BURBANK HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR’S SIRENS

Burbank High School’s Sirens is an acappella group of eight young women. This year’s group features, (as seen in the photo from left to right): Junior Delanie Finnigan, Junior Bella Jade, Senior Natalie Kinlow, Senior Lindsey Miller, Senior Sydney Sugars, Senior Julia Skilsky, Senior Jasmine Cap, Junior Ming An Fasquelle.

They are under the direction of Mr. Brett Carroll, the musical director at Burbank High, and alumni Erin McGuire, who arranges the group’s music.

G. BRIAN BENSON

G. Brian Benson’s mission is to wake up the world with conscious, thought-provoking media that inspires. In 2008, Brian followed a hunch and left his family’s business, stepping into the unknown. Ever since, inspiration has followed. Letting intuition be his guide, he began to step out of his comfort zone and unexpected paths and talents started to emerge such as writing, acting, and crafting stories. Tapping into this emerging creativity, Brian began his own hero’s journey of self-realization and growth, which continues to influence his empowering and inspiring books, films, and presentations.

Brian an award-winning and #1 best-selling author, life coach, radio host, actor, filmmaker and TEDx speaker, knows the value of trusting intuition and wants to share his own personal journey of self-growth, discovery and accomplishment to help others re-connect with their own personal truths to live an authentic and fulfilling life. As a 4x Ironman triathlete and cross-country bicyclist, Brian knows the value of hard work and never giving up on his dreams, a message he shares with audiences through each of his creative expressions.

Brian’s brand-new book “Habits for Success – Inspired Ideas to Help You Soar” with Mango Publishing is an Amazon #1 Best-Seller and was selected as a 2019 Book Excellence Award Winner in the Motivational book category. Brian lives in Los Angeles, CA.

MONIQUE BENABOU

After Monique Benabou’s debut on Season 2 of The Voice, and many years in the pop music industry, she decided to shift her focus from mainstream music, to the development of a more personal sound.

Mo’s thought provoking music, relatable songwriting and soul shifting voice has gained international recognition and she’s known as a pioneer and leader in the conscious music community. 

In addition to her music, she develops other artists around the world, teaches on self expression and the art of masterful storytelling through powerful workshops, coaching courses and one-on-one mentorships, supporting throat chakra and liberation activations.

Mo’s mission on the planet is to spread possibility, joy and self belief to the world through her music, storytelling and self expression. She inspires others to lead with their own magic and abilities to create from LOVE, FREEDOM & POWER!

Her much anticipated album ‘Under Pressure’ is an expression of a reckoning and truce with self. From the depths of hopelessness to the peek of celebration, freedom, victory and love, the 10 song album doubles as a full chakral attunement, taking music to yet another level of experience! 

ARNO MICHAELIS

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Arno Michaelis was a leader of a worldwide racist skinhead organization, a reverend of a self-declared Racial Holy War, and lead singer of the hate-metal band Centurion, which sold 20,000 CDs by the mid-nineties and is still popular with racists today.

Single parenthood, love for his daughter, and the forgiveness shown by people he once hated all helped to turn Arno’s life around, bringing him to embrace diversity and practice gratitude for all life.

After spending over a decade as a successful information technology consultant and entrepreneur, Arno is now a speaker, author of​ ​My Life After Hate​, co-author of The Gift of Our Wounds​, and very fortunate to be able to share his ongoing process of character development as an educator working with​ ​Serve 2 Unite​. Founded as an ongoing peaceful response to the August 5th 2012 Sikh Temple shooting in Oak Creek, WI, S2U engages students creatively with a global network of peacemakers and mentors in partnership with Against Violent Extremism​,​ ​The Forgiveness Project​, ​Search For Common Ground​, and​ ​Parents for Peace.​

Arno’s customizable keynotes and workshops leverage noble qualities of compassion, curiosity, and kindness to engage all human beings, building foundations for diversity appreciation and cultural agility.

He also enjoys spending time with his daughter, art, music, and all forms of fearless creative expression, along with climbing things, being underwater, and the wonderful natural beauty of our planet Earth.

Melissa is a freelance writer for Kings County Politics and the Canarsie Courier – Features Editor for Metropolitan Magazine, Creative Director for Preferred Health Magazine, and a lead booker for Dr. Robi Ludwig, a syndicated Psychotherapist.

Prior to turning into an author, she was on her way to seek after a vocation in law enforcement, yet life proceeded on a different route. As a native New Yorker, Melissa knows the rushing about of daily existence yet practices how to balance spirituality and the abundance of joy with assistance along the way. 

MITCH BRADFORD

Born and raised in the small town of Brownsville, TX, Mitch Bradford discovered music at a young age, immersing himself in the sounds of Neil Young, Jackson Browne, and Joni Mitchell.  

In 2016, Mitch left his job in the tech world to purse his passions for music and film full-time.

Fast forward two years later, Mitch teamed up with GRAMMY-AWARD WINNING producer Matt Ross-Spang (Jason Isbell, Margo Price, Zac Brown) to write and record his debut album.

With sessions in Memphis, TN but drawing inspiration from his new West Coast home, Mitch sought out a classic ‘California country’ feel – something that hearkens back to the 1970s folk-rock ‘Laurel Canyon Sound’ of the Eagles, Joni Mitchell, and James Taylor – but with a modern twist.

Critical praise has been high. “With a ‘homeward bound style and slice of heartland pop’, Mitch Bradford works with vintage country rock elements emphasizing the winding, wonderful ways & roads of amour.”

And “Love is Kind is a request to a love for a second chance which with its laid back, breezy melody … as bright as the California sunshine” … “A mix between Ray LaMontagne and Paul Simon but stands as something unique.”

Mitch has performed at the Bowery Electric, Rockwood Music Hall, and Piano’s in NYC; Harvard and Stone, Cinema Bar, Bank of Venice, Canter’s in LA; The Bling Pig, Woodruff’s, The Ark in Ann Arbor, MI.

He lives in Los Angeles.

DAVID CUNNINGHAM

David Cunningham, M.Ed., is a communication expert and seminar leader for Landmark, a personal and professional growth, training and development company that’s had more than 2.4 million people use its programs to cause breakthroughs in their personal lives as well as in their communities, generating more than 100,000 community projects around the world. In The Landmark Forum, Landmark’s flagship program, people cause breakthroughs in their performance, communication, relationships and overall satisfaction in life. 

David is a senior program leader and a Landmark Forum leader with Landmark. He has successfully led programs to hundreds of thousands of people around the world since 1991. David has been extensively trained in presenting and delivering Landmark’s programs, material, and technology in a powerful and effective manner, and he achieves the highest ratings from individuals, organizations, and groups for his presentation and delivery.

David earned a Master’s in Education from Connecticut State University and a Bachelor’s in Education from the University of Connecticut. Before he began leading programs for Landmark, David served as the Director of the Connecticut Justice for Children Collaboration and the Director of Chapter Development for the National Committee for Prevention of Child Abuse.

FRANCESCO LUPICA

Biography

I have researched and developed a very distinctive and unique approach to composing and designing sound and songs called, “Visual Music Design”. This has manifested into a powerful music show called the “Cosmic Beam Experience”

The main instrument in the show is a 13 ft. long steel channel beam (450 lbs.) strung with special steel wires utilizing electromagnetic pick-ups that create an indescribable sound sensation. This is also accompanied by an awesome set of drums that I hand made, along with bells, gongs, guitars and other instruments.

Films featuring The Cosmic Beam

• Star Trek The Motion Picture
• Knight of Cups
• Song to Song
• Silence
• Voyage of Time
• Vaxxed
• To The Wonder
• Terrence Malick’s 2011 Film The Tree of Life 
• The New World
• KONG
• Thin Red Line

Media Attention

• “Last Hours” “Carbon – Green World Rising” sponsored and narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio.
• “Truth Embargo” produced by Just Cause Entertainment.
• “Tom Snyder’s Tomorrow Show” (NBC)
• Several live performances, television/radio and news shows, newspaper write-ups and magazines articles. (see article in shine on hollywood)
• Featured in an article for LA weekly about myself and Terrence Malick’s films.
• “War Of The Worlds” Trailer (Steven Spielberg) features the Beam composition.
• Michael Moore’s “Sicko” Documentary with composition Beam.
• Michael Mann’s “Public Enemies” with composition Beam.

Drummer & Percussionist

• “Fleetwood Mac”
• “Steven Segal Band”
• “Taj Mahal”, Ry Cooder (Rising Sons)
• “US”
• “West coast Pop Art Experimental Band”
• “Travel Agency” (Viva Records)
• “Shanti” (Atlantic Records), with Zakir Hussain and Ashish Khan. One of the first bands to integrate traditional classical Indian music with Rock & Roll.

Current Projects

• The building of the Ultimate Sound System and “Visual Music Design” Experience. This will be the space shuttle of sound experiences!
• The “More Love Campaign”
• “Spiritual Nightclub Project”
• Productions of videos of songs I wrote: Go To Work”, Heal Yourself”, “Let It Be Known – Calling All Angels”, “So Much Love” and “Dying to be Free”.
• Film scores, production and recording of five performance CD’s.

PAUL SAMUEL DOLMAN

Paul Samuel Dolman has dabbled in the film business in Los Angeles with David Foster as his mentor and founded a successful music company in Nashville. He spends his summers on Martha’s Vineyard and the rest of the year in Maui, Hawaii.

I am passionate about…
Connecting on a soul level w/ other people
Self realization that applies to every day living
Finding wisdom in all things
Caring about others and showing it
Making a positive difference in the world
Loving who or what is in front of me in the moment
Being creative in a myriad of ways
Challenging myself to grow, shift & expand
Embodying an integrated, healthy, balanced lifestyle
Sharing with others and asking questionSpending quiet time in nature
Noticing the wonder & mystery that surrounds us
Consciously merging with source and being led
Laughing, laughing & more laughing

Paul wrote the highly successful book, 

Hitchhiking With Larry David

Other books- 

Martha’s Vineyard Miracles 

Seven Crazy Days In Maui 

What Matters Most

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He hosts the What Matters Most Podcast

He travels and gives talks on a variety of subjects.

He has been a professional musician (Piano & Guitar)

Founded an entertainment company

Worked as a film producer in Hollywood

He currently divides his time between Martha’s Vineyard & Anastasia Island

Patti went from Corporate America to Successful Entrepreneur!

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“The Best Way To Rise Above Our Default Paths Is To Grow Spiritually.”
—Frank P. Daversa

Frank P. Daversa was an agnostic for 20 years. Today, he has evolved past that state and now writes books and conducts interviews for the spiritual community on how to live and thrive in an increasingly materialistic world.

Frank’s departure from agnosticism began when he contracted a serious illness in 1997, which shifted his outlook, restored his faith, and transformed his way of being. A published author, Frank’s third book, Spirituality in the 21st Century, was written for all those who yearn for meaning in their lives and a vision with which to achieve it.

Why Read This Book? 6 Reasons To Start With...

1. 1. Learn how to develop your spirituality in all aspects of your life.

   2. Become a more complete person and achieve new levels of fulfillment.

   3. Uncover a rewarding and fulfilling understanding of different spiritual viewpoints and God.

   4. Discover the role spirituality plays in relationships with others.

   5. Understand the wider role your spiritual education can have on your societal growth as a citizen of earth.

   6. See politics, environment, and other social issues through the lens of your spiritual journey.

Frank P. Daversa is a published author who writes books and conducts interviews for the spiritual community to help them understand new and revolutionary ways to live and thrive in today's world. He was raised in South Hempstead, NY. It was during his college years that he honed his writing skills. He earned his A.A.S. degree in 1981 with honors. Two years after earning his B.S. degree in 1986, Frank moved to Houston, TX. He worked 14 years in the corporate world before becoming a writer in 2007.

He published his first web article on spirituality in 2008, and his first book, "Young Adolf: An Alternate History" in 2011. He published his second book, "Politics in America: A Guide to the Two-Party System" in 2012.

Sherry Hopson, Karmic Counselor specializing in analyzing Karmic patterns from past, present, and future life. She reads the emotional energy that creates blocks and disease. Sherry clears and moves energy from the body and life paths redirecting her clients to the outcomes they desire. She also works in all other realms of psychic energy work such as mediumship, hauntings, and future predictions. Sherry is currently working on two books for publication in 2020. Sherry has over 25 years of experience and is an internationally known author, speaker, and radio personality.

Sherry is a psychic counselor and medium for decades; clearing all the energy that may be imprinted from the past, imposing or blocking the good work you are doing this lifetime, or contracts and beliefs that are no longer valid.  Sherry has helped many to identify soul patterns and work through the memories that may be influencing our current actions and choices. She can find what is unseen and release it or bring it into our consciousness to evaluate.

Sherry has a specialty working with a soul's progression of the emotional aspects of development from lifetime to lifetime and also the developmental process of the master soul groups.  Not only is she known as a past life expert but also very highly recognized for her energy work. She has worked with numerous medical doctors throughout the United States and a biochemist working on cancer research utilizing her medical intuitive abilities.  Her energy clearing work is known to be highly effective in creating a person to create healing and movement through karmic conditions.

Sherry spent the first 26 years of her business career in corporate America working her way up to running a successful national finance firm, she left her position to follow her passion as a spiritual counselor.

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JADORÉ MONAY (aka JADE SWEENEY)

Los Angeles based Jade Sweeney, known by her stage name Jadoré Monay is an singer- songwriter and dancer from Roseville, California. A suburban town found close to the state capitol, Sacramento.Through her lyrics, captivating harmonies and complementing top line melodies she is able to reveal to her listeners a young woman who is still learning to recognize self worth, love and discernment through her own life experiences. Jadoré commonly shares through her music the message of power behind the ability to create and strive towards the best version of ourselves. This specific topic is where the creativity of her stage name came from. Jadoré, pronounced as JUH-DOOR-RAY comes from the French word J’adore, meaning to adore or to love something or someone. She has embodied the concept of what she wants her audience to embody and manifest for themselves, doing this through the titling of herself as an artist.

Her musical sound consists of Contemporary R&B with a flattering taste of Hip Hop Grime. Her inspirations include Todrick Hall, Rihanna, Beyoncé and her God Father James Brown who imprinted her to become a performer herself. Since living in Los Angeles Jadoré has been involved in many showcases, winning and placing in both the Musicians Institute and Coast 2 Coast Live showcase competitions. She has also danced in music videos for artists Moosh & Twist, Todrick Hall, and Brandy Norwood. You can find her own original material on many music streaming platforms such as Apple Music, Spotify, Tidal, Soundcloud, etc.

Jadoré’s Grandmother, Vonny Hilton Sweeney and God Father, James Brown were both widely involved in the music and entertainment business. She shortly became influenced by interest towards this particular industry at a very young age. Seeing Mr. Brown perform while growing up seeded the visions of her future self and what she could possibly and eventually grow into while chasing this dream. Something about watching him perform live from the sides of the off- stage wings gave her the opportunity to feel as close as she could to the energy coming off from the audience. This energy is the same feeling she gets from going to concerts. Its almost like inner recognition, an assured feeling that she was born for this and destined to become this future performer that felt oh so familiar to her.

The show biz is habitual and very well- known to Jadoré, she is no stranger to having her presence on stage. Growing up she was involved in all different types of performing, ranging from musical theatre, dance, and acting all the way to horseback drill team performances in rodeos all around California. After high school she started attending the American Musical and Dramatic Academy, majoring in Musical Theater. She then transferred to the Musicians Institute on Hollywood Blvd where she studied the Independent Artist and Artist Entrepreneur Producer programs.

Currently Jadoré is working on her next project, a single that she will be releasing towards at the end of November this year. Behind the scenes throughout the year she has been competing and making it through several rounds of the Coast 2 Coast Live Showcase Competition. She is currently one of the top 30 finalists out of thousands of independents artists from all over America.

TINA NICOLE

A very special memoir, DREAM DESIGN DISRUPT by TINA NICOLE, is a must read for anyone with a yearning to “do” things their own way and a desire to live their best life. 

It may seem counter-intuitive for a celebrated luxury-furniture designer to create a book designed to encourage us to exit our comfort zones, but in DREAM DESIGN DISRUPT, author, creative entrepreneur, and award-winning Los Angeles-based furniture designer TINA NICOLE challenges readers to do just that. In this beautifully produced and boldly original memoir of a life in design, Nicole explores the personal joys, professional rewards, occasional frustrations, loss and fierce growth that come from disrupting low expectations, embracing big bold change, and pursuing a meaningful and memorable life-at home, at work, and at play.

As an award-winning furniture designer, licensed attorney, and co-founder of the fashion-forward, LA-based home design brand Nathan Anthony, this native Californian moves through life with the kind of confidence and competence that makes her impressive list of achievements look easy. But the behind-the-scenes stories, strategies, and inspiration Nicole shares in this boundary-breaking memoir/art book/style statement make it clear that this multifaceted woman’s greatest teacher is hard-won, hands-on experiences, inner grace, and pure grit.

Enriched with multiple personal photographic images, evocative original illustrations, and essential, straightforward life lessons applicable to students, entry-level professionals, or mid-life career switchers who dream of customizing their own lives, DREAM DESIGN DISRUPT inspires us all to summon the courage to embrace change, reach for our dreams, exceed our highest expectations, and make everyday life a beautiful, meaningful, memorable adventure.

About Nathan Anthony:

Founded in 2005, Nathan Anthony https://www.nafurniture.com/ produces award-winning contemporary furnishings at its own factory in Los Angeles. Lead designer Tina Nicole made the World’s Leading Design Names list 2018, and has been recognized for design excellence with five consecutive International Product Design awards in 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2015 by design et al’s International Architecture and Design competition in the U.K. She has also been recognized as a Best of Year 2017 Honoree by Interior Design, and by the American Society of Furniture Designers (ASFD) with 2016 and 2012 Pinnacle Award nominations.

DANIEL BRUCE LEVIN

Daniel Bruce Levin walked away from a huge opportunity (to work his way up from pushing a broom to running a billion dollar business), to hitchhike around the world to find happiness and inner peace. His life has been dedicated to finding the peace and contentment that comes from truly knowing yourself. His mission has become holding the space for others to find that peace too.

One day away from being ordained a Rabbi in Jerusalem, Israel, Levin left to come back to America. He opened a cafe and bookstore in San Francisco and then went to live for 10 years in a Monastery in the Foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains as a Monk.

He became the Director of Business Development at Hay House and played a big part in helping it grow from $3,000,000 to $100,000,000 over the next 10 years. Levin is a rare blend of mystic and businessman; he believes it is his ability to see things from different perspectives that draws people and companies to work with him and  it is what brings him his greatest joy.

He is the author of THE MOSAIC, a beautiful fable that touches the heart and soothes the soul, but to this day, he feels he is not the author. He knows it was the characters of the fable that actually wrote this story.

The Mosaic is a story that will touch the heart and soul of anyone who has ever experienced loss or felt alone and disconnected. It is a story of hope and of seeing a world you never saw before.  It is, a story of connection and in one way or another, it is the story of all of us.

The fact that you are here now means The Mosaic has found you. It invites you now, to read its pages. Let me warn you, it may appear simple but it should come as no surprise to the reader, that a story that speaks of seeing what you can’t see, would hint at connections that when taken would open doors to illuminate a completely new reality.

TIEG

TIEG is the name of the band, currently made up of members Shannon Canchola, Gabriel Grinta, Tieg Johnson, Shelby Lindley, Tara Louise, Robbie McCarthy, Chris Rolontz, Seana Thompson, Yu-Ting Wu.

Featured on The LIFE CHANGES Show are:

Tieg Johnson

Tieg has worked professionally as a musician ever since becoming the youngest graduate from the Musician’s Institute at 16.

His first job was touring the country with (now Academy Award winner) Brie Larson who also used him in her music video which was in heavy rotation on MTV. With Brie, he also performed on Sessions@AOL and the 2 Nickelodeon shows “All That” and “U Pick Live.”

After his band Canon got signed to a record contract, he decided to focus his efforts closer to home. Canon recorded an album with producer Justin Meldal-Johnson (Beck, NIN, Paramore) which was distributed by Universal.

Not being on the road allowed Tieg to become a session musician. He often records for Grammy winning engineer Cassidy Turbin (Beck), film composer Mark Isham, director Taron Lexton, and film composer Ali Helnwein. He has played guitar for major motion pictures (The Longest Ride), independent movies, television shows (Once Upon A Time, American Chopper), advertisements (Google, ABC Mouse) and recording artists (James Tillman, Fiona Grey, Wil Seabrook).

Tieg started his music career at the age of 10 being a featured singer in a 70 member singing, acting and dancing troupe that performed around Southern California. Deciding it was time to get back behind the microphone, he formed a throwback folk trio with two friends and they called themselves Shelby, Tieg & Tara. After a couple self-made EPs, hundreds of shows, 3 name changes and the addition of many new band-members, the group TIEG was officially born in 2018.

Tara Louise

Tara Louise is a singer/songwriter based in Los Angeles, producing emotionally-charged music in the Pop/R&B vein. She’s been working as a professional Session Vocalist for over 7 years, recording hundreds of vocal demos and top-lining countless hit tracks for the Electronic Dance Music scene. The songs she’s written/sung on have racked up over 20 million plays on Youtube and 68,000 monthly streams on Spotify. You can also catch Tara as a featured singer with the Youtube sensation, Postmodern Jukebox.

Amongst working in the studio recording for clients and composing her own music, Tara performs Jazz standards and Top 40 hits for corporate events and weddings.

To learn more about Tara visit her website at https://www.taralouise.com/

Yvonne E.L. Silver is a Confidence Catalyst and the Founder for Women & Wisdom Media (& Flourish!).  She teaches her clients how to have more success in business. The results her clients experience is elevated confidence, to have clarity and vision, to powerfully lead and engage their staff, ask for bigger sales - creating a sustainable business that is balanced and fun. 

Yvonne is a Speaker, Executive Coach, Bestselling Author, Mentorship Chair, Radio Show Host and Reiki Practitioner, trained in Emotional Intelligence.  In 2018 Yvonne received a Women of Inspiration Award for her work designing and chairing Mentorship Programs, and professionally holds designations of CEC, CPHR (HRIA) and Reiki Practitioner.  As the author of the overnight bestseller "Words, Women & Wisdom: The Modern Art of Confident Conversations" her group programs and Wisdom Circles help women entrepreneurs and aspiring female leaders have more Confident Conversations.  Her special needs son Alex is following in her entrepreneurial footsteps, using his artistic talent to sell his paintings to raise money for Operation Smile surgeries.

Susan Rowlen is a Native Chicagoan, Raised on Chicago’s Northwest side as a child. Susan did not have a conventional childhood. From the age of 6, Spirit singled her out and set in motion her journey to provide healing, clarity and guidance. Blessed with the gifts of seeing the Past, Present and Future, Susan has been in constant contact with spirits, voices and visions in order to help others make sense of their lives.

In her early life, Susan chose to use her unique gifts selectively to help those close to her as well as local officials and businesses in need of direction. However, she soon became aware that she possessed rare and valuable gifts which should be used for the greater good. Not only has she used her unique abilities to provide spiritual guidance and healing to people of every age in every walk of life throughout the world, but on a personal level, her gifts also enabled her to defeat her own daughter’s Autism.

As a professional Psychic Medium, Susan uses her abilities to help clients gain deep insights into their life journey and gain spiritual growth, shining light on relationships, love, career, and business.

St. Francis Goes to Broadway

NY Times Bestselling Author and Famed "Peace Troubadour" James Twyman

Will Travel the U.S. Penniless, Performing His New Musical Based on the Life of 

St. Francis of Assisi on the Way to Off-Broadway 

Twyman calls forth St. Francis' values of inclusion, respect for all living beings and peaceful co-existence as a clarion call in a world so divided and dissonant

Trusting in the goodness and generosity of others to provide transportation, housing and sustenance, in the same manner as St. Francis, Twyman will cross the U.S., inviting ticket holders and even the homeless for a night of inspiration

The "Brother Sun, Sister Moon Musical Tour" will arrive in Portland, Santa Barbara, Phoenix, Sedona, Santa Fe, Kansas City, St Louis, Chicago, Cleveland and Philadelphia

Follows Directly on the Heels of his Newest Bestseller Giovanni and the Camino of St. Francis

James Twyman has always had a special affinity for St. Francis of Assisi, so much so that the NY Times bestselling author, film producer and internationally famed "Peace Troubadour" recently took orders as a Franciscan Hermit and was inspired to write his most recent book Giovanni and the Camino of St. Francis.

But now, Twyman will bring his stirring new musical on St. Francis Brother Sun, Sister Moon to Broadway on February 20-March 1, 2020--and with the beloved saint as his model--will travel a continent penniless, on foot and with whatever food, housing and further transportation that God will provide to get him there.

Along the way, Twyman will perform the one-man show as St. Francis in Portland, Santa Barbara, Phoenix, Sedona, Santa Fe, Kansas City, St. Louis, Chicago, Cleveland and Philadelphia. Committed to the saint's values of love for all and support for those in need, Twyman will feed the homeless and invite them to the performance for a night of physical and soul nourishment.

"That's how Francis would have done it," Twyman said. "His life was centered on serving humanity in simple, down to earth ways. If he was alive today he'd probably embrace things like social media, but he'd also travel with no money and no possessions. In my case, I'll hitchhike, walk when I have to, and rely upon others for food and places to sleep."

It's part of Twyman's effort to make St. Francis and his teachings relevant today. Often regarded as the patron saint of animals, pictured surrounded by birds, wolves, or an assortment of other forest creatures, St. Francis of Assisi, who lived eight hundred years ago in Italy, is depicted on statues that abound in gardens almost everywhere you look today. For most people, he's little more than the "birdbath saint." But his values of inclusion, respect for all living beings and peaceful co-existence are a clarion call in a world so divided and dissonant.

"I've always been in love with St. Francis," he said. "When I was eighteen I left home and entered the Franciscan order, but chose a secular path instead to become "The Peace Troubadour." That felt like a natural progression. Now, after finally taking vows, I'm actually getting to express myself as St. Francis himself--through this musical. I wrote all the songs as well as the dialogue, and it feels like stepping back in time. It's actually the most fun I've ever had, and the chance to perform it in New York for two weeks feels amazing."

Brother Sun, Sister Moon will grace the stage at The Church in the Village. The pre-show routine will be anything but usual for these Off-Broadway performances. Says Twyman: "We'll have a team of people who'll join me around the theater and we'll be handing out free tickets to homeless men and women, inviting them to come as our guests. Then before each show begins we'll share a meal of soup and bread together, both the paid ticket holders as well as the guests. Once again, I want to get as close to how St. Francis would have done this as possible. He would have wanted people of every group to come together, not just those who can afford the ticket."

This undertaking would seem like a radical endeavor to most people, but to James Twyman it's just the latest in a long list of unconventional ventures. In his role as "The Peace Troubadour," known and revered internationally, he has performed his peace concert in such countries as Iraq, Bosnia, South Africa and Northern Ireland, often while wars and conflicts raged around him. In 1998, he was invited to perform in Baghdad by Saddam Hussein, and several years ago gave a peace concert on a hill overlooking a village in Syria held by ISIS. On his show Real Time, Bill Maher called him "the idiot singer from Portland," a label Twyman embraces, but this new project strikes even closer to his heart.

It evolved from his authorship of Giovanni and the Camino of St. Francis. Says Twyman, "The book is a novel, one I'm very proud of, but I couldn't figure out a good way to share it on tour. It's hard to talk about the story without giving too much of it away. Then I was watching a recording of Bruce Springsteen doing a one-man show on Broadway. It was brilliant and I thought 'Maybe St. Francis can do the same thing - a musical where he tells stories about his life and what he learned along the way.'"

Imagine being inspired by both The Boss and The Saint.

James Twyman, is also the NY Times bestselling author of 16 books including The Moses Code and Emissary of Light. He has also recorded more than 18 music albums including the Billboard chart bestseller I AM Wishes Fulfilled along with Dr. Wayne Dyer; as well as produced or directed seven feature films.

James is conducting interviews from October to December as the tour kicks off on Jan. 4 and he wouldn't be able to confirm controlled interview environments after that. So if you would like to have James Twyman on your show to bring the spirit of St. Francis to your listeners and share the plans for James' unique journey, please send an email with the name of the show, your contact information, a proposed date and time, and the calling details.

Missi Hatfield 

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“There are two types of people...interested and interesting”.
Edward J. Evans

Edward died and started toward the Light at the age of 19, and has been exterior to his body 3 times, that he is aware of. He was married to the same beautiful woman for 60 years, and spent fifteen years in Scientology, but quit because they couldn't back up their claims...Edward has done several hundred hours of past life regression, and was there when Jesus was crucified!

He is the author of "The Truth Shall Set You Free" and "My Journey Beyond The Bizarre".

Edward is 87 years young :) He was born in Sioux City, Iowa in 1932. His Father died 10 days before his 4th birthday, and his Mother paid a Dakota Sioux Indian family pennies a day to babysit him so she could work. They moved to California in his uncles 1928 Chevrolet Touring car in 1938. He attended three different grade schools and three different High Schools. He had twenty-one different jobs before settling down and marrying his High School Sweetheart at the age of twenty-one.
 

Edward’s first out of body experience happened at the age of five years old. He was in a dentist's chair and left his body to search for his Mother.  His second out of body experience happened in Long Beach, California at the age of eighteen years old. His 1948 Harley Davidson motorcycle broke both chains and locked the rear wheel, throwing Edward over the handlebars without a helmet. The road rash was severe, to say the least.  
 

Edward went to work for Douglas Aircraft Corporation and at the age of nineteen was killed along with nine others due to a large curing oven explosion that sent him flying through the air for sixty feet landing on the edge of a work table.  A round trip to the light followed.

He went to college and became a Research and Development Electronics Engineer on the Minuteman Missile project and the Apollo Spacecraft project for a total of fifteen years. After this he worked as a Field Service Engineer for the Gardner Denver Corporation for nine years, flying all over the country teaching customers how to operate and maintain the company’s computer-controlled equipment that they purchased. After this, he created, owned and operated his own electronic assembly company for thirty-two years, called Sierra Assembly Services Inc.
 

Edward now lives alone. He lost his eldest Daughter in 2009 to lung cancer and lost his Wife of sixty years in 2012 to Dementia aggravated by a broken hip. His youngest Daughter, two Granddaughters, and three Great Grandsons give him lots of love, attention, and purpose.