Today I sent in Cara’s application to play at the New England Arts Festival. It’s going to be in Maine, in June. The coolest thing about this event – and really the reason that I think Cara wants to play there – is that Margaret Becker is the headliner for the event. Cara has really been into Margaret Becker’s music at times in the past – mostly (I think) because she’s such an amazing songwriter, and her lyrics are unbelievable.

A couple of years back, Cara gave her friend Beth Rice* tickets to go see Margaret Becker, and Beth got Cara a really cool signed copy of Margaret Becker’s book. Does Cara still have that book? Hmmmm….doubtful, because Cara is notoriously bad about keeping books. But that one just might have been meaningful enough to keep.

*Beth Rice is the same “Beth Rice” referenced in Cara’s song “In Heaven.”