Venable brings humor to Aug. 25 meeting of Democratic Women’s Club

Sam Venable, the Knoxville News Sentinel humor columnist, will bring his humor to the August 25 meeting of the Anderson County Democratic Women’s Club.

Venable’s presentation is titled “You Can’t Make This Stuff Up—Truisms From Real Life.”

The club will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, August 25, in the Clinton Community Center Great Room at 101 South Hicks Street in Clinton. Vernon’s Burnins will cater the event, serving the award-winning barbecue ribs dinner, at a cost of $18 per person. For reservations, e-mail Ann Mostoller at [email protected] or call Mary Matheny at (865) 483-8937 by August 22.

Venable has written for the Knoxville News Sentinel since 1970, first as outdoors editor and later as a columnist specializing in humor. He recently has joined the stand-up comedy circuit, delivering his humorous views on such topics as how to speak “hillbillyese” and the perils of growing older. He is an entertainer on the “Talk is Cheap” comedy tour with three other area personalities.

Venable is the author of 12 books, including his most recent, “How to Tawlk and Rite Good: A guide to the language of Southern Appalachia.”

A Knoxville native and graduate of the University of Tennessee, Venable enjoys hunting, fishing, hiking, and swimming. He and his wife Mary Ann have two grown children and two grandchildren.