Lavin hosts the show "Slipped Discs" on XM Radio's folk channel The Village, where she highlights folk artists who literally 'slip' her their CDs to listen to as she travels.
"If you're a songwriter you never know [whom you're going to meet]," Lavin said, "You should always carry a CD with you."
Her latest album, One Meatball, is a combination cookbook and compilation CD with other prominent folk singer/songwriters, such as Pete Seeger and Dave Van Ronk.
Lavin said the idea came from a song she wrote that relayed a recipe to the audience.
"I used to sing that song and pretend people in the audience were writing it down as I was singing, but I knew I sang it too fast," she said.
During her set, Lavin said that she usually twirls a baton with glow sticks and does other activities to get the audience involved in her act.
"I'm going to be crowning the best-looking man in the audience, so someone will be Mr. State College 2007," she said.
Hannah Bingman, from Beaver Springs, will open the show.
She has released two albums of original songs along with a live album. She just completed her music management degree at Frostburg State University in Maryland.
"My priority had to be school and classes. It was a matter of getting work done ahead of time so that I could go out and play shows on the weekends," Bingman said of her college experience, which "helped [her] mature."
She said a lot of her music comes from traditional folk influences.
"I try to write how they wrote -- where they were coming from -- instead of pop music with hooks," she said.
Mel DeYoung, who is in charge of Main Act Booking, said he expects 300 to 500 people to attend this performance.
"All the money we make goes to the performers," DeYoung said. "All the people who are involved love this music."
