Filmed in Three Locations Around the World, Young Pianists Set to Showcase Artistry in Streamed Concert Available on Valhalla Media Live Starting April 10 at 2pm CDT.

Bozeman, Montana, Chicago, IL., United States., March 31, 2021 -- The Frederic & Jocelyne Scheer Foundation announced today that it would be sponsoring An Evening with Chopin, a concert dedicated to showcasing the talents of young pianists from around the world. The concert will be available for streaming on April 10 at 2pm CDT on Valhalla Media Live for one week from the time of release. According to the foundation, “the pandemic and following civil unrest has created a dire situation for the world of arts and especially for young promising artists, the Board of our Foundation has decided to redirect its efforts to support and strengthen local community in attributing grants to young artists in the United States and overseas.”

Filmed in Latvia, Azerbaijan, and Italy, three rising stars were chosen to participate in the Chopin-centric program hosted from Australia by Madeline Cross Parkin, the foundation’s Director of Grants (Brisbane, Australia). Audiences can expect to hear from Katrina Suroveca (Riga, Latvia), Murad Abasov (Baku, Azerbaijan), and Martina Consonni (Como, Italy) in the 60 minute concert stream. The repertoire will range from Chopin classics to rarely heard gems.

Valhalla Media Live and its team has been tasked with spearheading the filming logistics and post-production of the multi-country offering, aiming to fulfill their mission of bringing world class artistry to viewers around the world. The stream will be viewable on any smart device and remain available for 72 hours after initial purchase.

Tickets are $8.95/student suggested price & $14.95/adult suggested price and available for purchase at valhallamedia.live, however a pay option is enabled for this concert.

“The world of music is international and does not know borders. Music brings peace and joy around the world.” - The Frederic & Jocelyne Scheer Foundation

About Valhalla Media:
Re-energizing the world of classical music in a new digital realm, Valhalla Media is committed to providing online performing arts content that features fresh and creative programming, while helping artists and arts organizations re-imagine the ways in which they can broaden and connect with their audiences. Together, working directly with artists and producing organizations, Valhalla Media will elevate its colleagues and help them thrive on the stage of the 21st Century. Learn more at valhallamedia.live

About The Scheer Foundation:
The Scheer Foundation is a US Private Foundation (501-c 3) dedicated to fight malnutrition and children mortality in Africa in promoting local agricultural and industrial project to build up local and regional employment. The Foundation recently expanded its reach to Arts & Music in 2020 and is sponsoring young promising artists around the world. The Scheer Foundation is currently sponsoring close to 10 students around the world Learn more at www.scheerfoundation.org The artists are located in Italy, Latvia, Azerbaijan, The USA, Greece and Australia

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New Hamburg, Ontario, Canada, March 26, 2021 -- Bidders literally had time on their hands (and minds) when they registered for Miller & Miller’s online-only Music Machines, Clocks & Canadiana auction, held March 20th. Four of the top five lots were clocks, and clocks made in Canada, the United States and across Europe all found new owners in an auction that grossed CA$418,065.

All prices quoted in this report are in Canadian dollars and are inclusive of the buyer’s premium. Internet bidding was facilitated by LiveAuctioneers.com and the Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd. website: www.MillerandMillerAuctions.com. Telephone and absentee bids were also accepted.

The 646-lot auction featured four outstanding collections: the Cathy and Gerry Koolen collection of Dutch clocks, tower clocks and music machines; the Robert Russell collection of Canadian Pequegnat clocks; the John Wine collection of fine Canadian furniture; and the Ben Lennox collection of rare, fresh-to-market items ranging from early historic trade signs to rare seltzers.

Top lot honors went to a French Paul O’Dobey wire tower clock made in 1899 and restored in 2007. The clock featured a three-train rack, snail strike mechanism and pinwheel remontoire. It originally came from a monastery and featured an “angelus strike”, striking twelve times on a small bell to signal the monks to prayer three times a day. The clock changed hands for $11,800.

Two clocks each posted prices of $7,080. One was a Nathan Hale Vermont banjo clock, made in America in 1840. The 8-day, time only clock had a movement similar to Willard, with tabs on the corners. The other was an English William Potts & Sons tower clock from 1899, with gravity escapement, original dial and elecrto-wind (no modification to movement, manual wind intact).

In addition to clocks, Canadiana and music machines, the catalog also boasted pottery and stoneware, folk art, advertising and trade signs, toys, breweriana, paintings, fine art and more. A collection of game pie dishes – 16 dishes in all, by makers that included Gerbing & Stephan, Wedgwood, Staffordshire and George Skey – brought a combined $12,744 for the collection.

“A game pie dish is just an old piece of pottery until someone knows that these unglazed dishes were intended to emulate pastry during the flour shortages of the early 19th century,” said Ethan Miller of Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd. “The collection brought twice what we had expected.”

Miller said the American-made Birge & Fuller “Wagon Spring” clock from the 1840s was another object that told a story and brought high dollars as a result. “The maker wanted the benefits of a compact brass spring driven movement without those clunky weights,” he said. “Unlike in Europe, the brass springs were not available. A patented “wagon spring” fusée style movement was the compromise – American ingenuity at its finest. It ended up bringing $3,540.”

Miller remarked, however, that not all the news coming out of the sale was good. “Canadian furniture and wooden trade signs performed well, but we saw evidence that the market for clocks overall is down,” he said. “Though Koolen tower clocks exceeded all estimates, the Pequegnat clocks fell short in many cases. Advertising remained red-hot, while signs shattered estimates.”

A Wurlitzer Model 147 military band organ, made in America in 1916, very rare and including an assortment of Style 150 music rolls, finished at $5,605. “The Wurlitzer Band Organ sold well under estimate,” Mr. Miller observed. “This thundering crowd-pleaser has all of the bells and whistles. It might have performed better before outdoor gatherings for parades were cancelled.”

In the Canadian furniture category, a Drumbo (Ontario) painted pine sawbuck table from the 1830s, pictured in Howard Pain’s book, The Heritage of Upper Canadian Furniture, gaveled for $7,080; while an 1830s Quebec one-door commode, of full mortise and tenon construction and having paneled sides and door, diminutive at 38 ½ inches tall by 32 inches wide, brought $5,605.

A Wellesley (Ontario) painted pine ‘Schrank’ wardrobe made from painted pine in the 1850s, featuring a subtle fern motif in the door panels and impressive at 89 inches tall by 63 ½ inches wide, achieved $5,605. Also, a Canadian Niagara Falls Railway Suspension Bridge wood sign from the 1880s (“Travel over and back for 10 cents”), 50 ½ inches in width, went for $4,720.

Clocks from Canada included a Pequegnat “Barley Twist” variant hall clock from the 1920s housed in a quarter sawn oak case and featuring 8-day weight-driven time and strike movement ($4,720); and a 1930s Pepsi-Cola neon clock made exclusively for the French-Canadian market, with a hand-painted dial featuring Pepsi’s early “double-dot” logo and lighted dial ($4,425).

An early 20th century Seth Thomas No. 2 railway clock in a walnut case, reportedly from the Grand Trunk Railway station in Stratford, Ontario, Canada but made in the U.S., commanded $3,540. On to Dutch clocks, where a B. Eijsbouts tower clock made in 1905 for a church in Meliskerke, The Netherlands, cast steel with brass pinions, 40 inches tall, realized $4,720.

A Dutch Zaanske Klok wall clock, made between 1690-1725, in a walnut case with barley twist columns, rope drive time, strike and alarm, crown wheel escapement and heart-shaped spokes, rose to $3,835. Also, a Dutch animated tall case Klok clock made in Amsterdam in 1770, 110 inches tall, with plated movement, quarter striking, moon dial and date aperture, made $5,900.

Miller & Miller has three important auctions slated for the next three months. They are:

- April 17 – Canadiana & Folk Art, featuring the Marty Osler collection.

- May 15 – Petroliana & Advertising, featuring the McNevan collection.

- June 12 – Watches, Jewellery & Decorative Arts.

To learn more about Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd. and the firm’s calendar of upcoming auctions, please visit www.MillerandMillerAuctions.com. Updates are posted often.

About Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd.:
Miller & Miller Auctions is Canada’s trusted seller of high-value collections and is always accepting quality consignments. The firm specializes in watches and jewelry, art, antiques and high-value collectibles. Its mission is to provide collectors with a trusted place to buy and sell. To consign a single piece, an estate or a collection, you may call them at (519) 573-3710; or, e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. To learn more about Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd., please visit www.MillerandMillerAuctions.com.

Dubai, UAE: Studio52, a leading audiovisual media production company in Dubai, was featured by Visual Object’s “Top Video Production Companies in the United Arab Emirates 2021” list.  

“We are delighted to be listed once again as one of ‘The Top Video Production Companies’ in the United Arab Emirates by Visual Object. It’s comforting to know that our effort is being recognized by everyone in the industry. At Studio52 we believe in making the right connection between the brand and its audience.

Visual Objects is a sister platform, owned and managed by the well-known B2B services review platform, Clutch. Like its parent company, Visual Objects features portfolio items and client reviews of top creative, design and development, and marketing companies from around the globe. Every year, the platform selects some of the top agencies in a region and features them in the top 10 list on their website. We are delighted to be a part of this prestigious list.

Since our establishment, Studio52 has worked with many clients and committed to delivering quality results every time. In all these years we have produced a number of visually engaging videos that have cut through the noise and grabbed the target audience’s attention. Our team is always ready to listen, learn, and understand our clients to come up with the best possible video. We are also one of the most cost-effective video production companies in the UAE.

About Studio52: 

Studio 52 first started its operations in 1977 and has evolved into a unique combination of creative media production, technology, and creative digital design agency with our regional head office in Dubai.

We are a go-to and reliable Video, Audio, Safety, Animation, Timelapse, Technology, 360* VR, Digital Marketing company.

We now operate full-fledged operations in multiple countries with a well-integrated pool of creative resources. We embrace change. We drive it by setting new standards. Top-class customer service is at the core of our operations. Once a client works with us, they always work with us. We treat them all as a KING. After all, we are because of them. Visit for more information- https://studio52.tv

Chaplain Paul has been serving in nursing home ministry for almost 12 years now and he has seen firsthand the need for change in American healthcare. Chaplain Paul has also been a health care activist for over 25 years now fighting for a better healthcare system in America.

Chaplain Paul was quoted saying, “Healthcare an American Heartache is the story about what happened to my family in having to deal with a broken healthcare system in America. I wrote this book to serve as both a warning and a guide for people who enter into American healthcare. The fact is if we do not know how to affectively navigate through American healthcare, we run the real risk of being led like sheep to the slaughter for profit and greed. The pain and hardship that my family had to endure was inexcusable, no family should have to go through what my family went through when placing their faith and trust into our health care system.”

Chaplain Paul was also quoted saying, “After my mother and father died back in the 90s I decided to fight back with love, I began bringing homemade cheesecakes into nursing homes, care centers, medical rehabs, and hospitals to show appreciation to doctors, nurses, and staff members in the hopes that the power of love would transcendence into the quality of care for the patients.

I also added, How To Protect Our Loved Ones in American Healthcare to this book which is a very easy down to earth guide on how to protect ourselves when entering into American healthcare. It is my hope that all those who read this book will learn from it and apply its teachings to their lives.”

Chaplain Paul’s newest e-book “Healthcare an American Heartache is Free on Amazon from March 17 until March 21 and is Free to Amazon Prime members and it is also Free as a PDF file on the Miracles of Kingman website along with many other of his books.
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Award-winning songwriter, author and spiritual mentor, Jennifer Ruth Russell, announced the release of her new book, Empowered Prayer, available now along with her other titles on Amazon Kindle. In the book, Russell teaches a system of prayer to help readers discover how to tap into the power of their Divine Authority and the calling of the Ascended Masters and the Archangels.

Russell described the book as an introduction into how to pray and the divine power of prayer. She notes that her system can help readers on a spiritual path to change their lives, resurrect their finances, and heal relationships—freeing them to help others in their progress.

"Teaching others how to use prayer to connect with the beauty and energy of the Creative Power of the Universe is my passion," said Russell. "There was a time when my life spun out of control and I experienced deep financial pain. Since I started working with the Ascended Masters, Archangels, and the entire Company of Heaven, and put into practice a whole new simple system of prayer, everything in my life went to another level of co-creation. I'm proud to introduce Empowered Prayer to guide others on their path to command their Light through the power of their word."

Empowered Prayer offers prayer that Russell describes as super effective and powerful. As a spiritual mentor and Lightworker, or one who feels an enormous pull to help others expand their consciousness, Russell believes that prayer can change lives quickly and easily.

"Prayer calls the Angels to you instantly and lifts you up to a higher frequency so that you can thrive," she said.

Readers who received advanced copies of the book had many positive reviews to share, including Maggie, who shared that "As I learned Empowered Prayer, I began to see that my word is powerful. I learned how to connect to my heart's desire and bring that into my life. It has brought me hope and a spark of what is possible and how to work with the physical world and the spiritual world in ways that support me."

The reader went on to note that she considered Empowered Prayer a key part of her healing from cancer in addition to conventional and alternative medicine and supportive therapies.

Empowered Prayer is another step towards Russell's life vision to uplift and empower Lightworkers to live abundantly and transform the world with songs and prayers that open the heart.

In addition to this newly released book, Jennifer Ruth Russell's Mother Mary Series, published by Remba Publishing, includes the titles 21 Days to Abundance through the Immaculate Heart of Mother Mary and How to Create with Mother Mary and Friends.

Shop the entire series on Amazon and visit AngelsofAbundanceAscensionAcademy.com and JenniferRuthRusselll.com to learn more about the author and her work to support Lightworkers on their journeys.

For over 18 years, Jennifer Ruth Russell has been a spiritual mentor. Jennifer trained at Agape International Spiritual Center under Rev. Michael Bernard Beckwith.

Since then, she has mentored thousands of clients and students. Jennifer helps them, along with the Heavenly Realms, to heal their hearts and lives by connecting to the Light of their own Divinity.

If you'd like more information please call Jennifer at (818)244-5661 or email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.