Fisher Center Presents
An Evening with David Sedaris
Friday, October 7, 2016
Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater
8:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
8:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
Presented in association with Shawn Nightingale Productions
One of America's most popular humor writers, David Sedaris is the author of Barrel Fever and Holidays on Ice, as well as the essay collections Naked, Me Talk Pretty One Day, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, When You Are Engulfed in Flames, and most recently, Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls—each of which was an immediate bestseller. A frequent guest on NPR's This American Life, Sedaris is a master of satire and one of the most observant writers addressing the human condition today.Patrons will have the opportunity to get books signed by Sedaris before and after the event. Q&A to follow Sedaris's reading.
"He's smart, he's caustic, he's mordant, and, somehow, he's . . . well, nice." —Bill Richardson, Toronto Globe and Mail
"Sedaris's droll assessment of the mundane and the eccentrics who inhabit the world's crevices make him one of the greatest humorists writing today." —Chicago Tribune
"Sedaris belongs on any list of people writing in English at the moment who are revising our ideas about what's funny." —San Francisco Chronicle
Catch up on David Sedaris's This American Life stories before hearing him read live.
Read about three-time Grammy nominee (Best Spoken Word Album) David Sedaris’s Grammy experience in Rolling Stone.
David Sedaris talks to Anna Peele about his author photo, friendship, travel, and more in this Esquire interview.
For more information, call 845-758-7900, e-mail [email protected],
or visit http://fishercenter.bard.edu/calendar/event.php?eid=131230.
Time: 8:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
Location: Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater
Ticket Information: Tickets: $45–70Buy Tickets