hHBO documentary directed by teenager

hHBO documentarydirected by teenager
Directed by 15-year-old Chaille Stoval, "Little Monk" is a documentary about a Tibetan boy, age 6, nicknamed Little Potato, who was sent by his family to live in a monastery.
Stovall was granted unprecedented access to the Tibetan community in exile as he captured the transformation of the boy into a monk. The documentary debuts 6:30 p.m. Sunday on HBO.
Equally important is Stovall's growing understanding of another culture. Little Potato didn't throw tantrums about losing his freedom. Stovall learned to respect the ancient traditions of the monastic community.
Hip-Hop Summit
More than 8,000 youths attended the Ohio Hip-Hop Summit at Ohio State University last week. The summit encourages youth voter registration through its Hip-Hop Team Vote initiative (www.hsan.org). Over the past 12 months, there has been a particular focus on Ohio as a key state with a large number of unregistered youth.
Joyce Beatty of the summit planning committee called the event a success. "We registered more young people to vote in just one week than has ever been accomplished before in Ohio in that short a period of time," she said.
The panelists at the summit included Reverend Run of Run-DMC, Kanye West, Loon, Petey Pablo, Layzie Bone, Peedi Crakk, GLC, Jeff Johnson and Minister Darnell Muhammad.
Quote/Unquote
"Some high school girls refer to defending themselves by saying they're going to 'go Uma.' It's really funny that in young girls' vernacular, getting tough is 'going Uma' or "getting Uma'ed up.'" -- Actress Uma Thurman ("Kill Bill"), on becoming part of teen slang, in People.
"I played local league baseball until I was 15 or 16, and then I played softball. I was average. I'm average in everything." -- Ray Romano ("Everybody Loves Raymond"), in In Style magazine.
"Harry Potter's like Santa Claus -- something you can't see but wish was real so badly that you end up believing in it." -- Actress Emma Watson (the "Harry Potter" films), in ym magazine.
Ready to rock?
Catch four rock bands for $5 Saturday at Section 8 skate park in Hubbard: The Champions of All Time (CD release party), December Son, the Interns and Wesker. Doors open at 7 p.m.
And Thursdays this summer at Camelot Lanes, 628 Boardman-Canfield Road, are battle of the bands nights. Admission is $7 and includes unlimited glow bowling. Shows start at 9 p.m. Here's the lineup:
June 17, A Better Mousetrap; June 24, Skychief; July 1, Consilience; July 8, Placid; July 15, Senior Citizens; July 22, The Breezeway; July 29, The Jiggawatz; Aug. 5, Elixir; Aug. 12, Another Sunday.
Camelot also has Extreme Teen nights Sundays from 8-11. No alcohol, no smoking, no parents. Just lots of cosmic bowling for one flat fee.
Abstinence walk
VIENNA -- Teen Straight Talk, a nonprofit group that works to reduce teen pregnancies, is holding a walkathon from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Howland Township Park to raise money for a trip to South Africa in August.
South Africa has requested the group's presentations in the past, but the group was able to afford the trip only in 2001. Fifteen volunteers from Teen Straight Talk plan to instruct, encourage and assist students in South Africa in living a lifestyle of abstinence.
If you would like to be a walker, sponsor or donor, contact Teen Straight Talk at (330) 539-6040 or SexualAbstinence@aol.com.