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Paul McNeil ’01 and Sally Ekus ’03

Paul McNeil and Sally Ekus Family Fun ImprovTake some fun, kid-friendly entertainment, mix it with professional-grade improvisational theater, and voilà! you have the “Happier Family Comedy Show” — a brand-new, monthly event — designed especially for kids by the folks who’ve kept their parents in stitches for years and featuring Williston alumni Paul McNeil ’01 and Sally Ekus ’03

The “Happier Family Comedy Show” will take place every third Saturday at the 121 Club in the Eastworks building at 116 North Pleasant St. in Easthampton. Each show will feature performers ready to knock each sock off, one at a time. Read more.

Nonie Creme ’90

NoniePeople always ask me, “How did you get into the business of making beauty products? Did you go to school for it? Work your way up the ladder at L’Oreal??!”

Well….not exactly. I’m what’s known as a “grafter”. That means I’m a seriously hard worker, and that whatever is going on, I will FIND A WAY to work and earn. So, when I decided to follow an English boy to London, and suddenly found myself unemployed and illegal in London…you guessed it – I looked around and invented a way to survive.

I started my first business at 23, standing outside the London subway with a basket full of nail supplies and some business cards. I’d hand out cards all morning, and then go wait in the park until my phone rang. Soon I had a healthy business giving desk side manicures to women in the Financial District. Read more.