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Oberst channels Grizzard

Actor Bill Oberst Jr. will bring his “In His Own Words” tribute to Lewis Grizzard to the South Jackson Civic Center, 404 S. Jackson St., in Tullahoma, Tenn., at 7:30 p.m. CDT Saturday.

Since 1999, with help from Grizzard’s widow and best friend, Oberst has used Grizzard’s writings (and clothing) to impersonate the beloved Southern journalist, who died in 1994.

The performance leads off the center’s four-show Performing Arts Series.

Single tickets are $25 for adults, $15 for students. Season ticket are available.

For more information, call 931-455-5321 or e-mail sojack@lighttube.net.