BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Westbeth - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Westbeth 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 END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231118T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231118T210000 DTSTAMP:20260425T052723 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:20260425T052723 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:20260425T052724 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:20260425T052724 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:20260425T052724 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:20260425T052724 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 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231112T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231126T210000 DTSTAMP:20260425T052724 CREATED:20230903T225827Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231130T180230Z UID:10000406-1699812000-1701032400@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Teri Roiger\, John Menegon\, Steve Berger: Sunday Night Jazz DESCRIPTION:Click to enlarge \nSUNDAY NIGHT JAZZ at ENTWINE!\nNov 12\, 19\, 26 2023\n6pm – 9pm \nEntwine\n765 Washington Street\nb/w Bethune St and West 12th St\nNew York\, NY \nJazz musicians Teri Roiger\, John Menegon and Steve Berger began their musical journey together as a Trio in the summer of 2021. Since then they have been performing weekly at the West Village restaurant ENTWINE. They have developed their own unique style with an exceptional repertoire which includes songs from the Great American Songbook as well as Blues\, Bossa Nova\, Swing and music of Billie Holiday\, Bob Dorough\, Cole Porter\, Irving Berlin\, Gershwin\, on and on! \nTeri (Minnesota born) is a Jazz Vocalist\, but also plays piano\, composes music and writes lyrics. She has played and recorded with many Jazz greats\, including Jack DeJohnette and Kenny Burrell\, as well as leading her own piano trio. \nJohn (Montreal born) is a Jazz Bassist\, but is also a guitarist\, arranger\, and composer. John spent ten years playing and recording with Jazz legends David “Fathead” Newman and Dewey Redman\, and currently plays with Jazz legend Joe Lovano as well as leading his own band. \nSteve (New Jersey born) is a Jazz Guitarist who studied with Barry Harris and Tal Farlow and has been active as an accompanist\, sideman & leader in the New York music scene for the past several decades. He toured and performed with the late\, great Bob Dorough for over 30 years\, and was house bandleader for 16 years at Arturo’s in Greenwich Village. \nThe depth of their experiences and love of Jazz is apparent when they bring all their talents to live performances. \n“Teri has an intuitive laid back sense of time reminiscent of Abbey Lincoln and Betty Carter but with her own uniqueness.” JACK DEJOHNETTE (legendary jazz drummer & NEA Jazz Master) \n“Canadian-bred 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! \n“Steve Berger . . . That’s my kind of Guitar player!” Jimmy Gourley (guitarist) URL:https://westbeth.org/event/teri-roiger-john-menegon-steve-berger-sunday-night-jazz/ LOCATION:Entwine\, NYC CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Teri-Roiger-POSTER-SQ-Sundays-in-Mov.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231110T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231110T203000 DTSTAMP:20260425T052724 CREATED:20231026T023131Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231113T174046Z UID:10000420-1699644600-1699648200@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Fanoos EnsembleWestbeth Safe Haven Music Performance DESCRIPTION:click for larger image \nFriday Nov 10\, at 7:30pm\nMannes School of Music\nThe New School\n55 West 13 St\nNew York\, NY \nAhmad Fanoos: Because of his notoriety as a musician and progressive ideals\, his life\, livelihood\, and family were threatened by the Taliban. He escaped from Kabul in late August 2021. He is now reunited with his two sons\, Elham Fanoos (Pianist) and Mehran Fanoos (Violinist)\, and has established the “Fanoos Ensemble\,” which for this evening includes tabla player Hewad Wardak. The group is touring as part of a project called “Heart of Afghanistan\,” featuring their own arrangement of traditional Ghazals based on Rumi’s poetry\, songs by the legendary pop icon Ahmad Zahir\, and Afghan folk songs. \nMore Info on other performances of Westbeth Safe Haven Artists. \nSee Special Exhibit on the Westbeth’s past and present Safe Haven artists at Westbeth Bethune Lobby Gallery 55 Bethune St\, New York\, NY. \nMore Info: Westbeth Safe Haven Program and its collaboration with the Artistic Freedom Initiative URL:https://westbeth.org/event/fanoos-ensemblewestbeth-safe-haven-music-performance/ LOCATION:Mannes School of Music New School 55 W 13 NYC CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Fanoos-SQ-Ensemble.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231109T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231109T170000 DTSTAMP:20260425T052724 CREATED:20231107T051120Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240116T172136Z UID:10000431-1699516800-1699549200@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Miriam Chaikin Writing Award: Call for Submissions in Prose or Poetry DESCRIPTION: URL:https://westbeth.org/event/miriam-chaikin-writing-award-call-for-submissions-in-prose-or-poetry/ LOCATION:Online and Info at Westbeth Gallery CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Call-for-Submissions-Miriam-Chaikin-Award-for-Writing-2018-1-e1509402788254.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231103T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231103T203000 DTSTAMP:20260425T052724 CREATED:20231026T152856Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231106T223445Z UID:10000419-1699038000-1699043400@westbeth.org SUMMARY:First Friday Music Concert: A Song for PeteSteve Chizmadia\, Al Hemburger\, Alexis Cole DESCRIPTION:Click for larger image \nFriday Nov 3\, 2023 at 7PM\nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\nenter through courtyard\nNew York\, NY \nA night of music for\, from and inspired by visionary musical activist\, Pete Seeger. Sung by award-winning songwriter\, Steve Chizmadia. With bassist Al Hemburger and Westbeth vocalist Alexis Cole. \n“Hi Friends\, I wanted to invite you all to our upcoming First Friday show on Nov 3rd. I’ve invited my favorite singer songwriter\, Steve Chizmadia to present a concert. Check his music out at www.SteveChizmadia.com and fall in love! I’ll be singing backup vocals and playing a little keys. Backing up Steve is one of my favorite non-professional music activities\, so I’m so glad to have this platform to bring this artist I’m passionate about to a new audience. See you there! xo- Alexis” \nAlexis Cole As a sought after international performer\, she’s appeared with her trio\, with whom she both plays piano and sings\, and is a frequent guest with big bands and pops orchestras. She’s the director of the Jazz Vocal program at SUNY Purchase College and William Paterson University\, and the founder and director of the online educational community JazzVoice.com\, and the cofounder and artistic director of the Virginia Beach Vocal Jazz Summit.\nAlexis Cole Artist Page URL:https://westbeth.org/event/first-friday-music-concert-a-song-for-petesteve-chizmadia-al-hemburger-alexis-cole/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/First-Friday-Pete-SQpete.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231103T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231215T170000 DTSTAMP:20260425T052724 CREATED:20230604T233321Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240107T002517Z UID:10000423-1698998400-1702659600@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Art with Whitney Museum: Six-Week Art Appreciation Course exploring Art Techniques DESCRIPTION: URL:https://westbeth.org/event/art-with-whitney-museum-six-week-art-appreciation-course-exploring-art-techniques/ LOCATION:Older Adult Center at Westbeth CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Westbethh-OAC-SQ-ArtWhitney-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231102T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231231T170000 DTSTAMP:20260425T052724 CREATED:20231103T011448Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T011819Z UID:10000425-1698912000-1704042000@westbeth.org SUMMARY:WESTFEST DANCE 2024 Call for Applications DESCRIPTION:ABOUT WESTFEST 2024:\nThis year’s live WestFest Dance Festival will present the works of emerging and established movement artists through two distinct programs: \nWestFest: Top Floor presents two programs of visionary artists in a traditional theater setting at the Martha Graham Studio Theater located on the 11th Floor of the Westbeth Artists’ Residence. Each artist will have the opportunity to show a new work or revision of a recent piece (8 minute max) in two nights of shared performance: Program A on Thurs and Sat\, April 25 and 27\, or Program B on Fri and Sun\, April 26 and 28.\n​\nWestFest: All Over Westbeth is a site-specific program showing a variety of unconventional and unique approaches to dance and space within the historic Westbeth Artists’ Residence buildings. Each artist will be assigned a unique space in and around the Westbeth building in which they will have the opportunity to rehearse and build a dance. We ask that artists create a 4-5 minute piece that can be performed multiple times for groups of audiences touring the sites. \nFESTIVAL TIMELINE: TOP FLOOR\nTECH REHEARSAL:\nMon\, Tues & Wed April 22-24; 20 min slot assigned between 5-9 PM\n​\nPERFORMANCE DATES:\nProgram A: Thurs & Sat\, April 25 & 27\, 7:00 PM\nProgram B: Fri & Sun\, April 26 & 28\, 7:00 PM \nFESTIVAL TIMELINE: ALL OVER WESTBETH \nFREE ON-SITE REHEARSAL SPACE:\nSat February 10\, 1-4 PM\nSat March 9\, 1-4 PM\nSat April 6\, 1-4 PM\n​\nTECH REHEARSAL:\nSat\, April 20\, 1-6 PM\n​\nPERFORMANCE DATES:\nApril 27th & 28th: Live performances scheduled from 1-4 PM \nAPPLICATION INFO:\nTo apply\, complete the application for the program in which you wish to participate: Top Floor or All Over Westbeth. Artists are warmly welcome to apply for both programs!\n​\n​The curation panel will be looking for a diverse group of emerging & mid-career dance artists with a strong vision and high-performance quality. Strong preference will be given to artists based in the New York metropolitan area. \nSELECTED ARTISTS FOR BOTH TOP FLOOR & ALL OVER WILL RECEIVE:\nThe opportunity to show new or revised work in a theater or site-specific setting\nFREE production costs\nPublicity and digital marketing materials for the event\nProfessionally captured and edited photos\nPerformance video \nSUBMISSION SCHEDULE/FEE: \nEarly Bird Application Fee: $25 | Submit by December 15th at 11:59 PM ET​\nAdditional $5 off (total $20) for early submissions ​by November 15th!\n​\n​Regular Application Fee: $35 | Submit by December 31st at 11:59 PM ET \nTo submit your application fee\, click HERE. \nApplicants will be notified of acceptance via email no later than January 25th.\n​\n​Questions? Email info2westfestdance.com \nMore info at: WestFestDance.com \nHome Page photo: The Journey Project for Dance/Wendy Ann Powell\nPhotography by Steven Pisano URL:https://westbeth.org/event/westfest-dance-2024-call-for-applications/ LOCATION:Online and Info at Westbeth Gallery ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Screen-Shot-2023-11-02-at-8.49.10-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231102 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231203 DTSTAMP:20260425T052724 CREATED:20231103T003444Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231130T180204Z UID:10000424-1698883200-1701561599@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Huguette Martel featured in an interview in a film about Warren Friedman DESCRIPTION: URL:https://westbeth.org/event/huguette-martel-featured-in-an-interview-in-a-film-about-warren-friedman/ LOCATION:Online and Info at Westbeth Gallery CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Huguette-Martel-SQ-Profiles-in-Art-BRIGHT-BLUJE-.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231102 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240113 DTSTAMP:20260425T052724 CREATED:20230703T015307Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T052541Z UID:10000426-1698883200-1705103999@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Miriam Chaikin Writing Award Call for Submissions DESCRIPTION: URL:https://westbeth.org/event/miriam-chaikin-writing-award-call-for-submissions/ LOCATION:Online and Info at Westbeth Gallery END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231031T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231031T170000 DTSTAMP:20260425T052724 CREATED:20230812T134839Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240917T022239Z UID:10000378-1698739200-1698771600@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Joan Davidson First President of Westbeth Dies at 96. See Photos of Westbeth through the decades. DESCRIPTION:Joan Davidson at the Tenth Anniversary of Westbeth 1980. Photo: Shelley Seccombe \nThroughout my tenure on the board – and most importantly in my role as chair – Joan was an enthusiastic\, sage and generous advisor and supporter. Always available to listen\, opine and contextualize this daring and unique experiment that is Westbeth. Her dedication to the mission evident until the very end of her most extraordinary life. We will carry on her legacy – using her tireless commitment as our guiding star.\n– Joe Versace\, President Westbeth Board of Directors \nWe at Westbeth are saddened to hear of the passing of Joan Kaplan Davidson\, a trailblazing preservationist and tireless advocate for the arts. As the president of the J.M. Kaplan Fund\, she played an essential role in the founding of Westbeth and served as our first president. We are grateful to Joan both for her leadership in the early days and for her continued support over the years. We will continue to honor her life’s work by lifting up the very artists she sought to protect.\n– Peter Madden\, Westbeth Executive Director \n…Ms. Davidson made her most lasting mark from 1977 to 1993 as president of the J.M. Kaplan Fund\, a foundation established by her father\, Jacob M. Kaplan\, in 1945. The fund has a modest endowment… but it has often been the first stop for those seeking grants to save buildings\, support cultural institutions or restore landmarks in New York. Under Mr. Kaplan\, the foundation provided the money to save Carnegie Hall in the 1960s when no one else seemed interested. It also created Westbeth\, the artists’ housing complex in Lower Manhattan that became the model for the rehabilitation of industrial buildings everywhere. Ms. Davidson managed the creation of Westbeth for her father and was its first president.\n– Excerpt – NY Times Obituary Aug 11\, 2023 by Enid Nemy. Photo on Home Page: Alan E.Solomon. Link \nWestbeth through the years\, A gallery of photos celebrating how Joan Davidson’s vision continues to resonate in the art created here.\nThere ae 3 pages of photos. Click on photos for enlarged versions. \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n 1\n2\n3\n► URL:https://westbeth.org/event/joan-davidson-first-president-of-westbeth/ LOCATION:Online and Info at Westbeth Gallery CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/JOAN-Dvidson-NYT.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231027T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231027T203000 DTSTAMP:20260425T052724 CREATED:20230731T141141Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231031T015531Z UID:10000411-1698433200-1698438600@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Westbeth Movie Night: NOMADLAND DESCRIPTION: URL:https://westbeth.org/event/westbeth-movie-night-nomadland/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/MOVIE-NIGHT-Nomadland-SQUARE.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231021T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231022T170000 DTSTAMP:20260425T052724 CREATED:20231008T175605Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231023T011537Z UID:10000409-1697875200-1697994000@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Open House New York at Westbeth: Guided Tours\, Artist Open Studios\, and Art\, Craft and Vintage Market DESCRIPTION:Guided tours (capacity 20) will be offered on a rolling basis from 1pm to 4pm\, covering the history of both Bell Laboratories and Westbeth Artists Housing\, along with the vital role that Westbeth plays for artists today and will play in the future. Tours will meet at 155 Bank Street beginning at 1PM\nPeter Bernstein\, musician\, leading one of the guided tours last year. \nArtists studios will be open for drop-in visits from 2pm to 6pm. Peek inside the studios of some of New York’s leading artists.\nOpen house interior of Karen Santry apartment. She will most probably be in her studio. \nWestbeth Art\, Craft and Vintage Market features over 20 vendors including Westbeth artists and their unique items. 1pm to 6pm.\nDeborah Rapapport\, Westbeth resident with her creations for the market. \nWestbeth Artists Housing was founded in 1970 to provide affordable housing for artists and their families. Located in the former Bell Laboratories\, Westbeth Artists Housing was designed by a young Richard Meier and was the first adaptive reuse project of its kind. Its mission is to be a resource and generator of artistic endeavor for artists working in the fields of literary\, visual\, and performing arts. Within the complex are spaces devoted to the creation and presentation of art by resident and guest artists\, and by the arts organizations located there. Events\, exhibitions\, and workshops sponsored by Westbeth\, often in partnership with cultural or community organizations\, are offered at the Westbeth Gallery\, the Westbeth Community Room\, and other venues free or at low cost to the public. \nFor more information about other weekend highlights offered by Open House New York: OPEN HOUSE NEW YORK URL:https://westbeth.org/event/open-house-new-york-at-westbeth-guided-tours-artist-open-studios-and-art-craft-and-vintage-market/ LOCATION:Westbeth Artists Housing CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/OHOS-square_FINAL_JPG-OHOS_MARKET_2023-e1696945070157.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231020T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231020T200000 DTSTAMP:20260425T052724 CREATED:20230831T123104Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231023T011529Z UID:10000413-1697826600-1697832000@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Alejandro De La Guerra: Dark Sad Stories TikToks on being an immigrant artist in NYC DESCRIPTION:Friday Oct 20 2023 at 6:30pm\nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\nenter through courtyard\nNew York City \nAlejandro De La Guerra is a multidisciplinary artist from Nicaragua who works on the aestheticization of power\, collective memory\, and monumental languages of public spaces. He uses performance\, large-scale works\, sculptures\, embroideries\, and relational art. He conceives of his art as a single multi-layered project driven by an exploration of violence and healing\, art-activism\, and relations of power in human relationships. He has participated in three Central American biennials\, residencies at the Josef & Anni Albers Foundation; the Artist Protection Fund; Câmera Sete Casa da Fotografia de Minas Gerais in Belo Horizonte\, Brazil; and RAPACES in Central America. \nArt as a social project: A series of Tik Toks\, based on his own and other artists’ experiences\, is an intimate look at the persistence of artistic passion. \nhttps://alejandrodelaguerra.wordpress.com/\n@alejandrofloresdelaguerra \nPhoto credit: Mauricio Esquivel \nThe presentation\, a collaboration of Artistic Freedom Initiative and Westbeth Artist Safe Haven\, Residency Program is funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. \nMore about Westbeth Safe Haven Residency \nMore about Artistic Freedom Initiative \nLa CaídaLarge scale Sculpture20143x4x2.5 MtrsCollection Ortíz GurdianImagen credits: Jilma Estrada \nCarrousel (juegos de guerra en loop)Large scale sculpture20175×4 mtrsCollection Ortíz GurdianImagen credits: Aline Barbarine \nLa Caída (The fall)Video Performance2014Collection Ortíz Gurdian1:33 minutes digital videoImagen Credits: Gabriel Serra5×4 mtrsCollection Ortíz GurdianImagen credits: Aline Barbarine URL:https://westbeth.org/event/alejandro-de-la-guerra-dark-sad-stories-tik-toks-on-being-an-immigrant-artist-in-nyc/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Alejandro-SQ-Text-correct.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231018T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231018T153000 DTSTAMP:20260425T052724 CREATED:20230730T143851Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231023T011555Z UID:10000412-1697634000-1697643000@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Get Your FLU SHOT at Westbeth DESCRIPTION: URL:https://westbeth.org/event/get-your-flu-shot-at-westbeth/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/FLUE-SHOT-UPDATED-RED-SQUARE.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231016T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231130T170000 DTSTAMP:20260425T052724 CREATED:20231016T135128Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T010712Z UID:10000417-1697443200-1701363600@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Bob Gruen Photographer Westbeth Icon Evening Video DESCRIPTION: URL:https://westbeth.org/event/bob-gruen-westbeth-icon-evening-video/ LOCATION:Online and Info at Westbeth Gallery CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/gruenFeat.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231014T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231014T210000 DTSTAMP:20260425T052724 CREATED:20231008T155713Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231015T124251Z UID:10000407-1697311800-1697317200@westbeth.org SUMMARY:The Barrytones: Barry Temkin and Band DESCRIPTION:Saturday Oct 14\, 2023 at 7:45\nThe Delancy\n168 Delancy Street\nNew York\, NY \nhttp://thedelancey.com/events \nA dance band featuring\nNatasha Gollin vocals\nBarry Temkin guitar\nSteve Schneider bass\nJim Meigs blues harp\nBilly Levy drums\nShelly Oski keys \nMore about Barry Temkin at Westbeth Artist Page URL:https://westbeth.org/event/the-barrytones-barry-temkin-and-band/ LOCATION:The Delancy NYC CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Barrytones.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231014T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231014T200000 DTSTAMP:20260425T052724 CREATED:20230929T211128Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231015T124215Z UID:10000404-1697310000-1697313600@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Lama El Homaïssi: Not Harem Material Westbeth Safe Haven Artist DESCRIPTION:Lama El Homaïssi lights up Joe’s Pub! Join Artistic Freedom Initiative for the second extraordinary performance in AFI’s festival lineup – Saturday\, October 14th at 7:00pm at Joe’s Pub. Dedicated to safeguarding the right to artistic freedom\, AFI provides pro bono legal services and resettlement assistance for international artists at risk. \nBEAUTIFUL FORMS is a celebration of the extraordinary queer artists and fierce allies who are fundamental to the fight for artistic freedom worldwide. In her return to Joe’s Pub\, Lama brings the incendiary debut of her solo cabaret: Not Harem Material. She weaves together storytelling and music to immerse audiences in a multisensory chronicle of her experiences as a Lebanese\, immigrant actor in the United States. Lama is an artist in AFI’s residency program\, SHIM:NYC\, and a member of the Joe’s Pub Working Group 2022-2023. \nDelivering a performance that is provocative\, funny\, and touching\, Lama reflects on notions of identity\, authenticity\, and home all while playfully confronting monolithic Middle Eastern tropes in Western media. For more information\, follow @artisticfreedominitiative. See you there! \nMore Info about Lama and the Westbeth Safe Haven Residency Program HERE \nJoin Artistic Freedom Initiative for their arts festival\, BEAUTIFUL FORMS: QUEER ART UNBOUND – Friday\, October 13th\, Saturday\, October 14th\, and Wednesday\, November 29th in NYC! \nMore Info: Joe’s Pub\, NYC \nCelebrate the extraordinary queer artists and fierce allies who are fundamental to the fight for artistic freedom worldwide with our friends at AFI. Dedicated to safeguarding the right to artistic freedom\, AFI facilitates pro bono legal services and resettlement assistance to international artists at risk. \nFeaturing cutting edge artists Bia Ferreira (Brazil)\, Lama El Homaïssi (Lebanon)\, Faraz Arif Ansari (India)\, and Mehrdad Hasani (Iran)\, BEAUTIFUL FORMS demonstrates how queer musical\, theatrical\, and film narratives disrupt dangerous norms and uplift those that venerate free expression. This multidisciplinary\, multi-day festival acknowledges that queer artists from countries or communities where sexuality\, gender identity\, and artistic freedom are suppressed face heightened levels of persecution\, censorship\, and forced displacement. BEAUTIFUL FORMS champions the rights to create\, move\, live\, and love freely – unbound and without fear. For more information\, follow @artisticfreedominitiative. See you there! \n#beautifulforms #queerartunbound #artisticfreedominitiative URL:https://westbeth.org/event/lama-el-homaissi-not-harem-material-westbeth-safe-haven-artist/ LOCATION:Joe’s Pub NYC CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Lama-SQ-Flyer-e1696021457317.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231014T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231110T210000 DTSTAMP:20260425T052724 CREATED:20231008T172654Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231026T012619Z UID:10000408-1697308200-1699650000@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Westbeth's Safe Haven Artists Performances\, and Special Exhibit DESCRIPTION:The Westbeth Artist Safe Haven Residency Program in collaboration with Artistic Freedom Initiative is designed to house and nurture international artists who are persecuted on the basis of political affiliations\, ethnic\, locational\, religious\, and/or gender-based persecution. \nPerformances by the 2023 Westbeth Safe Haven Artists were funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. \nYou can learn more about the featured artists and their Westbeth mentors in a special exhibit in Westbeth’s historic lobby located at 55 Bethune Street\, NYC \nLama El Homaïssi\n6:00 PM on Saturday\, October 14\nJoe’s Pub\, 425 Lafayette Street\n‟Not Harem Material”: A solo cabaret\, presented as part of Artistic Freedom Initiative’s Beautiful Forms: Queer Art Unbound Festival\nPhoto by Bokeh Productions \n Lama El Homaīssi event \nAlejandro de la Guerra\n6:30 PM on Friday\, October 20\nWestbeth Community Room\, 55 Bethune Street\nThe Art as a social project\, ‟Dark Sad Stories”: A series of TikToks on being an immigrant artist in New York City \nSahraa Karimi\n6:00 PM on Sunday\, November 5\n‟Afghan Women Behind the Wheel”: Film screening followed by a Q&A\n6:00 PM on Friday\, November 17\n‟Hava\, Maryam\, Ayesha”: Film screening followed by a Q&A\nWestbeth Community Room\, 55 Bethune Street \nFanoos Ensemble\n7:30 PM on Friday\, November 10\nMannes School of Music | The New School 55 West 13th Street\nAhmad Fanoos and his sons present a concert of new and traditional Afghan folk music \nFor more information about these and other Safe Haven Artists: Westbeth Safe Haven Program \nFor more information about Artistic Freedom Initiative: Artistic Freedom Initiative URL:https://westbeth.org/event/westbeths-safe-haven-artists-performances-and-special-exhibit/ LOCATION:Westbeth\, Joe’s Pub\, Mannes School of Music CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Topos_Westbeth_WTW_ArtistsInExile_Poster_Social_1080x1080_2-e1696785775484.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231013T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231013T220000 DTSTAMP:20260425T052724 CREATED:20230929T202218Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231015T124233Z UID:10000403-1697223600-1697234400@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Tamara Wyndham: Fluxfest NYC 2023 at Westbeth DESCRIPTION:Come to see original & experimental & historic Dada performance!\n \nFriday\, October 13\, 2023\nSchedule of Events at Westbeth \n7-8pm open mic for short (2-3 min.) Fluxus inspired performance \n8pm- Tamara Wyndham – body paint performance \n8:30pm- URCHESTRA perform “Ur Sonata\,”\nDada artist Kurt Schwitters’s classic “Primeval Sonata” \nFree \nMore Info about Tamara Wyndham at Westbeth Artist Page \nWestbeth Community Room\, 155 Bank St\, Manhattan\, NYC\nTHIS EVENT IS PART OF FLUXFEST NYC 2023 \nSee more info at\nhttps://fb.me/e/4neMEmIxG URL:https://westbeth.org/event/tamara-wyndham-fluxfest-nyc-2023-at-westbeth/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Westbeth-FluxFest-2023-e1696017616340.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231010T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231010T200000 DTSTAMP:20260425T052724 CREATED:20230701T231000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231011T183327Z UID:10000399-1696964400-1696968000@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Banned Books: A Lively Evening of Readings and Discussion DESCRIPTION:The rise of book banning in America’s schools and public libraries is headline news. Join us to talk about some of those books: The Kite Runner\, Maus\, books by Alison Bechdel and Judy Blume\, and more. \nTues Oct 10\, 2023 at 7PM\nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\nenter through courtyard\nNew York\, NY URL:https://westbeth.org/event/banned-books-a-lively-evening-of-readings-and-discussion/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Banned-books-SQUARE-e1695337948286.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231010T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231111T170000 DTSTAMP:20260425T052724 CREATED:20231008T220059Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T010650Z UID:10000393-1696924800-1699722000@westbeth.org SUMMARY:William Kennon in Printmaking Exhibit at Society of American Graphic Artists DESCRIPTION:William Kennon. Plant Forms soft ground etching. Edition of 20 \nWilliam Kennon is a painter\, printmaker and longtime Westbeth resident.\nHis exhibition venues include the Old Print Shop\, Hirschl and Adler Gallery\,\nthe National Arts Club and the Westbeth Gallery in New York City\, and the\nGalerie Albert Benamou in Paris. His work is included in numerous private\ncollections. \nContact: williamkennon@gmail.com\nWebsite: williamkennonartist.comwilliamkennonartist.com URL:https://westbeth.org/event/william-kennon-in-printmaking-exhibit-at-society-of-american-graphic-artists/ LOCATION:The Old Print Shop 49 W 24 St NYC CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/William-KennonSQ-Plant-Forms-Softground-Etching-Edition-of-20-e1694474204739.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231006T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231006T203000 DTSTAMP:20260425T052724 CREATED:20230901T194903Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231008T150012Z UID:10000401-1696618800-1696624200@westbeth.org SUMMARY:ELDER Bro - A Groove Orchestra with Marc Jacoby and Friends DESCRIPTION:ELDER-Bro is a gathering of deeply talented and seasoned listeners who each have bold histories.\nAndreas Brade and Michael Moss are more recent collaborative partners\, Andy LaDue and Jeff Reich are decades old band partners of Marc\, and Jeff Eldredge and Marc have performed together since 1979! \n \nMarc Jacoby is a “family” musician who has lived in Westbeth for almost 10 years. His lifelong commitment as a student\, performer\, instructor\, recording artist and enrichment specialist has included Columbia Records\, MTV\, CMJ Fest\, clubs and stages throughout the country. \nThe foundation of Marc’s creative work consists in his daily sessions with children\, families\, and neurodivergent unique learners in various agencies and institutions. \nMarc lives with his wife Mary\, a LCSW who similarly works with a varied client base. They have two amazing grown boys\, Evan 34 and Ben 33. URL:https://westbeth.org/event/elder-bro-a-groove-orchestra-with-marc-jacoby-and-friends/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Elder-Bro-SQ-1-e1695672640325.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231006T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231029T180000 DTSTAMP:20260425T052724 CREATED:20230925T191830Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231031T015549Z UID:10000400-1696597200-1698602400@westbeth.org SUMMARY:DADS: A Group Exhibition of Artists Who Are Also Fathers DESCRIPTION:Westbeth Gallery\n55 Bethune St\, New York\, NY \nShow Dates: Oct 6 – Oct 29\, 2023 \nGallery hours: Wednesday – Sunday 1-6pm and by appointment. \nWestbeth Gallery is pleased to present Dads\, a group exhibition of artists who are also fathers\, on view at its’ Richard Meier designed courtyard location\, 55 Bethune Street in the West Village of New York. The show is curated by artist James Gortner. \nRarely in the contemporary art conversation is family and fatherhood considered a defining characteristic of an artist’s life\, motivation\, and/or artistic practice\, and it is dismissed as a barrier to the full realization one’s artistic potential. The featured artists have many differences – different stages in their careers\, diverse backgrounds and work across many mediums – but they are all dads who make art. It is the point of this exhibition to highlight a unique kind of familial artist identity\, and activate your feelings about each work knowing this identity is present. \nThe Dads exhibition will survey artworks by the following 36 artists: \n\nGregory Amenoff\nAnthony Boone\nGerald Cannon\nStanley Casselman\nJean Clanche\nGrayson Cox\nMark Dion\nBrock Enright\nDomenic Esposito\nJames Gortner\nMichael Guillard\nStephen Hall\n \n\nAdam Handler\nMarc Handelman\nBradley Hart\nHans Haveron\nJon Kessler\nGene Kiegel\nRick Klauber\nReiner Leist\nHenry Leutwyler\nRob MacInnis\nMatt Mullican\nAntonio Murado \n\n\nJeff Muhs\nYigal Ozari\nNick Paparone\nMourrice Papi\nFahamu Pecou\nRobert Roest\nMeir Srebriansky\nJacob Taylor\nFrancisco Vidal\nTomas Vu\nJohan Wahlstrom\nMark Zimmerman \n\n\n\nFor all appointments and press inquiries\, contact\nJames Gortner +1 310 463 9778 JamesGortner.art@gmail.com \nDADS OPENING RECEPTION Oct 13\, 2023 URL:https://westbeth.org/event/dads-a-group-exhibition-of-artists-who-are-also-fathers/ LOCATION:Westbeth Gallery CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/DADS-Show-8.5x11_FINAL-updated-e1695669347638.png GEO:40.737051566887;-74.009218415339 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231003T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231130T170000 DTSTAMP:20260425T052724 CREATED:20230908T223805Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231015T145356Z UID:10000405-1696320000-1701363600@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Through the Lens of Shelley Seccombe: Online Exhibit DESCRIPTION:Hudson River Park presents “Through the Lens of Shelley Seccombe” \nPhotographer Shelley Seccombe moved to Westbeth in Greenwich Village in 1970 and captured the evolution of the Hudson River piers in her book\, Lost Waterfront: The Decline and Rebirth of Manhattan’s Western Shore. \nIncluded here is a selection of her work showing the conditions of the west side piers before they became Hudson River Park\, beautifully depicting New Yorkers’ interactions and explorations among the ruins. \nHudson River Park pays tribute to this longtime West Village resident\, who passed away in January of 2023. This gallery celebrates Seccombe’s artistry and her memory. \nPhotographs copyright ©1973–2007 by Shelley Seccombe \nSee the photographs at Hudson River Park.org URL:https://westbeth.org/event/through-the-lens-of-shelley-seccombe-online-exhibit/ LOCATION:Hudson River Park.org CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Sheeley-Seccombe-SQ.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230930 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231001 DTSTAMP:20260425T052724 CREATED:20230720T153303Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231003T231650Z UID:10000377-1696032000-1696118399@westbeth.org SUMMARY:West Side Fest! Westbeth joins in celebrating the West Side of Manhattan DESCRIPTION:Westbeth is thrilled to be participating in the just-announced West Side Fest! \nWest Side Fest is a free daylong\, multi-site celebration bringing together the best of arts and culture on Manhattan’s West Side. For the inaugural festival on Saturday\, September 30\, 2023\, New Yorkers and visitors of all ages can enjoy free admission to participating museums and cultural institutions\, and free activities like special indoor and outdoor programming\, crafts and artmaking\, open artists studios\, puppet show\, and much more. \nFor more details\, including the full schedule\, visit https://www.westsidefest.nyc/ \nSee Full WEST SIDE FEST Schedule Below \nFor more info on Westbeth events\, contact westsbethevents@gmail.com \nParticipating organizations: Atlantic Theater Company; Center for Art\, Research and Alliances; Chelsea Factory; Dia Chelsea; the High Line; Hudson River Park; The Joyce Theater; The Kitchen; The Lesbian\, Gay\, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center; Little Island; NYC AIDS Memorial; Poster House; Print Center New York; Rubin Museum of Art; The Shed; Westbeth; West Village Rehearsal Co-Op; White Columns; Whitney Museum of American Art. \nWestbeth Events\n11am\nSaturday Sept 30\nPenny Jones & CO Puppet Show\nPeppi and the Pop-Up Dragon is a puppet show inside a giant Pop-Up book. The sun rises and sets over a happy fishing village with bells that ring\, babies that are rocked\, and boats that go out to sea. But the town is threatened by the pop-up dragon from the Blue Mountain. Peppi and Peppina save the day with creativity\, co-operation and a happy lesson for all. The audience creates the sounds and songs\, and after the show\, everyone makes a simple puppet dragon to take home. This unique show premiered at the Henson International Puppet Festival. \nFor 50 years\, Penny Jones & Co. Puppets have charmed audiences in the West Village with their Old Time interactive puppet theater in an intimate space for young children. The company has appeared on television and all over New York from the Highline\, Parks and Piers\, to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and BAM. Penny Jones was awarded the Education Award from the Puppeteers of America and is a Westbeth Icon. https://pennypuppets.com \n1–5pm\nSaturday Sept 30\nWestbeth Open Studios\nWestbeth artists will be hosting open studio tours of their work/live spaces. \n1pm -5pm\nSaturday Sept 30\nArt+Craft+Vintage Market\nIn the Westbeth courtyard\, featuring some of Westbeth’s most notable artists\, as well as live music throughout the day\, featuring Sarah King! URL:https://westbeth.org/event/west-side-fest-westbeth-joins-in-celebrating-west-side-of-manhattan/ CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/WEST-SIDE-OUTDOOR-SQ-Roger_fin5.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR