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EXTGen Detroit, the young
adult division of the Jewish
Federation, returns to The
Fillmore in Detroit on March 9
for its premiere annual fundrais-
er, EPIC. The event, brought to
the community by Sue and Alan
J. Kaufman and Family, is a true
celebration of the community’
s
time-honored tradition of taking
care of our fellow Jews and the com-
mitment of EPIC guests to carry on
that tradition as the young philan-
thropists of today.
“Our family has had the honor
of being EPIC’
s presenting sponsor
for the last seven years,
” said Alan
J. Kaufman. “It has been nothing
short of inspiring and exciting to
watch EPIC grow over the years. It
is very rewarding to see firsthand
the generosity and enthusiasm that
the next generation of proud Jewish
Detroiters brings to our communi-
ty.
”
This year, EPIC attendees are
invited to a cocktail hour with live
music from Your Generation begin-
ning at 8 p.m. before taking their
seats in the historic theater for the
main event. Ben-Gurion Society
donors of $1,000 or more also are
invited to a VIP reception with an
exclusive meet-and-greet with this
year’
s EPIC talent, Nikki Glaser.
“We are thrilled to welcome Nikki
Glaser to the EPIC stage,
” said EPIC
Co-Chair Andrew Luckoff. “Nikki is
one of the most sought-after young
comics right now, and it’
s especial-
ly exciting because she will be the
first-ever female comic to headline
this event.
”
Nikki Glaser is the creator, execu-
tive producer and star of the popular
Comedy Central series Not Safe w/
Nikki Glaser. Her first one-hour
standup special, Perfect, premiered
on Comedy Central in April 2016.
More recently, her half-hour Netflix
special, The Standups, premiered in
July 2017 to rave reviews. Nikki also
has a Sirius XM morning show, You
Up with Nikki Glaser on Comedy
Central Radio.
In addition, she’
s hosted the MTV
late-night talk show Nikki and Sara
LIVE and co-hosted the popular
podcast You Had to Be There. She’
s
also made appearances on Comedy
Central’
s @midnight with Chris
Hardwick, Inside Amy Schumer, The
Roast of Rob Lowe and has been on
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy
Fallon multiple times.
“While the live standup show is
always the highlight of EPIC, at the
end of the evening it’
s all about com-
ing together to support the work
of Federation and its partner agen-
cies,
” said EPIC Co-Chair Lesley
Welwarth.
“The funds raised each year at
EPIC are critical in furthering the
Celebrating
Eight EPIC Years
Young Jewish philanthropists step up at
NEXTGen Detroit’
s annual fundraiser.
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