BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Westbeth - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://westbeth.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Westbeth REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250131T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250131T210000 DTSTAMP:20260423T213721 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:20250130T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250130T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T213721 CREATED:20250108T220742Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250204T030021Z UID:10000707-1738263600-1738269000@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Westbeth Movie Night: The Conversation DESCRIPTION:For more info about the movie\, click image January 30\, 2025\nat 7pm \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\n(enter through courtyard)\nNew York\, NY \nFor More info about the movie\, click the image URL:https://westbeth.org/event/westbeth-movie-night-the-conversation/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Westbeth-Movie-Night-Conversation-SQ.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250116T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250116T210000 DTSTAMP:20260423T213721 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:20250114T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250114T210000 DTSTAMP:20260423T213721 CREATED:20250107T135613Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250115T022829Z UID:10000705-1736877600-1736888400@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Fix-It Night With the Fixers Collective Special Guest David Rafael of David's Shoe and Watch DESCRIPTION:Tues January 14\, 2025\n6pm – 9pm \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\n(enter through courtyard)\nNew York NY\n$5 per item suggested donation \nBring Your Own Parts \n Sign Up for a Fix: Westbethconservation@gmail.com \nFIX-IT NIGHT is back! The first fixing session of 2025.\nWe can’t fix the future but for your furniture\, small appliances\, electronics\, jewelry\, clothing\, ceramics and pottery\, toys and more\, we are here and NOW! $5 per item. Please email WestsbethConservation@gmail.com to book a spot.\nInclude a description of your item\, what’s wrong (if you know) and the time you’d like to come. Appointments are on the :10s\, :30s and :50s beginning at 6:10pm. \nSPECIAL GUEST David Rafael of Greenwich Village’s David’s Shoe and Watch Repair will be among the repair gurus at our Fix-It Night on January 14th! Bring your flappy soles\, your broken heels and your slow-running timepieces to place in his expert hands! \nAlso! Cord Clearout! Bring those old wires\, cubes\, cords\, fobs and adapters for our Stray Cable Table! It’s time to let that junk go. Bring a cord. Swap it for the one you need. AirPods without partners? Bring ’em\, too. Those unadopted are headed to electronics heaven in the DSNY e-waste bin. URL:https://westbeth.org/event/fix-it-night-with-the-fixers-collective/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Fix-it-Night-Jan-14-DAVIDSQ-REV-REV-copy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250112T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250112T150000 DTSTAMP:20260423T213721 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:20260423T213721 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:20260423T213721 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:20241215T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241215T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T213721 CREATED:20241201T184057Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241217T163058Z UID:10000684-1734289200-1734294600@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Westbeth Movie Night: Real Life DESCRIPTION:Sunday Dec 15\, 2024 at 7pm\nFREE \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\nenter through courtyard\nNew York\, NY \nFor more info about the movie\, click image below URL:https://westbeth.org/event/westbeth-movie-night-real-life/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Westbeth-Movie-Night-Real-Life-SQ.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241215T161500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241215T173000 DTSTAMP:20260423T213721 CREATED:20240910T015620Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241217T163038Z UID:10000692-1734279300-1734283800@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Captain Nemo's Adventure Academy DESCRIPTION:Click to enlarge \nSunday Dec 15\, 2024 Doors Open 4:15pm \nFree Admission \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank Street\n(enter through courtyard)\nNew York\, NY 10014 \nMore info: WestbethConservation@gmail.com \nDid you know that New York City is officially in a drought? Westbeth Artists Housing invites you to an all-ages\, fun FREE family show about water conservation in Westbeth Artists Housing’s Community Room this Sunday 12/15. Doors open 4:15pm! Open to the community! Bring friends! Snacks and refreshments! \nTake a deep dive into environmental stewardship and earth science with Captain Nemo himself. The cantankerous and ever-curious Captain Nemo lives to excite kids about our watery-blue planet and highlight for us landlubbers the vital inter-dependence of all living things. This reclusive maritime hero entertains\, inspires\, and challenges children 4 to 11\, while quenching their thirst for knowledge of the Wonders of the Deep. During this laugh-riot program\, the Cycle of Life above and below the waves is showcased via encounters with the elusive Angler Fish\, a giant squid\, a jar of bioluminescent plankton and even whale poop! \nThis immersive theatrical experience features beautiful sound effects\, hilarious slapstick hijinks\, magic\, bubble-play\, and full-audience participation. Created and performed by David Engel who tours to performing arts centers\, festivals\, schools\, and museums nationwide and internationally. URL:https://westbeth.org/event/captain-nemos-adventure-acadmey-at-westbeth/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/WATER-SQ-CONSERVATION-MEETING-copy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241126T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241126T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T213721 CREATED:20241112T010715Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241202T005219Z UID:10000679-1732647600-1732653000@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Westbeth Movie Night Inglourious Basterds DESCRIPTION:Tue Nov 26\, 2024 at 7pm \nFree and Open to the Public. \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\nenter through courtyard\nNew York\, NY \nClick image for more info about the movie URL:https://westbeth.org/event/westbeth-movie-night-inglourious-basterds/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Westbeth-MOvie-SQ-Night-Ingloriouys-Rev-date.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241122T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241122T190000 DTSTAMP:20260423T213721 CREATED:20241113T234249Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241117T230916Z UID:10000681-1732302000-1732302000@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Get To Know Your NeighborsJonathan Bauch\, Pele Bauch\, Lilly Rivlin CANCELLED DESCRIPTION:Click to enlarge Friday Nov 22\, 2024 at 7pm \nWestbeth Communioty Room\n155 Bank St\nenter through courtyard\nNew York\, NY \nGet to Know Your Neighbors is a free monthly program which showcases the work of Westbeth artist residents. It is produced by Westbeth Artists Residents Council\, and hosted by Robert Bunkin\, artist and curator. \nJonathan Bauch sculptor Jis a New York City native\, who began his artistic career as an abstract painter\, graduating from Parsons School of Design and later studying at NYU and SVA. Following his need for more interaction and movement in his work\, his artistic focus evolved from painting to sculpture in the late 1960s. He worked with different sculptural materials\, such as wire mesh\, plaster and aluminum until 1996\, when he began working in steel and found a comfort in the medium and a freedom in both technique and composition he had not previously experienced. \nPele Bauch is an interdisciplinary choreographer who weaves dance\, theater\, and installation design into unique performances. Bauch’s work has been selected for presentation at many New York venues. She has received residencies from The Joyce Theater Foundation; Dance Theater Workshop; Chocolate Factory; and 92Y Harkness Dance Center. Funders include the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council; Brooklyn Arts Council; and Harkness Foundation for Dance. Trained as a modern dancer\, Bauch draws from additional studies in fine arts\, Oli (Hawaiian Chant)\, and Hula\, as well as from her Hapa Haole Kanaka Maoli (multi-racial Native Hawaiian) heritage. \nLilly Rivlin is an American- Israeli journalist\, writer\, and filmmaker in the genre of documentary/ political films on women’s issue. Here many films include: “Esther Broner: A Weave Of Women”\, (2013). In 1975 Esther Broner and Naomi Nimrod wrote the first Women’s Haggadah\, leading the way for modern Jewish feminism. For the next 36 years\, Esther Broner led the Feminist Seder in NYC with a core group of women. This film documents the evolution of the Jewish feminism through the Feminist Seder; “Grace Paley: Collected Shorts”\, (2010) is an intimate portrait of writer\, activist and New York icon Grace Paley (1922-2007)\, whose frank and brilliant stories celebrating the authentic\, daily lives of women are classics of American literature;Can You Hear Me? Israeli And Palestinian Women Fight For Peace (2006)\,[4] narrated by Debra Winger\, depicts the true realities of women who seek peace and change; :Gimme a Kiss” (2000)- Screened at the 2001 Jerusalem Film Festival.[5] A 38-minute film\, which raises issues about the destructive power of family secrets. URL:https://westbeth.org/event/get-to-know-your-neighborsjonathan-bauch-pele-bauch-lilly-rivlin/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_0233.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241112T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241112T210000 DTSTAMP:20260423T213721 CREATED:20241101T003303Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241116T014933Z UID:10000668-1731434400-1731445200@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Fix-It Night with the Fixers Collective: Don't Trash It\, Repair It DESCRIPTION:Click to enlarge \nTuesday Nov 12\, 2024 6pm – 9pm\nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank Street\nenter through courtyard\nNew York\, NY \nFREE ($5 donation suggested)\nBRING YOUR OWN PARTS \nSIGN UP FOR A FIX (REQUIRED) westbethconservation@gmail.com \nMission Statement:The Westbeth Artists Residents Council’s Conservation Committee promotes sustainability in our West Village community through education\, communication\, and exciting events that support your efforts to reduce\, reuse and recycle. URL:https://westbeth.org/event/fix-it-night-with-the-fixers-collective-dont-trash-it-repair-it/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Carol-SQ-and-Dennis.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241102T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241102T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T213721 CREATED:20241023T001826Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241103T000120Z UID:10000665-1730574000-1730579400@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Westbeth Movie Night: Alien DESCRIPTION:Saturday Nov 2\, 2024 at 7pm\nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\nenter through courtyard\nNew York\, NY 10014 \nClick Image of info about the film URL:https://westbeth.org/event/westbeth-movie-night-10/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Westbeth-Movie-Night-Alien-SQ.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241101T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241101T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T213721 CREATED:20241024T220700Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241107T015038Z UID:10000666-1730487600-1730493000@westbeth.org SUMMARY:First Friday Music: Ken Wade Singing the Songs We Love with Marc Jacoby and Bob Malenky DESCRIPTION:Click to enlarge \nFriday Nov 1\, 2024 at 7 pm\nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\nenter through courtyard\nNew York\, NY \nThe evening will include three shared sets with Ken Wade\, Marc Jacoby and Bob Malenky\, Singing the Songs They Love.\nExpect some stories and feel free to sing along. \nTraditional blues and American folk classics \nKen Wade\, see https://westbeth.org/artist-page/ken-wade/ \nBob Malenky is a dazzling eclectic performer\, concentrating on the blues but at home with union songs\, Woody Guthrie’s work\, traditional folk and music hall songs. He plays exceptional guitar as learned from\, among others\, his blues idols Muddy Waters and Lightnin’ Hopkins. \nHe has recorded and toured with the legendary harmonica player Sonny Terry. He has worked with recording artist Charles Walker and recorded for Spivey Records with legendary singer and pianist Roosevelt Sykes. He plays at clubs\, coffee houses\, and festivals in this country as well as in Europe (mostly Britain). He has taught courses in world folk music at City College and is a regular host and performer on WBAI Folk Radio. \nThere is a chapter about him and his experiences in New York City Blues\, edited by John Broven \nMarc Jacoby\, https://westbeth.org/artist-page/marc-jacoby/ and www.marcthemusicman.com URL:https://westbeth.org/event/first-friday-music-with-ken-wade/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/FirstFriday_KenWade_web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241029T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241029T210000 DTSTAMP:20260423T213721 CREATED:20241004T012806Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241031T000425Z UID:10000653-1730230200-1730235600@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Swift & Yeats A dialogueReaders Joel Rooks and Sean Gormley Referee Alison Armstrong Presenter: Andrew McGowan DESCRIPTION:Tues Oct 29\, 2024 at 7:30 – 9pm \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\nenter through courtyard\nNew York\, NY URL:https://westbeth.org/event/swift-yeats-a-dialoguereaders-joel-rooks-and-sean-gormley-referee-alison-armstrong-presenter-andrew-mcgowan/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/ALISON-SQ-ARMSTRONG-SWIFT-WBY-Dialogue.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241025T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241025T200000 DTSTAMP:20260423T213721 CREATED:20241004T184305Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241028T210016Z UID:10000662-1729882800-1729886400@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Get to Know Your Neighbors: Arnold Hinton\, Mei-Yin Ng\, and Siaka Hinton DESCRIPTION:Click to enlarge Friday Oct 25\, 2024 at 7pm\nWestbeth Commuity Room\n155 Bank St\nenter through courtyard\nNew York\, NY \nArnold Hinton’s photography focuses on social justice and humanity\, drawing parallels between the racism and oppression experienced by Jews in concentration camps to the experience of African Americans. He visited concentration camps in Berlin and Vienna. “In America if you were Black\, you were a slave\, you picked cotton and sugar cane and that was it\,” said Arnold. “But to see how the Germans built these camps/houses with sinks and toilets and wash basins for people that you were going to annihilate– to me\, it made no logical sense.” Despite facing his own share of systemic barriers and societal prejudices\, his work conveys a sense of activism and empathy\, calling for a dialogue that bridges the past to the present. \nMei-Yin Ng Focusing initially on modern movement as inner being\, Ng’s work continues to evolve with the possibilities of contemporary technologies. Her extensive prop training in Chinese dance inspired her to meditate on the use of props\, and later technology\, as an extension of the human form. She founded MEI-BE WHATever in 2002 as a collective field for collaboration and experimentation of technology in just this vein. MEI-BE WHATever has performed at festivals\, museums and theatres in US\, Asia\, Europe\, North and south America. \nSiaka Hinton “My screenplays\, in sum\, nurture characters\, birthed by phenomena and landscapes\, which I absorb each day. Because of my fervor and devotion to heart and spine of each story\, I feel them vividly\, which is what motivated me to create in school\, and will continue to drive me\, like a trusted collaborative hand\, tending to the life and soul of every creation.” URL:https://westbeth.org/event/get-to-know-your-neighbors/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GET-TO-KNOW-SQ-NEIGHBORS_OCTv122.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241013T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241013T193000 DTSTAMP:20260423T213721 CREATED:20240807T204946Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241014T174612Z UID:10000576-1728844200-1728847800@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Pedro Giraudo Tango Quartet Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at Westbeth DESCRIPTION:Click to enlarge \n \n Sunday Sept 15\, 2024 at 6:30pm\nand\nSunday Oct 13\, 2024 at 6:30pm \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\nenter through courtyard\nNYC \nFree to Westbeth Residents\nTicket Information\nOct 13\, 2024 Eventbrite \nCelebrate Hispanic Heritage Month @ Westbeth Artist Housing with the sounds of the Pedro Giraudo Tango Quartet feat. dancers Mariana Parma & Leonardo Sardella \nPedro Giraudo Tango Quartet\nNick Danielson\, violin\nLoic Cordeone Da Silva\, bandoneón\nAhmed Alom\, piano\nPedro Giraudo\, bass\nDancers\nMariana Parma & Leonardo Sardella \nHispanic Heritage Month @ Westbeth Artists Housing is made possible in part with public funds from Creative Engagement\, a regrant program supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and administered by LMCC. \nDon’t miss out! Check out the following months performances \nThu\, September 5th\, Viva Tango\, 8pm\nSun\, September 15th\, Hispanic Heritage Month @ Westbeth 6:30pm\nSun\, September 29th\, Dutch Kills Debbies\, 7pm\nSun\, October 13th\, Hispanic Heritage Month @ Westbeth 6:30pm\nSat\, November 9th\, Album Release Concert\, 7:30pm\nMon\, November 18th\, Guggenheim Museum\, 7pm\nSat\, November 23th\, Albany Tango Society TBA\, 8pm \nHere’s “Chicharrita\,” a joyful piece we performed at the Chamber Music Raleigh last summer URL:https://westbeth.org/event/pedro-giraudo-tango-quartet-celebrate-hispanic-heritage-month-at-westbeth/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Pedro-Giraudo-Tango-SQ_Westbeth_October_IG_Feed.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241011T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241011T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T213721 CREATED:20241005T215750Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241023T000036Z UID:10000660-1728673200-1728678600@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Westbeth Movie Night: Jodorowsky's Dune DESCRIPTION:Friday June 11\, 2024\nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\nenter through courtyard\nNew York\, NY \nClick image for info about film URL:https://westbeth.org/event/westbeth-movie-night-jodorowskys-dune/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Westbeth-MOvie-Night-SQ-Jodorosky-DUNE.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241004T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241004T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T213721 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:20240929T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240929T143000 DTSTAMP:20260423T213721 CREATED:20240904T011902Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240930T195720Z UID:10000640-1727614800-1727620200@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Penny Jones & Co Puppets presents Classic Tales and Fables Early Childhood Puppet Theater DESCRIPTION:The 51st Year of Early Childhood Puppet Theater! \nSunday Sept 22\, 2024 at 1pm\nSunday Sept 29\, 2024 at 1pm \nClick image for more info about tickets \nClick image for ticket info. URL:https://westbeth.org/event/penny-jones-early-childhood-puppet-theater/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/PENNY-JONES-PUPPETS-NOV-DEC-2016-e1480281877562.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240927T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240927T200000 DTSTAMP:20260423T213721 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:20240924T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240924T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T213721 CREATED:20240905T005515Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240928T003155Z UID:10000639-1727204400-1727209800@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Westbeth Movie Night: Dan In Real Life DESCRIPTION:Tues Sept 24\, 2024 at 7pm\nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\nenter through courtyard\nNew York\, NY \nFree and open to the public \nClick image for more info about the film\nClick image for more info about the film URL:https://westbeth.org/event/westbeth-movie-night-9/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Westbeth-Movie-Nifght-SQ-Dan.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240905T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240905T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T213721 CREATED:20240830T025747Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240909T010658Z UID:10000582-1725562800-1725568200@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Westbeth Movie Night: A Woman Under the Influence DESCRIPTION:Thursday Sept 5\, 2024 at 7pm\nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\nNY\, NY\nClick image for more info about movie. \nClick image for more info URL:https://westbeth.org/event/westbeth-movie-night-a-woman-under-the-influence/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Westbeth-MOVIE-NIGHT-SQ-A-WOMAN-UNCER-copy.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR