Lilith Behind the Scenes: Meeting Sarah!!

Posted by Abbey on 07.13.2010 at 1:41 pm

During the Portland show, rumors were circling around the sponsor village that we might get to meet Sarah McLachlan before the doors opened in the venue.

It was a long day for all of us, we had just crossed the US/Canada border and were scrambling around for new shipments and various other pieces of tent-gear.  The atmosphere was slightly frantic.  There is an incredible amount of work that goes into setting up these tent villages at fairs.

It was about 2:10pm and doors were scheduled to open in 20 minutes.  The chances of a Sarah sighting were looking pretty slim and I hadn’t eaten since the night before.  I finally decided “Ok guys, well it doesn’t look like she’s showing and I’m hungry so I’m- “   but I noticed people looking past me so I turned around and she just appeared all of a sudden (I mean really, I don’t even know where she came from) and was shaking my hand and introducing herself to me!

She was ushered into our tent briefly by a couple of people from her staff and was extremely friendly.  She shared our passion for social entrepreneurship and really had a nice down-to-earth conversation with the group before being whisked away to another sponsor tent.  She is a perfect example of just how real artists and performers can be.  Gracious, friendly, humble- Awesome.

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Lilith Stop in Seattle: The Gorge

Posted by Abbey on 07.12.2010 at 9:48 am

The show at the Gorge was the second US date on the tour and it was explosive!  I’ve never been to the Gorge before (or any outdoor amphitheater, honestly) and the views were absolutely breathtaking.  The entire venue was packed from the first seat all the way to the back of the lawn, and trust me; that’s a long walk.  One of the cooler aspects of the day was a rare and up-close photo-op with Erykah Badu who was doing a special signing of a car hood for Chevy right in front of our tent!  The signature on the hood was awesome, not just her name, but she drew a picture and used symbols and all sorts of loveliness and really spent her time on it.  If someone asked me to sign the hood of a car, they’d get a very poorly written signature, but Erykah Badu doesn’t just half do anything.

The Gorge was an awesome place to see a show and I hope to get back there sometime.  The place is just filled with so much energy; you can feel it, the crowd feels it, the artists feel it- the finale was one of the best yet!

Check out some more pics of the venue on Flickr http://alturl.com/j6r25!

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Better World Books + Room to Read @ Lilith

Posted by Abbey on 07.10.2010 at 8:43 am

The Lilith tour recently stopped in San Francisco for a great concert. What do you know! One of our non-profit literacy partners, Room to Read, is based in San Fran. I had a chance to sit down on camera for a chat with Sonia Torres from Room to Read right in the i4c Campaign tent. (Please pardon the background noise, our tent was *packed*)

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Lilith B Stage & BWB Stage

Posted by Abbey on 07.08.2010 at 12:00 am

A lot of Lilith happens on the B & C Stages in the Village where our booth is set up. Here are a few clips of some fun B Stage acts – just a couple minutes – interspersed with video and photos of the concert grounds and activity around our booth.

…yes, she really did sing that at the end of the song (see video).

p.s. You can follow me on Twitter at @BWBAbbey for more Lilith, or visit http://www.betterworldbooks.com/lilith for an overview of what’s going on.

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On the road with Lilith Fair- Week 1

Posted by Abbey on 06.30.2010 at 4:42 pm

After a collective 31 hours on a music festival tour bus and the sinful consumption of fair-trade chocolates by the lb, I have one successful week of Lilith Fair Music Touring under my belt.  It all started in the quaint but cozy South Bend Regional Airport.  My flight to Minneapolis was short, the layover an ample 1 ½ hours, or so I thought.  You savvy business and vacation travelers out there probably breeze through these layovers with great ease and confidence.  I however, now know that when you see tram rides offered between concourses, you better take them.  That “swift and healthy” walking option quickly turns into a rush for your gate.  No worries, I obviously made it and the flight to Vancouver was comfortable and breathtaking.

Read more…

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We’re Hitting the Road with Lilith Fair and the i4c Campaign

Posted by Abbey on 06.08.2010 at 8:09 am

Have you ever felt like summers are for music and reading? We do. Especially this summer as we’ll be going on tour with Lilith Fair! As part of the Lilith i4c Campaign, Better World Books has been selected as one of four organizations that will receive growth support from Lilith i4c and will be on the tour.

We will join the i4c Campaign’s “Village,” a pop-up destination of booths and other attractions on the concert grounds at each city stop. Full-time company employee Abbey Frick will temporarily leave her post at our Mishawaka, IN office to hit the road full-time with the Tour.  Here’s a brief introduction from Abbey herself. And here’s a link to the full press release: Better World Books Selected to Join 2010 Lilith Fair Tour.

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