Audio By Carbonatix
Independent Journalism in Phoenix Needs You
We need to raise $15,000 by August 9 to support the reporting our community depends on. Reader support keeps us independent and is playing a larger role in funding local journalism and shaping what comes next. If you believe independent local journalism matters, make a contribution today.
When imagining what a “face for radio” might look like, it’s possible that a mental picture of Garrison Keillor’s mug appears. The man on the radio in the red shoes (with the squidgy face) has hosted the folksy program A Prairie Home Companion on and off for some 40 years, and, now that he’s pushing 70, Keillor seems set on retiring come spring of 2013.
That means his Thursday, February 2, appearance at Celebrity Theatre could very well be his last performance in the Valley before the whistling allegorist calls it quits, as his current tour is rumored to be a farewell to fans.
With musical guests Rich Dworsky, Prairie’s pianist and music director, and singer-songwriter Heather Masse, Keillor will regale with tales of Lake Wobegon and its Minnesotan inhabitants suffused with his trademark Midwestern wisdom.
Thu., Feb. 2, 7:30 p.m., 2012
