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Comedy Show Will Help Rep.(West Side Journal)
Byline: Barbara Armijo Journal Staff Writer
If laughter is the best medicine, Rep. Ray Ruiz is going to get a good dose from his friends soon.
Comedy will be the theme for a show March 6 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Ladera Golf Course community room. Proceeds from the show -- $50 a seat, $500 a table -- will go to Ruiz, who is battling lung cancer. The money will help Ruiz with medical expenses, said J.C. Lopez, one of Ruiz's friends and neighbors on Albuquerque's West Side.
"Ray loves to laugh," Lopez said. "So when we were trying to come up with something to help him and his family, we came up with a comedy show."
Lopez, who will serve as the master of ceremonies for the event, said some of Albuquerque's up-and-coming comedians will perform.
Headlining will be Albuquerque City Councilor Eric Griego, who is also a business owner and has been a comedian and singer/songwriter for more than six years.
"Ray is a great colleague working on West Side issues," he said. "I'm honored to be asked to do this, and I really want to get Ray ...
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