Garrison Keillor did "A Prairie Home Companion" for forty years, wrote fiction and comedy, invented a town called Lake Wobegon where all the children are above average, even though he himself grew up evangelical in a small separatist flock where all the children expected the imminent end of the world. He's busy in retirement, having written a memoir and a book of limericks and is at work on a musical and a Lake Wobegon screenplay, and he continues to do "The Writers Almanac" sent out daily to Internet subscribers (free).
He has received major honors such as a Grammy Award, a Peabody Award, and the National Humanities Medal, and he continues to write and perform on tour. In 2017, after leaving the A Prairie Home Companion, Keillor resumed publishing The Writer's Almanac independently and continued stage performances. His influence on American radio storytelling-particularly through the enduring world of Lake Wobegon-remains significant.
"Fans laughed, applauded and sang along throughout Sunday night's two hour show" - Jeff Baenen, AP News
"His shows can, for a couple of hours, transform an audience of even so called coastal elites into a small town community with an intimacy only radio and its podcast descendants can achieve"- Chris Barton, LA Times
"[Keillor is] an expert at making you feel at home with his low key, familiar style. Comfortable is his specialty." - Betsie Freeman, Omaha World Herald
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Category: Attractions | Talks and Lectures
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Gold Circle (plus fees): USD 55.00,
Reserved (plus fees): USD 45.00
Artist / Speaker: Garrison Keillor
