Happy March, everyone! Spring is just around the corner - above-freezing temps are in the forecast, daylight savings is this weekend, and we're just over a month out from the 13th annual CHIRP Record Fair! Get excited!!

In case the preceding imperative sentence didn't work on you, here are some things to get excited about:

 

Chicago's own public access kid's show, Chic-A-Go-Go, will be hosting a live dance party on stage during the fair. You know what that means - a joyous interlude of uninterrupted crate perusal time while your kids are grooving to the tunes! Or, if you're anything like me, a joyous interlude of dancing time to shake the stiffness out of your joints after hours of uninterrupted crate perusal. Either way!  

 

First Time will be on hand to host a miniaturized version of their monthly storytelling series. Reminisce about your own first record, first concert, or first time at the CHIRP Record Fair as the First Time speakers share their own anecdotes!  

 

And just in case attending a record fair wasn't enough to prove to your friends and family that you're a total music buff, CHIRP will be hosting a hard-hitting session of music trivia! Join CHIRP DJ and longtime former Record Fair coordinator Mary Nisi and test your music knowledge with trivia questions written by music nerds (i.e. us), for music nerds (i.e. you, hopefully!). Maybe hold off on the beer until after trivia - you're gonna need the full use of your brain for this one!

 

Finally, an update to potential vendors: over half of our tables are already booked!! If you've been dragging your feet on your vendor contract, now's the time to get started! Download a copy of the vendor contract here. Anyone can be a vendor, so if you've been looking to offload some of that massive record collection gathering dust in your basement, now's the time!

 

Enjoy the sunshine! T minus 36 days...