Author, humorist David Sedaris to appear April 13 at Eisenhower

Author, humorist David Sedaris to appear April 13 at Eisenhower

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- 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, will appear at 8 p.m. on April 13 at Eisenhower Auditorium.

Celebrating the release of his new title, "Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary," Sedaris will visit State College for an evening of engaging recollections 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 with his lover to France. Including his last release, the New York Times No. 1 Bestselling book, "When You Are Engulfed in Flames," David Sedaris’ observations of the ordinary-bizarre are designed to deliver insights and laughs. One of six children in a second- generation Greek family, he grew up in Raleigh, N.C. In 1977, he dropped out of Kent State University to hitchhike around the country. Aside from working as an 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 “Santaland Diaries” on National 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.

Tickets are on sale now at the Eisenhower Auditorium Arts Ticket Center, by phone at 814-863-0255, or online at http://www.cpa.psu.edu/ online.