1:00 - 3:00 PM State Theater HEY HUMAN SHORTS
Saturday 3/14
Hey human…you’re incredible and resilient. One essential truth of humanity is our ability to withstand shock, turbulence, and tragedy. Our innate resilience makes us incredible. The stories in this block showcase fortitude, love, and connection – how people show up with hope and action, even when facing hardship. Join the team from The Life We Have for a 1-mile run from Functional Fitness Gym to EHST at 12:00 PM! Meet just before noon at 760 Miners Dr E.
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The Life We Have
Taha's Theorem
The Long Labor
For over three years, Rob Shaver, 48, has run at least a mile every single day. Through rain, pain, and the weight of a terminal cancer diagnosis, his daily streak has become more than a habit — it’s an act of resilience, a step- by-step refusal to surrender to his disease.
As Iraqi-Kurds, Taha Muhammad and his family escaped the persecution of Saddam Hussein in the 1990s and made the harrowing journey to the United States. Today, Taha focuses on trying to solve the world's hardest math problems, both to bring recognition to the Kurdish people and to heal old wounds.
After losing her mother in childbirth, a Mexican immigrant grows up to become a women’s health nurse practitioner. Fueled by personal loss and years of experience, she becomes a certified midwife and joins forces with local women to offer dignified care and revive ancestral healing traditions for indigenous farmworker communities.
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Friday Night Blind
Queen of the Catskills After a series of traumatic events, a high school English teacher in the South Bronx begins retreating to the mountains looking to heal. As the wilderness starts to mend her spirit, she rediscovers a past love of skiing, and embarks on a multi-year quest to become the first woman to backcountry ski 33 of the highest peaks in the Catskill Mountains alone.
This is the warm, quirky, inspiring story of three visually impaired bowling friends and the way they roll. The Milwaukee Beer Barrels Blind Bowling League is an eclectic mix of visually impaired and sighted bowlers with a simple focus: making friends, having fun, taking life one frame at a time.
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