When: Thursday Feb 27, 2020 at 7PM
Where: Westbeth Community Room. 155 Bank St b/w West and Washington Sts, enter through courtyard

Westbeth Movie Night is a free open-to-the public monthly series of screenings of curated films

Finding Vivian Maier is a 2013 American documentary film about the photographer Vivian Maier, who working most of her life as a nanny and housekeeper, took over 100,000 photographs secretly and hid them in lockers until they were discovered decades later. She is now considered one of the greatest 20th century American photographers.

The film documents how Maloof, the film’s co- director, discovered her work in a box of photo negatives at a 2007 Chicago auction, then scanned the images and put them on the Internet, which inspired a Kickstarter campaign to produce a film of her work,

Upon release, the film received critical acclaim and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 87th Academy Awards.

When: Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at 7PM
Where: Westbeth Community Room 155 Bank St b/w West and Washington Its, enter through courtyard

Join us for an incredible literary evening with established Westbeth authors reading from their works in progress. Hear where their thoughts are leading!

Anna Shapiro is reading from her novel Family Stories—a child’s abandonment in Hungary at the turn of the century leads to three generations of daughters struggling with their mothers and motherhood in America.

Anna Shapiro is the author of three novels and a collection of essays.

Jack Dowling is reading from his novel The Holly Blue.

Jack Dowling is a painter, printmaker, curator, and writer.

Terence Burk is reading from his novel Cast Iron Kate—a woman born in 1885 decides to tell her story in 1955. A story of young love, countless tragedies, then years of silence. As I say in the novel: “When stories are resurrected from the deep, rich soil, the land grows silent, and trees bend waiting for their return.”

Terence Burk—Actor, Playwright, Novelist. From Broadway to Universal Contract Player, TV and film. Studied with the great Uta Hagen. Early Judson Poets Theatre member. Westbeth resident since 1979.

Kate Walter is reading from her novel in progress, The Guest Checked Out Early,
a queer murder mystery that takes place in the 1980s at a funky LGBTQ resort in the
Sullivan County, Catskills.

Kate Walter is a freelance writer whose articles, essays, opinion pieces have appeared in
many places. She is the author of the memoir Looking for a Kiss: a Chronicle of Downtown Heartbreak and Healing, published by Heliotrope Books. She teaches Personal Essay Writing at NYU/SPS.

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When: March 13, 2020 at 7PM Free

Where: Westbeth Community Space
155 Bank St. NY NY

From a very early age, women are made to believe that our relevance has an expiration date. Showing us the power of resilience, defiance and the wisdom of experience, The Beyond Sixty Project will challenge the way we think and the value of our own stories.

Among the inspirational stories revealed in this award-winning documentary by Melissa Davey. voice of Siri, the Madame CJ Walker biogrqpher, and the sculptor of Lada Gaga’s famed perfume carriage.

Q and A with the director and selected cast immediately after the screening.

This is a free event with limited seating.

When: Sundays, February 16 & 23,
at 11 AM & 2 PM

Where:Westbeth Community Room. 155 Bank St b/w West and Washington Sts. enter through courtyard

The BREMENTOWN MUSICIANS
Classic Tales and Fables. Lots of fun for the very young. With Little Red Riding Hood, and more. This is a simple and intimate introduction to the theatre for children. With lots of participation, fun, and games, and Mother Goose Rhymes. A hit for generations. With Jack, the Pied Piper and that silly little dog Toby. After the show, everyone makes a puppet to take home. Celebrating over 40 years in the Village.

Tickets on sale at pennypuppets.org and Eventbrite
or CASH ONLY at the door starting 20 minutes before the show
Tickets are $10 for all ages
Show Times: 11 AM & 2 PM
All Ages – Great for 2 to 8
Stroller Parking
Shows Run about 45 Minutes, workshop follows
Information: (212) 924-0525

http://www.pennypuppets.org

BUS AND SUBWAY: M14A, M11, M20, (2 blocks)
A, C, E, L, 1, 2, 3 (5 or 6 blocks)

Dates: January 11 – January 23, 2020
Opening: January 16, 6 PM, 2020 RSVP
Critical Theory Retrospective: January 12th, 2-5 PM, 2020 RSVP

Location: Westbeth Gallery, 55 Bethune St, between West and Washington Its. Enter at silver ramp.

Free and open to the public during select days and hours

The exhibition, created with volunteer efforts, will feature projects by our teachers and alums. Public programs to be announced. Mark your calendar!

The School for Poetic Computation is an artist-run school in New York that was founded in 2013. A small group of students and faculty work closely to explore the intersections of code, design, hardware and theory — focusing especially on artistic intervention. It’s a hybrid of a school, residency and research group.

Our motto is: more poetry, less demo.

Public programs, open hours and artist line up will be announced in early January 2020.

Co-organizers: Lauren Gardner, Tega Brain, Taeyoon Choi, Brian Solon and more
Co-curators: Nabil Hassein, Tiri Kananuruk, Sebastian Morales, Zach Lieberman, Zainab Aliyu, Dan Gorelick and more
Contributors: Nitcha Tothong, Kate Chanban, Roy Macdonlad, Alex Miller and more
Artists: To be announced

Location:
The School for Poetic Computation is located at 155 Bank Street, in the courtyard of the Westbeth Artists’ Community in Manhattan’s West Village, New York City.

Contact Us
Feel free to contact for any questions info@sfpc.io

Image credits: Lynne Yun, Photo by Minu Han

A heartwarming, hilarious and consistently surprising reinvention of the New York romantic comedy, which opens the door to a world of vibrant characters not commonly seen on film.

Tribeca Award winner for Best US Narrative Feature (2018 94 minutes)

Westbeth Movie Night is a monthly series of curated films on unusual or forgotten masterpieces of cinema which is open to the public and free.

Date: Friday January 24 at 7pm

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.