Sophie Jean Sanpietro passed away on Thursday, November 3, 2022 at the age of 81. Beloved Wife of the late JohnA. Sanpietro. Loving Mother of Jean Marie DePuma, Maryann Mancini and the late John and Anthony Sanpietro and Mother-in-Law of Nick and Michael. cherished Grandmother of Nicolas, Christina, Jessica and Michael. Mass of Christian Burial offered at Our Lady of Hope Church on Monday, November 7, 2022 10:45 AM. Interment followed at St. John Cemetery, Middle Village, NY under the direction of Papavero Funeral Home, 72-27 Grand Avenue, Maspeth NY 11378.
By Stephanie Meditz
Vinyl Revolution Record Show invites over 50 record vendors to set up shop in one venue. Photo via their website.
On Saturday, Nov. 12 and Sunday, Nov. 13 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Vinyl Revolution Record Show will return to the Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden in Astoria for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Father-daughter duo Mike and Amanda Schutzman started hosting record shows 10 years ago at the Brooklyn Bowl.
Mike Schutzman initially ran the show with the manager of his record store in Valley Stream.
Amanda Schutzman has always been involved in the show, but she now works in records full-time and co-organizes it with her father.
“Now I work for a large vinyl distributor that deals with record stores all over America for new releases and reissues and stuff like that. So I deal with 200 record stores every day,” she said. “So I was just like, hey, I’ll take over. I know enough of the business at this point.”
Since it began, Vinyl Revolution Record Show has hosted several shows a year in Queens, Brooklyn and Long Island.
“I think it just got bigger than we expected it to get, and we just kept doing them,” Schutzman said.
The show invites roughly 50 record dealers, personal collectors and record store owners from all over the country to set up shop in the same venue.
Vendors sell a range of merchandise, including vinyl records, CDs, 45 RPM records and record supplies like sleeves, boxes and collector bags.
Steve Lobmeier of Steve’s Record Cleaning cleans records that attendees buy or bring to the show for $1.50 per LP.
At a whopping 80 tables, the most recent show was the largest one yet, and the Astoria show will be the first two-day show.
“It’s basically just a giant flea, but it’s all records,” Schutzman said.
Mike Schutzman, an avid record collector, often sets up shop at record shows around the country, including Vinyl Revolution.
He passed his love for vinyl and music onto his daughter, who is also a collector.
“I was raised in a record store, so I’ve always been into music. I didn’t start collecting myself until about 10 years ago, maybe even more than that,” Amanda Schutzman said. “And I’m addicted like the rest of them.”
She is grateful to work with her father and share this hobby with him.
“We have all the same hang-ups and we’re constantly back and forth on the phone making sure everything’s planned properly, but we have a great time working together,” she said. “We’ve never really butt heads or anything like that. He seems to really know what he’s doing, so I fall in line and listen.”
The Astoria show will also feature special guests DJ Shangri-La, DJ Nina Day and DJ Spag of punk band Two Man Advantage.
DJ Shangri-La and DJ Nina Day will play music at both Astoria shows.
Tickets are available on their website for $5. With the price of admission comes a ticket for the raffles called every half hour.
Early admission is also available from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. for $10.
“It’s just nice to have the Queens, Brooklyn, New York City crowd come back to the shows because we haven’t done them in a while,” Schutzman said. “The atmosphere is the most exciting at Astoria.”
By Mike Porcelli
Two events last week highlighted for me why CTE is increasingly important for students now more than ever.
First, I attended another event highlighting the tremendous job opportunities available to workers of all ages trained to operate and maintain the latest technology.
Manufacturing Day kicked off last month with an event presented by Long Island Manufacturers talking about the high-paying careers in all levels of their industries. Recent grads spoke about how various STEM programs and initiatives like Robotics Camps and industry internships helped guide them to very satisfying career choices.
In a follow-up to closeout Manufacturing Month, Haas Automation and their community of educators held a Demonstration Day to expose students to the power of modern, advanced manufacturing equipment, and the vast array of high-paying jobs for the operators.
Their goal is to produce enough high-tech machinists for generations to come, something our economy must achieve to survive. These jobs require high levels of training that CTE programs can provide, leading to very demanding, profitable and secure careers quickly.
Such modern manufacturing equipment is totally unlike the simple machinist tools I used in high school. Today it’s all computer-controlled, and all future machinists will need to be computer programmers as well. Hence, the increased importance of CTE for every trade.
The other encouraging event I participated in last week was a meeting with the DOE’s new Pathways Office. I’m so happy to see the DOE is pursuing a strategy of career guidance for students at an early age and will no longer push every student into college programs that don’t meet their needs.
Working toward his objective to better match education programs to each individual student, Chancellor Banks has outlined a bold vision reimagining the student experience based on career-connected learning that leads to long term economic security for all, rather than programs that benefit the administrators more than the students – a great improvement over the previous system.
His vision is to integrate academic excellence with real world skills and experience, giving students a shortcut to rewarding careers. CTE is an essential part of this vision. I hope to see the new Pathways Office implement programs that work for all students.
Speaking of all students, DOE also has a new office of Diversity and Inclusion. I’m sure the work they do will be beneficial, but when it comes to providing students with their best educational experiences, diversity must mean offering the wide variety of programs that match each student in terms of their aptitude and ability to succeed, and inclusion must allow every student to be included in the program that best suits their needs, not those of the “system.”
Diverse training and matching the diversity of student abilities must be achieved.
Student success depends on this
Academic & Trade Education are Two Sides of a Coin. This column explores the impact of CTE programs on students, society, and the economy.
Mike Porcelli: life-long mechanic, adjunct professor, and host of Autolab Radio, is committed to restoring trade education in schools before it’s too late. https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-porcelli-master-mechanic-allasecerts/
Peter Squicciarini passed away on Thursday, October 27, 2022 at the age of 94. Beloved son of the late John & Olimpia Squicciarini. Loving husband of Fong Chee Soong (Florence) and the late Risa Squicciarini. Cherished uncle of Salvatore Ferrera, Rosemary Saunders, Mary Orman, Sharon Schill, Pia Linn, Thomas Silva, Tami Pope, Linda Labrae, Maria Leon and the late John Squicciarini. Also survived by many loving great-nieces and great-nephews. Mr. Squiccianrini was a Coast Guard Veteran who served during World War II. Peter was also a member of the United States Merchant Marine Seamen, the Freemasons, Italian Charities of Elmhurst, and a long-time quality controller for Pan American Airlines. Funeral Services held at Papavero Funeral Home on Wednesday, November 2, 2022 from 10-11 AM. Interment followed at St. John Cemetery, Middle Village, NY under the direction of Papavero Funeral Home, 72-27 Grand Avenue, Maspeth, NY 11378.
Hans Hasenbein passed away on Thursday, October 27, 2022 at the age of 90. Beloved Husband of the late Hedwig Hasenbein. Loving Father of Alfred Hasenbein and Robert Hasenbein father-in-law of Michele and Elizabeth. Cherished Grandfather of Vanessa, Christopher, Cassana, Stephen and Michael and Great-Grandfather of Ava, Olivia, Joseph, Cooper and Tanner. Dear Brother of Frederick Hasenbein. Funeral Services held at Papavero Funeral Home on Wednesday, November 2, 2022 at 12 PM. Interment followed at Lutheran All-Faiths Cemetery, Middle Village, NY under the direction of Papavero Funeral Home, 72-27 Grand Avenue, Maspeth, NY 11378.
Paul Angelo Squeri passed away on Thursday, October 27, 2022 at the age of 89. Beloved Husband of the late Jean. Loving Father of Ron (Michael) Squeri, Greg (Sharon) Squerim and Alan (Doreen) Squeri. Cherished Grandfather of Cassandra and Samantha. Mr. Squeri was a US Army Veteran. Mass of Christian Burial was offered at Our Lady of Peace Church on Tuesday, November 1, 2022 10 AM. Interment followed at Brigadier General William C. Doyle Memorial Cemetery, Wrightstown. NJ under the direction of Papavero Funeral Home, 72-27 Grand Avenue, Maspeth NY 11378.
Linda A. Salierno passed away on Friday, October 28, 2022. Beloved Wife of John V. Salierno. Loving Mother of John D., Stephanie and Chrsitopher. Cherished Grandmother of Lila, Johnny, Alex, Luca and Wyatt. Mass of Christian Burial offered at St. Anne’s Church on Wednesday, November 2, 2022 10:00AM. Entombment followed at St. John Cemetery, Middle Village, NY under the direction of Papavero Funeral Home, 72-27 Grand Avenue, Maspeth 11378.
