Unique Lives and Experiences San Jose Announces New Season, read below:Unique Lives & Experiences Presents its Ninth Exciting Season “Live” at San Jose’s California Theatre Five Part Celebrity Lecture Line-Up features: Annie Griffiths, Leigh Anne Tuohy, Jeannette Walls, Mia Farrow, Amy Tan San Jose, CA… The Unique Lives and Experiences lecture series is coming to Downtown San Jose’s California Theatre for its ninth exciting season. “At Unique Lives, we realize that the benchmark of a good speaker is one who captivates the audience, inspires, motivates and leaves the audience with an unforgettable experience, “ says Howard Szigeti, Executive Producer. “We feel that this year’s line-up meets that goal and exceeds it.” This year’s line-up of women are all known by name and have sensational and heartfelt stories to share. They are: Annie Griffiths, Leigh Anne Tuohy, Jeannette Walls, Mia Farrow and Amy Tan. On Tuesday, February 11, Annie Griffiths, award winning, National Geographic photographer is one of the first women photographers to ever work for National Geographic. She has photographed in over 150 countries and uses her camera and her persuasive abilities to slip into the most closed cultures on the planet. Annie is known for her ability to quickly create photographs that humanize various situations and cultures. She has an uncanny ability to find common ground in the most uncommon places and bridge the divide that sometimes exists between people in disparate cultures and beliefs. And at the same time she has miraculously raised a family of two while in the field. In her book, “A Camera, Two Kids and a Camel”…Annie says, “this books is a testament to the fact that mothers can fulfill their dreams and raise a family without sacrificing their career”. In fact, she may be the only photographer in history to pack her camera gear in Pampers. On Monday, March 3, the real mom from the movie, The Blind Side, Leigh Anne Tuohy will share her story with us. Dubbed the “warrior princess” by Author Michael Lewis in his best-selling book, The Blind Side- which became a blockbuster movie starring Sandra Bullock - Leigh Anne is the inspirational matriarch of the Tuohy family. Her unconditional love saved Michael Oher from a life of homelessness. She adopted Michael and inspired him to play football. A Tennessee native, Leigh Anne and the whole Tuohy family were on the sidelines cheering their son Michael and the Baltimore Ravens on to his first Super Bowl victory in 2000 and again in 2012. At the Podium Leigh Anne will inspire you to find value in those who society has deemed valueless. She shares her personal Blind Side observations from seeing Michael Oher for the first time to how the experience changed her as a person. “Michael had a much greater impact on our lives than we did on his life”, says Leigh Anne. She adds, “In our family we have a motto: birth parents aren’t always the right parents and families always don’t have to match..” Don’t miss this remarkable life story. Leigh Anne will impact your life forever. Jeannette Walls’ journey is spectacular and riveting. She is the best selling author of The Glass Castle. Jeannette grew up in the desert of the American Southwest and then in a West Virginia mining town with her three siblings and her brilliant yet irresponsible parents who managed to love them and neglect them at the same time. Jeannette’s story is harrowing and hilarious as she lived without food and indoor plumbing yet was encouraged to read Shakespeare and dream of the beautiful glass house they would build one day. Despite all her hardships, she developed the determination to leave West Virginia on her own at the age of 16, move to New York City, enroll in Barnard College and eventually become a well-known columnist. Her most recent novel called, The Silver Star was released on June, 2013.What is so astonishing is not just that she had the guts and intelligence to get out, but that she still has deep affection for her parents. For two decades Jeannette Walls hid from her roots. But now she tells her own story. Come hear Jeannette Walls story on Tuesday, April 8. Mia Farrow, acclaimed actress and humanitarian is the daughter of film star Maureen O’Sullivan and director John Farrow. Her role in the 60’s soap opera, Peyton Place made her an overnight teen idol. When she became the third wife of singer Frank Sinatra, 30 years her senior, the marriage caused a great deal of newspaper gossip, but didnt last long. After her divorce, Mia and her sister Prudence (of the song “Dear Prudence”) travelled to India with the Beatles and Donovan. Her second and third marriages to Andre Previn and Woody Allen became the focus of the tabloids - especially when Mia discovered that Woody Allen was having an affair with their adopted daughter. After the custody battle, Mia Farrow wrote her memoirs entitled, What Falls Away. Beyond the Hollywood gossip columns - Mia Farrow is a remarkable humanitarian that very few can emulate. She is a huge advocate for children’s rights in Africa and in the Darfur region. She is a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and has travelled extensively around the world including Angola, Cameroon, Chad, Haiti, Sudan and Uganda. Mia Farrow will open your eyes to the world around you on Monday, April 28. Whether you love Amy Tan for her scalawag ghosts or her mother-daughter tyrannies, Amy has amassed legions of faithful readers in the past 25 years since the publication of her first novel, The Joy Luck Club. Since then she has written many novels including, The Bonesetter’s Daughter, The Moon Lady and soon to be released in November, her latest work, The Valley of Amazement. As a child, Amy believed her life was duller than most. So she read to escape. Her mother wanted her to be a doctor or a concert pianist. She secretly dreamed of becoming an artist. Her mother’s life story along with her bossy, self -serving and garrulous ways inspired her writings. Amy’s novel The Kitchen God’s Wife was based on the life story of her mother, who left an abusive husband and three daughters and came to America from Shanghai in 1949. In 1999, Amy was infected with Lyme Disease. While not cured, she is in excellent shape. Amy Tan lives in San Francisco with her husband and their small companion, Bobo, a Yorkie. Come hear Amy Tan’s incredible story on Monday May 19. Here’s a re-cap of the series: •Tuesday, February 11, 2014, Annie Griffiths •Monday, March 3, 2014, Leigh Anne Tuohy •Tuesday, April 8, 2014, Jeannette Walls •Monday, April 28, 2014, Mia Farrow *Monday, May 19, 2014, Amy Tan All speaking engagements will be held at the California Theatre and begin at 7:30 p.m. Series seats for all five speakers are now available from $180 by calling 1-866-449-8118. More information about the Unique Lives & Experiences lecture series is available on our web site at uniquelives. ###
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