Nationally known writer and radio personality Garrison Keillor will bring his

Writer and radio personality Garrison Keillor will present “An Evening of Storytelling” April 15 at 7 p.m. at Owens Community College.

satire and humorous anecdotes to Northwest Ohio as Owens Community College’s Center for Fine and Performing Arts presents “An Evening of Storytelling” on April 15 at 7 p.m. in the college’s Student Health and Activities Center.

Owens is located on Oregon Road in Perrysburg Township.

“Owens Community College is proud to welcome the return of Garrison Keillor to Northwest Ohio,” said Barbara Barkan, Owens manager for the Center for Fine and Performing Arts. “Mr. Keillor is the living embodiment of the Midwestern spirit as he shares his steady thoughtfulness, old-fashioned values, traditional songs and dry humor through the legendary radio show ‘A Prairie Home Companion.’”

Keillor began his radio career while attending the University of Minnesota. Following graduation, he went to work for Minnesota Public Radio in 1969. Five years later, Keillor hosted his first broadcast of the now-famous radio show “A Prairie Home Companion.”

Since its inception, the program’s popularity has grown immensely and now is heard by more than four million listeners on some 590 radio stations.

Additionally, Keillor is the author of more than 20 books and writes a syndicated weekly column. He is also the recipient of a Peabody Award and a member of the National Radio Hall of Fame by the Museum of the Broadcast Communications.

This will mark Keillor’s second appearance at Owens. His first speaking engagement at the college took place in 2003.

Tickets for Garrison Keillor’s performance are $65 for premier seating, $45 for select seating and $25 for general seating. To purchase tickets, visit www.owens.edu or contact the college’s Box Office. For more information, call the Center for Fine and Performing Arts at 1-800-GO-OWENS, ext. 2787.

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