UUCB CONCERTS FOR A CAUSE

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AN EVENING WITH CHRISTINE LAVIN

Saturday, November 19 @ 7:30 pm

The award-winning singer-songwriter, Christine Lavin, promoter of contemporary folk music, and author, will be performing for the UUCB Concerts for a Cause series at the UU Church of Brunswick on November 19th to raise money for the Brunswick Area Teen Center and Maine Family Planning.

Lavin has recorded 37 albums, has been featured on ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN and NPR, and was also the creator and host of xm satellite radio’s Slipped Discs.

She has an elegant voice and sings sweet, soft melodies, but she is known for her sense of humor, which is expressed in both her music and her onstage performances. Many of her songs alternate between comedy and emotional reflections on romance.

Lavin has built a reputation as one of the observers and chroniclers of modern urban life, with recordings like “Prisoners of Their Hairdos,” “Sensitive New Age Guys,” “Good Thing He Can’t Read My Mind,” and “Mysterious Woman,” a brilliant parody of folk-pop singer Suzanne Vega.

In his Penthouse article on Lavin, Scelsa called her “one of the country’s best songwriters. Period. Regardless of genre or backup instrumentation. For her literacy, humor, and compassion, her keen, observant eye and ability to translate the most mundane moments into magic, I can only compare her to the likes of, say, a [songwriting giant like] Paul Simon.”

Christine Lavin has been called “A fearless folkZinger!” by the Orlando Sentinel, “Wildly entertaining,” by The New Yorker, and “A fresh kick in the pants!” by the late Paul Newman!”

Tickets are $30 in advance, $35 at the door, Students/Children: $10. Available at the church office, Gulf of Maine Books, or online at https://ticketstripe.com/christine.

Samples of Christine’s storytelling and music:  

Shopping Cart of Love
Best Summer
The Password Song