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FIRST FRIDAYS LIVE AT WESTBETH – December 2 at 7 pm



The Westbeth Music Festival present a new series – a monthly offering of music and performance at the Community Room at Westbeth in the coffee house tradition

December 2 at 7 pm: An Evening of Music and Spoken Word.
with Alexandra Leff, Rebecca Keith, Andrea Mazariello, Jessica Safran, and the legendary Barney Miller!

Suggested donation $10

PERFORMERS

Alexandra Leff
Alexandra grew up in New York City playing guitar and listening to Pete Seeger, James Taylor, Cat Stevens and Carole King. She has been writing songs in the folk tradition for many years. Alexandra is also a visual artist and her work has been on exhibit at the Westbeth Gallery, Artbreak Gallery, at the Staten Island Ferry Terminal, and later this month her work will be on view at the Arsenal Gallery in Central Park. Her illustrations have been published in The New York Times Book Review, and by Pearson, EAMC, and others. Alexandra is currently the Deputy Director of LEAP, an arts education nonprofit organization and has created a social-action-through-art program for young people, that culminates in an annual historic citywide parks exhibition.

Rebecca Keith
Rebecca’s poems and other writing have appeared in Best New Poets (2009), The Laurel Review, The Rumpus, The Awl, BOMBlog, Dossier, Storyscape, The Millions, and elsewhere. She holds an MFA in poetry from Sarah Lawrence College, was a semi-finalist for the 2010 “Discovery”/Boston Review poetry contest and has received honors from the Atlantic Monthly and BOMB magazine. A native of downtown New York, Rebecca is a founder, curator, and host of Mixer Reading and Music series at Cakeshop. She also sings and plays guitar and keyboards in the Roulettes and Butchers & Bakers.

Andrea Mazzariello is a composer, performer, and writer. His creative output is diverse, from concert music to rock songs, memoir to scholarship. Especially interested in the ways that composers and performers negotiate issues of physicality and push their bodies to develop new approaches to music making, he often devises novel instrumental configurations on which he performs or asks others to perform. So Percussion, Newspeak, NOW Ensemble, and the Berkshire Symphony have performed his work, and his sound design has been featured in the New York Fringe Festival. His rock and roll collaborations have taken him from the now-defunct CBGB’s in New York to Steve Albini’s Electrical Audio in Chicago to South by Southwest in Austin. He holds a Ph.D and an M.F.A. in Composition from Princeton University, an M.M. from the University of Michigan in Composition, and a B.A. with Highest Honors in Music from Williams College. Currently, Andrea is on the faculty of the Princeton Writing Program, in which he teaches a freshman seminar on subversive music. For more information, please visit www.andreamazzariello.com.

Jessica Safran
Jessica is a writer recently was a top finalist in New York Press’ memoir writing contest for her short piece, Marry Me. She’s also blogged recently at Smartly NY, an online writer’s collective. Currently, she is VP, Operations for BigVoice Unlimited, a digital marketing consultancy, and recently launched the company’s blog, Voiceterous. Some of her best pieces to date have been text messages to her husband and treasure hunt clues on sticky notes for her seven-year-old daughter.

The Legendary Barney Miller
Barney has opened for The Clash, studied song writing with Rosanne Cash and had a 1970’s TV Show named after him. He was a founding member of the classic Miller Miller Miller & Sloan band, opening for acts like Chaka Kahn, The Tom Tom Club and The Clash. His mid-90’s power pop band Astro Chicken who’s last album, “Almost Anywhere” was recorded by Glee hit maker Robert L. Smith featured guest stars from Ryan Adam’s original group Whiskeytown. Barney is also a film maker, music video director and editor and lives in New York City.

WEST FEST DANCE FESTIVAL: Dec 8 – 11, 2011

This year marks the Festival’s farewell to the treasured Merce Cunningham Studio Theater. The Festival, now in its third year, will present four nights of performance by 21 mid and advanced career choreographers in this magical space.

WestFest Dance Festival

December 8th and 9th, 2011 at 9PM
December 10th and 11th, 2011 at 8PM

Cunningham Studio Theater
55 Bethune Street, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10014

Tickets

$20 Adults, $15 Students/Seniors
online at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/210497
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BREAK THRU RADIO – celebrates Moving/Housing week with an article on the importance of Westbeth and its place in cultural growth of NYC. Click here for link.

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 important issue for people concerned with a range of social issues, including economic development, civic engagement, community collective action, and community quality of life.

Read the entire article here: Westbeth on Break Thru Radio

WESTBETH GALLERY CALENDAR

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2012

  1. Jan 7 – Jan 22 Yoshiaki Yoshinari painting
  2. Jan 28 – Feb 12 Karina Cavat painting
  3. Feb 18 – Mar 4 Avri Ohana Retrospective
  4. Mar 10 – Mar 25 Caplan; Ciarrocchi; Gechtoff; Granne drawing
  5. Mar 31 – April 15 Stephen Hall painting
  6. Apr 21 – May 16 Roger Braimon “Network” painting, collage
  7. June 2 – June 17 John Silver; curator. Fed..of Modern Painters and Sculptors
  8. June 23 – July 8 Kenneth Golden, curator: group Limited Edition Prints
  9. July 14 – July 29 Anita Steckel and friends painting and multi-media
  10. Aug 9 – Aug 26 Summer Light VII: Westbeth group show
  11. Sept 15 – Sept 30 Dolly Unithan: mixed media
  12. Oct 6 – Oct 21 Peter Ruta: painting
  13. Oct 27 – Nov 11 Jean Promutico: painting retrospective
  14. Nov 24 – Dec 9 Winter Solstice Show Part 1: drawing, photo, sculpture CANCELLED DUE TO HURRICANE SANDY
  15. Dec 22 – Jan 6 Winter Solstice Show Part 2:Painting, watercolor, prints CANCELLED DUE TO HURRICANE SANDY

2013

  1. Jan 17 – Jan 27 ARCHIPELAGO: Works by Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Artists-in-Residence Governor’s Island 2012
  2. Feb 2 – Feb 17 Barbara Slitkin painting
  3. Feb 23 – Mar 10 Rebecca Danker, Marion Lane painting; sculpture
  4. March 16 – Mar 31 Hugh Morris and Viorica Stan painting & prints
  5. Apr 6 – Apr 21 Jackie Lipton painting
  6. Apr 27 – May 12 Christina Maile, Parviz Mohassel, Edward Casey, Megan Claire
  7. May 18 – June 2 Patricia Hacker painting
  8. June 8 – June 23 PRATT SENIOR THESIS Flame Proof
  9. June 29 – July 14 JUDY LAWNE photography
  10. July 20 – Aug. 11 SUMMER LIGHT Group Show
  11. Aug 12 – Aug 20 Gallery is dark for maintenance
  12. Aug 24 – Sept 15 NEW YORK FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS
  13. Sept 21 – Oct 6 WESTBETH PRINTMAKERS SHOW
  14. Oct 12 – Oct 27 PENNY JONES Retrospective Painting
  15. Nov 2 – Nov 17 ROBERT LUDWIG
  16. Dec 14 – Jan 5 THE GRANTS SHOW featuring artists who have won grants for their visual arts work.

2014

  1. Jan 22 -29 Gallery available for artists photo shoots, etc< /li>
  2. Feb 1 – 16  OMENS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, curator Jon Bauch
  3. Mar 1 – 16  FLYZONE curated by Claudia Vargas
  4. Mar 22 – Apr 6  HEDY O’BEIL
  5. Apr 12 – Apr 27  WITNESS: CEDAR TAVERN PHONE BOOTH SHOW, curated by Gwynne Duncan, John Carruthers
  6. May 3 – May 18  JEAN PROMUTICO
  7. May 24 – June 15  TIME FRAMES MARKING TIME, curators Elisa Decker and Barbara Lubliner
  8. June 21 – July 6  A BIT OF BRIT Samantha Hall, curator
  9. July 12 – July 27   NEON 15,000 VOLT Natalia Sharymova, curator
  10. Aug 2 – Aug 17  NEW YORK FOUNDATION OF THE ARTS
  11. Aug 30 – Sept 14  Wil Swink – The Road – D Constuction:
    A Multigenerational Support System     Ian Schaff, Curator
  12. Sept 20 – Oct 5  CITY AS SUBJECT Peter Xico Greenwald, curator
  13. Oct 11 – Oct 26  DISCORD AND HARMONY Josef Zutlgte and Patrica Dillon, curators>
  14. Nov 8 – Nov 30  THE BOWERY GALLERY PROJECT
  15. Dec 6   Westbeth artists Call for Art
  16. Dec 13 – Jan 4  End of Season Show Westbeth Artists

Bargains Galore at the 25th Annual Westbeth Flea Market

One more incredible shopping day left for fabulous and unique items donated by the artists of Westbeth.

$5 BAG DAY on SATURDAY 19 NOV FROM NOON TO 3PM

Buy a giant black plastic trash bag, and FILL IT WITH EVERYTHING – clothes, books, records, sports equipment, toys, housewares, etc. If you can get it to fit in, its all yours. Jewelry, furniture and artwork are exempt from Bag Sale.

Main Room

Furniture

Book room

Happy Shopper

Happy Shopper

Happy Shopper

PEN Hosts Fall 2011 Literary Tasting at Westbeth

The Fall Literary Tasting –
A Unique Experience

When: Thursday, November 17, 2011
Where: Westbeth Artists Housing 55 Bethune Street, New York City
What time: 7 p.m.

With Henry Chang, Michael Greenberg, Lev Grossman, Sabina Murray, Rahna Reiko Rizzuto, and other special guests

Co-presented by Westbeth Artists Residents Council

Tickets: $10. Purchase at Ovation Tickets

What should you be reading this season? Hear from two of New York City’s hippest and most experienced book sellers about the runaway hits, the beloved secrets, and the must-reads of the 2011 fall season. Then wander the halls of Westbeth to attend live readings by Festival authors in the homes of Westbeth residents. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to explore the oldest and largest artist community located in the heart of bohemian West Village, repurposed by renowned architect Richard Meier into 383 living and working lofts. The evening ends with a reception and cocktails.

For more info on tickets PEN Literary Tasting Tickets

WESTFEST All Over Westbeth: A series of Site Specific Dances. Sunday May 6, 2012

WestFest All Over Westbeth: A Series of Site Specific Dances

May 6th, 2012, FREE TO PUBLIC

Westbeth Artist Housing Courtyard
55 Bethune Street at Washington Street

WestFest Productions will present its second annual site-specific dance festival WestFest All Over Westbeth: A Series of Site-Specific Dances.

The festival will be set throughout the intricate architecture of the famous Westbeth Artists’ Housing Complex in the West Village. Dance will decorate the hallways, stairwells, basement crevices, the laundry room, the courtyards, the engine room and the roof; bringing life to a building dedicated to the arts. Continue reading →