Baltimore and Xenia

Saturday afternoon, after packing my things in the car, I drove from Lancaster to Baltimore - an uneventful, hour or so drive on a beautiful day. I played at The Patterson, a renovated historic movie theater that is now home to The Creative Alliance of Baltimore. I was one of the artists/bands performing for Grace International Church's website release party, which was tons of fun. Also performing were Parris Bowens, Prayz1 and The Underdogz, and Failure to Excel. Here's a video tour of the building:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvxIt1G0hp8
Sunday morning I got up really early and drove to Xenia, Ohio (near Dayton) where I played at my friend Hannah's church, GracePoint. They meet in what used to be an apple restaurant, and there was a decent crowd - I was really blessed to be there, and the sound was some of the best I've experienced. It also happens to be near Yellow Springs, where my mom's cousin Bruce lives, so I got to spend Labor Day with family.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jfb4bbXnLAQ

Vlog Day 62 - Yellow Springs

Today I drove through Indiana to Ohio, where my mom's cousins (Carolyn's parents) live in Yellow Springs. I took the skyway from Chicago along the lake, and then headed south to Indianapolis. Once I got into Ohio, the landscape started to remind me of Pennsylvania, though very flat.
Yellow Springs is off the beaten path but near some major cities in Ohio. It's the home of Antioch College (which has closed recently, unfortunately) a really cool national park, and has a friendly small-town feel. I went to the horse barn with my Aunt/secondcousin (I always get confused by that kind of terminology) and got to hear the brass quintet that my Uncle/secondcousin is in practice for their upcoming Father's Day performance.