Ian Frazier: The Stage Series of American Humorists

One of our favorite things about Ian Frazier is his ability to sketch scenes with deft strokes that instantly put you in a Montana trout stream, a Manhattan canyon, or a New Jersey boulevard. That, and he reliably evokes at least one belly laugh per one thousand words. Last winter, Frazier published Gone To New York, a collection of stories set in and around his adoptive hometown. It includes one of our all-time favorite magazine stories–about his efforts to remove plastic deli bags from trees throughout the city, the device he created and patented to do the job, and the equal measures of appreciation and trouble he got into for indulging in his weird new hobby. Perhaps at this appearance he’ll read a more recent favorite, about the fine art of stomping acorns on sidewalks. 651-290-1221; fitzgeraldtheater.publicradio.org