Portland Ovations Welcomes David Sedaris, 4/2

David Sedaris, author of the previous bestsellers Naked, Me Talk Pretty One Day, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, and regular National Public Radio contributor has been added to the roster of great artists presented by Portland Ovations during the 2010-11 season. Sedaris, who last performed at Merrill Auditorium to a sold-out crowd in 2008, will appear for one night only on Saturday, April 2nd at 8 p.m.
 
Celebrating the recent release of his new title, Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary, a book of acerbic, outrageously funny fables, featuring animals with unmistakably human failings, David Sedaris will visit Portland for an evening of engaging recollections and all-new readings.

Tweaking the familiar until it warps, David Sedaris mines poignant comedy from his peculiar childhood in North Carolina, his bizarre career path, and his move to France. His best-selling novels include Naked (1998), Holidays On Ice (1997), Me Talk Pretty One Day (2001), Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim (2005), and When You Are Engulfed in Flames (2009). David Sedaris' wickedly witty observations of the ordinary-bizarre is always sure to deliver insights and laughs.

One of six children in a second-generation Greek family, Sedaris grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina. In 1977, he dropped out of Kent State University to hitchhike around the country. Aside from working as a Macy's elf, Sedaris has worked a number of charmingly quirky jobs such as a house painter, an apple picker, an aide in a mental hospital, a creative writing teacher at the Art Institute of Chicago, and an apartment cleaner.

Sedaris made his comic debut recounting his strange-but-true experiences of being a Macy's elf, reading his essay "Santaland Diaries" on Nation Public Radio's Morning Edition in 1992. His sardonic humor and incisive social critique have made him one of NPR's most popular and humorous commentators. In 2001, he was named Humorist of the Year by Time magazine and received the Thurber Prize for American Humor.

Portland Ovations' presentation of David Sedaris is made possible, in part, by media support from MPBN Radio.

Tickets for Portland Ovations' presentation of David Sedaris go on sale December 1st for Portland Ovations' Members and Subscribers, and December 6th for the general public. Ovations' Membership is available at any time - including at the time of ticket purchase - for those wishing to take advantage of the pre-sale benefit.

Tickets are $45, $50 and $55 for Members, Subscribers and the general public and are available through PortTix by calling 207.842.0800 or visiting the window at Merrill Auditorium located at 20 Myrtle Street in Portland. Current Members/Subscribers and those seeking Membership at the time of purchase must call or visit PortTix in person. Beginning on December 6th, tickets can also be purchased online at www.portlandovations.org or www.porttix.com.