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By Pam Hersh
In honor of Valentine’s Day, I declare my love for something that has sustained and inspired me during the darkest days of the pandemic: my morning cup of coffee.
I value not only the caffeine and flavor of the coffee that keeps me awake through countless Zoom meetings, but also the ritual of going to one of Princeton’s fine coffeehouses and conversing with the friendly baristas who know what I want on those days when I am too sleep-deprived to speak coherently.
My friends say I should make my own coffee – that it is not worth the COVID risk at my advanced age to expose myself to other breathing humans in a closed space. Undaunted, I don my two masks, two sweatshirt hoods, two coats, sunglasses and, looking like a hazardous waste handler, I venture forth into the risky, germ-filled world of waiting in line for my coffee.
Upon hearing the Norfolk native sing in 1939, the conductor Serge Koussevitzky reportedly jumped up and down, shouting: “It is a miracle! It is a musical revelation! The world must hear her!”
Coronavirus in N.J.: What’s reopened, what concerts, festivals and shows are rescheduled, canceled. (Feb. 10, 2021)
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Fort Lee-based Nai Ni Chen Dance will present a Year of the Golden Ox Chinese Lunar New Year celebration online from Feb. 11-13.nianichen.org
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A pair of New Jersey-based dance troupes are celebrating this weekend’s holidays with online performances:
♦ Nai Ni Chen Dance Company of Fort Lee will present a series of seven “Year of the Golden Ox” programs in observance of the Chinese Lunar New Year, Feb. 11-13.
A one-hour special celebration highlighting the company’s repertory and past notable performances by guest artists will be featured 7:30 p.m. tomorrow, Thursday, Feb. 11. One-hour sessions of dance and music will be offered 11:30 a.m. and 3:30 and 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 12-13, each followed by live chats.
INDIANAPOLIS âThe Indiana Region of the American Red Cross is pleased to announce the appointment of Steve Spinner as chief development officer, effective Monday, Feb. 8. Spinner is responsible for leading the Indiana Regionâs fundraising team in developing and implementing strategies to grow the donor base.
Before joining the Indiana Region, Spinner served as philanthropy officer for the Northeast Division of the American Red Cross. He also served as interim chief development officer from 2018-19 in the New Jersey Region, where he was responsible for all fund development activities to sustain and expand critical programs and services across the Garden State. Under his leadership, the region exceeded its annual fundraising target by 21%.
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Washington D.C., Jan 28, 2021 / 03:45 pm (CNA).- The day before the March for Life, several senators emphasized protecting the human dignity of the unborn.
In remarks on the Senate floor on Thursday, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) said that “being pro-life isn’t just the right to be born; it also means the right to live and to thrive,” arguing that policies like an expanded Child Tax Credit would help build a culture of life.
Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.), the founder and chairman of the Senate Pro-life Caucus, spoke in support of the 48th annual March for Life on Friday.