Story Walk - "Spare Key"

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Location: Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor Summer Festival
Ann Arbor Summer Festival
The Ann Arbor Summer Festival is an independent, non-profit dedicated to presenting a world-class celebration of arts and entertainment that enriches the cultural, economic, and social vitality of the region.

"Spare Key" written by Emilio Rodriguez The role of "Javier" played by José Martinez-Chavarria Produced by the Ann Arbor Summer Festival in partnership with the Ann Arbor District Library Produced and Directed by A2SF Programming & Operations Manager James Carter Associate Producer & A2SF Operations Intern - Lucy Freeman Mike Michelon, A2SF Executive Director Natalie Robbins, Marketing & Communications Manager

For the best experience, follow the route shown on the map.

A few notes:

  1. If you arrive at the end of a blue zone, pause and wait for the song to end.
  2. There may be gaps in the music. That is okay. Enjoy the silence if it happens.
  3. If songs begin to overlap, you can pause the walk, re-start it, and this will correct the issue.
  4. To view the playlist, tap on the menu button in the upper right-hand corner while in the hike.

Enter this bonus Summer Game code at https://aadl.org/play for 100 points: WHOCOULDRESISTADOWNTOWNLIKETHIS

This program is a partnership with the Ann Arbor District Library.

Location 2 - Frita Batidos

Mi abuela tenia una teoría muy interesante, decía que si bien todos nacemos con una caja de cerillos en nuestro interior, no los podemos encender solos, necesitamos, como en el experimento, oxígeno y la ayuda de una vela. Sólo que en este caso el oxígeno tiene que provenir, por ejemplo, del aliento de la persona amada; la vela puede ser cualquier tipo de alimento, música, caricia, palabra o sonido que haga disparar el detonador y así encender uno de los cerillos. Por un momento nos sentiremos deslumbrados por una intensa emoción. Se producirá en nuestro interior un agradable calor que irá desapareciendo poco a poco conforme pase el tiempo, hasta que venga una nueva explosión a reavivarlo. Cada persona tiene que descubrir cuáles son sus detonadores para poder vivir, pues la combustión que se produce al encenderse uno de ellos es lo que nutre de energía el alma. En tras palabras, esta combustión es su alimento. Si uno no descubre a tiempo cuáles son sus propios detonadores, la caja de cerillos se humedece y ya nunca podremos encender un solo fósforo. Claro que también hay que poner mucho cuidado en ir encendiendo los cerillos uno a uno. Porque si por una emoción muy fuerte se llegan a encender todos de un solo golpe producen un resplandor tan fuerte que ilumina más allá de lo que podemos ver normalmente y entonces ante nuestros ojos aparece un túnel esplendoroso que nos muestra el camino que olvidamos al momento de nacer y que nos llama a reencontrar nuestro perdido origen divino.

— Laura Esquivel, Like Water for Chocolate

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