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Since 2020, piano lessons are down 33 percent across America. Sales of acoustic pianos have been plummeting: according to the National Association of Music Merchants, acoustic piano sales dropped 60 percent since 2004.
The cliche ideas of Valentine’s Day—the roses, chocolates, and construction paper cards—are not what this collection is about. The history of Valentine's cards is rich: they are the love letters of culture’s past.
Jolene Sliwka, of Burlington, was searching through a thrift store for vintage t-shirts and used records 35 years ago when she picked up a “scratch-off-and-sniff” Valentine’s Day card. That card set off a scavenger hunt that has now become a collection of several thousand vintage valentines.