Come participate in an entertaining and interactive evening with three dynamic personalities who will arouse your creativity. Stand-up comedienne Marla Lukofsky, CEO, The Essential Message Michel Neray, and songwriter/performer Michele Mele will share their inspiring personal stories in ways that are guaranteed to spark your enthusiasm. The evening is anchored by Nellie Jacobs a popular Internet talk radio host, artist, best selling author and creator of “Igniting Imagination with Nellie Jacobs”, twitter @nelliejacobs.

Admit it. You're Creative.

Date: Thursday, April 16, 2009

Time: 7:00 -9:00 pm

Space is limited. Register here events@mindcamp.org

Admission: Free. Donations welcome.

Where: Centre for Social Innovation 215 Spadina Avenue, Suite 120, Toronto M5T 2C7

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Marla Lukofsky

Stand-up Comedienne, Keynote Speaker

Presentation: “To Be Real, You Gotta Feel” - A moving depiction of her life, laced with comedy and tears.

Marla Lukofsky is a hilarious, shocking and powerfully passionate performer who inspired audiences across the continent. A popular television and radio guest, Marla is also the voice of Good Luck Bear on The Care Bears. This thirty-year veteran comedienne and actress,  has performed stand-up in every major North American city. Once a former member of Second City, Marla has reinvented herself as a speaker across North America, telling her personal story in “I’m Still Here and so is my Hair” including her experience with breast cancer.

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Michele Neray

CEO, the Essential Message

Presentation: “What Drives You Crazy Makes You Great!” - An interactive mini-workshop helping people think about or discover their differentiation.

Michel Neray, (Internet Pioneer, Award-winning Copywriter, Entrepreneur, Senior Sales & Marketing Executive, & Author) focuses on essential messages. A prominent keynote speaker he helps, "business big and small discover their true differentiation and then communicate it in the most compelling way." He explains what he means by Creative DNA, its importance to your personal and professional growth, how to identify it, and what you can do with that information. Former chair of the Toronto chapter of Canadian Association of Professional Speakers, Michel is a much-respected, prominent figure in the business community worldwide who recently spoke at a conference in Iran. 

twitter @essentialmichel.

Igniting Imagination Interview Episode #14

Michele Mele

Singer/Songwriter

Presentation: “Naked on the Rocks-Exposed!” A rousing routine unfolding the creative evolution of her life in music.

Michele Meleis a really, truly hands-on wife, mother, daughter, granddaughter and sister has done it all! Born into a family of professional musicians, she has directed plays, musicals and composes various classical works for orchestra and choir. Michele has released three albums in the jazz genre of original music and just released a fourth: the soundtrack of her performance of 'Naked on the Rocks'. Her voice has been compared to Ani diFranco by the 20 year-old set and to Peggy Lee by older jazzers but she is, however, a true original with a vibrance all her own. Just returned from performing at Greenwich Village at the Bitter End club in New York, Michele will perform a condensed version of her act.

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and, meet Marci Segal who will kick off the evening

Co-founder World Creativity and Innovation Week April 15 -21

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Admit it. You're Creative