A singular singer-songwriter-poet-performer, author, policy social worker & former State Troubadour of Connecticut.

 

Lara earned a Master’s in Social Work Policy from the University of Connecticut, and a BA in Political Science from the University of Massachusetts. She grew up in New York and lives in Connecticut, where she was selected by the Office of the Arts to serve in the honorary position of State Troubadour (think poet laureate, only music), 2009-2010.

 

The perspective & wisdom in Lara’s artistry comes from decades of humanitarian work in education, community development, environmental protection, and justice system reform. This depth of experience & commitment resonates throughout her music, all traveling on a voice that Performer Magazine called “clear and smooth like expensive liquor."

If you read the “About the Author” page in her Shine Sister Shine book (hello, awesome you!), you know that Lara loves cats, bats, rabbits, and (other people’s) dogs. And New England autumn, jasmine tea, the smell of vanilla, Italian balconies and evergreens -- one of her favorite childhood spots was her grandfather’s Christmas tree farm in Maine.