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Theo of Golden
An 86-year-old stranger named Theo arrives in the small Southern city of Golden one spring morning and begins a quiet campaign of generosity: purchasing pencil portraits from a local coffeehouse and returning each to its subject in exchange for their story. Portrait by portrait, person by person, Theo weaves himself into the fabric of Golden—healing wounds, revealing secrets, and proving that the smallest acts of kindness can transform ordinary lives forever.
“Sometimes the greatest gift we can give another person is to see them—truly see them—and let them know they matter.”
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Theo of Golden This or That
Answer in under three seconds. No wrong answers — only revealing ones.
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Rapid fire (60 seconds)
Read these aloud as fast as the group can shout answers.
- 1. Coffee at the Chalice or Browsing at the Verbivore?
- 2. Pencil portraits or Oil paintings?
- 3. Small-town anonymity or Big-city invisibility?
- 4. Listening to cello or Listening to guitar?
- 5. Anonymous giving or Public recognition?
- 6. Collecting stories or Collecting objects?
- 7. Night shift solitude or Daytime bustle?
- 8. Bookshop owner or Coffeehouse owner?
- 9. Rented apartment or Owned home?
- 10. Portraits on walls or Blank walls?