Charles McPherson was born in Joplin, Missouri where the great swing bands originated... Bird, Buster Smith, Coleman Hawkins, Count Basie and others. He studied alto sax with renown pianist Barry Harris. At age 19 he started playing professionally. He went to New York and performed with Charles Mingus for twelve years. While performing for Mingus, McPherson frequently collaborated with Harris,... read full bio
Candis Cayne is an actress and performance artist best known for her role on ABC’s prime time drama Dirty Sexy Money, which made her the first transgender actress to play a recurring transgender character in prime time television. Candis made her big screen debut in the film Wigstock: The Movie as herself. Her other film credits include Mob Queen, In... read full bio
Cam Meekins was born in Newton, Massachusetts, and reared in Wellesley. He first became interested in music when he was very young. His older brother was in a band, thus he was constantly exposed to music through the presence of his parents and brother. He consequently developed a strong interest in music at a young age. At age 5, Cam... read full bio
Watch Cory Marquardt perform and you’ll agree he was destined to be a country music star! As one of the most dynamic and interesting new country music talents, Marquardt possesses a singing voice that is second to none, a songwriting talent as big as his size, and a swagger on stage of a seasoned rock star. These formidable qualities are... read full bio
A veteran of more than 4,000 performances. Carl Wolfson is one of the country's top headlining comedians. His well-crafted mix of current events and observational humor, along with a lightning-quick wit which few comics can match, have won him rave reviews and fans from coast-to-coast. Carl's performances combine topical humor and a spontaneous style. Carl is a frequent performer on... read full bio
Award winning comedian Chip Chinery is an affable guy whose work is observational, looking at the ironic, the weird, the wacky and the inexplicable. He is witty and wonderfully funny. Chip was dubbed The Best of the Midwest" in the premiere issue of The Comedy Magazine. Chip Chinery won an EMMY for "On-Air Performer" and won his second EMMY... read full bio
An obscure footnote in golf history is Charlie Rymers performance at the 1997 Buick Classic at historic Westchester CC in Rye, New York. Rymer had his normal pedestrian finish a tie for 39th, but the real story was that a young upstart, Tiger Woods, finished one shot back. Although Tiger has never publicly commented on this agonizing defeat, many... read full bio
Craig Ehlo is a retired NBA shooting guard, who played with the Houston Rockets, Cleveland Cavaliers, Atlanta Hawks and Seattle SuperSonics. He was selected in the third round of the NBA draft by the Houston Rockets, who he made it to the NBA Finals with. Ehlo ended his playing career with an impressive 7,492 points, 2,456 assists and 3,139 rebounds.... read full bio
Brown is undoubtedly one of the most talented comics and performers of her generation. She practices her craft with such passion and soul-searching veracity, when she claims a stage the ensuing act is nothing short of a force of a nature. Cocoa Brown audaciously draws from painful reminiscences and hard-knocked lessons, bravely weaving humorous tales that uplift, upend, and upgrade... read full bio
Counterparts is one of the most popular hardcore bands out there, whose two latest albums, The Difference Between Hell and Home and Tragedy Will Find Us, have been praised by Rock Sound and Exclaim! magazines. Two years after forming, Counterparts was signed by Shane Told to his Verona Records label. They released their first album Prophets, and toured throughout North... read full bio
PROGRAM 1 - PEAK PERFORMANCE / HUMAN POTENTIAL Be Like Cliff! How to Peak Perform in Business & Life. • How a 61-year-old potato farmer, who had only been running for several years, won a 544 mile ultra-marathon, beating professional runners in their 20s and 30s by more than 10 hours. • Cliff defied expectation, probability and reality because of how he manipulated and optimized... read full bio
Charlie Appelstein's motto is There's not such thing as a bad kid." He has worked in the field of child welfare for more than twenty-five years. In his position as president of Appelstein Training Resources, LLC, he provides original, strength-based training, consultation, and youth care literature to individuals and groups who want to better understand and interact with troubled children... read full bio
Barry Poole, who is better known as Cledus T. Judd, is an American country music artist singer-songwriter known for his parodies of country music songs. Judd has been compared to “Weird Al” Yankovic because of his unique outlet and singles. Some of Judd’s most popular songs include “Every Light In The House Is Blown”, “It’s A Great Day To Be... read full bio
Chad Long, also known as “The Magician’s Magician”, is an American magician who has won first place at the International Magic Convention in London, England. He has also been nominated for Magician of the Year from the Academy of Magical Arts. Long engages his fans with his laid-back style and his humor. Some of his tricks include card tricks, and... read full bio
Chris Korn is a magician that travels all over the world anywhere from Japan to South Africa and everywhere in between, showing off his talents and illusions. He has grown a ton of popularity throughout Asia and especially in Singapore and has his own series, “Mando Magic Singapore” and “Mondo Magic Asia”. He’s also been on series “Masters of Illusion”,... read full bio
Carmen Apelgren was diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa at the age of seven. Eventually, she lost her eyesight. As a Theater and Dance major, Apelgren was a performer at hearta singer, dancer, actress, playwriter, ad songwriter. After leading a life as an artist, Apelgren joined the staff at the Braille Institute in Los Angeles as the institutes Community Relations Coordinator. She... read full bio
Celia Rivenbark grew up in Duplin County, North Carolina. After attending college for several years, Rivenbark decided to work for her hometown newspaper, the Wallace, NC Enterprise. After finding success at the Enterprise, Rivenbark moved to write for the Wilmington, NC Morning Star. She developed a weekly humor column at this newspaper, winning press awards like the national health journalism... read full bio
Christopher Hart is known as the man with the movie star hand, after his right hand was featured as THING, the lovable disembodied hand featured in three Addams Family films. His talented hand was also used in the cult horror movie, Idol Hands, as well as numerous television shows and commercials. More than just talented digits, Chris gets to use... read full bio
Cage & Focx is a country hard rock band that consists of members Gibson Cage and Anthony Focx. The duo started their career performing in Nashville and Cage has appeared on the television series “Nashville” and have earned Top Male Vocalist and Entertainer of the Year by Nashville Universe. Focx has been the guitarist for the band Beautiful Creatures and... read full bio
Chris Colston is an American country artist from East Texas. Colston began taking drum lessons when he was seven years old and already knew at that young age that he wanted to pursue a musical career. This led Colston to begin learning how to play the guitar and years later, at 17 years old, he formed his first band. Through... read full bio
