Fragile Explosion: Nina Simone A new American Jazz Musical by Michael Monasterial Sabrina Kershaw and a fine cast wowed the audience last night at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 81 Christopher St. Sabrina’s superb performance, at turns fierce, shy, and breath-taking, brings Michael Monesterial’s brilliant book to life and poignantly, movingly tell the story of Nina
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Page 69 – Celebrating New Year’s Eve in Village Style
Nina and Rob Kaufelt Host a Downtown Celeb-Studded Bash in their Historic Gold Coast Brownstone Philanthropist storytelling host Nina Kaufelt and singer-songwriter Hannah Reimann in their sparkly holiday finery. Photo provided by Hannah Reimann. By Karen Rempel Celebrants roamed the Village in dazzling clusters on New Year’s Eve, attending parties in bars, restaurants, and residences. The
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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 Sally Sommer’s retirement from Florida State University’s Arts in NYC program. Casa La Femme’s Egyptian décor and delicious passed hors d’oeuvres created the perfect ambience for a celebration with professional
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Page 69 – West Village’s Answer to Page Six
As many of you know, WestView News is the brainchild of George Capsis, and the paper’s offices are located at 69 Charles Street. So we’re going to poke some gentle fun at the New York Post by having our very own Page 69. This will be an occasional column reporting on the glamorous doings of Village
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Cornelia Street Café Returns from Exile
With a star-studded performance on September 15 in the Meatpacking District. Cornelia Street Café comes home to the village! Come join in for the fun and music: September 15, 3-7 PM Gansevoort Plaza, Gansevoort Street & Little West 12th Street
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Saving Broadway and Hollywood in The Village
By John Bredin In our 2011 film The Rebirth of Cinema, my wife and I symbolized Hollywood with the image of a dead, rotting tree that was decaying into the ground. The site we chose was the top of the New Jersey Palisades in Fort Lee, where the movie industry was born a little over
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100 Years of Non-Solitude and Creativity
by J. Taylor Basker Friends, family and fellow creatives celebrated Edith Stephen’s 100th year birthday in Westbeth Artists Housing in Greenwich Village with two parties: one private, for family and close friends in her studio; and the other for the public in the Westbeth Community Room, for fans and neighbors, that included a puppet show
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Planned Parenthood Happy Hour Benefit
Planned Parenthood of New York City and Left Bank invites you to the Planned Parenthood Happy Hour Benefit. Monday, March 3, 7pm to 9pm. Join us this Monday for a special happy hour benefiting Planned Parenthood of New York City! We will be donating a portion of our sales to the Planned Parenthood of New
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Breaking News: Arthur Schwartz Arrested
Intro by George Capsis “Hi George, I am calling you from a cell” were the words spoken to me from the first cell that attorney Arthur Schwartz had ever been in. Later taken in handcuffs from the 6th precinct out onto 10th Street, he experienced the searing humiliation of eyes asking “what crime did that
