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HARDLUCKY by miriam chaikin is a book about a boy who learns how to think before he acts leads him to better luck.

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This story appeared recently in The New York Times: After an Artist’s Death, His Home Becomes a Work of Art.

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Feature on Isabel Case Borgatta in Smith Alumni Magazine (See pages 17, 20 & 21)

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WestFest – site specific dance at Westbeth 2012 produced by Carol Nolte and Kirstin Kapustik comprised 14 innovative dance companies which were invited to choreograph dances for any space in Westbeth. Audiences wound their way through the building following tour guides to discover dance in unfolding space.

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Friday May 4, 2012, the PEN/Westbeth Literary Safari was sold out, one of two events in the whole week of PEN activities. L Magazine …the single most hippest event ever conceived… http://www.thelmagazine.com/TheMeasure/archives/2012/05/08/pen-world-voices-2012-stalking-the-exotic-author-at-the-westbeth-literary-safari Matthew Aaron Goodman Blog http://penlive.tumblr.com/post/22465298450/matthew-aaron-goodman-a-literary-safari-westbeth

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By leasing space at the Westbeth complex starting July 1, the Graham company and its school will be able to consolidate activities that have been spread throughout the city, including space for rehearsals, classes, offices, archives and scenery. The location has been the Cunningham Dance Foundation’s home since 1970. The Cunningham company disbanded on Dec. [...]

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LU 0551-2011 Landmarks, Bell Laboratory Complex a.k.a. Westbeth Artist Housing, 445-465 W. St, 137-169 Bank St, 51-77 Bethune St and 734-754 Washington St, CD#3 (20125192 HKM (N 120098 HKM) Land Use Application Application no. 20125192 HKM (N 120098 HKM), pursuant to §3020 of the Charter of the City of New York, concerning the designation by [...]

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Complete with slide show , the New York Times visited Westbeth as the Pen LIterary Tasting got under way featuring readings by 8 Pen authors in artists apartments. It was an amazing and wonderful evening of literary, artistic and domestic discovery. See it here: New York Times at Westbeth

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Break Thru Radio – providing the world with music related content since 2005. In this insightful article Kory French quotes a study “Leveraging Investments in Creativity” in speaking admiringly of Westbeth. “The development of affordable spaces for artists to live and/or work is certainly an important matter for artists, but it can also be an [...]

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Today, 25 October 2011, the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission unanimously designated the famed Westbeth Artists Housing a New York City Landmark. This caps a 7 year effort by the Greenwich Village Society for Historical Preservation. Read what Andrew Berman. Executive Director of GVSHP, and Geo Cominskie, President of Westbeth Artists Residents Councilhave to say about [...]

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