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 END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240809T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240809T190000 DTSTAMP:20260423T075203 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:20260423T075203 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:20260423T075203 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:20260423T075203 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:20260423T075203 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:20260423T075203 CREATED:20240701T195545Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T014709Z UID:10000550-1720206000-1720211400@westbeth.org SUMMARY:First Friday Music: Berg Jazz John Eckert\, Chris Hemingway\, Cecilia Coleman\, Will Woodard and Andy Watson DESCRIPTION:Friday July 5\, 2024 at 7pm\nWestbeth Community Rm\n155 Bank St (enter through courtyard\nNew York\, NY \nFree admission \nJohn Eckert trumpet\nChris Hemingway alto sax\nCecilia Coleman piano\nWill Woodard bass\nAndy Watson drums \nDescription of the event: \n“Having seen Wozzeck\, I have been very interested in Berg’s music.\nI was fascinated by his 4 Early Songs\, hearing the most contemporary harmony used by modern Jazz performers throughout these songs written in 1910. I formed a small group to perform this music as Jazz. These songs were written for a vocalist with piano accompaniment. Alto Sax and Trumpet share the vocal melody\, Bass plays the bass line of the piano part. Pianist plays the piano part. Drums intuitively add Jazz rhythm. Generally no material is added\, none is left out.” \nAlban Maria Johannes Berg was an Austrian composer of the Second Viennese School. His compositional style combined Romantic lyricism with the twelve-tone technique. Although he left a relatively small oeuvre\, he is remembered as one of the most important composers of the 20th century for his expressive style encompassing “entire worlds of emotion and structure”. \nBios\nJohn Eckert is one of the busiest freelance trumpet players on the East Coast. He can play it all: jazz\, latin\, pop\, classical\, even opera. John juggles his engagements\, often working one or two recording or rehearsal sessions during a day followed by a bebop big-band gig or an evening at the Carlyle with Bobby Short later that same night.\nJohn has played on concert stages worldwide as well as in orchestra pits of operas and Broadway shows. He is equally comfortable in the lead trumpet chair of a big band or small jazz ensemble\, and enjoys playing all types of music with all kinds of musicians. “The variety just presents itself\,” says John\, explaining how he can play Benny Goodman or Stan Kenton arrangements one day\, then work with the Simon & Garfunkle Reunion Band\, the Smithsonian Jazz Orchestra\, Deodato’s 2001 Orchestra\, or the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra the next. John Eckert \nChris Hemingway\, born in Florence\, SC\, Chris grew up listening to the sounds of gospel\, soul\, R&B\, and blues even though he and his friends weren’t quite accepting of this “old people’s” music. However\, as a product of his own environment Chris eventually came full circle and would later pull from these early listening experiences to develop his overall approach to music today. Chris’ natural fluency in both classical and jazz styles separates him from most musicians.\nIn 2007 Mr. Hemingway won an Emmy Award as a performer of WQED’s (PBS affiliate station) “Live From Studio A.” As a sophomore at Duquesne University\, Chris won the School of Music’s prestigious concerto competition. At the young age of 21\, he was also a featured soloist with the Pittsburgh Symphony. Chris has studied with James Houlik at the North Carolina School of the Arts and at Duquesne University.@chrisheminwaysax \nA native of Long Beach \, California\, Cecilia Coleman started on piano at age five and began jazz piano studies at age fifteen. During the early 1980’s\, she studied with vibraphonist Charlie Shoemake\, arranger Tom Kubis and classical pianist Dr. Allan Giles.\nCecilia has led her own groups since 1990\, when she formed a trio with bassist Eric Von Essen and Kendall Kay on drums. In 1993\, she began working with her quintet. They recorded three CD’s:Words of Wisdom\,Young and Foolish and Home between 1990-1995 . Along with numerous local club and concert appearances\, the quintet also performed at the Monterey and Telluride Jazz Festivals. In 1998\, Coleman moved to New York and has played with a variety of groups as a sideman\, accompanist and leader.\nIn 2010\, Cecilia became a big band leader of some significance and has recorded two CD’s with the Cecilia Coleman Big Band. The 18 piece band continues to play concerts regularly in the NYC area and has been listed in the the Down Beat Critic’s poll as a rising star in the big band category. Cecilia Coleman \nWill Woodard’s big sound\, strong feel and creative approach have made him a welcome presence on stages and bandstands and in recording studios around the world. He’s been blessed with numerous opportunities to work with\, and learn from\, revered masters (Dave Liebman\, Ed Blackwell\, Billy Hart\, Chico Hamilton)\, cherished contemporaries (Walt Weiskopf\, Vince Herring\, Roy Hargrove)\, and great younger players (Chris Potter\, Jon Irabagon). Will just wrapped up the second of two long stints as a member of drummer Rick Hollander’s quartet\, with which he recorded five cds for the Concord\, Timeless and Laika record labels\, two of which featured his compositions\, and with which he toured extensively\, performing in major clubs\, concert halls and festival stages throughout the US\, Europe and Japan. Will Woodward \nAndy Watson has been a fixture on the New York jazz scene for over two decades. He has performed and recorded with an impressive list of artists and groups\, including: Toshiko Akiyoshi\, Bill Frisell\, Benny Golson\, Jim Hall\, Tom Harrell\, Jon Hendricks\, Woody Herman\, Joe Lovano\, Wynton Marsalis\, Marian McPartland\, James Moody\, Marvin Stamm\, Mike Stern\, Lew Tabackin and the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra. As a member of Jim Hall’s trio\, Andy played on the critically acclaimed recording\, “Dialogues “. All About Jazz magazine called his performance on David Bixler’s “Call It A Good Deal” “one of the top ten for 2006”. Other notable recordings include Jon Hendricks’ “Boppin’ at the Blue Note\,” Toshiko Akiyoshi’s “Hiroshima: Rising from the Abyss\,” Jim Hall’s “Downbeat Critic’s Choice”\, The Westchester Jazz Orchestra’s “Maiden Voyage Suite” and the Telarc compilations “Jazz: Live from New York\,” and “Triple Play: Live From the Blue Note.” Watson has toured extensively throughout the United States\, Europe\, Asia and South America\, appearing at many of the major festivals: Monterey Jazz Festival\, Ravinia\, JVC New York\, Playboy Jazz Fest\, JVC Saratoga\, Zurich Jazz Festival\, and the Vienna Jazz Festival Andy Watson URL:https://westbeth.org/event/first-friday-music-berg-jazz-john-eckert-chris-hemingway-cecilia-coleman-will-woodard-and-andy-watson/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/First-Friday-John-Eckert2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240629T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240629T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T075203 CREATED:20240106T170226Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240630T164854Z UID:10000542-1719687600-1719693000@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Westbeth Movie Night: Some Like It Hot DESCRIPTION: URL:https://westbeth.org/event/westbeth-movie-night-some-like-it-hot/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Some-Like-it-Hot-CHOICE-SQUARE-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240628T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240628T210000 DTSTAMP:20260423T075203 CREATED:20240304T214628Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240630T164919Z UID:10000535-1719601200-1719608400@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Get to Know Your Neighbors: An evening with Alexander Berg\, Patricia Melvin\, and Linda Marks DESCRIPTION:Click to enlarge \nFriday June 28\, 2024\n7PM – 9PM\nWestbeth Community Rm\n155 Bank St\nNew York\, NY 10014 \nAlexander Berg portrait photographer \nLink: Westbeth Artist Page \nPatricia Melvin painter\n“As a plein air painter of New York City\, I have been painting landscapes for forty years. While I am primarily self-taught\, I studied with Gabriel Laderman and Robert Beverly Hale at the Art Students’ League\, and with Martin Pajeck\, who was a student of Max Beckman. I also studied independently in Paris and Amsterdam\, where I did my first plein air paintings. I have painted and exhibited in the United States and Europe\, and now live in New York City’s Greenwich Village.”\nLink: Westbeth Artist Page\nWebsite: Patricia Melvin \nLinda Marks poet\nFrequently gives readings of her poetry.\nLink: Transformation Reading\nLink: Open Mic URL:https://westbeth.org/event/get-to-know-your-neighbors-an-evening-with-alexander-berg-patricia-melvin-and-linda-marks/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GTKYN-Square–JUNE_v2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240620T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240622T200000 DTSTAMP:20260423T075203 CREATED:20240313T000236Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240624T020622Z UID:10000529-1718910000-1719086400@westbeth.org SUMMARY:You're Never Too Old to Play presents: Above Ground (Not Exactly a Comedy) DESCRIPTION:Thursday June 20\, 2024 at 12:30pm\nFriday June 21\, 2024 at 7pm\nSaturday June 22\, 2024 at 7pm \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\nenter through courtyard\nNew York\, NY \nYOU’RE NEVER TOO OLD TO PLAY\, an improvisational\, story-telling acting-workshop for\nseniors at Westbeth Center for the Arts\, presents ABOVE GROUND (NOT EXACTLY A COMEDY) \nDIRECTED BY Nancy Gabor and Paul Binnerts \nFEATURING: Illana Abramovitch\, Christina Koenig\, Sally Plass\, Susan Binet\, Harold\nThomas\, Lorraine Marx Singer\, Joanne Riel\, Jonathan Ned Katz\, Nora Galer. \nConducted by international theater directors and acting teachers Nancy Gabor and Paul\nBinnerts\, the group\, ages 74-98\, has been together for almost five years and has presented\nwork on different themes at WESTBETH and at LITTLE ISLAND. The new piece explores\nthrough improvisation\, music and dance\, the process of getting older with humor and love\,\nsharing childhood memories along with present issues of aging. \nAmong Nancy’s credits: collaborator with Joseph Chaikin and Sam Shepard; director of over 100\nplays in NYC and abroad.\nPaul\, a renowned Dutch stage director\, playwright and teacher\n(awards: Theatertreffen 2006\, Halle/Berlin for The Same Sea\, Theaterfestival 2006\, Amsterdam\nfor Mephisto) is the author of Acting in Real Time\, University of Michigan Press (2012).\nNancy and Paul are long time Westbeth residents. URL:https://westbeth.org/event/youre-never-too-old-to-play-presents-above-ground/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Above-Ground-SQUARE.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240614T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240614T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T075203 CREATED:20240311T003012Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240619T190923Z UID:10000531-1718391600-1718397000@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Westbeth Movie Night: House of Games DESCRIPTION: URL:https://westbeth.org/event/westbeth-movie-night-house-of-games/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/House-of-Gamess-SQUARE.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240607T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240607T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T075203 CREATED:20240414T151240Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240613T003721Z UID:10000528-1717786800-1717792200@westbeth.org SUMMARY:First Friday Music: The Mizell Sanwald Brade Trio joined by Ben Swan DESCRIPTION:Click to enlarge \n\nFriday June 7\, 2024 at 7PM\nWestbeth Community Room\n55 Bethune St\nNew York\, NY \n\nWestbeth resident Andreas Brade presents\nThe Mizell/Sanwald/Brade Trio\nwith Ben Swan \nAn evening with all original compositions in the Americana-Jazz genre and beyond. \nListen to the Trio’s new digital album “The Last Hill Before Home” \nCameron Mizell\, Brooklyn-based guitarist and composer\, has been part of the diverse New York City music scene since 2004\, performing in a wide variety of genres from experimental improvisation to bluegrass musicals. Mizell has released 11 albums ranging from jazz-funk to Americana to avant-garde experimentalism. His latest effort as a band leader\, The Tree on Saffron Path\, pairs his guitar with a string trio for a set of cinematic chamber music\, lilting folk tunes\, and ambient improvisations. “Quietly and efficiently\, Mizell has put together a remarkably tuneful\, eclectic\, understatedly cinematic body of work. In a world overpopulated by guys who play a million notes where one would do\, Mizell’s economical\, purposeful style stands out even more.” (New York Music Daily). To hear his music and learn more\, visit http://cameronmizell.com \nAndreas Brade\, German born drummer\, educator and composer Andreas Brade has been a professional drummer for over 30 years. With an open mind he has found himself over the years in many different musical situations\, “the good and the bad” and many lessons learned. Andreas has performed and recorded nationally and internationally with many different Jazz\, African\, Afro Caribbean\, Gospel\, Rock\, R&B\, and Improvisational Artists at venues and festivals such as the Montreal Jazz Fest\, Kennedy Center\, Boston Symphony Hall\, NJPAC\, the Blue Note\, the Apollo Cafe and many more. These days\, Andreas likes to maintain his passion for Jazz\, and different genres of the world\, mainly African and Afro Caribbean styles\, while exploring his own voice. He is also drawn more towards electronica\, art and Improvisational music. \nAndreas has worked for over 20 years as an accompanist for modern dance for schools like the Martha Graham School\, Mark Morris Dance Center\, Paul Taylor\, Alvin Ailey\, Joffery Ballet. \nAs a composer Andreas has worked for Cornfield Dance for 15 years creating sound scores and sound scapes\, using his own samples and manipulating them with electronic effects. His works have been played/performed at venues and festivals such as 92nd Street “Y”\, Bryant Park Summer Stage\, the Battery Park Dance Festival\, the British Museum at Yale\, Baryshnikov Arts Center and the University of Georgia. \nA passionate educator\, Andreas taught at Berklee College of Music\, The Boston Community Music Center of Boston and the South Shore Conservatory. He is currently faculty at Brooklyn Music School and has his own teaching studio. \nAndreas holds a diploma from Berklee College of Music and a Masters of Modern American Music in Performance from Longy School of Bard College\, and endorses VicFirth and Zildjian Cymbals. \nThese days Andreas still enjoys staying inspired\, maintaining an open mind towards new musical adventures and solidifying his own sound\, Visit www.andreasbrade.com\nPaul Sanwald: \nPaul Sanwald is a bassist and composer living in Brooklyn\, NY. He leads a quartet that focuses on his original music\, and also works steadily as a sideman on upright bass and guitar\, and occasionally works as an arranger. \nPaul started playing music professionally as a teenager\, and has worked steadily for more than 20 years as a sideman and leader. Paul has toured internationally and recorded with Dem Brooklyn Bums\, Elizabeth and the Hot and Silver Trio\, Mizell/Sanwald /Brade Trio\, The Blue Saracens\, Flipside Phonics and Regatta 69. \nPaul has composed and arranged music for almost every kind of group imaginable: small jazz groups\, jazz big bands\, orchestras\, string quartet\, and a variety of chamber groups. \nA lifelong student\, Paul attended the New School’s venerable jazz performance program on a scholarship\, and studied orchestration\, conducting and composition at the Juilliard Evening Division with Dr. Daniel Ott and Jonathan Dawe. He studied jazz privately with many teachers\, but his first and most important teachers were Ed Paolantonio and John Wheliss.\nVisit http://paulsanwald.com \nBen Swan has traveled the globe for more than 20 years learning from musical masters to develop a signature style of improvisational violin playing. While centered within the American jazz tradition\, Ben employs a unique blend of musical concepts garnered from a variety of cultures to form his musical vocabulary.\nVisit www.swanviolin.com \nhttps://paulsanwald.bandcamp.com/album/the-last-hill-before-home URL:https://westbeth.org/event/first-friday-music-the-mizell-sanwald-brade-trio-joined-by-ben-swan/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/FF_ANDREASBRADE_square.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240531T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240531T210000 DTSTAMP:20260423T075203 CREATED:20240417T144028Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240603T153307Z UID:10000527-1717182000-1717189200@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Get to Know Your Neighbors: An evening with Robert Bunkin\, Ze'eva Cohen and Tamara Wyndham DESCRIPTION:Click to enlarge \nFriday May 31\, 2024 at 7pm – 9pm\nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\nEnter through courtyard\nNYC \nThis is the inaugural session of a new WARC-Sponsored program\, Get To Know Your Neighbors. \nPlease come and find out what some of your neighbors do\, why we’re here in the Westbeth Artists Community.\nOur presenters will share 20-minute presentations of some aspect of their careers as artists: \n  \nRobert Bunkin\, focusing on recent paintings made post-Covid;\nZe’eva Cohen\, dancer and choreographer will be showing a video of her work\, and\nTamara Wyndam will do a live performance piece. \nRoibrt Bunkin is a painter\, curator\, art historian and educator. “All of my work is concerned with the particular: a portrait\, a tree trunk\, and a sculpture are all part of this on-going investigation into the specifics of appearances. \nWestbeth Artist Page: Robert Bunkin \nZe’eva Cohen dance artist and choreographer. “High art can be\, and indeed should be\, entertaining. The wonder of dancer Ze’eva Cohen was that she not only accepts this principle\, but achieved a flawless balance… There is high art for you… Cohen is a genius in the field. – San Francisco Chronicle.” \nWestbeth Artist Page’ Ze’eva Cohen \nTamara Wyndham psinting\, performance. “Contact prints of the body have a tradition in sacred arts\, often functioning as evidence of the physical existence of divine or holy persons.” \nWestbeth Artist Page: Tamara Wyndham URL:https://westbeth.org/event/get-to-know-your-neighbors-an-evening-with-robert-bunkin-zeeva-cohen-and-tamara-wyndham/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screen-Shot-2024-05-19-at-10.09.59-AM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240525T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240525T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T075203 CREATED:20240418T142018Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240528T161245Z UID:10000526-1716663600-1716669000@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Westbeth Movie Night: GUYS AND DOLLS DESCRIPTION: URL:https://westbeth.org/event/westbeth-movie-night-guys-and-dolls/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Guys-Dolls-SQUARE-FINAL.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240507T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240507T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T075203 CREATED:20240102T135954Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240509T140148Z UID:10000509-1715108400-1715113800@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Gayle Kirschenbaum Mildred Kirschenbaum Mildred's Mindset Book Event DESCRIPTION:C;ick to enlarge \nTuesday May 7\, 2024 at 7pm \nWestbeth Community Rm\n55 Bethune St\nNY NY \nMildred Kirschenbaum\, from Brooklyn\, New York\, has captured hearts as a social media influencer with her viral life advice\, drawing from her rich life experiences\, including starting a family post-World War II and founding a travel agency. Her book\, Mildred’s Mindset: Wisdom from a Woman Centenarian\, encapsulates her secrets to longevity and a joy-filled life. \nGayle Kirschenbaum is an Emmy-winning filmmaker\, photographer\, writer\, and forgiveness coach. Her film Look at Us Now\, Mother! premiered on Netflix and has been credited with transforming lives. Also see her TEDx talk “No More Drama with Mama.” To learn more about Gayle’s work visit GayleKirschenbaum.com URL:https://westbeth.org/event/gayle-kirschenbaum-mildred-kirschenbaum-mildreds-mindset-book-event/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Gayle-poster-SQUARE.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240505T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240505T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T075203 CREATED:20240103T010745Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240509T140202Z UID:10000507-1714935600-1714941000@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Marya Zimmet: A Sorta Kinda CD Release Show DESCRIPTION:Click to enlarge \nSunday May 5\, 2024 at 7PM\nWestbeth Community Room\n55 Bethune St\nb/s Washington and West Sts\nNY \nMarya Zimmet\nGrowing up with artist/hippie/lefty parents and an older sister in Chelsea and Greenwich Village\, the house was filled with the sounds of Billie Holiday\, Lead Belly\, Judy Garland\, and the singer-songwriters and bands of the 60s and early 70s. Dad bought me a guitar at age 11 and I studied finger-style guitar. I moved to San Francisco with mom at age 14\, and in my late teen years took my first singing lessons. At twenty-one I moved back to NYC\, studying jazz at City College and discovering The Great American Songbook. Then followed a brief (33-year) detour to pursue a doctoral degree and career as a school psychologist\, during which time I engaged in varied musical endeavors: a 5-woman folk group\, a couple of jazz trios\, and the creation and performance of several cabaret shows. \nI launched my first CD project just before the pandemic hit\, and completed it in spring 2021. A mere 3 years later\, I’m puttin’ on a show! I’ll be doing several songs from the CD and a bouquet of additional jazz\, folk and pop standards\, each given a fresh spin by the wonderful trio with whom I’ll be performing. \nNicki Adams\, Piano and Musical Direction\nEddy Khaimovich\, Bass\nEvan Hyde\, Drums\nDirected by Barry Kleinbort URL:https://westbeth.org/event/marya-zimmet-sings-a-sorta-kinda-cd-release-show/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Marya-Zimmet-square-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240503T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240503T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T075203 CREATED:20231203T161721Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240504T155144Z UID:10000513-1714762800-1714768200@westbeth.org SUMMARY:FIRST FRIDAY presents ALY 'S BDAY CABARET featuring BETTY and Friends DESCRIPTION:Click to enlarge \nJoin the celebration of bass player and vocalist Aly Palmer with Elizabeth Ziff and Amy Ziff and their rocking harmony trio BETTY. Joining the night are sensational singers and Aly Pals Miss Maggie Moore with Tony Salvatore\, Kristi Ambrosetti\, Mishti\, Eve Zanni\, The Line Up’s Susie Moser and more! \nIt’s a cabaret for all ages\, all musical styles from jazz pop rock and blues\, and anyone who loves a smorgasbord of tasty talent. Stick around afterward\, for when DJ EZ plays old school dance music to shake off anybody’s birthday blues! \nWebsite: BETTY URL:https://westbeth.org/event/first-friday-presents-aly-s-bday-cabaret-featuring-betty-and-friends/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/ALYFirst-Friday-BDay-Rev_Square2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240502T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240502T200000 DTSTAMP:20260423T075203 CREATED:20240103T210328Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260111T174454Z UID:10000502-1714676400-1714680000@westbeth.org SUMMARY:MIRIAM CHAIKIN WRITING AWARD WINNERS EVENING DESCRIPTION:Click to enlarge \nThursday May 2\, 2024. (time to be determined)\nWestbeth Community Rm\n155 Bank St\nEnter through courtyard\nNew York\, NY 10014 \nWorks in Poetry will be read by Terence Burk\, Beth Griffith and Joel Rooks \nWinner in Prose:\nSheena Daree Romero is an essayist\, humorist\, and doodler based in New York City. Her\nstories and essays have been published in Autostraddle\, Taco Bell Quarterly\, Split Lip Magazine\,\nand elsewhere—and featured on the Longreads Best of 2022 list. She’s working on an essay\ncollection that bridges memoir and cultural criticism to meditate on blackness in disparate\nlocations. \n \nWinner in Poetry:\nThom Brucie’s novel Children of Slate won the 2023 bronze medal Illumination Award for excellence in Catholic literature\, and his novel Obsidian Mirth won the American Writing Award\nin fiction (2022). His poetry chapbook Moments Around the Campfire with a Vietnam Vet was\nnamed the best chapbook of 2010; his chapbook Apprentice Lessons contains a grouping of\npoems dedicated to the dignity of labor. He has been nominated twice for the Pushcart Prize\, and\nhis short stories and poems have appeared in a variety of journals\, including the San Joaquin\nReview\, Cappers\, the Southwestern Review\, Pacific Review\, Wilderness House Literary Review\,\nNorth Atlantic Review\, and many others.\nDr. Brucie is retired Professor of English and Professional Writing at South Georgia State\nCollege. You can find out more about Thom Brucie at: www.ThomBrucie.com \nMiriam Chaikin Foundation Writing Awards\nThese awards were established in memory of Miriam Chaikin\, a longtime Westbeth resident\, former Westbeth Artists Literary Chair\, and a prolific writer. URL:https://westbeth.org/event/miriam-chaikin-writing-award-winners-evening/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Miriam-Chaikin-Award-2024-SQUARE.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240425T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240425T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T075203 CREATED:20240104T205422Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240429T142803Z UID:10000503-1714073400-1714077000@westbeth.org SUMMARY:ELDERBRO: Songs of Struggle A community musical gathering featuring Westbeth and Chelsea musicians DESCRIPTION: URL:https://westbeth.org/event/elderbro-songs-of-struggle-a-community-musical-gathering-featuring-westbeth-and-chelsea-musicians/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Screenshot-2024-03-27-at-3.22.14-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240420T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240420T200000 DTSTAMP:20260423T075203 CREATED:20231211T175512Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240422T011431Z UID:10000512-1713639600-1713643200@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Westbeth Movie Night. Johnny Guitar DESCRIPTION: URL:https://westbeth.org/event/westbeth-movie-night-johnny-guitar/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Johnny-Guitar-REV-SQUARE.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240417T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240417T170000 DTSTAMP:20260423T075203 CREATED:20240101T141348Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240419T175812Z UID:10000510-1713348000-1713373200@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Conservation Coffee Klatsch DESCRIPTION:Click to enlarge \nWednesday April 17\, 2024 at 10am \nWestbeth Community Rm\n55 Bethune St\nNew York NY \nCarole Braden the chair of Westbeth Artists Residents Council Conservation Committee invites the neighborhood to discuss conservation measures the neighborhood can promote . URL:https://westbeth.org/event/conservation-coffee-klatsch/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Coffee-Klatsch-SQUARE.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240414T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240519T170000 DTSTAMP:20260423T075203 CREATED:20240102T035831Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240522T003540Z UID:10000506-1713099600-1716138000@westbeth.org SUMMARY:PENNY JONES PUPPETS & CO: TOBY'S MAGIC FOREST DESCRIPTION:CLICK TO ENLARGE URL:https://westbeth.org/event/penny-jones-puppets-3/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screenshot-2024-04-01-at-10.55.49-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240409T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240409T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T075203 CREATED:20240229T213245Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240429T163955Z UID:10000504-1712689200-1712694600@westbeth.org SUMMARY:WESTBETH MOVIE NIGHT The Conformist DESCRIPTION: URL:https://westbeth.org/event/westbeth-movie-night-the-conformist/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/TWestbeth-Movie-Night-he-Conformist-SQUARE.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240405T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240405T200000 DTSTAMP:20260423T075203 CREATED:20240302T041708Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240409T233021Z UID:10000480-1712343600-1712347200@westbeth.org SUMMARY:First Fridays Music: Victoria Horne and Friends Jazz\, Blues\, and more DESCRIPTION: URL:https://westbeth.org/event/victoria-horne-first-friday/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/SQUARE_VICTORIA_HORNE_V2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240326T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240326T200000 DTSTAMP:20260423T075203 CREATED:20240303T163340Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240327T200105Z UID:10000477-1711479600-1711483200@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Evening with W. B. YeatsAs Wild Old Wicked Man hosted by Alison Armstrong of WB Yeats Society DESCRIPTION:Click to enlarge \nTues March 26\, 2024 at 7pm – 8pm \nProgram: Four live readings of Yeats’ poems\, plus presentation of related images. \nPresenter: Alison Armstrong\, Ph.D. of W. B. Yeats Society \nReaders: Terence Burk\, Kurt Kelly\, Andrea Mihok\, and Joel Rooks. \nLocation: Westbeth Community Room \n155 Bank Street NY NY\nb?w Washington and West Sts\nenter through courtyard \nSponsor: Westbeth Artists Residents Council. \n​\nAlison Armstrong writings include literary cookbook\, “The Joyce of Cooking” (Station Hill Press\, 986) and volume of textual analysis of Yeats’s “The Herne’s Egg” (Cornell Univ. Press\, 1993). Alison holds M.A. in English Lit. from Ohio State (thesis on Yeats and James Joyce); M.Litt. from Oxford University. UK (thesis on late Yeats play); and Ph.D. in Comparative Lit. from New York University (dissertation on Joyce and Roland Barthes). Alison’s essays and reviews have appeared in “A Wake Newslitter (sic)\,” “Irish Literary Supplement\,” “James Joyce Literary Supplement\,” and “American Arts Quarterly.” Her short fiction and poetry have been published in “BOMB” and “Exquisite Corpse.” Her paintings and sculptures have been exhibited since 1980. URL:https://westbeth.org/event/evening-with-w-b-yeats-as-wild-old-wicked-man-hosted-by-alison-armstrong-of-wb-yeats-society/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Yeats-poster-FINAL-SQUARE.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240323T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240323T170000 DTSTAMP:20260423T075203 CREATED:20240311T183628Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240327T200117Z UID:10000489-1711191600-1711213200@westbeth.org SUMMARY:West Village Community Blood Drive DESCRIPTION:Click image below which links to scheduling an appointment. URL:https://westbeth.org/event/west-village-blood-drive-act-westbeth/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/BLOOD-DRIVE-MAR-2024.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240322T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240322T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T075203 CREATED:20240301T194203Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240324T200001Z UID:10000478-1711134000-1711139400@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Westbeth Movie Night: Big Picture DESCRIPTION:Click to enlarge Friday March 22\, 2024 at 7PM \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank Street\nNY NY\nb/w West and Washington Sts – enter through courtyard \nFREE URL:https://westbeth.org/event/westbeth-movie-night-big-picture/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Big-Night-REV-SQUARE.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240315T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240315T090000 DTSTAMP:20260423T075203 CREATED:20231103T155039Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240315T181227Z UID:10000471-1710493200-1710493200@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Vincent Lucas Flute Masterclass at Westbeth DESCRIPTION:Click to enlarge \nFriday March 15\, 2024 9am – 11:30am \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank Street\nNew York ny\nenter through courtyard \nA masterclass in orchestral and solo repertoire for the flute\, hosted by Louna Dekker Vargas. \nWestbeth Residents free \nGENERAL PUBLIC:$10 \nPARTICIPANTS $150\nTo apply as a performer\, contact Lounna Dekker Vargas at lounadekker@gmail.com \nVINCENT LUCAS has been the principal flute soloist of the Orchestre de Paris since 1994.\nAs a featured soloist\, he appears regularly with European and French orchestras and has collaborated extensively as a chamber musician and soloist. Lucas has recorded several albums of French flute repertoire\, an acclaimed CD of solo flute works and participated in six complete works albums of Dutilleux\, Saint-Saens\, Debussy\, Gaubert\, Poulenc and\nJevtic which have won numerous awards. \nIn addition to his career as an orchestral musician\, he is sought after as a master professor of French technique in France and abroad.He is Principal Professor at CRR of Paris and and honorary professor at the College of Music Toho Gakuen” in Tokyo. \nMr Lucas is appearing at Carnegie Hall with the Orchestra de Paris on March 16\, 2024. Carnegie Hall Info \nFor a recent sample of Mr. Lucas’s work in Fall of 2023 in the Orchestre de Paris under the baton of\nKlaus Makela\, visit:\nhttps://philharmoniedeparis.fr/fr/live/concert/1159521-orchestre-de-paris-klaus-makela\n. \nLOUNA DEKKER VARGAS is a Franco-American flutist\, daughter of Claudia Vargas painter and and Reinier Dekker\, a Dutch craftsman. \nAn expressive flutist with a fondness for the stage\, she is at home in several musical fields\, from experimental jazz in New York (the group Atlantic Extraction\, whose two albums produced by Out of Your Head Records were met by acclaim in the press in the U.S. and France)\, the theatrical world of Broadway (Wicked 2017- 2020)\, and\, above all\, chamber music with her various ensembles (Peabody Conservatory YADS Prize winners\, guest artists at numerous festivals\, including the Sitka Centennial Hall Chamber Music Festival\, El Paso Pro Musica festival\, Fox Fine Arts Hall\, quarter-finalist at the Fischoff International Competition… ) She performs with Trio Azure\, duo Lune d’Olive and Trio Soleil regularly in Paris through her chamber music non-profit La Chambre de Musique.\nInterested in contemporary creations\, she has worked with many living composers\, including Georg Friedrich Haas\, George E. Lewis\, Tyshawn Sorey\, Vijay Iyer\, Daniel Sabzghabaei\, Ledah Finck and Valerie Coleman\, among others. \nIn 2022 and 2023 she was invited as a soloist to the Cité Internationale des Arts\, the Grand Amphitéatre de la Sorbonne\, the Grand Salon du Collège Néerlandais de la Cité Internationale\, and Salle Cortot.\nLouna has also recently been invited to collaborate with the New Jersey Festival Orchestra and the International Contemporary Ensemble. A graduate of the Peabody Conservatory and finishing her studies under the tutelage of Vincent Lucas\, Louna has also worked with many renowned flutists in masterclasses: Emmanuel Pahud\, Marina Piccinini\, Sophie Cherrier\, Philippe Bernold\, Emily Skala… URL:https://westbeth.org/event/vincent-lucas-flute-masterclass-at-westbeth/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Vincent-MasterclassSQ-NY-March-15-2024.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240302T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240302T210000 DTSTAMP:20260423T075203 CREATED:20240222T225806Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240303T160332Z UID:10000474-1709406000-1709413200@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Composers Concordance: Music and Films Imelda O'Reilly film and more DESCRIPTION:March 2\, 2024 at 7pm\nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\nenter through courtyard\nNew York\, NY \nComposers Concordance presents “Music & Film @ Westbeth\,” an event combining cutting-edge short films with contemporary music composition.\nClick to enlarge \n \nThe Films\nFilms by Roxana Avila\, Imelda O’Reilly\, and Cecilia Mandrile\nFilm: Suspicious Minds\nA Short Narrative Film written & directed by Imelda O’Reilly starring Gina Costigan\, Ed Malone and Morgan Bullock\nImelda O’Reilly Artist Page \nPerforming live with the films is the renowned CompCord Ensemble::\nJessica Bowers (mezzo soprano)\, Charles Coleman (baritone)\, Lynn Bechtold (violin)\, Christof Knoche (bass clarinet)\, Jai Jeffryes (piano)\, Troy Rinker (double bass)\, and David Cossin (drum set)\, conducted by Gene Pritsker. \nFeatured on the program:\nThe animated Tango opera The Tunnel with music by Carlos José Castro Mora;\nBricks\, Beds\, and Sheep’s Heads with music by Seth Boustead\nThe Seamonster and the Milk Thistle with music by Gene Pritsker\nProject Imaginaire (Robin) with music by Lynn Bechtold \nThe Concert\nJessica Bowers\, mezzo-soprano\nCharles Coleman (AKA Das Krooner)\, baritone\nLynn Bechtold\, violin\nChristof Knoche\, bass clarinet\nJai Jeffryes\, piano\nTroy Rinker\, Jr.\, double bass\nDavid Cossin\, drum set \nGene Pritsker\, conductor \nWorks :\nCarlos José Castro Mora — The Tunnel\nSeth Boustead — Bricks\, Beds\, and Sheep’s Heads\nGene Pritsker — The Seamonster and the Milk Thistle\nLynn Bechtold — Project Imaginaire (Robin) \nThe concert will also be live streamed on Composers Concordance’s Facebook page. \nMore information about Composers Concordance and the CompCord HERE URL:https://westbeth.org/event/composers-concordance-music-and-films-imelda-oreilly-film-and-more/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Composers-Concordance-SQ.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240301T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240301T213000 DTSTAMP:20260423T075203 CREATED:20240216T172225Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240303T160127Z UID:10000472-1709323200-1709328600@westbeth.org SUMMARY:First Friday Music: OLDSCOOL Dance to Music of 70s DESCRIPTION:Click to enlarge Friday March 1\, 2024 at 8pm \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\nNew York\, NY\nenter through courtyard \nOLDSCOOL is a LIVE-BAND DANCE PARTY FOR SENIOR SCENESTERS. The 5-Piece Band performs THEME NIGHTS of Popular/Rockin’ Dance Music intended to appeal to all age groups\, but with special attention to the Over-50 segment of the population….because\nbeing YOUNG is great\, but OLD’S COOL too. \nThe theme of First Friday performance is The Music of 1970s \nOLDSCOOL performs regularly at their home base\, BAKER’S FALLS (formerly the PYRAMID CLUB)\, at other Nightspots\, and at Private Events. An impressive variety of GUEST VOCALISTS is featured at every gig. We always encourage Community Participation. URL:https://westbeth.org/event/first-friday-music-oldscool-dance-to-music-of-70s/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/FIRST-FRIDA-SQOLD-SCHOOL-WEB.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240225T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240225T200000 DTSTAMP:20260423T075203 CREATED:20240224T161511Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240303T160152Z UID:10000476-1708884000-1708891200@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Joan Beard: Mommy's House Book Party about Marita Dingus -Black\, Feminist Environmental Artist DESCRIPTION:Sunday Feb 25\, 2024 6pm – 8pm\nArtist Talk\, Slide Show\, Refreshments & Entertainment. \nWestbeth Community Room\n55 Bethune Street NYC \nJoan Beard’s new book about Artist Marita Dingus\nMommy’s House\nPhotography by Joan Beard\nPublished by Traver Gallery and Slipstitch Studio Seattle.\nAvailable to buy HERE \n“it has been three years in the making. I spent many days with Marita Dingus at her Family Home\, thus named Mommy’s House which is her indoor outdoor studio. I documented\, her\, her work and the incredible eco system of Black\, Feminist\, Environmental Art!\nIn 2022 a 4culture grant was awarded to Marita Dingus to create a book with Joan Beard’ for the book Mommy’s House. The book is a photo essay of her studio at her Mommy’s House\, her work\, the artist and her animals.”\n– Joan Beard photographer joanbeard.com \nMarita Dingus has received a Visual Art Fellowship from Artist Trust (1994)\, a John S. Guggenheim Fellowship (1999)\, and the Morrie and Joan Alhadeff PONCHO Artist of the Year Award (2005). \nDingus has had solo shows at Henie Onstad Kunstsenter and The Stenersen Museum\, both in Norway (2002\, 2006)\, the Museum of Glass in Tacoma\, WA (2005 – 2006). Her work has been included in Nature/Culture organized by The Society for Contemporary Craft in Pittsburgh (2006 – 2008). Her work is in many regional museums and corporate collections. \n“I consider myself an African-American Feminist and environmental artist. My approach to producing art is environmentally and politically infused: neither waste humanity nor the gifts of nature. I am primarily a mixed media sculptor who uses discarded materials. My art draws upon relics from the African Diaspora.” \nJoan Beard photography for “Mommy’s House”\n(click for slideshow) URL:https://westbeth.org/event/joan-beard-mommys-house-book-party-about-marita-dingus-black-feminist-environmental-artist/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Dingus-Feature.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR