By: Shawn Hansen – Dec. 2016 In the midst of the holiday season, I interviewed comedian Pablo Francisco the day after Thanksgiving and ironically will be going to his show the day after Christmas on December 26, 2016. The Wilbur Theatre has sat comfortably at 246 Tremont Street in Boston since 1913 as comedians and […]
By: Shawn Hansen – Oct. 2016 On September 8, 2016, this year’s basketball festivities began at a press conference held at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield. With the number one draft pick on June 24, 1992, the Orlando Magic picked Shaquille O’Neal out of Louisiana State University. Twenty-four years later, the […]
Question and Answer with Mike Josselyn of Sure Shot Promotions about the 31st Greater Boston Sports Collectors Club athlete signing at the Wilmington Shriner’s Auditorium from November 04-06, 2016. Q: Out of everyone in the line up this year, who are the Top 3 athletes that you are excited to see? A: Actually I am […]
As I turned 30 Years old this past August, the Kansas City Royals won their first World Series title in 30 Years as the Greater Boston Sports Collectors Club is having their 30th annual autograph signing in Wilmington from Nov. 06-Nov. 08. As there will be roughly 53 past and present athletes combined […]
April, 2015 Interviewing Actor/Comedian/Author Paul Reiser on “Tax Day” April 15, 2015 he said, “So what can I tell yah? Your job is to fill that theater, Shawn, again, no pressure.” Not performing in Boston for a long time, Reiser said that he cannot wait to do standup at The Wilbur Theatre on Friday, May […]
By: Shawn Hansen – October 8, 2014 Shawn Hansen has never written a Question and Answer interview for The Valley Patriot until now (his 84th article with The VP – Not that Anyone is counting): So enjoy the read and go out to the Lowell Memorial Auditorium at 50 East Merrimack Street in Lowell to see Comedians […]
By: Shawn Hansen – October, 2014 As baseball season will be spent watching the playoffs from homes of every Red Sox player and fan, have no fear because 17 Red Sox from the 2004 World Series team will be at the Wilmington Shriners Auditorium the weekend of November 01. Kevin Millar, Doug Mientkiewicz, Mike Timlin, […]
By Shawn Hansen – Staff Writer March 25, 2014 Kathleen Madigan, comedian from Florissant, Missouri will be performing at The Wilbur Theatre at 246 Tremont Street in Boston this Saturday, March 29, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. “I’ve been there a bunch of times,” said Madigan. “It’s one of my favorite venues because they let people […]