German born drummer, educator and composer Andreas Brade has been a professional drummer for over 30 years. With an open mind he has found himself over the years in many different musical situations, "the good and the bad" and many lessons learned. Andreas has performed and recorded nationally and internationally with many different Jazz, African, […]

WESTBETH ARTIST RESIDENTS COUNCIL SPONSORS SPRING ART & CRAFT + MARKET This craft art and craft market features bespoke fabric art, photos, music, up-cycled vintage clothing, hats, jewelry and affordable fine art by some of Westbeth’s most well-known artists. The Westbeth Artist Residents Council is sponsoring their first annual Spring Art & Craft Market Saturday […]

For years, Ralph Lee installed puppet pageantry in the windowed alcove of the Westbeth inner courtyard. They were quarterly installations of puppets, masks, small and large figures which sometimes referenced current events or the change of seasons but were mostly evocative allusions to mythology, fairy tales, and magic. Ralph was a Westbeth Icon, the founder […]

Click to enlarge June 10- July 2, 2023 Opening Reception Second Saturday June 10, 6 - 8pm BAU Gallery 506 Main Street Beacon, New York Gallery Hours 12pm - 6pm Saturdays and Sundays Assembled from carved and shaped wood and clay elements, Jebah Baum’s recent sculptures evoke the chaotic architecture of a spontaneously erected stockade. […]

Click to enlarge A Collaborative Book of Photography and Prose by Jody Servon and Lorene Delany-Ullman Essay by Cora Fisher June 11th, 1:00-3:00 PM Reading & and in Conversation with contributors Cora Fisher and Swati Khurana Westbeth Community Room 55 Bethune St, New York, NY 10014 No RSVP required. For over a decade, artist Jody […]

Wednesday June 21, 12pm Westbeth Older Adult Center 155 Bank St NY NY 10014 Enter through the courtyard On June 15, World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) was launched in […]

Thursday June 22, 2023 at 7P Westbeth Community Room 155 Bank St NY Ny A 2000 comedy film written and directed by David Mamet and starring William H. Macy, Sarah […]

New York Blood Center will partner with Westbeth Artist Residents Council for the West Village Community Blood Drive on Saturday, July 1, 2023 from 11:00am to 5:00pm. Hospitals and patients rely upon a steady flow of volunteer donors to receive life-saving donations, but, hybrid office schedules & remote work coupled with a two-year period of […]

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 […]