Once homeless and addicted, here's how composer Ben Shirley escaped LA's Skid Row
Ben Shirley credits his time at the Midnight Mission on Los Angeles’ Skid Row for his success. Once homeless, he kicked his alcohol addiction.
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Aces: Shirley takes path from Skid Row to composing music in Newark
Ben Shirley's previous life was documented in the film, Skid Row Marathon. He now is a board member of the Newark-Granville Symphony Orchestra.
Source: newarkadvocate.com
Bismarck's Santa Run Helps People Facing Addiction ~ Plains Folk Essay
Wednesday, December 8, 2021 – The Santa Run in Bismarck helps improve the lives of those facing addiction. In an encore conversation from 2018, we hear about the inspiring story that gave rise to the event from Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Craig Mitchell and Bismarck judge David Reich. Judge Mitchell started the Midnight Mission Running Club in LA, which inspired a documentary titled “Skid Row Marathon,” which will screen Friday in Bismarck. ~~~ Tom Isern shares a Plains Folk essay titled “Oysters of the Finest Quality.”
Source: prairiepublic.org