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Maplewood Division of Arts & Culture Presents: Ugo & Maxine Giannini

Both Events April 18 at The Woodland

Art Exhibition
Ugo & Maxine: Art, Love, & War: An exhibition featuring select works by Ugo during his time serving in the war as well as his more contemporary work post-war. Maxine’s work will also be displayed with featured pieces such as her first painting when she attended art school and many other portraits.

Art Exhibition
April 18
The Woodland Parlor | 5PM
Free Event

Film Screening
Ugo Giannini: An Artist at War
By Steve Nemsick
Film Screening Synopsis:
After her husband Ugo Giannini dies, Maxine Giannini finally enters his closed art studio and discovers carefully preserved letters and drawings from his service during World War Two. Among the drawings, the only known D-Day sketches from that fateful day on Bloody Omaha Beach. For the next 30 years, Maxine dedicates her life to sharing the legacy of Ugo, an artist that went to war.

Most of the music of the film was composed for the film by two of Maxine's former piano students, Adam and Ben Kaplan of Maplewood! 

Directed by Steve Nemsick:
Award winning filmmaker Steve Nemsick has traveled the world with his camera filming war refugees performing Shakespeare in Bosnia, Tokyo bikers, California skaters, rape victims raising families in a garbage dump in Mexico, war Veterans and many others across 6 continents.

The film screening at The Woodland will be followed by a conversation with Steve Nemsick & Maxine Giannini.

Film Screening
April 18
The Woodland Great Hall | 7PM
Ticketed Event - Ticketing Info Coming Soon

Read More About The Film Here
Read More About Kaplan Bros Music Here