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: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 BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251219T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251219T170000 DTSTAMP:20260423T145618 CREATED:20251228T220251Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260107T184420Z UID:10000937-1766131200-1766163600@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Kate Walter writes about the Bliss Singers at Christmas\, Photos by SuZen DESCRIPTION:Someday soon we all will be together\, if the fates allow\nVillage Star Revue\n>December 2025 \nLink to article \n By Kate Walter\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nI always had this fantasy about becoming an official tour guide in the Village. But I never got beyond taking friends on informal tours of Westbeth Artists Housing (my building) and leading them through the quaint cobblestone streets of the West Village. Instead\, I’m an armchair guide who hangs out in the active Facebook group “New York City Travel Tips\, Tours by Foot.” \nRun by professionals\, this group has more than 100\,000 followers. I like supplying answers and it’s fascinating to see what appeals to nonresidents. I quickly learned their New York is very different than mine. Never is that more obvious than when people plan a holiday trip. \n \nTourists want to experience Christmas in the city because it’s so “magical.” If I read the word “magical” one more time in this group\, I will scream. (editors note: I feel the same way about “beloved” and “iconic.”) \n\n \n\nThey all want to see the tree at Rockefeller Center. I have been there exactly once during my 50 years living in Manhattan because I had company who insisted upon this ritual. You couldn’t pay me to go back to that mob scene. \nOver the years I’ve created my own holiday rituals in the West Village\, a far cry from my Catholic childhood in New Jersey and singing in the girls’ choir at Midnight Mass. I still love singing and my favorite annual holiday event is caroling with the Bliss Singers in the lobby of Westbeth Artists Housing. \nI’ve been a member of the Bliss Singers (a community chorus) since it started in 2017. Led by Westbeth resident/jazz singer/music educator Eve Zanni and jazz pianist/composer Issac Raz\, we prep for this annual event way in advance. It seems we just get back from summer break and we are pulling up the holiday song lists. \n \n“It’s tricky to lead a group of people at different levels\,” said Zanni\, “and come up with songs that are accessible. The holiday singing is extra tricky because we have an interfaith group and even a few atheists.” \nZanni estimates the repertoire of this annual event is half traditional carols and the rest is popular holiday songs and a few jazz or pop standards. Besides traditional carols like “Silent Night” and “Joy to the World” and secular songs like “Frosty the Snowman” and “Jingle Bells”\, (with verses in Spanish)\, the Bliss Singers’ holiday repertoire includes “Ocho Kandelikas”\, a Hanukkah song in Ladino with a catchy beat. We also toss in “Imagine” and “All You Need is Love” by the Beatles as well as “Guantanamera” and “Dona Nobis Pacem” (done in rounds). \n“There is something for everyone\,” said Zanni. “Some people are uncomfortable with the body of carols for different reasons. Maybe they are Jewish or maybe they have a negative family history around Christmas. I think we address that by including a diversity of songs.” \n \nEveryone in Westbeth and their guests are welcome to make a joyful noise with their neighbors. The event draws an age range from bouncy kids to elders in wheelchairs. Even the staff joins in. The Bliss Singers’ hospitality crew sets up refreshments—hot apple cider and cookies—in the mail room off the main lobby. \nThe day of the event\, chorus members meet in the community room for a warm-up. We drop off our bulky winter coats\, then walk across the courtyard laughing and ringing our jingle bells. As we filter into the lobby\, we find our places with the altos/sopranos/basses/tenors. \nIssac Raz plays an electronic keyboard; he’s joined by Mark Nelms on standup bass. Donning her Santa hat\, Eve Zanni grabs her guitar and leads us in style. \n \nWe Bliss Singers are soon joined by Westbeth residents popping down from their apartments or coming back from shopping. I always love when people walk into the lobby\, see us singing\, and their faces light up with a smile. The staff emerges from the office and the security guards behind their desk join in too. This is the day for the chorus members to shine. \nWest Villager Michele Herman noted how much the group means to her. “I nervously approached the Bliss Singers class around eight years ago\, and now I can’t imagine my life without it\,” said Herman\, writer/writing teacher. (Herman also writes for this paper). “Not only have I overcome a lifelong phobia about singing in public\, I’ve strengthened my vocal cords through Eve’s excellent warm-ups\, found confidence and joy in singing alongside others with Isaac’s glorious piano accompaniments\, and made a whole community of friends. Caroling in the Westbeth lobby is an annual high point: we all get dolled up in our holiday best and sing our hearts out.” \n“This is event is unifying\,” said Zanni. “It’s a ritual of celebrating togetherness.” “My goal is to create new memories for people around the holidays and to help people celebrate the vital community that we now share.” \n \nSome years there are surprises\, like when a man no one knew emerged from the elevator with his violin and played along on every tune. (Turns out he was a musician visiting a resident.) \nI’ve had my own personal surprises related to musical memories. Since my family made a big production out of Christmas\, the holiday carries an emotional wallop with lots of nostalgia. When I was singing “The First Noel”\, I flashed back to walking with my school choir into the dark sanctuary on Christmas Eve\, our candles lit\, the church organ soaring. This was our opening hymn. \nWhen our pianist\, Issac Raz\, hits the tinkling notes of “Silver Bells\,” I’m transported back to my childhood and can picture my sister playing that cheery refrain on the piano in our living room. I can hear my mother calling to her from the kitchen\, “Play ‘Silver Bells.’” \nOne year\, we were practicing “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” in the community room and we reached the line\, “Someday soon we all will be together\, if the fates allow.” I started crying as I thought of my faithful friend\, Sue\, who was dear to me but wouldn’t be near once more. She had died that past summer. It felt cathartic\, like an unexpected moment in a therapy session. \nZanni is a great believer in the healing power of song. That’s what motivated her to start the Bliss Singers. “The greatest therapy and integration of your humanity can take place through singing and singing with others\,” she said. “It gives you confidence and the vibrations tune our internal organs.” \nI don’t understand the science but I love this caroling event and I always feel uplifted after our weekly class. The Bliss Singers meet weekly on Friday afternoons from 4:30-5:30 p.m. in the Westbeth Community Room at 155 Bank St. \nThe Bliss Singers is funded by the Westbeth Artists Residents Council through an ongoing grant from the City Council office. (Thank you\, Erik Bottcher.) The workshop is free and open to the public. No experience necessary. \n\nAuthor\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKate Walter\n  \nKate Walter is a NYC based freelance writer and author of two memoirs: Behind the Mask: Living Alone in the Epicenter ( 2021); Looking for a Kiss: A Chronicle of Downtown Heartbreak and Healing (2015). Her essays and opinion pieces have appeared in the New York Times\, Newsday\, New York Daily News\, AM-NY\, Next Avenue\, the Advocate\, the Village Sun and many other places. She taught writing at NYU and CUNY for three decades. Walter has documented her life in downtown Manhattan since 1975. She has been dubbed “that world’s Samuel Pepys. URL:https://westbeth.org/event/kate-walter-writes-about-the-bliss-singers-at-christmas-photos-by-suzen/ LOCATION:Westbeth Lobby CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Kte-Walter-Bliss-Singer-SQ-.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251213T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251213T140000 DTSTAMP:20260423T145618 CREATED:20251206T190816Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251215T221430Z UID:10000928-1765623600-1765634400@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Animal Farm - a reading in the Mail Room DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, December 13\, from 11:00-2:00\,\nIn the Westbeth Mailroom\, \n6 Westbethians read:\nGeorge Orwell’s “Animal Farm”\n(a happening) \nReaders: Beth Griffith\, Dennis Fitzpatrick\, Nancy Gabor\, Terence Burk\, Kurt Kelly\, Sandra Kingsbury \nFloor. Pasted copies of US Constitution \nPart of “Fall of Freedom”\, a nationwide wave of creative resistance:\narts communities unite in defiance of authoritarian forces sweeping\nthe nation. \nCome catch just a snippet or stay for more…it’s a great story! \n(p.s. …feel free to just pick up your mail) URL:https://westbeth.org/event/animal-farm-a-reading-in-the-mail-room/ LOCATION:Westbeth Mail Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Beth-Griffiths-and-Others-Animal-Farm-reading.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251212T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260131T170000 DTSTAMP:20260423T145618 CREATED:20251212T231206Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260202T162522Z UID:10000929-1765526400-1769878800@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Video of "Stories Around the Table" Filmed Oct 28\, 2025 DESCRIPTION:(For close captioning\, click  the rectangle with the double CC’s  at the  Vimeo menu line) \n\n \n“I started this group many years ago when we were worried about getting old. I said ‘let’s write about it.’ We were 40.\nWe used to meet at Shami Chaikin’s apartment\, sitting around her table. Now 40 years later\, we meet on zoom.”\n– Karen Ludwig \nCurrent Members \nKaren Ludwig’s numerous Broadway credits include Neil Simon’s BROADWAY BOUND\, and THE DEVILS with Anne Bancroft. She appeared in many Off-Broadway performances at The Public Theater and was a member of Andre Gregory’s Manhattan Project. She was in the world premiere of MOONCHILDREN at The Royal Court in London as well as playing Lady McDuff in MACBETH at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival.Karen Ludwig produced and directed UTA HAGEN’S ACTING CLASS; a compelling DVD of her incomparable teacher conducting Master Acting Classes UTAHAGENVIDEO.com. Ms. Ludwig has directed plays for the Theater for the New City\, NYU School of the Arts\, Ensemble Studio Theater\, Circle Rep\, and The HB Playwrights. On TV she is a LAW and ORDER veteran and many other shows. She conducted an acclaimed interview series ABOUT THE WORK with prominent theater people at the New School for Drama where she also taught for many years.\nhttp://karenludwig.com/#actor \nJoan Hall Known for her artwork\, Joan Hall’s collages and assemblages havebeen exhibited in galleries and museums worldwide\, including theCentre Georges Pompidou in Paris\, and the Museo Rufino Tamayo inMexico. She is a winner of the Miriam Chaikin Foundation 2018 awardfor her poetry. Joan’s poetry and collage books\, Journey to Somewhere\,Behind My Mind\, and Rhyme Time are available on Amazon. Joan hasbeen a resident of Westbeth since 1971.\nhttps://www.joanhallcollage.com \nDawn D/Arcy is a writer\, actor and musician notably\, as well as relevantly\, having played bass in fellow writer Diane Spodarek’s Detroit punk band The Dangerous Diane Band. She worked at The Actors Studio with director John Stix as well as with actor/director Estelle Parsons on Yeats translation of Oedipus starring Al Pacino and Dianne Wiest. She is the very proud grandma of Etta Rose and is never\, ever unaware of how lucky and grateful she is to write\, co-create and perform with Karen Ludwig and this brilliant group of artists for the past 20+ years. \nDiane Spodarek is a Canadian American writer and a recipient of artist fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the New York Foundation for the Arts. \nJoyce Aaron Oboe 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. \nDale Soules is 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. \n\nPast Members \nShami Chaikin Obie-award winning actress\, Shami Chaikin was a member of the legendary Open Theater under the direction of Joe Chaikin. She appeared in their seminal productions of The Serpent\, Terminal\, Mutation Show\, and more. Her theatrical appearances also include working with with Andre Serban\, and Elizabeth Swados and Meredith Monk at the New York Shakespeare Festival\, among other venues. In film\, she has acted under the direction of Michaelangelo Antonioni\, James Ivory and Alan Parker\, and has appeared in numerous TV shows\, including Law and Order. \nNancy Gabor is a director and acting teacher.She directed Joseph Chaikin in ‘The War In Heaven\,’and ‘Struck Dumb\,’ staged readings\, as he was recovering from Aphasia at the American Place Theater. She was an actor in The Open Theater and participated in the creation of ‘The Serpent.’\nAmong her many credits:‘The Three Sisters\,’ at Princeton where she was an associate acting professor. Nancy taught and directed at the Amsterdam Theater School in the Netherlands for twenty years.\nAlong with Paul Binnerts\, she conducts an acting workshop at Westbeth\, ‘You’re Never Too Old To Play.’ \nChristina Maile\nHer work reflecting her West Indian and Dayak heritage\, she has received grants from Pollock-Krasner and Joan Mitchell Foundation\, as well as two Miriam Chaikin Foundation Writing Awards. Her landscape architectural work was featured in Garden Design Magazine. She was the co-founder playwright of the Westbeth Playwrights Feminist Collective. christinamaile.com URL:https://westbeth.org/event/video-of-stories-around-the-table-filmed-oct-28-2025/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Karen-Ludwig-wesite-Home-stories-around-ta.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251210 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251211 DTSTAMP:20260423T145618 CREATED:20251206T020129Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251212T212250Z UID:10000924-1765324800-1765411199@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Dapolito Recreation Center - WARC\, GVSHP and Community Urge Mayor Elect Mamdani to Save Dapolito Rec Center DESCRIPTION: URL:https://westbeth.org/event/dapolito-recreation-center-warc-gvshp-and-community-urge-mayor-elect-mamdani-to-save-dapolito-rec-center/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:non-event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Screenshot-2025-12-05-at-6.09.10-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251209T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251209T210000 DTSTAMP:20260423T145618 CREATED:20251205T223343Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251212T175705Z UID:10000922-1765303200-1765314000@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Fix-It Night with the Fixers Collective DESCRIPTION:Tuesday December 9\, 2025 6PM – 9PM \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\n(enter through courtyard)\nNew York\, NY 10014 \n$5 suggested donation per fix\nBring Your Own Parts \nReserve a spot WestbethConservation@gmail.com \nAnother famous Fix-It Night with the Fixers Collective. Please email to grab a slot on the schedule; tell us what you plan to bring for repair. \nThis week’s specialists include jewelry guru Jenny Lombard and West Village timepiece and shoe veteran David Rafael\, who will replace batteries on the spot and accept dropoffs for paid shoe and boot repairs. Our geniuses have all types of expertise! \nAll photos by Carole Braden. URL:https://westbeth.org/event/fix-it-night-with-the-fixers-collective-2/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/FIX-IT-NIGHT-6-DENNIS-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251207T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251216T170000 DTSTAMP:20260423T145618 CREATED:20251206T022041Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251215T221635Z UID:10000925-1765094400-1765904400@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Pedro Giraudo Music Performances DESCRIPTION:Senza Parole Pedro Giraudo’s latests albuml Live at Grace Church\, NYC \n \nDecember is here and we have a lot of performances to share with you! (Am I the only one who thinks it’s INSANE that 2025 is almost over?!). \nThe highlights: \nThis Sun\, Dec 7th\, at 4pm we are very excited to be back at The Dweck Auditorium at the main branch of the Brooklyn Public Library for a FREE concert. The concert will feature: Nicolas Danielson on violin\, Loïc da Silva on bandoneón\, and Jun Cho on piano. \nOn Wed\, Dec 10th\, 6pm\, I’ll be presenting a new project at the Perelman PAC: The Pedro Giraudo New World Trio\, featuring Camila Cortina Bello on piano and Chris Hemingway on saxes presenting music from Cuba\, Argentina and USA.This concert is also FREE! \nLast but not least: on Sun\, Dec 14th\, 7pm the Pedro Giraudo Tango Quartet will be performing at the Bailemos in Astoria Holiday Gala Milonga! It would be lovely to toast with you there!\nIf I don’t get to see you\, I wish you a marvelous holiday season! \nOnwards and upwards\,\nPedro \nUpcoming performances\n 📅 Sun\, Dec 07\, 4:00 PM – PGTQ @ Dweck Auditorium\, Brooklyn\n📅 Tue\, Dec 09\, 4:00 PM – PGTQ @ Moynihan Hall\, New York\n📅 Wed\, Dec 10\, 8:00 AM – PG’s New World Trio @ 28 Liberty St\, New York\n📅 Wed\, Dec 10\, 6:00 PM – PG’s New World Trio @ Perelman PAC\, New York\n📅 Sun\, Dec 14\, 7:30 PM – Bailemos\, Astoria Holiday Gala Milonga\, Queens URL:https://westbeth.org/event/pedro-giraudo-music-performances/ LOCATION:Various venues in NYC CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Screenshot-2025-12-05-at-9.09.38-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251205T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251205T190000 DTSTAMP:20260423T145618 CREATED:20251126T171255Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251206T020328Z UID:10000920-1764961200-1764961200@westbeth.org SUMMARY:First Fridays: John Eckert Quintet with Pete Caldera DESCRIPTION:Friday December 5\, 2025 at 7pm \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\n(enter through courtyard)\nNew York NY 10014 \nFree \nJohn Eckert Quintet featuring Pete Caldera \nJohn Eckert Trumpet\nWill Woodard Bass\nAndy Watson Drums\nCecilia Coleman Piano\nPete Caldera Vocalist \n“We will be playing Be-Bop\, Pete Caldera will sing Standard tunes.” \nPete Caldera is a columnist for the Bergen Evening Record\, covers the NY Yankees. He attends spring training\, travels to games. He will be open to talk baseball after the performance. \nJohn Eckert (Trumpet): Has played with the greats Stan Kenton\, Toshiko Akiyoshi\, Benny Goodman\, Buck Clayton\, Grover Mitchell\, Lee Konitz\, and Bobby Short. Beyond his versatility within the Jazz medium\, he has also played in the orchestra pit of several Broadway musicals\, as well as with the Simon & Garfunkel reunion band. \nFirst Fridays at Westbeth was created by Westbeth Musicworks to present the work of the musicians and composers of Westbeth. . The evenings are sponsored by Westbeth Artists Residents Council. URL:https://westbeth.org/event/first-fridays-john-eckert-quintet-with-pete-caldera/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/FIRST-FRIDAY-SQ-JOHN-ECKERT-DEC-copy-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251201T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251201T150000 DTSTAMP:20260423T145618 CREATED:20251106T144834Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251201T221443Z UID:10000864-1764597600-1764601200@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Free Haircuts and Puppy Love with Celebrity Stylist\, Roberto Novo DESCRIPTION:Monday Nov 10\, 2025 3:30pm – 5:00pm\nMonday Dec 1\, 2025\, 1pm – 3pm \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\nenter through courtyard\nNew York\, NY 10014 \nFREE\nSpots are limited\, First Come\, First Cut \nScreenshot URL:https://westbeth.org/event/free-haircuts-and-puppy-love-with-celebrity-stylist-roberto-novo-2/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/FREE-HAIRCUTS-SQ.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251128T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251129T220000 DTSTAMP:20260423T145618 CREATED:20251119T194324Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251201T030315Z UID:10000918-1764356400-1764453600@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Giraudo Sinfonietta Featuring compositions by Pedro Giraudo DESCRIPTION:The Jazz Gallery\n1158 Broadway\nEntrance on 27th St\n5th Floor\,\nNew York\, NY. \nFriday and Saturday Nov 28 and Nov 29\, 2025 Two Shows at 7pm and 9pm\nTickets The Jazz Gallery \nFor composer and bassist Pedro Giraudo\, presenting the Giraudo Sinfonietta at The Jazz Gallery is more than just a performance; it’s the culmination of a lifelong musical journey. The Jazz Gallery holds a special place in his heart and in the evolution of his music\, making these dates a meaningful milestone. \nThis project represents the moment Giraudo has been working towards his entire career: the seamless fusion of his three deepest musical loves—the visceral energy of tango\, the improvisational spirit of jazz\, and the lush textures of classical music. For the first time\, all these elements converge into a single\, cohesive sound\, brought to life by his new 10-piece chamber orchestra. URL:https://westbeth.org/event/giraudo-sinfonietta-featuring-compositions-by-pedro-giraudo/ LOCATION:The Jazz Gallery\, NYC CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Giraudo-SQ-sinfonietta-28-y-29.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251123T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251123T200000 DTSTAMP:20260423T145618 CREATED:20251117T014519Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251126T165323Z UID:10000913-1763922600-1763928000@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Wolfenoot Performance / Ritual Written by Tamara Wyndham DESCRIPTION:A celebration of wolves and the wolf within us. The ritual is written by Tamara Wyndham. \nSunday\, November 23rd\, 6:30 pm\nWestbeth Community Space 155 Bank St\n(enter through courtyard)\,\nNew York\, NY 10014. \n$15 donation \nThe holiday of Wolfenoot was created by a 7-year-old boy from New Zealand in 2018.\nA ritual of joy and release to bring out your inner wild wolf! Come howl with us\, experience the dance of the Wolf Spirit\, witness a body printing\, hear the story and song of La Loba\, and be blessed with full moon water.\nPotluck dinner afterwards. Bring what you love to eat and drink; but in the spirit of the wolf\, meat and vegetarian/vegan meat substitutes are encouraged. \nPerforming:\nBreadpussy – dance\nKelvin Daly – music on an instrument of his own design\nEric Blitz – drums\nJennifer Gonzalez Blitz – storytelling and singing\nTamara Wyndham – body printing URL:https://westbeth.org/event/wolfenoot-performance-ritual-written-by-tamara-wyndham/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Wolfenoot-Banner-for-Insta.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251122T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251122T150000 DTSTAMP:20260423T145618 CREATED:20251114T023521Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251126T165303Z UID:10000912-1763805600-1763823600@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Joan Hall Collage Workshop DESCRIPTION: URL:https://westbeth.org/event/joan-hall-collage-workshop-4/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/JOAN-HALL-COLLAGE-NOVEM-SQ.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251121T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251228T180000 DTSTAMP:20260423T145618 CREATED:20251019T224900Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251228T185006Z UID:10000861-1763730000-1766944800@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Westbeth Winter Show 2025Video\, Images\, Participants DESCRIPTION:WINTER SHOW WALKTHROUGH VIDEO\n \nSELECTED IMAGES FROM SHOW click on image to start slideshow\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\nDownload complete list of artists :\n2025 Westbeth Winter show artists \nNov 21 – Dec 28\, 2025\nOpening Reception: Friday Nov 21\, 2025 at 6pm – 8pm \nWestbeth Gallery\n55 Bethune St\nNYC 10014 \nWed – Sun 1pm – 6pm \nThe annual Westbeth Winter Show celebrates the recent work of Westbeth resident artists in all media: painting\, sculpture\, multimedia\, printmaking\, drawing and installation. URL:https://westbeth.org/event/westbeth-winter-show-2025/ LOCATION:Westbeth Gallery ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Westbeth-WINTER-SHOW-SQ.jpg GEO:40.737051566887;-74.009218415339 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251118 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251122 DTSTAMP:20260423T145618 CREATED:20251114T021022Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251126T165244Z UID:10000911-1763424000-1763769599@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Westbeth E-Waste Disposal Drive 2025 Bring Us Your Tired\, Huddled Electronics DESCRIPTION:OPEN BIN\nTuesday Nov 18\, 2025 9am – Noon\nWestbeth Mail Room\n55 Bethune Street NYC 10014 \nELECTRONICS EXCHANGE\nTuesday Nov 18\, 2025 6pm – 9pm\nDrop off working /repairable electronics\nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St (enter through courtyard) NYC 10014 \nAT YOUR DOOR PICKUP\nWednesday Nov 19\, 2025 9am – 11am\nHeavy bulky items\nemail: westbethconservation@gmail.com \nOPEN BIN PRE BINGO\nThursday Nov 20\, 2025 6 – 7pm\nWestbeth Community Room \nAT YOUR DOOR PICKUP\nFriday Nov 21\, 2025 9am – 10am\nemail: westbethconservation@gmail.com URL:https://westbeth.org/event/westbeth-e-waste-disposal-drive-2025-bring-us-your-tired-huddled-electronics/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/E-Waste-Button-.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251115T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251115T140000 DTSTAMP:20260423T145618 CREATED:20251002T021344Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251119T021555Z UID:10000848-1763204400-1763215200@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Westbeth Flea Market - Excitement Galore DESCRIPTION:Buy a black plastic bag for $10 and fill it to your heart’s content. Buy more bags if you want. Everything is available – Houseweares\, Clothes\, Shoes\, Books\, Records\, CDS\, DVDs. Notions\, Tools\, Collectibles \, etc. NO JEWELRY\, NO AFFORDABLE ART. \nDoors open promptly at 11 am – 2pm. \nCASH OR CHECK ONLY \n \nTuesday Nov 4\, 2025 ELECTION DAY 11am – 5pm\nFriday Nov 7 at 11am – 5pm\nSaturday Nov 8 at 11am – 5pm\nSunday Nov 9 at 11am – 5pm \nBag Sale Nov 15 at 11am 2 pm \nWestbeth Artists Housing Basement\n55 Bethune Street\nNew York\, NY 10015\n\nOur 41 st year of Bargains and Excitement in every department for your apartment( or house.)Donations are from neighbors and artists resident – unique\, amazing\, fantastic. The below photos don’t even show a tenth of it.\nOUR PRICES ARE  LOW BUT OUR AIMS ARE HIGH! Proceeds go to Westbeth projects to support the arts\, local charities and to disaster relief. \nELECTION DAY HAPPY BUYERS URL:https://westbeth.org/event/westbeth-flea-market-excitement-galore/ LOCATION:Westbeth Basement CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/bags-sale-SQ-Nov.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251112T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251112T170000 DTSTAMP:20260423T145618 CREATED:20251113T023306Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251121T211548Z UID:10000910-1762934400-1762966800@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Folk Radio with Bob Malenky and Marc Jacoby on WBAI playing live and discussing DESCRIPTION: URL:https://westbeth.org/event/folk-radio-with-bob-malenky-and-marc-jacoby-on-wbai-playing-live-and-discussing/ LOCATION:WBAI Radio CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Bob-for-SQ-Folk-Radio-25-11-20.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251107T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251107T210000 DTSTAMP:20260423T145618 CREATED:20251021T021550Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251111T220625Z UID:10000866-1762542000-1762549200@westbeth.org SUMMARY:First Fridays Live Music Sarah King Quartet DESCRIPTION:Friday Nov 7\, 2025 at 7PM \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank Street\n(enter through courtyard)\nNew York\, NY 10014 \nSarah King vocalist\nStefan Vasnier pianist\nAidan O’Donnell bass\nBen Cliness drums \nOver the course of two hours\, vocalist Sarah King leads a piano trio featuring piano\, bass\, and drums\, blending intimate storytelling with playful nuance and theatrical flair. Her dynamic stage presence and deep musicality shine as she moves between heartfelt ballads and spirited numbers\, drawing the audience in with playful arrangements and emotional candor. The program features beloved standards and jazzy gems\, brought to life with her distinctive style and expressive voice. \n Links: www.sarahkingnyc.com @sweetsarahbelle Instagram @sarahkingandthesmokerings \nFirst Fridays is presented by Westbeth MusicWorks and the Westbeth Artists Residents Council which sponsors live music on the first Friday of every month. URL:https://westbeth.org/event/first-fridays-live-music-sarah-king-quartet/ LOCATION:Wdstbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Sarah-SQ-King.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251103T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251124T140000 DTSTAMP:20260423T145618 CREATED:20251026T231759Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251126T165544Z UID:10000907-1762174800-1763992800@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Learn to Tap Dance With Your HandsShort video of the class DESCRIPTION: URL:https://westbeth.org/event/learn-to-tap-dance-with-your-hands/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Tap-Dance-with-your-Hands-SQ.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251101T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251101T210000 DTSTAMP:20260423T145618 CREATED:20251008T220251Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251106T132410Z UID:10000856-1762023600-1762030800@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Westbeth Movie Night The Witch DESCRIPTION:Saturday Nov 1\, 2025 at 7pm \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\n(enter through courtyard)\nNew York\, NY 10014 \nHailed as one of the best horror films of the 21st century. \nClick image for more info about the film. URL:https://westbeth.org/event/westbeth-movie-night-the-witch/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Westbeth-MOvie-NIght-SQ-The-Witch-copy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251028T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251028T200000 DTSTAMP:20260423T145618 CREATED:20251002T135519Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251106T132347Z UID:10000852-1761678000-1761681600@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Stories Around the Table Losing It DESCRIPTION:Tuesday October 28\, 2025 at 7pm \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\nenter through courtyard\nNew York\, NY 10014 \nSTORIES AROUND THE TABLE began many years ago as a Word of Mouth project by Karen Ludwig for actors and writers. Over the years and under her guidance it has evolved into a literary group of women whose stories originate in personal experience and the challenges of that experience. Recently the group began giving annual presentations of their work\, of which this is the 5th or 6th. \nKaren Ludwig’s numerous Broadway credits include Neil Simon’s BROADWAY BOUND\, and THE DEVILS with Anne Bancroft. She appeared in many Off-Broadway performances at The Public Theater and was a member of Andre Gregory’s Manhattan Project. She was in the world premiere of MOONCHILDREN at The Royal Court in London as well as playing Lady McDuff in MACBETH at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival.Karen Ludwig produced and directed UTA HAGEN’S ACTING CLASS; a compelling DVD of her incomparable teacher conducting Master Acting Classes UTAHAGENVIDEO.com. Ms. Ludwig has directed plays for the Theater for the New City\, NYU School of the Arts\, Ensemble Studio Theater\, Circle Rep\, and The HB Playwrights. On TV she is a LAW and ORDER veteran and many other shows. She conducted an acclaimed interview series ABOUT THE WORK with prominent theater people at the New School for Drama where she also taught for many years.\nhttp://karenludwig.com/#actor \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 Known for her artwork\, Joan Hall’s collages and assemblages havebeen exhibited in galleries and museums worldwide\, including theCentre Georges Pompidou in Paris\, and the Museo Rufino Tamayo inMexico. She is a winner of the Miriam Chaikin Foundation 2018 awardfor her poetry. Joan’s poetry and collage books\, Journey to Somewhere\,Behind My Mind\, and Rhyme Time are available on Amazon. Joan hasbeen a resident of Westbeth since 1971.\nhttps://www.joanhallcollage.com \nDawn D/Arcy is a writer\, actor and musician notably\, as well as relevantly\, having played bass in fellow writer Diane Spodarek’s Detroit punk band The Dangerous Diane Band. She worked at The Actors Studio with director John Stix as well as with actor/director Estelle Parsons on Yeats translation of Oedipus starring Al Pacino and Dianne Wiest. She is the very proud grandma of Etta Rose and is never\, ever unaware of how lucky and grateful she is to write\, co-create and perform with Karen Ludwig and this brilliant group of artists for the past 20+ years. \nDiane Spodarek is a Canadian American writer and a recipient of artist fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the New York Foundation 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. \nArtwork: “NonFiction” by Christina Maile URL:https://westbeth.org/event/stories-around-the-table-losing-it/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Storeis-aroundSQ-the-Table-Autumn-2025-updated-copy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251027T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251027T150000 DTSTAMP:20260423T145618 CREATED:20251021T014213Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251106T132327Z UID:10000863-1761570000-1761577200@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Freeze Your Rent SCREE and DRIE programs presentation DESCRIPTION:Click image to enlarge\n Monday October 27\, 2025 at 1pm – 3pm \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\nenter through courtyard\nNew York\, NY 10014 \nFree\, All Welcome URL:https://westbeth.org/event/freeze-your-rent-scree-and-drie-programs-presentation/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/SQW-.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251017T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251017T200000 DTSTAMP:20260423T145618 CREATED:20250921T230348Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251026T145633Z UID:10000837-1760727600-1760731200@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Creative Ozone: The Artists of Westbeth Book Launch with author Miriam Chaiken DESCRIPTION:Friday Oct 17\, 2025 at 7pm\nWesteth Community\n155 Bank St\n(enter through courtyard)\nNew York\, NY 10014 \nand a second launch\nWednesday Oct 22\, 2025 at 6pm\nsponsored by Village Preservation\nat Westbeth Community Room\nThis talk will concentrate on the architecture of Westbeth.\nFor more info about this free event Village Preservation \n” From legendary photographer Diane Arbus and conceptual artist Hans Haacke to avant-garde theater pioneers like Joe Chaikin and Gloria Miguel\, Westbeth has nurtured some of the most influential voices in contemporary art. Beyond its creative legacy\, the residence has been a hub for social change. Its artists played leading roles in the anti-Vietnam protests\, LGBTQ+ rights movements\, feminist art collectives\, and urban preservation efforts. \nIn Creative Ozone\, Miriam Chaiken offers a rare insider’s look at this extraordinary community. Drawing on intimate interviews with multiple generations of Westbeth residents\, including those who grew up in the building as “feral children” immersed in art from birth\, Chaiken captures the spirit of a place where creativity and activism are inseparable. She explores how Westbeth artists have weathered gentrification\, economic upheavals\, and major historical events\, from 9/11 and Hurricane Sandy to the ongoing pandemic\, revealing the resilience of this one-square-block artistic village. Blending vivid storytelling with cultural history\, Creative Ozone is a tribute to the artists who shaped\, and were shaped by\, New York City. \nRich with character-driven narratives\, this book will captivate art lovers\, history buffs\, and anyone fascinated by the creative life. Whether you’re drawn to the bohemian legends of Greenwich Vil­lage\, the evolution of urban spaces\, or the intersection of art and activism\, Creative Ozone offers an unforgettable portrait of a community like no other.”\n– Fordham University Press \nMiriam Chaiken\nMiriam’s earlier writing derives from her years of anthropological field research in Africa and Asia\, focusing on poverty and hunger alleviation\, gender equity\, and the welfare of children. She has published many articles and co-edited two books on international development and community resilience. \nAfter extensive research on three continents\, she pivoted to her most eo ic site yet – Greenwich Village in New York. Three members of Miriam’s family were long-time residents of the Westbeth Artists’ Residence\, which opened doors when she turned her anthropological gaze to this community. After three decades of research in villages in sub-Saharan Africa\, she realized that Westbeth is a vertical village\, with all the drama and intrigue of any village. Her book Creative Ozone: The Artists of Westbeth (Empire State Books from Fordham University Press) recounts the history of the Westbeth community\, and focuses on the intriguing characters that called Westbeth home. \nMiriam was formerly Dean of the Conroy Honors College and Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at New Mexico State University. She lives with her husband and fellow anthropologist Tom Conelly in southern New Mexico. URL:https://westbeth.org/event/creative-ozone-the-artists-of-westbeth-book-launch-with-author-miriam-chaiken/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Creative-Ozone-Chaikin-SQ-.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251017T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251031T170000 DTSTAMP:20260423T145618 CREATED:20251017T223447Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251119T195952Z UID:10000859-1760688000-1761930000@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Gwynne Duncan and Peter Madden featured in News 12 video about The High Line DESCRIPTION: URL:https://westbeth.org/event/gwynne-duncan-and-peter-madden-featured-in-news-12-video-about-the-high-line/ LOCATION:Gwynne Duncan Artist Page CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Gwynne-Duncan-on-Highline-web.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251017T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251019T170000 DTSTAMP:20260423T145618 CREATED:20251002T003606Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251019T222527Z UID:10000847-1760688000-1760893200@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Open House New York Weekend at Westbeth 2025 DESCRIPTION:Friday Oct 17 Saturday Oct 18 and Sunday Oct 19\, 2025\nWestbeth Artists Housing\n155 Bank Street\n(enter through courtyard)\nNew York\, NY 10014 \nFREE \n \n FRIDAY OCT 17\, 2025 7pm\nWestbeth Commnity Room\nMiriam Chaikin Book Launch “Creative Ozone – The Artists of Westbeth”\nA rare insider’s look at this extraordinary community. Drawing on intimate interviews with multiple generations of Westbeth residents\, including those who grew up in the building as “feral children” immersed in art from birth\, Chaiken captures the spirit of a place where creativity and activism are inseparable. Link \n \n SATURDAY OCTOBER 18\, 2025 at 7pm\nWestbeth Community Room\nImprov Comedy Show with The Town Criers\nJoin the hilarious improv group THE TOWN CRIERS as they create a comedy show on the spot inspired by the rich history of Westbeth. Improvisers will riff from hidden records\, headlines from the distant past\, and your own stories about life in our community.Starring: Joanna Castle Miller\, Lisa Pertoso\, TJ Del Reno\, and more! Ages 13 and above. \n \nSATURDAY AND SUNDAY 1PM – 6PM\nSelf-guided Open Studios\nLinks to artists:\nFaten Gaddes\, Stephen Hall\, Alexander Berg\, SuZen\, Annie Katzman\, Joan Beard\, Valerie Hallier\,William Kennon\, Karin Batten\, Paul Muranyi URL:https://westbeth.org/event/open-house-new-york-weekend-at-westbeth-2025/ LOCATION:Westbeth Courtyard and Community Room and Studios CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/••OHNY_MKTEVENT-2025_web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251009T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251102T170000 DTSTAMP:20260423T145618 CREATED:20250912T155036Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251106T132245Z UID:10000832-1760014800-1762102800@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Whitney Staff Art Show 2025 Artists At WorkClosing Reception Wed Oct 29\, 2025 DESCRIPTION:WHITNEY MUSEUM HIGHLIGHTS THE TALENTS OF ITS\nSTAFF IN ART SHOW AT Westbeth GALLERY \nClosing Reception : Wednesdy Oct 29\, 2025 6:30pm – 8:30pm \nTo start slideshow\, click image\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \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 image to enlarge\nOctober 9 – Nov 2\, 2025\nThe Whitney Museum’s annual Staff Art Show is free and open to the public\, and all are welcome! \nWestbeth Gallery\n155 Bank St\n(enter through courtyard)\nNew York\, NY 10014 \nWednesdays through Sundays from 1 to 6 pm. \nThe Whitney Museum of American Art’s annual Staff Art Show returns this fall with Artists At Work\, on view from October 9 through November 2. The exhibition will feature artworks from the Museum’s talented and creative staff on display at Westbeth Gallery\, just a few blocks away from the Whitney. \nFrom its origins in Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney’s Greenwich Village studio in 1914 to its relocation to the Meatpacking District in 2015\, the Whitney Museum has always sought to support living artists at critical moments in their careers. Many of the Museum’s staff members\, who make the Museum’s exhibitions\, programs\, publications\, and day-to-day operations possible\, are artists themselves and participate in the annual showcase. \nFor the eighth year\, the Whitney’s Staff Art Show will be held in a public space\, offering staff an opportunity to share their work and deepen connections with one another as well as a wider audience. This year’s exhibition will include the work of over seventy artists\, presenting a wide range of mediums\, including painting\, sculpture\, drawing\, photography\, printmaking\, collage\, and video\, and reflecting the diversity of artistic practice among the Whitney’s talented staff. \n \n\n\nArtists At Work is organized by Katie Fong\, Curatorial Assistant\, and Antonia Pocock\, Curatorial Assistant\, with colleagues from various departments throughout the Museum. \nThe exhibition is free and open to the public at Westbeth Gallery\, 55 Bethune Street Westbeth main entrance) New York\, NY 10014\, \nPARTICIPATING ARTISTS \n\nStephanie Alifano\nAlyssa Andrews\nMax Rose Bell\nNora Bethune\nLouise Brosnan\nReagan Brown\nJason Buccieri\nKatherine Cheairs\nBeatriz Cifuentes\nHeather Cox\nHenry Culpepper\nScott Davis\nKiera Derrig\nAngela Dizon\nSarah Ehtisham\nMariana Flores\nElisa Flynn\nEve Soleil Frohm\nViridiana Garcia Choy\nJohn Anthony Gaudio\nJesse Gelaznik\nNora Gomez-Strauss\nNicole Grullón\n\n\nAbigail Hack\nEli Harrison\nWilliam Hempel\nAraya Henry\nFelicia Huguley\nJunichiro Ishida\nFransheska Jackson\nEmily Jacoby\nJennifer Jhagroo\nDaniel Kingery\nTom Kotik\nMidrene Lamy\nMatthew Larson\nMeredith Lawhead\nZack Lobel\nIris Ward Loughran\nEleanor Lovinsky\nSean MacDonald\nGenevieve Martinez\nJohn Martins\nElissa Medina\nMarek Milde\nMeer Musa\nWilliam Norton\n\n\nJustin Ortiz\nDominic Pereira\nJason Phillips\nAnna Piwowar\nOlivia Previti\nEliza Proctor\nEmma Quaytman\nVictor Rodriguez-Pagan\nJoshua Rosenblatt\nEmily Roz\nTondaliyah Sackiel\nLisa Saunders\nLaura Schwarz\nElisabeth Skjaervold\nNathan Smith\nNeil Smith\nNatalia Sterling\nJosephine Tam\nAdin Tannin\nJoseph Teliha\nDarlene Thevenin\nKhaleiah Vasquez\nCynthia Laureen Vogt\nAlexa Walkovitz\nMaggie Wei\nJonathan Wenur\nJosh Wertheimer\n\n\n\nPRESS CONTACT \nFor press materials and image requests\, please visit our press site at whitney.org/press or\ncontact:\nWhitney Press Office\nwhitney.org/press\n(212) 570-3633\npressoffice@whitney.org \nABOUT THE WHITNEY\nThe Whitney Museum of American Art\, founded in 1930 by the artist and philanthropist Gertrude\nVanderbilt Whitney (1875–1942)\, houses the foremost collection of American art from the\ntwentieth and twenty-first centuries. Mrs. Whitney\, an early and ardent supporter of modern\nAmerican art\, nurtured groundbreaking artists when audiences were still largely preoccupied\nwith the Old Masters. From her vision arose the Whitney Museum of American Art\, which has\nbeen championing the most innovative art of the United States for ninety years. The core of the\nWhitney’s mission is to collect\, preserve\, interpret\, and exhibit American art of our time and\nserve a wide variety of audiences in celebration of the complexity and diversity of art and culture\nin the United States. Through this mission and a steadfast commitment to artists\, the Whitney\nhas long been a powerful force in support of modern and contemporary art and continues to\nhelp define what is innovative and influential in American art today. \nWhitney Museum Land Acknowledgment\nThe Whitney is located in Lenapehoking\, the ancestral homeland of the Lenape. The name\nManhattan comes from their word Mannahatta\, meaning “island of many hills.” The Museum’s\ncurrent site is close to land that was a Lenape fishing and planting site called Sapponckanikan\n(“tobacco field”). The Whitney acknowledges the displacement of this region’s original\ninhabitants and the Lenape diaspora that exists today. \nAs a museum of American art in a city with vital and diverse communities of Indigenous people\,\nthe Whitney recognizes the historical exclusion of Indigenous artists from its collection and\nprogram. The Museum is committed to addressing these erasures and honoring the\nperspectives of Indigenous artists and communities as we work for a more equitable future. To\nread more about the Museum’s Land Acknowledgment\, visit the Museum’s website.\nImage credit:\nWhitney Staff Art Show. Photo courtesy the Whitney Museum URL:https://westbeth.org/event/whitney-staff-art-show-2025-artists-at-work/ LOCATION:Westbeth Gallery CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Whitney-Staff-show-Sq-2025.png GEO:40.737051566887;-74.009218415339 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251008 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251114 DTSTAMP:20260423T145619 CREATED:20251008T203448Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251206T024200Z UID:10000855-1759881600-1763078399@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Karen Santry Profiles in Art Interview DESCRIPTION: URL:https://westbeth.org/event/karen-santry-profiles-in-art/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/KAREN-SQ-SANTRY-PROFILE-POSTER.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251007T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251007T210000 DTSTAMP:20260423T145619 CREATED:20251002T105855Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251008T190117Z UID:10000850-1759860000-1759870800@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Fix-It Night Don't Trash It Repair It DESCRIPTION:Tuesday Oct 7\, 2025 6pm – 9pm \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank Street\n(enter through courtyard)\nNew York\, NY \nBring a lamp gone dark\, too-hot toaster\, wobbly chair\, vacuum sans vavoom or anything needing an expert on the case! \nPlease email: westbethconservation@gmail.com to book a slot. \nOne item per visitor\, please. Suggested donation $5 per repair. URL:https://westbeth.org/event/fix-it-night-dont-trash-it-repair-it/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Fix-It-Night-SQ-Oct-2025.png ORGANIZER;CN="Westbeth Beautification Committee":MAILTO:westbethfleamarket@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251007T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251028T170000 DTSTAMP:20260423T145619 CREATED:20251008T191429Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251106T132541Z UID:10000854-1759851000-1761670800@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Vado Diomande's West African Dance and Drum Class DESCRIPTION:Tuesdays Oct 7\, 14\, 21\, 28\, 2025 3:30pm – 5:00pm \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\n(enter through courtyard)\nNew York\, NY 10014 \nFREE: All Ages All Levels! \n Click image to enlarge. URL:https://westbeth.org/event/vado-diomande-west-african-dance-and-drum-class/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Vadocopy.jpg.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251006T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251006T120000 DTSTAMP:20260423T145619 CREATED:20251002T023052Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251008T190053Z UID:10000849-1759744800-1759752000@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Free Flu Shot from Northwell Greenwich Village Hospital DESCRIPTION: URL:https://westbeth.org/event/free-flu-shot-from-northwell/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/FLU-SQ-SHOT-.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251005 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251015 DTSTAMP:20260423T145619 CREATED:20250928T173105Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251018T012336Z UID:10000834-1759622400-1760486399@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Gayle Kirschenbaum Book Launch Bullied to Besties DESCRIPTION:It’s happening! \nNYC launch tickets for BULLIED TO BESTIES: A Daughter’s Journey to Forgiveness are live and Mom and I would love to see you there. \nTuesday October 14\, 2025 at 7PM\n Free \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\n(enter through courtyard)\nNew York\, NY 10014 \nPlus other venues: \nReserve Oct 5 — PT Knitwear\nReserve Oct 8 — Bibliotheque \n“Mesmeric… riveting and beautifully wrought.”\n— Publishers Weekly (on BULLIED TO BESTIES) \nEver wished you could rewrite a painful family story—and finally feel free? That’s this book. If you’ve followed us on social\, you’ve seen the joy; what you haven’t seen are the years it took to get there. Mom just turned 102 (!) and we’re celebrating by gathering in NYC. We’d love for you to be in the room. \n \nSunday\, Oct 5 · 3:00–4:30 PM — PT Knitwear (NYC) 180 Orchard Street\, NYC \nModerator: Dr. Pamela Thompson \nAbout our moderator: Dr. Thompson is the therapist Mom and I worked with—the one who helped us crack open decades-old patterns and create real change. It’s a treat: she’s flying in to moderate\, and she’s also an author who wrote Surviving Mama. \nPT Knitwear tickets & bundles: \nGeneral Admission ($5) — applies toward a book or café purchase that night\n📚 Book-Bundle Ticket (Best Option) — includes one copy of BULLIED TO BESTIES (guarantees your copy for the signing; priced at MSRP + tax)\nSigning to follow — books signed must be purchased from PT Knitwear\nReserve PT Knitwear Tickets \nWednesday\, Oct 8 · 6:00–7:00 PM — Bibliotheque (SoHo) 54 Mercer Street\, NYC \nModerator: Amy B. Scher \nAbout our moderator: Amy is the bestselling\, award-winning author of five books on healing\, translated into 20 languages and endorsed by Elizabeth Gilbert and other luminaries. An intimate bookstore–café–wine bar setting with very limited seats (cocktails served). \nSelect your preferred ticket tier (some tiers include a book). \n>Reserve Bibliotheque Tickets \nCan’t attend in person?\nYou can still support launch week and get your copy delivered: \nPre-order the Kindle edition\nPre-order the Paperback \nGayle Kirschenbaum is an Emmy-winning filmmaker\, photographer\, writer\, and coach. Her film LOOK AT US NOW\, MOTHER! premiered on Netflix and has been credited with transforming lives. Her TED talk is “No More Drama with Mama.” Gayle co-authored MILDRED’S MINDSET: WISDOM FROM A WOMAN CENTENARIAN with her mother\, centenarian influencer Mildred Kirschenbaum. Her film A DOG’S LIFE: A DOGAMENTARY premiered on HBO. Gayle and her work have been featured in The New York Times\, The Washington Post\, Shondaland\, The Ethel (AARP)\, and on national television. BULLIED TO BESTIES: A DAUGHTER’S JOURNEY TO FORGIVENESS is her debut memoir. Publisher’s Weekly calls it “a mesmeric memoir… more than a story of trauma–riveting and beautifully wrought.” \nAt 102\, Mildred Kirschenbaum has a zest for life. She is known for her viral life advice\, as written in MILDRED’S MINDSET: WISDOM FROM A WOMAN CENTENARIAN\, which features 20 tips on longevity and living life to the fullest. She is a social media influencer\, sharing her simple yet profound tips for a fulfilling life. Mildred’s positive attitude and love for socializing have endeared her to many\, and her approach to life reflects her belief in enjoying every day. Her daughter\, Gayle Kirschenbaum\, has been instrumental in sharing her mother’s wisdom with the world. Mildred’s remarkable journey and unique perspective on life inspire and uplift readers of all ages. \nGayle and Mildred are influencers on social media. To follow\, go to @glkirschenbaum on Instagram\, TikTok\, and Threads. To read Gayle’s stories\, subscribe to her Substack. To be kept in the know about BULLIED TO BESTIES\, sign up here. For more information\, visit GayleKirschenbaum.com. URL:https://westbeth.org/event/gayle-kirschenbaum-book-launch-bullied-to-besties/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room\, and other venues CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Gayle-Kirschenbaum-SQ-Bullied.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251004T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251011T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T145619 CREATED:20250922T002759Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251012T183014Z UID:10000839-1759604400-1760214600@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Westbeth Immortals: Film Portraits Presented by Lucille Rhodes DESCRIPTION:Saturday Oct 4\, 2025 at 7pm\nfeatures film portraits of Benny Andrews\, Barton Benes\, and Muriel Rukeyser \nand \nSaturday Oct 11\, 2025 at 7pm\nfeatures Tobias Schneebaum \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\n(enter through courtyard)\nNew York\, NY 10014 \nPresenter\, Lucille Rhodes\, Westbeth Photographer and Filmmaker\nLucille’s film on Muriel Rukeyser premiered at the New York Film Festival at Lincoln Center. Her filmed portrait of painter\, Alice Neel\, archived by the Metropolitan Museum of Art\, is currently being screened alongside her recent retropspective (2022) by major museums internationally. \nI would like to invite friends and neighbors to attend the screenings and after share any memories you may have. I knew and loved Barton\, was awed and grateful to Muriel\, met Tobias only briefly through Barton and Benny only in exchanging smiles and weather reports at 9th floor elevator. \nBenny Andrews (1930-2006) artist\nThe Visible Man 28 minutes\nDirected by David Irving; produced by Linda Freeman\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benny_Andrews \nBarton Benes (1942-2012 artist\nNo Secrets (25 minutes)\nDirected by Joe Lovett\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barton_Lidice_Beneš \nMuriel Rukeyser (1930-1980) Poet\nThey Are Their Own Gifts (19 minutes)\nProduced and directed by Lucille Rhodes and\nMargaret Murphy\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muriel_Rukeyser \nTobias Schneebaum (1922-2005 Artist and Anthropologist.\n Keep The River on Your Right 93min\nProduced and Directed by David Shapiro and Laurie Gwen Shapiro.[2]\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobias_Schneebaum \nSponsored by WARC and The Beautification Committee URL:https://westbeth.org/event/westbeth-immortals-film-portraits-presented-by-lucille-rhodes/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Captured-Memories-Poster_SQ-for-Print-copy-3.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR