Events

Lama El Homaïssi:
Not Harem Material
Westbeth Safe Haven Artist

Joe's Pub NYC

Lama El Homaïssi lights up Joe’s Pub! Join Artistic Freedom Initiative for the second extraordinary performance in AFI’s festival lineup - Saturday, October 14th at 7:00pm at Joe’s Pub. Dedicated to safeguarding the right to artistic freedom, AFI provides pro bono legal services and resettlement assistance for international artists at risk. BEAUTIFUL FORMS is a […]

The Barrytones: Barry Temkin and Band

The Delancy NYC

Saturday Oct 14, 2023 at 7:45 The Delancy 168 Delancy Street New York, NY http://thedelancey.com/events A dance band featuring Natasha Gollin vocals Barry Temkin guitar Steve Schneider bass Jim Meigs blues harp Billy Levy drums Shelly Oski keys More about Barry Temkin at Westbeth Artist Page

Alejandro De La Guerra: Dark Sad Stories
TikToks on being an immigrant artist in NYC

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

Friday Oct 20 2023 at 6:30pm Westbeth Community Room 155 Bank St enter through courtyard New York City Alejandro De La Guerra is a multidisciplinary artist from Nicaragua who works on the aestheticization of power, collective memory, and monumental languages of public spaces. He uses performance, large-scale works, sculptures, embroideries, and relational art. He conceives […]

Joan Davidson
First President of Westbeth Dies at 96. See Photos of Westbeth through the decades.

Online and Info at Westbeth Gallery

Joan Davidson at the Tenth Anniversary of Westbeth 1980. Photo: Shelley Seccombe Throughout my tenure on the board - and most importantly in my role as chair - Joan was an enthusiastic, sage and generous advisor and supporter. Always available to listen, opine and contextualize this daring and unique experiment that is Westbeth. Her dedication […]

First Friday Music Concert: A Song for Pete
Steve Chizmadia, Al Hemburger, Alexis Cole

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

Click for larger image Friday Nov 3, 2023 at 7PM Westbeth Community Room 155 Bank St enter through courtyard New York, NY A night of music for, from and inspired by visionary musical activist, Pete Seeger. Sung by award-winning songwriter, Steve Chizmadia. With bassist Al Hemburger and Westbeth vocalist Alexis Cole. "Hi Friends, I wanted […]

Fanoos Ensemble
Westbeth Safe Haven Music Performance

Mannes School of Music New School 55 W 13 NYC

click for larger image Friday Nov 10, at 7:30pm Mannes School of Music The New School 55 West 13 St New York, NY Ahmad Fanoos: Because of his notoriety as a musician and progressive ideals, his life, livelihood, and family were threatened by the Taliban. He escaped from Kabul in late August 2021. He is […]

Reuben Hernandez screens his narrative short film
Her Favorite Patient

Cinema Village, NYC

Film still detail: Her Favorite Patient by Reuben Hernandez Her Favorite Patient narrative short film screening Sunday, November 12, 2023 6:30 pm - 8 pm Cinema Village 22 East 12th Street New York, NY 10003 Reuben Hernandez will screen his narrative short film, Her Favorite Patient, with seven other short films and discuss making a […]

Stories Around the Table: LOST AND FOUND

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

Thurs Nov 16, 2023 at 7PM Westbeth Community Room 155 Bank St New York, NY 10014 enter through courtyard Storytellers: Karen Ludwig Karen performs, directs and teaches in New York and L.A.Her B’way credits include Prelude to a Kiss with Steve Guttenberg and John Randolph, Broadway Bound with Joan Rivers, The Devils with Anne Bancroft, […]