{"id":147924,"date":"2025-03-25T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=147924"},"modified":"2025-03-24T15:39:41","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T20:39:41","slug":"yoknapatawpha-arts-council-and-dont-tell-comedy-collaborate-for-exclusive-oxford-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/yoknapatawpha-arts-council-and-dont-tell-comedy-collaborate-for-exclusive-oxford-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Yoknapatawpha Arts Council and Don&#8217;t Tell Comedy Collaborate for Exclusive Oxford Show"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <strong>Yoknapatawpha Arts Council<\/strong> (YAC) is partnering with the national comedy initiative, <strong>Don&#8217;t Tell Comedy<\/strong>, to host a distinctive comedy event in <strong>Oxford <\/strong>on Friday, April 11th, at 8 pm (doors open at 7:30 pm).\u00a0 Renowned for organizing secretive shows in unconventional venues, Don&#8217;t Tell Comedy has captivated audiences in over 150 cities nationwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each performance typically lasts between 70 to 90 minutes, depending on audience engagement. Attendees must be 21 or older, and seating operates on a first-come, first-served basis. To ensure groups can sit together, it&#8217;s advisable to arrive together and on time. The secret venue&#8217;s address will be emailed to ticket holders at 8:00 am on the day of the show.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>YAC&#8217;s Executive Director, <strong>Wayne Andrews<\/strong>, expressed enthusiasm about the collaboration: &#8220;We wanted this opportunity as it not only brought a national touring show to the community but they asked us to help find local comics and a unique space for the performance.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tickets for the April 11th show are available through the Yoknapatawpha Arts Council&#8217;s website. Given the secretive nature of the event and the popularity of Don&#8217;t Tell Comedy performances, early purchase is recommended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about the Yoknapatawpha Arts Council and upcoming events, visit their official website at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxfordarts.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.oxfordarts.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/TheLocalVoiceLigature-25web.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"16\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/TheLocalVoiceLigature-25web.jpg?resize=25%2C16\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14544\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ONE-EARLYLATE.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ONE-EARLYLATE.jpg?resize=540%2C960&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-147926\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ONE-EARLYLATE.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ONE-EARLYLATE.jpg?resize=169%2C300&amp;ssl=1 169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Yoknapatawpha Arts Council (YAC) is partnering with the national comedy initiative, Don&#8217;t Tell Comedy, to host a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":238,"featured_media":147925,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7149],"tags":[5,4,3651],"class_list":["post-147924","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-comedy","tag-mississippi","tag-oxford","tag-wayne-andrews"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dont-tell.jpg?fit=2048%2C1152&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147924","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/238"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=147924"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147924\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":147930,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147924\/revisions\/147930"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/147925"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=147924"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=147924"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=147924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}