BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Westbeth - ECPv6.17.3//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:20260731T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260731T200000 DTSTAMP:20260802T214916Z CREATED:20260720T144755Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260802T214916Z UID:10001044-1785520800-1785528000@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Bliss Formation Celebrate 10 years of Bliss SingTime Sessions DESCRIPTION:Friday July 31\, 2026 at 6pm – 8pm \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank Street\nenter through courtyard and under scaffolding\nNew York\, NY 10014 \nBliss Singing: SingTime Sessions at Westbeth is now in its 10th year\, thanks to the Westbeth Artists Residents Council! Members tell me that the combination of vocalizing w some Qigong energy\, body stretches & dance movements and the joyful\, invigorating songs we sing\, is transformative! Hence; BLISS FORMATION! \nWe have a rousing repertoire of Civil Rights classic songs\, Gospel\, Jazz Standards. some Dylan\, Joni Mitchell\, Salsa\, even classical! \nI believe in the BODY and SOUL connection and invite performers and audience to move around freely as they sing.\nFree creative movement and vocal improv are huge components of the Bliss-formation. \nMembers sometimes write original songs and perform them. Each class has a closing “Bliss Cabaret” where members or guests perform songs or poetry or dance. \nWe are a Community Chorus which means everyone is welcome to sing along with us! Come celebrate our 10th year on July 31st in the Community Room – 6pm – 8pm. \nWe break each year for the month of August then resume mid-September\, this coming year on: Friday September 18th. URL:https://westbeth.org/event/bliss-formation-celebrate-10-years-of-bliss-singtime-sessions/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/BLISS-FORMATION-FINAL.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260711T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260712T170000 DTSTAMP:20260713T132547Z CREATED:20260702T212957Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260713T132547Z UID:10001038-1783774800-1783875600@westbeth.org SUMMARY:West Side Fest 2026 DESCRIPTION:Westbeth Artists Housing joins West Side Fest 2026 in celebrating the arts and culture on the West Side of Manhattan. Enjoy artmaking\, workshops\, dancing\, crafts\, and other special programming across participating organizations from the West Side Cultural Network. \nFree Events At Westbeth : First Friday Live Music with Mizell Sanwald BradeTrio + Strings; Art & Craft Market with live Music \, Open Studios – painting and ceramic; Penny Jones Early Childhood Puppet Show; Jenny Tango @100 Art Exhibition! \nFriday July 11\, 2026 at 7pm First Friday Live Music at Westsbeth Community Room\nSaturday and Sunday July 11 and 12\, 2026 1pm – 5pm Westbeth Gallery\, Courtyard\, and I Bldg. \n55 Bethune Street\, New York\, NY 10014\nBetween West and Washington Sts. \nFor more infö on WEST SIDE FEST 2026 Click Here URL:https://westbeth.org/event/west-side-fest-2026/ LOCATION:Westbeth Artists Housing CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/WEST-SIDE-FEST-2026.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260618T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260618T210000 DTSTAMP:20260621T220003Z CREATED:20260603T213952Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260621T220003Z UID:10001028-1781809200-1781816400@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Experience a Workshop of You're Never Too Old to Play DESCRIPTION:Thursday June 18\, 2026 at 7pm – 9pm \nAfter the success of ABOVE GROUND – NOT EXACTLY A COMEDY on the theme of AGING\, at La Mama Experimental Theatre Club in 2025\,You’re Never Too Old to Play – An Acting workshop for Seniors\, is working on a new piece \nWe invite you to join us to observe an OPEN WORKSHOP featuring improvisation\, and work-in-progress stories. \nReview of Aging at La Mama by Edward Kliszus\n“…actors do not pretend; they are. They acknowledge the audience\, inviting them into their world rather than asking them to suspend disbelief. The stage is not a place of illusion but a living space where truth materializes without pretense. In this environment\, every movement\, every breath\, every interaction becomes significant—an authentic exchange between performer and observer.”\n“The Artists Behind the Experience \nNancy Gabor\, a distinguished director and theater educator\, brings decades of experience to the project. A former member of Joseph Chaikin’s Open Theater\, she was pivotal in developing experimental works like The Serpent. Her collaborations with luminaries such as Andrei Serban and Sam Shepard have cemented her legacy in avant-garde theater.\n‘Paul Binnerts\, co-director\, and Real-Time Acting theorist\, has spent his career exploring performance’s intersection with reality. His European award-winning productions\, including Black Box and The Same Sea\, reflect his commitment to theater that challenges and engages. His seminal work\, Acting in Real Time\, is a foundational text for this performance genre. \nVideo by Mourrice Papi of Performance at Westbeth Community Room in 2024 URL:https://westbeth.org/event/experience-a-workshop-of-youre-never-too-old-to-play/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/YOURE-SQ-NEVER-TOO-OLD-JUNE.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260613T201500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260613T220000 DTSTAMP:20260617T021634Z CREATED:20260611T164431Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260617T021634Z UID:10001031-1781381700-1781388000@westbeth.org SUMMARY:KNICKS Watch Party Game 5 DESCRIPTION:Saturday June 14\, 2026 at 8:10pm. NO EARLY BIRDS\nWestbeth Community Room\nBYOB and Snacks. URL:https://westbeth.org/event/knicks-watch-party-game-5/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Screenshot-2026-06-11-at-12.33.50-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260606T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260606T150000 DTSTAMP:20260608T015052Z CREATED:20260430T023334Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260608T015052Z UID:10001005-1780740000-1780758000@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Joan Hall Collage Workshop DESCRIPTION:Saturday June 6\, 2026 10am – 3pm \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\n(enter through Courtyard)\nNew York\, NY 10014 \nA hands on collage workshop for all ages and levels. Learn how to express yourself creatively with step-by-step instructions. You don’t need to be an artist to recycle pictures from magazines into your own collage.. \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.\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’s work is included in the New Musuem’s exhibit “New Humans – Memories of the Future” currently on view. \nMore info about Joan at Westbeth Artist Page URL:https://westbeth.org/event/joan-hall-collage-workshop-5/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/JOAN-HALL-COLLAGE-SQ-copy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260605T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260605T200000 DTSTAMP:20260608T015116Z CREATED:20260519T035734Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260608T015116Z UID:10001017-1780686000-1780689600@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Benji Goldsmith First Fridays with Terrence Chin-Loy DESCRIPTION:June 5\, 2026 at 7PM \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank Street\n(enter through courtyard)\nNew York\, NY 10014 \nFREE \nComposer and performer Benji Goldsmith takes the stage for an intimate concert featuring brand-new material from his upcoming album\, “The Day the World Stopped Spinning\,” and new orchestrations for his piece “J in the Rain” featuring operatic tenor Terrence Chin-Loy. The evening will includes a wide-ranging selection of vocal music\, showcasing Goldsmith’s signature blend of storytelling\, lyricism\, and emotional immediacy. \nBenji Goldsmith – Composer\, Piano\, Vocalist – is a composer and songwriter. His writing spans genre and form\, encompassing concert music\, opera\, and musical theater. His music\, shows\, and songs have been performed at Ars Nova\, Trinity Rep\, Barrington Stage Company\, the Roy Hart Theatre Center\, the National Alliance for Musical Theatre\, 54 Below\, New World Stages\, and various other venues in New York and across the country. \nTerrence Chin-Loy – Tenor – American tenor Terrence Chin-Loy\, whom Opera News described as having a “beautiful lyric tenor voice” pairs passionate performance with a full\, sweet sound. In the 2025-2026 season\, he makes two role debuts\, first as Rodolfo in La bohème with Madison Opera\, and later as Pinkerton in Madame Butterfly with Arizona Opera. Highlights of recent seasons include his solo debut at the Metropolitan Opera in Terence Blanchard’s Fire Shut Up In My Bones\, Tamino in Die Zauberflöte with the National Taichung Theater in Taiwan\, Don José in Carmen with MasterVoices at Lincoln Center\, and Pang in Turandot with LA Opera. \nAnd here are some links \nwww.benjigoldsmith.com \nwww.terrencechinloy.com URL:https://westbeth.org/event/benji-goldsmith-first-fridays-with-terrence-chin-loy/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/FIRST-FRIDAY-BENJI-SQ.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260511T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260629T170000 DTSTAMP:20260601T230238Z CREATED:20260430T042808Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260601T230238Z UID:10001007-1778515200-1782752400@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Vado Diomande West African Dance and Drum Workshop (Video preview) DESCRIPTION:Mondays 4pm – 5pm \nMay 11\, 18\, 25 and June 1\, 8\, 15\, 22\, 29\, 2026 \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Babk St\n(enter through courtyard)\nNew York\, NY 10014 \nFREE \nWho: Vado Diomande is an incredible\, internationally known performer\, dancer\, stilt performer\, drummer\, vocalist and founder of Kochegna Ivory Coast Dance Company. Vado is a longtime esteemed teacher at Alvin Ailey and is in constant demand for programs in public and private schools\, concert venues and festivals. \nWhat: Classes can be tailored to all ages / multi-age. His classes are exciting and accessible to all\, and give participants options to focus on drumming or on dancing or both! Vado brings all the drums / percussion instruments needed and retrieves them at the end of class. \nEnd of session “semesters” feature live class performances with traditional Ivory Coast costumes provided! The exposure to true traditional African rhythms\, dance steps\, songs / language and culture by a Master of Ivory Coast music is a rare gift to all ages for the Westbeth community and our neighbors. URL:https://westbeth.org/event/vado-diomande-west-african-dance-and-drum-workshop-2/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:non-event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/AFRICAN-sq-DRUM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260501T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260501T200000 DTSTAMP:20260503T213812Z CREATED:20260419T180755Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260503T213812Z UID:10001003-1777662000-1777665600@westbeth.org SUMMARY:The BarryTones First Friday Live Music DESCRIPTION:Friday May 1\, 2026 at 7pm \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank Street\n(enter through courtyard)\nNew York\, NY 10014 \nMusicians: Barry Temkin\,* Natasha Gollin\, Craig Howe\,* Bill Dotts*\, Jim Meigs\, Violizzy. With a special guest appearance from Westbeth’s own Eve Zanni! \n*(Westbeth resident).\nThe event: Westbeth rockin’ dance party! Kick your shoes off and DANCE! DANCE! DANCE! \nThe Barrytones are back for another evening of swingin’\, rockin’\, rollin’\, boppin’\, jumpin’\, jivin’\, rip roarin’ dance music. We play a mix of rock\, blues\, rockabilly and western swing music that is guaranteed to get you up on your feet and dancing! \nWebpage: Barry Temkin https://westbeth.org/artist-page/barry-temkin/ \nViolizzy: https://www.violizzy.com/ \nBill Dotts: https://jonbates.com/bill-dotts-bass-guitar/ \nNatasha Gollin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EebnBv9rgE \nPerformance Video URL:https://westbeth.org/event/the-barrytones-first-friday-live-music/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/The-BarryTones-Instagram-Post.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260319T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260319T203000 DTSTAMP:20260331T223746Z 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:20260209T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260630T170000 DTSTAMP:20260603T214547Z CREATED:20260210T031422Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260603T214547Z UID:10000959-1770624000-1782838800@westbeth.org SUMMARY:2026 Westbeth Classes and Workshops Sing Time Sessions\, Feldenkrais\, Meditation\, DESCRIPTION:Click Imsge to enlarge \nSINGTIME SESSIONS\nFree No experience necessary\nFridays 4:30pm – 5:30pm FREE\nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St (enter through courtyard)\nNew York\, NY 10014\nEve Zanni is an original jazz voice\, warm and expressive with a sensual musicality…traversing the primal depths of great jazz standards and original compositions in a blend of her unique arrangements that embrace classic jazz\, Brasilian\, Afro-Cuban\, Celtic and Middle-eastern rhythms….all sung with passion and romantic soul.\nMore about Eve Zanni HERE\nContact Eve Zanni 212 228 1141 westbethmusicworks@gmail.com \n \nClick image to enlarge\n FELDENKRAIS\nThursdays at 4 p.m. in the Westbeth Community Room \n155 Bank St.\nWe ask for a $5 donation and that you wear comfortable clothing. \nThere is a massive amount of construction work going on at Westbeth ; please don’t be daunted by the scaffolding and fences in the courtyard – the community room is still accessible. \nContact: Sandra Kingsbury slkingsbury189@gmail.com\nSponsored by Westbeth Beautification Committe \n \nClick image to enlarge \nMEDITATION\nWelcome / Free \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\n(enter through courtyard)\nNew York\, NY 10014 \nTuesdays 4:30 – 5:30pm\nNov 11\, 2025 – May 19\, 2026 \n \nWEST AFRICAN DANCE AND DRUM WORKSHOP \nMondays at 4pm – 5pm in the Westbeth Community Room \n155 Bank St\n(enter through courtyard)\nNew York NY\n These free classes can be tailored to all ages. Vado Diomande’s classes are exciting and accessible to all\, and give participants options to focus on drumming or on dancing or both! Vado brings all the drums / percussion instruments needed and retrieves them at the end of class.\nMore info and video CLICK HERE URL:https://westbeth.org/event/2026-westbeth-classes-and-workshops-sing-time-sessions-feldenkrais-meditation/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:community-home ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Westbeth-CLASSES-REV.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260109T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260120T170000 DTSTAMP:20260115T163606Z 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:20260101T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260630T170000 DTSTAMP:20260210T032416Z CREATED:20250912T030102Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T032416Z UID:10000644-1767254400-1782838800@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Feldenkrais Class 2026 classes DESCRIPTION:I’m happy to let you know that we will begin our 2025-2026 season of Feldenkrais Classes with Doron Tadmor on Thursday\, September 18th. Class will be held at the same time and place – Thursdays at 4 p.m. in the Westbeth Community Room at 155 Bank St. We ask for a $5 donation and that you wear comfortable clothing. \nThere is a massive amount of construction work going on at Westbeth ; please don’t be daunted by the scaffolding and fences in the courtyard – the community room is still accessible. \nLooking forward to seeing you there.\nBest\,\nSandra Kingsbury\nFor The Westbeth Beautification Committee URL:https://westbeth.org/event/feldenkrais-class-returns-for-2025-2026-classes/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:non-event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Feldenkrais-poster-FINAL-SQUARE-SIZE-v2-e1677605342359.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Westbeth Beautification Committee":MAILTO:westbethfleamarket@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251205T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251205T190000 DTSTAMP:20251206T020328Z 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:20251201T221443Z 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:20251126T165303Z 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:20251111T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260519T173000 DTSTAMP:20260210T031647Z CREATED:20251026T181946Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T031647Z UID:10000904-1762878600-1779211800@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Meditation Practice with Steve Clorfeine DESCRIPTION:All Welcome / Free \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\n(enter through courtyard)\nNew York\, NY 10014 \nTuesdays\nNov 11\, 2025 – May 19\, 2026 URL:https://westbeth.org/event/meditation-practice-with-steve-clorfeine-2/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:non-event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/MEDITATION-Steve-SQ-.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251004T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251011T203000 DTSTAMP:20251012T183014Z 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:20250703T122527Z 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:20250801T183114Z 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:20250506T201142Z 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:20250506T200937Z 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:20250330T223438Z 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:20250521T022841Z 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:20250326T003927Z 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:20250204T025619Z 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:20250120T175445Z 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:20250114T013905Z 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:20250106T194355Z 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:20241223T232516Z 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\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:20250129T223121Z 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 END:VCALENDAR