tag:www.dhlentertainment.net,2005:/blogs/latest-news?p=2Latest News2022-09-09T15:56:05-04:00DHL Entertainmentfalsetag:www.dhlentertainment.net,2005:Post/70570072022-09-09T15:56:05-04:002023-12-10T12:35:26-05:00The Rochester Fringe Festival<p>It's that time of year! Three performances at Java's Cafe! September 13th, September 16th and September 22nd. All performances begin at 7 PM! We hope to see you there! </p>DHL Entertainmenttag:www.dhlentertainment.net,2005:Post/70121832022-07-11T12:54:04-04:002022-08-24T01:50:29-04:00It's Summer<p>We hope everyone is enjoying our gorgeous weather. We have had a fairly quiet year. A few bookings, private parties, which are always a great time.</p>
<p>Many performers began their year as we did. A bit apprehenvise, not knowing the Covid Climate and they seem to be in the same place as we are. Things have been quiet, very quiet, almost surreal to be frank. Where did everyone go???</p>
<p>We don't quite understand the climate right now. We have spoken with other performers and Lifestyle directors who have moved onto other paths, it seems that our senior centers have greatly reduced their budgets and bookings for many are very slim. We're happy that we're not alone on this island. A drastic turn from years past.</p>
<p>At this time, the only good news we have to share is we have three dates booked for The Rochester Fringe Festival. More information to come! </p>
<p>We are leaning towards advertising for private parties. What do you think? Let's open up for discussion! The parties we book at this time are from folks who have witnessed a performance at our senior centers and in years past, The Fringe. Seniors just love this music and we love sharing it. I am also looking to establish a group of live musicians in order to perform at small venues, restaurants and possibly be ready for festivals in 2023. Just some thoughts we are having. </p>
<p>My philosphy for the day is: everything happens for a reason, as our journey slows down on this road, turns will come and possibly open a wider path for us. We keep moving along. My only advice is to always advocate for your senior family members and friends. They deserve to have a joyful and happy life!</p>
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<p>Daniel Henry</p>DHL Entertainmenttag:www.dhlentertainment.net,2005:Post/69553852022-04-23T11:53:12-04:002022-10-17T01:35:58-04:00Spring<p>It's amazing that time flies so quickly. It's been almost four months since we have posted. </p>
<p>As I told you at the end of the year, we decided to take the winter months off due to the Covid Climate. We tried to anticipate what was going to happen and it didn't quite work out the way we expected.</p>
<p>Bookings are coming in, although not as we had anticipated. A lot of what goes into this business is sales. YES! Sales! Cold calls, follow ups, emails...like I said, we took the winter off...</p>
<p>Although our expenses are minimal and we are mostly impacted by travel expense, the one major concern that has come up this year that is consistent with the rest of the country and has trickled down even to our senior facilities is inflation. Everyone is feeling the stress of the economic environment. We certainly will work with our clients to bring entertainment to our seniors. They look forward to it and they truly need music. It's amazing what music does for them.</p>
<p>We hope spring brings sunshine and flowers into your days!</p>
<p>Always A Song and A Smilte</p>
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<p> </p>DHL Entertainmenttag:www.dhlentertainment.net,2005:Post/68542212021-12-29T09:02:35-05:002023-12-10T12:04:06-05:00A New Year Is Upon Us<p>I was hoping to blog prior to the holiday season, well, that did not happen. December has been extremely busy month as we close our year with 42 performances. With the Covid climate and the challenges to all of our clients and Lifestyle Directors, we certainly consider this a huge success and we thank you!</p>
<p>The fourth quarter of the year was the majority of our performances. It seemed somewhat normal.</p>
<p>The Rochester Fringe Festival was a huge success for us, with three performances booked. Many new faces and quite a few familiar faces of guests who return year after year. This truly humbles me and I very much enjoy creating a new show every year for the Fringe Fest. This year, I recreated Frank Sinatra's last concert as he performed at our very own Rochester War Memorial. We thank Java's Cafe for the compliment of "I have become a tradition"! Thank you Java's, we look forward to returning for the Fringe in 2022! </p>
<p>Our Holiday Season included a Christmas Celebration at Heathwood Assisted Living and we will be closing 2021 with A New Year's Eve Gala at Ferris Hills in Canandaigua. A two hour concert including a few Broadway tunes. </p>
<p>At this time, we would like to thank our clients who have effortlessly managed to bring music to their residents. The Villages at Mill Landing, Heather Heights, Chapel Oaks, The Legacy at Erie Station, Fleming Point, Solstice Senior Living, The Legacy at Parklands, Heathwood Assisted Living, Java's Cafe, The Legacy at Clover Blossom, Greece Atria, The Legacy at Fairways, Crimson Ridge Assisted Living, St John's at Briarwood, The Hilton Parma Senior Center, Elder Care of Greece. College Green Apartments, The Legacy at Park Crescent, Ferris Hills of Canandaigua. </p>
<p>As the Covid Climate continues, we have decided to take the winter months off and return after April 1st. We hope 2022 begins to take the turn and return to normal for everyone. </p>
<p>We hope you have enjoyed the Holiday Season and we wish you A Very Happy New Year.</p>
<p>Always A Song and A Smile, </p>
<p>Daniel Henry</p>DHL Entertainmenttag:www.dhlentertainment.net,2005:Post/67341282021-09-02T14:12:58-04:002022-04-26T14:05:08-04:00The 2021 Rochester Fringe Festival<p>Hi again!</p>
<p>With all the excitement of returning to some normalcy, we are happy to announce Daniel's schedule for The Rochester Fringe Festival.</p>
<p>We especially want to thank all of the Fringe Fest committees and sponsors for their hard work to get this festival in place! I am sure, as challenging other years have been, 2021 has been the most challenging and hopefully the most rewarding for all! We will thank Java's Cafe and all the venues in advance for hosting. We appreciate you!</p>
<p>Here you go! Mark your calendars: September 15th, September 21st and September 22nd. All performances at 7PM. Java's Cafe, 16 Gibbs Street in Downtown Rochester, next door to The Eastman School of Music. Please stop and say hello!</p>
<p>The title of this years performance is "And One For The Road" Daniel will be recreating Frank Sinatra's last performance here in Rochester at The War Memorial. Were you there? </p>
<p>Please see our Facebook page as well; DHL Entertainment</p>
<p>Thank you and we look forward to seeing you at The Fringe!</p>
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<p>Daniel Henry</p>
<p> </p>DHL Entertainmenttag:www.dhlentertainment.net,2005:Post/67340932021-09-02T14:10:57-04:002023-12-10T12:35:26-05:00Autumn is upon us<p>Happy September!</p>
<p>We hope everyone has enjoyed their summer! As the last quarter of the year approaches, we must say, all things are heading in the right direction. Please everyone, do your part, whatever, that may be.</p>
<p>The gates have opened, we are happy to report that our calendar is at full capacity for the remainder of 2021, with limited availability in the month of November. Bookings for 2022 have begun to come in. We thank everyone for their patronage!</p>
<p>More good news!!! The Rochester Fringe Fest! 3 Dates! 7 PM!!! September 15th, the 21st and the 22nd. Java's Cafe,16 Gibbs Street in Downtown Rochester. Java's is located next door to the Eastman School of Music! We hope to see you there! You will not want to miss this performance as Daniel recreates Frank Sinatra's last performance here in Rochester!! Sinatra Fans are going to love this show, especially if they saw him in concert!!! Please stop and say Hello!</p>
<p>As always, thank you for your continued support. It is very much appreciated.</p>
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<p> </p>DHL Entertainmenttag:www.dhlentertainment.net,2005:Post/66542822021-06-09T11:40:57-04:002022-07-28T02:48:02-04:00The Summer Wind<p>Which, we have had early in this late Spring Season. The weather has been wonderful. Flowers are planted and growing, roses are blooming and our summer oasis is ready. Things are heating up! Weather and the calendar! Sounds good to me!</p>
<p>I will say this, our calendar is not at 120 performances as it was last year and of course, I will remind myself that close to 100 of those performances were cancelled. Thank you Covid, but now, it's the world's turn to make it's comeback. We are getting ready.</p>
<p>In the month of May, we had a performance along with an Ice Cream Social! The residents and the staff we so excited, it had been 16 months since we had been there to perform. Just before our Memorial Day weekend, we had a Spring Bash!! Also, a 17 month absencee however, the residents loved their evening! The food smelled delicious, bright spring colors, table linens and flowers!</p>
<p>We started the performance to honor our Veterans who gave the ultimate sacrifice. There were some who lost a brother, a son, a spouse....a reminder to all of us that Freedom isn't free... The residents talked about the New Years Eve we were supposed to have with them...Maybe this year!!!</p>
<p>June normally is not a busy performance month due to weddings, graduations, Father's Day...however, nothing is normal yet...so we wait. We have a couple of bookings for June, let's wait and see how things come together.</p>
<p>We are vaccinated and many of our clients, their residents are vaccinated, which is leading us down the road of performing again.. Vaccination is an individual choice. Please stay healthy and we hope and pray that everyone has a wonderful summer! </p>
<p>Always A Song and A Smile</p>
<p>Daniel Henry</p>DHL Entertainmenttag:www.dhlentertainment.net,2005:Post/65981152021-04-08T12:29:55-04:002023-12-10T11:53:50-05:00Happy Spring!<p>I do apologize for not posting in quite sometime. However, as you know, there hasn't been much to post. Actually, we do not have much news to share at this point, however, I thought I would take a moment and say Hello!</p>
<p>Our website continues to be viewed, which is great! Thank you. </p>
<p>Here is 2021 thus far...Well, Happy Spring, the sun is shining and everyone is healthy! We're off to a great start!</p>
<p>There is promise in the 2021 calendar. Activity Directors are being cautious, apprehensive and most importantly, optimistic! We work very closely with all of our clients.</p>
<p>January and February were silent, we watch, wait and listen. </p>
<p>We did have one performance on the first day of Spring. Everyone was just so excited to see us. CDC guidelines, temperature checks, social distancing, all in motion. We thank our Lifestyle Directors for all they do. Without a doubt 2020 and going into 2021 has been a very unpredictable journey.</p>
<p>We have one performance coming up in April and we are very much looking forward to seeing our friends. It has been 15 months since our last visit.</p>
<p>I am optimistic, however, also realistic in my opinion that we will not see much before the summer months. I cannot help but feel that outdoor performances this summer will be the beginning to hopefully a song filled 2021. </p>
<p>I would say, although very slow, it seems that we are going in the right direction. As things pick up, I promise to blog more often and keep you informed. DHL Entertainment is alive and well!</p>
<p>Stay healthy, enjoy Springtime and let's all together continue to work towards a pandemic free world.</p>
<p>Always A Song and A Smile, </p>
<p>Daniel Henry</p>
<p> </p>DHL Entertainmenttag:www.dhlentertainment.net,2005:Post/64845512020-11-24T08:39:04-05:002023-12-10T14:44:50-05:00A Thanksgiving Greeting<p>As Thanksgiving approaches, we would like to say we hope everyone enjoys their day, whatever you are doing. We are very thankful to all of our clients who have worked so hard this year to bring their residents some sense of normalcy and joy.</p>
<p>We had two performances in November. One was a Veterans Day dinner honoring all who have served in our armed forces. It was a wonderful evening filled with joy and emotion. We thank all who have served.</p>
<p>Our second performance was a Thanksgiving Dinner for some of our seniors. Another enjoyable evening! It looked and smelled absolutely delicious!. Everyone enjoyed their dinner and music selections.Thank you for having us!</p>
<p>December is light on bookings due to the pandemic. We have four performances scheduled including a New Years Eve Celebration. All others have been cancelled. Usually December is a very busy time for us. We are very flexible with our clients and completely understand that this may change. We hope to be able to bring some holiday cheer!</p>
<p>We all have so much to be thankful for. Many blessings to all as we move towards the end of 2020.</p>
<p>Always A Song and A Smile</p>
<p>Daniel Henry </p>DHL Entertainmenttag:www.dhlentertainment.net,2005:Post/64509242020-10-07T12:02:47-04:002022-05-25T06:55:51-04:00Autumn has arrived!<p>We haven't posted in quite sometime. We hope everyone is staying healthy and practicing all CDC guidelines! We had a marvelous summer weather wise, However, now, there is a crispness in the air and the leaves are falling. </p>
<p>There is not much to tell you, other than the majority of performances due to Covid have been cancelled. We had three in September, two were outdoor concerts. Both were beautiful days and the weather certainly cooperated. We just updated our October calendar, and we have one indoor performance that as of today will still take place. </p>
<p>Speaking with many of our clients, there is not much optimism going into the rest of the year. Usually by this time, our calendar is booked for the following year. We will not be addressing bookings for 2021 until January and we will see what the Covid climate is at that time. February is usually jam packed with Valentine Day celebrations.</p>
<p>For so many, It is going to take time to recover from the impact due to Covid. We miss all of our senior friends and their families. We have lost many since March and didn't get to see them and hug them one last time. This makes us so very sad.</p>
<p>Please stay healthy and be cautious in all you do.</p>
<p>Always A Song and A Smile, </p>
<p>Daniel Henry </p>DHL Entertainmenttag:www.dhlentertainment.net,2005:Post/63179992020-05-15T15:24:36-04:002023-12-10T11:50:28-05:00Covid 19<p>We hope everyone is staying healthy and safe! There is not much to report at this time other than we keep rescheduling performances and hope for some sort of resemblance of normalcy. All shows for March, April and May thus far have been pushed into the second half of 2020. It's going to be very busy, pushing 10 months into six. To be candid, we are not feeling optimistic about June....only time will tell.</p>
<p>Our scheduled Broadway performances have been moved to October and November. The Rochester Fringe Festival is also in a holding pattern at this time. We await information. </p>
<p>We wanted to say hello and let everyone know that we are following all CDC guidelines, practicing social distancing and wearing our masks. Everyone please follow guidelines so we can all get back out there!</p>
<p>Always A Song and A Smile.</p>
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<p> </p>DHL Entertainmenttag:www.dhlentertainment.net,2005:Post/62606742020-03-24T17:43:30-04:002023-12-10T11:51:49-05:00Covid 19<p>Hello to everyone! With Covid 19, as we have cancelled and asked to cancel performances, we have been working closely with all of our clients to reschedule performances. We have moved our Broadway Show from March and April to October and November. The lights will shine on Broadway!!!</p>
<p>Please know that your health and safety is the most important thing to us. Please keep all of our seniors safe! Please feel free to contact us with any concerns that you may have. We are here for you!</p>
<p>Best wishes</p>
<p>Daniel Henry and Staff</p>
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<p> </p>DHL Entertainmenttag:www.dhlentertainment.net,2005:Post/60660522020-01-07T14:02:35-05:002022-06-01T21:03:34-04:00Happy New Year!<p>Here we are, This is 2020! We hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season! It was a very busy quarter and the month of December was filled with seventeen performances! We want to thank everyone for a fantastic year, we wrapped up 2019 with 119 performances! Thank you for your continued support!</p>
<p>We are a bit behind and trying to catch our breath! We have already kicked off 2020 with a private party this past Saturday. It was fantastic! Great people and we just know we will see them again! A gentleman decided to give his family a Christmas gift of dining and entertainment! It was great! Such a wonderful idea. Everyone enjoyed their dinner as well as the music.</p>
<p>January is a recovery month, a little slow starting, however, we are kicking up in February with our "Month of Love" . There is some limited availability.</p>
<p>Coming in March and April, back to back months of Broadway performances! So many seniors have asked about Broadway music, the time has come to deliver! It's going to be great! There is very limited availability, if this is an interest to you, please do not hesitate to contact us!</p>
<p>All our performances for 2020 up to this point have been added to our website! Please stop in and say hello! We would love to see you!</p>
<p>Always A Song and A Smile,</p>
<p>Daniel Henry</p>
<p> </p>DHL Entertainmenttag:www.dhlentertainment.net,2005:Post/58517452019-08-08T14:48:07-04:002022-04-19T03:11:01-04:00The Rochester Fringe Festival<p>I wanted to make our official announcement that I am honored to be returning to The Rochester Fringe Festival.. Java's is a wonderful host and I look forward to see familiar faces and of course meeting new friends!</p>
<p>Two Performances only Wednesday, September 11th and Friday September 13th. Both Performances are scheduled for 6 PM. Java's Cafe!</p>
<p>My show this year is titled "Standards Through The Decades" Oh, there was so much music to choose from. Would you like to know? Well, come and find out!</p>
<p>I am very excited to present this show to you! It is going to be like travelling in a time capsule! We hope to see you there!</p>
<p>Always A Song and A Smile</p>
<p>Daniel Henry </p>DHL Entertainmenttag:www.dhlentertainment.net,2005:Post/58063112019-06-27T16:04:10-04:002022-07-22T04:56:23-04:00It's Summer! <p>It's seems impossible that I haven't posted since February! Happy Summer! We skipped over Spring!</p>
<p>There's allot of great things happening. We continue to grow! We have not actively been soliciting, however, it just keeps coming. And we thank you! We have a few select dates available with 106 shows booked for 2019! What is so incredible about this is, I only perform two weeks a month! Again, Thank you! We finished 2018 with 110 performances! We're going for 111!!!!</p>
<p>We have two Summer Concert performances coming up and once again, I am very excited to let you know that I will be returning to The Rochester Fringe Festival! More details to follow, </p>
<p>Enjoy your summer and stay safe! Enjoy The Sunshine!!!</p>
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<p>Daniel Henry</p>
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<p> </p>DHL Entertainmenttag:www.dhlentertainment.net,2005:Post/56395532019-02-12T12:25:57-05:002023-12-10T14:43:16-05:00February-The Month of Love<p>It's Valentine's Month! We have thirteen performances scheduled for this month! A set of Love Songs and our Valentine Raffle at each and every show! A token of appreciation to our seniors! </p>
<p>It's been a snowy four weeks, having to reschedule two performances due to weather. It's very important that everyone stays safe! We hope for an early spring!</p>
<p>We have 100 performances booked for 2019 and we have some events that we hope to share with you in the near future!</p>
<p>Always A Song and A Smile</p>
<p>Daniel Henry </p>DHL Entertainmenttag:www.dhlentertainment.net,2005:Post/56000652019-01-17T12:16:35-05:002023-12-10T11:42:59-05:00A New Year<p>We hope everyone had a wonderful Holiday Season! Yes, here we are seventeen days into the New Year and we would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year filled with health and happiness.</p>
<p>We had an amazing 2018, and of course we thank each and everyone of our clients. We certainly couldn't do it without you! Our best year yet and we just keep growing and growing. We had 130 bookings for 2018, with 110 performances. Unfortunately, for different reasons, shows do get cancelled on both sides. We do our best to reschedule, however, at times it's difficult to accommodate. </p>
<p>We are very excited for 2019! We have 100 bookings on our calendar! The year is just beginning! February always proves to be a very busy month! We enjoy celebrating Valentine's Day throughout the whole month with our Valentine Raffle at each and every performance. </p>
<p>Everyone enjoy the winter months!</p>
<p>Always A Song and A Smile</p>
<p>Daniel Henry </p>DHL Entertainmenttag:www.dhlentertainment.net,2005:Post/55370582018-12-03T11:54:34-05:002021-06-23T03:44:12-04:00The Holiday Season<p>The month of December has arrived and we wanted to say hello and let you know that we are very excited for this month. We have 18 shows in the month of December. Holiday music is in full swing along with our complimentary gift raffle at each performance. Our way to say thank you to all of our seniors that support us throughout the year.</p>
<p>We have 97 shows booked for 2019 and we welcomed two new clients since October. If you are considering a booking, please feel free to contact us! We are ready to engage with your residents!</p>
<p>Have a wonderful month and once again, we thank you!</p>
<p>Always A Song and A Smile</p>
<p>Daniel</p>DHL Entertainmenttag:www.dhlentertainment.net,2005:Post/53738412018-08-03T15:41:37-04:002022-05-16T05:16:12-04:00The Rochester Fringe Festival<p>Please mark your calendars accordingly! I would love to see you at The Fringe!</p>
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<p>Wednesday September 12th, 2018 at 7PM</p>
<p>Monday September 17th, 2018 at 6 PM</p>
<p>Java's Cafe located at 16 Gibbs Street, Rochester, NY 14604</p>
<p>This show is called "Sinatra: Straight Up" Sixty minutes of Sinatra's greatest hits! </p>
<p>Please say hello and introduce yourself to me! I truly enjoy meeting everyone and I would like to say "thank you" in person to you!</p>
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<p>Daniel Henry</p>DHL Entertainmenttag:www.dhlentertainment.net,2005:Post/53738392018-08-03T15:35:57-04:002019-10-16T20:55:27-04:00Some exciting news!<p>As we approach the end of summer, we have some great exciting news to share! At the beginning of June, we closed our 2018 calendar with 125 shows booked for 2018! Other than a huge Thank you, what words could express how overwhelmed we are by the opportunities we have been given this year.We have had a couple of private parties and we have added six new clients to our DHL Family! So excited to have them on board! We welcome you!</p>
<p>Secondly, I will be back to The Rochester Fringe Festival in September! This will be my fourth consecutive year and I look forward to returning to Java's Cafe on Gibbs Street in Downtown Rochester for two performances. I will blog specifically with the details of the Fringe. Keep your eyes open for the Fringe Guide which will be available soon! If you do not like our Facebook Page yet, please do so, we would love to include you on our invitation list to The Fringe! DHL Entertainment</p>
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<p>Last but not least, our 2019 calendar is open! Bookings have begun! A majority of our Saturdays have two shows booked. Busy days with plenty of smiling faces! Again, thank you!</p>
<p>Enjoy the month of August, it will fly by and Fall will be here before we know it!</p>
<p>Always A Song and A Smile,</p>
<p>Daniel Henry </p>
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<p>Please mark your calendars accordingly! DHL Entertainment is honored to be performing once again at The Rochester Fringe Fest. Our show dates are September 12th at 7PM and September 17th at 6PM. Java's Cafe on Gibbs Street is the place to be! We hope to see you there! It has been wonderful to see returning patrons over the last three years. I am humbled that you think so highly of my performances, that you have returned year after year. Thus far, The Rochester Fringe Fest 2018 will be my only public appearance. Please come and join us, sing along and share a smile!</p>
<p>We hope everyone enjoys their summer! </p>
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<p> </p>DHL Entertainmenttag:www.dhlentertainment.net,2005:Post/51281132018-03-14T14:39:32-04:002018-03-14T14:39:32-04:00Spring <p>We are two weeks away from Spring! Lots of rehearsing and learning new songs! The first quarter of our year has had some memorable moments! It's was great to begin 2018 and see many familiar faces. January was quite busy considering we just wrapped up the holiday season! The month of February was wonderful as we celebrated Valentine's Day all month long. Love songs and of course, our Valentine Raffle. Always fun to have one lucky audience member receive A Valentine! I just love the smiles!</p>
<p>The first quarter of 2018 has brought us three new clients It's very exciting to introduce myself to new audiences and activity directors! We very much enjoy new relationships as we continue to nurture our existing clients. Our business philosophy is simple. We deliver the best performance possible with great customer service! We hope to be able to refer to you as a client!</p>
<p>April, May and June, yes! We move onto the next quarter of the year with a total of 88 bookings for 2018! My office manager continues to keep me very busy. I am doing what I love and from the positive feedback from our customers, so do they! </p>
<p>We have lots happening this year...more to come!</p>
<p>Always with A Song and A Smile</p>
<p>Daniel Henry</p>
<p> </p>DHL Entertainmenttag:www.dhlentertainment.net,2005:Post/49829002017-12-18T16:11:45-05:002019-02-14T17:58:55-05:00The Holiday Season<p>The holiday season is in full force and we are very confident that you will be happy to share the excitement that we have had a very busy season! The bookings for 2018 are very strong. We are showing significant growth for the new year as we close out 2017 with 104 performances! We thank you all for your continued support.</p>
<p>DHL Entertainment would like to wish each and everyone a very Happy Holiday Season and best wishes for a Happy and Healthy New Year!</p>
<p>At this time, we would like to thank you all for your patronage throughout 2017 and we look forward to 2018. </p>
<p>Always with A Song and A Smile,</p>
<p>Daniel</p>DHL Entertainmenttag:www.dhlentertainment.net,2005:Post/49086972017-10-27T10:59:11-04:002017-10-27T10:59:11-04:00The 2018 calendar is now available <p>It's difficult to believe that we are approaching November! We have had a wonderful summer and fall. </p>
<p>The Festa Italiana at the Italian American Community Center was a huge success and I had the honor of participating for two shows at Java's Cafe in September for the Rochester Fringe Fest! Plenty of familiar faces and many new faces! It is great to have public appearances and I very much enjoy them.</p>
<p>As we approach the last couple of months of another very successful year, I wanted to let you know that our 2018 calendar is available and we are steadily booking.</p>
<p>We cannot help but get excited for 2018! We will be closing out 2017 with over 100 performances! Please know, without your continued support and patronage, this would not have been possible and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts.</p>
<p>We are looking forward to our holiday events. We have just a few dates available for November and December. Enjoy the Autumn colors and the chill in the air!</p>
<p>Always with a song and a smile,</p>
<p>Daniel</p>DHL Entertainmenttag:www.dhlentertainment.net,2005:Post/47748172017-07-11T11:21:12-04:002021-02-09T09:52:05-05:00Festa Italiana 2017<p>Happy summer ! It has been a very busy one!</p>
<p>Festa Italiana is this weekend and we hope to see you there! Friday July 14th 5PM to 6:30 PM under the Tent and Saturday July 15th, 5PM to 6:30 PM The Party on The Piazza! Great food, drink and music. The Italian American Community Center at 150 Frank Dimino Way puts on a great event and we are happy to be invited back! It's going to be a great time, come and join in the fun!!</p>DHL Entertainmenttag:www.dhlentertainment.net,2005:Post/47096812017-05-15T17:14:31-04:002019-08-08T05:22:33-04:00Spring has arrived!It has been sometime since I have posted to our blog and I do apologize for that, however, we have had a very busy 5 1/2 months of 2017. We kicked off our New Year and geared up for February as we had 16 shows for "The Month of Love" as we called it. We returned to our average monthly pace. All performance dates are posted until the end of July. July 1st to the 12th, each performance will include a few patriotic songs to help celebrate America's Birthday! Please feel free to join your friends and family at their residences for some traditional flag waving! We are very excited to be returning on July 14th and 15th to The Italian American Community Center for "Festa Italiana" ! Last year was amazing! The food, the patrons, the music, we had a fantastic time and it was a spectacular event. The IACC did an amazing job and we are honored to be invited back. This is not a duplicate entry on our calendar!! Final details are being arranged at this time. however, for now we have both dates on our calendar and we will confirm very soon the performance times. We do hope to see you there! There will be a performance on the patio and a performance under the tent. More info will follow! Please stay tuned. We thank you for checking in! Enjoy the nice weather as it breaks, hopefully! DHL Entertainmenttag:www.dhlentertainment.net,2005:Post/45595432017-01-22T12:24:03-05:002020-03-19T00:56:53-04:00Happy New YearWell we already have 5 shows under our belt this year and the year is shaping up to be a big one. I am putting together my show for February which I am going to call "Love Songs for the ages" as it is Valentine's Day month. I have 15 shows in February two of which are 90 minutes long. I also have 3 days in February that I will be doing 2 shows on those days. So it is going to be busy but I'll enjoy every last minute of it.<br><br>We are presently working on some new video's to post not only on this site but also over at my youtube channel so please stay tuned for those. I am hoping to make more time for keeping this site up to date and recent. Stay with me and we will make this work.<br><br>I want to thank all of you for your help and encouragement and I hope that all of you have a wonderful 2017.<br><br>DanDHL Entertainmenttag:www.dhlentertainment.net,2005:Post/45251982016-12-25T13:04:25-05:002019-10-24T07:38:55-04:00Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from DHL EntertainmentWhat ever Holiday you celebrate this time of year we here at DHL Entertainment wish you the very best.<br><br>Thank you for a wonderful year and we are looking forward to an even better 2017.<br><br>Happy New Year<br>Daniel HenryDHL Entertainmenttag:www.dhlentertainment.net,2005:Post/44761602016-11-20T13:47:14-05:002021-12-17T13:03:55-05:00A reflection of the past few monthsWOW, this endeavor has taken off like I never imagined it would. The summer was wonderful with the Italian Festival and then the fall with the Fringe Festival. What a blast that was. 3 shows at Java's Cafe that went so well. Great crowds and a great reception. People that saw me perform in 2015 at the Fringe specifically came to my show this year because they enjoyed the show the year before. That always makes me feel good when people come back because they enjoyed you the 1st time around.<br><br>The other half of this partnership (the most important half I will add), my wife has been keeping me busy. She has me working like a dog. By the end of this year we will have done approximately 75 gigs this year and she already has us scheduled for over 50 gigs next year. It truly blows me away to think how this has exploded.<br><br>I do so enjoy doing this. Yes I do like the public appearances, things like the Italian Festival or the Fringe. At these venues I can introduce myself to audiences that may have heard very little if any of the music I sing. When I can get a young person to enjoy the music it just makes my day. During the Fringe I had a few young people (college aged) come up to me after the show and tell me how much they loved the music and that just made me feel good. Then when one young man told me that he has only ever heard a voice like mine in the movies that just made my night. He was from the School of the Arts and was 18 and he played the drums and sang and danced. Truly a moment that I will cherish.<br><br>But my most favorite moments when doing this business is when the seniors that I sing for come up after the show and they tell me all about the memories that a certain song that I had just sung gives them. They tell me wonderful personal stories and they let me into their lives. I've touched their sole and now they have touched mine and I cherish those moments more that I can express. I have gained a new friend.<br><br>So 2017 is looking busy and rewarding so stay tuned.<br><br>DanDHL Entertainmenttag:www.dhlentertainment.net,2005:Post/43669872016-09-11T14:20:33-04:002019-10-02T17:18:13-04:00The Rochester Fringe FestivalGood afternoon,<br><br>Very, Very pleased and excited to announce our 3 shows at Java's Cafe during the Fringe Fest. Java's is located at 16 Gibb Street in the city of Rochester. Right next to the Eastman Theatre.<br><br>My performances are on Friday 9/16 at 4pm, on Monday 9/19 at 7pm and on Thursday 9/22 at 6pm.<br><br>I hope to see as many of you as I can.<br><br>DanDHL Entertainmenttag:www.dhlentertainment.net,2005:Post/42842412016-07-18T19:54:18-04:002016-07-18T19:54:18-04:00Festa Italiana 2016A successful weekend at The Italian American Community Center with two performances for Festa Italiana! Thank you to everyone for coming! I hope to return next year!! Great people, great food, and a ton of laughter and song . DHL Entertainmenttag:www.dhlentertainment.net,2005:Post/42011682016-05-28T10:58:27-04:002016-05-28T10:58:27-04:00Exciting NewsDHL Entertainment will be at Festa Italiana this year. This takes place on July 15th and July 16th at the Italian American Community Center on Manitou Road. I'll be performing on both Friday night, on the patio at 6PM and then on Saturday night, in the big tent at 5PM.<br><br>There will be more details to follow.DHL Entertainmenttag:www.dhlentertainment.net,2005:Post/41932802016-05-23T16:09:58-04:002016-05-23T16:09:58-04:00Looks like we are doing the Fringe Fest again this yearWorking out the details now, more info to followDHL Entertainmenttag:www.dhlentertainment.net,2005:Post/41539502016-04-26T09:56:02-04:002016-04-26T09:56:02-04:00Thoughts of the dayHad a great show yesterday at the Legacy Park Crescent. We ran a little long as we added some things on the fly and it was a lesson learned as the seniors got a little restless. Learned that one of my favorite people and a big fan was in the hospital so he wasn't at the show. I was disappointed for sure as he ad asked me to learn a song which I prepared and he wasn't there to hear it. I'm pack there in a few weeks so we will get him to hear it then.<br><br>I'm looking for ways to get out in public more. Somewhere where maybe the right person will be there to notice me. Spoke with the owner of the Braddock Bay Tavern and Grill on Saturday night and there is a good possibility that you may be seeing me there during dinner hours soon. A 6 to 9 pm show on a Saturday. We will keep you posted for sure.DHL Entertainmenttag:www.dhlentertainment.net,2005:Post/40735922016-03-04T18:34:46-05:002019-08-20T09:37:43-04:00Working hardI've got 3 shows this weekend so we've been working hard getting them all prepared. Couple of new spots. We are doing the Jewish Home as well as St. Johns Brickstone. So those have to be good so they want me back.DHL Entertainmenttag:www.dhlentertainment.net,2005:Post/40644902016-02-28T14:00:14-05:002016-02-28T14:00:14-05:00Worked on some new songs yesterdayGood afternoon, Worked on "My Kind of Town", "Love Me Tender", and "Aint That a Kick in the Head" yesterday. Will be working on "Beyond the Sea" today. I want to keep updating my play list. My plan is to learn 1 to 2 new songs per week while also maintaining the old ones to sing at a moments notice. Have 3 shows this weekend so we need to be ready.DHL Entertainmenttag:www.dhlentertainment.net,2005:Post/40578062016-02-24T12:59:20-05:002016-02-24T12:59:20-05:00Things are coming alongWe have applied to the Rochester Lilac Festival, wish us luck. They should get back to us before April 1st. Working on this website and feeling really good about the business.DHL Entertainmenttag:www.dhlentertainment.net,2005:Post/40564822016-02-23T17:32:35-05:002016-02-23T17:32:35-05:00We have the Press Kit CompleteJust put the finishing touches on the press kit. Getting the application to the Rochester Annual Lilac Festival together now.DHL Entertainmenttag:www.dhlentertainment.net,2005:Post/40545182016-02-22T17:36:37-05:002022-05-14T06:36:56-04:00My mind is racingHey everyone, trying to put together a press kit to apply for the Lilac Festival, never done one before.DHL Entertainment