BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Westbeth - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Westbeth X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://westbeth.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Westbeth REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD 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:20240323T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240323T170000 DTSTAMP:20260423T132909 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:20260423T132909 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:20260423T132909 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:20260423T132909 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:20260423T132909 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:20260423T132909 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 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240221T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240221T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T132909 CREATED:20240302T194323Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240324T195832Z UID:10000464-1708542000-1708547400@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Westbeth Movie Night Big Night DESCRIPTION:Wednesday Feb 21\, 2024 at 7PM\nWestbeth Community Rm\n155 Bank Street\nNew York\, NY\nenter through courtyard b/w west and Washington Sts. URL:https://westbeth.org/event/westbeth-movie-night-big-night/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Big-Night-SQUARE.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240220T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240220T210000 DTSTAMP:20260423T132909 CREATED:20231109T044258Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240222T190413Z UID:10000467-1708455600-1708462800@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Transformation: An Evening of Poetry\, Prose and Music DESCRIPTION:Tuesday Feb 20\, 2024 at 7pm\nWestbeth Community Room\n55 Bethune St\nNY NY\, 100134 \nAn evening of original prose and poetry about change with a musical interlude presented by Westbeth Literary Arts Committee \nProgram \n1. Barbara Rosenthal…….The Peacock Who Declared Himself King\n2. Terence Burk……………..Grandma\, I Love You\n3. Leigh Stuart……………….The Oyster\n4. Anna Shapiro……………..Inconsequence\n5. Griselda Steiner………….White Wolf\, I Await \nInterlude: Cello solo by Leigh Stuart \n6. Joya Staack………………..The Rose\n7. Kate Walter……………….My Visit to the Cloisters Transformed Me\n8. Linda Marks……………….Matriarch\, This Is My Life Now\n9. Jan Leslie Harding………The Wall\n10. Eve Zanni…………………Without a Song URL:https://westbeth.org/event/transformation-poetry-prose-and-music/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Transformation-literrary-arts-presents.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240215T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241219T210000 DTSTAMP:20260423T132909 CREATED:20240413T232015Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240525T175253Z UID:10000457-1708023600-1734642000@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Monthly Drag Bingo Nights with Paige Turner DESCRIPTION:Click to enlarge \n \nWestbeth Artists-Residents Council is thrilled to present Drag Bingo featuring renowned drag personality\, Paige Turner! \nAmazing Prizes from La Mer to La Moola\, Games\, Songs\, Laughter and Thrills and more \nWhere: Westbeth Community Room\nWhen: Every 3rd Thursday of the month (2nd Thursday on March 14)\nExact Dates: 2/15\, 3/14\, 4/18\, 5/16\, SUSPENDED FOR SUMMER\, 9/19\, 10/17\, 11/21\, 12/19\nTime: 7 – 9 PM\nSeating: Limited to 75 persons. First come\, first serve.\nPrice: FREE! and Bingo supplies provided. \nEach month\, Paige will perform show-stopping musical numbers along with her hilariously improvised Bingo games with fabulous prizes\, surprises\, mayhem and foolishness. \nDRAG BINGO NIGHT Feb 15\, 2024. Photos: Roger Braimon\nClick image for slide show \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nAbout Paige Turner\nNYC’s most recognizable names in drag “Showbiz Spitfire” PAIGE TURNER! Known as the love child of Barbie & Pee Wee Herman\, This 2-time Glam Award winner tours internationally in her All -Live Sung one woman shows. She is a headliner for OUTBOUND TRAVEL and has a summer residency in Provincetown at the acclaimed Post Office Café & Cabaret. Paige coined the phrase Slurp! which was NYC’s longest running drag show for 9.5 years. She was an original cast member of the reality show Shade: QUEENS OF NYC\, on the Fusion Network and has been featured numerous times on WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE! With Andy Cohen On Bravo\, even portraying Mary Poppins for Dame Julie Andrews! Most recently she guest starred on Law and Order in a Drag Story Hour related episode.\nwww.paigeturnernyc.com \n“Paige Turner is the ultimate theater queen and always gets everyone to sing along.”\nTHE NEW YORK TIMES \n“Paige has a Broadway powerhouse voice\, filled with good cheer and openness! \nCABARET SCENES \n“Hilarious and delectably witty!”\nOUT MAGAZINE \nIn the same vein as the Carol Burnett Show and Pee Wee Herman!”\nHUFFINGTON POST \n“Paige is an excellent singer and performer with a gift for selling songs!”\nBROADWAY WORLD \nWestbeth\, the largest artists community in the world\, was established in 1970 at the former Bell Laboratories in the West Village as a non-profit artists housing corporation comprising residential live/work and commercial spaces and later a Community Room and Art Gallery. Westbeth Artists-Residents Council (aka WARC) was established in 1980 as a non-profit volunteer-run tenant corporation that oversees The Westbeth Community Room and The Westbeth Gallery. WARC produces original events\, exhibitions\, and classes free to the public year-round (i.e. WestFest Dance Festival\, Westbeth Icons\, unique acting/singing/collage/exercise classes\, Westbeth Flea Market\, etc. )\, as well as hosts events from NYC and neighborhood partners (The Whitney\, Rutgers Mason Gross School of the Arts\, Open House NY\, etc.). Westbeth\, the physical campus\, is landmarked in city\, state and national registries. URL:https://westbeth.org/event/bingo-night-with-paige-turner-at-westbeth/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Drag-April-SQ.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240202T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240202T190000 DTSTAMP:20260423T132909 CREATED:20231216T162223Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240214T035307Z UID:10000453-1706900400-1706900400@westbeth.org SUMMARY:First Fridays: Copasetic Connection with Brenda Bufalino\, Teri Roiger\, and John Menegon DESCRIPTION:Friday Feb 2\, 2024 at 7Pm\nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank Street\nenter through courtyard\nNYC \nBrenda Bufalino (Taps and Poetry)\nTeri Roiger (Vocals and Piano)\nJohn Menegon (Bass) \nAn evening of Jazz Music and Tap Dance featuring compositions by Billy Strayhorn\, Charles Mingus and others\, as well as original music and poetry by Brenda and Teri. \nAn excerpt of “Woodpecker”\, a documentary that Tony Waag is creating on the artistic life of Brenda Bufalino\, will be shown. \n \nBRENDA BUFALINO\nBrenda Bufalino is a mixed genre artist: Jazz tap dancer\, vocalist\, poet\, Author\, Ceramicist\, and Choreographer. https://www.brendabufalino.com/ \nShe was the creator\, and director of highly acclaimed American\nTap Dance Orchestra\, and the International Tap Dance Orchestra.\nPerforming her one-person shows internationally\, she has also appeared\nas a guest tap dance soloist at Town Hall\, Carnegie Hall\, The Joyce\nTheater and Kennedy Center. She is the creator of numerous solo shows\nperforming with jazz duos and trios. Her collaborations have been with\nbassist Joe Fonda on tour internationally and on his project and album\n“From the Source\,” reissued in 2023\, with Teri Roiger and John\nManegon\, Frank Kimbrough\, and Jay Clayton with whom she created\nthe Tap Opera\, “Gertrude’s Nose\,” for voices and taps. With her mentor\nand partner Charles “Honi” Coles\, she toured internationally for\ndecades. Most recently in November 2023\, Ms. Bufalino created a new\nevenings work “Blue Heron Flies” performed at the Regent Theater in\nArlington\, Mass.\nMs Bufalino’s book of poems “Circular Migrations” and her\nmemoir “Tapping the Source\,” which is now in it’s third printing\, are\nboth published by Codhill Press\, and her novella “Song of the Split\nElm\,” is published by Outskirts Press. Her many DVD’s\, CD’s and\nbooks are available on her website: brendabufalino.com\nShe has received several NEA fellowships\, The Tap City Hall of\nFame Award\, The Dance Magazine Award\, and the prestigious\nBessie Award\, for lifetime achievement. \nJOHN MENEGON \n(Bassist\, Composer\, Arranger) www.johnmenegon.com \n“New York bassist John Menegon is in the line of George Mraz and Michael Moore; a\nharmonically sophisticated bassist with technical facility who swings hard when it’s\ncalled for.” Kirk Silsbee\, Downbeat!\nMenegon is a jazz bassist\, but is also a guitarist\, arranger\, and composer. He began his\ncareer as a musician in Montreal playing in groups with the great guitarist Nelson\nSymonds\, as well as pianist Vic Vogel and guitarist Sonny Greenwich. After relocating\nto New York City\, he played bass for over ten years with two legendary tenor\nsaxophonists\, Dewey Redman and Texas Tenor David “Fathead” Newman. This\nexperience provided a solid foundation for Menegon to continue his explorations as a\nbandleader\, composer and arranger\, and he has been composing and arranging music\nthroughout his career. Menegon has released five CDs as a bandleader featuring\nDewey Redman\, Frank Kimbrough\, Joel Frahm\, Matt Wilson\, David “Fathead” Newman\,\nJoe Lovano\, Kenny Burrell\, Jack DeJohnette\, Teri Roiger\, John Di Martino\, John\nGunther\, and many others. He currently plays with jazz legend Joe Lovano’s “Classic\nQuartet” as well as numerous other stellar musicians. As an educator\, he spent several\nyears teaching in the Jazz Departments of SUNY New Paltz\, Williams College\, Bard\nand Bennington Colleges. Menegon has a new release coming out in April 2024 with his\nband “Sound Embrace” featuring his original compositions with Jean-Michel Pilc on\npiano\, Chet Doxas on sax\, and Jim Doxas on drums. \nTERI ROIGER\n(Jazz Vocalist\, Pianist\, Lyricist) www.teriroiger.com \n“Teri has an intuitive laid back sense of time reminiscent of Abbey Lincoln and Betty\nCarter but with her own uniqueness.” JACK DEJOHNETTE (legendary jazz drummer &\n2012 NEA Jazz Master)\nAn American jazz musician\, vocalist\, pianist\, songwriter\, lyricist\, educator\, and\nproducer\, Teri lives in New York City. Her first recording was made with the legendary\nstride pianist Butch Thompson\, and since then she has recorded with Jack DeJohnette\,\nKenny Burrell\, John Menegon\, Frank Kimbrough\, Gil Goldstein\, Steve Williams\, Matt\nWilson\, Pete Levin\, Joel Frahm\, Jay Collins\, Nanny Assis\, and many others. The depth\nof her experiences and love of jazz is apparent when she brings all her talents to live\nperformances\, the recording studio\, and through her moving lyrics and compositions.\nTeri’s five recordings as a bandleader have all met with critical acclaim\, as have her live\nperformances at festivals and top New York jazz spots. Her recordings showcase her\nuncommon knowledge\, appreciation\, and deep love for the artistry of Billie Holiday\,\nAbbey Lincoln\, and Thelonious Monk. The acclaimed critic Scott Yanow selected\n“GHOST OF YESTERDAY: Shades of Lady Day\,” as one of the top 30 Jazz CDs of\n2017! Her composition “Still Life\,” the title track of another album\, won 3 rd prize in the\njazz category of the acclaimed songwriting competition ISC. In 2013 her recording of\nAbbey Lincoln’s music was featured as one of the five best tribute releases in NYC Jazz\nRecord. Teri & John Menegon’s first collaboration\, MISTERIOSO\, includes jazz legends\nJack DeJohnette and Kenny Burrell\, and Teri was given permission to publish her own\nlyrics to Monk’s iconic composition “Misterioso.” They will be releasing a re-mixed and\nmastered vinyl edition in 2024.\n“Teri is made for those who still understand the meaning of the term the real thing.”\nStanley Crouch (Author & Cultural Critic) \nPhoto Credits:\nJanis Wilkins for John Menegeon (left)\nNeil Segal for Teri Roiger (right)\nSteve Peterson for Brenda Bufalino (center) URL:https://westbeth.org/event/westbeth-first-friday-copsasetic-connection/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/First-Friday-SQ-Copasetic-.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240126T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240126T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T132909 CREATED:20231210T181343Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240130T193248Z UID:10000451-1706295600-1706301000@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Westbeth Movie Night: Minority Report DESCRIPTION: URL:https://westbeth.org/event/westbeth-movie-night-8/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Minority-Report-FINAL-SQUARE-e1704911566562.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240105T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240105T210000 DTSTAMP:20260423T132909 CREATED:20231001T031215Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240106T225049Z UID:10000442-1704483000-1704488400@westbeth.org SUMMARY:First Friday Music: Mike DiRubbo Quartet DESCRIPTION:Click to enlarge \nJanuary 5\, 2024 at 7:30pm\nWestbeth Community Room \nAn evening of Modern Jazz with alto saxophone\, piano\, acoustic bass and drums. Mike will be performing some of his original compositions from his brand new recording\, “Inner Light”\, most of which were composed here at Westbeth. The performance will be followed with a Q&A. \nMike DiRubbo saxophonist\, composer\n“Something about the sound Mike DiRubbo elicits from the alto saxophone – deep\, dark\, immense\, with a machete edge that denotes a ready-for-anything urban sensibility – immediately grabs the ear. It’s a sound familiar to the cream of New York’s hardcore jazz community since the mid-‘90’s”\n– Ted Panken\nmikedirubbo.com \nBrian Charette organist\, pianist\nA leading voice in modern jazz\, Charette is a Hammond U.S.A\, Hammond Europe\, I.K Multimedia\, and Casio endorsed\, Cellar Live recording artist. Brian is currently #2 on the 2023 Downbeat Critic’s Poll for Organ and also won 2023 “Rising Star: Keyboard”. Brian was also the winner of the 2014 Downbeat Critics’ Poll “Rising Star: Organ” award and 2015 Hot House Magazine’s “Fan’s Decision Jazz Award for Best Organist”.\nbriancharette.com \nUgonna Okegwa bassist\nOne of the most distinctive and sought-after jazz bassists in the world. Critics across the globe have praised him for his rich tone\, supple sense of swing\, stylistic range and inventiveness. These qualities have not only earned him a place on the bandstand with jazz legends as diverse as Clark Terry\, Benny Golson\, Pharoah Sanders and Joseph Jarman – they have established him as one of the leading lights of a younger generation redefining jazz for the new century.\nugonnaokegwo.com \nEvan Sherman drummer\nAmerican drummer\, bandleader\, and arranger Evan Sherman has recorded and toured internationally in the bands of Ron Carter\, Cyrus Chestnut\, Roy Hargrove\, Jimmy Heath\, Branford & Wynton Marsalis\, the Dizzy Gillespie All-Stars & Samara Joy.\nhttps://www.evanshermanmusic.com URL:https://westbeth.org/event/mike-dirubbo-quartet/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Mike-DIRUBBO-SQ-e1702615075482.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240105T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241206T170000 DTSTAMP:20260423T132909 CREATED:20240106T231147Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240116T165622Z UID:10000448-1704441600-1733504400@westbeth.org SUMMARY:First Fridays Westbeth Music Performances 2024 DESCRIPTION: URL:https://westbeth.org/event/first-fridays-music-performances/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/FIRST-FRIDAYS-REV-2024-CALENDAR-.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231224T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231224T143000 DTSTAMP:20260423T132909 CREATED:20231002T030117Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231228T013815Z UID:10000441-1703422800-1703428200@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Toby's Holiday Spectacular Penny Jones & Co Puppet Show DESCRIPTION:Click to enlarge \nClick to enlarge URL:https://westbeth.org/event/tobys-holiday-spectacular-penny-jones-co-puppet-show/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Screen-Shot-2023-12-14-at-8.35.46-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231223T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231223T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T132909 CREATED:20231121T033922Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231228T013825Z UID:10000440-1703358000-1703363400@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Westbeth Movie Night: Wizard of Oz DESCRIPTION: URL:https://westbeth.org/event/westbeth-movie-night-wizard-of-oz/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/THE-WIZARD-OF-OZ-SQUARE-1-e1702611803529.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231221T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231221T230000 DTSTAMP:20260423T132909 CREATED:20231130T175430Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231228T013846Z UID:10000434-1703185200-1703199600@westbeth.org SUMMARY:ElderBro Holiday Jam DESCRIPTION:Thursday Dec 21\, 2023\n7pm – 10pm\nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St (enter through courtyard)\nNew York\, NY\nFREE PARTY\, BYOB \nElderBro is an ever expanding ensemble of musical friends of WB resident stringed instrumentalist and vocalist Marc Jacoby. The band includes resident musicians Michael Moss on various wind instruments and Andreas Brade on percussion. \nAlso participating are lifelong musical partners of Marc: Andy LaDue on percussion\, and Jeff Reich on bass. \nMore info about Marc Jacoby\nMore info about Andreas Brade \nThis is a free event open to WB residents and the general public celebrating all holiday traditions. URL:https://westbeth.org/event/elderbro-holiday-jam/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Elder-Bro-Dec-21-SQ.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231201T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231201T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T132909 CREATED:20230508T223821Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231205T025901Z UID:10000429-1701457200-1701462600@westbeth.org SUMMARY:First Friday Music ConcertTravelogue: Angels and AncestorsJazz Cabaret DESCRIPTION:Click for larger image \nFriday Dec 1\, 2023 at 7pm \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\nenter through courtyard\nNY\, NY \nFeaturing Eve Zanni\, vocalist\nIsaac Raz\, piano\nJennifer Vincent\, bass\nRobert Garcia\, drums and percussion\nPLUS surprise guests\nand\nJAZZ OPEN MIC jam session \nEve Zanni is an original jazz voice\, warm and expressive with a sensual musicality…traversing the primal depths of great jazz standards and original compositions in a blend of her unique arrangements that embrace classic jazz\, Brasilian\, Afro-Cuban\, Celtic and Middle-eastern rhythms….all sung with passion and romantic soul. URL:https://westbeth.org/event/first-friday-music-concerttravelogue-angels-and-ancestorsjazz-cabaret/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Eve-Zanni-first-Friday-SQ_Square.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231130T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231130T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T132909 CREATED:20230708T142701Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231205T025915Z UID:10000428-1701370800-1701376200@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Westbeth Movie Night: In the Realms of the Unreal DESCRIPTION: URL:https://westbeth.org/event/westbeth-movie-night-in-the-realms-of-the-unreal/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Wstbeth-Movie-Night-In-the-Realms-of-the-Unreal-SQUARE-FINAL.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231118T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231118T210000 DTSTAMP:20260423T132909 CREATED:20231026T012543Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231119T225417Z UID:10000418-1700335800-1700341200@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Sahraa Karimi: Westbeth Safe Haven Filmmaker Film Screenings DESCRIPTION:Sunday Nov 5\, 2023\nAfghan Women Behind the Wheel \nSaturday Nov 18 at 7:30pm\n“Hava\, Maryam\, Ayesha” \nWestbeth Community Room\n55 Bethune St\nNew York\, NY \nSahraa Karimi is a film director\, scriptwriter and university lecturer from Afghanistan. She is the first and only woman in Afghani history to earn a doctorate in filmmaking and to head the Afghanistan Film Organization. Karimi was forced to leave Afghanistan on August 15\, 2021\, due to the fall of Kabul and the return of the Taliban to power. Her 30 short fiction and documentary films have received awards from film festivals all over the world. Karimi’s debut feature film “Hava\, Maryam\, Ayesha” was shot entirely in Kabul with Afghani actors and had its world premier at the 2019 Venice Film Festival. \nSee: Special Exhibit about Westbeth’s Safe Haven Artists’ Program at Westbeth Lobby Gallery 55 Bethune Street\, New York\, NY \nOther Performances by Westbeth Safe Haven Artists Here \nMore information: Westbeth Safe Haven Residency Program and Artists Freedom Initiative URL:https://westbeth.org/event/sahraa-karimi-westbeth-safe-haven-filmmaker-of-afghani-films/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Sahraa-Karimi-SQ-poster-Nov-18.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231118T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231118T170000 DTSTAMP:20260423T132909 CREATED:20230731T224801Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231119T225657Z UID:10000421-1700305200-1700326800@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Blood Drive at Westbeth DESCRIPTION:Click for larger image \nSaturday Nov 18\, 2023. 11am – 5pm\nWestbeth Community Room155 Bank St\nenter through courtyard\nNew York\, NY \nThe West Village Community Blood Drive is sponsored by The Westbeth Artist Residents Council \nAppointments are preferred however walk-ins will be welcomed if space permits.\nPlease remember to eat\, drink\, and bring your donor ID card or ID with name and photo. \n  \n  \nTo schedule an appointment: https://donate.nybc.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/315789 \nMasks are optional for all donors and staff. \nMedical questions? Please call 1800.688.0900 \nWhy Blood Donations? Hospitals and patients rely upon a steady flow of volunteer donors to receive life-saving donations. Blood donation has a lot of benefits. Why a person requires blood has various reasons. It may be an illness or also an accident\, nonetheless\, it is important. The blood that we donate helps a person in need. It enhances their health condition and makes them overcome their critical situation. Blood donation does not simply help that specific person but also contributes to a responsible gesture towards society. Moreover\, it also enhances the health of the donor. As the blood cell depletion allows a way for production of new blood cells that freshen our body system. NYBC encourages all who are able to sign up and donate today. One blood donation has the ability to save up to three lives! \nCan I donate blood? | New York Blood Center (nybc.org)To Schedule your Appointment to Donate CLICK HERE \nOr Scan the QR Scan Code URL:https://westbeth.org/event/blood-drive-at-westbeth/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/BLOOD-DRIVE-REV-SQ-NOV-19.07-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231116T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231116T200000 DTSTAMP:20260423T132909 CREATED:20230801T135159Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231119T225707Z UID:10000410-1700161200-1700164800@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Stories Around the Table: LOST AND FOUND DESCRIPTION:Thurs Nov 16\, 2023 at 7PM\nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\nNew York\, NY 10014\nenter through courtyard \nStorytellers:\nKaren Ludwig\nKaren performs\, directs and teaches in New York and L.A.Her B’way credits include Prelude to a Kiss with Steve Guttenberg and John Randolph\, Broadway Bound with Joan Rivers\, The Devils with Anne Bancroft\, The Bacchae with Irene Pappas and many plays at the Public Theater. She was a member of Andre Gregory’s Manhattan Project for two years and performed The Seagull and Wallace Shawn’s Our Late Night with the Company throughout the United States and Europe.Her first film was Woody Allen’s Manhattan\, (Meryl Streep’s lover) and her most recent is That Awkward Moment with Zach Efron. She teaches at The New School for Drama and the HB Studio in NYC. \nDawn D’Arcy\nDawn is an actor\, writer\, bass player and thrilled to be a new grandma to Etta. She is in love with each of the women in this group and plans to marry them all in the very near future. \nJoyce Aaron\nOboe winner for Acting in a play Acrobatics co written by Luna Tarlo. Original member of The Open Theater\, directed by Joseph Chaikin. Premiered America Hurrah by Jean Claude Van Itallie in New York and at The Royal Court Theater in London. Lived and worked with Sam Shepard on many of his early plays. \nJoan Hall\nJoan Hall who won the Miriam Chaikin Writing Foundation Award in 2018\, 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. 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. \nDiane Spodarek\nDiane Spodarek is a Canadian-American artist and writer with a background in the visual and performing arts. She is the recipient of artist’s fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts\, the New York Foundation for the Arts\, Creative New Zealand\, and the Michigan Council for the Arts. \nDale Soules\nis an American actress known for starring in The Messenger\, Sesame Street\, and for portraying Frieda Berlin in Orange Is the New Black from 2014 to 2019. She appeared in the original production of Hair in the role of Jeannie. URL:https://westbeth.org/event/stories-around-the-table-lost-and-found/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Stories-Around-AQ-the-Table-LOST-FOUND-NOV-16-2023-SQUARE-SIZE-FINAL.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231103T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231103T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T132909 CREATED:20231026T152856Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231106T223445Z UID:10000419-1699038000-1699043400@westbeth.org SUMMARY:First Friday Music Concert: A Song for PeteSteve Chizmadia\, Al Hemburger\, Alexis Cole DESCRIPTION:Click for larger image \nFriday Nov 3\, 2023 at 7PM\nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\nenter through courtyard\nNew York\, NY \nA night of music for\, from and inspired by visionary musical activist\, Pete Seeger. Sung by award-winning songwriter\, Steve Chizmadia. With bassist Al Hemburger and Westbeth vocalist Alexis Cole. \n“Hi Friends\, I wanted to invite you all to our upcoming First Friday show on Nov 3rd. I’ve invited my favorite singer songwriter\, Steve Chizmadia to present a concert. Check his music out at www.SteveChizmadia.com and fall in love! I’ll be singing backup vocals and playing a little keys. Backing up Steve is one of my favorite non-professional music activities\, so I’m so glad to have this platform to bring this artist I’m passionate about to a new audience. See you there! xo- Alexis” \nAlexis Cole As a sought after international performer\, she’s appeared with her trio\, with whom she both plays piano and sings\, and is a frequent guest with big bands and pops orchestras. She’s the director of the Jazz Vocal program at SUNY Purchase College and William Paterson University\, and the founder and director of the online educational community JazzVoice.com\, and the cofounder and artistic director of the Virginia Beach Vocal Jazz Summit.\nAlexis Cole Artist Page URL:https://westbeth.org/event/first-friday-music-concert-a-song-for-petesteve-chizmadia-al-hemburger-alexis-cole/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/First-Friday-Pete-SQpete.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231027T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231027T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T132909 CREATED:20230731T141141Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231031T015531Z UID:10000411-1698433200-1698438600@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Westbeth Movie Night: NOMADLAND DESCRIPTION: URL:https://westbeth.org/event/westbeth-movie-night-nomadland/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/MOVIE-NIGHT-Nomadland-SQUARE.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231020T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231020T200000 DTSTAMP:20260423T132909 CREATED:20230831T123104Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231023T011529Z UID:10000413-1697826600-1697832000@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Alejandro De La Guerra: Dark Sad Stories TikToks on being an immigrant artist in NYC DESCRIPTION:Friday Oct 20 2023 at 6:30pm\nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\nenter through courtyard\nNew York City \nAlejandro De La Guerra is a multidisciplinary artist from Nicaragua who works on the aestheticization of power\, collective memory\, and monumental languages of public spaces. He uses performance\, large-scale works\, sculptures\, embroideries\, and relational art. He conceives of his art as a single multi-layered project driven by an exploration of violence and healing\, art-activism\, and relations of power in human relationships. He has participated in three Central American biennials\, residencies at the Josef & Anni Albers Foundation; the Artist Protection Fund; Câmera Sete Casa da Fotografia de Minas Gerais in Belo Horizonte\, Brazil; and RAPACES in Central America. \nArt as a social project: A series of Tik Toks\, based on his own and other artists’ experiences\, is an intimate look at the persistence of artistic passion. \nhttps://alejandrodelaguerra.wordpress.com/\n@alejandrofloresdelaguerra \nPhoto credit: Mauricio Esquivel \nThe presentation\, a collaboration of Artistic Freedom Initiative and Westbeth Artist Safe Haven\, Residency Program is funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. \nMore about Westbeth Safe Haven Residency \nMore about Artistic Freedom Initiative \nLa CaídaLarge scale Sculpture20143x4x2.5 MtrsCollection Ortíz GurdianImagen credits: Jilma Estrada \nCarrousel (juegos de guerra en loop)Large scale sculpture20175×4 mtrsCollection Ortíz GurdianImagen credits: Aline Barbarine \nLa Caída (The fall)Video Performance2014Collection Ortíz Gurdian1:33 minutes digital videoImagen Credits: Gabriel Serra5×4 mtrsCollection Ortíz GurdianImagen credits: Aline Barbarine URL:https://westbeth.org/event/alejandro-de-la-guerra-dark-sad-stories-tik-toks-on-being-an-immigrant-artist-in-nyc/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Alejandro-SQ-Text-correct.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231018T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231018T153000 DTSTAMP:20260423T132909 CREATED:20230730T143851Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231023T011555Z UID:10000412-1697634000-1697643000@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Get Your FLU SHOT at Westbeth DESCRIPTION: URL:https://westbeth.org/event/get-your-flu-shot-at-westbeth/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/FLUE-SHOT-UPDATED-RED-SQUARE.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231013T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231013T220000 DTSTAMP:20260423T132909 CREATED:20230929T202218Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231015T124233Z UID:10000403-1697223600-1697234400@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Tamara Wyndham: Fluxfest NYC 2023 at Westbeth DESCRIPTION:Come to see original & experimental & historic Dada performance!\n \nFriday\, October 13\, 2023\nSchedule of Events at Westbeth \n7-8pm open mic for short (2-3 min.) Fluxus inspired performance \n8pm- Tamara Wyndham – body paint performance \n8:30pm- URCHESTRA perform “Ur Sonata\,”\nDada artist Kurt Schwitters’s classic “Primeval Sonata” \nFree \nMore Info about Tamara Wyndham at Westbeth Artist Page \nWestbeth Community Room\, 155 Bank St\, Manhattan\, NYC\nTHIS EVENT IS PART OF FLUXFEST NYC 2023 \nSee more info at\nhttps://fb.me/e/4neMEmIxG URL:https://westbeth.org/event/tamara-wyndham-fluxfest-nyc-2023-at-westbeth/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Westbeth-FluxFest-2023-e1696017616340.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231010T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231010T200000 DTSTAMP:20260423T132909 CREATED:20230701T231000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231011T183327Z UID:10000399-1696964400-1696968000@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Banned Books: A Lively Evening of Readings and Discussion DESCRIPTION:The rise of book banning in America’s schools and public libraries is headline news. Join us to talk about some of those books: The Kite Runner\, Maus\, books by Alison Bechdel and Judy Blume\, and more. \nTues Oct 10\, 2023 at 7PM\nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\nenter through courtyard\nNew York\, NY URL:https://westbeth.org/event/banned-books-a-lively-evening-of-readings-and-discussion/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Banned-books-SQUARE-e1695337948286.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231006T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231006T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T132909 CREATED:20230901T194903Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231008T150012Z UID:10000401-1696618800-1696624200@westbeth.org SUMMARY:ELDER Bro - A Groove Orchestra with Marc Jacoby and Friends DESCRIPTION:ELDER-Bro is a gathering of deeply talented and seasoned listeners who each have bold histories.\nAndreas Brade and Michael Moss are more recent collaborative partners\, Andy LaDue and Jeff Reich are decades old band partners of Marc\, and Jeff Eldredge and Marc have performed together since 1979! \n \nMarc Jacoby is a “family” musician who has lived in Westbeth for almost 10 years. His lifelong commitment as a student\, performer\, instructor\, recording artist and enrichment specialist has included Columbia Records\, MTV\, CMJ Fest\, clubs and stages throughout the country. \nThe foundation of Marc’s creative work consists in his daily sessions with children\, families\, and neurodivergent unique learners in various agencies and institutions. \nMarc lives with his wife Mary\, a LCSW who similarly works with a varied client base. They have two amazing grown boys\, Evan 34 and Ben 33. URL:https://westbeth.org/event/elder-bro-a-groove-orchestra-with-marc-jacoby-and-friends/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Elder-Bro-SQ-1-e1695672640325.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230929T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230929T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T132909 CREATED:20230711T223454Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230930T003306Z UID:10000392-1696014000-1696019400@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Westbeth Movie Night: Blade Runner DESCRIPTION:“I’ve seen things things you people wouldn’t believe…”\n \nFriday Sept 29\, 2023 at 7:00PM\nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\nenter through courtyard\nNYC \nFREE URL:https://westbeth.org/event/westbeth-movie-night-blade-runner/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Blade-Runner-SQUARE.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230926T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230926T153000 DTSTAMP:20260423T132909 CREATED:20230919T190636Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230929T192453Z UID:10000397-1695733200-1695742200@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Free Flu Shot : No appointment needed DESCRIPTION: URL:https://westbeth.org/event/free-flu-shot-no-appointment-needed/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Flu-Shot-poster-2023-SQUARE-e1695150219125.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR