PEN LITERARY SAFARI VIDEO. Spring 2011. See what the excitement was all about! This short video captures what it was like to see and hear PEN authors reading in Westbeth artists apartments. Click here to see video (3 min)

Westbeth has been nominated and is in the semi-finals in the Dwell Magazine “rethinking preservation” contest. If Westbeth is declared the winner, both Westbeth and the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation will each receive $5000. CLICK HEADING FOR INFO AND THE LINK TO VOTING.

An exhibition of Jonathan Bauch’s sculpture from his new Spirit Series 2008—2012
Artist’s reception Thursday, February 23, 5 to 7 pm.
Show dates: Feb23 – March 24, 2012
Open 24/7
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Friday, March 2, 2012, 7 pm at the Westbeth Community Room.
FEATURING : John Eckert’s New York Jazz Nonet performing classic jazz standards and new works. CLICK HEADING FOR COMPLETE SCHEDULE OF UPCOMING FIRST FRIDAY LIVE MUSIC EVENTS AT WESTBETH.

AVRI OHANA – February 18 – March 4 painting;
CAPLAN, CIARROCCHI , GECHTOFF, GRANNE March 10 – March 25 Drawings
STEPHEN HALL May 31 – April 15 painting;
ROGER BRAIMON April 21 – May 6 painting;
CAROLYN VIRGIL May 12 – May 27 painting;
JOHN SILVER curator June 2 – June 17 painting;
KENNETH GOLDEN June 23 – July 8 limited edition prints;
ANITA STECKEL AND FRIENDS July 14 – July 29 painting.

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