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| March 2010 | |
| March 10 | SXSW
Documentary Film: When I Rise When I Rise is a feature-length documentary about a gifted black music student at the University of Texas—Barbara Smith Conrad—who is thrust into a civil rights storm that changes her life forever. In 1957 Conrad is cast in an opera to co-star with a white male classmate, fueling a racist backlash from members of the Texas legislature. When Conrad is pulled from the cast, the incident escalates to national news, prompting unexpected support from pop superstar Harry Belafonte. This small-town girl, whose spirit stem from her roots in East Texas, struggles against the odds and ultimately ascends to the heights of international opera. When I Rise is an inspirational journey toward finding forgiveness within oneself. |
| February 2010 | |
| February 24 | Austin Facial Hair Club The members of the Austin Facial Hair Club have some seriously bushy beards and moustaches. They say, "We are here to support the choice of not shaving, and to celebrate the many styles that can come out of selective shaving." They just competed in the 4th annual Misprint Magazine Beard and Moustache Competition on February 19. We'll learn how they did and what all the hair is about. |
| February 17 | Robert Beck In March 2009, Robert Beck was arrested for possession of 277 marijuana plants in his home in Taylor and was placed in jail for 5 months without bail. It turned out he was innocent and, in the meantime, he lost his home, his pets and his business. Almost a year later, he is still trying to put his life back together. |
| February 10 | Marlayna Glynn Brown Marlayna grew up in a dysfunctional family with alcholic parents who divorced when she was 7 years old. At one point, her family was so poor that her stepfather chose to pick food out of grocery store trash bins rather than find a job to feed the family. Her mother has been married 5 times and her real father is currently missing. Marlayna somehow managed to transcend all this - she's the first college graduate in her family, a professional writer and yoga instructor, and she has written 2 books. |
| February 3 | Russell Secker Russell is an ultrarunner. This past summer he completed the Trans Europe Footrace, a 2,800-mile race over 64 days! (That's an average of 44 miles/day.) And this is just one of several multi-day races that Russell has competed in. Despite swearing he would never do anything this crazy again, he's already signed up for the next Trans Europe Footrace—which takes place in 2012. Russell is the author of Running Across Countries. |
| January 2010 | |
| January 27 | Seth Green Seth was born with severe cleft and lip palate and told he would never speak. Seven surgeries later, not only did he learn to speak, but he became a champion debater in high school. He went on to graduate summa cum laude from Princeton, earned masters degrees from Oxford and the London School of Economics, and got a law degree from Yale. |
| January 20 | Mikaya Heart Mikaya wrote a memoir, My Sweet Wild Dance, about growing up with parents who seemed to wish she didn't exist, boys and men who constantly used her as a physical object for their own pleasure, the struggle to realize she was a lesbian, and ultimately a journey of self-acceptance and expression. |
| January 13 | Alan Alan, who wishes to remain anonymous, smoked crystal meth for 5 years and actually kept his life under control during that time. He switched over to injecting meth and then his life went to hell. After getting fired from a couple of jobs, he checked himself into rehab and has been clean since last July. He speaks candidly of what meth is like, how it affected him and what it feels like to be clean. |
| January 6 |
Glenna King In 1992, at age 34, Glenna had a brain aneurysm. Two surgeries were performed to remove infected parts of her brain. After that, she spent months with therapists relearning some of the basic skills of life, such as reading, cooking, driving and even making the bed. |
Copyright © 2009 Abigail Mahnke