Sometimes We Like to Brag About Our Clients: Spring 2013 Edition

Client Activities and Upcoming Events

Ongoing: The David Pakman Show. The internationally syndicated progressive political talk radio and TV show. Client: The David Pakman Show  http://www.davidpakman.com/

Ongoing: Pathways to Health, an integral health community  fouded by Victor Acquista, MD, author of “Pathways to Health: An Integral Guidebook”.  (Available at http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007XY2ZRW/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=01tkcom-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B007XY2ZRW). Client: Victor Acquista, MD http://pathstohealth.info/

SUN: March 10. 2PM & 7PM. The Jazz Ensembles of Mount Holyoke College perform “The Big Broadcast”, a recreation of a 1940’s live radio broadcast. Mark Gionfriddo directs and stars as Maestro Matt Morgan. WWLP meteorologist Brian Lapis is emcee Fred Kelley. Tickets available at the door and at The Northampton Box-Office. Client: The Jazz Ensembles of Mount Holyoke College. www.nbotickets.com.

SAT: March 23, 2PM-4PM. Victor Acquista MD, author of “Pathways to Health--An Integral Guidebook” will do a reading and booksigning at the Silver City Museum, 312 West Broadway, Silver City, NM. Books available for purchase at the event. Client: Victor Acquista, MD. http://www.silvercitymuseum.org/index.html

SAT: March 23: see air times. The Kurn Hattin Choir competes on the WGBY public television series “Together In Song”. If they make it to the Finals, they’ll perform live at The Paramount Theatre in Springfield, MA. on SUN: April 28. Client: Kurn Hattin Homes. http://togetherinsong.wgby.org/

THU April 4. 6:30PM. Victor Acquista MD, author of “Pathways to Health--An Integral Guidebook” and co-founder of The Collaborative for Community Health will give his life-changing workshop, “Learn to Forgive” at The Center, Schoolhouse Commons 1085, Park Street, Palmer, MA. $20.00 per person. Space limited. Advance reservations required. Dr. Acquista’s book will be on sale, and he’ll sign copies. Sales to benefit The Collabortive. Client: Victor Acquista, MD. 413-289-6333 or http://thecollaborativeforcommunityhealth.org/home  

SUN: April 7, 2:30PM-4:30PM. Victor Acquista MD, author of “Pathways to Health--An Integral Guidebook” and co-founder of The Collaborative for Community Health will do a reading/booksigning at The Center, Schoolhouse Commons 1085, Park Street, Palmer, MA.. Dr. Acquista’s book will be on sale at the event.. Sales to benefit The Collabortive. Client: Victor Acquista, MD. 413-289-6333 or http://thecollaborativeforcommunityhealth.org/home  

THU: June 6. 1:15PM. The Kurn Hattin music ensembles perform at the Burlington VT Discover Jazz Festival on the Fountain Stage in downtown Burlington. Client: Kurn Hattin Homes. http://discoverjazz.com/

Suffield Academy Lecture on Slavery in Connecticut Featured in Patch

http://suffield.patch.com/announcements/everything-you-dont-know-about-slavery-in-connectituct-and-the-civil-war

Victor Acquista MD Booksigning on April 7 2013 in Palmer

Save The Date: SUN: April 7, 2:30PM-4:30PM. Victor Acquista MD, author of “Pathways to Health--An Integral Guidebook” and co-founder of The Collaborative for Community Health will do a reading/booksigning at The Center, Schoolhouse Commons 1085, Park Street, Palmer, MA.. Dr. Acquista’s book will be on sale at the event.. Sales to benefit The Collabortive. 413-289-6333 or http://thecollaborativeforcommunityhealth.org

DATELINE: February 18, 2013

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

VICTOR ACQUISTA MD, CO-FOUNDER OF THE COLLABORATIVE FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH AND AUTHOR OF “PATHWAYS TO HEALTH” GIVES SEMINAR ON “LEARNING TO FORGIVE” ON APRIL 4

Victor Acquista, MD, co-founder of The Collaborative for Community

Health in Palmer, MA, and author of “Pathways To Health--An Integral

Guidebook” will give his seminar, “Learning to Forgive”, on Thursday,

April 4, at 6:30PM at The Collaborative for Community Health,

Schoolhouse Commons 1085, Park Street, Palmer, MA. Dr. Acquista will

have copies of his book available for purchase and signing.

Dr. Acquista, a graduate of Cornell University and The University of

Vermont College of Medicine., completed a fellowship in Academic

Internal Medicine at Brown University. He is a member of the Institute

of Noetic Sciences and the Integral Institute. He entered private

practice and established the Center for Preventive Medicine in North

Providence, RI, where he was teaching attending at Roger Williams

Hospital. In Massachusetts, he served as Physician-In-Charge at Kaiser

Permanente’s Springfield Health Center and as Chairman of Quality

Improvement for Wing Memorial Hospital in Palmer, MA, as-well-as

Medical Staff Vice President. After a nine-year tenure as  Medical

Director of the Monson (MA) Developmental Center, a residential

facility for adults with developmental disabilities, he relocated to

New Mexico, where he serves as Chief Medical Officer at the Fort

Bayard Medical Center. He is formally a member of the editorial board

of the International Journal of Nursing in Developmental Disabilities,

and presently on the faculty at the University of New Mexico School of

Medicine. He is a founding member of the River Valley Market in

Northampton, MA, and a new non-profit, The Collaborative for Community

Health in Palmer, MA

Dr. Acquista’s “Health Wise” column is nationally-syndicated and

appears in Western New England in PRIME Magazine and The Westfield

News Group.

Seminar price is $20.00 per person. Space is limited and advance

reservations are required. A portion of the proceeds of book sales

benefit The Collaborative for Community Health  For reservations:

413-289-6333 or http://thecollaborativeforcommunityhealth.org/home

For information on “Pathways to Health--An Integral Guidebook”.

http://pathstohealth.info/category/home

The Collaborative for Community Health is a non-profit collective of

medical and wellness experts who share a commitment to the principles

of whole health and holistic healing and the desire to create a

supportive wellness community. For information on its programs and

services: 413-289-6333 or collaborativeforcommunityhealth@yahoo.com

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Victor Acquista MD Reading/Booksigning

Save The Date ! SAT: March 23, 2PM-4PM. Victor Acquista MD, author of “Pathways to Health--An Integral Guidebook” will do a reading and booksigning at the Silver City Museum, 312 West Broadway, Silver City, NM. Books available for purchase at the event. http://www.silvercitymuseum.org/index.html

Kurn Hattin's Basketball Team: Winners

http://www.reformer.com/sports/ci_22603308/kurn-hattin-finishes-their-season-19-2-under

Victor Acquista MD to Give Seminar in Palmer, MA

Save The Date ! THU April 4. 6:30PM. Victor Acquista MD, author of “Pathways to Health--An Integral Guidebook” and co-founder of The Collaborative for Community Health will give his life-changing workshop, “Learn to Forgive” at The Center, Schoolhouse Commons 1085, Park Street, Palmer, MA. $20.00 per person. Space limited. Advance reservations required. Dr. Acquista’s book will be on sale, and he’ll sign copies. Sales to benefit The Collabortive. 413-289-6333 or http://thecollaborativeforcommunityhealth.org

The Big Broadcast 2013: The Media Blitz Begins

http://www.mtholyoke.edu/news/channels/22/stories/5684271

Brattleboro Reformer on Kurn Hattin's new Management Structure

The Brattleboro Reformer profiled Kurn Hattin's new management structure. http://www.reformer.com/localnews/ci_22578270/team-effort-kurn-hattin-has-co-executive-directors

Media Release: Suffield Academy Free Lecture on 2/20/13

DATELINE: February 12, 2013

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACTS:

Maeve Ryan

Director of Marketing & Communications

Suffield Academy

860-386-4466

mryan@suffieldacademy.org

Bill Sullivan

American Studies Teacher

Suffield Academy (860) 328-9466

bsullivan@suffieldacademy.org

Mark G. Auerbach

Mark G. Auerbach Public Relations

413-733-7095 or 413-427-7352

mgauerbach@gmail.com

CALENDAR LISTINGS

LECTURE: EVERYTHING YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT SLAVERY IN CONNECTICUT AND THE CIVIL WAR

WED: FEBRUARY 20, 2013 7:30PM-8:30PM

KENT MEMORIAL LIBRARY

SUFFIELD ACADEMY, 185 NORTH MAIN STREET, SUFFIELD, MA 06078

ADMISSION IS FREE.

HOSTED BY SUFFIELD ACADEMY'S AMERICAN STUDIES CLASS. REFRESHMENTS FOLLOW.

Join CCSU Professor of History Dr. Matthew Warshauer for an intriguing

and at times disconcerting look at how Connecticut residents viewed

slavery and race before, during, and after the Civil War.

Dr. Warshauer is a Professor of History at Central Connecticut State

University.  The author of three books, he is a specialist on 19th

century political and constitutional history. His most recent book,

Connecticut in the American Civil War: Slavery, Sacrifice, and

Survival (2011), is a riveting account of the state's remarkable,

often turbulent Civil War history.  His forthcoming book, Inside

Connecticut in the Civil War, is an edited collection that offers

additional insights into how Connecticut struggled through the war

period and its aftermath.

Dr. Warshauer currently serves as co-chair of the Connecticut Civil

War Commemoration Commission, and is helping to coordinate activities

across Connecticut to focus on the importance and lasting legacies of

the American Civil War and Connecticut's involvement in it.  His

scholarship and work as a public historian has been recognized by the

New England History Teachers Association's 2012 Kidger Award and the

Association for the Study of Connecticut History's 2012 Bruce Fraser

Award.

Dr. Warshauer's lecture will celebrate the installation of a new

display case in Kent Memorial Library. Crafted by local artist Rex

Brodie, the display case was made possible by a grant from the Amiel

P. Zak Fund.

Suffield Academy, founded in 1833, is an independent, co-educational

college preparatory school for boarding and day students in Suffield,

CT.  Suffield Academy has a tradition of academic excellence combined

with a strong work ethic and leadership building programs. For

information on Suffield Academy's programs and services:

www.suffieldacademy.org.

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My February Post for "Succeeding in Small Business"

My latest blog post for Succeeding in Small Business on making solid presentations. Special thanks to my friends and colleagues Kathy Tobin and Tim Holcomb for their insights. http://www.succeedinginsmallbusiness.com/it’s-show-time-polishing-your-presentation-skills/

Kurn Hattin in the News: The Commons

The Commons, the non-profit Brattleboro-based weekly, featured Kurn Hattin's appearance on "Together in Song" on public tv station WGBY.

http://www.commonsnews.org/site/site05/story.php?articleno=6924&page=1

Kurn Hattin's Organizational Structure Featured in Rhode Island Newspaper

Kurn Hattin's board named two long-time administrators as co-directors.

http://www.providencejournal.com/business/press-releases/20130205-kurn-hattin-homes-for-children-adopts-team-leadership-model.ece

Former Employee of Mine Needs Housing in NYC ASAP

To my New York City Friends: I'm crowd-sourcing here. Dave Keating, my friend, former employee and colleague of mine has been in New York in a room share for 7+ years, but the landlords are returning to New York, and Dave has to move. ASAP. In Dave's own words: "Considerate, clean and quiet man seeks a similar living situation. I'm looking at Studio apartments in the Prospect Park, Prospect Heights, Lefferts Gardens, Ditmas Park, Kensington, Windsor Terrace, Crown Heights, and Sunset Park neighborhoods surrounding Prospect Park in Brooklyn. I am also considering the Midwood and Bay Ridge sections of Brooklyn. I am amenable to room shares with mature responsible adults. My maximum budget for rent a month is $1000 dollars. Although I'd prefer to continue living near Prospect Park where I have lived going on eight years, if the price is right, I'd consider moving anywhere within the five boroughs of New York City. I work mostly nights and weekends as well as some days. References are available". If you can help my friend Dave, I'll treat you to a latte. You can send me info to forward to Dave, you can email him direct at dkeating5000@gmail.com. Don't forget to mention my name, so you can redeem that latte. Mark

Media Release: Jazz Ensembles of Mount Holyoke College. The Big Broadcast

DATELINE: February 5, 2013

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACTS: 

Mark G. Auerbach

Mark G. Auerbach Public Relations

413-733-7095 or 413-427-7352

mgauerbach@gmail.com

MOUNT HOLYOKE JAZZ ENSEMBLES PRESENT 8TH ANNUAL “BIG BROADCAST” ON SUNDAY, MARCH 10.

South Hadley, MA--The Jazz Ensembles of Mount Holyoke College will travel back in time to the 1940s for the eighth annual presentation of  "The Big Broadcast!", to be held on Sunday, March 10, 2013 at 2PM and 7PM in Chapin Auditorium on the campus of Mount Holyoke College, Route 116 in South Hadley, MA. "The Big Broadcast!" is a part of Mount Holyoke College’s 175th Anniversary events series.

Mount Holyoke College music faculty member Mark Gionfriddo originally created "The Big Broadcast!" for a small cabaret group he directed, and incorporated it into the concert season at Mount Holyoke College.

“Students and I researched live radio broadcasts of the 1940s: the big band swing music, the radio serials and the commercials of the day”, said Gionfriddo. “We incorporate all of these elements into our production to give the audience the feel of an authentic radio variety program on a fictitious station named WJAZ".

Brian Lapis, Storm Team Meteorologist of WWLP-22 News, returns to “The Big Broadcast !”" for his sixth season as WJAZ announcer and emcee  “Fred Kelley”.

Mark Gionfriddo, as WJAZ Maestro “Matt Morgan”, directs the students of the Mount Holyoke Big Band, Vocal Jazz, and Chamber Jazz Ensembles, who will perform well-known tunes from the swing era, including music by Irving Berlin, the Andrews Sisters, Bing Crosby, George Gershwin, Benny Goodman, Gene Krupa and Harry James, among others.

Mark Gionfriddo (“Matt Morgan”) is well known to area concertgoers as pianist, accompanist, composer, arranger, and musical director. His versatility and knowledge of many musical styles has brought him together with a wide range of popular and classical artists through the years, among them Mitzi Gaynor, Liberace, Al Martino, Anna Moffo, and Garrison Keillor. Mark's adventures while assistant conductor on board Cunard's MS Royal Viking Sun brought him around the world to 30  countries. Mark received his Bachelor's Degree in Piano from Skidmore College and Master's Degree in Accompanying from UMASS/Amherst.  

He has been based at Mount Holyoke College since 1986 where he is a Senior Instructor in Jazz Piano as well as Director and Founder of the Jazz Ensembles. In 2006, Mark conducted the MHC Big Band during two episodes of the popular public radio quiz show “Says You!”.    Last summer, Mark directed a revival of the Ed Kleban musical "A Class Act" at the Berkshire Theatre Festival in Stockbridge, MA and off-Broadway at the Robert Moss Theatre.

Brian Lapis ("Fred Kelley") joined the 22News Storm Team in 1996. He got his start in broadcasting at the age of 15 at radio station WILI, in his hometown of Willimantic, CT. He's worked as a radio on-air talent for stations in Hartford, CT; Philadelphia, PA; Syracuse, NY; and Providence, RI. Brian has a Bachelor's degree in Television Radio Film Management from Syracuse University. In addition, he holds a certificate in Broadcast Meteorology from Mississippi State University.

Cheryl Cobb, Lecturer in Music at Mount Holyoke College, will once again be featured as a sound effects artist in an original second act radio play. Gionfriddo’s Mount Holyoke College student producers are Ella Holmes’16, Melanie Stuart '14, Justine Marks '14, and Emily Moner ’13. Moner and Stuart serve the ensembles as coordinators of the vocal and instrumental jazz groups.

For a video trailer of "The Big Broadcast!":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZg6nMLDT8o&feature=youtu.be

Sponsors of "The Big Broadcast!" to date include: Mount Holyoke College, Baystate Health, The Republican/Mass Live, New England Public Radio, WWLP-TV22, Loomis Communities and Applewood/Amherst.

A portion of the proceeds from The Big Broadcast !  will benefit the Holyoke Rotary Club's Literacy Programs.  Each year, Rotarians  distribute dictionaries to every third grade student in Holyoke, Granby, and South Hadley.  In total, they distribute approx 800.  Currently the Holyoke Rotary Club, in partnership with the Holyoke Public Library and the Holyoke

Public Schools, is working on establishing a summer reading program to reduce summer learning loss.  The first year of the three year pilot was held a Kelly School this past summer.

Tickets are general admission. $20.00 premium front and center seating. $15.00 regular seating. $10.00 seniors and students. Tickets available at Odyssey Bookshop, Village Commons, and The Northampton Box-Office. For phone orders: 413-586-8686 or 1-800-THE TICK. For online orders: nbotickets.com. Tickets will also be sold at the door one hour before each performance, subject to availability.

Chapin Auditorium is in Mary Wooley Hall on the campus of Mount Holyoke College,

Route 116, South Hadley, MA.

For directions to Mount Holyoke College:

http://www.mtholyoke.edu/about/directions.html

For a campus map: http://www.mtholyoke.edu/campusmap/

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Client Victor Acquista's Westfield New "Healthwise" Column

Here's the link to Victor Acquista MD's newest Healthwise column for The Westfield News. His previous columns will appear on their website shortly.

http://thewestfieldnews.com/health-wise-health-an-integral-guidebook-an-overview-of-assistive-devices-to-improve-independence

Kurn Hattin Singers: Last Rehearsal Before Taping Together In Song

The Kurn Hattin Singers did a run-through on campus (for The Brattleboro Reformer) before heading to WGBY studios in Springfield, MA to tape their segment for "Together In Song".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgACf-FwGCw

International Business Times: Kurn Hattin and Together In Song

International exposure for the Kurn Hattin Singers.

http://www.ibtimes.com/press-release/20130204/kurn-hattin-choir-first-vermont-musical-ensemble-accepted-compete-wgby-tv

Kurn Hattin's Appearance on "Together in Song"

Mentioned in the Chester, VT Telegraph.

http://chestertelegraph.org/2013/01/30/grateful-garden-seed-sale-diabetes-prevention-program-starts-kurtin-hattin-singers-to-compete/

Kutn Hattin and Together in Song

The Brattleboro Reformer's feature.

http://www.reformer.com/localnews/ci_22504437/kurn-hattin-choir-earns-slot-wgby-tv-show

Kurn Hattin's Literacy Initiative on PR Newswire

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-kurn-hattin-literacy-initiative-----a-model-for-not-giving-up-on-kids-189318751.html