A Christmas Companion Christmas time’s a-coming. Christmas time’s a-coming … ’Tis the season and thus it’s time for some holiday cheer! We’ve added three holiday-themed concerts to our upcoming tour schedule. Join Keillor & Company: A PRAIRIE HOME HOLIDAY with Garrison, Prudence Johnson, and Dan Chouinard for a few holiday favorites combined with a Christmas tale or two plus the latest News from Lake Wobegon. Come prepared to sing along to some of your favorite holiday songs and carols. THE TICKET LINKS GO LIVE AT 9:00 AM, FRIDAY, OCT. 15Dec. 10 7:30 PM Bridge View Center, Ottumwa, IA TICKETSDec. 11 8:00 PM Rialto Square Theatre, Joliet, IL TICKETSDec. 12 7:30 PM Holland Civic Center, Holland, MI TICKETS ALSO AVAILABLE:
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If you love your work be sure not to finish it
The life of a writer is a wild adventure you wouldn’t imagine simply by looking at the lonely figure in the black cloak sitting hunched in her/his niche in the cloister, scratching corrections onto the parchment with a feathered quill pen, but it’s true and someone really ought to write about this. At the moment, I am looking at a galley of a new book of mine as sent by a graphic designer named David and I am stunned by the elegance of it, which makes my own words seem almost of classical quality, which makes me want to revise the work to bring it up to the quality of the design, meanwhile my crew of overseers is firing off memos insisting the book be finished by Friday. This is what I’m up against: David’s graphic artistry has shown me how wonderful my work almost is while editors are banging on the door of my cell, threatening to withhold food until I turn the work over to them. It’s ugly.
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This week on "A Prairie Home Companion" As the weather turns a bit cooler, tune in to your favorite Saturday night show for a little warmth. Delbert McClinton heats things up a bit on “Givin’ It Up for Your Love” and “Livin’ It Down,” Stephanie Davis duets with Garrison on “Once More” and soloes on “What a Little Moonlight Can Do,” Pat Donohue tackles “Frisco Town,” the Shoe Band kicks in “This N’ That,” Vern Sutton performs Tchaikovsky — plus Silver Linings, Leaf Control, Powdermilk, and one of the best scripts ever with the NPR riff between Linda Wertheimer and Jon Notright. All this plus the latest News from your favorite small town of Lake Wobegon. Join us Saturday for a listen via our Facebook page at 5 p.m. CT (or click the link below). Listen to the Show >>>Like our Facebook page >>> More about this week’s featured guests
Born in Lubbock, Texas, in 1940, a musician and performer for six decades, Delbert McClinton’s musical history is vast. With his band, McClinton makes music that combines the sounds of blues, rock ’n’ roll, honky-tonk, country, and R&B. In 1992, he won a Grammy for a duet with Bonnie Raitt, “Good Man/Good Woman,” and his 1989 album, Live From Austin (Alligator), was nominated for a Grammy for Best Contemporary Blues Album. Plus, he taught the Beatles’ John Lennon how to play the harmonica. “Oughta Know” >>>View available music >>> Back when she lived on her Montana ranch, Stephanie Davis found songwriting inspiration in everything from baling twine to border collies. During a stint in Nashville, her songs were recorded by Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, Martina McBride, and others. These days, she makes her home in Austin, Texas, where she enjoys hiking the Texas Hill Country, grooving to all styles of Texas music, and continuing to keep her fans happy by writing and performing her own songs. “Gives a Little Back” >>>View available music >>> Vern Sutton — a guest on the very first broadcast of A Prairie Home Companion — has collaborated with major musical organizations as a singer, actor, director, and educator. He was a founding member of the Center Opera Company, which became the Minnesota Opera, and composers Dominick Argento, Robert Ward, Conrad Susa, Libby Larsen, and others have written for his voice. For 36 years, Vern taught at the University of Minnesota School of Music. |
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The Lake Wobegon Virus Just released in paperback (wherever books are sold) — bestselling author and humorist Garrison Keillor returns to one of America’s most beloved mythical towns, beset by a contagion of alarming candor.
A mysterious virus has infiltrated the good people of Lake Wobegon, transmitted via unpasteurized cheese made by a Norwegian bachelor farmer, the effect of which is episodic loss of social inhibition. Mayor Alice, Father Wilmer, Pastor Liz, the Bunsens, and Krebsbachs, formerly taciturn elders, burst into political rants, inappropriate confessions, and rhapsodic proclamations, while their teenagers watch in amazement. Meanwhile, a wealthy outsider is buying up farmland for a Keep America Truckin’ motorway and amusement park, estimated to draw 2.2 million visitors a year. Clint Bunsen and Elena the hometown epidemiologist to the rescue, with a Fourth of July Living Flag and sweet corn feast for a finale.
In his newest Lake Wobegon novel, Garrison Keillor takes us back to the small prairie town where for so long American readers and listeners have found laughter as well as the wry airing of our foibles and most familiar desires and fears — a town where, as we know, “all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average.” Get the softcover book >>>Autographed hardcover >>>Audiobook read by Garrison >>> |
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| Leaving Home by Garrison Keillor Leaving Home is the first collection of Lake Wobegon short stories. The book includes 36 fan favorites taken from the live broadcasts of A Prairie Home Companion. The short stories are mostly from shows performed during the late 80's. There is a wonderfully funny tale about a septic tank in Homecoming, a gathering of Lutheran ministers on a Pontoon Boat, an usher convention in Hawaii, news from the State fair and a fond farewell to a favorite son’s hometown taken from what was, at that time, the final in 1987. Softcover, 288 pages. "In the first collection of Lake Wobegon monologues, Keillor tells readers more about some of the people from Lake Wobegon Days and introduces some new faces. Leaving Home is a book of exceptional charm … delightful … genuinely touching" -The Wall Street Journal
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| Newest Digital Release FROM THE ARCHIVES From The Archives: News from Lake Wobegon Sept-Dec 1982 was just released via iTunes and other digital stores. This set includes 13 monologues where Garrison's storytelling is at his best. If you are collecting these digital sets, don't miss these. Sept-Dec 1982>>>
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