World Laughter Day 2007
Los Angeles, California
Celebrating Life Through Laughter

Event Date: Sunday, May 6th, 2007 Time: 11:30 am – 4 pm Download Program (PDF) Download Press Release (PDF)

Event Program:

Picnic On The Lawn
Bring your own food and have a picnic on the lawn at Belvedere park!

11:30 – 12:30pm: Maetar In Concert
Maetar have won awards and critical acclaim for their fusion, funky jazz grooves for peace and enlightenment. Their innovative brass, haunting melodic horns, concha shells, the shofar, flutes and hard swinging funky drums bring exuberant joy that pervades all the music these amazing musicians create.

12:30 – 1:00pm: Taiko Drummers
This year’s World Laughter Day Celebration in Los Angeles will start in style with the powerful, spellbinding and propulsive sounds of the taiko drums. The drum is the flame of a musical spirit that began in ancient time when people gathered in community. They danced and drummed to uplift their spirit and celebrate life.

1:00 – 1:30pm: Grand Opening
Group Laughter Session. Get ready to exercise your laughter muscles and enjoy the liberating and empowering effect that proves laughter is the best medicine!

1:30 – 2:45pm: Laughter Competitions
All are welcome to compete for the prestigious title of

• 2007 Best Laughing Man In Los Angeles
• 2007 Best Laughing Woman In Los Angeles
• 2007 Best Laughing Child In Los Angeles
• 2007 Best Laughing Senior In Los Angeles

All you have to do is volunteer to come on stage and share your best laugh with us. The winners will be selected by round of applause for their most natural, infectious, warm-hearted laughter.

2:45– 3:00pm: Laugh Angeles 2007 Humanitarian Awards + Close Of Event

• Dr. Andy Mars, Kid Make A Difference Program
• Dr. Madan Kataria, Founder Laughter Yoga Movement
• Father Greg Boyle, Homeboy-Homegirl Industries
• Monsignor John Moretta, Resurection Church

3:00– 4:00pm: Musical Concert with Scott Huckabay
Scott Huckabay is an award-winning artist whose performances are powerfully electrifying. Using a violin bow, an E-bow, percussion stylings and other effects, he creates a mystical musical landscape that is so multitextured, vast and breathtaking, it is unimaginable that this music could be created by one man and his guitar.

Guests Of Honor
Dr. Madan Kataria is popularly known as the merry medicine man from India and the Guru of Giggling. A medical physician by trade and an unfailing optimist by nature, he has been the catalyst for the creation of over 5000 laughter clubs in 53 countries. We are very honored to have him with us this year. Come experience contagious laughter at its best! Click here to listen to Dr. Kataria Visit Dr. Kataria's website.	Maetar have won awards and critical acclaim for their fusion, funky jazz grooves for peace and enlightenment. Their innovative brass, haunting melodic horns, concha shells, the shofar, flutes and hard swinging funky drums bring exuberant joy that pervades all the music these amazing musicians create. Visit Maetar's Website
This year’s World Laughter Day Celebration in Los Angeles will start in style with the powerful, spellbinding and propulsive sounds of the taiko drums from the Taiko Center of Los Angeles. The drum is the flame of a musical spirit that began in ancient time when people gathered in community. They danced and drummed to uplift their spirit and celebrate life. Click here to read more about the Taiko Center of Los Angeles.	Scott Huckabay is an award-winning artist whose performances are powerfully electrifying. Using a violin bow, an E-bow, percussion stylings and other effects, he creates a mystical musical landscape that is so multitextured, vast and breathtaking, it is unimaginable that this music could be created by one man and his guitar. Click here to listen to a sample of Scott's music Visit Scott Huckabay's website