Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

An Evening with David Sedaris

With sardonic wit and incisive social critiques, David Sedaris has become one of America’s pre-eminent humor writers. He is the master of satire and one of today’s most observant writers addressing the human condition.

His most recent book, Happy-Go-Lucky, is his first new collection of personal essays since the bestselling Calypso. A Sedaris story may seem confessional, but is also highly attuned to the world outside. It opens our eyes to what is absurd and moving about our daily existence. And it is almost impossible to read without laughing. A second volume of his diaries, A Carnival of Snackery, was released October 5, 2021 and named a New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice. There’s no right way to keep a diary, but if there’s an entertaining way, David Sedaris seems to have mastered it. At its best, this latest edition is a sort of sampler: the bitter and the sweet. Some entries are just what you wanted. Others you might want to spit discreetly into a napkin.

Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall : Upcoming Events

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MGP Live presents the Sonic Symphony concert at the Portland'5 Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall Friday, March...

Showing: 03/29
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Batman 1989 title image with photo of live orchestra

MGP Live presents Batman (1989) in Concert with a live orchestra at the Portland'5 Arlene Schnitzer...

Showing: 03/30
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Ned Blackhawk publicity headshot photo

The Oregon Historical Society presents Ned Blackhawk: 2024 Hatfield Lecture at Arlene Schnitzer Concert...

Showing: 04/02
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Photo of John Cleese with hands up in air and two doves flying + title text

Let's Talk Entertainment presents ­­­­­­actor/comedian John Cleese at the Portland'5 Arlene Schnitzer...

Showing: 04/03
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Everybody Reads featuring Gabrielle Zevin

Literary Arts presents Everybody Reads 2024 with author Gabrielle Zevin at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert...

Showing: 04/04
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Photo of Oregon Symphony musicians performing & PSU Choir members

Oregon Symphony presents Mozart's Requiem at the Portland'5 Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall on April 6–8,...

Showing: 04/06 - 04/08