Comedians Hold Fundraiser for Children's Tutoring Center

Brooklyn, NY – Comedians to hold fundraiser for pint-sized superheroes. "This place is cool!" exclaimed 11-year-old Duncan MacLeod, as a flowing blue cape flapped above his outstretched arms on a recent afternoon. He was flying—or, technically, standing atop an industrial-strength "Cape Tester" at the Brooklyn Superhero Supply Co., with a large fan beneath his feet that made his new villain-vanquishing accessory billow. Such flights of fancy are routine in the storefront guise of 826NYC, the nonprofit children's tutoring center in Park Slope that teaches kids and anyone else with an imagination to be silly and serious at once. On Wednesday, a cadre of comedians will gather in service of both for a fundraising event at the Bell House in Gowanus, Brooklyn. “If I was a kid, I couldn't think of anything more amazing than a place that pretended to supply superhero products and, when you open a [secret] door, you learn to write and do cool projects and work with people to make films," said Eugene Mirman, the Brooklyn-based stand-up comic who will host the benefit event. www.fundraising-ideas.org