“Of all the attitudes we can acquire, surely the attitude of gratitude is the most important and by far the most life-changing.”  Zig Ziglar

Valentine’s is so much more than the day it represents, it gives us time to reflect
upon the lessons we have learned and how we can spread happiness around, to look back at all the great memories and good people who came into our lives and express your love and gratitude to them. May your Valentine’s be shared with your loved ones, your family and friends and filled with
Peace, Love and Gratitude
I appreciate you & our Friendship!

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Paul Sladkus buys a Michael Kors Wallet and 20% of the sale goes to Cristiana wonderful Charity.

February Newsletter

Dear friends,

January was a month full of events and great satisfaction.

I couldn’t have started the new year in a better way!

February will see me partly in America (also for a very special event for the well-known brand MICHAEL KORS!) and partly in Italy. You will find all the details in the newsletter.

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Christian

‘Colors of Love’ in New York

NEW YORK

Friday, February 2nd /

Friday 2 February

6:30pm / 18:30

Our Lady of Pompeii Church

25 Carmine Street

Free admission / Free entry

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CRISTIANA – Ambassador of St. Valentine for fashion designer MICHAEL KORS!

CRISTIANA – Ambassador of Valentine’s Day

for the American designer MICHAEL KORS !

NEW YORK

Wednesday, February 7th /

Wednesday 7 February

5:00pm / 17:00 VIP event

RSVP: glenn.heidelberger@korsconcierge.com

6:30pm / 18:30 doors open to the public

In celebration of love and Valentine’s Day, Michael Kors is proud to welcome acclaimed Italian-American concert pianist and composer, Ambassador of St. Valentine to the world Cristiana Pegoraro to the Rockefeller Center flagship store at 610 5th Ave / New York, NY on Wednesday, February 7. Doors open to the public at 6:30pm.

Hailed by The New York Times as “an artist of the highest caliber,” Cristiana Pegoraro will perform music from her latest album Colors of Love, inspired by great love stories.

Michael Kors will donate 20% of pre-tax purchases made during the event to the Narnia Foundation for the Arts, Inc. in support of the Narnia Festival scholarship program.

Cristiana said, “I am honored to be partnering with such an icon brand and designer as Michael Kors.  I am a huge fan!!  I love wearing Michael Kors shoes when I play in the great concert halls of the world. They are divine!”

She continued, “As we approach Valentine’s Day, my hope is to bring a little love into people’s hearts.  Thank you to Michael Kors for supporting the arts and future generations of musicians.”

Cristiana Pegoraro is the first Italian female pianist to perform all 32 Piano Sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven, and among few pianists in the world to have performed all five Beethoven Piano Concertos in a single day.

She is the founder and Artistic Director of the Narnia Festival which in July brings students from around the world to Narni, Italy to train and perform with leading musicians.

When not performing, Cristiana is a spokesperson for her native region of Umbria’s tourism and has been given the title of “Ambassador of St. Valentine to the World” by St. Valentine’s (and Cristiana’s) hometown of Terni, Italy.

For more information:

Michael Kors visit https://www.michaelkors.com

Cristiana Pegoraro visit https://www.cristianapegoraro.com/en/

The Narnia Festival https://www.narniafestival.com/en/

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In concert in Cisterna di Latina

LATINA CISTERN

Saturday, February 17th /

Saturday 1 7 February

5:30pm / 17:30

Caetani Palace

Zuccari Hall

Free admission / Free entry

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Another matinee at Circolo degli Esteri in Rome

ODE TO LOVE from Bach to Morricone

ROMA

Sunday, February 18th /

Sunday 18 February

11:30am / 11:30

Foreign Club

Lungotevere dell’Acqua Acetosa, 42

Following the concert, there will be a wine tasting by Umbria Wine Club

Free admission / Free entry

RSVP / Reservation required

CristianaPegoraro@gmail.com

It is possible to stay for lunch at the club’s restaurant. Please specify it in the reservation.

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Pocket Concert in Milan!

ODE TO LOVE from Bach to Morricone

MILAN

Saturday February 24th /

Saturday 24 February

11:30am / 11:30

Friends of the Loggia of the Teatro alla Scala

Via Silvio Pellico, 6

Write and philosopher Maria Giovanna Farina will introduce the concert

Following the concert, there will be a wine tasting by Umbria Wine Club

Free admission / Free entry

RSVP / Reservation is welcome: CristianaPegoraro@gmail.com

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Copyright (C) 2024 Cristiana Pegoraro Piano
All rights reserved.

Our mailing address is:
235 West 102nd Street, Suite 12K
New York, NY 10025

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Who’s ready to share their heart with us?

Either in love or hurt, angry or disheveled, pour it out all on paper. Either in English or Romanian or just in the language that you created and only the fowls of the air can comprehend, pour it all out. Why? It’s cathartic, healing, exhilarating, it’s a prayer, it’s a dance on paper, it’s a bandaid, it’s a cure that will endure.

Ready? Let’s go!

And one more thing…

BEST POEMS of LOVE ARE AWARDED WITH ONE OF OUR CDs “Church of Love”.

Love, Gabriela & Mihaela Modorcea

Inspirația n-are oră, n-are ceas

Inspirația e un leac

E un pansament când inima s-a accidentat

Picăturile curg lung pe streașini, iar doctorul nu s-a arătat

Doar poemul meu scris pentru tine e un leac

N-are oră, n-are ceas

E un pansament pentru un veac

Tick tock, tick tock

Ceasul bate, parc-a stat

Doctorul nu s-a arătat

Doar un corb flămând in camer-a zburat,

Flip flap, îmi unge rănile, alină durerile

E un leac

De când tu ai plecat

Totul a stat

Doar poemul meu scris pentru tine e un leac…

Nedeschis, poate-aruncat

Însă pentru mine e un leac

Pentru un veac

And two translations of the same poem –

first Gabriela’s, then Mihaela’sut by customizing the font, style and format.

Inspiration has no clock,
It’s a bandaid for a decade
for the heart that hurts a lot
Drops are sliding on my sill
The doc hasn’t come in for the ill
My verse only has no clock
It’s a bandaid for a decade
For the heart that hurts a lot
Tick tock, tick tock
The clock strikes, it stopped
The doc hasn’t come in for the ill
A black raven sings my trill
Flip, flap – licking wounds onto my sill
It’s a bandaid for a decade
For the heart that hurts a lot
Since you left…
my poem untouched,
maybe hurled inside the past
The clock stopped
My verse only has no clock
It’s a bandaid for a decade
for my heart that hurts a lot

Inspiration has no clock, no hour,
Comes as an ointment with divine power
For the pure when their heart is crashed
By the train of love unraveled, smashed.
Drops of pain are dripping in my room,
The doctor did not come to fix my roof
Yet my poem for you is the window
with no frame to detain the pain…
Let it fly, Let is sigh!
A distant alarm clock, a tick tock
Can be heard again on my dock…
Oh, stop!
I hear my poem running in the shower
Dripping bloody tears, sour –oh, stop…this painful hour.
The doc did not come to fix the roof
Just a famished raven in my room has loomed
Flip flap – he licks my wounds, brushes the gloom.
Since you moved away everything has stayed, intact:
papers flying, rustlings in the fire.
But my poem is the cure, I’ll endure…
my poem will, for sure.
The notebook opened, runs in streams of light
It is already sunrise…and a feather keeps writing itself to daylight.
I know you did not open it; the papers are so cold
Your heart is still sealed with the old
Maybe the horizon can open up your eyes
But I hear it already tried… you want to stay like that, blind.
But thank you cause now I see the Love…Divine.
Who am I? Now I see Life, now I know why…

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With hugs and kisses banned by experts to prevent the spread of the COVID-19, the joy of Valentine’s Day has paled for lovers as the epidemic wages on for over a year. Vaccines are rolling out, but only slowly, so most people in the intimate-active age group are still suffering under warnings about intimate contact and restrictions of quarantines, imposed lockdowns, mask-wearing, and restaurants closed for those traditionally romantic dinners.

Reasonable warnings but also fears were fanned last April when Dr. Anthony Fauci announced that people should consider that potential hook-ups can be asymptomatic carriers of the virus.  In a UK study, only about 40 percent of respondents said they have been sexually active, partly due to anxiety, availability or dampened mood.

Even married and co-habiting couples have been alerted that one partner can be carrying the virus.

While the traditional acts of sending flowers and handing over boxes of chocolate (from a safe distance) can prevail, the day calls for closer contact.

So what are lovers to do this Valentine’s Day?

As psychologists, we know that intimate connection satisfies desire, soothes the soul, and even stimulates chemicals that create physical as well as psychological well-being.  Research even proves that connection with others is the best remedy to negative states caused by the separation imposed by this long-lasting pandemic, including loneliness, heartache, desolation, and anxieties.

The complex emotions escalate during holidays and anniversaries.  Being starved for affection can drive people into deep desperation, depression and even drastic thinking. As one man admitted to me, “I’d rather die than be cut off from people much longer than this.”

The keys to reaping the benefits of love while resisting infection is possible for singles and those already-attached with these tips.

(1) Expand the number of people to whom you express love.  Think of Valentine’s Day is not just for lovers, but for friends, as is the case in some cultures. For example, the word Valentine’s Day in Finland and Estonia translates into “Friend’s Day” indicating that this day is more about remembering friends, rather than “significant others.” A study of 1,477 people over ten years showed that expanded social networks can predict living longer. In support of this, a survey by the Ypulse company that monitors Gen Z and Millennials found that 74 percent of respondents agreed that Valentine’s Day is a good opportunity to tell friends and family they are loved and appreciated.

(2) Limit in-person hook-ups to virtual ones. Practice principles of “phone sex” (from the 60s) upgraded in this electronic age to using handheld platforms — through audio and video formats like chat, sexting or zoom  — to engage with a partner in a desired interaction.  Talking through what you are actually doing as if in the act in the moment — more potent than just saying what you would like to do — takes a little imagination but can be fulfilling. Include not only the description of your actions but also feelings – how you feel and how you want your partner to feel — which is good practice for future times of true consummation.

(3) Resolve to practice “safe sex” during this public health emergency.  On April 8, 2020, the New York City Health Department published an explicit guide outlining safe sex practice during the pandemic.  It warned about spreading the virus spreads through particles in the saliva, mucus or breath of people with COVID-19, or those who are asymptomatic (though admittedly unclear scientifically about sex act transmission), advised against kissing and for limiting contact to those in a close household circle. Explicit tips for enjoyment while stopping the spread included masturbating alone or together (while mask-wearing); washing (hands, toys or other touched items) before and after the act; and even making it “a little kinky” by being “creative with sexual positions and physical barriers, like walls, that allow sexual contact while preventing close face to face contact.”

(4) Explore deeper levels of commitment and communication.  Findings from The American Family Survey show that despite the stress and disruption in family and work life caused by the pandemic, husbands and wives reported sustained sex and deeper commitment and appreciation of each other.  As a marriage counselor for years, I know that better oral communication creates sexual sparks, especially since messages go fastest to the brain through the ears than other senses.

(5) Take “sex” to higher levels. My own, and many others’, expertise in eastern sexology shows that high states of ecstasy (and enlightenment) can be reached between people without even touching. The techniques to do this are simple, as outlined in my book, The Complete idiots Guide to Tantric Sex. By focusing your energy, through your breath and intention, inwards and then extending it to another purposefully, through the breath, eye contact, and simple motions, you can direct and transmit highly charged loving feelings outward, and receive them back inward, in a dedicated exchange. The classic scene in the film “Cocoon” between actors Tahnee Welch and Steve Gutenberg shows how glowing sparks can fly between two people at opposite ends of a swimming pool that may look like otherworldly alien love but their charging the water and space between them with “life force” is actually achievable by us ordinary folks.

(6) Look for new paths to “passion”.  In my many surveys and research over the years as a dating, relationship and sex expert, I documented how couples can form strong bonds and feel erotic attraction by sharing activities and hobbies that “turn them both on.”  In my Complete Idiots Guide to a Healthy Relationship, I suggest taking up a new hobby together, either a new idea for both of you or throwing yourself into a partner’s passionate pursuit that you once resisted (gardening, sports).  Working together on a common project raises erotic interest, as evidenced in office affairs.  Bring that affair home by brainstorming ideas about what you could both enjoy that will spill over into finding new or refreshed thrill about each other.

Take the pressure off Valentine’s Day by using the occasion to make every day an ongoing celebration of yourself as a loving being, and expressing love to others.

xxx

Author: Dr. Judy Kuriansky is a clinical psychologist and professor who is well-known for wise advice on radio and TV, and in newspaper and magazines for decades.  Her Idiots Guide Books on Dating, A Healthy Relationships and Tantric Sex are on Amazon, and her website: www.drJudy.com. She is also a mental health advocate and humanitarian who has provided psychosocial support during emergencies worldwide.

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Saturday, February 15, 2020
7:30 PM – 12:00 AM
The World Bar
845 United Nations Plaza
1ST Avenue B/T 47TH & 48TH St.

Dress Code: Gold & Red

In lieu of a gift, a contribution to displaced families & victims of Taal, Aklan & Bicol calamities would be greatly appreciated.

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@ the DUPLEX THEATRE (61 Christopher Street NYC) for our LOVE FLU – Special St. Valentine’s Show

Learn more of the miraculous story of St. Valentine told through original love compositions like this one (in first audition) composed, choreographed, arranged, performed by “Modern Renaissance” Indiggo Twins.

Gabriela will play the piano, whereas Mihaela the guitar.

Few tickets left. See you all there.

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Valentine’s Day, also called Saint Valentine’s Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is an annual holiday celebrated on February 14. It originated as a Western Christian liturgical feast day honoring one or more early saints named Valentinus, and is recognized as a significant cultural and commercial celebration in many regions around the world, although it is not a public holiday in any country.
Several martyrdom stories associated with the various Valentines that were connected to February 14 were added to later martyrologies, including a popular hagiographical account of Saint Valentine of Rome which indicated he was imprisoned for performing weddings for soldiers who were forbidden to marry and for ministering to Christians, who were persecuted under the Roman Empire. According to legend, during his imprisonment, Saint Valentine healed the daughter of his jailer, Asterius, and before his execution, he wrote her a letter signed “Your Valentine” as a farewell.

The day first became associated with romantic love within the circle of Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century, when the tradition of courtly love flourished. In 18th-century England, it evolved into an occasion in which lovers expressed their love for each other by presenting flowers, offering confectionery, and sending greeting cards (known as “valentines”). In Europe, Saint Valentine’s Keys are given to lovers “as a romantic symbol and an invitation to unlock the giver’s heart”, as well as to children, in order to ward off epilepsy (called Saint Valentine’s Malady). Valentine’s Day symbols that are used today include the heart-shaped outline, doves, and the figure of the winged Cupid. Since the 19th century, handwritten valentines have given way to mass-produced greeting cards.Saint Valentine’s Day is an official feast day in the Anglican Communion, as well as in the Lutheran Church. Many parts of the Eastern Orthodox Church also celebrate Saint Valentine’s Day, albeit on July 6 and July 30, the former date in honor of the Roman presbyter Saint Valentine, and the latter date in honor of Hieromartyr Valentine, the Bishop of Interamna (modern Terni).

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-National Recording Artist FRANK FRIDAYY

Provides Insightful and Romantic Tips about the union of LOVE AND MUSIC

National Recording Artist FRANK FRIDAYY www.frankfridayy.com

Segment Description:
“If music be the food of love, play on!” With these opening words of Twelfth Night, Shakespeare captured an essential bond between two things. The question is what is it about music, among the arts, that makes it so indispensable for humans? So much so, that even those who are not loved can find solace in music. With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, National Recording Artist Frank Fridayy gives this views on this his views about LOVE, MUSIC and the union of both.

• What are your thoughts on Love

• What are your thoughts on Music

• What are some of the ways you express your Romantic side thru Music

• Where can my listeners find more information?

FRANK FRIDAYY (www.frankfridayy.com)
Frank’s birth name is Francisco Marcelino. He was born July 6,1993 in Santiago, Dominican Republic. He grew up in the Bronx (Kingsbridge). He’s stands at 6’3 and weighs 175.
Frank first fell in love with music in his music class at 8 years old. He was enthralled by presence of the whole orchestra in the class. He was moved by the violin players, viola players, cello and bass players. He first started writing his own lyrics in the 8th grade. His first performance was his freshman year of high school. Since then, he has gone on to perform at a variety of venues.
MUSIC STYLE: Frank Friday combines a soft melody with seductive lyrics in a party form, thereby reminding his fans why Everyday is Fridayy!!

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