(For a list of all scheduled events click here.)
From the category archives:
John Barnes Dobbs, American painter (1931-2011) By: Mona Molarski John Barnes Dobbs, a determinedly figurative painter who launched his career in the 1950s against the prevailing winds of Abstract Expressionism, lived to see a time when Realism would co-exist with Abstraction, Minimalism, Conceptual Art and a variety of other artistic movements. On August 9 Dobbs [...]
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Villager article on dedication of plaque celebrating a quantum mechanics moment at Westbeth when it was Bell Telephone Labs. The Villager
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Read NY Times review of WEST FEST DANCE published 2 May 2011. Kudos to Carol Nolte and Pascal Roekert
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Last night I watched a talented American actor read a talented Romanian writer’s story. Neither is famous in America but they should be. New Yorker Magazine Book Bench Blog Review 29 April 2011 In the evening we are invited to a huge turn-of-the-century building, with something of the Phalanstère to it, entirely inhabited by artists. [...]
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Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation Tour of Westbeth GVSHP Tour photos GVSHP Westbeth tour Curbed.com GVSHP Westbeth tour NY Magazine More GVSHP Westbeth tour GVSHP Westbeth tour Observer.com
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Municipal Arts Society, NYC – Article on Westbeth with historic references. Jan 2010 Westbeth – A Place that Matters
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GIL EVANS CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION at the Highline Ballroom on May 21, 2012 at 7pm. The Gil Evans Orchestra will perform for the final event of a week of Gil Evans Centennial Celebrations, all honoring the legendary jazz arranger and composer (1912-1988). Gil was a Westbeth resident and with his wife Anita, raised his sons Noah and Miles here. Click heading for info on tickets.
Live Music at Westbeth Community Room, June , July, August – . FIRST FRIDAYS, JAZZ OPEN MIC, EXPERIMENTAL SOPRANO MUSIC, HISTORY OF ART BAND, and more. PLUS The 6th Annual WESTBETH MUSIC FESTIVAL coming Sept 21, 22, 23. Click HEADING for info on the amazing music at Westbeth!
To celebrate the exhibit THE IMAGE AND THE WORD, there will be a poetry reading by Tamarind Poets – Past and Present – at the Westbeth Gallery on Sunday June 10, 2012 from 3:30pm – 6:30pm Click heading for further info.
Look for puppet sculpture exhibition featuring Ralph Lee, Jan Leslie Harding, and Processional Arts Workshop – the company who performed for the PEN Literary Safari. Date to be announced.
JOHN SILVER curator Fed of Modern Painters/Sculptors May 26 – June 17 painting;
KENNETH GOLDEN June 23 – July 8 limited edition prints;
ANITA STECKEL AND FRIENDS July 14 – July 29 painting.
SUMMERLIGHT VIIII – Group Show Aug 9 – Aug 19
JOHN RIDGE curated by Mary Ridge Aug 25 – Sept 9 paintings
ZEUXIS group show curated by Zoe Waldron Sept 15 – Sept 30
PETER RUTA Pct 6 – Oct 21 paintings
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