Too Hype Crew performs Sept. 15 at Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana in Gary. (Too Hype Crew/HANDOUT)
Here are some other events happening from Sept. 15 to 21 in the Region.
Funny stuff
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Comedy for a cause awaits audiences with headliners Pat Tomasulo and Mike Toomey at 8 p.m. Sept. 16 at Memorial Opera House in Valparaiso. Tickets are $30 to $50. At 104 Indiana Ave. on the mainstage. 219-548-9137; memorialoperahouse.com.
The duo known for their “WGN-TV Morning News” banter and quick wit share the stage for this “Laugh for Life” stand-up comedy show benefiting the SE Miller Suicide Prevention Fund.
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Hip and hop
A decades overview blend of hip-hop beats are the concert signature sounds of Too Hype Crew at 8 p.m. Sept. 15 at Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana in Gary. Admission is free. At 5400 West 29th Ave. on the Hard Rock Café Free stage. 219-228-2383; hardrockcasinonorthernindiana.com/entertainment.
Described as “more than a party band, more than a tribute band,” Too Hype Crew serves up audiences an old school hip hop experience for fun hip hop and party anthems of the ‘80s, ‘90s, and early ‘00s, featuring an all-live seven piece band as well as the animated moves of the “Fly Girl” dancers.
Cooking a career
Actress Leslie Goddard steps into the identity of TV cooking icon Julia Child for eight performances Sept. 13 to 17 at The Center for Visual and Performing Arts in Munster. Tickets are $40 for the show with the option of adding the $35 preshow dining option. At 1040 Ridge Road on the Theatre at the Center stage. 219-836-3255; TheaterAtTheCenter.com.
With her popular PBS television series “The French Chef,” Julia Child changed kitchen menus forever in 1960s households and continued with the same entertaining culinary influence through the 2000s until her death at age 91 in 2004. This 90-minute one-woman show shares Julia Child’s recipe for success.
Philip Potempa is a freelance reporter for The Post-Tribune.