Man Up 2.0

The Lansing branch of the National Alliance on Mental Illness and Positive Somebody, a local nonprofit that educates youth on positive coping skills, will co-host a free men’s mental health event Saturday evening, featuring stand-up comedy sets, a panel discussion, music by DJ Metro Melik, a raffle and giveaways, free food from soul food restaurant Poppa’s Cookbook and community resource tables, linking attendees to further support in the area. The panel will include Tom Arthur, lead pastor at Sycamore Creek Eastwood; Jaideep Taggart Singh, an associate professor of physics at Michigan State University and NAMI Lansing volunteer; Bob Hoffman, Fox 47 anchor and founder of ePIFanyNow, a grassroots movement focused on spreading kindness; Rob Powell, director of counseling at Cristo Rey Counseling Center; Antonio Botello III, Waverly High School football coach and director of youth and support service at Child and Family Charities; and the above-mentioned Melik Brown, a life coach, entrepreneur and Stacks 92.1 radio host. The comedy lineup, designed to lift attendees’ spirits with laughter, will feature emcee Bruce Umpstead, headliner Wes Ward and Southeast Michigan staple Alex Bradley. For more information, including full bios of panelists and comedians, visit facebook.com/positivesomebody.