Category Archives: Events

Kate Walter
Behind the Mask
Book Interview

WFUV Interview
with George Bodarky
Part of a series Stories from the Pandemic

1.05.22 6:00am

We all have stories from the pandemic. What was the last fun event you attended before going into quarantine? Did you reconnect with an old friend on Zoom to pass the time? What went through your mind when you got your first vaccination?

Our guest this week has penned a book reflecting on her experiences during the pandemic, and she’s encouraging others to put their pandemic stories on paper too. Kate Walter’s new book is called Behind the Mask: Living Alone in the Epicenter.

Hear Kate’s Interview at:https://wfuv.org/content/stories-pandemic

Kate Walter is the author of two memoirs: Behind the Mask: Living Alone in the Epicenter; and Looking for a Kiss: A Chronicle of Downtown Heartbreak and Healing. Her essays and opinion pieces have appeared in The New York Times, Newsday, New York Daily News, AM-NY, Next Avenue, The Advocate, The Village Sun and many other outlets. She taught writing at CUNY and NYU for three decades.

BLOOD DRIVE AT WESTBETH

Due to the current public health crisis and social distancing rules, donors MUST MAKE AN APPOINTMENT (walk-ins only if room capacity and appointment scheduling permits.)

TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT: click on link https://donate.nybc.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/300576
or, Use your cellphone’s camera to hover on the QR Code and enter Sponsor number 71021
or call 800-688-0900

Don’t forget to bring photo ID or NYBC donor card. Face covering is required before entering the blood drive. Eat well and drink plenty of fluids before donating.

All registered donors at the Blood Drive will be automatically entered into New York Blood Centers’ August Sweepstakes town a Mirror Home Gym with 1 Year Subscription.

For those that are ineligible to donate please understand you can be supportive by asking others to donate for you. The Need is Constant in All Communities and Every Donation Can Save Three Lives!

West Village Community Blood Drive at Westbeth Sponsored by The Westbeth Artists Residents Council

Do not donate if you have:

a fever or other symptoms of COVID-19 (cough, shortness of breath,
or difficulty breathing)
had close contact with someone diagnosed with or suspected of
having COVID-19 in the last 14 days
been diagnosed with or suspected of having COVID-19 until 14 days
after your illness has resolved
NOTE: close contact is defined by CDC as being within 6 feet of an
infected individual for a prolonged period of time

To learn more about the importance of donating during this time and to answer your questions regarding COVID-19, please visit www.nybc.org/coronavirus.

About New York Blood Center: Founded in 1964, New York Blood Center (NYBC) is a nonprofit organization
that is one of the largest independent, community-based blood centers in the world. NYBC, along with its
operating divisions Community Blood Center collect approximately 4,000
units of blood products each day and serve local communities of more than 75 million people.

NYBC and its operating divisions also provide a wide array of transfusion-related medical services to over
500 hospitals nationally, including Comprehensive Cell
Solutions, the National Center for Blood Group Genomics, the National Cord Blood Program, and the
Lindsley F. Kimball Research Institute, which — among other milestones — developed a practical screening
method for hepatitis B.
Our Region’s blood supply has never been lower.

KEN WADE
Select Work 1960’s – Present

January 3 – January 31, 2022
Chase Bank
302 West 12th Str at 8th Avenue
New York, NY 10014

An extensive retrospective of Ken Wade’s work ranging from photos, paintings, drawings and reliefs.

Ken Wade began painting in 1963 while living in the Tasmanian bush country. In Melbourne he had 2 one-person shows before moving to London for a year. Returning to the United States, Wade associated with the Washington Color School and in 1968 exhibited a series of large geometric shaped canvas’s at the Corcoran Museum in Washington DC.

In New York City his work has been shown at: Artist Space, OK Harris, Julian Preto, The Willard Gallery, AIR, and The Westbeth Gallery.

Valerie Ghent
New Single
La Table Qui Etait Seule

“Born in the atmosphere of the first confinement, in 2020, La Table Qui Était Seule is addressed to a distant friend, in New York City, who perhaps dreams of Paris. In fact the lyrics were written by my dear friend and acclaimed author Christophe Fourvel who wrote to me during lockdown. I put his words to music and we went on to record while the pandemic was keeping us all isolated. The song kept me connected to France and the French language during lockdown in NYC.” – Valerie Ghent

Review by Randy Radic
Sept 24, 2021
“Suffused by surfaces of classical music and jazz, “La Table Qui Était Seule” blends retro aromas with contemporary jazz hues, forming a luscious song highlighted by the bravura voice of Valerie Ghent.”
Read the full review HERE

Spotify Link
Valerie Ghent

More information on Valerie’s Website:
Valerie Ghent La Table Qui Etait Seul

NYC NEXT

Valerie Ghent’s song “New York City Streets” is featured in NYC Next, as an example of Inspiration from inspired New Yorkers.

Watch Here

Beverly Brodsky
Water-Ether
Group Show

A Light in the Water oil on canvas 52 x 56 inches

Water-Ether Art Exhibition
Etra Fine Art
6942 NE 4th Avenue
Miami, FLA

December 28, 2021 – February 19, 2022

I see a light in the water
And sprays of color all around.
Creatures swim by swiftly
Who can tell where they might go
In the blue and the purple.
-Beverly Brodsky

WATER-ETHER, in Miami is an exhibition of works by diverse artists, curated by Alicia Restrepo. Paintings and sculptures are represented within the context of Thales of Miletus and Aristotle’s definition of Earth, air, water, and fire, in addition to ether.
These Greek Philosophers believed that these elements strive toward their natural placement in the universe( which has a soul) and can change from one form into another. “Water, especially, “ is the nature, the Arche, the originating principal of everything.” Therefore, “the earth floats on Water.”

Toby’s Holiday Show
Live puppet show for the very young


TOBY’S HOLIDAY SHOW

December 26, 2021
2PM

Limited Capacity. Buy tickets online. Masks must be worn by all. Adults must show proof of vaccination.

Buy TICKETS Now at EVENTBRITE.COM

PENNY JONES & Co. PUPPETS
Early Childhood Puppet Theatre www.pennypuppets.org

A VILLAGE GEM FOR 45 YEARS

“Very simple, and perfect as an introduction to theatre.” -New York Magazine
“Charming.” -The New York Times

Where:

WESTBETH Home to the Arts
Community Room
155 BANK STREET
between West and Washington Street in the West Village
Tickets on sale at pennypuppets.org and Eventbrite.com
Tickets are $10 for all ages
All Ages – Great for 2 to 8
Stroller Parking
Shows Run about 45 Minutes

Puppet making-workshop follows

Information: (212) 924-0525

http://www.pennypuppets.org

Directions

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

“A Child’s first experience with theater is important and forming. Quality counts.” – Penny Jones

PENNY JONES & CO. PUPPETS has been a mainstay of children’s theater in New York since the 1970’s. The company specializes in informal puppet shows for children aged three to eight, and puppet ballets with live music for audiences of adults, children or both. The company performs in collaboration with chamber ensembles and orchestras. The repertory includes adaptations of classical works as well as original stories and scores. In schools, the company has performed hundreds of times, and Penny has a wide variety of programs from puppet pageants with a cast and crew of 30 to 90 school children, to workshops for small classes, and Penny’s “One on One” – interweaving puppetry, storytelling, movement and arts.

The company has appeared on television, in the Henson International Puppet Festival at the Public Theatre, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, at BAM with the Brooklyn Philharmonic, at City Center, Avery Fisher Hall, and in museums including The Museum of the City of New York, The Children’s Museum of New York, the American Museum of Natural History, at Emelin, Wave Hill, the Washington Square Music Festival, at venues from Macy’s to Barnes & Noble, and with orchestras at Bargemusic, Casa de España, Greenwich House Music School, with the New Jersey Symphony, and many, many, more…