Maybe Something Beautiful

Maybe Something Beautiful

Picture book
"In the heart of a gray city, there lived a girl who loved to
doodle, draw, color, and paint. Every time she saw a blank piece of
paper, Mira thought to herself, Hmm, maybe...
And because of this her room was filled with color and her heart was
filled with joy."
Mira, protagonist of F. Isabel Campoy and Theresa Howell's Maybe
Something Beautiful, is obviously an out-of-the-box thinker, a seer of
possibilities. She tries to brighten people's lives with her
pictures. One day she tapes a sun picture on a wall. The next day a
muralist arrives and begins to work his magic. Soon Mira and her
neighbors, even the policeman, are joining in the celebration.
And the murals are only the beginning.
The coolest thing about the book, though, is that's it's based
on real life. Led by a husband and wife artist team, a California
neighborhood created murals, decorated benches, crafted mosaics, and
painted poetry on sidewalks--empowering people and creating
community. Other countries have copied this model.
Let me ask you one question. Does anything in your neighborhood
need brightening up? Let Maybe Something Beautiful be your inspiration.
On a personal note, we had something beautiful going on the last
couple of days. Let me tell you. Friday night was Drag Show dress
rehearsel and Lavender Prom. At the prom people were dressed to the
nines, dancing, eating, hanging with friends. For a number of
participants being welcome at a prom was a blessing. Drag Show was
amazing. We had a real treat--the chance to have lunch with and learn
drag history and makeup tips from our professional queens: Cherry
Lemonade and Stepmother. I did Cabaret and really owned that song.
In a real way I did. Society tries to place limitations on ways of
being for women in our sixties as in dull and sedate and invisible.
My life is an embodiment of screw that because I love a cabaret. We
had something new at the end of the show this year: a tag team
number. There was one big mix and we took turns going out with no
idea what we'd get. That was so much fun! I love my life.
A great big shout out goes out to all who participated in Lavender
Prom, Drag Show, and all the other events of Pride Week 2018.
jules hathaway


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