18 The Courier sun • november 28 2013 for breaking news visit www.couriersun.com Queens pols get big laughs at ‘Legislative Acts’ show BY NIKI DJOKOVICH [email protected] They can sing. They can act. They can legislate. Borough politicians took to the stage to perform in “Legislative Acts,” a soldout fundraising event held November 23 at Queens College’s LeFrak Concert Hall. The audience roared with laughter throughout the 16-act performances, which included song, dance, comedy and more. Each skit featured jokes about election season and the officials themselves. Former City Council Speaker Peter Vallone, Sr. and former Queens Borough President Claire Shulman dressed as Superman and Wonder Woman, respectively, for their skit called “Save the World.” The two brought the audience, and themselves, through belly-laughs, as they worked together to recall their lines while jokingly bickering. In another skit, Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer asked Congressmember Greg Meeks if he had been frequenting the gym. Van Bramer then warned the U.S. Representative not to “take selfies.” Queens Borough President-elect Melinda Katz sang her rendition of “Oh, What a Beautiful Morning!” The performance concluded with all of the cast members singing “We Are the World,” together on stage. However, in their version of the song, the chorus was changed to, “We are the world. We are Bill’s children” – referring to Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio. The audience broke into hysterics for the final laugh of the evening’s performance. The event benefited the college’s programs, Big Buddy and Women and Work. Big Buddy aims to create stability and support for homeless children by pairing them with student mentors from Queens College. Women and Work serves victims of domestic and family violence, single mothers, immigrants, displaced homemakers and downsized workers by focusing on job-training and life skills that can enhance self-esteem with social capital and establish a social network. THE COURIER/Photos by Nikki Djokovich THE COURIER/Photos by Nikki Djokovich THE COURIER/Photos by Nikki Djokovich Peter Vallone, Sr. and Claire Shulman show that they can “Save the World!” dressed as Superman and Wonder Woman. Michael DenDekker, Mark Weprin, Grace Meng, Eric Ulrich, Melinda Katz, the Company and Ensemble pay tribute to Queens by singing “Brotherhood in Queens.” John C. Lui accompanied by the Ensemble singing “Ticket to Ride.” Obtain a FaSt DiVORCE in aS littlE aS 24 HOURS WE aRE HERE tO HElP! Visit us online or Call now! SERVinG tHE COMMUnitY FOR OVER 50 YEaRS! A leader in the fast divorce business has been Divorcefast.com of Massachusetts, a company that has been providing speedy, low-cost foreign divorces for 50 years. The company provides divorces that can be completed in as little as one day in Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and the U.S. offshore island of Guam. According to Alan Alford, proprietor of Divorcefast.com, some of the divorces offered require travel to the court, while some can be done without any travel or court appearance. Some require both parties to sign the court petition for divorce, while others can be achieved with only one party signing. All of the divorces happen very quickly and with a minimal amount of paperwork. The divorces are valid and recognized everywhere, and Alford reports that he processes several thousand of them every year, particularly for New Yorkers. The total cost for fast divorces starts at $995, raising the price to as high as $1,500. All of the divorces, Alford says, are completed within a few days and the clients are then free to remarry or otherwise continue with their lives as single persons. Anyone interested in more details about the Divorcefast offerings can access the company web site at www.divorcefast.com. The forms and instructions can be printed out from there and submitted to the company. For those lacking Internet access, Alford and his staff are prepared to discuss foreign divorces on the phone, at 978-443-8387, or by mail directed to Divorcefast.com, 365 Boston Post Road, Sudbury, MA 01776.. THE PROCESS IS QUICK, EASY, LEGAL & AFFORDABLE 978.443.8387 WWW.DIVORCEFAST.COM
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