December Client Letter

December,  2020Dear Clients, Colleagues and Friends,We're pleased to showcase our clients’ activities.The Jazz Ensembles of Mount Holyoke College perform the world premiere of Mark Gionfriddo’s  For A Fallen Veteran, an homage to the dozens of soldiers who died of COVID19 at The Holyoke Soldiers Home, on their Hot Jazz For A Cold Night concert December 10. The virtual performance, free on ZOOM, will be narrated by WWLP meteorologist Brian Lapis (who stars as Fred Kelley in The Big Broadcast!). The concert also includes holiday favorites and a guest appearance by members of The Young@Heart Chorus. For details: https://mtholyoke.zoom.us/j/96724667668 Game Changers in Medicine launched episode 5, the story of the discovery of insulin, a lifesaver for millions who live with diabetes. A bonus episode will be released shortly.  The series, hosted by medical futurist Dr. Rubin Pillay, and written by Sharon Johnson, has already covered Vitamin K, the smallpox vaccine, warfarin and the x-ray.. Check out the website for past episodes, bonus materials, and bios of the team. www.gamechangersinmedicine.com.  The Longmeadow Adult Community Center Fund launched the public phase of its capital campaign to furnish the new community center on Maple Road. Consider supporting their cause on Giving Tuesday, December 1. Tax-deductible contributions can be made online.  For campaign details:  https://www.longmeadowadultcenterfund.org/ The Capitol Steps have paused all live performances in Washington, DC and on tour, until it is deemed safe for audiences and performers alike. Their website and YouTube channels have plenty of archival materials. They also have CDs available for holiday gifts. For updated performance information: http://www.capsteps.com/live/ Gaslight Entertainment, producers of Westfield Concerts, has paused all live performances, until it is deemed safe for audiences and performers alike. Construction is almost complete at Westfield Women's Club to provide handicapped accessibility for concerts. For details on Westfield Concerts: www.westfieldconcerts.com. Shameless Self-Promotion On The Mark, my new talk show series, airs on WCPC15 and 89.5fm/WSKB, on Wednesday mornings. Episodes air at either 8AM or 9AM. To stream: wskb.org or westfieldtv.com. Archived episodes are available at WSKB Community Radio’s YouTube page. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjzPcoGhNs723gdf2cFc1pQ.  I’m thrilled with a couple of recent episodes: ***What Young People Think, featuring Matthew Jones, a recent Manhattanville College graduate; Jason Martins, a third year student at Western New England University (who also works on my social media team), and Mariel Picknelly, a first year college student who is known as the international singer and social media influencer Mariel Darling. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=te1f4jJ46cM ***Radio Days, which features local radio veteran Brad Shepard, national radio producer Bernadette Duncan, and public radio’s Susan Kaplan.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAJniEesJl4 ***Let’s Go Flying, with Westfield Barnes Regional Airport’s Chris Willenborg, Jeff Stone who began his airline career at Bradley International Airport with People Express, and veteran airline captain Don Stanton. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YP-YzFuBMRY ArtsBeat TV/Radio on WCPC15 and 89.5fm/WSKB. Episodes air Fridays at 8AM. Archived episodes are available at WSKB Community Radio’s YouTube page. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjzPcoGhNs723gdf2cFc1pQ  ArtsBeat appears every Tuesday morning on Pioneer Valley Radio’s Brad Shepard Today program, available for streaming at 6AM. http://pioneervalleyradio.com/category/programs/brad-shepard-today/ ArtsBeat in Print runs on Tuesdays in The Westfield News. https://thewestfieldnews.com/ Succeeding in Small Business runs my monthly marketing and public relations columns. https://www.succeedinginsmallbusiness.com/ T’is the season of giving. In lieu of holiday cards and client gifts, I’ll once again be making contributions to local non-profits who work towards the greater good in our community.  Special thanks to my great team of partners this year. Without the support of Eagan Pictures, Maureen Sullivan Media, Ben Jacek, Jason Martins, Peter Cowles, Brad Shepard, Hope Tremblay, Jeanne Yocum, and others, we couldn’t do what we do.  We appreciate the people we get to work with: Elaina Newport and Mark Eaton at The Capitol Steps; Patrick Berry and Jay Pagluica at Gaslight Entertainment; Mark Gionfriddo at the Jazz Ensembles of Mount Holyoke College; Diane Pearlman at Berkshire Film and Media Collaborative; Mike Thornton at the Mike Thornton Agency; Marybeth Bergeron and Janine McVay at the Longmeadow Adult Community Center Fund; and The Dramatic Health team: Sean Moloney, Sharon Johnson, Rolando Nieves, Lauren Wiegand, and Tom Sliwakowski. Thank you.  And, I’m appreciative of the publicists who helped make ArtsBeat a breeze. In no particular order of gratitude: Paul Marte, Theresa MacNaughton, Freddie McInenery, Michael McKiernan, Elisa Hale, Natalie Noack, Angela Combest, Gail Burns, Katie Watts, Becky Brighenti, Jason Weixelman, Charlie Siedenburg, Shawn Farley, Lynn Nichols, and Vanessa Cerillo. And to some of the creatives always willing to connect me with good material. Alexander Sovronsky, James Barry, Tara Franklin, Jacques Lamarre, Bari Biern, Tony Dunne, and more. Thank you, and happy holidays.