Garrison Keillor

Gary Edward "Garrison" Keillor this author, amazing storyteller, humorist, columnist, musician, satirist, radio personality. Keillor was born August 7, 1942 in Anoka, Minnesota, is best known as host of the Minnesota Public Live Radio show A Prairie Home Companion (also known as Garrison Keillor's Radio Show on United Kingdom's BBC 7, as well as on RTE in Ireland and Australia's ABC).

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Event	Time	Location	Tools
A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor	Tue, Aug 10 8:00p	Interlochen Center for the Arts, Interlochen, MI	A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor
Garrison Keillor - A Prairie Home Companion	Wed, Aug 11 7:00p	Frederik Meijer Gardens, Grand Rapids, MI	Garrison Keillor - A Prairie Home Companion
Garrison Keillor	Thu, Aug 12 8:00p	Fraze Pavilion, Kettering, OH	Garrison Keillor
A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor	Fri, Aug 13 7:00p	Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Henrico, VA	A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor
A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor	Wed, Aug 18 8:00p	Ives Concert Park, Danbury, CT	A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor
Garrison Keillor - A Prairie Home Companion	Thu, Aug 19 8:00p	Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion, Gilford, NH	Garrison Keillor - A Prairie Home Companion
Prairie Home Companion	Fri, Aug 20 7:00p	AT&T Performing Arts Center, Dallas, TX	Prairie Home Companion A live radio variety show created and hosted by Garrison Keillor. The show usually originates from the Fitzgerald Theater in Saint Paul, Minnesota, although it is frequently taken on the road. A Prairie Home Compainion is known for its musical guests, especially folk and traditional musicians, tongue-in-cheek radio drama, and Keillor's comedic storytelling segment, "News from Lake Wobegon."
A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor	Sat, Aug 21 8:00p	Pine Mountain Amphitheater, Flagstaff, AZ	A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor Doors open at 5:30 PM, show begins at 7:00 PM.
A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor	Sun, Aug 22 8:00p	Red Butte Garden, Salt Lake City, UT	A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor
Humphreys Concerts by the Bay - Prairie Home Companion	Mon, Aug 23 7:30p	Humphreys Concerts by the Bay, San Diego, CA	Humphreys Concerts by the Bay - Prairie Home Companion No one can tell a story like Garrison Keillor. A Prairie Home Companion "Summer Love" tour, set on the everlasting theme of romantic love, will be jam-packed with tender duets and ballads, poetry (Poe, Shakespeare, Anonymous) and stories of passion and marriage - not to mention Mr. Keillor's intermission walk through the audience for the sing-along of "Unchained Melody" and "Can't Help Falling In Love With You." While this will not be APHC broadcast show, it will include many favorite Prairie Home Companion elements - Guy Noir, Dusty and Lefty, and the News from Lake Wobegon. Nickel Creek's Sara Watkins will be on hand, as will sound-effects man Fred Newman and the Guy's All-Star Shoe Band. This will be an entertaining night for all ages. Humphreys Concerts by the Bay is located between Humphreys Restaurant and Humphreys Half Moon Inn. The 1,400 seat outdoor theatre, ideally situated on San Diego Bay, has been presenting a wide variety of major attractions since 1982. Generally running from May through October, Humphreys Concerts covers the total spectrum of entertainment from rock and jazz to comedy, blues, folk and international music. Directions Interstate 5 (South) to Rosecrans exit. Follow Rosecrans (heading West) to Shelter Island Drive (about 5 miles). Left on Shelter Island Drive. Humphreys Half Moon Inn & Suites is on the right side. Park in lot between Humphreys Half Moon Inn and Humphreys Restaurant. Parking is available at Humphreys for $10. Free public parking lots are located nearby on Shelter Island. Valet parking is available for the restaurant only. Tickets: All seats are reserved. Tickets are required for all ages, including children and infants. Regular concert tickets, Dinner Show Packages and Premium Show Packages are available for each show. Regular show tickets and Dinner Show Packages can be purchased at Humphreys Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets, charged by phone at (800) 745-3000 or on-line at www.ticketmaster.com.Premium Packages cannot be purchased at Ticketmaster outlets. They are available at Humphreys, on-line and by phone at (800) 745-3000.

Garrison Keillor - A Prairie Home Companion	Wed, Aug 25 7:30p	Mountain Winery, Saratoga, CA	Garrison Keillor - A Prairie Home Companion
Garrison Keillor - A Prairie Home Companion	Thu, Aug 26 7:30p	Britt Festivals, Jacksonville, OR	Garrison Keillor - A Prairie Home Companion
A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor	Fri, Aug 27 7:30p	Cuthbert Amphitheater, Eugene, OR	A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor
A Prairie Home Companion With Garrison Keillor	Sat, Aug 28 7:00p	Oregon Zoo, Portland, OR	A Prairie Home Companion With Garrison Keillor
A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor	Sun, Aug 29 5:30p	Denver Botanic Gardens, Denver, CO	A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor
A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor	Tue, Aug 31 8:00p	Majestic Theater, San Antonio, TX	A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor
A Prairie Home Companion With Garrison Keillor	Fri, Sep 3 7:45p	Minnesota State Fair Grounds, St Paul, MN	A Prairie Home Companion With Garrison Keillor
Garrison Keillor - A Prairie Home Companion	Wed, Sep 8 8:00p	Knoxville Civic Auditorium and Coliseum, Knoxville, TN	Garrison Keillor - A Prairie Home Companion
A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor	Thu, Sep 9 7:30p	Salem Civic Center, Salem, VA	A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor
Summer Love Tour	Fri, Sep 10 8:00p	Pier Six Pavilion, Baltimore, MD	Summer Love Tour A Prairie Home Companion is a live radio variety show created and hosted by Garrison Keillor. The show runs two hours on Saturdays from 6 to 8 p.m Eastern Time, and usually originates from the Fitzgerald Theater in Saint Paul, Minnesota, although it is frequently taken on the road. A Prairie Home Companion is known for its musical guests, especially folk and traditional musicians, tongue-in-cheek radio drama, and Keillor's comedic storytelling segment, "News from Lake Wobegon".
A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor	Sat, Sep 11 7:30p	Koka Booth Amphitheatre, Cary, NC	A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor
Garrison Keillor - A Prairie Home Companion	Sun, Sep 12 7:00p	Charlottesville Pavilion, Charlottesville, VA	Garrison Keillor - A Prairie Home Companion
Garrison Keillor	Sun, Sep 19 7:00p	Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, Santa Rosa, CA	Garrison Keillor
Garrison Keillor	Mon, Sep 20 7:30p	Turlock Community Theatre, Turlock, CA	Garrison Keillor With over 3 million listeners each week on more than 450 public radio stations across the country, Garrison Keillor entertains America as the host of the critically acclaimed "A Prairie Home Companion." Few in the entertainment industry have reached his level of success as a best selling author, storyteller, humorist, columnist, musician, and radio personality. Keillor has received numerous awards, including a Grammy Award for his recording of "Lake Wobegon Days." He has also received two Cable ACE Awards and a George Foster Peabody Award. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and recently was presented with a National Humanities Medal by the National Endowment for the Humanities. In 1994, he was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame at Chicago's Museum of Broadcast Communications. Garrison Keillor has performed with many orchestras, including the Chicago, Milwaukee, San Francisco, Pittsburgh, Minnesota, Dallas, and National symphonies. He has appeared at Wolf Trap, Carnegie Hall, and other major concert halls as a member of The Hopeful Gospel Quartet, and he has performed on his own in one-man shows across the country and on tour broadcasts of "A Prairie Home Companion."
Garrison Keillor	Tue, Sep 21 7:30p	Cascade Theatre, Redding, CA	Garrison Keillor Ticket Price: $64-$79 Share \| Garrison Keillor Best-Selling Author and Host of A Prairie Home Companion Garrison Keillor is an author, storyteller, humorist, and creator of the weekly radio show A Prairie Home Companion . The show has over 3 million listeners on more than 450 public radio stations each week. He performs his own one-man shows across the country and on tour broadcasts of A Prairie Home Companion . Keillor's most recent role included playing himself in the movie adaptation of his show, A Prairie Home Companion ( June 2006). It features Meryl Streep and Lily Tomlin as the singing Johnson sisters, Lindsay Lohan as Streep's daughter, Woody Harrelson and John C. Reilly as singing cowboys Lefty and Dusty, and Tommy Lee Jones as the Axeman, who is dispatched by the radio station's new corporate owners in Texas to shut down the show. He is also the author of many books, including Lake Wobegon Days (1985); The Book of Guys (1993); The Old Man Who Loved Cheese (1996); Wobegon Boy (1997); Me: By Jimmy "Big Boy" Valente As Told to Garrison Keillor (1999); Love Me (2003); Homegrown Democrat (2004); Pontoon (2007); Liberty: A Lake Wobegon Novel (2008); and Life Among the Lutherans (2009). Visit http://prairiehome.publicradio.org/ Location: Cascade Theatre 1733 Market St Redding, CA 96001
An Evening with Garrison Keillor	Wed, Sep 22 8:00p	California Repertory Theatre, Long Beach, CA	An Evening with Garrison Keillor
An Evening with Garrison Keillor	Thu, Sep 23 8:00p	Sacramento Community Center Theatre, Sacramento, CA	An Evening with Garrison Keillor Fahn & Company proudly presents “An Evening With Garrison Keillor” on Thursday, September 23rd at the Sacramento Community Center Theater. This beloved author, storyteller and humorist may be best known for his enormously popular and award winning radio show, “A Prairie Home Companion”. All seats are reserved and can be purchased at the Sacramento Convention Center Box Office, 1301 L Street, online at www.tickets.com or charge by phone at (916) 808-5181 or (800) 225-2277.
Garrison Keillor	Sat, Sep 25 4:45p	Fitzgerald Theater, St Paul, MN	Garrison Keillor
Garrison Keillor	Sat, Oct 2 4:45p	Fitzgerald Theater, St Paul, MN	Garrison Keillor
Garrison Keillor	Sat, Oct 9 4:45p	Fitzgerald Theater, St Paul, MN	Garrison Keillor
Garrison Keillor With Seattle Symphony	Tue, Oct 12 7:30p	Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall, Seattle, WA	Garrison Keillor With Seattle Symphony Garrison Keillor is the host and writer of A Prairie Home Companion and The Writer's Almanac, heard on public radio stations across the country, and the author of more than a dozen books. Keillor brings his brand of humor to the Benaroya Hall stage in a performance with Seattle Symphony.
Garrison Keillor	Sat, Oct 16 4:45p	Fitzgerald Theater, St Paul, MN	Garrison Keillor
Garrison Keillor	Sat, Oct 30 4:45p	Fitzgerald Theater, St Paul, MN	Garrison Keillor
Kimmel Center Presents Garrison Keillor	Mon, Nov 15 8:00p	Verizon Hall, Philadelphia, PA	Kimmel Center Presents Garrison Keillor Keillor's voice reaches across airwaves to more than 3.3 million public radio listeners, who tune in every week for A Prairie Home Companion. His wry, low-key reflections on life in the rural Midwest and issues around the world have kept audiences returning week after week for 30 years. The witty author of more than a dozen books returns to the Kimmel Center to share his unique perspective on matters large and small, global and local.
Garrison Keillor	Tue, Nov 16 8:00p	Hershey Theatre, Hershey, PA	Garrison Keillor
Garrison Keillor	Wed, Nov 17 7:00p	Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, Atlanta, GA	Garrison Keillor
Garrison Keillor	Mon, Dec 13 8:00p	Paramount Theatre - Vt, Rutland, VT	Garrison Keillor
Garrison Keillor	Tue, Jan 18 7:30p	Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, Gainesville, FL	Garrison Keillor
Garrison Keillor - Prairie Home Companion	Sun, Feb 6 3:00p	Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts, Cerritos, CA	Garrison Keillor - Prairie Home Companion
Garrison Keillor	Mon, Feb 7 8:00p	Sunset Cultural Center, Carmel-By-the-Sea, CA	Garrison Keillor Presented by: Sunset Presents Click the Subscribe Button above to Create-Your-Own-Series or Click Here to Subscribe to the Wit & Wisdom Series Package that includes: Capitol Steps Sarah Vowell Garrison Keillor
An Evening With Garrison Keillor	Tue, Feb 8 8:00p	McCallum Theatre, Palm Desert, CA	An Evening With Garrison Keillor Best-Selling Author and Host of "A Prarie Home Companion" True to his radio form, humorist celebrity speaker Garrison Keillor shares hilarious anecdotes about growing up in the American Midwest, the people of Lake Wobegon, and "late-life fatherhood." With a wonderful, dry sense of humor, he captivates audiences and delivers with class, charisma, and wisdom.
Garrison Keillor	Wed, Mar 2 8:00p	Paramount Theatre, Austin, TX	Garrison Keillor
Garrison Keillor	Thu, Mar 3 8:00p	Paramount Theatre, Austin, TX	Garrison Keillor
An Afternoon with Garrison Keillor	Sun, Mar 6 3:00p	Lowell Memorial Auditorium, Lowell, MA	An Afternoon with Garrison Keillor Minnesota-born and raised, Garrison Keillor is the living embodiment of the Midwestern spirit. Each week, he shares his steady thoughtfulness, old-fashioned values, traditional songs, and dry humor through his legendary, critically acclaimed radio show A Prairie Home Companion. Over three million listeners on more than 450 public radio stations now hear the show each week.
Garrison Keillor	Thu, Mar 10 7:30p	Lied Center for Performing Arts, Lincoln, NE	Garrison Keillor
Garrison Keillor	Sun, Apr 3 5:00p	The Broadway Theater - Kingston, Kingston, NY	Garrison Keillor