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Afoot and lighthearted, I take to the open road...
Henceforth, I ask not good fortune,
I myself am good fortune.
--Walt Whitman
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  • About
    • Our Mission & Vision
    • Our Story
    • Our Community
  • Events
  • PROJECTS
    • A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Prison
    • The Salon Project
    • Open Road Press
    • Open Road Prison Education Project
    • Mom Foundation Nepal
  • Contact
  • DONATE
  • THANK YOU!!!
Meditator; Feldenkrais Practitioner; Executive Director of The Village Zendo in New York City; former actor and director; founder of the Portland Shakespeare-in-the-Parks. Unrepentant drugless hippy.

Howard Thoresen

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