How to Persevere in Today’s Demanding World?

At the age of 2, Kelly was severely burned over 75% of her body in her childhood home. Her life was forever changed in that moment. It led to numerous surgeries throughout her life. Because her scars are so visible it led to a life of being highly visible, to being bullied, to being shunned, to being avoided because they were uncomfortable knowing how to talk to her, and to her not feeling wanted, needed or even loved.

But she has a beautiful story of discovering for herself that she wanted herself, she needed herself and most of that she loved herself. She became herself and she owned who she was. She was not defined by what happened to her, not by any event that happened to her.

S​he met someone special and fell in love and had three beautiful children. 24 years later she learned even more about herself and her strength and divorced her husband and became a single mother. Her strength comes from within and knowing who she is. This led to eventually trying painting and the inspiration for this blanket. The image on this blanket is one her first original works and the message is her message to anyone going through similar struggles that she has experienced in her life.

Kelly found a way to go from near-death to success; from the ugly scar-faced girl to the Top 10 Most Powerful and Influential Speaker, Fierce Woman of the Year, Best-Selling Author (4 times), recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal and most recently a YWCA Woman of Distinction 2013.

Johnny Barnes is the self-described “People’s Lawyer” who spent more than a quarter of a century in various Congressional staff positions, including service as Chief of Staff for three Members of Congress. In addition, he has taught law and college courses at area schools and has practiced law in the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands. Of his time spent in the Virgin Islands as a trial lawyer, Barnes unapologetically states, “Someone had to do it.  So I made the sacrifice.”

Other related experience includes his appointment as the first male Member of the D.C. Commission for Women; as a Member of the D.C. Commission on Residential Mortgage Investment, an entity that tackled the prevalent problem of redlining and mortgage loan discrimination; as a Member of the D.C. Human Rights Commission; and as an attorney on a Special Task Force that addressed ill treatment of small Minority farmers by the Reagan and Bush administrations and discrimination by rural loan officers. That activity resulted in a resolution --- supported by the Congressional Republican Leadership --- in which billions of dollars was slated to flow to the Minority farmers. Barnes is particularly proud of the role he played in helping to create the “Street Law” Program at Georgetown University Law Center; a program that began in two D.C. High Schools and is now taught throughout the United States in schools and prisons and in thirty-five foreign countries.

A Distinguished Military Graduate, Commissioned and Honorably Discharged, Regular Army, Combat Engineer Officer, Barnes graduated, Cum Laude, from Central State University and received his Juris Doctor Degree from Georgetown University Law Center. He is the Father of two grown sons, a grown daughter and three grandchildren; his latest, a girl, is named in part after his Mother, Pinkie, who Barnes believes was a modern day Saint on earth. Barnes recently retired after serving a decade as the Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union for the Nation’s Capital. He is currently in private law practice as a trial lawyer, taking and litigating select “cause” cases.

During his time at the ACLU-NCA, he led several successful efforts to conserve the Constitution and preserve the Bill of Rights. Among those efforts were resisting the proliferation of video surveillance cameras in D.C.; fighting against proposed warrantless searches by the D.C. Police; standing up against unconstitutional police checkpoints in the Trinidad Neighborhood; and pushing back against the Secure Communities program in behalf of D.C.’s Immigrant population.  Barnes recently worked with several interns in updating and completing a soon-to-be-released law article on D.C. Statehood, the unfinished human rights business in America. He continues to devote much of his time to the quest for D.C. Statehood and predicts it will happen in our lifetime.

Miriam Kalamian is a nutrition consultant, educator, author, and speaker with a passion for ketogenic therapies. She earned her Master’s in Education from Smith College and her Master’s in Human Nutrition from Eastern Michigan University. She’s board certified in nutrition by the Board for Certification of Nutrition Specialists (CNS). Miriam was inspired by the groundbreaking work of Thomas Seyfried, who introduced her to the ketogenic diet for cancer a few years into her young son’s treatment for a devastating brain tumor. Now, in her book Keto for Cancer, Miriam demystifies the diet for those who want to apply this nutritional strategy as part of a metabolic approach to cancer

R O S A L I E   C U N N I N G H A M

POSSIBLY THE NEW 'PROG ROCK QUEEN'

SELF-TITLED ALBUM TO BE RELEASED JULY 26TH

AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH THE BRILLIANT BRIT SONGSTRESS

Since her celebrated band Purson played its final gig in December 2016, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Rosalie Cunningham has been quietly reinventing her career and is emerging from her self-imposed “musical hibernation” as the visionary solo artist she always was.

Rosalie’s eponymous début album – due for release in early 2019 – is the result of an extended period of reflection and will contain her strongest and most daring songwriting to date, ranging from a three minute Blackbird-esque nod to her creative hero Sir Paul McCartney, to an epic prog rock saga that will take the listener on the mother of all sonic journeys.

The album features a full range of musical styles showing off to the full Rosalies incredible vocal range and playing ability and is sure to delight both old fans of Purson and hopefully many new fans.

The self-titled album will be available both on Digipack single CD and 180-gram vinyl format on July 26th. In support of the release, Rosalie and her band will be touring the UK in July 2019 with further dates to come.

Her creativity first reached the wider public in 2007 when she founded her first professional band, the all-female, Gothic-psychedelic outfit Ipso Facto, releasing three singles and a mini album, touring as support to Magazine and The Last Shadow Puppets, and becoming the new darlings of the festival circuit.

After Ipso Facto’s split, Rosalie immersed herself in the session world, guesting with numerous bands and artists, and appearing on TV programmes including ‘Later… With Jools Holland’, ‘BBC Electric Proms’ and NBC’s ‘Jay Leno Show’, however, the burning urge to cultivate her own music was never far away. In 2011, wearing her psychedelic influences even more proudly, Rosalie’s next move was to launch the internationally acclaimed Purson.

For Rosalie, her creative spring has finally blossomed, though not without a few birth pangs. She explains: “After Purson came to an end, I continued to write songs, not for an album, a band or anything in particular – it was purely cathartic. Being subconsciously released from the shackles of writing music for a band to perform live let me express myself more honestly. Some of the lyrics are quite close to the bone and I’ve found myself exploring new genres.

S O U T H S I D E   J O H N N Y

OF

T H E  A S B U R Y  J U K E S

'GRANDFATHER OF THE NEW JERSEY SOUND'

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

With over 30 years of experience in the music industry, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes’ music features blues-inspired horns blended with gritty rock and roll. Their hit songs include “I Don’t Want To Go Home,” “Love On The Wrong Side Of Town” and “The Fever.” The group has more than 30 albums and has played thousands of legendary live performances around the globe.

Originally formed in 1975, the Jersey Shore musical group, led by Southside Johnny, started as the house band at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park, New Jersey. Since then, the band has undergone many changes in band members — in the early years, the group performed alongside Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi, with members later joining Springsteen’s E Street Band. With a flourishing career spanning across decades, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes continue providing fans with their upbeat Jersey sound and rhythm and blues feel with hits like “Havin’ a Party,” “This Time It’s For Real” and “Talk To Me.”

For more information about Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes visit

https://www.facebook.com/asburyjukes

Purchase Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes latest release entitled

SOULTIME! At amazon.com … Great album!!!!

SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY & THE ASBURY JUKES

ON TOUR 2019

JUNE 7, 2019 BELMONT RACETRACK Elmont, NY

JUNE 15, 2019 THE BIRCHMERE Alexandria, VA

JUNE 16, 2019 RAMS HEAD Annapolis, MD

JUNE 21, 2019 THE EGG Albany, NY

JUNE 22, 2019 ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL Rochester, NY

JUNE 29, 2019 MAHAIWE PERFORMING ARTS Great Barrington, MA

JUNE 30, 2019 ROCK, RIBS AND RIDGES FESTIVAL Augusta, NJ

JULY 5, 2019 FREEMAN STAGE Selbyville, DE

JULY 6, 2019 STONE PONY Asbury Park, NJ

JULY 11, 2019 GREENWICH ODEUM East Greenwich, RI

JULY 12, 2019 BLUE OCEAN MUSIC HALL Salisbury, MA

JULY 13, 2019 BLUE OCEAN MUSIC HALL Salisbury, MA

JULY 19, 2019 WESTHAMPTON BEACH PERFORMING ARTS CENTER Westhampton Beach, NY

JULY 20, 2019 BOWDOIN PARK Wappinger Falls, NY

JULY 25, 2019 THE STATE THEATRE State College, PA

JULY 27, 2019 APPELL CENTER York, PA

SEPT 12, 2019 THE ROSE Pasedena, CA

SEPT 14, 2019 KAABOO DEL MAR San Diego (DEL MAR), CA

SEPT 15, 2019 THE CANYON Agoura Hills, CA

OPHER BRAYER

Talent Developer expert, Business Mentor, Coach, Teacher, Methodologist and Creator

Since 1984, Opher has been researching, refining and applying unique methodologies which have demonstrated that people can develop multi-disciplinary talent, contrary to the popularly held notion that talent is “natural”.

Originally a jazz musician and teacher who founded the jazz department of Thelma Yellin High school of the fine arts in Israel, Opher has developed and optimized his RTC (Real Time Composition) model for excellent musicianship. During those years he raised an impressive number of both local and international world class professional musicians.

Opher has taught alongside pioneer of competitive intelligence theory and founder of the Academy of Competitive Intelligence, Professor Ben Gilad, in FULD, Boston. He has also developed dozens of unique methodologies and processes for developing talent and the potential found in both individuals and groups. Opher’s latest methodology, “Swing Management”, has enabled companies to shift from startup thinking to corporal level management and vice versa, using original and sophisticated models that were implemented by Opher in the corporate world, as well as in startups.

The Swing Management uniquely enables precise analysis and re-engineering of the strategic management fabric of individual organizations, divisions, departments or ad-hoc teams, as well as the capability of integrating the appropriate strategy and methodology with the most effective and appropriate method of implementation for any given situation. By using three main models – Talent Development, Management Strategies, and Personal Business Relationships, the system enhances the managerial ability of individuals and organizations, thereby improving effectiveness both on an individual level and as part of a broader managerial structure.

Opher assists leading CEOs and industrialists with dedicated management strategies, supports processes in mergers and acquisitions, shares expertise in establishing large corporations, and supports start-ups.

These days, Opher is in the process of launching his latest innovation, The Talent Academy, a worldwide off and online enterprise, based on his Multi-Talent Disciplinary Model.

Specialty:

• Management Strategies
• Business Systems’ Dynamics
• Talent Development
• Intuitive Innovation
• Systemic Improvisation & Creativity
• Networking
• Problem Solving Techniques

Some of Opher’s clients include:

Orange (communication), Pelephone (communication), Eurocom-Nokia, Cellcom (communication), HP, Gilon (BI), Matrix, Quintyles, Microsoft, Comverse, Amdocs, Good People, Astra Zeneca, NDS, Reckit Benkizer, Tnuva, Strauss Group, Intel, Motorola, Orek, Teva, Dan Hotels, Magic, BBDO EU.

CAROLINE WATERS

CAROLINE WATERS is a heartwarming and engaging Jazz Entertainer, Musical Theatre Actress, Voice Over Artist, Film Composer, Author and Quantum Healer with a fierce commitment to Human Rights and Vocal Freedom.

Multi-Platinum recording artist Caroline Waters shares intensely heartfelt pieces from her extraordinary life adventure, while accompanying herself on guitar, piano, percussion and sometimes violin. Brilliantly assisted by a variety of world renowned musicians, such as cellist Ruti Celli, bassist Abraham Laboriel, drummer Chris Wabich and sax/ flute player Katisse Buckingham, Waters is currently scheduling a tour to promote her new album and musical, Finding Venus.

As a child celebrity, starring in her first movie at age three, Caroline often performed as a duo with her legendary entertainer dad, Per Asplin. By age sixteen she had become a seasoned performer with more than 2000 shows to her name. After recovering from a traumatic brain injury, amnesia and PTSD, Caroline graduated with honors from The Grove School of Music. Shortly thereafter, she established Redhead Records and immigrated to the US as an Alien of Extraordinary Ability in the Arts. 

In addition to her artist career, Caroline is often hired to give keynote presentations and seminars in Vocal Freedom, a program she initially designed to help people heal from PTSD. Today Vocal Freedom is a powerful transformative experience for all who wish to free their expression and enhance their performance ability. For those who wish to heal physical and emotional issues on a deeper level. Caroline Waters is accepting clients as an Accredited Journey Practitioner.