Join us for an evening with actor, humorist, and woodworker, Nick Offerman. Best known for his breakout role as Ron Swanson in the acclaimed series Parks and Recreation, Nick will be discussing his newest book, Where the Deer and the Antelope Play: The Pastoral Observations of One Ignorant American Who Loves to Walk Outside. His walking companion, Jeff Tweedy of Wilco, will join him in conversation. 

Nick Offerman is the New York Times bestselling author of Gumption: Relighting the Torch of Freedom with America’s Gutsiest Troublemakers, Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man’s Fundamentals for Delicious Living, and co-author of The Greatest Love Story Ever Told: An Oral History, written with his very funny and talented wife, Megan Mullally. He also publishes the Substack newsletter Donkey Thoughts. Born in Joliet, Illinois, and raised in nearby Minooka, he now lives in Los Angeles and, in his spare time, can be found at his woodshop building hand-crafted items from wood.

Jeff Tweedy is the founding member and leader of Grammy Award winning rock band Wilco, and one of contemporary music’s most accomplished songwriters and performers. Jeff has released three solo albums, written original songs for eleven Wilco albums, and is the author of two New York Times’ Bestsellers, Let’s Go (So We Can Get Back): A Memoir of Recording and Discording with Wilco, etc. and How To Write One Song: Loving the Things We Create and How They Love Us Back. Most recently, Jeff can be found via Starship Casual, his Substack newsletter, where he writes and publishes music weekly. Originally from Belleville, Illinois, he lives in Chicago with his family.

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