BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Westbeth - ECPv6.16.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://westbeth.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Westbeth REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250221T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250221T203000 DTSTAMP:20260609T080652 CREATED:20250206T235554Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250222T001208Z UID:10000721-1740164400-1740169800@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Westbeth Movie Night; MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL DESCRIPTION:Friday Feb 21\, 2025 at 7pm \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\n(enter though courtyard)\nNew York\, NY 10014 \nFree and Open to the Public \nClick Image to Learn More About the Film URL:https://westbeth.org/event/westbeth-movie-night-presents-monty-python-and-the-holy-grail/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Westbeth-movie-lnight-SQ-monty-phython-SQ-.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250211T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250211T200000 DTSTAMP:20260609T080652 CREATED:20250129T233351Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260118T031218Z UID:10000715-1739300400-1739304000@westbeth.org SUMMARY:HOMEAn evening of original prose about home plus musical interludes DESCRIPTION:Click to enlarge \nTues February 11\, 2025 at 7pm \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\nenter tdhrough courtyard\nNew York\, NY \nWestbeth writers will be reading their stories (and an essay) exploring what home means to them. They include memories of their youth and reflections on dying parents along with the attendant loss of the family home.\nAnd on a lighter note\, there are entertaining stories about first apartments in the Village and Little Italy. \n For the musical “entr’actes\,” Leigh Stuart offers a cello solo and Beth Griffith\, a song. \nPROGRAM \nTerence Burk MY FIRST HOME\nLinda Marks FIRST HOME\nParviz Mohassel LILAC SQUARE\, TEHRAN\nJoya Staack BOMBAY\nKate Walter SELLING OUR FAMILY HOME\nSteve Clorfeine Mother \nMUSICAL INTERLUDE Beth Griffith singing SUMMER IS LATE by Benjamin Browning \nGrsiseld Steiner HOME read by Dennis Fitzpatrick\nJoan Hall NEW BEGINNINGS\nEve Zanni TENEMENTS AND TRIBULATIONS\nTerry Prutinton HOME\, A REFLECTION URL:https://westbeth.org/event/westbeth-writers-present-an-evening-of-prose-about-home/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/HOME-SQ.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250209T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250209T193000 DTSTAMP:20260609T080652 CREATED:20241229T233904Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250209T232458Z UID:10000699-1739124000-1739129400@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Theo Bleckmann performs at NYC venues and new recordings DESCRIPTION:Sunday Jan 12\, 2025 at 6 – 7:30pm\nClick Image for more info. \nTheo Bleckmann is a multi GRAMMY® nominated vocalist\, composer and ECM recording artist who has recorded over 17 albums and collaborated with artists such as Ambrose Akinmusire\, Sheila Jordan\, Kneebody\, Ben Monder\, John Hollenbeck\, Phil Kline\, David Lang\, Ulysses Owens\, Bang on a Can All-Stars\, and\, most prominently\, with Meredith Monk since 1994. \n\n Sunday Feb 9\, 2025 at 6pm \nClick image for ticket info\nIn “12 easy songs” I wanted to use found texts from all over New York City: fragments of Graffiti\, parts of advertisements\, subway announcements\, street signs\, passenger instructions\, sale signs\, truisms\, random flyers\, overheard fragments of conversations\, even syllables from scratched off scribblings somewhere…anything and everything could serve as an actual text or become the departure point for a more narrative lyric. I want these songs to celebrate the diversity\, absurdity\, and poetry embedded in New York’s urban landscape through a melancholic and playful approach. Inspired by composers Hanns Eisler and Ryuichi Sakamoto (whom I had the great fortune to perform with here at National Sawdust)\, I want the pedestrian and mundane to be a porthole into the soul of culture; much like a supermarket in a foreign country that can show you the simple truth of its people. There is a bit of Kurt Schwitters and John Cage’s influence here too. The idea of collage and chance operation have always had a place in my music.” \n \n. Click Image to order URL:https://westbeth.org/event/theo-bleckmann-performs-at-nyc-venues-and-new-recordings/ LOCATION:Joe’s Pub NYC CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Theo-Bleckmann-at-various-venues.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250207T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250207T200000 DTSTAMP:20260609T080652 CREATED:20250120T174604Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250209T232430Z UID:10000712-1738954800-1738958400@westbeth.org SUMMARY:GINA LEISHMAN "Welcome to My Living Room" A Solo First Fridays Concert DESCRIPTION:Click to enlarge Friday Feb 7\, 2025 @ 7:00 \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\n(enter through courtyard)\nNew York\, NY 10014 \nAward-winning composer\, multi-instrumentalist and singer/songwriter\, Gina revives the old tradition of an annual solo concert “to keep me honest”\, drawing on the multitude of sources and musical traditions that have brought her here – from Bach to circus to jazz\, from Bertolt Brecht to Noel Coward\, filtered through her own compositions and uniquely skewed perspective. Vox\, piano\, accordion\, baritone ukulele. Special guests possible…\nWebsite: ginaleishman.com \n Westbeth Artists Page: Gina Leishman URL:https://westbeth.org/event/gina-leishamn-a-solo-concert-at-first-friday-westbeth/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Gina-Leishman-Square.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250205T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250223T170000 DTSTAMP:20260609T080652 CREATED:20250108T225701Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250226T184502Z UID:10000709-1738742400-1740330000@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Future Proof : Group show that examines intergenerational and career-long dedication to abstract art DESCRIPTION:The New Criterion: Critics Notebook\nFebruary 2025\nFuture Proof\,” at Westbeth Gallery\, New York (through February 23): Founded in 1936\, the American Abstract Artists association continues to attract artist-members of high quality. “Future Proof” is an exhibition of seventeen of them\, now on view at Westbeth Gallery in the West Village. The show ranges from the biomorphic transfers of Stephen Maine to the casual geometries of Jason Stopa\, the oceanic currents of Joanne Freeman to the crystalline edges of Sonita Singwi. Curated by Jared Linge\, the colorful exhibition reveals abstraction’s continued vitality. —JP\nThe New Criterion \nInstallation Shots\nClick image to start slideshow\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \nVideo of Exhibition Feb 8\, 2025\n \nClick to enlarge \nFebruary 5 – 23\, 2025\nOpening reception Wednesday February 5th\, 6-9p \nWestbeth Gallery\n55 Bethune Street\, New York\, NY 10014\nGallery hours: Wed – Sun\, 1 – 6p \nFeatured Artists: Jeffrey Bishop\, Jacob Cartwright\, Joanne Freeman\, Lynne Harlow\, Carl E.\nHazelwood\, Pinkney Herbert\, Jane Logemann\, Stephen Maine\, Russell Maltz\, Tom McGlynn\,\nManfred Mohr\, Lisa E. Nanni\, Jim Osman\, Sonita Singwi\, Melissa Staiger\, Jason Stopa\, and Li\nTrincere \n“Art has political consequences\, which is to say\, it reorganizes society and creates\nconstituencies of people around it.” – Dave Hickey \nFuture Proof is a group show curated by Jared Linge for American Abstract Artists\, featuring 17\nof the group’s members. \nThis exhibition examines the way that longevity in art can meaningfully\nshape communities and cultural landscapes over time. Here\, “longevity” refers to the ability of\nart to endure\, develop\, and proliferate on its own terms\, regardless of trends and\ncircumstances. In an industry where social media and the art market reduce discourse to an\nendless succession of changing fashions\, Future Proof positions communities of career-long\npractices as an alternative model. In this context\, longevity is achieved both in open systems of\nmaking\, and an intergenerational collaborative spirit. \nThese seventeen artists define abstraction in our present day by exploring a range of material\,\nformal\, and methodological approaches. Works have been selected with an eye towards range\nand contrast: from more coolly conceived formal viewpoints to the immediacy of space and raw\nmaterials. With a knowledge of abstraction’s history and the potential reinterpretation of its\nvariables\, these artists collectively champion the legacy of non-objective art as a vehicle for\nembodying critical thought. \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nAAA was founded in NYC in 1936 to counter critical neglect of abstract art made in the United\nStates\, and is one of the world’s longest continually active artist organizations. Westbeth Artists\nHousing in New York City is the world’s largest artists’ residence community. Westbeth and AAA\nshare a common commitment to the lifelong fostering of artistic community\, making Westbeth\nGallery the ideal location for this exhibition. \nJared Linge (b. 1985) received a classical education in Drawing & Painting and Art History at\nthe Laguna College of Art and Design. After eight years of experience working in contemporary\nart on both coasts\, he founded High Noon in New York’s Lower East Side in 2017 with an\ninterest in exhibiting under-represented artists with a gallery model that is collaborative and\nartist-centered. He has curated over 70 exhibitions throughout his career\, focusing on work that\nis grounded in art historical context with an emphasis on craft and hybrid practices. In the fall of\n2024\, the gallery moved to a new permanent location in New York’s TriBeCa neighborhood. URL:https://westbeth.org/event/future-proof-group-show-that-examines-intergenerational-and-career-long-dedication-to-abstract-art/ LOCATION:Westbeth Gallery CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Future-Proof_digital.jpg GEO:40.737051566887;-74.009218415339 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250203 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250428 DTSTAMP:20260609T080652 CREATED:20250203T212119Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250320T151825Z UID:10000718-1738540800-1745798399@westbeth.org SUMMARY:WESTBETH GETS A MUCH NEEDED\, AND PRICEY\, OVERHAUL DESCRIPTION:NY Times article on the major renovations coming up at Westbeth \n \nAnna Kodé reported this story from Westbeth artists’ community.\nNY Times\nFeb. 3\, 2025 \nIn New York\, an artist’s ability to create work is often directly linked to their ability to secure affordable housing. In a city where the median rent was $4\,295 in December\, according to Redfin\, that can seem impossible. \nFor decades\, a small group of the city’s creative class hasn’t had to worry too much about the rising market-rate rent. The nonprofit Westbeth Artists Housing community\, with 384 rent-stabilized and Section 8 units\, has been an affordable haven for artists since 1970. Occupying an entire city block at the western edge of the West Village\, it also comprises commercial spaces\, artist studios and a gallery where residents show their work. Rents typically run from around $900 for a studio apartment to $1\,400 for a three-bedroom. Many notable artists and performers have called it home\, including Robert De Niro Sr.\, Paul Benjamin\, Vin Diesel and Diane Arbus\, who committed suicide there i \n“It eased the pressure of having to make a living\,” said Roger Braimon\, 57\, a painter\, who was still paying off debt from graduate school when he moved into Westbeth. Mr. Braimon first applied to join the community in 1995\, but didn’t get a spot until 2009. “There was always this belief that Westbeth was this utopia of artists\, and living in New York was so amazing\, but the affordability is looming\,” he said. \nThe wait list to get an apartment at Westbeth is notorious\, with more than 460 people currently eager to snag a spot. Many residents never leave\, making vacancies especially rare. (The wait list is currently closed\, having last been open in 2019.) \nBut if the community is utopian\, the structure itself less so. Elevators frequently get stuck and are unreliable. The roof has been leaking intensely. The wooden window frames have been deteriorating. To address these issues and future-proof the building\, the complex is undergoing its first major renovation since it opened 55 years ago. In October\, work began on an $84 million overhaul\, which will also include facade work and the addition of a green roof. And 32 apartments\, which have been void of tenants and left in disrepair\, will be gut renovated\, making room for some lucky artists to get off the wait list. \n‘Nobody Wanted to Move Here’ \n\nFrom 1898 to 1966\, the site was home to Bell Laboratories\, the company that created the technology behind talking movies and the transistor. It was then redeveloped into the artists’ sanctuary\, with renovations by the architect Richard Meier and funding from the National Endowment for the Arts. The project\, which The Times reported cost $13 million\, gained the support of several prominent New Yorkers\, including the urban activist Jane Jacobs and the mayor at the time\, John V. Lindsay. \n \nBut attracting residents in the beginning was somewhat of a struggle. “Nobody wanted to move here. It was in a totally out-of-the-way area\,” said Christina Maile\, an 80-year-old visual artist who had been living on the Lower East Side before being accepted to join Westbeth as a resident in 1970.\nThe neighborhood seemed “extremely quiet and kind of boring\,” she said. But the rent\, around $165 for a two-bedroom\, and the nearby meat market persuaded her. Ms. Maile has been at Westbeth ever since\, raising two children there along the way. In those early days\, she recalled\, a group of mothers got together to create a rotating day care: “We all took care of each other’s kids so that the parents could do their art.” \n\nThe community also took Ms. Maile’s career in unpredictable directions. When residents formed a feminist playwriting group\, she joined and became interested in stage design\, inspiring her to practice as a landscape architect. And more recently\, after she wandered around one of the buildings and discovered that the printmaking studio was empty\, she took up printmaking. “The maintenance man probably forgot to lock it\,” she said. “There was all this equipment — paper\, inks — covered in dust. It was so amazing.” \nThe collaborative lifestyle took intentional effort to foster. There were aspects of the complex’s design that weren’t conducive to community building\, Ms. Maile said\, like its long hallways. “There’s a lot of places that actually don’t encourage people to be communal\,” she said. “The community wasn’t born right out of the sky.” \n\nToday\, much of Westbeth is unchanged from its early days\, and several of the original tenants\, like Ms. Maile\, remain. But what has notably changed is the demand to live there. Not anyone can join the wait list — you have to be a practicing artist and submit an essay about your work\, and your income must fall below a limit. In 2019\, the limits ranged from $69\,445 for a one-person household to $114\,950 for a six-person household. To keep your spot on the list\, you have to submit your tax returns and other documentation every year. \n“I kept dreaming of it and reapplying every year\,” said Mr. Braimon\, who got his 550-square-foot studio apartment after nearly 15 years on the wait list. \n\nOver the years\, Westbeth has endured disasters both natural and man-made. In the 1980s\, the community was $2.4 million behind on its mortgage\, prompting the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to threaten foreclosure. And even back then it was in poor shape: As the Times reported in 1989\, “the building has deteriorated\, the rents have more than quadrupled\, and the tenants have not always been on friendly terms.”Then in 2012\, Hurricane Sandy “walloped” the complex\, said Peter Madden\, the executive director of the nonprofit that runs Westbeth. The devastating storm caused a flood in the basement that nearly reached the ceiling and destroyed decades’ worth of residents’ artwork. Of course\, the regular wear and tear that comes with being an artists’ colony has also taken its toll. \n“A lot of tenants are just so rough on the building\, like dragging stuff\, giant wood frames on a cart\, and they smack it against a wall and rip up metal\,” said Mr. Braimon. “It’s just terrible.” \nLead\, Asbestos and Flooding\n\n\nSome tenants say the renovations are long overdue\, and for some of the older residents\, the updates are especially necessary. But because of the complex’s landmark status\, needed work has been stalled in the past. The community is now trudging forward\, and must get approval from the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission for many of the changes\, making them costlier and more time-consuming. \nThe entire project is expected to be complete by 2028. Funding is coming from a mix of public and private sources\, including grants from the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation\, the National Park Service and New York State\, as well as tax credits.\nThere are 684 wood-framed windows being replaced — to fit the original design\, they have to be custom-ordered\, Mr. Madden said. Each window\, made of solid mahogany\, costs over $20\,000. On the facade\, “we have this very distinctive yellowish brick\,” Mr. Madden said. Each one that needs to be replaced must also be custom fabricated. \nAnd perhaps to the dismay of those who’ve been eager to snag a unit\, dozens of apartments have been sitting empty of tenants. “Frequently\, our vacancies are due to the tenants passing away\,” Mr. Madden said. “When somebody has lived in an apartment since 1972\, we have to do a gut renovation\, we have to address lead paint and asbestos.” This overhaul has finally allowed for the budget to make those updates\, he added. \n\nAfter Hurricane Sandy\, a black line was painted in the basement to mark how high the floodwaters had reached. “It’s a constant reminder of how vulnerable the building is\,” said Ms. Maile. Features of the project are aimed at weatherproofing for the future\, including the installation of a green roof\, which means that Westbeth will get a canopy of vegetation. Rainwater will be “absorbed by the green roof and then will slowly go down the roof drains into the sewer\,” Mr. Madden explained. \nFor Ms. Maile\, the renovation is about more than just improving day-to-day life at Westbeth in the present. She hopes that it will “allow the building to exist into the next century\, so that people can still afford to be artists and live in New York.” \nFor link to this article\, click Here URL:https://westbeth.org/event/westbeth-gets-a-much-needed-and-pricey-overhaul/ LOCATION:NY Times CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Screenshot-2025-02-03-at-12.24.19 PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250131T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250131T210000 DTSTAMP:20260609T080652 CREATED:20250108T215340Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250204T025619Z UID:10000706-1738350000-1738357200@westbeth.org SUMMARY:GET TO KNOW YOUR NEIGHBORS: Joan Hall\, Ethan Mass\, Karen Santry DESCRIPTION:Click to enlarge Friday January 31\, 2025\nat 7PM \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\n(enter through courtyard)\nNew York\, NY\nFree \nJoan Hall Westbeth Artist Page\nKaren Santry Westbeth artist page\nEthan Mass Website URL:https://westbeth.org/event/get-to-know-your-neighbors-2/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/GET-TO-SQ-KNOW-YOUR-NEGIHBORS-copy.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250130T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250130T203000 DTSTAMP:20260609T080652 CREATED:20250108T220742Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250204T030021Z UID:10000707-1738263600-1738269000@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Westbeth Movie Night: The Conversation DESCRIPTION:For more info about the movie\, click image January 30\, 2025\nat 7pm \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\n(enter through courtyard)\nNew York\, NY \nFor More info about the movie\, click the image URL:https://westbeth.org/event/westbeth-movie-night-the-conversation/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Westbeth-Movie-Night-Conversation-SQ.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250116T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250116T210000 DTSTAMP:20260609T080652 CREATED:20250108T222719Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250120T175445Z UID:10000708-1737054000-1737061200@westbeth.org SUMMARY:DRAG BINGO 2025 DESCRIPTION:Click to enlarge \nWhen: Thursday January 16\, 2025\nSeating: Limited to 75 persons. First come first served. \nTime: 7pm – 9pm \nPrice: FREE! and Bingo supplies provided. \nPaige performs show-stopping musical numbers along with her hilariously improvised Bingo games with fabulous prizes\, surprises\, mayhem and more! \nWhere: Westbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\nenter through courtyard\, NYC \nAbout Paige Turner\nNYC’s most recognizable names in drag “Showbiz Spitfire” PAIGE TURNER! Known as the love child of Barbie & Pee Wee Herman\, This 2-time Glam Award winner tours internationally in her All -Live Sung one woman shows. She is a headliner for OUTBOUND TRAVEL and has a summer residency in Provincetown at the acclaimed Post Office Café & Cabaret. Paige coined the phrase Slurp! which was NYC’s longest running drag show for 9.5 years. She was an original cast member of the reality show Shade: QUEENS OF NYC\, on the Fusion Network and has been featured numerous times on WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE! With Andy Cohen On Bravo\, even portraying Mary Poppins for Dame Julie Andrews! Most recently she guest starred on Law and Order in a Drag Story Hour related episode.\nwww.paigeturnernyc.com\n“Paige Turner is the ultimate theater queen and always gets everyone to sing along.”\nTHE NEW YORK TIMES URL:https://westbeth.org/event/drag-bingo-with-paige-turner/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025-DRAG-BINGO_SQ-REV-ad-copy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250115T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250115T200000 DTSTAMP:20260609T080652 CREATED:20241224T000239Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250116T163001Z UID:10000698-1736967600-1736971200@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Andrea Mihok "Gytha" Book Launch DESCRIPTION:Click image to enlarge \nJanuary 15\, 2025 at 7pm \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank Street\n(enter through courtyard)\nNew York\, NY 10014 \nClick image for more info about book \nAndrea Mihok lives here with her Ragamuffin cat—Gytha. She continues to research early English history and has begun work on a second book. She is also a serious student of the piano. She has three children and four grandchildren and looks forward to their frequent visits. URL:https://westbeth.org/event/andrea-mihok-gytha-book-launch/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Andrea-Mihok-Glytha-SQ-.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250114T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250114T210000 DTSTAMP:20260609T080652 CREATED:20250107T135613Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250115T022829Z UID:10000705-1736877600-1736888400@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Fix-It Night With the Fixers Collective Special Guest David Rafael of David's Shoe and Watch DESCRIPTION:Tues January 14\, 2025\n6pm – 9pm \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\n(enter through courtyard)\nNew York NY\n$5 per item suggested donation \nBring Your Own Parts \n Sign Up for a Fix: Westbethconservation@gmail.com \nFIX-IT NIGHT is back! The first fixing session of 2025.\nWe can’t fix the future but for your furniture\, small appliances\, electronics\, jewelry\, clothing\, ceramics and pottery\, toys and more\, we are here and NOW! $5 per item. Please email WestsbethConservation@gmail.com to book a spot.\nInclude a description of your item\, what’s wrong (if you know) and the time you’d like to come. Appointments are on the :10s\, :30s and :50s beginning at 6:10pm. \nSPECIAL GUEST David Rafael of Greenwich Village’s David’s Shoe and Watch Repair will be among the repair gurus at our Fix-It Night on January 14th! Bring your flappy soles\, your broken heels and your slow-running timepieces to place in his expert hands! \nAlso! Cord Clearout! Bring those old wires\, cubes\, cords\, fobs and adapters for our Stray Cable Table! It’s time to let that junk go. Bring a cord. Swap it for the one you need. AirPods without partners? Bring ’em\, too. Those unadopted are headed to electronics heaven in the DSNY e-waste bin. URL:https://westbeth.org/event/fix-it-night-with-the-fixers-collective/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Fix-it-Night-Jan-14-DAVIDSQ-REV-REV-copy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250112T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250112T150000 DTSTAMP:20260609T080652 CREATED:20241202T014636Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250114T013905Z UID:10000686-1736676000-1736694000@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Joan Hall Collage Workshop DESCRIPTION:Click to enlarge Sunday January 12\, 2025 10am – 3pm\nFree \nMaterials provided\, bring scissors \nLimited to 20 people\nReserve early at\nJHCollage@gmail.com \nJoan 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.\nHall’s collages and assemblages have been exhibited in galleries and museums worldwide\, including the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris and the Museo Tamayo in Mexico City. She was commissioned by the American Cultural Center to lecture\, exhibit\, and conduct workshops in France\, India\, Brazil\, and most recently lectured at The National Arts Club in New York City. \nJoan Hall :\n Profiles in Art Interview\n Westbeth Artist Page URL:https://westbeth.org/event/joan-hall-collage-workshop-3/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/JOAN-HALL-COLLAGE-WEB.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250110T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250126T170000 DTSTAMP:20260609T080652 CREATED:20241113T003757Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250129T222242Z UID:10000693-1736496000-1737910800@westbeth.org SUMMARY:PAIRIDAĒZA Group Show An exploration of the paradise garden's utopian ideal. DESCRIPTION:Last Weekend – Closes Sunday Jan 26\, 2025\n\nVideo features the work of Krista Gay\, Ali Kaeini\, Kitty Rauth\, Sam Sherman\, and Sasha Fishman. \nClick on image to start slide show.\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nOpens Friday January 10\, 2025 6pm – 8pm \nShow dates: January 11 – Janury 26\, 2025 \nWestbeth Gallery\n55 Bethune Street\nNew York\,NY\nGallery Hours: Wed – Sun 1pm – 6pm \nWestbeth Gallery is pleased to present Pairidaēza\,a group exhibition featuring works by Sam Sherman\, Krista Gay\, Ali Kaeini\, Sasha Fishman\, Kate Stone\, Kitty Rauth\, and Charlie Manion. \nCurated by Celeste del Valle. \nConjuring imaginations of absentminded leisure\, luxury\, and eternal life\, the mythic concept\nof paradise is both a primeval place of origin and an imminent\, realizable future promised to\nthe virtuous few. Even in our “secularism\,” this notion continues to occupy a significant\nplace in our collective consciousness. \nThe word “paradise” can be traced through Latin and Greek to a relative of the Iranian\nlanguage Avestan\, the scriptural language of Zoroastrianism. Its near-Avestan root words\nshape the compound word Pairidaēza\, which translates as “to make or form a wall” and\n“enclosed garden.” \nIn his description of Paul Klee’s 1920 monoprint Angelus Novus\, Walter Benjamin wrote of\nthe angel of history: a creature facing backward towards the wreckage of the past\, forcibly\npropelled into the future by “a storm blowing from Paradise\,” which has “caught in his\nwings with such violence that [he] can no longer close them\,” despite the angel’s wish to\n“stay\, awaken the dead\, and make whole what has been smashed.”\nTaking Benjamin’s description of the storm in paradise as a cynosure\, this exhibition\nchallenges the paradise garden’s utopian ideal with questions its etymology implies: who is\nthe garden for? For what function is the wall designed? At what cost is the garden\nmaintained? \nThe artists brought together in this exhibition explore the tensions and questions inherent to\nthe paradise garden through varied media\, methods\, and narratives. Emblems of ritualism\nare interrupted and defanged\, exposing cracks in the walls where a new telos may emerge.\n– Celeste del Valle \nPlease join us for the opening reception of PAIRIDAĒZA on January 10\, 2025\, from 6-8\nPM. The exhibition will be open to the public Wednesday through Sunday\, 1-6 PM from\nJanuary 11 through January 26\, 2025. URL:https://westbeth.org/event/westbeth-gallery-presents-pairidaeza-group-show-an-exploration-of-the-oparadise-gardens-utopian-ideal/ LOCATION:Westbeth Gallery CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/PAIRIDAEZA-FINAL_Digital.jpg GEO:40.737051566887;-74.009218415339 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250108T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250209T000000 DTSTAMP:20260609T080652 CREATED:20241230T001350Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250114T013756Z UID:10000700-1736294400-1739059200@westbeth.org SUMMARY:David Greenspan in " I'm Assuming You Know David Greenspan" DESCRIPTION:January 8 – February 9\, 2025 \nAtlantic Theater\n336 West 20th St\nNew York\, NY \nClick Image for Ticket info \nwritten by Mona Pirnot\ndirected by Ken Rus Schmoll\nperformed by… David Greenspan \n“Yes friends\, you’ve read the title correctly. One\, it’s funny. Two\, I’m not a character. Three\, I play young women. Ticket link below. Mona Pirnot is a terrific playwright. I’m being directed by Ken Rus Schmoll – and it’s doesn’t get better than that! Tickets are selling briskly! January 8 – February 9. I sure hope you can make it.” – David Greenspan \nOne 69-year old man plays four millennial women in a comedy (that’s full of drama) about how to make a living as a playwright (or to try). \nSix-time Obie recipient David Greenspan (The Patsy\, Strange Interlude\, Four Saints in Three Acts\, On Set With Theda Bara)\, Drama Desk nominee Mona Pirnot (I Love You So Much I Could Die) and two-time Obie recipient Ken Rus Schmoll (Middletown\, The Internationalist\, Telephone\, Map of Virtue). \nMore About David Greenspan\nDavid Greenspan has appeared in his plays Dead Mother\, She Stoops to Comedy\, Go Back to Where You Are\, I’m Looking for Helen Twelvetrees\, The Memory Motel and his solo plays The Argument and The Myopia\, performed solo renditions of three American plays from the 1920’s: Barry Conners’ comedy The Patsy\, Eugene O’Neill’s six-hour\, nine-act drama Strange Interlude\, Gertrude Stein’s experimental Four Saints in Three Acts and solo renditions of Stein’s lectures Plays\, Composition As Explanation and What Are Masterpieces and acted in many contemporary plays\, notably Terrence McNally’s Some Men\, Joey Merlo’s solo play On Set With Theda Bara and revivals of Mart Crowley’s The Boys in the Band and Goethe’s Faust. Honors include Guggenheim\, Lortel and Fox fellowships\, Alpert\, Lambda Literary\, Helen Merrill Playwriting awards\, a RUTHIE and six OBIES. \nDavid Greenspan been associated with New York’s Off-Broadway theater for over forty years. After graduating with a theater degree from the University of California at Irvine\, he settled in New York and found his way into the downtown theater scene – writing\, directing and performing. He came to the attention of Joseph Papp who made him a director-in-residence at the Public Theater. He has appeared in his own plays\, most notably The Home Show Pieces\, Dead Mother\, She Stoops to Comedy\, Go Back to Where You Are\, I’m Looking for Helen Twelvetrees\, The Memory Motel and his solo plays The Argument and The Myopia – and performed solo renditions of Gertrude Stein’s lectures Plays\, Composition as Explanation and What Are Masterpieces. Between 2011 and 2022 he developed and performed solo renditions of three American plays from the late 1920’s: Barry Conners’ 1925 romantic comedy The Patsy\, Eugene O’Neill’s 1927 six-hour\, nine-act modernist drama Strange Interlude and Gertrude Stein’s 1928 radically experimental Four Saints in Three Acts. His plays and solo projects have been produced by the Public\, Playwrights Horizons\, Target Margin Theater\, The Foundry\, Transport Group and the Lortel Theatre. He has acted in many contemporary plays\, notably Terrence McNally’s Some Men\, Joey Merlo’s solo play On Set With Theda Bara and revivals of Mart Crowley’s The Boys in the Band and Goethe’s Faust. He enjoys close collaborative relationships with directors David Herskovits\, Leigh Silverman\, Jack Cummings III\, Ken Rus Schmoll and Morgan Green and is the recipient of Guggenheim\, Lortel and Fox fellowships\, Alpert\, Lambda Literary\, Helen Merrill Playwriting awards\, a RUTHIE and six OBIES. URL:https://westbeth.org/event/david-greenspan-appears-in-im-assuming-you-know-david-greenspan/ LOCATION:Atlantic Theater CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/David-Greenspan-Im-Assuming-SQ-.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250107T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250303T203000 DTSTAMP:20260609T080652 CREATED:20250228T162701Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250306T205422Z UID:10000702-1736278200-1741033800@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Noah Haidu Quartet House Concert SeriesLive at Westbeth DESCRIPTION:All are welcome and we are excited to see everyone\, please RSVP if possible at noahhaidu@gmail.com \nTuesday March 4\, 2025 at 7:00pm NEW TIME\n“ \nCHAPPELL ROAN’S “CASUAL” PLAYED BY NOAH HAIDU TRIO”   \n \nVIDEO OF NOAH HAIDU HOUSE CONCERT   \n\nAll are welcome and we are excited to see everyone\, please RSVP if possible at noahhaidu@gmail.com \nI’ll be joined by an experimental and very talented band this week: bassist Dave Baron and drummer Aaron Seeber. It will be a spontaneous and exciting performance because we’ve never worked together before.” \nTuesday February 4\, and March 4\, 2025 at 7:00pm NEW TIME\n“ \nClick to enlarge \nRSVP + Details: please email noahhaidu@gmail.com \n Noah Haidu officially launches his monthly streaming series while continuing his commitment to welcoming in-person seating at every show. Featuring new original compositions along with extended interpretations of works from the jazz lexicon\, expanded for upcoming tours\, recordings and NYC concerts. The music will blend the trio’s unique personalities\, experimentalism\, and deep understanding of the music’s history \nNoah Haidu- piano\nGervis Myles- bass\nCharles Goold- drums \nwww.noahhaidu.com \nSTREAMING LINK: https://www.youtube.com/live/apbRwrXG87s?si=eV0E7io3kjyCOHvp URL:https://westbeth.org/event/noah-haidu-quartet-house-concert-series/ LOCATION:Noah Haidu House Concert CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/NOAH-HAIDU-SQ.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250105T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250105T170000 DTSTAMP:20260609T080652 CREATED:20240706T011745Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250105T194327Z UID:10000675-1736064000-1736096400@westbeth.org SUMMARY:9th Annual Miriam Chaikin Writing Award: Call for Submissions DESCRIPTION: URL:https://westbeth.org/event/9th-annual-miriam-chaikin-writing-award-call-for-submissions/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Miriam-Chaikin-Sq.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250105 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250301 DTSTAMP:20260609T080652 CREATED:20250105T193945Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250206T230140Z UID:10000704-1736035200-1740787199@westbeth.org SUMMARY:David Plakke Westbeth Photography Project DESCRIPTION:Starting in 2025\, Westbeth will embark on a major renovation which will result in new roofs on the C\, D\, and G buildings\, installation of 660 new wood windows\, new elevators\, renovated building facades\, and modernized heating\, water distribution\, and fire safety systems. In an effort to document elements of the property that will look different once construction is complete\, Westbeth management asked longtime resident David Plakke to photograph these impacted areas. Six of these photos have been temporarily installed on windows in the inner courtyard.\n– Peter Madden Westbeth Executive Director \nClick on thumbnail to see full size photograph\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\nPhoto: Odessa Chin-SantanaDavid Plakke in front of exhibit in inner courtyard. \nDavid Plakke\nDavid is a photographer\, videographer and musician.\n“Tribes is one of my personal projects that I’ve been working on now for 15 years; people and their stories. The photos are nice but the meat is in each person’s story.”\n http://www.tribesnyc.com/photography \nClick on thumbnail to access each participant’s story. URL:https://westbeth.org/event/david-plakke-westbeth-photography-project/ LOCATION:Westbeth Inner Courtyard CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Plakke-6-WB_Window_L5-1-2-Edit-2-Edit-e1738882080884.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250104T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250104T203000 DTSTAMP:20260609T080652 CREATED:20241223T233828Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250106T194433Z UID:10000697-1736017200-1736022600@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Westbeth Movie NightPrincess Mononoke DESCRIPTION:Saturday Jan 4\, 2025 at 7pm \nWestbeth Community room\n155 Bank St\n(enter through courtyard)\nNew York\, NY \nClick image for more info about movie \nClick image to enlarge URL:https://westbeth.org/event/westbeth-movie-night-princess-mononoke/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Westbeth-Movie-Night-Mononoke-SQ-.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250103T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250103T200000 DTSTAMP:20260609T080652 CREATED:20241217T193508Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250106T194355Z UID:10000696-1735930800-1735934400@westbeth.org SUMMARY:FIRST FRIDAYS MUSIC JOHN MENEGON QUARTET 'SOUND EMBRACE' DESCRIPTION:Click to enlarge[/caption]Friday\, January 3\, 2025 at 7pm \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\n(enter through courtyard_\nNew York NY 10014 \nThe music presented by Bassist/Composer/Educator John Menegon\, in collaboration with these exceptional musicians\, pushes the boundaries of today’s music on the world stage. The intuitive\, spontaneous nature of the music between the musicians in the Quartet is deeply rooted in the traditions that come out of the Free Bop era created in the “Moment Of Now!” \n\n\nJOHN MENEGON (bass & compositions)\nSTEVE EINERSON (piano)\nPETE SMITH (guitar)\nMATT GARRITY (drums)\nspecial guest ANGUS MENEGON (voice\, synthesizers & compositions) \nJOHN MENEGON (bass & compositions)\n“New York bassist JOHN MENEGON is in the line of George Mraz and Michael Moore; a harmonically sophisticated bassist with technical facility who swings hard when it’s called for.” Kirk Silsbee\, DOWNBEAT!\nMenegon is a jazz bassist\, but is also a guitarist\, arranger\, singer\, and composer. He began his career as a musician in Montreal before moving to New York City\, where he spent ten years as bassist for two legendary tenor saxophonists\, Dewey Redman and David “Fathead” Newman. This experience provided a solid foundation for Menegon to continue his explorations as a bandleader\, composer and arranger\, and he has been composing and arranging music throughout his career. Menegon has released 6 recordings as a bandleader\, and his latest recording\, SOUND EMBRACE\, was released in 2024 on Valley Jazz Records. It features Jean-Michel Pilc on piano\, Chet Doxas on sax\, and Jim Doxas on drums. Here is what Abe Goldstein had to say about John’s latest recording on his blog PAPATAMUS REDUX (NOV 2024): “Although he is known primarily for his bass playing with folks such as David Fathead Newman\, Dewey Redman\, Joe Lovano\, and other notable musicians (not to mention his own recordings)\, Sound Embrace showcases Menegon’s exceptional writing skills. Let’s not forget the strong\, lyrical and harmonically- advanced bass playing of Menegon as a soloist or intuitively interacting with the ensemble.”\n@johnmenegonjazz \nSTEVE EINERSON (piano)\nPianist Steve Einerson originally hails from Milwaukee (WI) where he spent three formative years studying with David Hazeltine. After freelancing in the Milwaukee/Chicago circuit for several years\, he relocated to New York City in 2004\, fresh off the heels of being selected as a finalist to compete in the national jazz piano competition sponsored by the American Pianists Association. Whether it’s solo piano\, small groups or big bands\, Steve now finds his services in NYC in high demand and has performed at venues and jazz festivals across the country and around the world. A sampling of some of the musicians he’s had the privilege of working with include Marlena Shaw\, Joe Farnsworth\, Philip Harper\, Killer Ray Appleton\, Slide Hampton\, Ian Hendrickson-Smith\, John Dokes\, Hilary Gardner\, Teri Roiger\, the George Gee Orchestra\, and the Cab Calloway Orchestra.\n@seinerson \nPETE SMITH (guitar)\n“Mr. Smith is something rare\, fair and fine…a consummate musician who makes an unsuspecting audience aware that his guitar is not his instrument – it is his partner and musical mate for life – Mr. Smith exhibited skills that would make a symphony conductor salivate.” Stephen Mosher\nPete Smith is a New York City-based guitarist who performs in a wide range of musical settings. As a founding member of Grupo los Santos\, a vanguard Afro-Cuban and Brazilian-style quartet\, he has played New York’s Town Hall and concerts throughout the U.S.\, Cuba & Austria. Pete has performed at the Berlin Jazz Festival and Montreal Jazz Festival\, as well as concerts in thirty countries throughout Europe\, Eastern Europe\, Africa and Asia. He has worked with Norah Jones\, trumpeter Donald Byrd\, Cuban trombone master Juan Pablo Torres\, Andrew Hill\, Kat Edmonson\, Vince Giordano & the Nighthawks\, the Moonlighters\, Madeline Peyroux\, Natalie Merchant and Huun-Huur-Tu\, and is a member of Michael Feinstein’s Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. In 2023 he traveled to Congo-Kinshasa as a member of the band Opius Bliss—as cultural ambassadors for the US Embassy—to perform for and teach\, play and dialogue with local musicians in Kinshasa and Kisangani.\n@peteguitarsmith \nMATT GARRITY (drums)\n“Matt is a swinging drummer and true keeper of the flame.” Vincent Herring\, saxophonist\nDrummer Matt Garrity has been on the New York City music scene since 1994. He has performed with some of the best in the business\, including Grammy winner Vincent Herring\, David Williams\, Teri Thornton\, Peter Bernstein\, Gary Versace\, Ed Cherry\, Ben Monder\, Jeremy Pelt\, among others. Garrity has been living in the Hudson Valley since 2017 and produces a concert series out of his home/studio in Woodstock called BARNSTOCK.\n@garritydrums \nANGUS MENEGON (vocals\, synthesizers\, compositions)\nMonolounge is the synth-punched\, reverb-soaked vision of Australian songwriter-producer Angus Menegon. Crafting dream-pop from his bedroom\, Monolounge melts 70s drums\, 80s synthesisers\, and 90s guitars into a melancholic journey through time. Angus did all the composing and playing on all 9 tracks of his debut recording KILLING TIME. It was released on Bandcamp in September 2024.\nhttps://ihatemonolounge.bandcamp.com/album/killing-time\nWebSite: www.ihatemonolounge.com\n@ihatemonolounge URL:https://westbeth.org/event/john-menegon-quartet-presents-sound-embrace-for-westbeth-first-fridays/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/John-Megeon-Rev-Corrected-Instagram.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250103T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250131T170000 DTSTAMP:20260609T080652 CREATED:20250106T194016Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250207T013023Z UID:10000703-1735891200-1738342800@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Vera Giraudo WNYC Radio Rookie Interviews Life at Westbeth DESCRIPTION:The West Village is one of Manhattan’s most upscale neighborhoods filled with luxury townhouses\, fancy restaurants\, and designer boutiques. But for more than 50 years\, one building near the Hudson River has offered a space for artists to live and work who would otherwise be priced out of this community. \n17 year-old Radio Rookies reporter Vera Giraudo moved into Westbeth Affordable Artist Housing with her family four years ago and gives us this inside look. \nRadio Rookies gives teenagers and young adults the tools and training to create radio stories about themselves\, their communities and their world.\nhttps://www.wnyc.org/story/a-manhattan-teen-looks-through-the-legacy-of-westbeth-artists-housing \nListen to audio file here: \nhttps://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Vera-Giraudo-WNYC-Radio-Rookies.mp3\nPhotos of people and places mentioned in interview.\nClick on thumbnail for full size images. URL:https://westbeth.org/event/vera-giraudo-reports-on-westbeth/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Screenshot-2025-01-06-at-2.36.18-PM-e1738886805702.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250101T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250131T170000 DTSTAMP:20260609T080652 CREATED:20240830T144513Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250213T001245Z UID:10000701-1735718400-1738342800@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Pruning for the New Year: Westbeth Courtyard Garden DESCRIPTION:The Westbeth Center Courtyard Garden as well as the other gardens in the courtyard and the plant boxes on Bethune and Bank St are sponsored by the Westbeth Beautification Committee which was begun in 1984. Garden volunteers\, Kurt Kelly with Terry Pruinton\, with appaerances by garden fans\, Karin Batten and Aly Palmer. URL:https://westbeth.org/event/pruning-the-westbeth-courtyard-garden/ LOCATION:Westbeth Bank St Courtyard CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/eKurt-and-Terry-pruning.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241222T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241229T143000 DTSTAMP:20260609T080652 CREATED:20241208T233455Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241230T163420Z UID:10000690-1734872400-1735482600@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Toby's Holiday Spectacular Penny Jones @ Co Puppets DESCRIPTION: URL:https://westbeth.org/event/tobys-holiday-spectacular/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-08-at-6.08.19-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241219T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241219T210000 DTSTAMP:20260609T080652 CREATED:20240722T234841Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241223T232516Z UID:10000659-1734634800-1734642000@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Drag Bingo with Paige Turner Games\, Prizes\, Songs\, Fun\, and Free DESCRIPTION:Click to enlarge \nLAST GAME OF 2024 Thursday Dec 19\, 2024\nat 7pm – 9pm \nWhen: Every 3rd Thursday of the month\nExact Dates: Oct 17\, Nov 21\, Dec 19\, 2024\nTime: 7 – 9 PM\nSeating: Limited to 75 persons. First come first served.\nPrice: FREE! and Bingo supplies provided. \nEach month\, Paige performs show-stopping musical numbers along with her hilariously improvised Bingo games with fabulous prizes\, surprises\, mayhem and more! \nWhere: Westbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\nenter through courtyard\, NYC \n \nPhotos from Fall 2024 Drag Bingo Games at Westbeth\nClick image to start slide show \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\nAbout Paige Turner\nNYC’s most recognizable names in drag “Showbiz Spitfire” PAIGE TURNER! Known as the love child of Barbie & Pee Wee Herman\, This 2-time Glam Award winner tours internationally in her All -Live Sung one woman shows. She is a headliner for OUTBOUND TRAVEL and has a summer residency in Provincetown at the acclaimed Post Office Café & Cabaret. Paige coined the phrase Slurp! which was NYC’s longest running drag show for 9.5 years. She was an original cast member of the reality show Shade: QUEENS OF NYC\, on the Fusion Network and has been featured numerous times on WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE! With Andy Cohen On Bravo\, even portraying Mary Poppins for Dame Julie Andrews! Most recently she guest starred on Law and Order in a Drag Story Hour related episode.\nwww.paigeturnernyc.com\n“Paige Turner is the ultimate theater queen and always gets everyone to sing along.”\nTHE NEW YORK TIMES URL:https://westbeth.org/event/drag-bingo-with-paige-turner-games-prizes-songs-fun-and-free/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/DRAG-BINGO-SQ.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241215T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241215T203000 DTSTAMP:20260609T080652 CREATED:20241201T184057Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241217T163058Z UID:10000684-1734289200-1734294600@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Westbeth Movie Night: Real Life DESCRIPTION:Sunday Dec 15\, 2024 at 7pm\nFREE \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\nenter through courtyard\nNew York\, NY \nFor more info about the movie\, click image below URL:https://westbeth.org/event/westbeth-movie-night-real-life/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Westbeth-Movie-Night-Real-Life-SQ.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241215T161500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241215T173000 DTSTAMP:20260609T080652 CREATED:20240910T015620Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241217T163038Z UID:10000692-1734279300-1734283800@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Captain Nemo's Adventure Academy DESCRIPTION:Click to enlarge \nSunday Dec 15\, 2024 Doors Open 4:15pm \nFree Admission \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank Street\n(enter through courtyard)\nNew York\, NY 10014 \nMore info: WestbethConservation@gmail.com \nDid you know that New York City is officially in a drought? Westbeth Artists Housing invites you to an all-ages\, fun FREE family show about water conservation in Westbeth Artists Housing’s Community Room this Sunday 12/15. Doors open 4:15pm! Open to the community! Bring friends! Snacks and refreshments! \nTake a deep dive into environmental stewardship and earth science with Captain Nemo himself. The cantankerous and ever-curious Captain Nemo lives to excite kids about our watery-blue planet and highlight for us landlubbers the vital inter-dependence of all living things. This reclusive maritime hero entertains\, inspires\, and challenges children 4 to 11\, while quenching their thirst for knowledge of the Wonders of the Deep. During this laugh-riot program\, the Cycle of Life above and below the waves is showcased via encounters with the elusive Angler Fish\, a giant squid\, a jar of bioluminescent plankton and even whale poop! \nThis immersive theatrical experience features beautiful sound effects\, hilarious slapstick hijinks\, magic\, bubble-play\, and full-audience participation. Created and performed by David Engel who tours to performing arts centers\, festivals\, schools\, and museums nationwide and internationally. URL:https://westbeth.org/event/captain-nemos-adventure-acadmey-at-westbeth/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/WATER-SQ-CONSERVATION-MEETING-copy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241212T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241212T170000 DTSTAMP:20260609T080652 CREATED:20241213T010816Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241223T232541Z UID:10000694-1733990400-1734022800@westbeth.org SUMMARY:SPECIAL HOLIDAY LUNCH Celebrate together DESCRIPTION: URL:https://westbeth.org/event/special-holiday-lunch-celebrate-together/ LOCATION:Westbeth Older Adult Center/Greenwich House CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/HOLIDAY-LUNCHES-2024-copy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241206T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241206T203000 DTSTAMP:20260609T080652 CREATED:20241124T231140Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241208T223042Z UID:10000685-1733511600-1733517000@westbeth.org SUMMARY:FIRST FRIDAY MUSIC: Noah Haidu Trio DESCRIPTION:Click to enlarge Friday Dec 6\, 2024 at 8pm \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\nenter through courtyard\nNew York\, NY \nFree \nModern jazz piano trio with a broad repertoire of original compositions and a few pop covers and standards. The repertoire will feature original compositions and arrangements by Noah\, Kayvon and Gervis\, alongside extended interpretations of works from the jazz lexicon. The music will blend the trio’s unique personalities\, experimentalism\, and deep understanding of the music’s history. \n Noah Haidu\nJazz pianist and composer Noah Haidu combines modernism\, soul\, and swing to create what the Wall Street Journal has described as “his own compelling brand of pianism.”\nNoah started classical piano at age 6\, spurred on initially by fear of his vindictive piano teacher. Falling in love with Jazz at age 20\, the young pianist moved to NYC\, supporting himself as a waiter until he was fired for breaking one too many dishes.\nAfter paying his dues as a freelancer for many years\, Noah has lately toured and recorded with icons such as Billy Hart\, Buster Williams\, Lenny White and Steve Wilson. His Sunnyside Records albums garnered millions of streams and reached the top 5 in the JazzWeek radio charts. @instagram \, YouTube\,https://www.noahhaidu.com\nNoah Haidu Photo:Jimmy Katz \nGervis Myles\nBorn and raised in Wisconsin\, double bassist Gervis Myles is a 2020 graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music with an impressive range of musical experiences. He has been in a wide variety of musical contexts\, ranging from the Tony Award-winning musical Hadestown at the Walter Kerr Theater in midtown\, playing South African-style pop grooves with the Ndlovu Youth Choir\, all the way to cutting-edge contemporary jazz music with artists like Tivon Pennicott and Peter Evans. He cherishes every musical experience for what it is and hopes to continue to grow and learn in New York. \nKayvan Gordon\nKayvon Gordon was born and raised in Detroit. At a young age\, he was taken under the mentorship of legendary trumpeter Marcus Belgrave. Later\, he went on to study at the University of Michigan. He has also had the honor of sharing the stage with Sullivan Fortner\, Robert Hurst\, Rodney Whitaker\, Johnny O’Neal\, Ravi Coltrane\, and JD Allen\, to name a few. Currently based in New York\, Kayvon Gordon seeks to contribute to the forward thinking aesthetic of his contemporaries while honoring the rich musical legacy of Detroit. URL:https://westbeth.org/event/noah-haidu-trio-play-westbeths-first-friday/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/NOAH_HAIDU_FIRST-FRID-copy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241206 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250201 DTSTAMP:20260609T080652 CREATED:20241207T030004Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260601T220413Z UID:10000689-1733443200-1738367999@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Within These Walls: Jazz at Westbeth An exhibit that celebrates Westbeth jazz musicians\, past and present DESCRIPTION: URL:https://westbeth.org/event/within-these-walls-jazz-at-westbeth/ LOCATION:Westbeth Lobby CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/WITHIN-THESE-WALLS-e1736371350941.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241203T171500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250128T181500 DTSTAMP:20260609T080652 CREATED:20241127T023447Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250129T223121Z UID:10000687-1733246100-1738088100@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Meditation Practice with Steve Clorfeine DESCRIPTION:Click to enlarge An introduction to sitting and walking meditation as a simple contemplative practice of mindfulness and awareness in daily life. \nFree\n7 week session Tuesdays 5:15 – 6:15pm \nMeet in Community Room on\nTuesdays Dec 3\, Dec 10\, Jan 7\, Jan 21\, and Jan 28 \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank Street\nenter through courtyard\nNew York \, NY \nMeet in Westbeth Flea Market\nTuesdays Dec 17 and Jan 14 \nWestbeth Flea Market\nBasement\n55 Bethune St\nNew York\, NY \nSteve Clorfeine\nProfiles in Art Interview URL:https://westbeth.org/event/steve-clorfeine-meditation/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/MEDITATION-SSQ-TEVE-CLORFEINE24-copy.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Westbeth Beautification Committee":MAILTO:westbethfleamarket@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241126T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241126T203000 DTSTAMP:20260609T080652 CREATED:20241112T010715Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241202T005219Z UID:10000679-1732647600-1732653000@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Westbeth Movie Night Inglourious Basterds DESCRIPTION:Tue Nov 26\, 2024 at 7pm \nFree and Open to the Public. \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\nenter through courtyard\nNew York\, NY \nClick image for more info about the movie URL:https://westbeth.org/event/westbeth-movie-night-inglourious-basterds/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Westbeth-MOvie-SQ-Night-Ingloriouys-Rev-date.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR