In 1963, Grove Press published Edward Field’s first poetry collection, Stand Up, Friend, with Me. Since then, his many published works have included the poetry collections Variety Photoplays (1967), A Full Heart (1977), New and Selected Poems, From the Book of My Life (1987), Counting Myself Lucky (1992), and After the Fall (2007). In addition, […]

You’re Never Too Old to Play, an improvisational theater workshop for seniors sponsored by the Westbeth Artists Residents Council and supported by Little Island NYC. Nancy Gabor director and acting teacher, initiated ‘You’re Never Too Old to Play’ in 2018, a weekly workshop in the Westbeth Community Room for a diverse group of 17 players […]

Magical Pew Supreme This site specific installation stages a confessional set up inviting the visitor to genuflect, reflect and if appropriate, repent. The installation translates the feeling of disconnection between the “natural” world and our over-commercialized Western world. Inspired by my Catholic upbringing and by K. Malevitch’s Suprematism, among various sources, the form and aesthetic […]

NYC Councilmember Erik Bottcher delivers Covid Home Test Kits to Samantha of Westbeth Artists Residents Council. Thank you Erik For information on how to get free Home Test Kits for District 3 communities, email: District 3@council.nyc.gov

Marya Zimmet's Debut Album ON THE ROAD TO LOVE Is Such Sweet Surprise It starts slow, like the sunrise. It eases its way into the consciousness, like the dawning awareness that something delicious has entered the sense of smell, that something beautiful has slipped into view, that something surprisingly gorgeous has permeated the ears. Eventually, […]