Graffiti Art and HipHop Architecture
By Brian J. Pape, AIA There is a keenly watched legal battle being waged over creative expression, as noted in WestView News March and April […]
Yes, Virginia…
By Keith Michael …there is a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. How do I know this? Because I’m looking at one right now “doing its sapsucker thing” on […]
USPS Stamp
September was all Westbeth all the time! The United States Postal Service unveiled the latest commemorative stamp in their Music Icons series on September 7th. The […]
The Poetry Jukebox
By Carol Yost I kept wondering what the heck that odd yellow pipe, seemingly coming up out of the sidewalk, on Ruth E Wittenberg Plaza […]
Westbeth Honors Merce Cunningham
HONORING A LEGEND: On September 20th, a ceremony honoring Merce Cunningham took place at Westbeth Artists Housing. Cunningham occupied the 11th floor of the former Bell […]
Mickey Mouse Turns 90
By Robert Heide MICKEY FOR PRESIDENT: On November 18, 1928, the black and white Walt Disney “talking” cartoon Steamboat Willie opened at the Colony Theater […]
Take Five: Max Dolgin Has Got It From Here
By Stanley Wlodyka Last month’s Westbeth Gallery show “A Diamond Jubilee” featured seven artists over 75 years of age who exhibited a wide variety of […]
Starmaker—The Interview Covers
By John Gilman It’s a time-honored tradition for writers to have a big kick off “launch” for their books—maybe a book-signing, a cocktail party, or […]
Jim Fouratt’s REEL DEAL: Movies That Matter
OCTOBER 2018 October is New York Film Festival month. The festival has just begun as you read this. As soon as director Kent Jones announced […]
Jim Fouratt’s REEL DEAL: Movies That Matter
Awards season has arrived! A deluge of quality films will fall almost daily between September 1st and December 31st. In order to qualify for consideration […]
The Show that Keeps On Going
By Stanley Wlodyka The artists of A Diamond Jubilee are vastly different from one another, but they each can reveal the secrets to longevity and […]
Theater Review: Days to Come
By Eric Uhlfelder So I said to myself, “The fate of the fool will also befall me. What then have I gained by being wise?” […]
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
By Robert Heide In the world of film, during the month of August, a new documentary called Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood opened […]
Andy’s and Everyone Else’s 90th Birthday
By John Gilman They were celebrating Andy Warhol’s 90th birthday August 9th with a big champagne gala at the Whitney Museum, and when we were […]
Italytime to Present Three Eyes on Pinocchio in Spanish
By Jane Heil Usyk On November 7, 8, 9, and 10, the cultural organization Italytime will present a new version of Italy’s most famous character, […]
Tom Savage: Writer, Poet, and Playwright
By Lorraine Gibney On Saturday, August 11th, I had the privilege of interviewing writer, poet, and playwright Tom Savage at the LGBT Community Center on […]
Preview of IFC Coming Attraction
Opening on October 5th at the IFC Center on 6th Avenue (at West 3rd Street) will be another hot documentary film directed by Matt Tyrnauer […]
Great Theatre From Home
I have been involved in An American In Paris from the very start. This musical, its cast, production team, as well as the producers, have […]