Dismay for Weiwei: A Letter Regarding Public Art
Dear Editors: While I respect Ai Weiwei for his artistic creativity and discipline, it is still disheartening to see the complicity involved in vandalizing one […]
Jefferson Market Library Celebrates 50 Years with New Art Installations
By Matt Whitman The New York Public Library’s Jefferson Market branch celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Two years in the making, British artist Mark […]
A Yankee Visits New England
By Roberta Curley I had a moment, I was in the moment. Grace brought me here, grace will take me home. Birds travel safe, […]
WestView Goes to Burning Man
By Alec Pruchnicki In 1986, a group of artists had a party on Baker Beach in San Francisco, topped off by a bonfire with a […]
The Whitney and the Waterfront
A waterfront public art proposal is yet another sign that the Meatpacking District is quickly changing into a hot cultural center. Whitney Museum officials […]
Film Forum to Expand and Renovate
By Barbara Chacour Film Forum, the three-screen independent movie house at 209 West Houston Street (between Varick Street and 6th Avenue), has announced that it […]
The Nostalgia of Planning Music for St. Veronica’s
By Michael Feldman Choosing a program for the opening concert at the proposed St. Veronica’s Music Center on Saturday, November 25th has evoked vivid memories […]
La MaMa Coffeehouse Chronicle in Memoriam – Sam Shepard
By Robert Heide The memorial for Sam Shepard, who was called ‘the greatest American playwright of his generation’ by New York Magazine, was held at […]
The Lost Village Tackles Key Neighborhood Issues
By Carol Yost A man with the wonderfully cinematic name of Roger Paradiso has made an award-winning film called The Lost Village. Right now, it’s […]
Your Own Concert Hall
By George Capsis You, and only you, reading these words, can have and give to others a 120-year-old marble-clad Gothic hall in which to hear […]
Legal Thriller Explores the Gritty World of Brooklyn’s Criminal Justice System
Woken in the middle of the night by a call from a panicked woman whose husband had just been arrested, Ken Williams, an African-American attorney […]
My Mother, the Screenwriter (Sort Of)
By Barbara Riddle It’s in the nature of teenage girls—it’s almost their job description—to disrespect their mothers, to assert their independence as part of the […]
Remembering and Trying to Sustain the Church of St. Veronica
On July 23, 2017, the last mass was held at the Church of St. Veronica (149 Christopher Street, between Greenwich and Washington Streets). The church […]
Robert Heide 25 Plays
By Robert Heide For 10 years now, I have been writing articles and theater reviews (possibly as many as several dozen) for Westview News on […]
Congress of Our Lady of Guadalupe in New York
By Father Santiago Rubio The events that took place 10 years after the conquest of Mexico in 1531, gave rise to modern Mexico. History confirms […]
Behind the Mask: The Village Halloween Parade
By Stanley Wlodyka Entering Ralph Lee’s apartment, you may be welcomed by the smiling faces of his wife, daughter, and year-old granddaughter, who lays on […]
Roger Paradiso Documents a Dying Village
By George Capsis After a showing of The Lost Village at Cinema Village, I met its award-winning director Roger Paradiso and discovered him to be […]
Jefferson Market Library Community Conference: The Village Past, Present, and Future
By Nancy Aravecz Located in the heart of Greenwich Village, The Jefferson Market Library has served as a center for creativity, intellectualism, and civic engagement […]