Before I left San Diego, my friend Schane had invited me to an event in APRIL called "V-Day Wichita : A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant, A Prayer" This made me confused, because I narrowly thought that all V-Day events had to be on Valentine's day. On 2-14-13 I attended a V-Day rally in San Diego. From my experience I assumed this event was a once a year sort of thing. But upon further investigation, I see that when V-day events happen is irrelevant. What's important is to gather people and raise awareness and demand the end to violence against women.
www.vday.org
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| Schane & Mark - cohosts |
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| Schane & Stacy - cohosts |
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| before showtime, Schane was taking photos |
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| Schane photos Stacy while I photo them both |
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| fantastic performances from a broad range of actors - wichita community theatre |
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| Schane shot a sneaky one of us during the performance |
As the performance
let out, it was softly snowing. Schane agreed to walk with me in the snow so that I could show her something I discovered earlier in the day. I was curious if she already knew about them; she
hadn't and was psyched on the idea. What idea - that of
the
Little Free Library. Who would have guessed there was one
3 blocks from the Wichita Community Theatre. I feel like her frontyard
would make for a great new location.
The next day was the final performance of V-day and I was on the fence about wanting to invite my niece, Kelly, to the last performance. The issues voiced in the performance are very sobering and heavy topics. I was nervous and unsure of myself. Should I be the person to expose Kelly to such things. I decided that I had to try to so I asked if she'd like to go. I wasn't sure if she was free from homework or would have the interest. I was pleasantly surprised to get her text reply
"Sounds good:) I'm in !"
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| the sun was out, so I did some boarding over to Riverside |
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| where another Little Free Library is located! |
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| and inside, I found a book I've been needing to finish! |
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| I picked Kelly up early and we made the walk down Fountain to the Little Library |
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| When I asked Kelly if I could photograph her, she turneed the tables on me and said, "HOW ABOUT I TAKE A PHOTO of you?" In the end, I think Kelly had a positive experience. I sure did. Each of the three nights of the performance featured different readers. Plus some of the readings were different each night. So I do recommend attending more than one night if you can. |
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