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:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD 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:20260319T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260319T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T075407 CREATED:20260218T205251Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T223746Z UID:10000964-1773946800-1773952200@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Drag Bingo with Paige Turner returns DESCRIPTION:When: MAR 19\, 2026!\nSeating: Limited to 75 persons. First come first served. \nTime: 7pm – 9pm \nPrice: FREE! and Bingo supplies provided. \nPaige performs show-stopping musical numbers along with her hilariously improvised Bingo games with fabulous prizes\, surprises\, mayhem and more! \nWhere: Westbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\nenter through courtyard\, NYC \nAbout Paige Turner\nNYC’s most recognizable names in drag “Showbiz Spitfire” PAIGE TURNER! Known as the love child of Barbie & Pee Wee Herman\, This 2-time Glam Award winner tours internationally in her All -Live Sung one woman shows. She is a headliner for OUTBOUND TRAVEL and has a summer residency in Provincetown at the acclaimed Post Office Café & Cabaret. Paige coined the phrase Slurp! which was NYC’s longest running drag show for 9.5 years. She was an original cast member of the reality show Shade: QUEENS OF NYC\, on the Fusion Network and has been featured numerous times on WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE! With Andy Cohen On Bravo\, even portraying Mary Poppins for Dame Julie Andrews! Most recently she guest starred on Law and Order in a Drag Story Hour related episode.\nwww.paigeturnernyc.com\n“Paige Turner is the ultimate theater queen and always gets everyone to sing along.”\nTHE NEW YORK TIMES URL:https://westbeth.org/event/drag-bingo-with-paige-turner-returns/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Screenshot-2026-02-18-at-3.48.55-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260109T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260120T170000 DTSTAMP:20260423T075407 CREATED:20251215T230410Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260115T163606Z UID:10000931-1767945600-1768928400@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Calling Choreographers Apply Now for WestFest Dance 2026! DESCRIPTION: URL:https://westbeth.org/event/calling-choreographers-apply-now-for-westfest-dance-2026/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Screenshot-2025-12-15-at-5.49.28-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251205T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251205T190000 DTSTAMP:20260423T075407 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:20260423T075407 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:20251122T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251122T150000 DTSTAMP:20260423T075407 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:20251004T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251011T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T075407 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 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250627T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250627T210000 DTSTAMP:20260423T075407 CREATED:20250614T182715Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250703T122527Z UID:10000800-1751050800-1751058000@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Get to Know Your Neighbors Lucille Rhodes filmmaker and Bob Malenky folk musician DESCRIPTION:Click image to enlarge Friday June 27\, 2025\n7pm – 9pm \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank Street\nNew York\, NY 10014 \nBob Malneky is deeply involved with blues and other forms of roots music. He participated in Sunday sessions in Washington Square Park in the early ’60’s and has learned from and played with many blues legends such as Muddy Waters and Lightnin’ Hopkins.\nIn 1974\, he recorded and toured with the legendary harmonica player Sonny Terry.\nBob taught World Folk Music at CCNY for many years and has remained active\, playing at clubs\, coffee houses and festivals in this country and abroad\, as well as performing at concerts here at Westbeth. \nLucille Rhodes is a photographer\, former filmmaker and professor. Her films have been screened at the New York Film Festival \, Berlin Film Festival\, PBS\, etc. She profited from her creative retreats at Yaddo and the MacDowell Art Colonies as well as Robert Redford’s Sundance Institute. She was one of the founding staff members of both the New York State Council on the Arts and the Kentucky Arts Council\,and for many years has been a judge of documentary films for the Guanajuato International Film Festival. \nThe Alice Neel film we will be seeing was selected to accompany Alice’s one woman show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2021\, and can be accessed from their film archive through YouTube. Lucille has been working on several photographic projects for a number of years including one\, on her great love\, the riders of the NYC subway system! URL:https://westbeth.org/event/get-to-know-your-neighbors-lucille-rhodes-filmmaker-and-bob-malenky-folk-musician/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/GET-TO-KNOW-YOUR_JUNE-WEB.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250519T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250630T190000 DTSTAMP:20260423T075407 CREATED:20250515T010029Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250801T183114Z UID:10000777-1747677600-1751310000@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Pilates with Ellie Kusner No experience necessary DESCRIPTION: URL:https://westbeth.org/event/pilates-with-ellie-kusner/ LOCATION:Martha Graham Studio CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Screenshot-2025-05-14-at-8.41.43-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250502T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250502T200000 DTSTAMP:20260423T075407 CREATED:20250418T192044Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250506T201142Z UID:10000758-1746212400-1746216000@westbeth.org SUMMARY:FIRST FRIDAY MUSIC: THE BARRYTONES DESCRIPTION:Click Image to enlarge \nFriday May 2\, 2025 at 7pm \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\n(enter through courtyard)\nNew York\, NY 10014 \nThe BarryTones. We are a dance band playing danceable rockabilly\, blues\, rock and country music. We play a mix of originals and classic favorites. The BarryTones include Westbeth’s own Barry Temkin on guitar\, Michael Moss on sax\, Bill Dotts on bass and Craig Howe on drums\, along with Natasha Gollin on vocals\, Violizzy on fiddle\, Jim Meigs on blues harp. \nBring your dancing shoes!\nFREE URL:https://westbeth.org/event/first-friday-music-the-barrytones/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/The-BarryTones-Instagram-Post.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250501 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250505 DTSTAMP:20260423T075407 CREATED:20250326T000747Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250506T200937Z UID:10000743-1746057600-1746403199@westbeth.org SUMMARY:WESTFEST 2025; The annual dance festival of cutting edge movement artists DESCRIPTION:WestFest is a cutting edge\, curated festival presenting emerging and established movement artists in the historic Westbeth Artists Residence in the West Vullage\, NYC\nThe annual festival includes two programs: Top floor and All Over \nTickets and Guided Tour Info: https://www.westfestdance.com/about \n \n \nALL OVER: Featuring Beatriz Castro\, Chloe Sonnet Brown\, Fabio Tavares\, Gesture Theater\, June Seo (Project.A.Artgroup) Madelyn Sher\, Stephanie Saywell\, Yang Sun & Poets \nMay 3 & 4 | 1- 3pm. FREE \nGuided Site Specific Tours every 30 minutes starting at 1pm\nMeet at Westbeth Courtyard 155 Bank Street between West and Washington Sts \n \n \nTOP FLOOR Program A featuring : Carol Nolte\, Celeste Goldes\, Company of Collaborative Artists (CoCA)\, Dianne Cano\, Dylan Richmond\, Dual Rivet\, Louise Benkelman & Tommy Seibold\, JRamirwz & Artists\nProgram B featuring : Assaf Salhov\, Faustine Lavie Dance Project\, Miho Ryu\, Jamal Jackson Dance Company\, Rylan Joenk\, The Bang Group\, The Dynamit-Experience\, Virginie Mècene. \nProgram A: Thursday May 1 at 7pm and May 3 4pm & 7pm.\nProgram B Friday May 2 at 7pm Sun May 4. 4pm & 7pm.\nMartha Graham Studio Theater 55 Bethune St\, New York\, NY\nSliding Scale tickets starting st $20 \nAll proceeds go towards supporting the work of the non-profit Westbeth Aritsts Residents Council whose mission is to be a resouce and generator of artistic endeavor in the literary\, visual and performing arts. \nMore Information about Westfest at https://www.westfestdance.com/about URL:https://westbeth.org/event/westfest-2025p-the-annual-dance-festival-of-cuttin-edge-movement-artists/ LOCATION:All Over Westbeth & Martha Graham Studio Theater CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Westfgest-sq.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250328T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250328T200000 DTSTAMP:20260423T075407 CREATED:20250316T233609Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250330T223438Z UID:10000740-1743188400-1743192000@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Get to Know Your Neighbors: Elena Borstein\, SuZen\, and In Memoriam - Lucienne Weinberger DESCRIPTION:March 28\, 2025 at 7pm\nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\n(Enter through courtyard)\nNew York\, NY 10014 \nA monthly event showcasing Westbeth artists \nElena Borstein painter: “My new paintings are entitled”Resist” They grew out of a series which paid homage to Mexican architect\, Luis Barragan. That series I called “Color of Architecture” In recent work I react to migrants being imprisoned on our southern border\, separated from their children\, and now vulnerable to the corona virus.” Westbeth Artist Page \nSuZen photographer\, multimedia Her photography has been exhibited in museums and galleries internationally and in numerous public and private collections. Recipient of numerous grants\, NYSCA funded a 40’ x 23’ painted mural of her photograph\, “Flowing Light\,” on 42nd Street across from the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Times Square. Retrospective at Westbeth Gallery \nLucienne Weinberger explored the emotional connections in people with the use of color and free-form shapes. Over the years\, her work developed with two prominent directions: figurative imagery where iconic figures are brought to life with a dreamlike narrative\, including works on canvas and paper\, and fired clay sculptures using acrylic paints and collage mounted canvas. Westbeth In Memoriam URL:https://westbeth.org/event/get-to-know-your-neighbors-elena-borstein-suzen-and-in-memoriam-lucienne-weinberger/ CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Get-SQ-to-Know-Your-Neig.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250304T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250520T170000 DTSTAMP:20260423T075407 CREATED:20250122T011552Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250521T022841Z UID:10000731-1741075200-1747760400@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Meditation Practice with Steve Clorfeine DESCRIPTION:MARCH 4th\, 5-6\nMARCH 11th:4:45-5:45\nMARCH 18th\, :4:45-5:45\nAPRIL 8th\, :4:45-5:45\nAPRIL 15th\, 5-6\nAPRIL 22nd\, 5-6\nMAY 20th\, 5-6 \nWestbeth Commmunity Room\n155 Bank St\n(enter through courtyard)\nNew York\, NY 10014 URL:https://westbeth.org/event/meditation-practice-with-steve-clorfeine/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/MEDITATION-4.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250227T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250427T200000 DTSTAMP:20260423T075407 CREATED:20250206T232712Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250326T003927Z UID:10000720-1740682800-1745784000@westbeth.org SUMMARY:LORRAINE O' GRADY Westbeth IconThe Filmed Interview and Evening DESCRIPTION:Director and Editor: Theodore Timreck\nInterviewer Terry Stoller\nCameraperson and Lighting: Ethan Mass\nNarration: Sandra Kingsbury \nPhoto: Lelani Foster 2021. (Click image to enlarge poster) \nThurs Feb 27\, 2025 at 7pm \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank Street\n(enter through courtyard)\nNew York\, NY 10014 \nJoin us for an evening celebrating the life and work of Lorraine O’Grady including a recently filmed interview and speeches by friends and colleagues. Lorraine lived at Westbeth for many years and was and continues to be inspiration for art and defiance. \n“Lorraine O’Grady (1934 – 2024) was a concept-based artist and cultural critic widely regarded as a leading intellectual voice of her generation. Working across media and disciplines––including writing\, photography\, performance\, curating\, installation\, and video––O’Grady challenged artistic and cultural conventions through her incisive critique of the binary logic inherent in Western thought. She skillfully deployed the diptych form to refute and subvert both the “either/or” logic of Western philosophy and\, by extension\, the prevailing understanding around gender\, race\, and class. Over the course of her career\, she advocated for an anti-hierarchical approach to difference that follows the reasoning of both/and. From her earliest work\, Cutting Out the New York Times (1977)\, to more recent series like Family Portraits (2020)\, O’Grady expanded the possibilities of conceptual art and institutional critique through her profound explorations of hybridism and multiplicity. And in writings such as “Olympia’s Maid: Reclaiming Black Female Subjectivity\,” an influential essay of cultural criticism published in 1992\, O’Grady shaped the theoretical contours of a body of work that has been groundbreaking in its charting of the emergence of Black subjectivity in both artistic modernism and Western modernity as a whole.” \n– An excerpt from the Lorraine O’Grady website URL:https://westbeth.org/event/westbeth-icon-lorraine-ogrady/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/LORRAINE-O-GRADY-copy.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250131T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250131T210000 DTSTAMP:20260423T075407 CREATED:20250108T215340Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250204T025619Z UID:10000706-1738350000-1738357200@westbeth.org SUMMARY:GET TO KNOW YOUR NEIGHBORS: Joan Hall\, Ethan Mass\, Karen Santry DESCRIPTION:Click to enlarge Friday January 31\, 2025\nat 7PM \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\n(enter through courtyard)\nNew York\, NY\nFree \nJoan Hall Westbeth Artist Page\nKaren Santry Westbeth artist page\nEthan Mass Website URL:https://westbeth.org/event/get-to-know-your-neighbors-2/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/GET-TO-SQ-KNOW-YOUR-NEGIHBORS-copy.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250116T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250116T210000 DTSTAMP:20260423T075408 CREATED:20250108T222719Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250120T175445Z UID:10000708-1737054000-1737061200@westbeth.org SUMMARY:DRAG BINGO 2025 DESCRIPTION:Click to enlarge \nWhen: Thursday January 16\, 2025\nSeating: Limited to 75 persons. First come first served. \nTime: 7pm – 9pm \nPrice: FREE! and Bingo supplies provided. \nPaige performs show-stopping musical numbers along with her hilariously improvised Bingo games with fabulous prizes\, surprises\, mayhem and more! \nWhere: Westbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\nenter through courtyard\, NYC \nAbout Paige Turner\nNYC’s most recognizable names in drag “Showbiz Spitfire” PAIGE TURNER! Known as the love child of Barbie & Pee Wee Herman\, This 2-time Glam Award winner tours internationally in her All -Live Sung one woman shows. She is a headliner for OUTBOUND TRAVEL and has a summer residency in Provincetown at the acclaimed Post Office Café & Cabaret. Paige coined the phrase Slurp! which was NYC’s longest running drag show for 9.5 years. She was an original cast member of the reality show Shade: QUEENS OF NYC\, on the Fusion Network and has been featured numerous times on WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE! With Andy Cohen On Bravo\, even portraying Mary Poppins for Dame Julie Andrews! Most recently she guest starred on Law and Order in a Drag Story Hour related episode.\nwww.paigeturnernyc.com\n“Paige Turner is the ultimate theater queen and always gets everyone to sing along.”\nTHE NEW YORK TIMES URL:https://westbeth.org/event/drag-bingo-with-paige-turner/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025-DRAG-BINGO_SQ-REV-ad-copy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250112T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250112T150000 DTSTAMP:20260423T075408 CREATED:20241202T014636Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250114T013905Z UID:10000686-1736676000-1736694000@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Joan Hall Collage Workshop DESCRIPTION:Click to enlarge Sunday January 12\, 2025 10am – 3pm\nFree \nMaterials provided\, bring scissors \nLimited to 20 people\nReserve early at\nJHCollage@gmail.com \nJoan Hall is a pioneer in the field of collage and assemblage illustration. Her work has appeared on covers of Time magazine and in The New York Times and numerous other publications.\nHall’s collages and assemblages have been exhibited in galleries and museums worldwide\, including the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris and the Museo Tamayo in Mexico City. She was commissioned by the American Cultural Center to lecture\, exhibit\, and conduct workshops in France\, India\, Brazil\, and most recently lectured at The National Arts Club in New York City. \nJoan Hall :\n Profiles in Art Interview\n Westbeth Artist Page URL:https://westbeth.org/event/joan-hall-collage-workshop-3/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/JOAN-HALL-COLLAGE-WEB.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250103T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250103T200000 DTSTAMP:20260423T075408 CREATED:20241217T193508Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250106T194355Z UID:10000696-1735930800-1735934400@westbeth.org SUMMARY:FIRST FRIDAYS MUSIC JOHN MENEGON QUARTET 'SOUND EMBRACE' DESCRIPTION:Click to enlarge[/caption]Friday\, January 3\, 2025 at 7pm \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\n(enter through courtyard_\nNew York NY 10014 \nThe music presented by Bassist/Composer/Educator John Menegon\, in collaboration with these exceptional musicians\, pushes the boundaries of today’s music on the world stage. The intuitive\, spontaneous nature of the music between the musicians in the Quartet is deeply rooted in the traditions that come out of the Free Bop era created in the “Moment Of Now!” \n\n\nJOHN MENEGON (bass & compositions)\nSTEVE EINERSON (piano)\nPETE SMITH (guitar)\nMATT GARRITY (drums)\nspecial guest ANGUS MENEGON (voice\, synthesizers & compositions) \nJOHN MENEGON (bass & compositions)\n“New York bassist JOHN MENEGON is in the line of George Mraz and Michael Moore; a harmonically sophisticated bassist with technical facility who swings hard when it’s called for.” Kirk Silsbee\, DOWNBEAT!\nMenegon is a jazz bassist\, but is also a guitarist\, arranger\, singer\, and composer. He began his career as a musician in Montreal before moving to New York City\, where he spent ten years as bassist for two legendary tenor saxophonists\, Dewey Redman and David “Fathead” Newman. This experience provided a solid foundation for Menegon to continue his explorations as a bandleader\, composer and arranger\, and he has been composing and arranging music throughout his career. Menegon has released 6 recordings as a bandleader\, and his latest recording\, SOUND EMBRACE\, was released in 2024 on Valley Jazz Records. It features Jean-Michel Pilc on piano\, Chet Doxas on sax\, and Jim Doxas on drums. Here is what Abe Goldstein had to say about John’s latest recording on his blog PAPATAMUS REDUX (NOV 2024): “Although he is known primarily for his bass playing with folks such as David Fathead Newman\, Dewey Redman\, Joe Lovano\, and other notable musicians (not to mention his own recordings)\, Sound Embrace showcases Menegon’s exceptional writing skills. Let’s not forget the strong\, lyrical and harmonically- advanced bass playing of Menegon as a soloist or intuitively interacting with the ensemble.”\n@johnmenegonjazz \nSTEVE EINERSON (piano)\nPianist Steve Einerson originally hails from Milwaukee (WI) where he spent three formative years studying with David Hazeltine. After freelancing in the Milwaukee/Chicago circuit for several years\, he relocated to New York City in 2004\, fresh off the heels of being selected as a finalist to compete in the national jazz piano competition sponsored by the American Pianists Association. Whether it’s solo piano\, small groups or big bands\, Steve now finds his services in NYC in high demand and has performed at venues and jazz festivals across the country and around the world. A sampling of some of the musicians he’s had the privilege of working with include Marlena Shaw\, Joe Farnsworth\, Philip Harper\, Killer Ray Appleton\, Slide Hampton\, Ian Hendrickson-Smith\, John Dokes\, Hilary Gardner\, Teri Roiger\, the George Gee Orchestra\, and the Cab Calloway Orchestra.\n@seinerson \nPETE SMITH (guitar)\n“Mr. Smith is something rare\, fair and fine…a consummate musician who makes an unsuspecting audience aware that his guitar is not his instrument – it is his partner and musical mate for life – Mr. Smith exhibited skills that would make a symphony conductor salivate.” Stephen Mosher\nPete Smith is a New York City-based guitarist who performs in a wide range of musical settings. As a founding member of Grupo los Santos\, a vanguard Afro-Cuban and Brazilian-style quartet\, he has played New York’s Town Hall and concerts throughout the U.S.\, Cuba & Austria. Pete has performed at the Berlin Jazz Festival and Montreal Jazz Festival\, as well as concerts in thirty countries throughout Europe\, Eastern Europe\, Africa and Asia. He has worked with Norah Jones\, trumpeter Donald Byrd\, Cuban trombone master Juan Pablo Torres\, Andrew Hill\, Kat Edmonson\, Vince Giordano & the Nighthawks\, the Moonlighters\, Madeline Peyroux\, Natalie Merchant and Huun-Huur-Tu\, and is a member of Michael Feinstein’s Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. In 2023 he traveled to Congo-Kinshasa as a member of the band Opius Bliss—as cultural ambassadors for the US Embassy—to perform for and teach\, play and dialogue with local musicians in Kinshasa and Kisangani.\n@peteguitarsmith \nMATT GARRITY (drums)\n“Matt is a swinging drummer and true keeper of the flame.” Vincent Herring\, saxophonist\nDrummer Matt Garrity has been on the New York City music scene since 1994. He has performed with some of the best in the business\, including Grammy winner Vincent Herring\, David Williams\, Teri Thornton\, Peter Bernstein\, Gary Versace\, Ed Cherry\, Ben Monder\, Jeremy Pelt\, among others. Garrity has been living in the Hudson Valley since 2017 and produces a concert series out of his home/studio in Woodstock called BARNSTOCK.\n@garritydrums \nANGUS MENEGON (vocals\, synthesizers\, compositions)\nMonolounge is the synth-punched\, reverb-soaked vision of Australian songwriter-producer Angus Menegon. Crafting dream-pop from his bedroom\, Monolounge melts 70s drums\, 80s synthesisers\, and 90s guitars into a melancholic journey through time. Angus did all the composing and playing on all 9 tracks of his debut recording KILLING TIME. It was released on Bandcamp in September 2024.\nhttps://ihatemonolounge.bandcamp.com/album/killing-time\nWebSite: www.ihatemonolounge.com\n@ihatemonolounge URL:https://westbeth.org/event/john-menegon-quartet-presents-sound-embrace-for-westbeth-first-fridays/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/John-Megeon-Rev-Corrected-Instagram.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241219T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241219T210000 DTSTAMP:20260423T075408 CREATED:20240722T234841Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241223T232516Z UID:10000659-1734634800-1734642000@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Drag Bingo with Paige Turner Games\, Prizes\, Songs\, Fun\, and Free DESCRIPTION:Click to enlarge \nLAST GAME OF 2024 Thursday Dec 19\, 2024\nat 7pm – 9pm \nWhen: Every 3rd Thursday of the month\nExact Dates: Oct 17\, Nov 21\, Dec 19\, 2024\nTime: 7 – 9 PM\nSeating: Limited to 75 persons. First come first served.\nPrice: FREE! and Bingo supplies provided. \nEach month\, Paige performs show-stopping musical numbers along with her hilariously improvised Bingo games with fabulous prizes\, surprises\, mayhem and more! \nWhere: Westbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\nenter through courtyard\, NYC \n \nPhotos from Fall 2024 Drag Bingo Games at Westbeth\nClick image to start slide show \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\nAbout Paige Turner\nNYC’s most recognizable names in drag “Showbiz Spitfire” PAIGE TURNER! Known as the love child of Barbie & Pee Wee Herman\, This 2-time Glam Award winner tours internationally in her All -Live Sung one woman shows. She is a headliner for OUTBOUND TRAVEL and has a summer residency in Provincetown at the acclaimed Post Office Café & Cabaret. Paige coined the phrase Slurp! which was NYC’s longest running drag show for 9.5 years. She was an original cast member of the reality show Shade: QUEENS OF NYC\, on the Fusion Network and has been featured numerous times on WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE! With Andy Cohen On Bravo\, even portraying Mary Poppins for Dame Julie Andrews! Most recently she guest starred on Law and Order in a Drag Story Hour related episode.\nwww.paigeturnernyc.com\n“Paige Turner is the ultimate theater queen and always gets everyone to sing along.”\nTHE NEW YORK TIMES URL:https://westbeth.org/event/drag-bingo-with-paige-turner-games-prizes-songs-fun-and-free/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/DRAG-BINGO-SQ.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241203T171500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250128T181500 DTSTAMP:20260423T075408 CREATED:20241127T023447Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250129T223121Z UID:10000687-1733246100-1738088100@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Meditation Practice with Steve Clorfeine DESCRIPTION:Click to enlarge An introduction to sitting and walking meditation as a simple contemplative practice of mindfulness and awareness in daily life. \nFree\n7 week session Tuesdays 5:15 – 6:15pm \nMeet in Community Room on\nTuesdays Dec 3\, Dec 10\, Jan 7\, Jan 21\, and Jan 28 \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank Street\nenter through courtyard\nNew York \, NY \nMeet in Westbeth Flea Market\nTuesdays Dec 17 and Jan 14 \nWestbeth Flea Market\nBasement\n55 Bethune St\nNew York\, NY \nSteve Clorfeine\nProfiles in Art Interview URL:https://westbeth.org/event/steve-clorfeine-meditation/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/MEDITATION-SSQ-TEVE-CLORFEINE24-copy.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Westbeth Beautification Committee":MAILTO:westbethfleamarket@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241102T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241102T150000 DTSTAMP:20260423T075408 CREATED:20241002T194335Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241103T000102Z UID:10000658-1730541600-1730559600@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Joan Hall Collage Workshop Free DESCRIPTION:Click to enlarge Saturday Nov 2\, 2024 10 am – 3pm \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\nenter through courtyard\nNew York\, NY \nSpace is limited: Contact Joan Hall at JHCollage@gmail.com \nNative New Yorker Joan Hall is a pioneer in the field of collage and assemblage illustration. Her work has appeared on covers of Time magazine and in The New York Times and numerous other publications.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. She was commissioned by the American Cultural Center to lecture\, exhibit\, and conduct workshops in France\, India\, Brazil\, and most recently lectured at The National Arts Club in New York City. \nJoan Hall Westbeth Artist Page URL:https://westbeth.org/event/joan-hall-collage-workshop-2/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Joan-Hall-Collage-Nov-2024.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241019T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241020T180000 DTSTAMP:20260423T075408 CREATED:20240722T224018Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241022T235358Z UID:10000663-1729342800-1729447200@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Open House New York at Westbeth: Guided History Tours; Open Artists Studios; Art & Craft Fair plus Exhibitions about Jazz\, Actors plus Affordable Art DESCRIPTION:CLICK TO ENLARGE \nSaturday Oct 19\, 2024 1pm – 56pm\nSunday Oct 20\, 2024\, 1pm – 5pm \nGUIDED HISTORICAL 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\nOct 19 2pm tour in Chinese\nOct 20 2pm tour in Spanish \nEXPLORE DOZENS OF WESTBETH ARTIST STUDIOS Studios will be open for drop-in visits from 2pm to 6pm. Meet the artists in their work spaces. Visits are self guided. Travel at your own pace. Studios are open 2p – 5pm. Artists will be selling their work. Studio roster in Westbeth Courtyard at 155 ank St. \nAFFORDABLE ART in Wesbeth Basement. Original work by Westbeth artists\, past and present\, donated to support Westbeth. 1pm – 5pm \nOPEN ART & VINTAGE MARKET Self-guided shopping featuring unique artwork\, crafts\, vintage wears and more. With LIve Music in the Courtyard. Vendors open 1pm – 5pm \nEXHIBITION “WITHIN THESE WALLS – JAZZ AT WESTBETH”. A new installation at Bethune St Lobby celebrating the lives and contributions of Jazz musicians who once lived or still live at Westbeth. 24/7 \nEXHIBITION “UP CLOSE FROM AFAR” The current exhibiton at Westbeth Gallery The group show explores eclectic artistic perspectives on our contemporary moment in the West.\nThrough an array of mediums\, including drawing\, painting\, sculpture and installation\, artists from Asia\, Europe and from within the United States\, offer detailed views\, up close and afar\, from their multicultural perspectives on contemporary existentialism. 1pm – 6pm \nEXHIBITON “A SAMPLING OF ACTORS” . An installation at the Inner Cvourtyard entrance of Westbeth actors – film\, TV and theater\, their lives and accoplishments.24/7 \n \n \nFor moe information westbethevents@gmail.com \nFor moe info about OPENHOUSE NEW YORK Click image below URL:https://westbeth.org/event/open-house-ny-at-westbeth/ LOCATION:Westbeth Artists Housing CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/OHNY_MKT_2024_FIN_WEB.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241004T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241004T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T075408 CREATED:20240818T201800Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241006T215744Z UID:10000651-1728068400-1728073800@westbeth.org SUMMARY:First Friday Concert: Roots to Shoots: Michael Moss\, Alexis Marcelo\, Ken Filiano\, Michael Wimberly\, Isamil Baiz\, Andreas Brade DESCRIPTION:Click to enlarge Michael Moss ROOTS to SHOOTS\nFirst Fridays Concert Series\nOctober 4\, 2024 @ 7:00 pm \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\nenter through courtyard\nNew York\, NY \nFor this performance we are exploring iconic compositions by John Coltrane\, Eric Dolphy\, Bill Evans\, Joe Henderson\, and Charles Mingus. We will also play original pieces by Michael Moss inspired by ethnic music of the Middle East and India. \nMichael Moss:\nReed player/composer Michael Moss has been actively involved in the music scene for many years leading his own musical groups: Bows Ensemble for Strings and Piano\, ROOTS to SHOOTS\, the Accidental Orchestra—a 22-piece renaissance jazz orchestra\, Four Rivers\, and Free Energy. Numerous grants include Meet the Composer\, NYSCA\, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council\, and CREATE Council on the Arts. His record label\, Fourth Stream Records\, has produced multiple LPs\, cassettes\, and CDs including HELIX\, Intervals\, Free Play\, Dream Time\, In Between Gigs\, Pyramid\, Upstream\, Cross Current\, Live at ACIA. Performances and commissions are wide-ranging— Little Island\, Bridge Street Theatre\, Turks and Caicos Arts Foundation\, Isthmus Jazz Festival\, New York Loft Jazz Celebrations\, New York Musicians Festival\, Revelation Gallery\, St John’s in the Village\, Jazzmania\, Studio Rivbea\, Environ\, Joe Lee Wilson’s Ladies Fort\, Central Park Bandshell\, Space For Innovative Development\, Stockton State College\, SUNY at Stony Brook\, and Borough of Manhattan Community College. He curated and performed in Loft in the Sky Jazz Festivals and multiple Westbeth Music Festivals. Collaborations include work with electroacoustic composer James Dashow\, choreographer Judith Moss\, storyteller Regina Ress and playwright Domnica Radulescu. Michael Moss holds a Ph.D. in psychology. \n“Moss’ astute penchant for melding the outside parameters of jazz with imaginative compositions and a wide-ranging improvisational platform delivers the knockout punch.” Glenn Astarita. All About Jazz.\nBANDCAMP: https://michaelmoss.bandcamp.com \nAlexis Marcelo :\nAlexis Marcelo is a pianist with a deep love for music who creates a soulful New York City sound.. He believes in the power of music as a positive and uplifting force. Alexis is always looking to communicate those intimate parts of the soul through music. He instinctively delivers a sound representative of a wide range of influences. \nAlexis has been blessed to receive an extensive musical education at the Harlem School of the Arts when he began studying with JD Parran (AACM). He went on to The University of Massachusetts at Amherst where he studied African-American Music/Jazz Piano Performance as well as composition with world-renowned saxophonist Dr. Yusef Lateef. Alexis has performed nationally and abroad at various festivals and prestigious venues\, including the North Sea Jazz Festival\, Etnafest in Italy and the Detroit Jazz Festival with Yusef Lateef\, Mediawave Festival (Hungary-The Hub)\, Alice Tully Hall and more. Recently Alexis recorded his first album and is featured on recordings with Yusef Lateef\, Adam Rudolph’s Go Orchestra & Moving Pictures\, Mike Pride\, Malcolm Mooney (Can)\, and with the Dance Clarinets in the release of Colorations-Explorations by Joe Daley. He performed Michael Moss’ Qabbala::Entanglement on synthesizer in the Accidental Orchestra as well as with Van Lier Fellow Anaïs Maviel in an electroacoustic large ensemble. \n Alexis Marcelo is a very unique pianist who looks to provide a soulful experience. \nKen Filiano:\nKen Filiano is a bassist\, composer\, improviser\, and teacher who performs around the world\, fusing the rich traditions of the double bass with his own seemingly limitless imagination. A “creative virtuoso” (JazzValley)\, Ken has performed and recorded with a veritable who’s who in multiple genres\, from Anthony Braxton to Pablo Ziegler. Ken leads two quartets\, Quantum Entanglements and Baudolino’s Dilemma\, and is co-leader of The Steve Adams/Ken Filiano Duo and other collective ensembles. He is also an integral member of groups led by Taylor Ho Bynum\, Jason Kao Hwang\, Fay Victor\, Vinny Golia\, Diane Moser\, Karl Berger\, and others\, and was a key member of groups led by the late Roswell Rudd and Connie Crothers. Ken’s extensive discography includes the solo CD\, “Subvenire”(Nine Winds) and Quantum Entanglements’ “Dreams From a Clown Car” (Clean Feed). He is a Guiding Artist and on the Board of Advisors for Creative Music Studio in Woodstock\, NY. \n“What is rare among today’s arco soloists is Filiano’s mixture of absolutely pitch-perfect intonation and precise bowing hand motion alongside an openness of phrasing that is beholden to very few of his predecessors. His staccato is furious\, his legato weeps\, and he is able to alternate within the space of a few measures.” (Charles Walker) \nMichael Wimberly:\nMichael Wimberly\, percussionist\, composer\, educator and producer has performed\, recorded and toured internationally with innovative artists Charles Gayle\, William Parker\, Henry Rollins\, Steve Coleman’s 5 Elements\, Parliament Funkadelic\, D’Angelo\, Blondie\, Angie Stone\, and many others. Michael performed the Lion King on Broadway\, The Wiz at the Beacon Theatre featuring Stephanie Mills\, and Ntozake Shange’s “For Colored Girls” at the American Place Theatre. Sound design projects include; Shakespeare’s “Midsummer Night’s Dream” for the\nClassical Theatre of Harlem\, St. Lucy’s Eyes for the Cherry Lane Theatre\, and Shackled\, Iced\, and Chain for the National Black Theatre Company.\nAs a soloist\, Michael’s been featured with Berlin’s Rundfunk Symphony\, Vienna’s Tonkuntsler Symphony\, Leipzig Symphony\, International Regions Symphony Orchestra of Europe\, Yakima Chamber Orchestra\, Yakima\, WA\, and Sage City Symphony\, Bennington\, VT. As a composer Michael’s commissioned dance scores appear in the companies of Urban Bush Women\, Joffrey Ballet\, Alvin Ailey\, Philadanco\, Complexions\, and Forces of Nature Dance Theatre. Film soundtracks include “Atlantic City Lights” for HBO\, and “As An Act Of Protest” an independent feature. Michael has wo published percussion instruction books with Hudson Music Publishing entitled “Getting Started with Djembe”\, and “Getting Started with Cajon”\, and a new album “Afrofuturism” on Temple Mountain Records (TMR) distributed by Universal Music Group / Level Music. Michael is currently a member of the faculty of music at Bennington College in Bennington\, VT since 2012. \nIsmael Baiz:\nIsmael Baiz is a touring and recording artist who resides in New York since 2009. Originally from Caracas\, Venezuela\, Ismael began his music studies at age 5. After a bitter-sweet breakup with the piano\, his interest for percussion sparked while at the Prudencio Esaa music school. Soon enough he began receiving private drum lessons from different teachers who including exceptional classical percussionists Jose Mato\, with whom he studied for 8 years. He began performing professionally at age 14. A short time later he toured his native Venezuela and\, had the opportunity of touring internationally. \nWhen Ismael came to New York he joined The Collective School of Music as a full-time student for 2 years. Following that\, he attended the CCNY Jazz Performance Program. Studying with Ian Froman\, Peter Retzlaff\, Bob Quaranta\, Kim Plainfield\, Vince Cherico\, Marko Djordjevic\, Chris Coleman\, Tim Ries\, Dan Carillo\, Vanderlei Pereira\, and Mike Hollober amongst others helped him refine and develop his sound and vision in music. \nIsmael currently performs nationally and internationally with Blondy\, Yordano\, Monte\, Amine Hachem\, Ali Bello\, The Latino Experimental Project\, just to name a few. Aside from this\, he continues teaching and recording in his state of the art studio. \nIn 2009\, Maelo Drums sprung from Ismael’s rigorous research and dedicated passion towards providing unique designer sounds for unique artists. To learn more about MAELO DRUMS visit: www.maelodrums.com \nWith a cultural melting-pot in his brain\, Ismael is constantly composing original music and arrangements with The Latino Experimental Project\, a musical experiment that mixes his Venezuelan roots\, Afro-Latin and Caribbean styles with a contemporary and improvisational approach. \nAndreas Brade:\nGerman born drummer\, educator and composer Andreas Brade has been a professional drummer for over 30 years. With an open mind he has found himself over the years in many different musical situations\, “the good and the bad” and many lessons learned. Andreas has performed and recorded nationally and internationally with many different Jazz\, African\, Afro Caribbean\, Gospel\, Rock\, R&B\, and Improvisational Artists at venues and festivals such as the Montreal Jazz Fest\, Kennedy Center\, Boston Symphony Hall\, NJPAC\, the Blue Note\, the Apollo Cafe and many more. These days\, Andreas likes to maintain his passion for Jazz\, and different genres of the world\, mainly African and Afro Caribbean styles\, while exploring his own voice. He is also drawn more towards electronica\, art and Improvisational music. \nAndreas has worked for over 20 years as an accompanist for modern dance for schools like the Martha Graham School\, Mark Morris Dance Center\, Paul Taylor\, Alvin Ailey\, Joffery Ballet. \nAs a composer Andreas has worked for Cornfield Dance for 15 years creating sound scores and sound scapes\, using his own samples and manipulating them with electronic effects. His works have been played/performed at venues and festivals such as 92nd Street “Y”\, Bryant Park Summer Stage\, the Battery Park Dance Festival\, the British Museum at Yale\, Baryshnikov Arts Center and the University of Georgia. \nAndreas holds a diploma from Berklee College of Music and a Masters of Modern American Music in Performance from Longy School of Bard College\, and endorses VicFirth and Zildjian Cymbals.\nhttps://westbeth.org/artist-page/andreas-brade/ URL:https://westbeth.org/event/first-friday-concert-roots-to-shootsmichael-moss-alexis-marcelo-ken-filiano-miachel-wimberly-ismail-baiz-andreas-brade/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/FIRST-FRIDAYS-WEB-SQ-ROOTS-TO-SHOOTS-MASTER-DOC-copy-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240927T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240927T200000 DTSTAMP:20260423T075408 CREATED:20240917T003135Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240928T005829Z UID:10000645-1727463600-1727467200@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Get To Know Your Neighbor: Jenny Tango\, Ken Wade\, Lilly Rivlin DESCRIPTION:Click to enlarge Friday Sept 27\, 2024 at 7pm\nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\nenter through courtyard\nNew York NY \nJenny Tango’s (b. 1926\, Brooklyn\, NY) most recent show was 100 Women of Spirit – a group exhibition in 2024 dedicated to Joan MItchell at Salon Zurcher.\nAn active participant in the Feminist Art Movement of the 1970s\, she was editor of the Women in the Arts Newsletter. She published an artist’s book\, Women of Chelm\, started a women’s comic book collective\, Bloody Wymmin\, and authored a pictorial history: The Jewish Community of Staten Island. She collaborated with sculptor Susan Grabel on Project Venus\, presenting unabashed images of the aging woman’s body\, from 1999-2001. Her work has been shown in New York City\, Beijing\, Shanghai\, Italy and recently in The Difference We’ve Made: New Work by Women Artists of the 70s at Carter Burden Gallery. \nKen Wade moved into WestBeth Artist Housing on January 1\, 1970 where the artist has lived and worked for 53 years. In Sept 2023 Wade had a solo Selective Retrospective with drawings\, paintings\, and sculptures dating from 1964 to the present qt Westbeth Gallery..\nHe began making art in the early 1960s while living on the Island state of Tasmania; 125 miles off the SE coast of Australia. His first American exhibition (1968) was at the Corcoran Museum\, Washington DC.”Ken Wade has been singing songs and telling stories for many years. Featured on Austrailian national televesion and WBAI radio\, he has performed in London\, LA\, and Belfast.In New York City\, he sang songs and told stories at Dixon Place\, EAT-NWS Festival\, NYC Farmer’s Markers (& Upstate)\, Make Music NYC\, the (old) Brecht Forum\, Westbeth Music Festival\, and the New York Public LIbrary.In 2014\, he performed a two-act one-man show at the spectacular Barns Performance Space in N. Virgina.Ken is an active story teller at The Moth as well as Word\, and other story telling venues in New York City\, and has been a regularly invited performer at The Stage Left Theater\, NYC. \nLilly Rivlin Award-winning filmmaker\, writer and political activist Rivlin was born in Jerusalem and immigrated to the United States with her family in 1945. She did her graduate degree in Political Science at U of C\, Berkeley. Before focusing on documentaries\, she was a journalist\, and foundation consultant on the Middle East and women.\nMost recently Rivlin was selected as the 2013-14 recipient of the annual Miller Distinguished Jewish Woman Filmmaker Award.The ‘personal is political’ is expressed in the documentaries she produced\, directed and wrote: her latest is ESTHER BRONER: A WEAVE OF WOMEN\,( (2013) and before that the award winning film\, GRACE PALEY: COLLECTED SHORTS\, (2010); CAN YOU HEAR ME? ISRAELI AND PALESTINIAN WOMEN FIGHT FOR PEACE (2006); GIMME A KISS (2000); MIRIAM’S DAUGHTERS NOW\, aired on PBS and Israel TV (1986); THE TRIBE\, CUNY TV (1983). URL:https://westbeth.org/event/get-to-know-your-neighbor-jenny-tango-ken-wade-lilly-rivlin/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GTKYN_JENNY-SQ-KENLILLY2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240906T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240906T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T075408 CREATED:20240829T031533Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240909T010632Z UID:10000573-1725649200-1725654600@westbeth.org SUMMARY:First Friday Music: The Barry Tones Dance Music DESCRIPTION:Click to enlarge Friday Sept 6\, 2024 at 7pm\nWestbeth Community Rm\n155 Bank St\nenter through courtyard\nNew York\, NY \nFree and open to the public! \n“We play dance music that is guaranteed to get everyone up on the dance floor and moving to the beat of rock\, blues\, rockabilly and country. We play a mix of covers and quirky originals.” \nFor more info on The Barry Tones : Westbeth Artist Page – Barry Temkin URL:https://westbeth.org/event/first-friday-music-the-barry-tones-dance-music/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/FIRST-FRIDAYS-SQ--e1722914692808.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240731T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240831T170000 DTSTAMP:20260423T075408 CREATED:20240802T122513Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240917T012629Z UID:10000566-1722412800-1725123600@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Profiles in Art: Ethan Mass Cinematographer DESCRIPTION: URL:https://westbeth.org/event/profiles-in-art-ethan-mass-cinematographer/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ethan-Mass-SQ.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240726T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240726T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T075408 CREATED:20240715T031603Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240727T141938Z UID:10000559-1722020400-1722025800@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Get To Know Your Neighbors: Melika Dave\, Jan Leslie Harding\, Vinod Dave DESCRIPTION: URL:https://westbeth.org/event/get-to-know-your-neighbors-melika-dave-jan-leslie-harding-vinod-dave/2024-07-26/2/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Get-to-Know-Your-Neighbors-SQ.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240705T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240705T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T075408 CREATED:20240701T195545Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T014709Z UID:10000550-1720206000-1720211400@westbeth.org SUMMARY:First Friday Music: Berg Jazz John Eckert\, Chris Hemingway\, Cecilia Coleman\, Will Woodard and Andy Watson DESCRIPTION:Friday July 5\, 2024 at 7pm\nWestbeth Community Rm\n155 Bank St (enter through courtyard\nNew York\, NY \nFree admission \nJohn Eckert trumpet\nChris Hemingway alto sax\nCecilia Coleman piano\nWill Woodard bass\nAndy Watson drums \nDescription of the event: \n“Having seen Wozzeck\, I have been very interested in Berg’s music.\nI was fascinated by his 4 Early Songs\, hearing the most contemporary harmony used by modern Jazz performers throughout these songs written in 1910. I formed a small group to perform this music as Jazz. These songs were written for a vocalist with piano accompaniment. Alto Sax and Trumpet share the vocal melody\, Bass plays the bass line of the piano part. Pianist plays the piano part. Drums intuitively add Jazz rhythm. Generally no material is added\, none is left out.” \nAlban Maria Johannes Berg was an Austrian composer of the Second Viennese School. His compositional style combined Romantic lyricism with the twelve-tone technique. Although he left a relatively small oeuvre\, he is remembered as one of the most important composers of the 20th century for his expressive style encompassing “entire worlds of emotion and structure”. \nBios\nJohn Eckert is one of the busiest freelance trumpet players on the East Coast. He can play it all: jazz\, latin\, pop\, classical\, even opera. John juggles his engagements\, often working one or two recording or rehearsal sessions during a day followed by a bebop big-band gig or an evening at the Carlyle with Bobby Short later that same night.\nJohn has played on concert stages worldwide as well as in orchestra pits of operas and Broadway shows. He is equally comfortable in the lead trumpet chair of a big band or small jazz ensemble\, and enjoys playing all types of music with all kinds of musicians. “The variety just presents itself\,” says John\, explaining how he can play Benny Goodman or Stan Kenton arrangements one day\, then work with the Simon & Garfunkle Reunion Band\, the Smithsonian Jazz Orchestra\, Deodato’s 2001 Orchestra\, or the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra the next. John Eckert \nChris Hemingway\, born in Florence\, SC\, Chris grew up listening to the sounds of gospel\, soul\, R&B\, and blues even though he and his friends weren’t quite accepting of this “old people’s” music. However\, as a product of his own environment Chris eventually came full circle and would later pull from these early listening experiences to develop his overall approach to music today. Chris’ natural fluency in both classical and jazz styles separates him from most musicians.\nIn 2007 Mr. Hemingway won an Emmy Award as a performer of WQED’s (PBS affiliate station) “Live From Studio A.” As a sophomore at Duquesne University\, Chris won the School of Music’s prestigious concerto competition. At the young age of 21\, he was also a featured soloist with the Pittsburgh Symphony. Chris has studied with James Houlik at the North Carolina School of the Arts and at Duquesne University.@chrisheminwaysax \nA native of Long Beach \, California\, Cecilia Coleman started on piano at age five and began jazz piano studies at age fifteen. During the early 1980’s\, she studied with vibraphonist Charlie Shoemake\, arranger Tom Kubis and classical pianist Dr. Allan Giles.\nCecilia has led her own groups since 1990\, when she formed a trio with bassist Eric Von Essen and Kendall Kay on drums. In 1993\, she began working with her quintet. They recorded three CD’s:Words of Wisdom\,Young and Foolish and Home between 1990-1995 . Along with numerous local club and concert appearances\, the quintet also performed at the Monterey and Telluride Jazz Festivals. In 1998\, Coleman moved to New York and has played with a variety of groups as a sideman\, accompanist and leader.\nIn 2010\, Cecilia became a big band leader of some significance and has recorded two CD’s with the Cecilia Coleman Big Band. The 18 piece band continues to play concerts regularly in the NYC area and has been listed in the the Down Beat Critic’s poll as a rising star in the big band category. Cecilia Coleman \nWill Woodard’s big sound\, strong feel and creative approach have made him a welcome presence on stages and bandstands and in recording studios around the world. He’s been blessed with numerous opportunities to work with\, and learn from\, revered masters (Dave Liebman\, Ed Blackwell\, Billy Hart\, Chico Hamilton)\, cherished contemporaries (Walt Weiskopf\, Vince Herring\, Roy Hargrove)\, and great younger players (Chris Potter\, Jon Irabagon). Will just wrapped up the second of two long stints as a member of drummer Rick Hollander’s quartet\, with which he recorded five cds for the Concord\, Timeless and Laika record labels\, two of which featured his compositions\, and with which he toured extensively\, performing in major clubs\, concert halls and festival stages throughout the US\, Europe and Japan. Will Woodward \nAndy Watson has been a fixture on the New York jazz scene for over two decades. He has performed and recorded with an impressive list of artists and groups\, including: Toshiko Akiyoshi\, Bill Frisell\, Benny Golson\, Jim Hall\, Tom Harrell\, Jon Hendricks\, Woody Herman\, Joe Lovano\, Wynton Marsalis\, Marian McPartland\, James Moody\, Marvin Stamm\, Mike Stern\, Lew Tabackin and the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra. As a member of Jim Hall’s trio\, Andy played on the critically acclaimed recording\, “Dialogues “. All About Jazz magazine called his performance on David Bixler’s “Call It A Good Deal” “one of the top ten for 2006”. Other notable recordings include Jon Hendricks’ “Boppin’ at the Blue Note\,” Toshiko Akiyoshi’s “Hiroshima: Rising from the Abyss\,” Jim Hall’s “Downbeat Critic’s Choice”\, The Westchester Jazz Orchestra’s “Maiden Voyage Suite” and the Telarc compilations “Jazz: Live from New York\,” and “Triple Play: Live From the Blue Note.” Watson has toured extensively throughout the United States\, Europe\, Asia and South America\, appearing at many of the major festivals: Monterey Jazz Festival\, Ravinia\, JVC New York\, Playboy Jazz Fest\, JVC Saratoga\, Zurich Jazz Festival\, and the Vienna Jazz Festival Andy Watson URL:https://westbeth.org/event/first-friday-music-berg-jazz-john-eckert-chris-hemingway-cecilia-coleman-will-woodard-and-andy-watson/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/First-Friday-John-Eckert2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240628T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240628T210000 DTSTAMP:20260423T075408 CREATED:20240304T214628Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240630T164919Z UID:10000535-1719601200-1719608400@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Get to Know Your Neighbors: An evening with Alexander Berg\, Patricia Melvin\, and Linda Marks DESCRIPTION:Click to enlarge \nFriday June 28\, 2024\n7PM – 9PM\nWestbeth Community Rm\n155 Bank St\nNew York\, NY 10014 \nAlexander Berg portrait photographer \nLink: Westbeth Artist Page \nPatricia Melvin painter\n“As a plein air painter of New York City\, I have been painting landscapes for forty years. While I am primarily self-taught\, I studied with Gabriel Laderman and Robert Beverly Hale at the Art Students’ League\, and with Martin Pajeck\, who was a student of Max Beckman. I also studied independently in Paris and Amsterdam\, where I did my first plein air paintings. I have painted and exhibited in the United States and Europe\, and now live in New York City’s Greenwich Village.”\nLink: Westbeth Artist Page\nWebsite: Patricia Melvin \nLinda Marks poet\nFrequently gives readings of her poetry.\nLink: Transformation Reading\nLink: Open Mic URL:https://westbeth.org/event/get-to-know-your-neighbors-an-evening-with-alexander-berg-patricia-melvin-and-linda-marks/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GTKYN-Square–JUNE_v2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240607T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240607T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T075408 CREATED:20240414T151240Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240613T003721Z UID:10000528-1717786800-1717792200@westbeth.org SUMMARY:First Friday Music: The Mizell Sanwald Brade Trio joined by Ben Swan DESCRIPTION:Click to enlarge \n\nFriday June 7\, 2024 at 7PM\nWestbeth Community Room\n55 Bethune St\nNew York\, NY \n\nWestbeth resident Andreas Brade presents\nThe Mizell/Sanwald/Brade Trio\nwith Ben Swan \nAn evening with all original compositions in the Americana-Jazz genre and beyond. \nListen to the Trio’s new digital album “The Last Hill Before Home” \nCameron Mizell\, Brooklyn-based guitarist and composer\, has been part of the diverse New York City music scene since 2004\, performing in a wide variety of genres from experimental improvisation to bluegrass musicals. Mizell has released 11 albums ranging from jazz-funk to Americana to avant-garde experimentalism. His latest effort as a band leader\, The Tree on Saffron Path\, pairs his guitar with a string trio for a set of cinematic chamber music\, lilting folk tunes\, and ambient improvisations. “Quietly and efficiently\, Mizell has put together a remarkably tuneful\, eclectic\, understatedly cinematic body of work. In a world overpopulated by guys who play a million notes where one would do\, Mizell’s economical\, purposeful style stands out even more.” (New York Music Daily). To hear his music and learn more\, visit http://cameronmizell.com \nAndreas Brade\, German born drummer\, educator and composer Andreas Brade has been a professional drummer for over 30 years. With an open mind he has found himself over the years in many different musical situations\, “the good and the bad” and many lessons learned. Andreas has performed and recorded nationally and internationally with many different Jazz\, African\, Afro Caribbean\, Gospel\, Rock\, R&B\, and Improvisational Artists at venues and festivals such as the Montreal Jazz Fest\, Kennedy Center\, Boston Symphony Hall\, NJPAC\, the Blue Note\, the Apollo Cafe and many more. These days\, Andreas likes to maintain his passion for Jazz\, and different genres of the world\, mainly African and Afro Caribbean styles\, while exploring his own voice. He is also drawn more towards electronica\, art and Improvisational music. \nAndreas has worked for over 20 years as an accompanist for modern dance for schools like the Martha Graham School\, Mark Morris Dance Center\, Paul Taylor\, Alvin Ailey\, Joffery Ballet. \nAs a composer Andreas has worked for Cornfield Dance for 15 years creating sound scores and sound scapes\, using his own samples and manipulating them with electronic effects. His works have been played/performed at venues and festivals such as 92nd Street “Y”\, Bryant Park Summer Stage\, the Battery Park Dance Festival\, the British Museum at Yale\, Baryshnikov Arts Center and the University of Georgia. \nA passionate educator\, Andreas taught at Berklee College of Music\, The Boston Community Music Center of Boston and the South Shore Conservatory. He is currently faculty at Brooklyn Music School and has his own teaching studio. \nAndreas holds a diploma from Berklee College of Music and a Masters of Modern American Music in Performance from Longy School of Bard College\, and endorses VicFirth and Zildjian Cymbals. \nThese days Andreas still enjoys staying inspired\, maintaining an open mind towards new musical adventures and solidifying his own sound\, Visit www.andreasbrade.com\nPaul Sanwald: \nPaul Sanwald is a bassist and composer living in Brooklyn\, NY. He leads a quartet that focuses on his original music\, and also works steadily as a sideman on upright bass and guitar\, and occasionally works as an arranger. \nPaul started playing music professionally as a teenager\, and has worked steadily for more than 20 years as a sideman and leader. Paul has toured internationally and recorded with Dem Brooklyn Bums\, Elizabeth and the Hot and Silver Trio\, Mizell/Sanwald /Brade Trio\, The Blue Saracens\, Flipside Phonics and Regatta 69. \nPaul has composed and arranged music for almost every kind of group imaginable: small jazz groups\, jazz big bands\, orchestras\, string quartet\, and a variety of chamber groups. \nA lifelong student\, Paul attended the New School’s venerable jazz performance program on a scholarship\, and studied orchestration\, conducting and composition at the Juilliard Evening Division with Dr. Daniel Ott and Jonathan Dawe. He studied jazz privately with many teachers\, but his first and most important teachers were Ed Paolantonio and John Wheliss.\nVisit http://paulsanwald.com \nBen Swan has traveled the globe for more than 20 years learning from musical masters to develop a signature style of improvisational violin playing. While centered within the American jazz tradition\, Ben employs a unique blend of musical concepts garnered from a variety of cultures to form his musical vocabulary.\nVisit www.swanviolin.com \nhttps://paulsanwald.bandcamp.com/album/the-last-hill-before-home URL:https://westbeth.org/event/first-friday-music-the-mizell-sanwald-brade-trio-joined-by-ben-swan/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/FF_ANDREASBRADE_square.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240605T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240621T100000 DTSTAMP:20260423T075408 CREATED:20240530T135631Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240720T202629Z UID:10000533-1717578000-1718964000@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Rooftop Pilates with Ellie Kusner on Westbeth Roof DESCRIPTION:CLICK TO ENLARGE \nWednesdays and Fridays\n9:15 – 10 :15am\nJune 5\, 7\, 12\, 14\, 19\, 21\, 2024 \n$10 per class\nNo experience necessary \nWestbeth Roof\n55 Bethune St\nNYC\nTake elevator to 11th floor \nContact: Elliekusnerpilates@gmail.com \nEllie Kusner has been teaching pilates to people of diverse movement experiences\, physical abilities and health backgrounds for over 20 years. She began her own pilates practice as a student of the Boston Ballet in the 1990’s. After graduating from Barnard College\, she pursued a freelance dance career and quickly found that teaching pilates was an ideal way to financially and physically support her performing life while honoring her knowledge of the human body in motion. Ellie is a faculty member of the Dance Department at The Juilliard School\, where among other things\, she teaches pilates and runs a pilates teacher training program. She holds an MSc in Dance Science which contributes a scientific\, evidenced-based perspective to her pedagogy. Her classes encourage movement specificity and robust physicality while cultivating a deep\, integrated connection to the mind\, body and spirit through the use of rich\, anatomically-informed imagery.\nwww.elliekusner.com URL:https://westbeth.org/event/ellie-kusner-teaches-pilates-on-westbeth-roof/ LOCATION:Westbeth Roof CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Rooftop-Pilates-SQ.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR