Charles Giuliano
Bio:
Publisher & Editor. Charles was the director of exhibitions for the New England School of Art & Design at Suffolk University where he taught art history and the humanities. He taugh tModern Art and the Avant-garde for Metropolitan College of Boston University. After many years as a contributor, columnist and editor for a range of print publications from Art New England, Art News, the Boston Phoenix, the Boston Herald Traveler and Patriot Ledger, to mention a few, he went on line with Maverick Arts which evolved into a website.
Recent Articles:
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Sioux Falls, South Dakota Front Page
A Great Vacation Destination
By: - Jan 17th, 2016One of the most visited attraction in Sioux Falls is Falls Park, home to the Falls of the Big Sioux River located on the north end of downtown. Enjoy magnificent rock formations washed by water of the Big Sioux River. Here you can find rushing triple falls, visitor center, five-story viewing tower, historic ruins, horse barn, recreational trails, café, sculptures and more.
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Sharon's Hedge Word
Out iof Control
By: - Jan 16th, 2016When an intoxicated driver wiped out Sharon's hedge.
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Brand Name Word
Cup of Joe in Bologna
By: - Jan 16th, 2016In Bologna they come and go speaking of Michelangelo.
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Mea Culpa Word
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Dan LeFranc's Bruise Easy Front Page
World Premiere at Chicago's American Theatre Company
By: - Jan 15th, 2016Dan LeFranc’s script takes us through this awkward renewal of family connections and the gradual exposure of family history and the actions of both father and mother. Director Joanie Schultz is a Chicago-based freelance director who has directed productions in Washington DC and Kansas City as well as many Chicago shows.
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Sailing from Boston to Montreal Front Page
Holland America's Luxury Cruise
By: - Jan 15th, 2016Much of a cruise is predictable and then there are those surprises that catch you off-guard. As I was literally running through the gift shop area to get to my next activity, a lovely young lady stopped me and encouraged me to put my name in the bowl for a watch prize that was about to happen. Lo and behold, my name was called and I won the men's watch
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Indian Soap Word
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Barrington Stage 2016 Front Page
Programming Theatre That Matters
By: - Jan 14th, 2016Barrington Stage is the first to announce its program for the 2016 season. For the winter blues there will be the 10x10 New Play Festival February 11-28. The shoulder season warms up with previews beginning May 10 with the world premiere of a musical "Presto Change-o."
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Revenant Film
One for the Ages
By: - Jan 14th, 2016What's left when a great director extracts the heart and soul of an actor through a stunning performance? Brando was never the same after Last Tango. Is there any gas in the tank for DiCaprio after being mauled and mangled in the stunning epic The Revenant?
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Requiem Word
For a Heavy Weight
By: - Jan 14th, 2016What's left of an actor when a great director extracts the performance of a lifetime from an actor. Brando was never the same after Last Tango in Paris. Now we wonder if there is anything left in the tank of Leonardo DiCaprio who was mauled not just by the bear but the director as well in the masterpiece Revenant.
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Requiem Word
For a Heavy Weight
By: - Jan 14th, 2016Life is a journey which we begin and end alone.
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John Stomberg Discusses Hood Museum Front Page
51 Million Expansion Designed by Tod Williams and Billie Tsien
By: - Jan 13th, 2016Recently we visited Dartmouth College where we learned that the Hood Museum of Art will close in March for renovations to begin this summer. We discussed these plans with an old friend, John Stomberg, who has just arrived in Hanover as the new director of the museum.
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OMG Word
Ch ch ch changes
By: - Jan 13th, 2016In Macbeth Shakespeare wrote 'Nothing in his life became him like the ending of it." With a final work Lazarus the ever morphing Bowie slipped gracefully into the cosmos.
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Freihofer’s Saratoga Jazz Festival Front Page
2016 Headliners Smokey Robinson and Chick Corea
By: - Jan 12th, 2016The 39th annual Freihofer’s Saratoga Jazz Festival, one of the world’s longest-running major jazz events, will be held on Saturday, June 25 and Sunday, June 26 at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC). This year’s festival will feature headliner Smokey Robinson; Chick Corea Trilogy; Joey Alexander; Steps Ahead Reunion; Pieces of a Dream; Pat Martino Organ Trio plus Horns; and Christian Scott, among many others.
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Pamela Tatge New Head of Jacob's Pillow Front Page
Executive Director Takes Over in April
By: - Jan 12th, 2016Pamela Tatge comments, “It will be an honor and a thrill for me to have the opportunity to lead Jacob’s Pillow’s next stage of development. The Pillow’s leading role as a dance presenter, its support of artistic development and new work, and its deep audience engagement programming is of vital importance nationally and internationally; its educational and archival resources are unmatched. The passion and dedication of the Pillow’s Board and staff is palpable and inspiring. I look forward to working with them and to partnering with regional, national, and international dance artists and colleagues to continue the work of this truly extraordinary organization.”
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Bowie's Lazarus: Departing This World with Music Front Page
A Final Work by David Bowie and Edna Walsh
By: - Jan 11th, 2016The review of the musical "Lazarus" by David Bowie and Edna Walsh, directed by Ivo van Hove was in the works long before the announcement of Bowie's passing. The author, critic Edward Rubin, has opted to treat this as a note added to the review rather than lead as an obituary. The point is to cover as fresh and current the work of a great genius and unique artist of his generation. Tickets to the off Broadway production sold out almost immediately.
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Robert Morgan's Large Watercolors Front Page
AVA Gallery and Art Center, Lebanon, N.H
By: - Jan 11th, 2016The occasion of an opening for Large Watercolors by Robert Morgan inspired a winter break weekend. On Friday night we visited the spacious and lively AVA Gallery and Art Center in Lebanon, N.H. We spent Saturday at Dartmouth College in nearby Hanover viewing the Orozco murals and works in the Hood Museum of Art. There was a lot of remarkable work to enjoy and think about.
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Dinosaurs in Their Time in Pittsburgh Front Page
Displayed at Carnegie Museum of Natural History
By: - Jan 11th, 2016What began in 1899 with the discovery of Diplodocus carnegii eventually led to the museum’s current Dinosaurs in Their Time, the first permanent exhibition in the world to feature scientifically accurate, immersive environments spanning the Age of Dinosaurs—arranged chronologically and filled with actively posed original fossil specimens.
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Blinding Blizzard Word
Pre Dawn Surgery
By: - Jan 10th, 2016First couple of years an East Boston landlord. Told Astrid she would move in when Serbian tenants from hell completed lease that summer. They skipped mid winter. The first floor was all her's. We shared the other two. For awhile I charged a right reasonable rent. She refused after we were engaged.
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Elvis in London Word
Frigid Spring Break
By: - Jan 08th, 2016Mid March spring break in London proved to be brisk and cold. But that didn't daunt half naked club kids in Piccadilly where the spirit of Elvis loomed large.
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Limoncello Word
Taste of Sorrento
By: - Jan 07th, 2016With shaded groves they grow gigantic lemons in Sorrento.
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Jazz Singers at Library of Congress Front Page
Exhibition on View in D.C.
By: - Jan 07th, 2016An exhibition opening next month at the Library of Congress will offer perspectives on the art of vocal jazz, featuring singers and song stylists from the 1920s to the present. "Jazz Singers" will open on Thursday, Feb. 11, in the Performing Arts Reading Room Foyer on the first level of the Library’s James Madison Memorial Building, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, D.C.
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Shanghai Dawn Word
First View of China
By: - Jan 07th, 2016After a grueling day of travel from Boston we arrived exhausted in China. It had been a rough night but we were in for a surprise at first light.
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The Rain Room in LA Front Page
Bone Dry California Enjoys Unique LACMA Exhibition
By: - Jan 06th, 2016How does the special exhibition at LACMA, The Rain Room, work? Tim Rushby-Smith of the Royal Academy of Engineering said, ”The Rain Room installation includes injection moulded tiles, solenoid valves, pressure regulators, custom software, 3D tracking cameras, steel beams and 2,500 litres of water creating a downpour of a thousand litres of rain each minute.
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Obama's Emo Word
Tears for Carnage
By: - Jan 06th, 2016Revealing plans for an executive order to initiate efforts for gun control, blocked b a conservative Congress, President Obama choked up. He shed tears remembering slaughter of first graders and kids gunned down every day in Chicago. When will the nation face the reality that guns do kill people. Yes to second amendment rights for personal and home protection, recreation, hunting and sport. No to lack of controls putting weapons in the hands of gangs, criminals, terrorists and hate mongers. End the killing before it's too late.
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