These funny women to 'pump up the pink' Nov. 16 for Rays of Hope

PRIME November 2012 SPRINGFIELD – CityStage & Symphony Hall presents Pumps and Punchlines, an all-new, all-female stand-up comedy showcase featuring four of the funniest female comics in the country at Symphony Hall Nov. 16 at 8 p.m. The show is part of CityStage & Symphony Hall's "Pump Up the Pink" event to benefit Rays of Hope - A Walk & Run Toward the Cure of Breast Cancer. CityStage and Symphony Hall has partnered up with the following participating restaurants on Nov. 16 to "Pump Up the Pink" to raise awareness and funds to benefit Rays of Hope - A Walk and Run Toward a Cure for Breast Cancer: Adolfo's Restaurant, Nadim's Downtown Mediterranean, Theodore's, and The Student Prince/The Fort Restaurant. Participating restaurants will be offering special drinks and/or dinner options for patrons wearing fun pumps or pink clothes/accessories. A portion of the evening's proceeds from Pumps and Punchlines will be donated to Rays of Hope. For more information visit citystage.symphonyhall.com. Whether it's gossip, men, sex, family, friends – the ladies of Pumps and Punchlines will cover it all and no topic is off limits. Grab your girlfriends and get "pumped" up for this fabulous evening of non-stop energy and laughs. The lineup will feature cutting-edge comediennes Erin Foley, Renee Gauthier, Rachel Feinstein and Erin Jackson. Between them, these sassy ladies have rocked the mic on "Comedy Central," "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon," "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," "Chelsea Lately" and "Last Comic Standing." They have been stand-up hits at top comedy venues such as Second City, Gotham Comedy Club, Caroline's on Broadway, The Laugh Factory and The Improv; and have written for "The Onion" and "Time Out" magazine. "Pump Up the Pink" is an exciting night of great food, fabulous cocktails, and Pumps and Punchlines to help raise awareness and funds to benefit Rays of Hope – A Walk & Run Toward the Cure of Breast Cancer. Tickets are $26 and $29, and are available at the CityStage & Symphony Hall Box Office located at One Col-umbus Center in downtown Springfield, via telephone at 413-788-7033 or for purchase online at www.citystage.symphonyhall.com. Symphony Hall is located at 34 Court St. in downtown Springfield. Special Group pricing is available for Pumps and Punchlines for groups of 15 or more. For more information about the show or group pricing, call 413-788-7033.