And She KNITS, too!

This week we've been listening to Christine Lavin in the car.

I came across some of her song lyrics while surfing, & downloaded a few songs from iTunes. All this week, we've been singing along on the way to school, to the grocery, etc. Checked her website, and she just happened to have a show this weekend.

AND... get this.. BEFORE the show, you could come for “KNITTING with Christine”.

The directions I got were FUBAR, and that's putting it mildly. (Damn you, Google Maps!)

There's always that "Am-I-in-Philly-or-Not?" Phenomenon that happens when you hit City Line Avenue. At least I wasn’t the only one who had to stop at the Temple and ask directions. I missed most of the knitting session, but got to see some WIP’s and meet Christine.

[Keep a pleasant thought in your mind for the woman who bought $90+ of wool at Maryland Sheep & Wool, and knat herself up a sweater that’s not going to fit her. Don’t know if she swatched, and I wasn’t about to ask, either! She’s still in that denial stage where you just keep knitting and hope for a miracle. Kinda like THIS:


… but not really. ]


The show was hosted by Wiffledust, and the space they use is in a church.

It's a very intimate venue~ the shows are held in a small auditorium- maybe 1/2 the size of a gym. The stage and audience are on the same level. On this night, there were 10 rows of chairs set up. I was in the last row, and could see perfectly. No opera glasses required.

In a word- FANTASTIC.

Christine is incredibly witty, and genuinely interested in talking to the people who had come to the show. After the show, the meet-and-greet area was in a small hallway, and she gamely met with a huge line of people, chatting them all up, and autographing their CDs. I can honestly say, it was like going to a concert that one of your friends was putting on.

As for the show, I haven't seen anything like it before. But I'd LOVE to see her again. She kept the audience involved the whole time. Games, sing-alongs (she actually handed out the lyrics), and... at the end... FLAMING BATONS!


I kid you not.

Well, OK. The batons had Light Sticks on the ends, instead of an open flame. Can't go blowing up the audience at the end, right? That's the kind of thing that give the Fire Marshall ulcers, dontcha know.

If you haven't heard of Christine, she's definately worth a Google and a listen. (Music for Smart Chicks)