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Margaret Cho to Perform as Keynote Artist During Eliminate Hate Week

April 4

Comedian, designer and actor Margaret Cho will be the keynote performer for Minnesota State Mankato’s Eliminate Hate Week Wednesday, April 4.

2007-04-02

Mankato - Comedian, designer and actor Margaret Cho will be the keynote performer for Minnesota State Mankato's Eliminate Hate Week Wednesday, April 4.

Cho's performance, sponsored by IMPACT and the LGBT Center with assistance from the Office of Institutional Diversity, will be at 8 p.m. in Taylor Center. For mature audiences only, the event is open to students, faculty, staff and the public.

Cho is best known for her stage performances, recordings and concert movies. Her shows include comedy with strong political and cultural commentary. She performs with a distinctive, empowering personal voice, speaking to a diverse audience that includes gays and lesbians, Asians, women, people of color and others.

Recently she was honored with the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California's First Amendment Award, and with the National Organization for Women's Intrepid Award. She also has been recognized by GLAAD, Lambda Legal, the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force and the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund for promoting equal rights for all.

More information about Cho is available at http://www.boredboard.org/margaret-cho.html

Student tickets are $5 (one ticket per valid Mavcard), and general admission is $10. Tickets may be purchased in Centennial Student Union Room 173 (Student Leadership Development) Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., or with a credit card at (507) 389-6076. General admission tickets also are available at the Coffee Hag, 329 Riverfront Drive; the St. Peter Food Co-op, 119 West Broadway; and TJ Finnegan's Pub, 520 S. Front Street.

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