Raue Center to Welcome David Sedaris, 10/26

Raue Center For The Arts is excited to welcome David Sedaris at 7 p.m. on October 26, 2016. With sardonic wit and incisive social critiques, Sedaris is one of America's pre-eminent humor writers. The great skill with which he slices through cultural euphemisms and political correctness proves that Sedaris is a master of satire and one of the most observant writers addressing the human condition today.

Sedaris is the author of "Barrel Fever" and "Holidays on Ice," as well as collections of personal essays, "Naked," "Me Talk Pretty One Day," "Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim," "When You Are Engulfed in Flames" and his most recent book, "Let's Explore Diabetes With Owls," each of which became an immediate best-seller.

Sedaris is also the author of the "New York Times" best-selling collection of fables entitled "Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary." His pieces appear regular in "The New Yorker" and have twice been included in "The Best American Essays." There are a total of ten million copies of his books in print and they have been translated into 25 different languages.

Sedaris's original radio pieces can be heard on the public radio show "This American Life." Sedaris's latest audio recording of new stories is the 2009 release, "David Sedaris: Live for your Listening Pleasure." Sedaris has been nominated for three Grammy Awards for Best Spoken Word and Best Comedy Album.

Tickets start at $45 and will be available to the public on April 26, 2016 at 12 p.m. Tickets may be purchased online at rauecenter.org or via the Box Office at 815.356.9212 or 26 N. Williams Street in downtown Crystal Lake.