Travel to California and enjoy an evening with Garrison Keillor
Highlights
Cohan Performing Arts Center
San Luis Obispo, CA
Travel dates: Tuesday, November 15 to Thursday, November 17, 2016
Sit back, relax and drink in the stories of the famed humorist Garrison Keillor. From the finest seats in the Cohan Performing Arts Center in San Luis Obispo California, you will savor the tales that Keillor weaves in his iconic gentle cadence. Following the performance is an exclusive VIP reception where Mr. Keillor will interact and meet his fans on a personal level. Wines from local award winning vineyards Opolo and Niner will also be featured and served by their winemakers. Bid now.
This experience includes:
- Roundtrip United Economy® domestic airfare for two to San Luis Obispo, CA, US (SBP)*
- Rental car allowance**
- Two night accommodations in an oceanfront room at
The Inn at the Cove
- Check in: Tuesday, November 15, 2016
- Check out: Thursday, November 18, 2016
- Includes a welcome basket provided by The Inn at the Cove
- Two tickets to An Evening with Garrison Keillor at the Cohan Arts Center in San Luis Obispo at 7:00 p.m. PT
- Two tickets to attend the post-performance, private VIP reception with Mr. Keillor
About Garrison Keillor: One of America’s most beloved radio hosts and acclaimed humorists, Garrison Keillor was born in 1942 in Anoka, Minnesota, and began his radio career as a freshman at the University of Minnesota, from which he graduated in 1966. He went to work for Minnesota Public Radio in 1969, and on July 6, 1974, he hosted the first broadcast of A Prairie Home Companion in St. Paul. Today, some 4 million listeners on more than 600 public radio stations coast to coast and beyond tune in to the show each week. Keillor has been honored with Grammy, ACE, and George Foster Peabody awards, the National Humanities Medal, and election to the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His many books include Lake Wobegon Days, The Book of Guys, Pilgrims: A Wobegon Romance, and Guy Noir and the Straight Skinny (Viking). He is the host of the daily program The Writer’s Almanac and the editor of several anthologies of poetry, most recently, Good Poems: American Places (Viking). In 2006, Keillor played himself in the movie adaptation of his show, a film directed by Robert Altman. In 2007, he opened an independent bookstore, Common Good Books, in St. Paul, where he lives with his wife and daughter.
*Airfare only included for members outside of the greater San Luis Obispo, CA area
**Rental car allowance based on average rates for an Economy sized car
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