Press Play Salem

Nick Offerman
2026-02-13 22:00 - 23:59 (America/Vancouver) | Elsinore Theatre, 170 High St SE, Salem, OR, 97301, United States
Nick Offerman, even more hirsute than last time, is back to remind the fans of sawdust what a living, breathing mammal, unsullied by AI, looks like. With songs and notions inspired by his newest book, Little Woodchucks, Nick—with support from woodworker and co-author Lee Buchanan— might just inspire you to get busy making things with your own hands, which is guaranteed to get you kissed. Especially if what you make is sausage rolls.
“Canoes are sexy AF, especially when you make ‘em out of wood.”—Nina Simone, probably
ABOUT NICK OFFERMAN
Nick Offerman is an actor, author, humorist, and woodworker whose onscreen credits include the Emmy award-winning role of Bill in The Last of Us (HBO), Ron Swanson on NBC’s Parks and Recreation, Forest in Devs, and Karl Weathers in the FX series Fargo. He has written six New York Times Bestselling books: Where the Deer and the Antelope Play, Paddle Your Own Canoe, Gumption, Good Clean Fun, and The Greatest Love Story Ever Told, written with his wife, Megan Mullally. His latest book Little Woodchucks: Offerman Woodshop’s Guide to Tools and Tomfoolery is a narrative woodworking guide for kids, large and small.
Recent and upcoming projects include Death by Lightning (Netflix), Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Sovereign, Civil War (written and directed by Alex Garland), Pout Pout Fish, Origin (written and directed by Ava DuVernay), The Life of Chuck, The Umbrella Academy, and NBC’s Making It (co-host and executive producer). He is the voice of Beef Tobin in the FOX animated series The Great North and audiobook narrator for Wendell Berry’s The Need to Be Whole. In his spare time, he can be found at his woodshop in Los Angeles building hand-crafted items from wood, ranging from spoons and canoes to ukuleles.
VIP AVAILABLE
VIP Ticket includes a premium seat, a signed copy of his new book “Little Woodchucks: Offerman Woodshop’s Guide to Tools and Tomfoolery” and access for personalization of the book after the show.
7:30 pm show SOLD OUT
10 p.m. show tickets here.

An Evening with Fran Lebowitz
2026-03-14 19:00 - 21:00 | Salem’s Historic Grand Theatre, 187 High St NE, Salem, OR, 97301, United States
In a cultural landscape filled with endless pundits and talking heads, Fran Lebowitz stands out as one of our most insightful social commentators.
Her essays and interviews offer her acerbic views on current events and the media – as well as pet peeves including tourists, baggage-claim areas, after-shave lotion, adults who roller skate, children who speak French, or anyone who is unduly tan. The New York Times Book Review calls Lebowitz an “important humorist in the classic tradition.” Purveyor of urban cool, Lebowitz is a cultural satirist whom many call the heir to Dorothy Parker.
Lebowitz worked odd jobs, such as taxi driving, belt peddling, and apartment cleaning (“with a small specialty in Venetian blinds”), before being hired by Andy Warhol as a columnist for Interview. That was followed by a stint at Mademoiselle. Her first book, a collection of essays titled Metropolitan Life, was a bestseller, as was a second collection, Social Studies. By turns ironic, facetious, deadpan, sarcastic, wry, wisecracking, and waggish, Lebowitz’s prose is wickedly entertaining.
Between 2001 to 2007, Lebowitz had a recurring role as Judge Janice Goldberg on the television drama Law & Order. She also had a part in the Martin Scorsese-directed film, The Wolf of Wall Street (2013). A raconteur if ever there was one, Lebowitz has long been a regular on various talk shows including those hosted by Jimmy Fallon, Conan O’Brien, and Bill Maher. In an interview with the Paris Review, Lebowitz said “I’m not a nervous person. I’m not afraid to be on TV. I’m only afraid when I write. When I’m at my desk I feel like most people would feel if they went on TV.”
Saturday, March 14, 2026
7:00pm, Reserved Seating
$31-$51
