TAMPA — Humorist David Sedaris will take the stage on Thursday, Oct. 30, 7:30 p.m., in Ferguson Hall at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts, 1010 N. W.C. MacInnes Place, Tampa.

Tickets start at $70.75. Visit strazcenter.org.

Sedaris will be presenting readings from his first children’s book, “Pretty Ugly.” He’ll likely draw from his most recent book of fiction, “Happy-Go-Lucky” as well as new, unpublished work. Sedaris has been a frequent contributor to NPR and The New Yorker, and a favorite of Straz audiences as well. Book signings will precede and follow the reading. Books will be available for sale at the event, courtesy of Oxford Exchange.