Events

Christina Maile: West Indian Day Parade 1956 – creative non-fiction

Flora Fiction Literary Magazine

West Indian Day Parade in Harlem. Many slaves brought the tradition of African outdoor ceremonies to the Caribbean. However, once enslaved, they were prohibited from holding public celebrations despite their slaveholders’ engagement in street parades like Mardi Gras. Once freed, ex-slaves began their own street celebrations, combining elements of African and European culture. /caption] Flora […]

First Fridays: Theo Bleckmann with Endless Field

Westbeth Community Room 155 Bank Street, New York, NY 10014

Friday July 7, 2023 at 7P Westbeth Community Room 155 Bank Street enter through courtyard New York, NY 10014 Westbeth Artist Residents Council sponsor musical events with Westbeth MusicWorks on the first Friday of every month to present Westbeth musicians and their friends in live concerts with free admission. Theo Bleckmann is a multi GRAMMY® […]

Westside Exposure: Whitney Staff Art Show 2023

Westbeth Gallery 55 Bethune St, New York, NY 10014, New York, NY, United States

August 3 - 23, 2023 Opening Reception Thursday Aug 3, 6–8 pm Gallery Hours Wednesday–Sunday, 1–6 pm Westbeth Gallery 55 Bethune Street New York, NY From its origins in Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney’s Greenwich Village studio, in 1914, to its relocation to the Meatpacking District in 2015, the Whitney Museum of American Art has always sought […]

First Fridays: Dance Concert with The Barrytones

Westbeth Community Room 155 Bank Street, New York, NY 10014

Friday August 4, 2023 at 7PM Westbeth Community Room 55 Bethune St New York, NY or 155 Bank St enter through Courtyard Barry Temkin Rock, blues and country guitarist, singer-songwriter of doggerel and humorous songs. Read more about Barry Temkin and his musicians st Westbeth Artist Page

Joan Hall: Collage Workshop

Westbeth Community Room 155 Bank Street, New York, NY 10014

Native New Yorker Joan Hall is a pioneer in the field of collage and assemblage illustration. Her work has appeared on covers of Time magazine, and in The New York Times and numerous other publications. In 1978, Milton Glaser invited Joan to design a Collage for Illustration class for The School of Visual Arts, NYC, […]

On This Spot
Stories of Pioneering Women Artists: Westbeth

Online and Info at Westbeth Gallery

About On This Spot On This Spot NYC: Stories of Pioneering Women Artists is a new feminist nonprofit that brings the artistic legacy of a diverse group of New York women alive through short form documentary videos. We strive to correct gender and race imbalances in art and cultural history by telling the stories and […]

Westbeth Music Works presents BETTY

Westbeth Community Room 155 Bank Street, New York, NY 10014

Friday September 8 at 7PM Westbeth Community Room 155 Bank Street enter through courtyard New York, NY FREE DJ ezgirl is a NYC-based partymaker who plays irresistible music to make you dance. Elizabeth Ziff dj's wild parties from Lisbon to Los Angeles and just wants to make you shout, ”This is my song!”

John Menegon
Sound Embrace. Jazz Performance

Westbeth Community Room 155 Bank Street, New York, NY 10014

Chet Doxas tenor sax, John Menegon bass, Jean-Michel Pilc piano, Jim Doxas drums JOHN MENEGON QUARTET “SOUND EMBRACE” SEPTEMBER 9 (2023) 7:30 PM Community Room @ Westbeth 155 Bank Street enter through courtyard New York, NY Donations Encouraged! The intuitive, spontaneous nature of the music presented by Bassist & Composer John Menegon, in collaboration with […]

Bob Gruen: Rock and Roll photographer and Westbeth Icon

Westbeth Community Room 155 Bank Street, New York, NY 10014

Thursday Sept 14, 2023 at 7PM Westbeth Community Room 155 Bank St enter through courtyard New York, NY A decades-long resident of Westbeth, Bob Gruen is one of the most well-known and respected photographers in rock and roll in the world From John Lennon to Johnny Rotten; Muddy Waters to the Rolling Stones; Elvis to […]