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Arlene Gottfried featured in article in Time.com

Arlene Gottfried Bathing Beauty

The Granit Hotel and Country Club in Kerhonkson, N.Y., where vacationers would come to kick back and relax as recently as the 1980s (but even more so during its heyday in the ’50s and ’60s.)

For many – mostly wealthy, elderly, white singles from Florida – this hotel in the popular hills of the Catskills was a summer haven where they could recover from the scorching sun of the South. A wide range of activities was available and mingling was encouraged while dancing by the pool, exercising in the park, even participating in costume contests.

Thankfully, the sharp, irreverent yet ever genuine eye of New York photographer Arlene Gottfried was there as well – on the edge of the pool, on the dance floor of the lounge – to quietly capture the frivolous extravaganza that lives in these never-seen-before photographs.

Read more here:
http://time.com/3944124/the-extravagant-summers-of-vacationers-in-the-catskills/

WESTFEST 2015 dance review – A sheer thrill!

WESTFEST NEWS ARTICLE 2015

WestFest’s “All Over Westbeth” takes advantage of the site-specific possibilities of the Westbeth Artists Community, an enormous complex in the far West Village. A former Bell Laboratory, the buildings were repurposed in the 60s to provide inexpensive housing for creators of all stripes. Curators Carol Nolte and Carol Mendes say, “WestFest itself was born from the idea of embracing the outstanding artist history at the Westbeth’s building.” In “All Over Westbeth,” residents lead tours through the sprawling compound for small groups to witness short spurts of dance unfolding in the most unexpected of places.

Read the full article by Erin Bomboy here: The Dance Enthusaist

Will Westbeth be the new St Vincent’s? Read the article by Catherine Revland published in WestView .

REVENUE RUNAROUND: A view of Westbeth’s prime commercial luxury space: sweet deal or a breach of fiduciary trust? Photo: Ramscale.

REVENUE RUNAROUND: A view of Westbeth’s prime commercial luxury space: sweet deal or a breach of fiduciary trust? Photo: Ramscale.

Westbeth Board Sues the Attorney General

From its inception in 1970 the revenue from artist residents has far exceeded that of the commercial tenants, and for decades the Westbeth Board of Directors’ excuse has been the undesirability of the neighborhood. Although this excuse is no longer valid, the current Board refuses to reveal information about the current commercial rent roll. In fact, Executive Director Steven Neil has told the Westbeth Artist Residents Council (WARC) they do not have the right to receive any details about Westbeth’s finances.

Read more here: http://westviewnews.org/2015/05/will-westbeth-be-the-next-st-vincents/