# Event Details - **Event Name**: Summer Laughter Party - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 08 Aug, 2026 at 05:30 pm – Sat, 08 Aug, 2026 at 06:30 pm - **Event Description**: Get ready to laugh at the Summer Laughter Party - part of Public Benefit: Pop-Ups in the POPOSAbout this EventSummer Laughter PartyKick off your Saturday evening with an uplifting Laughter Yoga experience led by two-time American Laughter Champion and 2023 World Laughter Champion, , from 5:30–6:30 PM, followed by spontaneous laughter interludes.Never tried Laughter Yoga? You’re in for a treat! Laughter Yoga is a playful, guided practice that blends intentional laughter, simple movement, deep breathing, and connection to help reduce stress, boost your mood, and awaken your natural joy. You don’t have to be happy to laugh—we laugh first, and our bodies naturally respond with many of the same feel-good benefits as spontaneous laughter.Come reset your nervous system in one of the most joyful ways possible: laughing together in community.Stay for the whole experience or pause for a few minutes. Bring your friends, your family, and your curiosity—and come away with a sense of well-being and joy!Free, All Ages, Accessible, and Open to the Public. No experience necessary. This is not a "normal" yoga class. No equipment, mats, or activity "on the ground" (just your feet...!)RSVPs are helpful but not required — day-of pop-ins are encouraged. is a citywide series of playful, site-specific pop-up activations by artist Lisa Van Dusen, unfolding across Palo Alto’s POPOS - Privately Owned Public Open Spaces. The project brings underused public benefit spaces to life through temporary, participatory encounters, from tours and performances to creative experiments and moments of surprise.This activation is funded, in part, by the of the Palo Alto Public Art Program, supported by Ettan~Cal-Indian Cuisine, and is a Magical Series event, in partnership with Magical Bridge.MEDIA RELEASEParticipants hereby grant permission for photographs, video, and/or audio recordings of themselves, which may be used for documentation, exhibition, publication, and promotional purposes related to Public Benefit.WAIVER OF LIABILITY (see FAQ) https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/22063270-924b-11f1-a33a-f7150662a5aa-rimg-w1200-h473-dc486848-gmir.png Thank you to Magical Bridge for partnering with Public Benefit: Pop-Ups in the POPOS to support the Summer Dance + Laughter Party as part of the Magical Series. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/221bb640-924b-11f1-88dc-e3856eb2568f-rimg-w649-h740-dc486848-gmir.png - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/palo-alto/summer-laughter-party/100001993384641122 - **Event Categories**: parties, entertainment, health-wellness, pop-ups, art, workshops, exhibitions, food-drinks - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 1 hour - Location: Plaza Ramona - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Palo Alto - **state**: CA - **country**: United States - **location**: Plaza Ramona - **lat**: 37.4452775 - **long**: -122.1618767 - **full address**: Plaza Ramona, 250 University Avenue, Palo Alto, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Summer Laughter Party - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/905dd811e8562563948f0b2a43893418e4bebe2953a9df05c71e696dd902187e-rimg-w1171-h758-dc060511-gmir.jpg?v=1783456598 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Summer Laughter Party being held? - **A:** Summer Laughter Party takes place on Sat, 08 Aug, 2026 at 05:30 pm to Sat, 08 Aug, 2026 at 06:30 pm at Plaza Ramona, 250 University Avenue, Palo Alto, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Summer Laughter Party? - **A:** Summer Laughter Party is organized by Lisa Van Dusen. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Summer Laughter Party is ideal for party-goers, social butterflies, and anyone looking for a great night out with music, drinks, and good vibes. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Palo Alto, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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Through intimate observations, playful interventions, social exchange, and systems-based inquiry, she explores the visible and invisible forces that shape access, agency, and participation across public and private life. Her work draws on a lifelong art practice and decades of experience in media innovation, civic leadership, and philanthropy. Along the way, she helped launch the pioneering local media platforms Cable Co-op and Palo Alto Online, relaunched Leadership Palo Alto, helped grow Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund (SV2), and served as executive director of the Palo Alto Community Fund.Her work has been exhibited in galleries, educational institutions, and alternative settings, including the Tahoe Gallery, Garage Gallery, and Ron & Maureen Ashley Community Gallery (Incline Village); the Donna Beam Gallery of Fine Art (Las Vegas); the Krause Center for Innovation Gallery (Los Altos Hills); Avenidas, ArtLab (Palo Alto), as well as Palo Alto’s Privately Owned Public Open Spaces (POPOS), among others. Her work is held in private collections.She holds an M.F.A. in Interdisciplinary Arts from the University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe and an A.B. in Semiotics from Brown University, including studio art coursework at RISD. 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