This celebrated improvisational theater workshop for seniors has gained incredible appreciation from audience and participants alike. It is 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 […]

Cynthia Koppe, front, and Tim Bendernagel in “Visitation.”Credit...Ian Douglas Accent on Community: Visitation by John Jasperse Siobhan Burke Dec 2, 2022 The effects of the pandemic’s darkest days continue to linger, though not always in obvious ways. After so much isolation, it’s probably no coincidence that some of this year’s most moving and memorable performances […]

Dec. 3, 2022 – January 30, 2023 Hudson Park Library continues its exhibition program in 2022-23 with The Portrait Project, a collaboration of eleven artists who focus on portraiture. Founded by Howard Gladstone, The Portrait Project encourages artists to represent fellow artist members in their work, by posing for each other.The group began in 2012, and […]

Thursday, December 8, 2022 6:00pm – 7:15pm In-Person Location: Westbeth Gallery, 155 Bank St, New York, NY Enter through Courtyard Free, Pre-Registration Required. Seating is limited. Register Here: Village Preservation and Westbeth Panel Belatedly celebrating Westbeth Artists Housing’s 50th anniversary, Westbeth Gallery’s Winter Show presents a selection of remarkable new work created by over 75 […]

Voices of the New Belarus is a documentary film that premiered at the Hong Kong festival “Art on the Edge—Fear Not” in September 2022. It is based on a series of interviews, testimonies and letters from Belarusian dissidents who were arrested, beaten, jailed, even murdered during the 2020-21 uprising in Belarus. As the war in […]

In the year 2009, I was contacted by a friend of mine who also happens to be a jazz singer performer who was in need of a vacation; she offered […]

Monday December 12, 2022 at 6Pm Presented in the first floor Willa Cather Room. No registration required! Jefferson Market Library Each member of this four author panel will read a […]

6:00pm – 7:15pm ET Zoom Webinar Free, Pre-Registration is Required Register Here: Village Preservation and Dr Miriam Chaiken Join Village Preservation in discussion with Miriam S. Chaiken, Ph. D., Dean […]

Sunday, December 18th at 2pm 2022-23 REPERTORY SEASON Toby, that silly little dog, has put together a Holiday Show, with Rudolph, Santa, The Gingerbread Man, The Dreidel, Boswell the polar […]