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 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:20260414T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260414T210000 DTSTAMP:20260423T054212 CREATED:20260403T003902Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T152538Z UID:10000992-1776189600-1776200400@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Fix-It Night Don't Trash It Repair It! DESCRIPTION:Tuesday April 14\, 2026 6pm – 9pm \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank Street\n(enter through courtyard)\nNew York\, NY 10014 \nFor an appointment: westbethconservation@gmail.com \nClick on image to enlarge URL:https://westbeth.org/event/fix-it-night-dont-trash-it-repair-it-2/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/fix-it-SQ-night-april.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260319T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260319T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T054212 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:20260220T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260220T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T054212 CREATED:20260120T222429Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260223T185056Z UID:10000957-1771614000-1771619400@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Psycho Westbeth Movie Night DESCRIPTION:Friday Feb 20\, 2026 at 7pm\nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\n(enter through courtyard)\nNew York\, NY \nFree \nFor more info about movie\, CLICK IMAGE URL:https://westbeth.org/event/psycho-westbeth-movie-night/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/PSYCHO-SQ.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260217T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260217T190000 DTSTAMP:20260423T054212 CREATED:20260121T214717Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260422T221512Z UID:10000952-1771354800-1771354800@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Home Part 2 Readings by Westbeth authors DESCRIPTION:Tuesday Feb 17\, 2026 at 7pm \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank Street\nNew York\, NY 10014 \nWestbeth writers will be reading original prose and poetry exploring what home means to them.\nAnna Shapiro\, Kate Walter\, Terry Purinton\, Steve Clorfeine\, Griselda Steiner\, Joya Staack\, Huguette Martel\, Dennis Fitzpatrick\, Linda Marks\, Barbara Rosenthal\, Carole Braden\, Halina Warren. \nPROGRAM\nSteve Clorfeine “Country Detective”\nHuguette Martel “A Walk in my Neighborhood”\nAnna Shapiro “Home: \nMusical Interlude: Charlotte Leist: Eccles – ” Sonata in G major for Cello” \nCarole Burden “The House on Eastland Road”\nKate Walter “Empty Spot on the Wall of our Beach House”\nTerry Puritan “Thank You for Your Service ” (excerpts) \nMusical Interlude: Susan Hyman: Marin Marais – “Les Folies D’espagne for Solo Flute” (excerpts) \nHalina Fitzpatrick “Home”\nJoya Staack “Alex”\nLinda Marks “Summerhouse” poems \nMusical Interlude: Maria McAuliffe: Burt Bacharach – “A House Is Not a Home” piano \nDennis Fitzpatric “Turned Around”\nBarbara Rosenthal “Caroline’s Sktech Pad I”\nGriselda Steiner “Fasten Your Seatbelts” (lyrics) Performed by Eve Zanni URL:https://westbeth.org/event/home-part-2-readings-by-westbeth-authors/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/HOME-PART-2-SQ-Literary-WARC-event-copy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251118 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251122 DTSTAMP:20260423T054212 CREATED:20251114T021022Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251126T165244Z UID:10000911-1763424000-1763769599@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Westbeth E-Waste Disposal Drive 2025 Bring Us Your Tired\, Huddled Electronics DESCRIPTION:OPEN BIN\nTuesday Nov 18\, 2025 9am – Noon\nWestbeth Mail Room\n55 Bethune Street NYC 10014 \nELECTRONICS EXCHANGE\nTuesday Nov 18\, 2025 6pm – 9pm\nDrop off working /repairable electronics\nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St (enter through courtyard) NYC 10014 \nAT YOUR DOOR PICKUP\nWednesday Nov 19\, 2025 9am – 11am\nHeavy bulky items\nemail: westbethconservation@gmail.com \nOPEN BIN PRE BINGO\nThursday Nov 20\, 2025 6 – 7pm\nWestbeth Community Room \nAT YOUR DOOR PICKUP\nFriday Nov 21\, 2025 9am – 10am\nemail: westbethconservation@gmail.com URL:https://westbeth.org/event/westbeth-e-waste-disposal-drive-2025-bring-us-your-tired-huddled-electronics/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/E-Waste-Button-.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250801T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250801T200000 DTSTAMP:20260423T054212 CREATED:20250722T011204Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250806T181327Z UID:10000812-1754074800-1754078400@westbeth.org SUMMARY:First Friday Music: David Victor Gospel\, Worship and Praise DESCRIPTION:Friday August 1\, 2025 at 7pm\nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank Street\n(enter through courtyard)\nNew York\, NY 10014 \nDavid Victor gospel singer\nCarlyle George piano\nSophia Victor will paint\, live\, throughout the show \nDavid Victor is a commanding force in gospel and soul music\, with over 25 years of vocal mastery that has carried him from the church pews of New York to stages shared with legends like Stevie\nWonder\, Donnie McClurkin\, Chris Brown\, and Jay-Z. Known for his rich tone\, fearless storytelling\, and healing sound\, David blends raw anointing with professional precision. Whether directing choirs\, coaching rising talent\, or creating timeless music\, he brings heart\, honor\, and heaven to every note. His voice is not just heard – it’s felt.\nInstagram: @davicmus \nSophia Victor is an artist and art therapist\, and teaches at the School of Visual Arts. She resides in NYC with her husband and son. \nFirst Fridays of live music is free and open to the public is presented by Westbeth MusicWorks and WARC Performing Arts Chair. URL:https://westbeth.org/event/first-friday-music-david-victor/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/David-Victor-2Instagram-Post-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250727T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250727T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T054212 CREATED:20250716T232434Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250716T232643Z UID:10000810-1753642800-1753648200@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Westbeth Movie Night Dr Strangelove DESCRIPTION:Sunday July 27\, 2025\nat 7pm \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank Street\,\nNYC \nFree \nClick Image For Info about the Film URL:https://westbeth.org/event/westbeth-movie-night-dr-strangelove/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250629T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250629T190000 DTSTAMP:20260423T054212 CREATED:20250521T012137Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250703T122642Z UID:10000781-1751216400-1751223600@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Come 1 Come All Westbeth Open Reading and Storytelling DESCRIPTION:An ever popular monthly program\, free and open to all.\nEnjoy an early evening of prose\, poetry or even tell your own story. \nAlways the last Sunday of the month. \nSummer hiatus in July and August. \nResumes September 28\, 2025 \nScreenshot URL:https://westbeth.org/event/westbeth-open-reading-and-storytelling/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Linda-Marks-REVSQ-copy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250603T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250603T200000 DTSTAMP:20260423T054212 CREATED:20250521T014839Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250609T004545Z UID:10000782-1748973600-1748980800@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Leni Schwendinger Civic Solidarity DeathLAB - Death and the Night DESCRIPTION:June 3\, 2025 6pm – 8pm\nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\n(enter through courtyard)\nNew York\, NY \nFREE \nTo Register for Event: Civic Solidarity \nClick to enlarge DeathLAB is pleased to announce another New York Community Trust-sponsored Civic Solidarity event\, hosted at Westbeth Artists Housing in collaboration with Urban Lighting and nighttime designer Leni Schwedinger. \nThe event will bring together two approaches to encouraging community and equity through civic design\, each running through essential aspects of life that too often remain marginalized: death and the night. \nThis Civic Solidarity event consists of a 20-minute presentation by two of DeathLAB’s research fellows\, reviewing the lab’s philosophy\, research\, and urban proposals\, including new engagement with Green-Wood Cemetery. \nLeni Schwendinger’s talk\, “Are You Afraid of the Dark\, A Light Justice Approach” will walk us through nighttime design and lighting strategies she has developed over decades of practice that include community engagement. \nShare your thoughts\, hopes\, and questions about disposition and memorialization\, both personal and societal. \nLeni Schwendinger \, Westbeth resident\, is a multi-disciplinary designer focusing on lighting and community engagement. Her projects include lighting cities\, bridges\, parks\, and waterfronts. Her work is deeply rooted in community engagement through synthesizing communal approaches to outdoor illumination\, on-site lighting workshops\, and her NightSeeing™ program\, where she leads nighttime walks through urban spaces around the world. The walks raise awareness about the fear and poetics of the darkened hours to improve the nighttime environment\, especially for women and night-shifters. URL:https://westbeth.org/event/leni-schwendinger-presents-civic-solidarity/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Leni-Sq-Schwenwdinger.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250429T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250429T200000 DTSTAMP:20260423T054212 CREATED:20250427T225909Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250430T210235Z UID:10000762-1745953200-1745956800@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Westbeth Movie Night: Barbie DESCRIPTION:Tues April 29\, 2025 at 7pm. \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\nNew York\, NY \nClick image for more info on film URL:https://westbeth.org/event/westbeth-movie-night-barbie/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/BARBIE-cSQ.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250412T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250412T180000 DTSTAMP:20260423T054212 CREATED:20250316T235942Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250417T195509Z UID:10000741-1744464600-1744480800@westbeth.org SUMMARY:West Village Community Blood Drive at Westbeth DESCRIPTION:Saturday April 12\, 2025\n 1:30pm – 6pm \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank Street\nNew York\, NY URL:https://westbeth.org/event/westbeth-blood-drive-2/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Blood-SQ-Drive-April-12-2025-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250316T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250420T150000 DTSTAMP:20260423T054212 CREATED:20250106T220523Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250417T195032Z UID:10000737-1742130000-1745161200@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Penny Jones & Co PuppetsToby's Magic Forest DESCRIPTION:Sundays\nMarch 16 & 23\nApril 6 & 13\n2025\nat 1pm \nCome help make Spring bloom! \nWestbeth Community Rm\n155 Bank St\nNew York\, NY\n(enter through courtyard\nbetween West and Washington Sts. ) \nFun and funny things happen in the magic forest. The children raise flowers and even help to make Spring. A fan favorite because the children get to do so much. This is interactive puppet theater in an intimate space for young children. With lots of participation\, fun and games\, and magic. The Early Childhood Puppet Theatre’s first show- now even better. A hit for generations. With Jack\, the Pied Piper and Mother Goose’s silly little dog Toby. – And make a puppet to take home after the show! \n“The puppets are charming\, the program never overexcites the audience\, although there’s lots of room for participation” – The New York Times\n“Real warmth and gentleness.” -New York Magazine \nPENNY JONES & Co. PUPPETS\nEarly Childhood Puppet Theatre www.pennypuppets.org \nA VILLAGE GEM FOR 50 YEARS \n“Very simple\, and perfect as an introduction to theatre.” -New York Magazine\n“Charming.” -The New York Times\n2024-25 REPERTORY SEASON \nTickets on sale at pennypuppets.org and Eventbrite\nTickets are $15 for all ages\nShow Times: 1 PM\nAll Ages – Great for 2 to 8\nStroller Parking\nShows Run about 45 Minutes\nworkshop follows\nInformation: (212) 924-0525 \nhttp://www.pennypuppets.org \nBUS AND SUBWAY: M14A\, M11\, M20\, (2 blocks)\nA\, C\, E\, L\, 1\, 2\, 3 (5 or 6 blocks) \n“A Child’s first experience with theater is important and forming. Quality counts.” – Penny Jones \nPENNY JONES & CO. PUPPETS has been a mainstay of children’s theater in New York since the 1970’s. The company specializes in informal puppet shows for children aged three to eight\, and puppet ballets with live music for audiences of adults\, children or both. The company performs in collaboration with chamber ensembles and orchestras. The repertory includes adaptations of classical works as well as original stories and scores. Penny is the winner of the Puppeteers of America Education Award. In schools\, the company has performed hundreds of times\, and Penny has a wide variety of programs from puppet pageants with a cast and crew of 30 to 90 school children\, to workshops for small classes\, and Penny’s “One on One” – interweaving puppetry\, storytelling\, movement and arts. \nThe company has appeared on television\, in the Henson International Puppet Festival at the Public Theatre\, The Metropolitan Museum of Art\, at BAM with the Brooklyn Philharmonic\, at City Center\, Avery Fisher Hall\, and in museums including The Museum of the City of New York\, The Children’s Museum of New York\, the American Museum of Natural History\, at Emelin\, Wave Hill\, the Washington Square Music Festival\, at venues from Macy’s to Barnes & Noble\, and with orchestras at Bargemusic\, Casa de España\, Greenwich House Music School\, with the New Jersey Symphony\, up on the Highline\, out on the piers -and many\, many\, more… URL:https://westbeth.org/event/penny-jones-co-puppets-presents-tobys-magic-forest/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Screenshot-2025-03-06-at-5.07.14-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250308T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250308T210000 DTSTAMP:20260423T054212 CREATED:20250306T220031Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250313T025827Z UID:10000736-1741460400-1741467600@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Composers Concordance Seth & Gene's Excellent Electroacoustic Adventure DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, March 8th\, 2025 at 7pm \nWestbeth Community Room\n55 Bethune St\, NYC \nComposers Concordance presents ‘Seth & Gene’s Excellent Electroacoustic Adventure’. Composers Gene Pritsker and Seth Boustead will perform a duo concert featuring special guests\, poets Robert C. Ford and Imelda O’Reilly. The program will showcase newly written electroacoustic music combined with poetry and film\, performed five times in five different cities. Most of the music is scored for electric guitar\, piano\, and electronics\, with poetry by Robert C. Ford and Imelda O’Reilly. Also on the program are three films—two by Octavio Maya and one by Salem Krieger. \nThe event will launch on March 8th in New York City at the Westbeth Artist Complex. The group will then travel to San José\, Costa Rica\, performing on March 20th at the University of Costa Rica and on March 22nd in Turrialba\, Costa Rica. Next\, they will head to Mexico City for a performance on March 27th at Casa Patricio\, followed by a presentation on March 28th in Morelia\, Mexico at CMMAS (Mexican Center for Music and the Sound Arts). \nThe composers on the program are Seth Boustead\, Gene Pritsker\, Marvin Camacho\, Carlos Castro\, Rodrigo Grillo Grillasca\, and Rodrigo Sigal. \nThe concert will also be live-streamed on Composers Concordance’s Facebook Page.\n______________________________________________________________\nComposers:\nSeth Boustead\, Gene Pritsker\,\nMarvin Camacho\, Carlos Castro\,\nRodrigo Grillo Grillasca\, Rodrigo Sigal \nPerformers:\nSeth Boustead – piano\nGene Pritsker – Di.J. / guitar\nRobert C. Ford – poet / narrator\nImelda O’Reilly – poet / narrator \nFilms by:\nOctavio Maya\, Salem Krieger \nFree Event\nFacebook\nLive Stream \nTHIS EVENT WILL ALSO BE PRESENTED IN VENUES ACROSS\nCOSTA RICA AND MEXICO \nMARCH 20\, 6pm – SAN JOSE\, COSTA RICA\n@ Auditorio Abelardo Bonilla\nEscuela de Estudios Generales – UCR \nMARCH 22\, 8pm – TURRIALBA\, COSTA RICA\n@ Teatro Municipal de Turrialba. \nMARCH 27 – MEXICO CITY\, MEXICO\n@ Casa Patricio \nMARCH 28\, 7pm – MORELIA\, MEXICO\n@ Centro Mexicano para la Música y las Artes Sonoras | CMMAS And www.cmmas.org \n“I don’t appreciate avant-garde\, electronic music. It makes me feel quite ill.”\n– Ravi Shankar \n______________________________________________________________ \nStaying in rotation for 41 years in NYC is a rare feat. In the case of a new music presenting organization\, it requires not only diligence and cognizance of achievements of the past but also an ethic of keeping one’s ear to the ground for emerging stylistic and technological developments\, as well as talented new composers on the scene. Composers Concordance\, founded in 1984 by Joseph Pehrson and Patrick Hardish\, advised by Otto Luening\, strives to present contemporary music in innovative ways\, with an emphasis on thematic programming. Directors Gene Pritsker and Dan Cooper co-curate the programs and lead the CompCord Ensemble\, Chamber Orchestra\, String Orchestra\, and Big Band. Associate Directors are Milica Paranosic\, Peter Jarvis\, Debra Kaye\, and Seth Boustead. Composers Concordance has also created a Naxos-distributed record label: Composers Concordance Records. Composers Concordance’s overriding vision is to promote contemporary music\, composers\, and new works as a rightful and respected part of society. Good music performed and recorded well\, pushing the boundaries of sound and composition. \n“Composers Concordance..a veritable New York new music institution of concerts\, album production and multiple ensembles under a sweeping\, tenacious brand\, thriving on the emulsion of contemporary classical\, free improv\, jazz and rock\, overt humor and fearless political statements\, all very much in evidence..The ensemble..was masterful throughout.”-John Pietaro\, The New York City Jazz Record \n“An unwavering force in giving composers exposure through concert bookings and its own record label\, the intrepid new-music organization Composers Concordance” – The Brooklyn Rail \n“The Composers Concordance folks are unpredictable and at times refreshingly irreverent in a reverent sort of way….ingenious fun” – Classical-Modern Music Review \n“Enterprising new music organization” – The New York Times \nPlease follow NYC Covid-19 protocols & updates:\nhttps://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/home\nhttps://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/covid/covid-19-main.page\nhttps://www.nycgo.com/coronavirus-information-and-resources-for-travelers \n2024-2025 SEASON SITE URL:https://westbeth.org/event/composers-concordance-presents-seth-genes-excellent-electroacoustic-adventure/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Screenshot-2025-03-06-at-4.46.18-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250115T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250115T200000 DTSTAMP:20260423T054212 CREATED:20241224T000239Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250116T163001Z UID:10000698-1736967600-1736971200@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Andrea Mihok "Gytha" Book Launch DESCRIPTION:Click image to enlarge \nJanuary 15\, 2025 at 7pm \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank Street\n(enter through courtyard)\nNew York\, NY 10014 \nClick image for more info about book \nAndrea Mihok lives here with her Ragamuffin cat—Gytha. She continues to research early English history and has begun work on a second book. She is also a serious student of the piano. She has three children and four grandchildren and looks forward to their frequent visits. URL:https://westbeth.org/event/andrea-mihok-gytha-book-launch/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Andrea-Mihok-Glytha-SQ-.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250104T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250104T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T054212 CREATED:20241223T233828Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250106T194433Z UID:10000697-1736017200-1736022600@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Westbeth Movie NightPrincess Mononoke DESCRIPTION:Saturday Jan 4\, 2025 at 7pm \nWestbeth Community room\n155 Bank St\n(enter through courtyard)\nNew York\, NY \nClick image for more info about movie \nClick image to enlarge URL:https://westbeth.org/event/westbeth-movie-night-princess-mononoke/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Westbeth-Movie-Night-Mononoke-SQ-.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241222T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241229T143000 DTSTAMP:20260423T054212 CREATED:20241208T233455Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241230T163420Z UID:10000690-1734872400-1735482600@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Toby's Holiday Spectacular Penny Jones @ Co Puppets DESCRIPTION: URL:https://westbeth.org/event/tobys-holiday-spectacular/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-08-at-6.08.19-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241206T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241206T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T054212 CREATED:20241124T231140Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241208T223042Z UID:10000685-1733511600-1733517000@westbeth.org SUMMARY:FIRST FRIDAY MUSIC: Noah Haidu Trio DESCRIPTION:Click to enlarge Friday Dec 6\, 2024 at 8pm \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\nenter through courtyard\nNew York\, NY \nFree \nModern jazz piano trio with a broad repertoire of original compositions and a few pop covers and standards. The repertoire will feature original compositions and arrangements by Noah\, Kayvon and Gervis\, alongside extended interpretations of works from the jazz lexicon. The music will blend the trio’s unique personalities\, experimentalism\, and deep understanding of the music’s history. \n Noah Haidu\nJazz pianist and composer Noah Haidu combines modernism\, soul\, and swing to create what the Wall Street Journal has described as “his own compelling brand of pianism.”\nNoah started classical piano at age 6\, spurred on initially by fear of his vindictive piano teacher. Falling in love with Jazz at age 20\, the young pianist moved to NYC\, supporting himself as a waiter until he was fired for breaking one too many dishes.\nAfter paying his dues as a freelancer for many years\, Noah has lately toured and recorded with icons such as Billy Hart\, Buster Williams\, Lenny White and Steve Wilson. His Sunnyside Records albums garnered millions of streams and reached the top 5 in the JazzWeek radio charts. @instagram \, YouTube\,https://www.noahhaidu.com\nNoah Haidu Photo:Jimmy Katz \nGervis Myles\nBorn and raised in Wisconsin\, double bassist Gervis Myles is a 2020 graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music with an impressive range of musical experiences. He has been in a wide variety of musical contexts\, ranging from the Tony Award-winning musical Hadestown at the Walter Kerr Theater in midtown\, playing South African-style pop grooves with the Ndlovu Youth Choir\, all the way to cutting-edge contemporary jazz music with artists like Tivon Pennicott and Peter Evans. He cherishes every musical experience for what it is and hopes to continue to grow and learn in New York. \nKayvan Gordon\nKayvon Gordon was born and raised in Detroit. At a young age\, he was taken under the mentorship of legendary trumpeter Marcus Belgrave. Later\, he went on to study at the University of Michigan. He has also had the honor of sharing the stage with Sullivan Fortner\, Robert Hurst\, Rodney Whitaker\, Johnny O’Neal\, Ravi Coltrane\, and JD Allen\, to name a few. Currently based in New York\, Kayvon Gordon seeks to contribute to the forward thinking aesthetic of his contemporaries while honoring the rich musical legacy of Detroit. URL:https://westbeth.org/event/noah-haidu-trio-play-westbeths-first-friday/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/NOAH_HAIDU_FIRST-FRID-copy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241203T171500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250128T181500 DTSTAMP:20260423T054212 CREATED:20241127T023447Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250129T223121Z UID:10000687-1733246100-1738088100@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Meditation Practice with Steve Clorfeine DESCRIPTION:Click to enlarge An introduction to sitting and walking meditation as a simple contemplative practice of mindfulness and awareness in daily life. \nFree\n7 week session Tuesdays 5:15 – 6:15pm \nMeet in Community Room on\nTuesdays Dec 3\, Dec 10\, Jan 7\, Jan 21\, and Jan 28 \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank Street\nenter through courtyard\nNew York \, NY \nMeet in Westbeth Flea Market\nTuesdays Dec 17 and Jan 14 \nWestbeth Flea Market\nBasement\n55 Bethune St\nNew York\, NY \nSteve Clorfeine\nProfiles in Art Interview URL:https://westbeth.org/event/steve-clorfeine-meditation/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/MEDITATION-SSQ-TEVE-CLORFEINE24-copy.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Westbeth Beautification Committee":MAILTO:westbethfleamarket@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241119T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241119T210000 DTSTAMP:20260423T054212 CREATED:20241103T003916Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241124T222017Z UID:10000673-1732042800-1732050000@westbeth.org SUMMARY:W B Yeats Reading: "Pot of Broth" with Terence Burk\, Beth Griffith\, Joel Rooks. Presented by Alison Armstrong DESCRIPTION:Click to enlarge Tuesday Nov 19\, 2024 at 7pm \nFREE \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\nenter through courtyard\nNew York\, NY 10014 \nPainting on Home Page by Jack Yeats \nWith Terence Buck\, Beth Griffith\, and Joel Rooks\nMusic by Sean O Riada\nPresented by Alison Armstrong \nTerence Burk TV credits include “Americas Most Wanted” “Third Watch” (Walsh) and “Law And Order” episodes: “C.O.D”.as Murray K.\, “Performance” as Mr. Marx. Besides acting\, also a playwright and novelist. His play “The Flower Palace\,” written while a member of City Rep. Theatre Co.\, was first performed in a reading two nights at Westbeth Theatre with the great Kate Reid and Helen Gallagher. He also toured the city in “The Marriage Proposal” by Chekhov\, for City Rep. and also toured twice with Brian Bedford with his one man Shakespeare show as Stage Manager at several universities in Canada and the U.S.\nBurk is currently working on a new novel as well as a screenplay for his first novel\, “Cast Iron Kate.” Westbeth Artist Page \nBeth Griffith actor\, musician\, singer has performed and toured extensively. She recently appeared in the 2024 world premier of “Meltdown'” by Toby Armour at Theater for the New City. \nJoel Rooks has worked steadily in theatre\, both on and off Broadway as well as throughout the U.S. and overseas\, in addition to appearing in film and on TV\, he has played a character in Grand Theft Auto V. Among a variety of roles\, Rooks has portrayed an Orthodox man visiting a brothel\, an Israeli intelligence officer\, and Sigmund Freud. And since the mid-2000s\, he has starred as George Burns in the one-man show “Say Goodnight Gracie: The Life\, Laughter and Love of George Burns and Gracie Allen” by Rupert Holmes. Rooks is a member of the faculty at the William Esper Studio and a member of the Ensemble Studio Theatre. His most recent appearance was on “The Marvelous Mrs Maisel”.Joel Rooks Interview \nAlison Armstrong’s life time involvement in Irish literature includes authoring\, The Joyce of Cooking (Station Hill Press\, 1986) and a volume of textual scholarship\, “The Herne’s Egg” by W.B. Yeats: The Manuscript Materials (Cornell Univ. Press\, 1993). Her essays and reviews have appeared in A Wake Newslitter\, Irish Literary Supplement\, James Joyce Literary Supplement\, American Arts Quarterly\, etc.; short fiction and poetry have been published in BOMB magazine\, Exquisite Corpse\, James Joyce Broadsheet\, Mid-American Review\, PN Review\, etc. A one act play\, “Ismene\,” – in a projected series of staged monologues — was published in Notre Dame Review (Summer 2009). Her paintings and small sculptures have been widely exhibited since 1980 and are held in many private collections.Spotlight Writers’ Room URL:https://westbeth.org/event/alison-armstrong-presents-wb-yeats-the-pot-of-broth/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Alison-Broth-Yeats.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241102T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241102T150000 DTSTAMP:20260423T054212 CREATED:20241002T194335Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241103T000102Z UID:10000658-1730541600-1730559600@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Joan Hall Collage Workshop Free DESCRIPTION:Click to enlarge Saturday Nov 2\, 2024 10 am – 3pm \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\nenter through courtyard\nNew York\, NY \nSpace is limited: Contact Joan Hall at JHCollage@gmail.com \nNative New Yorker Joan Hall is a pioneer in the field of collage and assemblage illustration. Her work has appeared on covers of Time magazine and in The New York Times and numerous other publications.Hall’s collages and assemblages have been exhibited in galleries and museums worldwide\, including the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris and the Museo Tamayo in Mexico City. She was commissioned by the American Cultural Center to lecture\, exhibit\, and conduct workshops in France\, India\, Brazil\, and most recently lectured at The National Arts Club in New York City. \nJoan Hall Westbeth Artist Page URL:https://westbeth.org/event/joan-hall-collage-workshop-2/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Joan-Hall-Collage-Nov-2024.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241008T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241008T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T054212 CREATED:20241006T172853Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241009T173352Z UID:10000649-1728414000-1728419400@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Stories Around the Table: Coming and Going with Karen Ludwig\, Nancy Gabor\, Joyce Aaron\, Joan Hall\, Dawn D'Arcy and Diane Spodarek DESCRIPTION:Tuesday October 8\, 2024 at 7pm\nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\nenter through courtyard\nNew York\, NY 10014 \nSTORIES AROUND THE TABLE began many years ago as a Word of Mouth project by Karen Ludwig for actors and writers. Over the years and under her guidance it has evolved into a literary group of women whose stories originate in personal experience and the challenges of that experience. Recently the group began giving annual presentations of their work\, of which this is the 5th or 6th. \nKaren Ludwig’s numerous Broadway credits include Neil Simon’s BROADWAY BOUND\, and THE DEVILS with Anne Bancroft. She appeared in many Off-Broadway performances at The Public Theater and was a member of Andre Gregory’s Manhattan Project. She was in the world premiere of MOONCHILDREN at The Royal Court in London as well as playing Lady McDuff in MACBETH at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival.Karen Ludwig produced and directed UTA HAGEN’S ACTING CLASS; a compelling DVD of her incomparable teacher conducting Master Acting Classes UTAHAGENVIDEO.com. Ms. Ludwig has directed plays for the Theater for the New City\, NYU School of the Arts\, Ensemble Studio Theater\, Circle Rep\, and The HB Playwrights. On TV she is a LAW and ORDER veteran and many other shows. She conducted an acclaimed interview series ABOUT THE WORK with prominent theater people at the New School for Drama where she also taught for many years.\nhttp://karenludwig.com/#actor \nJoan Hall Known for her artwork\, Joan Hall’s collages and assemblages havebeen exhibited in galleries and museums worldwide\, including theCentre Georges Pompidou in Paris\, and the Museo Rufino Tamayo inMexico. She is a winner of the Miriam Chaikin Foundation 2018 awardfor her poetry. Joan’s poetry and collage books\, Journey to Somewhere\,Behind My Mind\, and Rhyme Time are available on Amazon. Joan hasbeen a resident of Westbeth since 1971.\nhttps://www.joanhallcollage.com \nDawn D/Arcy is a writer\, actor and musician notably\, as well as relevantly\, having played bass in fellow writer Diane Spodarek’s Detroit punk band The Dangerous Diane Band. She worked at The Actors Studio with director John Stix as well as with actor/director Estelle Parsons on Yeats translation of Oedipus starring Al Pacino and Dianne Wiest. She is the very proud grandma of Etta Rose and is never\, ever unaware of how lucky and grateful she is to write\, co-create and perform with Karen Ludwig and this brilliant group of artists for the past 20+ years. \nDiane Spodarek is a Canadian American writer and a recipient of artist fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the New York Foundation for the Arts. \nNancy Gabor is a director and acting teacher.She directed Joseph Chaikin in ‘The War In Heaven\,’and ‘Struck Dumb\,’ staged readings\, as he was recovering from Aphasia at the American Place Theater. She was an actor in The Open Theater and participated in the creation of ‘The Serpent.’\nAmong her many credits:‘The Three Sisters\,’ at Princeton where she was an associate acting professor. Nancy taught and directed at the Amsterdam Theater School in the Netherlands for twenty years.\nAlong with Paul Binnerts\, she conducts an acting workshop at Westbeth\, ‘You’re Never Too Old To Play.’ URL:https://westbeth.org/event/stories-around-the-table-coming-and-going-with-karen-ludwig-nancy-gabor-joyce-aaron-joan-hall-dawn-darcy-and-diane-spodarek/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/STORIES-AROUND-TABLE-SQ.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240906T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240906T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T054212 CREATED:20240829T031533Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240909T010632Z UID:10000573-1725649200-1725654600@westbeth.org SUMMARY:First Friday Music: The Barry Tones Dance Music DESCRIPTION:Click to enlarge Friday Sept 6\, 2024 at 7pm\nWestbeth Community Rm\n155 Bank St\nenter through courtyard\nNew York\, NY \nFree and open to the public! \n“We play dance music that is guaranteed to get everyone up on the dance floor and moving to the beat of rock\, blues\, rockabilly and country. We play a mix of covers and quirky originals.” \nFor more info on The Barry Tones : Westbeth Artist Page – Barry Temkin URL:https://westbeth.org/event/first-friday-music-the-barry-tones-dance-music/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/FIRST-FRIDAYS-SQ--e1722914692808.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240823T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240823T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T054212 CREATED:20240611T023004Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240825T121151Z UID:10000571-1724439600-1724445000@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Westbeth Movie Night: Josie and the Pussycats (2001) DESCRIPTION:Friday August 23\, 2024 at 7pm\nWestbeth Community Rm\n155 Bank st\n(enter through courtyard)\nNYC\nAll screenings are free and open to the public. \nClick image for more movie information. URL:https://westbeth.org/event/westbeth-movie-night-josie-and-the-pussycats-2001/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Westbeth-Movie-Josie-and-the-SQ.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240815T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240925T150000 DTSTAMP:20260423T054212 CREATED:20240906T145456Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240928T003130Z UID:10000565-1723716000-1727276400@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Vaccine Clinic at Westbeth: RSV\, Shingles\, Flu\, Pneumonia DESCRIPTION:We have added Sept access for\nNew season flu shots for ages 18 and over\, and\nCovid vaccine for ages 18 and over.\nClick to enlarge URL:https://westbeth.org/event/vaccine-clinic-at-westbeth/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_9072-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240809T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240809T190000 DTSTAMP:20260423T054212 CREATED:20240612T125417Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240814T004601Z UID:10000568-1723230000-1723230000@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Westbeth Movie Night: The Others DESCRIPTION:Friday Aug 9\, 2024 at 7pm\nWestbeth Community Rm\n155 Bank St\nNYC\n(enter through courtyard)\nClick image to learn more about the film URL:https://westbeth.org/event/westbeth-movie-night-the-others/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Westbeth-movie-night-Others-SQ.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240802T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240802T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T054212 CREATED:20240731T023516Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240806T022946Z UID:10000556-1722625200-1722630600@westbeth.org SUMMARY:First Friday Music: Alexis Cole presents the Music of Gigi Gryce DESCRIPTION:Click to enlarge \nFriday Aug 2\, 2024 at 7:00 pm \nWith Haneef Nelson – trumpet\nJohn DiMartino- piano \nFeaturing Jazz Historian and Gigi Gryce biographer Noal Cohen to discuss Gigi’s life and career. \nWestbeth Community Rm\n155 Bank St (enter through courtyard)\nNew York\, NY \nHear Gigi Gryce’s popular songs like Social Call and Music in the Air alongside many never before heard lyrics to his many lesser known gems! \nGigi Gryce was a saxophonist and composer who worked with some of the best-known names in jazz during the 1950s\, including Dizzy Gillespie\, Thelonious Monk\, and Max Roach. His many compositions remain a part of the jazz repertoire today. \nHis remarkable rise from poverty led to conservatory studies and tours of Europe and Africa before he established himself as a fixture on the New York scene. His efforts as a music publisher were bold and groundbreaking\, and his quiet\, unassuming personality set him apart from most of his peers. In only a decade as a professional musician\, he earned the respect and admiration of his colleagues and served as a mentor to numerous aspiring young players. Gryce’s sudden disappearance at the start of the 1960s left the jazz world wondering as to his fate. Few were aware of his change of identity and professional rebirth. \nJazz Historian Noal Cohen co-authored the only known biography of Gigi Gryce. Misinformation about Gryce abounds\, and rumors have circulated for decades. Years of research and dozens of interviews were conducted for this book\, resulting in a biography that finally tells the true story of this often overlooked figure and illuminates his contributions to one of the richest periods in jazz history. \nAlexis Cole has been compared to classic jazz singers such as Sarah Vaughan and Anita O’Day. A Top Winner of the Jazzmobile Vocal Competition judged by jazz icons TS Monk\, Catherine Russell\, Grady Tate and Dr. Billy Taylor\, 3rd prize winner in the Montreux Jazz Vocal Competition\, and a finalist in the Sarah Vaughan Competition\, Alexis has a dozen albums to her credit on Motéma\, Chesky\, Venus Records and Zoho. She has recorded with such artists as Fred Hersch\, Bucky Pizzarelli\, and Don Braden. She’s been a soloist with the Boston Pops\, and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and has headlined at clubs around the US and Asia. \nAs an educator\, Alexis was the head of vocal jazz at the conservatory at SUNY Purchase and counts Grammy Winning Samara Joy and rising star Anaïs Reno as her students. She is the founder and director of JazzVoice.com an online educational community featuring singing classes\, professional development sessions and private lessons from a roster of renowned jazz vocalists and educators. And she is co-founder of the Virginia Beach Vocal Jazz Summit. Her most recent release “Jazz Republic: Taiwan\, The United States and the Freedom of Swing” features original arrangements for big band and orchestra\, performed by Alexis with the Taipei Jazz Orchestra. Alexis’ latest endeavor is MusicAuditions.com\, a website to connect musicians to employers. Facebook.com/alexiscolefanpage\nInstagram.com/alexiscole \nHaneef N. Nelson works as a Composer/Arranger\, Bandleader\, Sideman\, Musical Curator\, and Educator based out of Hartford\, CT. He was introduced to the trumpet at age 12 and has stuck with it ever since. His earliest education in Jazz came from the Jazzmobile where he studied with Eddie Preston\, Cecil Bridgewater\, and Donald Byrd among others. He also studied with Dave Burns at the Long Island High School of the Arts and then attended The Hartt School to study with Jackie McLean\, Raymond Williams\, Steve Davis and Nat Reeves as well as other faculty. \nHis passion for the music also brought him to the classroom to teach the cultural significance of the music known as Jazz. He has taught at The Hartt School\, UMASS Amherst\, Amherst College\, Keene State College and currently teaches at the University of Rhode Island. In addition to his own groups\, he is a long-standing member of several other bands in multiple genres. He has also had the honor of sharing the stage with the likes of Rene McLean\, Bill Saxton\, Jimmy Owens\, Donald Byrd\, William Cepeda\, Wilson “Chembo” Corniel\, Nat Reeves\, Steve Davis\, Yoron Israel\, Avery Sharpe\, Winard Harper\, Frank Lacy\, Bill Lowe\, Chico Freeman\, Helen Sung\, Wayne Escoffrey\, Kris Allen\, Abraham Burton\, E.J. Strickland\, Brandee Younger\, Dezron Douglas\, David Bryant\, Stacey Dillard\, Zaccai Curtis\, Luques Curtis\, Ray McMorrin\, Josh Evans\, Doobie Powell\, Billy “Church Boy” Powell\, Kevin Powell\, Ace Livingstone\, and Musiq Soulchild among many others. \nJohn di Martino is a composer\, arranger\, jazz pianist\, producer and educator\, based in New York City. He is described as a “shape-shifter”\, for his creativity across musical genres.\nJohn composed the music for the documentary series:“A Glimpse Of Paradise” ( Prospera Medienproduktion ) aired on Europe’s Arte Channel\, and music for the video games:”Batman: The Telltale Series” Mr. Di Martino latest CD’s are: “Passion Flower” ( the music of Billy Strayhorn )\, Featuring Raul Midon\, Eric Alexander\, Boris Kozlov\, and Lewis Nash\, and: “Mazel” ( Yiddish Songs\, re-imagined)\, with Janis Siegel and Cantor Daniel Krammer. \nJohn has recorded numerous CDs on the High Note and Venus Records (Japan) labels as a leader\, and with Freddy Cole\, Gloria Lynn\, Houston Person\, and Nicki Parrott. John’s discography includes Grammy-nominated CD’S: ”Love” ( Issac Delgado )\, “Freddy Cole Sings Mr. B” and “Live And In Clave” ( Bobby Sanabria ). John di Martino was a long time member of Ray Barretto’s “New World Spirit”\, He is a featured arranger and pianist on many of Ray Barretto’s recordings including the grammy-nominated\, CD: “Contact” and “Portraits In Jazz And Clave” ( featuring James Moody\, Kenny Burrell\, Joe Lovano\, Steve Turre\, and Eddie Gomez ). Born in Philadelphia\, Pa in 1959\, John studied with Jimmy Amadie\, Lennie Tristano\, and Don Sebesky. URL:https://westbeth.org/event/first-friday-music-alexis-cole-presents-the-music-of-gigi-gryce/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/FIRST-FRIDAY_SQ-ALEXIS2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240726T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240726T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T054212 CREATED:20240715T031603Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240727T141938Z UID:10000559-1722020400-1722025800@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Get To Know Your Neighbors: Melika Dave\, Jan Leslie Harding\, Vinod Dave DESCRIPTION: URL:https://westbeth.org/event/get-to-know-your-neighbors-melika-dave-jan-leslie-harding-vinod-dave/2024-07-26/2/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Get-to-Know-Your-Neighbors-SQ.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240723T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240723T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T054212 CREATED:20240718T130631Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240727T141952Z UID:10000563-1721761200-1721766600@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Westbeth Movie Night: Repo Man DESCRIPTION:Tues July 23\, 2024 at 7pm\nWestbeth Community Rm\n155 Bank St NYC\n(enter through courtyard)\nClick image for more info on movie\nClick for more info URL:https://westbeth.org/event/westbeth-movie-night-repo-man/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Westbeth-movie-night-Repo-sq.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240706T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240706T000000 DTSTAMP:20260423T054212 CREATED:20240105T221246Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240715T034624Z UID:10000537-1720224000-1720224000@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Blood Drive at Westbeth: Get T Shirts and Mets Tix for critically needed blood donations DESCRIPTION:Click to enlarge \nSaturday July 6\, 2024 11am – 5pm\nWestbeth Community Rm\n155 Bank St\nNew York\, NY \nThe West Village Community Blood Drive will partner with New York Blood Center for a blood drive on Saturday\, July 6th\, 2024\, in the Westbeth Community Room from 11am to 5pm. \nHospitals and patients rely upon a steady flow of volunteer donors to receive life-saving donations. Summertime blood drives take on a critical importance because schools are out for summer and families set off on vacation\, New York Blood Center typically sees a decline in donors\, which can impact patient care. With high schools and colleges on break\, those blood drives don’t take place and many regular Donors become busy with Summer activities and vacations. At the same time\, the need for blood remains constant. Hospitals and patients rely upon a steady flow of volunteer donors to receive life-saving donations. Please help meet the needs of patients during the Summer. NYBC encourages all who can donate to sign up. One blood donation can save up to three lives. \nHere’s the Donor Scheduling Link: https://donate.nybc.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/316075 (you copy & paste this link into communications of your preference) \n \nDonors will have a choice to receive either a ‘We All Bleed The Same’ T-shirt or NY Mets T-shirt at the blood drive and a pair of NY Mets Tickets to all Donors which will be fulfilled via Email about 10 days after the blood drive. URL:https://westbeth.org/event/westbeth-blood-drive/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Blood-Sq.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240705T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240705T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T054212 CREATED:20240701T195545Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T014709Z UID:10000550-1720206000-1720211400@westbeth.org SUMMARY:First Friday Music: Berg Jazz John Eckert\, Chris Hemingway\, Cecilia Coleman\, Will Woodard and Andy Watson DESCRIPTION:Friday July 5\, 2024 at 7pm\nWestbeth Community Rm\n155 Bank St (enter through courtyard\nNew York\, NY \nFree admission \nJohn Eckert trumpet\nChris Hemingway alto sax\nCecilia Coleman piano\nWill Woodard bass\nAndy Watson drums \nDescription of the event: \n“Having seen Wozzeck\, I have been very interested in Berg’s music.\nI was fascinated by his 4 Early Songs\, hearing the most contemporary harmony used by modern Jazz performers throughout these songs written in 1910. I formed a small group to perform this music as Jazz. These songs were written for a vocalist with piano accompaniment. Alto Sax and Trumpet share the vocal melody\, Bass plays the bass line of the piano part. Pianist plays the piano part. Drums intuitively add Jazz rhythm. Generally no material is added\, none is left out.” \nAlban Maria Johannes Berg was an Austrian composer of the Second Viennese School. His compositional style combined Romantic lyricism with the twelve-tone technique. Although he left a relatively small oeuvre\, he is remembered as one of the most important composers of the 20th century for his expressive style encompassing “entire worlds of emotion and structure”. \nBios\nJohn Eckert is one of the busiest freelance trumpet players on the East Coast. He can play it all: jazz\, latin\, pop\, classical\, even opera. John juggles his engagements\, often working one or two recording or rehearsal sessions during a day followed by a bebop big-band gig or an evening at the Carlyle with Bobby Short later that same night.\nJohn has played on concert stages worldwide as well as in orchestra pits of operas and Broadway shows. He is equally comfortable in the lead trumpet chair of a big band or small jazz ensemble\, and enjoys playing all types of music with all kinds of musicians. “The variety just presents itself\,” says John\, explaining how he can play Benny Goodman or Stan Kenton arrangements one day\, then work with the Simon & Garfunkle Reunion Band\, the Smithsonian Jazz Orchestra\, Deodato’s 2001 Orchestra\, or the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra the next. John Eckert \nChris Hemingway\, born in Florence\, SC\, Chris grew up listening to the sounds of gospel\, soul\, R&B\, and blues even though he and his friends weren’t quite accepting of this “old people’s” music. However\, as a product of his own environment Chris eventually came full circle and would later pull from these early listening experiences to develop his overall approach to music today. Chris’ natural fluency in both classical and jazz styles separates him from most musicians.\nIn 2007 Mr. Hemingway won an Emmy Award as a performer of WQED’s (PBS affiliate station) “Live From Studio A.” As a sophomore at Duquesne University\, Chris won the School of Music’s prestigious concerto competition. At the young age of 21\, he was also a featured soloist with the Pittsburgh Symphony. Chris has studied with James Houlik at the North Carolina School of the Arts and at Duquesne University.@chrisheminwaysax \nA native of Long Beach \, California\, Cecilia Coleman started on piano at age five and began jazz piano studies at age fifteen. During the early 1980’s\, she studied with vibraphonist Charlie Shoemake\, arranger Tom Kubis and classical pianist Dr. Allan Giles.\nCecilia has led her own groups since 1990\, when she formed a trio with bassist Eric Von Essen and Kendall Kay on drums. In 1993\, she began working with her quintet. They recorded three CD’s:Words of Wisdom\,Young and Foolish and Home between 1990-1995 . Along with numerous local club and concert appearances\, the quintet also performed at the Monterey and Telluride Jazz Festivals. In 1998\, Coleman moved to New York and has played with a variety of groups as a sideman\, accompanist and leader.\nIn 2010\, Cecilia became a big band leader of some significance and has recorded two CD’s with the Cecilia Coleman Big Band. The 18 piece band continues to play concerts regularly in the NYC area and has been listed in the the Down Beat Critic’s poll as a rising star in the big band category. Cecilia Coleman \nWill Woodard’s big sound\, strong feel and creative approach have made him a welcome presence on stages and bandstands and in recording studios around the world. He’s been blessed with numerous opportunities to work with\, and learn from\, revered masters (Dave Liebman\, Ed Blackwell\, Billy Hart\, Chico Hamilton)\, cherished contemporaries (Walt Weiskopf\, Vince Herring\, Roy Hargrove)\, and great younger players (Chris Potter\, Jon Irabagon). Will just wrapped up the second of two long stints as a member of drummer Rick Hollander’s quartet\, with which he recorded five cds for the Concord\, Timeless and Laika record labels\, two of which featured his compositions\, and with which he toured extensively\, performing in major clubs\, concert halls and festival stages throughout the US\, Europe and Japan. Will Woodward \nAndy Watson has been a fixture on the New York jazz scene for over two decades. He has performed and recorded with an impressive list of artists and groups\, including: Toshiko Akiyoshi\, Bill Frisell\, Benny Golson\, Jim Hall\, Tom Harrell\, Jon Hendricks\, Woody Herman\, Joe Lovano\, Wynton Marsalis\, Marian McPartland\, James Moody\, Marvin Stamm\, Mike Stern\, Lew Tabackin and the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra. As a member of Jim Hall’s trio\, Andy played on the critically acclaimed recording\, “Dialogues “. All About Jazz magazine called his performance on David Bixler’s “Call It A Good Deal” “one of the top ten for 2006”. Other notable recordings include Jon Hendricks’ “Boppin’ at the Blue Note\,” Toshiko Akiyoshi’s “Hiroshima: Rising from the Abyss\,” Jim Hall’s “Downbeat Critic’s Choice”\, The Westchester Jazz Orchestra’s “Maiden Voyage Suite” and the Telarc compilations “Jazz: Live from New York\,” and “Triple Play: Live From the Blue Note.” Watson has toured extensively throughout the United States\, Europe\, Asia and South America\, appearing at many of the major festivals: Monterey Jazz Festival\, Ravinia\, JVC New York\, Playboy Jazz Fest\, JVC Saratoga\, Zurich Jazz Festival\, and the Vienna Jazz Festival Andy Watson URL:https://westbeth.org/event/first-friday-music-berg-jazz-john-eckert-chris-hemingway-cecilia-coleman-will-woodard-and-andy-watson/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/First-Friday-John-Eckert2.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR