BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Westbeth - ECPv6.15.20//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:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD 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:20240218T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240218T163000 DTSTAMP:20260425T015833 CREATED:20240103T221742Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240222T190429Z UID:10000452-1708268400-1708273800@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Beth Soll & Company: Four Dancers\, One Choreographer and One Musician DESCRIPTION:An informal showing of two repertory works and four premieres\nwith discussion led by Beth Soll \nSunday\, February 18th \, 2024 at 3 pm\nAt the Martha Graham Studio Theater\nIn Westbeth at 55 Bethune Street\, NYC\nSuggested Donation $10\nPresented by Dance Projects\, Inc.\nPhone: 212-927-0476 \nAbby Dias \nBeth Soll NY Choreographer and Artistic Director of Beth Soll & Company will\npresent “Four Dancers\, One Choreographer\, and One Musician” in a showing of two repertory works and four new dances. \nSoll\, whose work is often described as enigmatic and uncategorizable\, will give the audience some insight into her creative process with a discussion of the sources for the works listed below. Questions from the audience will be\nwelcome. \nDANCERS: Janet Aisawa\, Abigail Dias\, Lindsey Miller\, and Beth Soll.\nMUSICIAN/COMPOSER: Kathryn Woodard. \nInformation about Beth Soll & Company:bethsollandcompany.org\nhttps://www.facebook.com/BethSollandCompany. \nTHE FULL PROGRAM: \nBeth Soll in “Zerkolo” Photo: Barry Hetherington Folk Dance: A Restless Fugue. (2022) Duet for Abby Dias & Lindsey Miller. This work was\ninspired by traditional folk dances and embroidery patterns from Eastern Europe. The dancers move\nfrom upstage to downstage with detailed\, ‘embroidery paths.’ Much of the dance is performed as a\nfugue\, but as it develops\, the dancers abandon the fugal structure and dance together or in\nopposition\, which both enriches and undermines the conventions of folk dance and evokes a sense\nof the passionate emotions and suggestions of conflict that are often implicit in traditional dances.\nImprovised music for this work will be performed by noted musician/composer Kathryn Woodard. \nArdent Things (2023). Solo for Beth Soll. Now in her eighties\, Soll has observed that the challenge\nand richness of experience do not fade with age\, but\, in fact\, as time passes\, they achieve a kind of\nglowing intensity that has both positive and negative implications. The dance is also inspired by the\nmany poems that contain the word ‘ardent’ and the phrases ‘ardent things’ that reflect the\nreceptivity of the artistic sensibility to the vibrancy of life. Music by Eka Chabashvili. \nBeth Soll “Flight” Photo: Laszlo Toth Four Conversations (premiere) Duets for Janet Aisawa and Abby Dias. Several months ago\, Soll\nwatched videos of many of the dances she had created almost 50 years ago. With no clear goal and\nworking intuitively\, she found herself creating four very different conversations from the\nvocabulary and moods of these old works: \n-Quiet Negotiation is based on Soll’s observation of her Russian grandfather\, who lost a leg to\ntuberculosis of the bone\, working in his garden and negotiating the awkwardness of his heavy\nwooden leg. The resultant\, purely formal dance reveals a tranquil interaction between the dancers. \n-Jittery Chit-Chat was inspired by the energetic\, restless\, free-form interchanges carried on by\nkids and teenagers. \n– Secrets is shaped by Soll’s 1979 work: Conversations in a Foreign Language\, in which she\ncreated a sense of the sublime intimacy of quiet personal conversations that happen in a foreign\ncontext where meanings are often suffused with a sense of the mysterious and magical. \n-Runaway Interplay. A fast\, furious\, athletic dance that reveals an absurd\, sometimes awkward\nconnection between the dancers. Music by Eka Chabashvili. \nBeth Soll “Neonate” Beth Soll. Since the beginning of her career\, Soll has been recognized as a choreographer of\nenigmatic and powerfully expressive dances. \nEarly on\, she studied in Ithaca\, NY with Romanian modern dancers Iris Barbura and Vergiu Cornea and later attended the Kurt Jooss School and the Harald Kreutzberg School in Europe. Since graduating in Dance from the University of Wisconsin\, she has choreographed more than 150 dances and has also established an impressive reputation as a\nsoloist. She has held faculty positions at Boston University\, MIT\, where she directed the Dance\nProgram for 20 years\, the Harvard Summer Dance Center\, and UC Santa Barbara; she has also taught\nas an adjunct at numerous Boston and New York colleges\, including Hofstra University\, the New\nSchool\, and Manhattanville College. Before forming Beth Soll & Company in 1977\, she performed\nprofessionally in Madison\, Wisconsin\, and in Boston with the Ina Hahn Dance Company\, Dance\nCollective\, and the Harvard Summer Dance Company. In addition to major Boston and New York\nseasons\, her company has participated in numerous residencies and performance engagements at\nAmerican universities and performance venues\, including a 3-week residency at Jacob’s Pillow. As a\nsoloist\, she has performed and taught in Canada\, France\, Germany\, Hong Kong\, Hungary\, Romania\, \nand Russia. Her work has been generously supported by grants and prizes from corporations and\nfederal and state agencies. Her book\, Will Modern Dance Survive? Lessons to be Learned from the\nPioneers and Unsung Visionaries of Modern Dance\, was published in 2002.\nReview quotes:\n“. . . there is an understated virtuosity in the movement\, and it was this that held my attention\nthroughout this short but extraordinarily rich concert.” David\nVaughan\, Dance Magazine.\n“Soll works like a collector – showing us in varying lights the odd and/or beautiful discoveries\, the\neveryday objects treasured for their private significance.” Deborah Jowitt\, The Village\nVoice.\n“[Soll] stood still and just saw\, her focus channeling distances so apocalyptic or visionary that we\ntrembled as they appeared within the lens of this beautiful dance.”\nFiona Dolenga\, Culture Vulture. \n“Soll is something of an alchemist: she takes the dross of everyday life and\nturns it into the equivalent of spun gold.”\n                                                       Thea Singer\, The Boston Phoenix. URL:https://westbeth.org/event/beth-soll-company-four-dancers-one-choreographer-and-one-musician/ LOCATION:Martha Graham Studio Theater at Westbeth CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Beth-Soll-SQ-Abby-in-purple.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240216 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250301 DTSTAMP:20260425T015833 CREATED:20240216T165712Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240720T160211Z UID:10000469-1708041600-1740787199@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Westbeth Featured in Mastercard Audio Walking Tour DESCRIPTION:Westbeth Artists Housing \nTHE EXPERIENCE\nEmbark on an immersive\, self-guided journey through one of Manhattan’s oldest and most fascinating neighborhoods\, Greenwich Village. \nThis app-based itinerary lets you explore at your own pace\, unlocking secrets at every corner through GPS-triggered stories by legendary artists\, trailblazing activists\, and beloved local entrepreneurs. You’ll learn the history of iconic sites like Washington Square Park\, Café Reggio\, and the Stonewall Inn—and even pick up a secret gift along the way. Exclusively for Mastercard® cardholders. \nDIRECTIONS\nAudio tours can be accessed using GESSO’s webpage or downloading the GESSO app. \nYou can also hit the REDEEM Button at https://www.priceless.com/travel/product/186205/audio-tour-of-greenwich-village \nClick to enlarge DETAILS\nAudio walking tour is available until February 28\, 2025\nTranscripts of each stop available\nWalking shoes\, fully-charged phone and headphones/earbuds recommended \nTour covers the following sites:\nThe iconic Washington Square Park\nHistorical Café Reggio and Café Wha?\nJoe’s Pizza and Murray’s Cheese\nThe Friends Apartment\nThe Stonewall Inn\nWestbeth Artist Residence\nThe Whitney Museum\nThe High Line\nBy participating\, you agree to all our Terms of Use\nTerms & Conditions URL:https://westbeth.org/event/westbeth-featured-in-mastercard-audio-walking-tour/ LOCATION:Greenwich Village NYC CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Greenwich-Vil-SQ-audio-walking-tour.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240215T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241219T210000 DTSTAMP:20260425T015833 CREATED:20240413T232015Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240525T175253Z UID:10000457-1708023600-1734642000@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Monthly Drag Bingo Nights with Paige Turner DESCRIPTION:Click to enlarge \n \nWestbeth Artists-Residents Council is thrilled to present Drag Bingo featuring renowned drag personality\, Paige Turner! \nAmazing Prizes from La Mer to La Moola\, Games\, Songs\, Laughter and Thrills and more \nWhere: Westbeth Community Room\nWhen: Every 3rd Thursday of the month (2nd Thursday on March 14)\nExact Dates: 2/15\, 3/14\, 4/18\, 5/16\, SUSPENDED FOR SUMMER\, 9/19\, 10/17\, 11/21\, 12/19\nTime: 7 – 9 PM\nSeating: Limited to 75 persons. First come\, first serve.\nPrice: FREE! and Bingo supplies provided. \nEach month\, Paige will perform show-stopping musical numbers along with her hilariously improvised Bingo games with fabulous prizes\, surprises\, mayhem and foolishness. \nDRAG BINGO NIGHT Feb 15\, 2024. Photos: Roger Braimon\nClick image for 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 \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 \n“Paige has a Broadway powerhouse voice\, filled with good cheer and openness! \nCABARET SCENES \n“Hilarious and delectably witty!”\nOUT MAGAZINE \nIn the same vein as the Carol Burnett Show and Pee Wee Herman!”\nHUFFINGTON POST \n“Paige is an excellent singer and performer with a gift for selling songs!”\nBROADWAY WORLD \nWestbeth\, the largest artists community in the world\, was established in 1970 at the former Bell Laboratories in the West Village as a non-profit artists housing corporation comprising residential live/work and commercial spaces and later a Community Room and Art Gallery. Westbeth Artists-Residents Council (aka WARC) was established in 1980 as a non-profit volunteer-run tenant corporation that oversees The Westbeth Community Room and The Westbeth Gallery. WARC produces original events\, exhibitions\, and classes free to the public year-round (i.e. WestFest Dance Festival\, Westbeth Icons\, unique acting/singing/collage/exercise classes\, Westbeth Flea Market\, etc. )\, as well as hosts events from NYC and neighborhood partners (The Whitney\, Rutgers Mason Gross School of the Arts\, Open House NY\, etc.). Westbeth\, the physical campus\, is landmarked in city\, state and national registries. URL:https://westbeth.org/event/bingo-night-with-paige-turner-at-westbeth/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Drag-April-SQ.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240212 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240701 DTSTAMP:20260425T015833 CREATED:20231003T031948Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240312T012028Z UID:10000461-1707696000-1719791999@westbeth.org SUMMARY:A Sampling of Actors Exhibition David Greenspan\, Erica Fae\, Jack Davidson\, Gloria Miguel\, Karen Ludwig\, Joel Rooks\, SHukura DESCRIPTION:Click to enlarge \nCourtyard Gallery\nInner Courtyard\n55 Bethune Street\nNY NY \nThe Courtyard Gallery is open 9am – 9pm every day. \nFor each actor\, the exhibit features a photo\, bio\, their favorite role and a synopsis of the production featuring that role. \nDAVID GREENSPAN\nDavid Greenspan\, actor and playwright\, is the recipient of six Obies\, including an award for Sustained Achievement. He is currently appearing in “On Set With Theda Bara” at the Brick Theater.\nDavid Greenspan Interview \nERICA FAE\nErica Fae brings radical stories from history onto the stage and screen. Her feature film “To Keep the Light”\, was awarded the FIPRESCI Prize. ericafae.com \nJACK DAVIDSON\nJack played Tobias in Edward Albee’s A Delicate Balance for which he was nominated for an Elliot Norton award for outstanding actor and received the IRNE Award as best actor in a play.\nJack Davidson Westbeh Icon Film \nGLORIA MIGUEL\nGloria Miguel is Kuna/ Rappahannock and is a founding member of Spiderwoman Theater whose mission is rooted in an urban Indigenous performance practice.\n. Gloria Miguel Profiles in Art Interview\nGloria Miguel Westbeth Icon \nKAREN LUDWIG\nKaren Ludwig has performed in and directed numerous off-Broadway plays\, including one woman shows\, appeared in films with Meryl Streep and and Robert De Niro\, and directed Uta Hagen’s Acting Class.\nKaren Ludwig website \nJOEL ROOKS\nJoel Rooks has worked steadily\, acting extensively in theatre\, both on and off Broadway as well as throughout the U.S. and overseas.\nJoel Rooks Interview \nSHukura\nSHukura’s most recent successes have been her roles in Netflix’s Orange Is the New Black\, her recurring role as Prison Guard Raina on NBC TV’s New Amsterdam\, and her appearance on Crackle TV’s Inside the Black Box. URL:https://westbeth.org/event/westbeth-actors-exhibition/ LOCATION:Westbeth Courtyard Gallery CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Sampling-of-Actors-SQ-no-opening4.04-PM-e1710206562379.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240206T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240309T203000 DTSTAMP:20260425T015833 CREATED:20240116T171953Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240311T182310Z UID:10000454-1707246000-1710016200@westbeth.org SUMMARY:David Greenspan: On Set with Theda Bara Tues and Wed Discount Tickets!!!!! DESCRIPTION:All photos: Emilio Madrid \n \n \nFebruary 6 – March 9\, 2024\nThe Brick\n579 Metropolitan Ave\, Brooklyn\, NY 11211 \nIn this hallucination of a one-person show\, a genderqueer teen who goes missing and their gay detective father come face-to-face with the supernatural and consciousness-devouring Theda Bara\, the real-life vamp and silent film star of the 1910s. On Set with Theda Bara is part gothic coming-of-age story and part campy melodrama about identity consumption and the horror of not knowing who you are. \nTransport Group and Lucille Lortel Theatre are proud to present the full-length Off-Broadway debut of On Set with Theda Bara\, written by Joey Merlo\, directed by Jack Serio (Uncle Vanya)\, and performed by the incomparable six-time Obie winner David Greenspan. \nThe run time is 65 minutes\, with no intermission.\nOn Set with Theda Bara was first showcased at an eight-night only presentation by The Brick and The Exponential Festival in 2023. \nHey Friends\,\nFollowing a wildly enthusiastic response last year\, I’m returning in the compelling and surprisingly poignant rollercoaster of a solo play\, On Set With Theda Bara\, by Joey Merlo\, directed by Jack Serio. For those who didn’t catch it the first time around\, it’s a haunted and humorous 65 minutes at The Brick in Williamsburg – two quick stops on the L (or for the cognoscenti of Brooklyn and Queens) the much-beloved G. See below for tickets and description. I hope you can catch it. – David \nTicket information and website:\nThe Transport Group https://transportgroup.org/project/on-set-with-theda-bara/ \nProfiles in Art: Interview with David Greenspan\nWestbeth Artist Page: David Greenspan URL:https://westbeth.org/event/david-greenspan-on-set-with-theda-bara-tues-and-wed-discount-tickets/ LOCATION:Brick Theater\, Brooklyn NY CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/David-Grteenspan-Theda.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240203T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240224T180000 DTSTAMP:20260425T015833 CREATED:20231128T023130Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240226T175741Z UID:10000445-1706965200-1708797600@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Dana Gordon Signs of LIfe Paintings from 2023 DESCRIPTION:Click to enlarge \nFeb 3- Feb 24\, 2024\nOpening Reception\nSunday Feb 3\, 2024 5pm – 7pm \nThe Westbeth Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of 25 paintings from 2023 by Dana Gordon. \nDana Gordon is an American abstract painter who began his art career working\nas assistant to Tony Smith and George Sugarman in the late 1960s in New York. He studied painting at Brown University and Hunter College\, and photography with Aaron Siskind in Chicago. He was a professor of art\, mainly in the 1970s\, and his avant-garde films have been featured at MoMA and internationally. \nGordon’s painting has been seen in fifteen solo shows and many group shows in New York\,\nChicago\, Paris\, and Boca Raton\, including at such galleries as Andre Zarre\, Charles Cowles\,\n55 Mercer\, and The Painting Center in Manhattan\, and Sideshow in Brooklyn. \nIn 1974\, after making three-dimensional and shaped canvases and other avant-garde\nexperiments for about nine years\, Gordon decided to “start over”\, to find his own language\nof art. He put a simple white chalk mark on a piece of black paper\, and let things develop\nfreely from there. The marks went not only toward strokes and their arrangements\, lines\,\noutlines\, and abstract or figurish shapes\, but inevitably toward proto-languages\, too. He\nretained the use of pure color so essential to abstraction. \nGordon’s recent paintings (and writings) energize a revitalized appreciation of abstraction\nand its connection with the old and the new. \nDana Gordon was one of the principal founders of The Painting Center in New York in\n1993. In the same year one of his paintings was reproduced as the front cover of the Paris\nReview (issue no. 129). \nGordon’s work is in many collections\, including the Brooklyn Museum of Art\, M.I.T.\,\nAdelphi University\, and the Royal Belgian Film Archive\, and of Edward Albee\, Virgil\nThomson\, Hilton Kramer\, and James Panero. \nHis art received awards from the Pollock-Krasner Fdn.\, Rauschenberg’s Change Fdn.\,\nand university research grants\, and residencies at the Edward Albee Fdn.\, the Triangle Workshop\,\nand the Millay Colony. In 1978 he was the “runner-up” for the NEA’s US/UK Bicentennial Exchange Fellowship. \nCritical acclaim for Gordon’s work has included the L.A.Times\, 1978: “… for purists and\npioneers in pursuit of new perceptions.” John Russell in the NY Times in 1987 “…well\nworth seeking out…a painter of whom it would be good to see more.” Helen Harrison\, NY\nTimes\, 1994: “…beautiful paintings\, filled with the controlled exuberance of a carefully\norchestrated spectacle.”\nGrace Glueck\, NY Times\, 1997: “… a very lively eyefest.” James\nPanero\, in the New Criterion\, 2014: “While many artists paint widely\, Gordon paints\ndeeply…. Gordon knows ‘what only painting can do.’ ” David Cohen\, of Art Critical\, on\nGordon’s 2018 Paris show “Lucky Paris.” \nGordon has written about art for The Wall Street Journal\, The New Criterion\, The New\nYork Sun\, Commentary\, Delicious Line\, The Jerusalem Post\, and Painters’ Table.\nGordon says: “To paint I get into a frame of mind where I can bring everything to bear\,\nfocused on the moment of painting. A given subject is too limiting; painting’s potency is\ncomprehensive and open-ended and develops its own subject\, if allowed to. Abstract\nform underlies all visual art; form’s content expresses intellect and feeling. Painting is as\nalive as ever: after millenia why would our little era not have it\, it’s a sign of life. All art\nis now; in art there are no “other” cultures. My painting does not subvert\, it upholds art\nand reaches for beauty.” \nNext to the Hudson River\, in Manhattan’s West Village\, The Westbeth Gallery is an\nindependently curated gallery run by artists living in Westbeth\, a historic artist residence\nin a building converted in 1970 from the Bell Telephone Laboratories and on the National\nRegister of Historic Places.Westbeth also houses The New School for Drama\, and The Kitchen. \nHome Page image: Sea of Possibility (detail) oil on canvas 64 x 72 inches 2023 \nMore info: danagordon.art\n1danagordon@gmail.com\nInfo: westbethgallery@gmail.com URL:https://westbeth.org/event/dana-gordon/ LOCATION:Westbeth Gallery CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/DanaGordon_-SQ-11x8.5_RGB.png GEO:40.737051566887;-74.009218415339 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240202T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240202T190000 DTSTAMP:20260425T015833 CREATED:20231216T162223Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240214T035307Z UID:10000453-1706900400-1706900400@westbeth.org SUMMARY:First Fridays: Copasetic Connection with Brenda Bufalino\, Teri Roiger\, and John Menegon DESCRIPTION:Friday Feb 2\, 2024 at 7Pm\nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank Street\nenter through courtyard\nNYC \nBrenda Bufalino (Taps and Poetry)\nTeri Roiger (Vocals and Piano)\nJohn Menegon (Bass) \nAn evening of Jazz Music and Tap Dance featuring compositions by Billy Strayhorn\, Charles Mingus and others\, as well as original music and poetry by Brenda and Teri. \nAn excerpt of “Woodpecker”\, a documentary that Tony Waag is creating on the artistic life of Brenda Bufalino\, will be shown. \n \nBRENDA BUFALINO\nBrenda Bufalino is a mixed genre artist: Jazz tap dancer\, vocalist\, poet\, Author\, Ceramicist\, and Choreographer. https://www.brendabufalino.com/ \nShe was the creator\, and director of highly acclaimed American\nTap Dance Orchestra\, and the International Tap Dance Orchestra.\nPerforming her one-person shows internationally\, she has also appeared\nas a guest tap dance soloist at Town Hall\, Carnegie Hall\, The Joyce\nTheater and Kennedy Center. She is the creator of numerous solo shows\nperforming with jazz duos and trios. Her collaborations have been with\nbassist Joe Fonda on tour internationally and on his project and album\n“From the Source\,” reissued in 2023\, with Teri Roiger and John\nManegon\, Frank Kimbrough\, and Jay Clayton with whom she created\nthe Tap Opera\, “Gertrude’s Nose\,” for voices and taps. With her mentor\nand partner Charles “Honi” Coles\, she toured internationally for\ndecades. Most recently in November 2023\, Ms. Bufalino created a new\nevenings work “Blue Heron Flies” performed at the Regent Theater in\nArlington\, Mass.\nMs Bufalino’s book of poems “Circular Migrations” and her\nmemoir “Tapping the Source\,” which is now in it’s third printing\, are\nboth published by Codhill Press\, and her novella “Song of the Split\nElm\,” is published by Outskirts Press. Her many DVD’s\, CD’s and\nbooks are available on her website: brendabufalino.com\nShe has received several NEA fellowships\, The Tap City Hall of\nFame Award\, The Dance Magazine Award\, and the prestigious\nBessie Award\, for lifetime achievement. \nJOHN MENEGON \n(Bassist\, Composer\, Arranger) www.johnmenegon.com \n“New York bassist John Menegon is in the line of George Mraz and Michael Moore; a\nharmonically sophisticated bassist with technical facility who swings hard when it’s\ncalled for.” Kirk Silsbee\, Downbeat!\nMenegon is a jazz bassist\, but is also a guitarist\, arranger\, and composer. He began his\ncareer as a musician in Montreal playing in groups with the great guitarist Nelson\nSymonds\, as well as pianist Vic Vogel and guitarist Sonny Greenwich. After relocating\nto New York City\, he played bass for over ten years with two legendary tenor\nsaxophonists\, Dewey Redman and Texas Tenor David “Fathead” Newman. This\nexperience provided a solid foundation for Menegon to continue his explorations as a\nbandleader\, composer and arranger\, and he has been composing and arranging music\nthroughout his career. Menegon has released five CDs as a bandleader featuring\nDewey Redman\, Frank Kimbrough\, Joel Frahm\, Matt Wilson\, David “Fathead” Newman\,\nJoe Lovano\, Kenny Burrell\, Jack DeJohnette\, Teri Roiger\, John Di Martino\, John\nGunther\, and many others. He currently plays with jazz legend Joe Lovano’s “Classic\nQuartet” as well as numerous other stellar musicians. As an educator\, he spent several\nyears teaching in the Jazz Departments of SUNY New Paltz\, Williams College\, Bard\nand Bennington Colleges. Menegon has a new release coming out in April 2024 with his\nband “Sound Embrace” featuring his original compositions with Jean-Michel Pilc on\npiano\, Chet Doxas on sax\, and Jim Doxas on drums. \nTERI ROIGER\n(Jazz Vocalist\, Pianist\, Lyricist) www.teriroiger.com \n“Teri has an intuitive laid back sense of time reminiscent of Abbey Lincoln and Betty\nCarter but with her own uniqueness.” JACK DEJOHNETTE (legendary jazz drummer &\n2012 NEA Jazz Master)\nAn American jazz musician\, vocalist\, pianist\, songwriter\, lyricist\, educator\, and\nproducer\, Teri lives in New York City. Her first recording was made with the legendary\nstride pianist Butch Thompson\, and since then she has recorded with Jack DeJohnette\,\nKenny Burrell\, John Menegon\, Frank Kimbrough\, Gil Goldstein\, Steve Williams\, Matt\nWilson\, Pete Levin\, Joel Frahm\, Jay Collins\, Nanny Assis\, and many others. The depth\nof her experiences and love of jazz is apparent when she brings all her talents to live\nperformances\, the recording studio\, and through her moving lyrics and compositions.\nTeri’s five recordings as a bandleader have all met with critical acclaim\, as have her live\nperformances at festivals and top New York jazz spots. Her recordings showcase her\nuncommon knowledge\, appreciation\, and deep love for the artistry of Billie Holiday\,\nAbbey Lincoln\, and Thelonious Monk. The acclaimed critic Scott Yanow selected\n“GHOST OF YESTERDAY: Shades of Lady Day\,” as one of the top 30 Jazz CDs of\n2017! Her composition “Still Life\,” the title track of another album\, won 3 rd prize in the\njazz category of the acclaimed songwriting competition ISC. In 2013 her recording of\nAbbey Lincoln’s music was featured as one of the five best tribute releases in NYC Jazz\nRecord. Teri & John Menegon’s first collaboration\, MISTERIOSO\, includes jazz legends\nJack DeJohnette and Kenny Burrell\, and Teri was given permission to publish her own\nlyrics to Monk’s iconic composition “Misterioso.” They will be releasing a re-mixed and\nmastered vinyl edition in 2024.\n“Teri is made for those who still understand the meaning of the term the real thing.”\nStanley Crouch (Author & Cultural Critic) \nPhoto Credits:\nJanis Wilkins for John Menegeon (left)\nNeil Segal for Teri Roiger (right)\nSteve Peterson for Brenda Bufalino (center) URL:https://westbeth.org/event/westbeth-first-friday-copsasetic-connection/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/First-Friday-SQ-Copasetic-.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240126T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240126T213000 DTSTAMP:20260425T015833 CREATED:20240108T000219Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240130T193447Z UID:10000449-1706299200-1706304600@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Nasheet Waits and friendsRe-Imagining Max Roach's Freedom Suite DESCRIPTION:The revolutionary 1960 album We Insist!: Max Roach’s Freedom Now Suite explored issues of social justice and racial inequality through the lens of jazz and poetry. In celebration of the centennial of Max Roach — drummer\, bebop pioneer and civil rights activist — this landmark work is reimagined for today’s world.Featuring Cassandra Wilson\, Ravi Coltrane\, Sonia Sanchez\, Saul Williams\, Nasheet Waits & more. Video by Alyson Shotz. \nNew Jersey Performing Arts Center. NJPAC \nVenue:Prudential Hall\nBetty Wold Johnson Stage \nDate:Friday January 26\, 2024 at 8pm \nTickets:$39-$79. Ticketmaster \nFeaturing Cassandra Wilson\, Ravi Coltrane\, Sonia Sanchez\, Saul Williams\, Nasheet Waits & more. Video by Alyson Shotz. \nMusical director Nasheet Waits (of Max’s percussion ensemble M’Boom) is joined by vocalist Cassandra Wilson\, poets Sonia Sanchez and Saul Williams\, saxophonist Ravi Coltrane\, pianist Nduduzo Makhathini and bassist Eric Revis. The Honorable Mayor Ras Baraka will help open the program\, with a special appearance by The Last Poets. Experience the modern evolution of the Freedom Now Suite\, a piece that continues to live\, expand and inspire across generations. \n“We American jazz musicians of African descent have proved beyond all doubt that we’re master musicians of our instruments. Now what we have to do is employ our skill to tell the dramatic story of our people and what we’ve been through.” \n–Max Roach to DownBeat magazine \nWestbeth Profiles in Art: Interview with Nasheet Waits URL:https://westbeth.org/event/nasheet-waits-and-friends-re-imagining-max-roachs-freedom-suite/ LOCATION:New Jersey Performing Arts Center CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Screenshot-2024-01-07-at-6.42.53-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240126T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240126T203000 DTSTAMP:20260425T015833 CREATED:20231210T181343Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240130T193248Z UID:10000451-1706295600-1706301000@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Westbeth Movie Night: Minority Report DESCRIPTION: URL:https://westbeth.org/event/westbeth-movie-night-8/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Minority-Report-FINAL-SQUARE-e1704911566562.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240106 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250101 DTSTAMP:20260425T015833 CREATED:20240106T230102Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240116T165605Z UID:10000447-1704499200-1735689599@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Westbeth Gallery 2024 Exhibitions Calendar DESCRIPTION: URL:https://westbeth.org/event/westbeth-gallery-2024-exhibitions-calendar/ LOCATION:Westbeth Gallery CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Westbeth-Gallery-REV-2024-Exhibition-Calendar.png GEO:40.737051566887;-74.009218415339 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240105T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240105T210000 DTSTAMP:20260425T015833 CREATED:20231001T031215Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240106T225049Z UID:10000442-1704483000-1704488400@westbeth.org SUMMARY:First Friday Music: Mike DiRubbo Quartet DESCRIPTION:Click to enlarge \nJanuary 5\, 2024 at 7:30pm\nWestbeth Community Room \nAn evening of Modern Jazz with alto saxophone\, piano\, acoustic bass and drums. Mike will be performing some of his original compositions from his brand new recording\, “Inner Light”\, most of which were composed here at Westbeth. The performance will be followed with a Q&A. \nMike DiRubbo saxophonist\, composer\n“Something about the sound Mike DiRubbo elicits from the alto saxophone – deep\, dark\, immense\, with a machete edge that denotes a ready-for-anything urban sensibility – immediately grabs the ear. It’s a sound familiar to the cream of New York’s hardcore jazz community since the mid-‘90’s”\n– Ted Panken\nmikedirubbo.com \nBrian Charette organist\, pianist\nA leading voice in modern jazz\, Charette is a Hammond U.S.A\, Hammond Europe\, I.K Multimedia\, and Casio endorsed\, Cellar Live recording artist. Brian is currently #2 on the 2023 Downbeat Critic’s Poll for Organ and also won 2023 “Rising Star: Keyboard”. Brian was also the winner of the 2014 Downbeat Critics’ Poll “Rising Star: Organ” award and 2015 Hot House Magazine’s “Fan’s Decision Jazz Award for Best Organist”.\nbriancharette.com \nUgonna Okegwa bassist\nOne of the most distinctive and sought-after jazz bassists in the world. Critics across the globe have praised him for his rich tone\, supple sense of swing\, stylistic range and inventiveness. These qualities have not only earned him a place on the bandstand with jazz legends as diverse as Clark Terry\, Benny Golson\, Pharoah Sanders and Joseph Jarman – they have established him as one of the leading lights of a younger generation redefining jazz for the new century.\nugonnaokegwo.com \nEvan Sherman drummer\nAmerican drummer\, bandleader\, and arranger Evan Sherman has recorded and toured internationally in the bands of Ron Carter\, Cyrus Chestnut\, Roy Hargrove\, Jimmy Heath\, Branford & Wynton Marsalis\, the Dizzy Gillespie All-Stars & Samara Joy.\nhttps://www.evanshermanmusic.com URL:https://westbeth.org/event/mike-dirubbo-quartet/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Mike-DIRUBBO-SQ-e1702615075482.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240105T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240125T190000 DTSTAMP:20260425T015833 CREATED:20240111T133345Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240130T193309Z UID:10000438-1704474000-1706209200@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Beyond the Surface: Constructing DestructionGroup Show DESCRIPTION:Click to enlarge \nShow Dates: January 5 – January 25\, 2024 \nWestbeth Gallery is pleased to launch its 2024 season with “Beyond the Surface: Constructing Destruction.” Curated by Vida Geranmayeh and Daniel G. Hill\, this exhibition brings together a diverse group of artists who challenge and expand the boundaries of painting\, drawing\, and sculpture. \nFeaturing Artists:\nGail Biederman\, Lily de Bont\, Daniel G. Hill\, Kathleen Kucka\, Steven Millar\, Gelah Penn\, David Rhodes\, Mary Schiliro\, Howard Schwartzberg\, Jan Maarten Voskuil \n“Beyond the Surface: Constructing Destruction” navigates the nuanced space between creation and disruption\, with a focus on transformative techniques and the integral role of materials in the creative process. The exhibition re-contextualizes the traditional mediums of painting and sculpture\, as each artist explores the dynamic interplay of contrasting transformations. In an era marked by global challenges\, the exhibition positions art as a platform for dialogue and positive change. It confronts self-censorship\, extends the reach of artistic expression\, and encourages viewers to investigate uncharted territories. By reexamining the familiar\, these artists discover new paths within established genres\, inspiring viewers to question and reconsider prevailing artistic notions. The exhibition underscores the importance of mastery of craft in achieving innovation\, often leading to an expansion of artistic boundaries. \nGail Biederman utilizes felt and yarn\, creating psychogeographic maps in her large-scale installations and intimate works on paper\, drawing upon experience and memory. \nLily de Bont radically reimagines the painter’s linen\, deconstructing the canvas into loose threads\, leading to complex compositions where gravity plays a pivotal role. \nDaniel G. Hill explores the physical and metaphorical roles of gravity in art\, creating self-reflexive pieces that provoke wonder and contemplation. \nKathleen Kucka uses burning as a transformative technique\, exploring rebirth and destruction through a personal language of forms and patterns. \nSteven Millar draws inspiration from diverse allusions\, from atmospheric phenomena like rainbows to symbolic objects such as memorial stones. Merging the handmade\, fabricated\, and found\, his pieces cultivate unique forms of expression. \nGelah Penn’s site-responsive installations and wall constructions blur the lines between drawing and sculpture\, orchestrating events of perceptual incident and psychological unease. \nDavid Rhodes’s paintings feature material brevity\, elemental facture and compelling visuality. He uses only black paint on canvas. The complex figure ground configurations and rhythmic pattern are typical. \nMary Schiliro experiments with acrylic paint and Mylar\, exploring the tangible versus the ephemeral as metaphors for the human condition. Her work expands the boundaries of painting and presents new possibilities for presentation. \nHoward Schwartzberg uniquely employs paint and canvas to craft shapes\, pushing beyond traditional painting boundaries and exploring the canvas’s multidimensional roles in artistic expression. \nJan Maarten Voskuil stretches painting into the third dimension\, cutting and reconstructing canvases into modular forms that blur the lines between painting\, sculpture\, design\, and architecture. \nContact: Vida Geranmayeh (917) 838-1774 vida@gallerygeranmayeh.com \nGallery hours: Wednesday through Sunday\, 12pm–6pm and by appointment \nClosing Event/Artist Reception: Thursday\, January 25\, 2024\, 5-7pm \nWestbeth Gallery\, 55 Bethune Street\, New York\, NY 10014 www.westbeth.org URL:https://westbeth.org/event/beyond-the-surface-constructing-destructiongroup-show-2/ LOCATION:Westbeth Gallery CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Construction-DestrucT-SQ-REV-_1080x1080_Constructing-Destruction_white.jpg GEO:40.737051566887;-74.009218415339 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240105T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241206T170000 DTSTAMP:20260425T015833 CREATED:20240106T231147Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240116T165622Z UID:10000448-1704441600-1733504400@westbeth.org SUMMARY:First Fridays Westbeth Music Performances 2024 DESCRIPTION: URL:https://westbeth.org/event/first-fridays-music-performances/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/FIRST-FRIDAYS-REV-2024-CALENDAR-.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231224T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231224T143000 DTSTAMP:20260425T015833 CREATED:20231002T030117Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231228T013815Z UID:10000441-1703422800-1703428200@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Toby's Holiday Spectacular Penny Jones & Co Puppet Show DESCRIPTION:Click to enlarge \nClick to enlarge URL:https://westbeth.org/event/tobys-holiday-spectacular-penny-jones-co-puppet-show/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Screen-Shot-2023-12-14-at-8.35.46-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231223T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231223T203000 DTSTAMP:20260425T015833 CREATED:20231121T033922Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231228T013825Z UID:10000440-1703358000-1703363400@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Westbeth Movie Night: Wizard of Oz DESCRIPTION: URL:https://westbeth.org/event/westbeth-movie-night-wizard-of-oz/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/THE-WIZARD-OF-OZ-SQUARE-1-e1702611803529.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231222T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231222T213000 DTSTAMP:20260425T015833 CREATED:20231205T035452Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231228T013835Z UID:10000437-1703264400-1703280600@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Holiday Caroling and Winter Solstice Celebration DESCRIPTION:TWO HOLIDAY EVENTS  : ALL ARE WELCOME!\nHoliday Caroling in Westbeth Lobby 5pm – 6:30pm\nWinter Solstice Celebration in Westbeth Community Room 7pm – 9:30pm\nDecember 22\, 2023\nRefreshments served URL:https://westbeth.org/event/holiday-caroling-and-winter-solstice-celebration/ LOCATION:Westbeth Lobby and Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Screen-Shot-2023-12-04-at-10.44.59-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231221T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231221T230000 DTSTAMP:20260425T015833 CREATED:20231130T175430Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231228T013846Z UID:10000434-1703185200-1703199600@westbeth.org SUMMARY:ElderBro Holiday Jam DESCRIPTION:Thursday Dec 21\, 2023\n7pm – 10pm\nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St (enter through courtyard)\nNew York\, NY\nFREE PARTY\, BYOB \nElderBro is an ever expanding ensemble of musical friends of WB resident stringed instrumentalist and vocalist Marc Jacoby. The band includes resident musicians Michael Moss on various wind instruments and Andreas Brade on percussion. \nAlso participating are lifelong musical partners of Marc: Andy LaDue on percussion\, and Jeff Reich on bass. \nMore info about Marc Jacoby\nMore info about Andreas Brade \nThis is a free event open to WB residents and the general public celebrating all holiday traditions. URL:https://westbeth.org/event/elderbro-holiday-jam/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Elder-Bro-Dec-21-SQ.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231208 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240101 DTSTAMP:20260425T015833 CREATED:20230929T034413Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240106T225108Z UID:10000443-1701993600-1704067199@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Dickcissel: A Rare Bird Sighted at Westbeth DESCRIPTION:Photo of Dickcissel by Chip Franke \nOn Dec 8\, 2023 The Linnaean Society of New York issued “A Rare Bird Alert” for the Dickcissel. “This bird has bounced around the West Village – the Bleecker Playground\, Abingdon Square Park as well as moving around the adjoining neighborhood.” \nDuring the weekend\, Westbeth was visited by dozens of birdwatchers who wandered into the Westbeth courtyard and stationed themselves on the corners of Bank St and Washington St hoping to nab a sighting. \nThe Westbeth courtyard garden \, a National Wildlife Foundation certified wildlife habitat garden\, is home to many House Wrens. According to Charles\, a birdwatcher who was interviewed by the website\, “Hanging with House Wrens is a perfect plan since the Dickcissel is very similar in build except it has yellow streaks along its head.” \nCharles the birdwatcher further explained why a Dickcissel in the area makes for a rare bird sighting. “Dickcissels\, as birds do\, migrate south this time of year. However the Dickcissel migratory pattern originates in the Midwest and heads towards Central America. Sighting them as far north as the Big Apple City is a rare experience for bird and watcher.” \nThe Linnaean Society of New York fosters an appreciation of the natural world with a special emphasis on birds. Founded in 1878\, the Society comprises dedicated amateurs and professionals interested in the study\, preservation\, and enjoyment of nature and the environment. URL:https://westbeth.org/event/dickcissel-a-rare-bird-sighted-at-westbeth/ LOCATION:Westbeth Bank St Courtyard CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Screen-Shot-2023-12-14-at-11.42.36-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231203T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240203T170000 DTSTAMP:20260425T015833 CREATED:20231122T221533Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231229T212748Z UID:10000432-1701590400-1706979600@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Elisabeth Condon Tempus Fugit solo show DESCRIPTION: URL:https://westbeth.org/event/elisabeth-condon-tempus-fugit-solo-show/ LOCATION:Emerson Dorsch\, Miami CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Elizabeth-Condon-Miami-e1703885177593.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231202T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231202T210000 DTSTAMP:20260425T015833 CREATED:20231109T004450Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231205T025850Z UID:10000430-1701543600-1701550800@westbeth.org SUMMARY:BETTY : The BETTY Holiday Show with Special Guest Gloria Steinem DESCRIPTION:Click for larger image \nRing bells and come sleigh… it’s the return of the BETTY HOLIDAY SHOW! BETTY\, the long-time indie band known for harmonies\, hijinx and heartfelt passion\, holds their legendary holiday feast in NYC for one night only! Celebrating the upcoming release of their 11th album in early 2024 on their unbelievable 38th anniversary as a trio\, the BETTY HOLIDAY SHOW features familiar favorites and new music\, spoken word\, amazing special guests\, gifts and prizes to whip up a Naughty AND Nice night and put some pa rum pum pum in your sugarplum. All Ages \nTickets: https://wl.seetickets.us/event/betty-holiday-show-2023/571241?afflky=TheCuttingRoom URL:https://westbeth.org/event/betty-the-betty-holiday-show-with-special-guest-gloria-steinem/ LOCATION:The Cutting Room NYC CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Betty-at-Curtting-Room.43-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231201T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231201T203000 DTSTAMP:20260425T015833 CREATED:20230508T223821Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231205T025901Z UID:10000429-1701457200-1701462600@westbeth.org SUMMARY:First Friday Music ConcertTravelogue: Angels and AncestorsJazz Cabaret DESCRIPTION:Click for larger image \nFriday Dec 1\, 2023 at 7pm \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\nenter through courtyard\nNY\, NY \nFeaturing Eve Zanni\, vocalist\nIsaac Raz\, piano\nJennifer Vincent\, bass\nRobert Garcia\, drums and percussion\nPLUS surprise guests\nand\nJAZZ OPEN MIC jam session \nEve Zanni is an original jazz voice\, warm and expressive with a sensual musicality…traversing the primal depths of great jazz standards and original compositions in a blend of her unique arrangements that embrace classic jazz\, Brasilian\, Afro-Cuban\, Celtic and Middle-eastern rhythms….all sung with passion and romantic soul. URL:https://westbeth.org/event/first-friday-music-concerttravelogue-angels-and-ancestorsjazz-cabaret/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Eve-Zanni-first-Friday-SQ_Square.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231130T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231130T203000 DTSTAMP:20260425T015833 CREATED:20230708T142701Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231205T025915Z UID:10000428-1701370800-1701376200@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Westbeth Movie Night: In the Realms of the Unreal DESCRIPTION: URL:https://westbeth.org/event/westbeth-movie-night-in-the-realms-of-the-unreal/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Wstbeth-Movie-Night-In-the-Realms-of-the-Unreal-SQUARE-FINAL.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231130T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240204T170000 DTSTAMP:20260425T015833 CREATED:20231205T032457Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240122T010543Z UID:10000436-1701331200-1707066000@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Olive Ayhens Reconnections - In Kinship with Nature\, and Secrets in Place DESCRIPTION:Lettuce Lake (detail) SECRETS IN PLACE at Tayloe Piggott Gallery Dec 14 – Feb 4\, 2024 \nWaves (detail) RECONNECTIONS – IN KINSHIP WITH NATURE United Nations Headquarters Nov 30 – Jan 15\, 2024 \n\nRECONNETIONS – IN KINSHIP WITH NATURE\nNov 30 – Jan 15\, 2024\nUnited Nations Headquarters\nUnited Nations Exhibition Space\n405 East 45th Street\nNew York\, NY \nVisitors have to check in at the Visitors Center at 1st Avenue and East 45th Street and pass through a security check before entering building. \nRe-Connections: In Kinship With Nature blends artistic expression with environmental activism. The artists address the urgent need to live more responsibly within the Earth’s finite resources. Witness to floods\, rising waters and other man-made threats\, they imagine a future where we live in harmony with nature and feel an obligation to work together to take action and reverse this trend. \nSECRETS IN PLACE\nDec 14 – Feb 4\, 2024\nTayloe Pigott Gallery\nJackson Hole\, Wyoming \nSecrets in Place\, Ayhens’s first exhibition at Tayloe Piggott Gallery\, presents a selection of oil paintings and ink and watercolor works from the mid-1990s to the present. For the past forty years\, Ayhens has focused much of her practice on the creation of environmental allegories\, each as whimsical as they are catastrophic\, which fuse antithetical and imaginary worlds into “jumbled panoramas\,” according to Hyperallergic’s Stephen Maine. Her inventive contemporary landscapes amalgamate nature and man-made environments\, creating implausible realms of juxtaposed skyscrapers perched on cliffsides… \nMore about Olive Ayhens HERE URL:https://westbeth.org/event/olive-ayhens-re-connections-in-kinship-with-nature-and-secrets-in-place/ LOCATION:UN Headquarters NYC and Tayloe Piggott Gallery Jackson Hole\, WY CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Screen-Shot-2023-12-14-at-8.31.16-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231122T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231122T170000 DTSTAMP:20260425T015833 CREATED:20231122T222401Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231215T172844Z UID:10000433-1700640000-1700672400@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Westbeth Chronicles: Norma Anthony A Fire at Westbeth - Why I survived DESCRIPTION: URL:https://westbeth.org/event/westbeth-chronicles-norma-anthony-a-fire-at-westbeth-why-i-survived/ LOCATION:Online and Info at Westbeth Gallery CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cronfeat.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231118T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231118T210000 DTSTAMP:20260425T015833 CREATED:20231026T012543Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231119T225417Z UID:10000418-1700335800-1700341200@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Sahraa Karimi: Westbeth Safe Haven Filmmaker Film Screenings DESCRIPTION:Sunday Nov 5\, 2023\nAfghan Women Behind the Wheel \nSaturday Nov 18 at 7:30pm\n“Hava\, Maryam\, Ayesha” \nWestbeth Community Room\n55 Bethune St\nNew York\, NY \nSahraa Karimi is a film director\, scriptwriter and university lecturer from Afghanistan. She is the first and only woman in Afghani history to earn a doctorate in filmmaking and to head the Afghanistan Film Organization. Karimi was forced to leave Afghanistan on August 15\, 2021\, due to the fall of Kabul and the return of the Taliban to power. Her 30 short fiction and documentary films have received awards from film festivals all over the world. Karimi’s debut feature film “Hava\, Maryam\, Ayesha” was shot entirely in Kabul with Afghani actors and had its world premier at the 2019 Venice Film Festival. \nSee: Special Exhibit about Westbeth’s Safe Haven Artists’ Program at Westbeth Lobby Gallery 55 Bethune Street\, New York\, NY \nOther Performances by Westbeth Safe Haven Artists Here \nMore information: Westbeth Safe Haven Residency Program and Artists Freedom Initiative URL:https://westbeth.org/event/sahraa-karimi-westbeth-safe-haven-filmmaker-of-afghani-films/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Sahraa-Karimi-SQ-poster-Nov-18.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231118T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231118T170000 DTSTAMP:20260425T015833 CREATED:20231108T230744Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231120T222049Z UID:10000415-1700305200-1700326800@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Westbeth Flea Market: The 39th year of Bargains Galore plus NY1 segment and Plakke photos DESCRIPTION:Bag Sale\nSat Nov 18\, 11am – 2pm\n \nNY1 Segment on Westbeth Flea Market\n \n Dates:\nTuesday Election Day Nov 7 at 11am – 6pm\nFriday Nov 10 at 11am – 5pm\nSaturday Nov 11 at 11am – 5pm\nSunday Nov 12 at 11am – 5pm \nWestbeth Basement\n55 Bethune Street\nNew York\, NY \n David Plakke photos of Flea Market Nov 7\, 2023 opening day\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\nFlea Market\nBargains Galore\, Affordable Art\, Fantastic Furniture\nDonations come from artists within Westbeth as well as our neighbors. Books\, clothes\, shoes\, fine fabrics\, housewares\, electronics\, furniture\, jewelry\, office supplies\, and and other mysterious objects. The Affordable Art Department offers original paintings\, drawings\, fine art prints donated by the artists of Westbeth and local art collectors. Also art supplies and frames. \nProceeds of the Flea Market are used for projects that benefit Westbeth\, the neighborhood community\, and disaster relief. \nMore Info about Westbeth Flea Market URL:https://westbeth.org/event/westbeth-flea-market-the-39th-year-of-bargains-galore-plus-ny1-segment-and-plakke-photos/ LOCATION:Westbeth Basement CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/BaG-Sale-SQ-web.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231118T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231118T170000 DTSTAMP:20260425T015833 CREATED:20230731T224801Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231119T225657Z UID:10000421-1700305200-1700326800@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Blood Drive at Westbeth DESCRIPTION:Click for larger image \nSaturday Nov 18\, 2023. 11am – 5pm\nWestbeth Community Room155 Bank St\nenter through courtyard\nNew York\, NY \nThe West Village Community Blood Drive is sponsored by The Westbeth Artist Residents Council \nAppointments are preferred however walk-ins will be welcomed if space permits.\nPlease remember to eat\, drink\, and bring your donor ID card or ID with name and photo. \n  \n  \nTo schedule an appointment: https://donate.nybc.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/315789 \nMasks are optional for all donors and staff. \nMedical questions? Please call 1800.688.0900 \nWhy Blood Donations? Hospitals and patients rely upon a steady flow of volunteer donors to receive life-saving donations. Blood donation has a lot of benefits. Why a person requires blood has various reasons. It may be an illness or also an accident\, nonetheless\, it is important. The blood that we donate helps a person in need. It enhances their health condition and makes them overcome their critical situation. Blood donation does not simply help that specific person but also contributes to a responsible gesture towards society. Moreover\, it also enhances the health of the donor. As the blood cell depletion allows a way for production of new blood cells that freshen our body system. NYBC encourages all who are able to sign up and donate today. One blood donation has the ability to save up to three lives! \nCan I donate blood? | New York Blood Center (nybc.org)To Schedule your Appointment to Donate CLICK HERE \nOr Scan the QR Scan Code URL:https://westbeth.org/event/blood-drive-at-westbeth/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/BLOOD-DRIVE-REV-SQ-NOV-19.07-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231117T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231228T170000 DTSTAMP:20260425T015833 CREATED:20231031T030607Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231229T003024Z UID:10000422-1700208000-1703782800@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Westbeth Winter Show of Westbeth Visual Artists DESCRIPTION:Postcards of the work exhibited in the Winter Show are now\, for the first time\, available for purchase at the Gallery. Here are some representative examples:\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\nClick to enlarge \nNov 17\, 2023 – Dec 28\, 2023\nOpening Reception: Friday Nov 17\, 2023 6pm – 8pm \nWestbeth Gallery\n55 Bethune Street\nNew York\, NY \nGallery Hours: Wed – Sunday 1pm – 6pm \nWestbeth Gallery is proud to present its annual year-end exhibition celebrating the work of Westbeth artists in painting\, sculpture\, printmaking\, mixed media\, public art\, installation\, photography\, video and film. URL:https://westbeth.org/event/westbeth-winter-show-2-of-westbeth-visual-artists/ LOCATION:Westbeth Gallery CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/WinterShow_Poster2023_1-1_1080.jpg GEO:40.737051566887;-74.009218415339 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231116T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231116T200000 DTSTAMP:20260425T015833 CREATED:20230801T135159Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231119T225707Z UID:10000410-1700161200-1700164800@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Stories Around the Table: LOST AND FOUND DESCRIPTION:Thurs Nov 16\, 2023 at 7PM\nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\nNew York\, NY 10014\nenter through courtyard \nStorytellers:\nKaren Ludwig\nKaren 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\, The Bacchae with Irene Pappas and many plays at the Public Theater. She was a member of Andre Gregory’s Manhattan Project for two years and performed The Seagull and Wallace Shawn’s Our Late Night with the Company throughout the United States and Europe.Her first film was Woody Allen’s Manhattan\, (Meryl Streep’s lover) and her most recent is That Awkward Moment with Zach Efron. She teaches at The New School for Drama and the HB Studio in NYC. \nDawn D’Arcy\nDawn is an actor\, writer\, bass player and thrilled to be a new grandma to Etta. She is in love with each of the women in this group and plans to marry them all in the very near future. \nJoyce Aaron\nOboe winner for Acting in a play Acrobatics co written by Luna Tarlo. Original member of The Open Theater\, directed by Joseph Chaikin. Premiered America Hurrah by Jean Claude Van Itallie in New York and at The Royal Court Theater in London. Lived and worked with Sam Shepard on many of his early plays. \nJoan Hall\nJoan Hall who won the Miriam Chaikin Writing Foundation Award in 2018\, 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. Hall’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. \nDiane Spodarek\nDiane Spodarek is a Canadian-American artist and writer with a background in the visual and performing arts. She is the recipient of artist’s fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts\, the New York Foundation for the Arts\, Creative New Zealand\, and the Michigan Council for the Arts. \nDale Soules\nis an American actress known for starring in The Messenger\, Sesame Street\, and for portraying Frieda Berlin in Orange Is the New Black from 2014 to 2019. She appeared in the original production of Hair in the role of Jeannie. URL:https://westbeth.org/event/stories-around-the-table-lost-and-found/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Stories-Around-AQ-the-Table-LOST-FOUND-NOV-16-2023-SQUARE-SIZE-FINAL.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231112T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231112T200000 DTSTAMP:20260425T015833 CREATED:20231107T151044Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231113T174256Z UID:10000427-1699813800-1699819200@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Reuben Hernandez screens his narrative short film Her Favorite Patient DESCRIPTION:Film still detail: Her Favorite Patient by Reuben Hernandez \nHer Favorite Patient\nnarrative short film screening \nSunday\, November 12\, 2023\n6:30 pm – 8 pm \nCinema Village\n22 East 12th Street\nNew York\, NY 10003 \nReuben Hernandez will screen his narrative short film\, Her Favorite Patient\, with seven other short films and discuss making a film on a limited budget. The screening is presented by the New York Short Film Festival and the Filmshop collective. \nReuben directed and produced Her Favorite Patient\, which stars Barbara Miluski (Girls\, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) and was nominated for Best Comedy Short and Best Ensemble – Narrative Short at the 11th annual Queens World Film Festival. \nTicket link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sly-fox-filmmakers-symposium-clever-uses-of-creative-resources-tickets-749940170237 \nReuben Hernandez is an adventurer who tells meaningful\, visual stories through film\, photography\, and time-lapse. He’s touched down on all seven continents finding beauty in everything from the beaches of Southern California to the icebergs of Antarctica. \nReuben’s work has been featured in BBC Travel\, The New York Times\, on the Discovery Channel\, and premiered at Tropfest NY\, the world’s largest short film festival. He was named one of the “20 Emerging Artists to Watch in Film and Video” by PDN and Rangefinder Magazine. His narrative film\, Maddie\, won the Best Williamsburg Short Award at the Williamsburg Independent Film Festival.\n— \nMore info: https://reubenhernandez.com URL:https://westbeth.org/event/reuben-hernandez-screens-his-narrative-short-film-her-favorite-patient/ LOCATION:Cinema Village\, NYC CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Rueben-Hernandez-SQ-Her-Favorite-Patient_Best_Comedy_Short_Best_Ensemble_QWFF.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR