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Woman Around Town: Sabrina Elayne Carten – The Blues Singer in One Night with Janis Joplin
Monday, June 17th, 2013
by Charlene Giannetti on Woman Around Town
Dying at age 27 from a heroin overdose, Janis Joplin’s musical career was cut tragically short, yet she continues to influence other singers. Janis herself
Violet and Daisy – Baby-Faced Hit Gals
Sunday, June 16th, 2013
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
In 2010, Geoffrey Fletcher received an Oscar for Writing (Adapted Screenplay) for Precious, based on the novel Push by Sapphire. He was named by Variety
Woman Around Town Celebrates Awards
Wednesday, June 12th, 2013
by Woman Around Town on Living Around
In a driving rain storm on Monday evening, the Water Club seemed an appropriate venue for the New York Press Club’s Journalism Awards Dinner. The
Woman Around Town: Hilary Kacser’s Play, DisordR,
Shines a Spotlight on Hoarding as a Mental Illness
Monday, June 10th, 2013
by Charlene Giannetti on Woman Around Town
Hilary Kacser is Pakrat Patty, the Hoarder, who comes out of the clutter closet during DisordR, The Play. Hilary, who received a grant from the
Braque’s Cubist Still Life Paintings
From 1928 to 1945 at the Phillips Collection
Saturday, June 8th, 2013
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
“It is the act of painting and not the finished product that counts.” Along with Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque pioneered cubism, the art of analyzing
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Kathy Reichs Knows All About Bones
Saturday, June 1st, 2013
by Charlene Giannetti on Reading Around
Before Kathy Reichs published her first mystery, Deja Dead, in 1997, most people had no idea what a forensic anthropologist did, let alone that one
Heurich House – Victorian Gem
Wednesday, May 29th, 2013
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
At the turn of the 20th century in Washington, D.C., Dupont Circle was the place to be, mansions and castles gracing the now famous circle
Range – Food in the Top Range, Service on the Bottom Rung
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
by Charlene Giannetti on Dining Around
There’s nothing more frustrating for a diner than to visit a restaurant and experience consistently wonderful food, yet disappointing—really disappointing—service. After two visits to Bryan
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