Dear friends of the Fund,

Time's running out to register for our annual golf and tennis outing, raising funds for the Actors Fund Home! This is an exciting, enjoyable day out every year, and this one promises to be no different. Plus, there are still plenty of benefit shows and performances on the horizon, where your ticket purchase will go straight to supporting a life in the arts. And make sure you check out the auction where you can enjoy lunch with a certain 'America's Sweetheart', while supporting our programs and services.

Thanks for your ongoing dedication, and we hope to see you soon.

Auction: Lunch with Julia Roberts
Now–Tuesday, August 22, 3:42 pm ET/12:42 pm PT

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Can’t decide what to have for lunch? Why not ask Julia Roberts! Here’s your chance to bid for you and a friend to enjoy a private lunch with the multi-award-winning actress, producer and activist. The winning bid will help to support programs and services for those in need in the performing arts and entertainment community.

Jock Duncan Memorial Celebri-TEE Golf & Tennis Outing
Monday, August 28, 10 am ET

Knickerbocker Country Club
188 Knickerbocker Road
Tenafly, NJ

Please join us as we honor the memory of Jock Duncan Jr. at the Jock Duncan Memorial Celebri-TEE Golf & Tennis Outing to raise funds for the Actors Fund Home in Englewood, New Jersey. We are grateful to Jock for having served as a Fund trustee for 13 years and hope you will show your support in his honor.

This year you can tee it up with Tony Award-winning actor Aaron Tveit (Moulin Rouge), Tony-award winning actor Judy Kaye (Ragtime), Broadway star Robert Creighton (Frozen), Tony Award-winning director Kenny Leon (A Raisin in the Sun), Tony-nominated actor/producer/songwriter Constantine Maroulis (Rock of Ages) and Broadway star and Emmy Award-winner Michael Park (Dear Evan Hansen). Or, ace a serve to Emmy Award winner, singer and recording artist Liz Callaway (Merrily We Roll Along) and Broadway stars Bobby Conte (Company) and Adam Hyndman (Aladdin).

Mermaid Comedy Hour Presents: Hilarity x Solidarity
Monday, August 28, 7 pm PT

Hollywood Improv Lab
8162 Melrose Avenue
Los Angeles, CA

Get ready to laugh for a cause with the Mermaid Comedy Hour, a monthly all-female show almost eight years running. Special thanks to the Mermaid team Valerie Tosi, Joleen Lunzer and Kari Assad for providing this opportunity to the Fund. Mark your calendars for this star-studded lineup of comedians from both the WGA and SAG-AFTRA featuring Lisa Ann Walter, Laurie Kilmartin, Irene Tu, Kimberly Clark and Pallavi Gunalan. The Hollywood Improv is where hilarity meets solidarity with 100% of proceeds benefitting the Entertainment Community Fund in support of film and television workers affected by the work stoppages or other pauses in industry work.

Shucked Producer's Picks
Wednesday, August 30, 7 pm ET

Nederlander Theatre
208 West 41st Street
New York, NY

What do you get when you pair a semi-neurotic, New York comedy writer with two music superstars from Nashville? A hilarious and audacious farm-to-fable musical about the one thing Americans everywhere can’t get enough of: corn. With Tony Award winner Alex Newell, Shucked is the new musical comedy that proves sometimes tearing down a few walls, rather than growing them, is the only way to preserve our way of life.

More Producer's Picks:
Kimberly Akimbo: Wednesday, September 6, 7 pm ET
Hamilton: Wednesday, September 13, 7 pm ET
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Wednesday, September 20, 7 pm ET
Sweeney Todd: Wednesday, September 27, 8 pm ET
& Juliet: Wednesday, October 18, 7:30 pm ET

More Fundraisers:
Stars In The House: Watch musical performances, behind the scenes stories and more with Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley
Auction: Lunch with Julia Roberts: Now–Tuesday, August 22, 3:42 pm ET/12:42 pm PT
Plenty of Paul: 20% of proceeds from select merchandise will be donated to the Fund in support of film and television workers
T-shirts on Bonfire: 100% of the sales from this graphic t-shirt will be donated to the Entertainment Community Fund. With special thanks to The Old Guard comic series co-creators, Greg Rucka and Leandro Fernández, who is the illustrator of the series and created the image on the t-shirt
Pure Rush Soap: 25% of net sales through August 31 will be donated to the Fund in support of film and television workers