My Date with Jimi Hendrix and Mrs. Maisel
By Gy Mirano Wondering around one of my favorite New York neighborhoods, the West Village, I found the Music Inn. There’s nothing like getting lost […]
Waning
By George Held I raise the blind at dawn, ten degrees Out there, and I see the half moon Low in the cobalt southwest. […]
Make 2020 the Year to Cure AIDS
By Kambiz Shekdar, Ph.D., and Drew Davis Thank you to all those who joined Research Foundation to Cure AIDS (RFTCA) at the Free From AIDS […]
“ACT UP! Fight Back! Fight AIDS!”
By Stanley Wlodyka Last month marked the 30th anniversary of an unprecedented event, one that saw worlds collide. Organized by AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power […]
Mount Sinai’s ER Is a War Zone
By Penny Mintz Not too long ago, a nurse came into the emergency room of Beth Israel Hospital as a patient seeking emergency care. This […]
West Villager Sally Sommer Retires from Dance Program
By Karen Rempel Friends, colleagues, students, and family of Sally Sommer gathered at Casa La Femme on Charles Street yesterday to celebrate West Village resident […]
Survivors of the Lost Village: James Drougas
By Roger Paradiso James Drougas always loved books. “When I was 12 years old, I used to visit a small book shop on Main Street […]
Johnathan Blake’s Explosive Debut as Bandleader at the Village Vanguard
By Karen Rempel I first saw Johnathan Blake at the Village Vanguard in October 2015, where he was playing drums with Ravi Coltrane’s quartet. I […]
The Irishman
By Roger Paradiso Martin Scorsese has made four great goodfellas films in Mean Streets, Goodfellas, Casino and now The Irishman. In a way they work […]
Johnathan Blake’s Explosive Debut as Bandleader at the Village Vanguard
By Karen Rempel I first saw Johnathan Blake at the Village Vanguard in October 2015, where he was playing drums with Ravi Coltrane’s quartet. I […]
Maggie B’s Quick Clicks
IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD Be prepared to expect the unexpected. All photos by Maggie Berkvist. From still lifes To street scenes— be they mysterious… enterprising… […]
Dusty Berke Joins the Ranks of Award-Winning Artists at the Salmagundi Club’s Village Preservation Exhibit
Dusty Berke received an award for her arresting photograph Playing Statues on Bleecker on October 16th at the prestigious Salmagundi Club. The photograph of West […]
November Means Thanksgiving in the West Village
By Gordon Hughes I sit on an outside bench at Cafe Panino Mucho Gusto in a heavy shirt, and there’s a chill in the air. […]
Classical Music in Review
By Hannah Reimann 9/11 Memorial Concert September 11, 2019 Schiller Institute NYC Chorus St. Veronica Creative Cultural Center The Schiller Institute NYC Chorus, its leaders […]
Piano Lessons: The Life and Art of German Diez
By Hannah Reimann A Documentary A Benefit Night at Steinway Hall September 12, 2019 German Diez is perhaps the most memorable late piano maestro of […]
Survivors of the Lost Village
By Roger Paradiso Cinema Village is a jewel of a theater in Greenwich Village that takes you back to the golden age of cinema, dating […]
A Colonial American Romance
The True Saga of an American Beauty Who Captured a Baron’s Heart A destitute young lady is swept off her feet by a swashbuckling Baron…the […]
Father Graeme Napier: A Life Ordained by Culture and Spirit
By Hannah Reimann “You ought to be written up by the Times,” suggested publisher George Capsis to Graeme Napier, the Rector of St. John’s Anglican […]