Not Adulting Right Now, Thank You Very Much: Catching the Virtual Reality (VR) Wave at Sundance 2017
By Annunziata Gianzero You sit at a desk, stand in a projected white circle, get strapped into a mock space capsule seat, or (as I […]
Potters’ Protest
By Miriam Patterson Since January 20th, we have all witnessed the President’s need to assert his newfound power in a rapid-fire barrage of sweeping executive […]
Glenn Close Stars in Sunset Boulevard
By Robert Heide Sunset Boulevard—the musical revival—originally and recently staged in London by the English National Opera Production Company to rave reviews, had a mega-New […]
Exploring Writing and Drawing at the Jefferson Market Library
The Jefferson Market Library—a New York Public Library branch, located at 425 6th Avenue (at West 10th Street)—offers courses on a wide variety of topics […]
Joffrey Ballet: Nut All What It’s Cracked Up To Be!
By Allegra T. Jacobs The Russians have not only interfered in last year’s election, but they may also be undermining one of our most valued […]
Favorite Books from Three Lives & Company
By Toby Cox Greetings from Three Lives & Company! We’ve said goodbye to 2016, but we’d like to share our favorite reads of the year. […]
Jim Fouratt’s REEL DEAL: Movies that Matter
March 2017 Ah, too many quality films, too little print space. Please catch up with me on the WestView website: westviewnews.org. Let’s Go to the […]
Salvador Dali & Andy Warhol
On February 19th at 7:00pm, the public is invited to a new book launch, Salvador Dali & Andy Warhol, by Torsten Otte, at Howl!, […]
Johannes Brahms: The Working Musician (Part One)
By Styra Avins The author’s original essay, edited herein, was published in the May 2014 issue of Allegro to commemorate the 181st birthday of Johannes […]
Art by Whitney Museum Staff Shown in the Westbeth Gallery
By Martica Sawin On the evening of January 5, 2017, a youthful energy emanated from the brightly lit Westbeth Gallery as scores of visitors sipped […]
Bob Smith Starts a New Shakespeare Series
By Ann Marie Todes “With mirth and laughter, let old wrinkles come!” Seventy-five-year-old Bob Smith leans forward, smiling, his sparkling green eyes set to a […]
Coffee with Antonia
By Antonia Maxwell Ereñu I am away from my Spanish café, now in the West Village, where my essence has been drawn by some sweet […]
It All Started With Fun City (Part One)
By Annunziata Gianzero Although the birth of the American film industry was marked by the unveiling of Thomas Edison’s kinetoscopes at 1155 Broadway in NYC […]
Jim Fouratt’s REEL DEAL: Movies that Matter
JANUARY 2017 I write this as the film community is all abuzz about the best of the year’s awards. Nominees and winners are beginning to […]
Neva the Diva
Neva has been dancing professionally since the age of 14. This West Village teenager recently performed an hour of dynamic belly dance at Casa La […]
Becoming an Actor on the Stage of Greenwich Village
By John Bredin Is it better to be a professional actor or an actor in your own life? Can one be both? These are the […]
Yarn Burst Adorns City Tree on Christopher Street
One Sunday afternoon (12/4/16), a sidewalk tree became the most photographed subject in the West Village, as children gave it a hug and families posed […]