Karen Bergreen

A mainstay in the New York City comedy clubs, she has also been invited twice to perform at HBO’s U.S. Comedy Festival in Aspen, Colorado and the Great American Comedy Festival at the Johnny Carson Theatre in Norfolk, Nebraska. Karen has appeared on Comedy Central, The Oxygen Network, and The Joy Behar Show, and Law & Order.

Her 2010 comic novel Following Polly earned praise from The New York Times, Oprah Magazine, and her mother-in-law. Her next novel Perfect is Overrated will be out in July of this year.

Carla Kruck

Sales person and entrepreneur by day, Carla has been told for years she should do stand up. Finally encouraged by friends and irrational decision-making brought on by menopause, Carla faced her fears and took a Stand Up class in Manhattan Comedy School. Covering topics starting with awkward youth experiences, corporate America, weight loss, joy of womanhood and family, Carla’s stories are relatable and hysterical.

“This experience will help with my passion; Motivational speaking to women about, weight loss, eating healthy and putting yourself on the “to-do” list.” In the near future, Carla plans to one day publish her book on eating healthy and finding your personal formula for losing weight called, Eat a Potato I’m Beggin’ ya in the near future.

Olga Vannucci

Wherever she goes, it’s a discovery as seen through the eyes of a child. Hikes in the Alps and trips to Venice become a fantasy ride with rocks turning into sheep and boats into world wonders. Explore Italy from a new and a gifted story teller who brings to life travels through her Italian childhood with her young son, George. Touching and funny, you will find yourself longing to travel and smiling just because.

 

Key of She

Key of She is an all-female pop-jazz-country a cappella group that started in 2001 and a year later won “Audience Favorite” and 2nd place honors at the New York Harmony Sweepstakes. In 2002, Key of She opened for Ray Charles, and in 2004, they appeared on The Jane Pauley Show. In 2007, Just Plain Folks, an organization that doles out "the Grammies for the other 98%," gave them an award for their unique rendition of Spider Web by Joan Osborne. The group has released two CDs and performs original arrangements of everything from Cole Porter to Shania Twain, Etta James to the Dixie Chicks, the ridiculous to the sublime.

In the summer of 2011, three of the original members of Key of She went on hiatus. The remaining “shes,” Amy Raditz and Sue Jaques, auditioned and accepted three new “shes,” Carol Heffler, Sheila Truncillito and Cheryl Wnek. Since January 2012, the quintet has been joyfully re-inventing and remaking themselves into a fabulous new Key of She. This will be their first full performance.