I wrote the essay in Lucy MacGillis’s catalogue Paintings From Italy, 2003-2022, produced by the Hoadley Gallery, where Lucy shows her work each summer. Lucy at Dottie’s in Pittsfield. Lucy MacGillis The artist’s house is situated on a long hill near an impossibly steep country road in Umbria. Through her […]
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Inauguration of Milan Shoah Memorial
Milan Central Station Shoah Memorial hosts tours to inaugurate new space On June 15, 2022, visitors were given tours of the Shoah Memorial at the Central Station in Milan. I had been following its story, from a couple of angles, for years. In 2007, I worked at the Center for […]
Main Street Moxie interview
Judith Monachina I was lucky to be interviewed by new podcast hosts of Main Street Moxie. Judith Monachina
Recalling, and healing from, the memories of war
Berkshire Eagle Recalling, and healing from, the memories of war By Judith Monachina, Eagle Correspondent Photo: Son-in-law Jeff Gerth and daughter Kim Resnik pose with Dave and Liz Resnik on the rooftop terrace of a friend’s home in Rome, during the family’s trip in 2000. The family visited the sites […]
UBU Theater uses oral history for theater, in Women of Tyringham
The Berkshire Eagle July 24, 2021 ‘DIRECTOR Q&A’ UBU Theater director Ann Gallo on giving voice to Tyringham’s women with new oral history theater project By Judith Monachina Tyringham community members gather for a rehearsal of “Women of Tyringham,” a community-based oral history theater project produced by UBU Theater in […]
Q&A: UBU Theater director Ann Gallo on giving voice to Tyringham’s women with new oral history theater project Tyringham community members gather for a rehearsal of “Women of Tyringham,” a community-based oral history theater project produced by UBU Theater in Tyringham. Photo provided by Maggie Dillon Katz for UBU […]
Pittsfield pastor Charles Pratt recounts his journey from Ohio to Pittsfield
By Judith Monachina, The Berkshire Eagle, Feb 24, 2021 Julie McCarthy, photographer Charles Pratt is pastor of the Victory Temple Church of God in Christ, in Pittsfield, and an evangelist, with invitations to speak from coast to coast. To meet him, you might think he was born to do it, […]
Writing about food
The Berkshire Eagle Tortelli di zucca: A lesson in Italian regional cuisine From Milan and Mantova, and back to Stockbridge By Judith Monachina, Eagle correspondent Jan 3, 2020 Of the 1,300 names for pasta shapes in the Italian language, most are associated with particular places. All from Umbria: Lumachelle, laianelle, […]