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BUCKFIELD – The Oddfellow Theater will present singer, songwriter, comedian Christine Lavin at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 14. Doors open at 7.

The winner of two New York Music Awards and five ASCAP Composer Awards, Lavin has been a force in contemporary music for two decades. The Washington Post said, “She keeps her audiences feeling, guessing, [and] laughing at the same time.”

Her latest CD, “Sometimes Mother Really Does Know Best,” brings her solo albums to 16, joining three Four Bitchin’ Babes disks, and six compilations she produced showcasing the works of dozens of contemporary singer/songwriters. She also appears on the new album by Noel “Paul” Stookey (of Peter, Paul and Mary), “Virtual Party,” in the closing track, “Let’s Go to the Stars.”

Her song “Sensitive New Age Guys” is part of Joan Micklin Silver’s Off-Broadway production of “A … My Name Will Always Be Alice.” Her song “Good Thing He Can’t Read My Mind” is in the touring show “Sex: The Musical.”

Her song “Amoeba Hop” has been turned into a children’s book with illustrations by artist Betsy Franco Feeney. The book has been nominated for a best book award by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

A musical based on Lavin’s songs is in development in Los Angeles.

This year, an updated version of the first compilation she produced, “On a Winter’s Night,” will be reissued and will also include, besides the original 15 songwriters, Judy Collins, Dave Van Ronk, Annie Bauerlein, Chip Mergott, Lynn Miles, Kenny White and Cliff Eberhardt.

Lavin’s concert career continues to take her all over the United States and Canada. She now performs wireless, enabling her, as she says, “to turn any size concert hall into a living room.”

The Oddfellow Theater is on Route 117 in Buckfield. For more information, visit www.oddfellow.com.

Tickets for Lavin’s show are $22. They are available at Northeast Bank in Buckfield or by calling the box office, 336-3306. Box Office hours are Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Fridays from noon to 5 p.m.

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