People
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Ken Moffett at 81
First Contemporary Curator of the MFA
By: - Jun 22nd, 2016During the 1970s Kenworth Moffett, while a full professor at Wellesley College, was hired part time as the founding curator for contemporary art at the Museum of Fine Arts. After a long illness he passed away at the age of 81. Long after our days as aesthetic adversaries we remained friends. During annual visits to Palm Beach we would meet for lunch in Ft Lauderdale where he was director of its museum. In 2015 we collaborated on an extensive interview which is linked to this obituary.
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Maud / Olson Library Launched
Gloucester Writers Center Celebrates Poet Chales Olson
By: - Jun 18th, 2016Charles Olson (27 December 1910 – 10 January 1970) was a second generation American poet and link between Ezra Pound and William Carlos Williams and the New American poets, which includes the New York School, the Black Mountain School, the Beat poets, and the San Francisco Renaissance. In his epic Maximus Poems he celebrated Gloucester which in turn honors him the the launch of the Maud/ Olson Library,
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What's Next for Hamilton Winners
From Broadway Sensation to Years on the Road
By: - Jun 14th, 2016At about $150 each my pal and BFA contributor, Jack Lyons, managed to get a few "cheap seats" for the Broadway smash Hamilton. We even got to go back stage and chat with now Tony winner Leslie Odom, Jr. Back in November I asked him "what's next." It was a bit premature but all of the original contracts expire this summer. Its creator and star, Lin-Manuel Miranda, has already announced plans to leave. The show will continue indefinitly on Broadway while several touring companies are launched.
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How to Make Cava
Giro del Gorner in Penedes, Catalonia, Spain Can Teach You
By: - Jun 12th, 2016Great wines and cava have been made at Giro del Gorner in Penedes Spain for the last 300 years. This article is about a family who has occupied the same land since 1595.
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Stefan Stux Closes New York Gallery
Started in Boston in 1980
By: - Jun 12th, 2016When Stefan and Linda Stux, with a partner, opened a gallery on Newbury Street in Boston in 1980 it was a year before they made a sale. The partner left and they continued to support the gallery while working full time jobs. His brother asked how long he intended to maintain his "museum." The answer was "forever." But now that day has come with the closing of the New York gallery after some 35 years of ups and downs. Stefan and Linda had an enormous impact during the era of Boston's cultural revolution in the 1980s.
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Winning the Battle at Trias Batlle Winery
Third Generation Winemakers
By: - Jun 11th, 2016The winery, Trias Batlle was once a bulk wine producer. Now, the 3rd generation has brought the winery into the modern day era wine production and has taken in many followers.
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Former WBCN DJ Mark Parenteau at 66
Last Years Marred by Scandal and Illness
By: - Jun 09th, 2016During a golden age when WBCN was the Rock of Boston Mark Perenteau was a larger than life presence. A mega watt presence was the catalyst for both fame and fortune as well as scandal and demise. He died from complications following surgery at 66.
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At Home With Lindsay Ann Crouse
Reflecting on a Remarkable Life in Theatre
By: - May 31st, 2016Having returned to Annisquam where she grew up during summers Lindsay Ann Crouse is performing annually with Gloucester Stage. We saw her launch the season with a lively and hilarious production of Lettice ad Lovage. As kids my sister Pip was Lindsay's age and I was a bit older than her brother Timothy. On a rainy day we met in her vintage village home and discussed a remarkable life in theatre with numerous stage, TV and film credits including an Oscar nomination and an Emmy.
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Devinssi Winery in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain
Hugging the Grapes
By: - May 30th, 2016Devinssi Vineyard in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain gives its customers a chance to adopt a grapevine. This adoption opens doors ot the winery and community in rural, Priorat, Spain (only two hours from Barcelona).
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Jordi Domenech: Priorat's Busiest Winemaker
Wears Coat of Many Colors
By: - May 23rd, 2016Jordi Domenech lives in the Priorat region of Spain, close to Barcelona. He is a winemaker, a vermouth salesman, a restaurant owner and a father. He is a very busy man. This is his present day story.
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Michael Bernardi Discusses Fiddler on the Roof
Filling His Father Herschel's Boots an Original Tevye on Broadway
By: - May 19th, 2016Michael Bernardi lost his father, Herschel, when he was not yet two. Still, for much of his life, he has sensed his father’s presence. His father played Tevye on Broadway over three years and 702 performances, beginning in 1965. The younger Bernardi is currently playing Mordcha in the Tony nominated Broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof.
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Mocktoberfest at Berkshire Country Day
Over $60,000 Raised
By: - May 13th, 2016With over 150 guests in attendance, Berkshire Country Day raised over $60,000 to assist in their financial aid program for students.
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Mocktoberfest Features the Polka Brothers
Annual Fundraiser Berkshire Country Day School on May 7th
By: - May 03rd, 2016If you missed Octoberfest, you will have a second chance this Saturday, May 7th. Berkshire Country Day School will hold its annual Mocktoberfest fundraiser at 6:45pm. Auction items include photographer, Gregory Crewdson's artist proof and a trip to attend Octoberfest in Munich.
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Eclipse Mill Book Launch May 6
Event Features Five North Adams Authors
By: - Apr 21st, 2016Five residents of the Eclipse Mill will present a book launch and reading in the gallery on Friday, May 6 at 8pm. The free event and reception will occur at 243 Union Street, North Adams, Mass. 01247. The participants include Charles Giuliano, Astrid Hiemer, Vin Jensen (Ien Nivens) and Sarah Sutro.
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Actress Irina Maleeva
Appears in The Meddler with Susan Sarandon
By: - Apr 15th, 2016Irina Maleeva, born in Bulgaria but who has lived in the United States for over 40 years, started her movie career at the tender age of 14 while living in Italy. She was discovered by famed filmmaker Federico Fellini and went on to work with some of the premiere filmmakers including Orson Welles.
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Brian Dennehy Special Guest for P'Town Gala
Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival
By: - Mar 30th, 2016The Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival (TWP Fest) announces that the multi-award-winning actor Brian Dennehy, recognized for his interpretation of many of Eugene O’Neill’s complex characters, will be the guest of honor at their annual dinner. The gala is to support this fall’s 11th festival, Eugene O’Neill and Tennessee Williams: Beyond Success with performances from theaters around the world throughout the charming seaside town from Sept 22 – 25, 2016. The Gala will take place on June 4.
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Berkshire's Gonzo Poet Charles Giuliano
Berkshire Fine Arts, LLC Launches Total Gonzo Poems
By: - Mar 29th, 2016April is National Poetry Month. Berkshire Fine Arts, LLC announces the publication of two books Shards of a Life and Total Gonzo Poems by Berkshire poet and arts critic Charles Giuliano. In July, 1970 he coined the word gonzo while telling an outrageous story. He was the first to publish gonzo in a rock review that summer for the former daily Boston Herald Traveler. With these two books and a third nearing completion Giuliano has morphed gonzo journalism into a vibrant, hip, compelling form of cutting edge poetry.
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Big Year for Bill Russell, One of Broadway's Best!
BCEFA Benefit Premieres an Exciting 2016 for Lyricist Russell
By: - Mar 25th, 2016Writer/Lyricist Bill Russell has brought us some of the best of on and off Broadway – yet many do not recognize his name. Creator of the moving and critically acclaimed Side Show, Russell recently staged a benefit performance of Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens (for Broadway Cares Equity Fights AIDS) at the Birdland Jazz Club in NYC which was spectacular. 2016 will be a big year for Russell, with world premieres and revivals of three of his shows (Side Show, Pageant, and premieres of both Brave New World and Unexpected Joy) in London and across the U.S. from Cape Cod to the Carolina's and the Black Hills of South Dakota!
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ATCA Announces Playwriting Finalists
Harold and Mimi Steinberg/American Theatre Critics Association New Play Award
By: - Mar 13th, 2016The American Theatre Critics Association (ATCA) has selected six finalists for the Harold and Mimi Steinberg/American Theatre Critics Association New Play Award, recognizing playwrights for the best scripts that premiered professionally outside New York City during 2015.
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Playwright Sharyn Rothstein Wins ATCA Award
2015 Francesca Primus Prize for By the Water.
By: - Jan 17th, 2016The American Theatre Critics Association (ATCA) announces that playwright Sharyn Rothstein has been awarded the 2015 Francesca Primus Prize for her play By the Water. Rothstein will receive the $10,000 award check immediately and be officially congratulated at an upcoming ATCA conference. Jointly sponsored by ATCA and the Francesca Ronnie Primus Foundation, the Primus Prize is given annually to an emerging woman playwright.
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Industrial Designer Richard Sapper (1932-2015)
Iconic Industrial Designer Dead at 83
By: - Jan 12th, 2016Iconic himself, Richard Sapper, an industrial designer whose sleek, precision-engineered prototypes spawned the Alessi espresso maker, the Tizio lamp and the IBM ThinkPad, died on Dec. 31 in Milan. He set the highest standards for industrial design in the latter half of the 20th Century and the early 21st Century.
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Casa Abril Selections: Special Wines from Spain
Alma de Vino and Casa Abril Coupage Debut in America
By: - Jan 06th, 2016Two great wines from Spain debut in America. Wine guru and personality, April Cullom selects two wines from Spain to begin her portfolio of wines. Casa Abril Coupage is from La Mancha and Alma de Abrilhails from the Ribera del Duero region.
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Abstract Artist Ellsworth Kelly at 92
Graduate of Boston's Museum School
By: - Dec 28th, 2015In 2013 we interviewed abstract artist Ellsworth Kelly during an exhibition of his relief series in wood at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston. A graduate of the Museum School he maintained close times with the city and its museum. He passed away yesterday at his home in Spencertown, New York.
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Xavier Jones, a 4 Star Chef
Paddy's Bistro In Dalton, Mass
By: - Dec 25th, 2015Paddy's Bistro (645 Main Street) in Dalton, Massachusetts, adjacent to Pittsfield, doesn't even have a website. To get news and weekend specials, the only way to find them is to visit their Facebook page or call them at 413-684-1111.The lack of marketing is a real ploy for the consumer that looks for fine dining.
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Hamilton’s Leslie Odom plays Burr
Discussing Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hip-Hopera
By: - Nov 30th, 2015Between the matinee and evening performances of the smash Broadway musical, Hamilton, we met backstage with Leslie Odom who plays Aaron Burr. The meeting was arranged by Jack Lyons, a California critic and friend of the actor's family. In a cramped dressing room we were joined by Florida based critic William Hirschman. This resulted in a lively, insightful discussion of the show and its unique casting which is causing a paradigm shift for Broadway musicals.
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