Saturday, December 4, 2021
High Level Meeting Caps Great Year For COPOMIAO
The much-anticipated meeting in Washington, D.C. was organized by Zappia and Hon. Basil M. Russo, who leads The Conference of Presidents of Major Italian American Organizations (COPOMIAO).
“This landmark meeting is the culmination of a yearlong effort, which has united a once-fragmented Italian American community around common goals that include the preservation of our history, heritage, institutions and businesses,” Judge Russo said. “Hon. Mariangela Zappia has represented Italy at NATO and the UN, and now she stands with Italian America to promote our initiatives and policies — and COPOMIAO, in turn, is here to do the same for Italy.”
“The Embassy, and Italian institutions on both sides of the Atlantic, greatly appreciate all that you do, each day, to promote our language, culture, and traditions — in short, our heritage — in this exceptional country,” noted Ambassador Zappia in welcoming Judge Russo and the COPOMIAO delegation. “The entire Italian diplomatic network in the U.S. is proud to work with you, side-by-side, to continue enhancing and promoting our beautiful Italy…Italian identity is strong and apparent in all aspects of daily life in this wonderful country: from food to art, culture to music, architecture to politics.”
Friday, December 3, 2021
ONE Christmas Concert Demands Your Attention!
The Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul is proud to present its annual Christmas Concert on Sunday, December 5, 2021.
Sunday, December 5, 2021
3:00 p.m.
Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
18th Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA 19103
3:00 p.m.
Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
18th Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA 19103
All are invited to gather at the mother church of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia to enjoy an afternoon of musical selections which call us to focus on the Lord’s promise of hope, joy and light during this Advent Season. The Cathedral Basilica Choir and instrumentalists will perform works by Abbie Betinis, Benjamin Britten, Gustav Holst, Malcolm Archer and Stephanie Martin.
Tickets are on sale now. Prices range from $15 to $35 per seat. Orchestral Seats that support the Cathedral Musicians, are priced at $400, and are also available for purchase. To purchase tickets, a livestream link or find additional information, please visit https://cathedralphilaconcerts.org/.
Editor’s Note: To learn more about the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, please visit https://cathedralphila.org/.
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JUST IN - "Twitter is banning journalism," with its new content policy says Project Veritas' James O’Keefe.pic.twitter.com/D1Q6ofB7uk
— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) December 3, 2021
Thursday, December 2, 2021
What Politicos Can Learn From Sondheim
Sondheim? Most people in politics, we suppose, would look at you somewhat quizzically at the mention of his name. But political junkies and politicians could learn a lot from legendary Broadway composer Stephen Sondheim, who recently passed away.Sondheim left vivid lessons for politicos in the way he lived his life -- through his values and the things he found important. Here are some Sondheim credos that every pol and every campaign can benefit from:
1) Less is more.
If you've gotten your point across, don't oversell the message. Keep is short and direct. In so doing, your message is more likely to be remembered and maybe even taken to heart. Put another way: Stand to be recognized; speak to be heard; sit down to be remembered.
2) Content dictates form.
What you're saying should determine how you say it. The way you say it, the context in which you say it, the audience you chose to deliver it to, the setting and the emphasis you choose to place on the message are all determined by the content of the message itself.
3) The devil's in the details.
If you don't do details well (or don't have the time for them) delegate the details but pay attention to them nonetheless. Botched details can upend your whole campaign and cost you the election. Plus, getting the details right will free you to succeed at the Big Things.
4) Be prepared to kill your darlings.
You may have favorite themes, favorite ways of saying things even favorite people you like to have as part of your team. That's fine. But you must be prepared to jettison any of these if things aren't work out. Adapting also means shedding what isn't working.
5) Work very, very hard.
Over a span of nearly 70 years Sondheim worked relentlessly and produced a staggering catalogue of work. If you want to reach the top and be at the top of your game, you've gotta work hard every day. There's no magic to it. Succeeding is grueling and also involves sacrifice!
Finally, though Sondheim doubtless held liberal political views (Broadway is Broadway) he apparently never felt a need to preach those views either through his art or in his public pronouncements. To the extent that political leanings are expressed in his works they are expressed through the characters and within the context of the stories for which he composed the music and lyrics. He was not a librettist so he didn't write the stories. In many ways he seemed to take a libertarian view. He wasn't one top inflict his politics on the public a la Springsteen or De Niro. He simply seemed to take a "live and let live" approach to things. His comprehensive two-volume set of lyrics and memories of his shows contains no references to his private affairs or his politics that we're aware of. That's refreshing!
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