Grammy nominee Tig Notaro to perform at Winterfest

Grammy Award nominee Tig Notaro will perform a live stand-up show at Strong Auditorium on Saturday night, part of the University’s Winterfest Weekend celebration. Doors open at 8:30 p.m., and the performance begins at 9 p.m. Notaro is a stand-up comedian, storyteller, and writer from Mississippi. She was nominated for a Grammy for her stand-up release LIVE, which sold more than 100,000 units in just over a month. Notaro is more than just a comedian. She is a breast cancer survivor and television star featured in HBO’s Tig Notaro: Boyish Girl Interrupted, the Netflix documentary Tig, and Showtime’s documentary Knock Knock: It’s Tig Notaro. Tickets are available at the Common Market in Wilson Commons on the River Campus or online. Tickets are $10 for University students, $15 for graduates/faculty/staff and $20 for the general public. Saturday’s event is sponsored by the University’s Student Programming Board.