On August 6, storyteller David Sedaris is returning to Halifax for a one-night reading event, “An Evening With David Sedaris.” With the release of his latest book Calypso—yet another Sedaris entry on the The New York Times Bestseller List—Sedaris is touring once again. Calypso is earning praise as Sedaris’ most deeply personal and darkly hilarious […]
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Kick at the Dark Theatre’s dark Christmas
David Sedaris’ Uncomfortable Christmas Holiday Fun Time Hour! The Waiting Room, 6040 Almon Street To December 18 $15/$20 As a break from the typically sentimental Christmas fare, Kick at the Dark Theatre is offering some dark holiday humour with performances of stories written by funny-guy David Sedaris. In its third production, the company is taking […]
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David Sedaris coming to a mall near you
Family sighs…so much Sedaris love One of my two favourite Sedaris siblings is coming to town—David will be here November 24, 7pm, Chapters Indigo at Mic Mac Mall, which probably means an H&M stop and a night of awesomeness with one of the hands-down funniest essayists out there, and his new book, Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk. Now, if Amy Sedaris (who was just here to shoot The Drunk and On Drugs Happy Fun Time Hour) came to host a craft session at Atlantic Fabrics with her new book Simple Times: Crafts for Poor People, no one would need to get me
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Santaland Diaries: All work and a play
Every adult knows the roles. Whether as a kid climbing onto Santa’s lap to snatch a spot on the “nice” list, as a parent forcing a child onto that same lap decades later or as a passerby watching the drama, the cliche of the mall Santa is part of the Christmas ritual. This year, Halifax […]
