He funny now: David Sedaris, one of America’s pre-eminent humor writers and a best-selling author, presents a lecture and reading, question and answer period and book signing, 8 p.m. Oct. 15, State Theatre for the Arts, Easton. Sedaris is author of “Barrel Fever” and “Holidays On Ice,” as well as collections of essays, including “Me Talk Pretty One Day” and “Dress Your Family In Corduroy And Denim.” His pieces appear regularly in The New Yorker. He and his sister, Amy Sedaris, have written half-a-dozen plays, which have been produced at La Mama and Lincoln Center in New York City. Sedaris’s radio pieces can be heard on public radio’s “This American Life.” He has been nominated for three Grammy Awards for Best Spoken Word and Best Comedy Album. Tickets: State Theatre box office, 453 Northampton St., Easton; statetheatre.org, 610-252-3132

It’s a “Snap! Snap!”: “The Addams Family: The Broadway Musical” continues its Lehigh Valley regional theater debut through Oct. 25, Civic Theatre of Allentown. The musical comedy, with music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa and book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, is based on the characters of Charles Addams’ cartoons published in The New Yorker 1938 - ‘88. Civic Theatre Artistic Director Williams Sanders is director-choreographer of Civic’s “The Addams Family.” The cast of 23 Lehigh Valley actors includes Jarrod Yuskauskas (Gomez), Mariah Dalton (Morticia), Emilie Leynes (Wednesday), Christian Clausnitzer (Pugsley), Andrea Cartagena (Fester), Logan McCabe (Lurch) and Marie Ann Sutera (Grandmama). Tickets: Civic Theatre Box Office, 527 N. 19th St., Allentown; CivicTheatre.com; 610-432-8943

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Chez jazz: Chaise Lounge returns at 7 p.m. Oct. 17 to the Acopian Ballroom, State Theatre for the Arts, Easton. Chaise Lounge’s performance will include Rat Pack classics, Chaise Lounge originals and new numbers from “Gin Fizz Fandango,” the band’s upcoming seventh recording. Band leader is Charlie Barnett, an alumnus of Easton Area High School. Lead vocalist is Marilyn Older. Chaise Lounge offers a blend of virtuoso jazz, singer-songwriter folk and circa-1962 lounge. The group, founded in 1999, has performed in clubs, concert halls and at festivals throughout the United States. Its concerts with the Capital City Symphony produced the 2010 live album, “Symphony Lounge.” Tickets: State Theatre box office, 453 Northampton St., Easton; statetheatre.org, 610-252-3132