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This one's for newsletter subscribers: At 3 p.m. we will ask a question. The answer is in this morning's newsletter, so don't delete it till after 3 p.m. if you want to win tickets to hear comedians Mike Pace and Dhaya Lakshminarayanan tonight.

Every day since March 1, we've given away a pair of free tickets to hear comedians Mike Pace and Dhaya Lakshminarayanan tonight at the Napa Valley Opera House. 

If you want to win the last pair of free tickets today, hold on to your Napa Patch newsletter this morning!

Today at 3 p.m. we will post a contest article that asks a question—and the answer is right in the morning newsletter. So click back over to our home page at 3 p.m. and look for the article with the question, because the first person to post the correct answer in the comments to that article will be the winner! 

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Here's more about the show:

 came on to the comedy scene with a mullet, an oversized jacket, a skinny tie and a pair of untied high-tops.  Now?  The jacket is too small, neck-ties drive him crazy and he's finally learned to tie his shoes.

Mike started on stage in improvisational comedy.  Mike also studied theatre and developed a deep passion for both acting and comedy.  Audiences have an instant bond with Mike.  He act is a series of one minute, one act plays – all enhanced by his ability to become character after character.  He paitns mental pictures that will burn in your head for a life time.

Mike has entertained the troops on too many comedy tours to count in Iraq, Afghanistan, Korea, Guam, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and stateside.  He has also been seen on HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiam,” Showtime’s “Comedy Club All Stars, TBS’s “Very Funny Live,” and ABC’s “Comics Unleashed.  He has shared the stage with comedy legends Dana Carvey, Rodney Dangerfield, Chris Rock and Sam Kinison.  He has also opened for Bob Dylan, BB King, Natalie Cole, Charo and Lou Rawls.

Mike is surrounded by comedy in his daily life.  The married father of three travels the world and is always happy to come home to his wife and family.

Dhaya Lakshminarayanan is a stand-up comic/solo performer/storyteller, television host, and ubergeek.

She has taught “Charm School” at M.I.T. where she graduated (twice). She’s traveled to Cuba as a researcher and worked as a venture capitalist.

Like a geek, she bullets her list of successes:

~Television Host, “High School Quiz Show,” on PBS’s WGBH, premiered March 22, 2010, won a New England Emmy

~Stand-up comedy LIVE at “Comedy Day in Golden Gate Park” for 1000+ and as part of Sketchfest at the California Academy of Sciences

~Appeared nationally on NPR and PBS for her comedic storytelling on “Snap Judgment”

General admission tickets are $15. Call 707.226.7372 or www.nvoh.org for tickets and information.

Clean language, adult material - appropriate for age 16 and over

Doors open at 6:30 pm. Come early and enjoy wine, beer & snacks on sale downstairs in the Cafe Theatre.

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