From LifelineTheatre.com:

Join us for our 25th Anniversary Benefit
Featuring Amy Sedaris, star of Strangers with Candy and many HI-larious
David Letterman appearances — AND author of her hostess how-to book, I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence.

Thursday April 10, 2008
6:30 to 10:30pm
The Chicago Cultural Center – 78 E. Washington St.
$100 (c’mon, it’s for charity)
Call 773-761-4477 for tickets or purchase online here.

It’s our 25th Anniversary, so we’re celebrating in style! Join Amy for a live demonstration on partying the “Amy Way.” Ask her your most intimate hospitality questions. Buy her book–she’ll sign it! Drinking, dining and glorious silent auction are, of course, included. Make sure your pantyhose are on straight, please.

Amy Sedaris has appeared often on screen, both large and small, and lives in Manhattan. She’s co-creator, with Stephen Colbert and Paul Dinello, of Comedy Central’s hit show Strangers with Candy, and half of the Obie-winning “Talent Family” playwright team (with her brother, David).

Amy’s Lifeline Theatre connections include Second City touring with Lifeline ensemble member John Hildreth. Lifeline artistic director Dorothy Milne owes Amy thanks for inviting her to write and perform a piece for Help, Daddy, directed by Mick Napier at the (old) Annoyance Theatre in 1992, which was Dorothy’s initiation into the solo performance arena, and resulted in her creation of the writing/performing collective, Sweat Girls.

The evening also includes a sword fight from The Mark of Zorro, cocktail piano by George Howe, food and drink by Conn’s Catering and a silent auction. Confirmed auction items include airline tickets, plus a Frank Gehry 3-Fish drop pendant, exclusively from Tiffany & Co.

-I’ve had some people ask what exactly Amy will be doing at the BUST magazine Holiday Craftacular next weekend (Saturday, December 8th, 10am – 8 pm, Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 W. 18th St., NYC). In addition to signing copies of I Like You, Amy says that she’ll be selling her homemade fake cakes, calendars, jars of jimmies, lighters, matches and “some stuff from other people” (presumably the craft team she put together for this called the Frayed Knots).

-From the Hollywood Reporter today:

“Tanner Hall,” a never-made UPN pilot, is finding new life as an indie feature.

Chris Kattan, Amy Sedaris and Tom Everett Scott have been cast in the feature, being directed by Tatiana von Furstenberg and Francesca Gregorini.

The script, written by von Furstenberg and Gregorini, is a coming-of-age story set in a boarding school. Four teenage girls navigate adolescence while the adults in their world — the parents and teacher — struggle with their own midlife hurdles.”

Continue reading…

I haven’t asked about specifics yet, but Amy is filming for 2 weeks, so I think it’s safe to assume that this is more than just a cameo. (UPDATE: She has a supporting role and plays a teacher.)

-And to everyone I talked to at Amy’s interview/book signing at the Sixth & I Synagogue in Washington DC last Thursday, I just wanted to say it was nice to meet you! I took a lot of photos, which I’ve uploaded to Flickr.

UPCOMING PUBLIC APPEARANCES:

-NYC: Next Week’s News hosted by Andy Borowitz. Amy is a special guest (along with Chris Finnegan and John Oliver). January 17, 2008, 8 pm. At Comix, NYC (353 W. 14th St., just ease of Ninth Ave.). For tickets, call 212-524-2500 or go to comixny.com. For a $5 discount, use the promotional code ANDY. *SOLD OUT

-San Francisco: City Arts & Lectures presents In Conversation with Amy Sedaris. February 12, 2008, 8 pm, at the Herbst Theatre. This live, on-stage interview sells out well in advance every year, so if you plan on going, get your tickets now. Tickets at cityboxoffice.com. *SOLD OUT

(Check out this older post for more info about other appearances in NYC and Washington, DC.)

ETA 12/1/07: I’ve uploaded photos from the Washington DC event to Flickr.

ETA: I’ve added photos from the Washington DC event
ON THE WEB:

-Amy participated in a Washington Post live discussion last Friday. You can read the transcript on washingtonpost.com. (I didn’t find out about this in time to post it here. Sorry!)

-Amy and Todd Oldham were guests on this week’s edition of Watch What Happens, Bravo’s online-only show. You can watch the entire episode on Bravo’s website (the 30 minute show is divided into 6 videos–this just links to the first part, but you should see the rest of the segments under “related video”).

LAST BUT NOT LEAST…

Amy is in a new Dolly Parton music video (of all things)! It’s for Dolly’s new single “Better Get to Livin.” Amy said she got to play three different parts. I don’t know yet when it premieres, but it’ll be posted here when I find out.