WETHERSFIELD – 2/14/12 – Wearing trademark red bow ties and cummerbunds, A barbershop quartet from the Silk City Chorus had a full day on Tuesday, Valentines Day, visiting couples, spouses, and retirement homes from nine in the morning to eight at night entertaining surprised recipients with classic barbershop quartet harmonies. STEPHEN DUNN | sdunn@courant.com

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WETHERSFIELD - 2/14/12 - Wearing trademark red bow ties and cummerbunds, A barbershop quartet from the Silk City Chorus had a full day on Tuesday, Valentines Day, visiting couples, spouses, and retirement homes from nine in the morning to eight at night entertaining surprised recipients with classic barbershop quartet harmonies. STEPHEN DUNN | sdunn@courant.com

WETHERSFIELD – 2/14/12 – Wearing trademark red bow ties and cummerbunds, A barbershop quartet from the Silk City Chorus had a full day on Tuesday, Valentines Day, visiting couples, spouses, and retirement homes from nine in the morning to eight at night entertaining surprised recipients with classic barbershop quartet harmonies. STEPHEN DUNN | sdunn@courant.com

WETHERSFIELD – 2/14/12 – Wearing trademark red bow ties and cummerbunds, A barbershop quartet from the Silk City Chorus had a full day on Tuesday, Valentines Day, visiting couples, spouses, and retirement homes from nine in the morning to eight at night entertaining surprised recipients with classic barbershop quartet harmonies. STEPHEN DUNN | sdunn@courant.com

February 14, 2012
HARTFORD, CT - 2.14.2012 - LOVE AMBUSH - Rev. Victor Gomez (from left) and Rev. Armando Hernandez, both of New Haven, pray with other members of the Interfaith Fellowship for Universal Health Care in Connecticut outside the SustiNet Health Care Cabinet meeting at the DEP on Tuesday morning. The fellowship then organized a "love ambush" and delivered a Valentine's Day message to Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's office. The fellowship is disappointed that Gov. Malloy has not worked more closely on a public health care option. PATRICK RAYCRAFT | praycraft@courant.com
WETHERSFIELD - 2/14/12 - Sam Hurewitz, left, has been dating Terri Planco for 3 years and she decided to surprise Sam with a singing valentine Tuesday morning while they had there usual weekly breakfast at the Wethersfield Diner for Valentine's Day. A barbershop quartet from the Silk City Chorus belted out several classic tunes as Sam looked on in stunned amazement. The singers are, from left to right: Jim Nolan of Glastonbury, Dave Kinkead of Glast, Frank Lehninger of Enfield and Cameron Bailey of Cromwell. "This is the most special man, right here," siad Planco, "He'll either love it or hate it. He did both." IAcross from Sam inthe booth is his friend, Sal Salvato, who, with his wife, Dorothy, joins Terri and Sam for breakfast at the diner every Tuesday. STEPHEN DUNN | sdunn@courant.com

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