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Garrison Keillor at Fred Kavli Theatre

Why see Garrison Keillor?

Garrison Keillor

The great chronicler of the Midwest is embarking on a nationwide tour, giving you a chance to hear his warmly comforting tones in the flesh. This special series of shows features nothing more than Keillor spinning biographical verse about his Minnesota upbringing and lengthy radio career and pondering life's great imponderables, all in his famous red shoes of course.

Known for his work on The Prairie Home Companion, in its various guises, from the mid-70s until 2016, when Chris Thile stepped up to the mic, he created a show that's now firmly established as the nation's most beloved and important radio public program.

Harkening back to the variety shows of old, with a mixture of live musical performances, comedy skits and monologues, Keillor also wrote the screenplay to a 2006 Robert Altman movie starring Meryl Streep, which took a fictional look behind the scenes of the show's recording. Alongside founding the national institution, Keillor is a formidable short story writer and essayist, with his articles having appeared in The New York Times and The National Geographic.

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Finished Jan 26, 2017

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1 reviews, average rating: (5.0 Stars)

Ken Cynar

Ane Evening with Garrison Keillor

Blue grass music and songs from the legendary Carter Family were part of Garrison Keillor's show at the City Winery in NYC last night. Noted American storyteller, author, humorist and creator of Public Radio's A Prairie Home Companion, Keillor was at his best spinning his stories of life as he saw it and lived it. At 75, he was reflective on growing old...ranting that retirement was a curse that aged you even more. He was in fine voice joining Robin and Linda Williams in a series of songs that transported you back to his radio days and his classic Mid-West roots. He is a modern day Mark Twain armed with a sharp wit and a radio microphone reflecting a part of American culture that we in the east know very little about. His one wish as a writer is to be remembered for one thing he said or wrote like. "....where all the women are strong, the men are good-looking and all the children above average." His classic sign off of Lake Wobegon...or " Thank you, God, for this good life and forgive us if we do not love it enough". Winery venue is great...excellent food and drink..friendly staff. ... Read more

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