MIDLAND, Mich. - Dec. 3, 2020  -- Musician/artist Mike McMath of Empty Canvas is excited to introduce his new Christmas song, Santa's Looking For His Hat, just in time for the 2020 holiday season. The song is available for download on Amazon Music, Apple Music, and Spotify.

The whimsical song idea came from the desk of his first-grade daughter, and he used the idea to create a catchy Christmas tune. "My daughter is older now, but her clever story stuck with me for years. I played around with the song until I felt like I had something fun and different," said McMath.

Santa's Looking For His Hat sales will be accompanied in 2021 by a Children's book, illustrated by McMath himself, a Santa hat ornament, and an interactive scavenger-hunt-style interactive website for children. "This isn't just a song for this Christmas season; I believe it could become a household tune for years to come," said McMath. "It's an experience. When Santa's looking for his hat, so are we."

McMath started recording the song during the 2019 Christmas season, however 2020 hit the artist hard with the loss of several family members. "It's been a long year for everyone, and I'm excited to introduce something that will spark joy and maybe even a chuckle or two," said McMath.

Santa's Looking For His Hat was recorded by Mike McMath at Reed Recording Company in Bay City, Michigan, accompanied by Great Lakes Bay-area musicians Scott McMath, Brad Graham, Mike Robertson, and Andy Reed. The voice of Santa is performed by Paul W. Felch from Three Men and a Tenor fame.

Nye & Company’s first priority is the safety of its clients and staff. It pledges to continue to deliver fine art and culture to its clients in a safe and socially distanced manner.

Bloomfield, NJ, USA, May 9, 2020 -- A late spring auction just after Memorial Day offers an eclectic mix of fine and decorative arts with a focus on modern art and traditional European and American furniture. The Estate Treasures Auction, Part 1 and 2, is scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, May 27th and 28th by Nye & Company Auctioneers, online-only, starting both days at 10 am Eastern time.

Internet bidding will be provided by LiveAuctioneers.com, Invaluable.com and the Nye & Company website (www.nyeandcompany.com).

“In accordance with the New Jersey State mandate, we cannot open our doors to the public,” said Andrew Holter of Nye & Company Auctioneers. “However, we plan to deliver clients a seamless online experience, where we will strive to deliver accurate condition reports and images for all the items we offering. We will be closely monitoring our This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. account, as well as the LiveAuctioneers and Invaluable platforms.”

The auction is headlined by two small, but choice, consignments of modern art. The first is a group of three Keith Haring subway drawings from the estate of a private collector who was heavily involved in New York City’s fashion and art worlds during the late ‘70s and ‘80s. The person lived, breathed and was wholly immersed in the downtown New York art scene.

“This collector is the only person who has owned the drawings being offered in the sale,” Mr. Holter remarked. “These iconic works are highly collectible and exude the blending of both pop art and street/graffiti art that Haring made so popular in 80s. These works have not been restored and remain in the same state as the day they were removed from the subway walls. This is a unique opportunity to acquire works from a collector that traveled in the same social and artistic circles as Keith Haring.”

The second consignment of modern art is equally as tantalizing: three Henry Moore plaster maquettes, also consigned by a private collector. “These particular sculptures were given directly from Moore to Martha Spencer, who worked at Perry Green, which was Moore’s atelier,” Mr. Holter said. “The maquettes passed from Spencer to her daughter and were acquired directly from Spencer’s daughter. Each piece is a unique work of art and were not cast. Moore’s modern interpretation of the female form is fluid, sensual and delightfully austere. These dynamic pieces are truly a symphony of curves.”

Continuing the theme of the modern aesthetic in the decorative arts is a wonderful Eero Saarinen tulip table being offered from a posh Park Avenue collection. Also included are a pair of Knoll “Wassily” chairs that were originally designed by Marcel Breuer in 1925.

Traditional decorative art enthusiasts will be delighted with a superb group of pieces being offered by the estate of William Hodgins, the highly regarded Boston-based interior designer. Hodgins was an Architectural Digest, AD100 decorator once described as “a beacon of American Classicism”. He learned his craft working as an assistant for the leading design firm of Sister Parish and Albert Hadley. He later went on to establish his own Rolodex of who’s-who clients, including Annette de la Renta’s three sisters, financier Felix Rohatyn, a couple of members of the Washington Post’s Graham family, Linda and Robert Taubman and a Saudi prince. His work has been published in Architectural Digest, House and Garden, Vogue, Town and Country and the New York Times.

Additional highlights include a Federal mahogany tall case clock by Aaron Willard of the Massachusetts clockmaking family. Tall, slender and nicely proportioned, the clock is sure to please all horological enthusiasts. Additionally, there are two New Jersey Federal tall case clocks. In particular, one hails from Monmouth County and is marked Elias Sayre. There is also a wonderful architectural Dutch influenced Kasten from New York. This piece has a superbly complex and extensive cornice that defines it as a statement piece.

For fans of the Bard of Avon – William Shakespeare – there is a tremendous amount of Shakespeare, theatrical and literary-related material being offered by the estate of a private Upper West Side, New York City collector. The group includes several busts and miniatures of Shakespeare. There is also a superb portrait miniature, after George Chinnery, of John Philip Kemble, the celebrated theatrical actor. Bidders are encouraged to check out the sale and not let the curtain fall without getting their bids in.

People can bid in absentia and online. An online preview will be held from May 14th through the 28th at www.nyeandcompany.com, www.liveauctioneers.com and www.invaluable.com. Anyone looking for additional images, condition reports or general commentary about an object, is encouraged to reach out via the Nye & Company website or via email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

For more information about Nye & Company Auctioneers and the Estate Treasures Online Only Auction on Wednesday and Thursday, May 27-28th, visit www.nyeandcompany.com. The full color catalog can be viewed around May 14th at www.nyeandcompany.com, www.LiveAuctioneers.com and www.Invaluable.com.

About Nye & Company Auctioneers:
John Nye had a long and fruitful career at Sotheby’s before he and his wife, Kathleen, acquired Dawson’s in 2003 and started Dawson & Nye. With the move to Bloomfield seven years later, they renamed the business to Nye & Company (Auctioneers, Appraisers, Antiques). The firm is nationwide, but the vast bulk of the business comes from trusts and estates in the tri-state area. Visit www.nyeandcompany.com.

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Braintree, MA, May 7, 2020 -- Local Leads 365, a new, digitally fast and rich software platform was recently launched to help local service providers and merchants identify and reach potential customers more quickly. Developed by Gibbs Software Solutions, a company based in Braintree, Massachusetts, the new, robust application can deliver real estate transaction data for any town in Massachusetts.

The key advantage? Local Leads 365 provides new homeowner information the day after closing — not 1-12 months later, like many competitors. The leads are automatically delivered to the subscribers’ devices daily.

Additionally, the Local Leads 365 platform offers easy to customize templates for the merchant to entice the consumer via letters, post cards and flyers. And this activity can be seamlessly integrated into most Customer Relationship Management systems (CRMs). The software can also easily search for data based on “triggers”, such as homes with acreage exceeding 20,000 square feet or home values in excess of $500,000. This lets local service providers find and directly target specific customer types.

“We worked long and hard to create a platform that the small business owner or office manager could quickly adapt and use to generate new and lifelong customers,” noted Denver Gibbs, founder of Gibbs Software and Local Leads 365. “We have already received tremendous response from oil dealers, landscapers, painters, roofers, plumbers, electricians, home security, handymen, flooring, furniture stores, dental offices, financial planners, insurance brokers and auto service. The early adopters tell us that the platform is easy and fun to use and it instantly connects them with newcomers to the area in search of reliable resources.”

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the percentage of Americans that move every year equates to 14% of the population (or roughly 40 million). The average homeowner spent $9,081 last year on home services, according to HomeAdvisor. The costs broke down as follows: $7,560 on home improvements. $1,105 on home maintenance. By virtue of their new circumstances, new homeowners are the nation’s leading spenders.

For more information about Local Leads 365, please visit www.LocalLeads365.com or call (781) 343-1932.

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New England Trade, Inc. offer free membership and lines of credit and better, barter solutions for cash strapped businesses.

Malden, MA, May 05, 2020 -- COVID-19 has created a cash crisis for many small business owners. Less cash is coming in. The domino effect amplifies. Less cash is going out. But what if cash was NOT the only currency?

Responding to that cash crunch, New England Trade, Inc. (NET), based in Malden, MA and the leading barter exchange in the New England region, announced that they are offering free memberships – traditionally a $295 membership fee - and no fees for six months to any business. Qualified new members will also be granted a minimum $1,000 line of credit.

“We know businesses are hurting. Now is the time to embrace innovative methods to keep the momentum going,” noted Gary Oshry, President of New England Trade, Inc. He explained, “Our barter network of over 1,000 participating businesses allows members to accrue a balance by providing a service and then applying that balance towards the purchase of any of the hundreds of good and services within the network.”

New England Trade members include professional services (accounting, legal, business coaching), health care professionals (dental, counseling, chiropractic, physical therapy, optometry, acupuncture), marketing services (website development, graphic design, video, printing), wellness (health clubs, massage therapy) food service (restaurants and catering), accommodations (hotels, condos), recreation (rentals for autos, bikes, kayaks, paddleboards) and much more.

New England Trade has won numerous awards from the National Association of Trade Exchanges (NATE), International Reciprocal Trade Association (IRTA) and Barter Association National Currency (BANC. The organization has received that recognition for its members state-of-the-art software, sophisticated website and mobile app, and Swipe Technology to make trading faster and easier than ever, and the assistance of full-time brokers available to promote each business and fulfill needs while saving cash.

Since 1980, New England Trade’s mission has been to increase their client’s sales and conserve their cash flow, facilitate trade among clients in an efficient, easy-to-use, cost-effective way, and improve their business outlook while enhancing members lifestyles.

About New England Trade, Inc:
A barter exchange is a third-party record keeper, providing members with monthly statements of their barter transactions. New England Trade, Inc. members are simply agreeing to accept an alternate form of currency as payment, providing you with an additional distribution network to grow your business. Members are able to purchase any product or service within the New England Trade, Inc. network through their trade account — products or services do not have to be directly exchanged. For more information, visit www.NewEnglandTrade.com or call (781) 388-9200.

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