The High Line will host special programming at West Side Fest (photo by twi-ny/mdr)
WEST SIDE FEST
July 12-14, free
Multiple locations between Bank & West Thirtieth Sts.
www.westsidefest.nyc
Every June, the Upper East Side hosts the Museum Mile Festival, when seven or eight arts institutions, including the Met, the Guggenheim, the Cooper Hewitt, the Jewish Museum, and El Museo del Barrio, open its doors for free and turn Fifth Ave. into an arts-based street fair.
The West Side is getting in on the action with its own celebration with the weekend-long West Side Fest, running July 12-14, featuring live performances, guided tours, open studios, interactive workshops, special presentations, and free entry at many locations between Bank and Thirtieth Sts., including the Rubin, Poster House, the Whitney, Hudson Guild, Little Island, the Shed, Dia Chelsea, and the Joyce. Below is the full schedule; a map is available at the above website.
Friday, July 12
NYC Aids Memorial, 7:00 am – 11:00 pm
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center, 8:00 am – 10:00 pm
Hudson Guild: Déflorée History Series, with panels by Valerie Hallier, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Hudson Guild: Triennial Children’s Art Show, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Poster House, free admission, 10:00 – 6:00
Little Island: Creative Break, art workshops, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Dia Chelsea, noon – 6:00
Whitney Museum of American Art: Open Studio for Teens, 1:00 – 3:00
IndieSpace/West Village Rehearsal Co-Op: Open Rehearsal by Divine Riot Company of Five Times in One Night, 2:00 – 5:00
Hill Art Foundation: Sound Bath, with musician Daren Ho, 5:00 – 7:00
The Joyce Theater at Chelsea Green Park: Pop-Up Dance Performances by Pilobolus and Dorrance Dance, 5:00 & 6:30
The Shed: Summer Sway, 5:00 – 8:00
White Columns: Exhibition Opening Reception, with works by Michaela Bathrick, Ali Bonfils, Joseph Brock, Eleanor Conover, and Donyel Ivy-Royal, 5:00 – 8:00
Whitney Museum of American Art: Free Friday Nights, advance RSVP required, 5:00 – 10:00
Print Center New York: Print Center After Hours, 6:00 – 8:00
Westbeth Artists Housing x the Kitchen Kickoff Celebration & Poster Sale, 6:00 – 8:00
Rubin Museum of Art: K2 Friday Night, 6:00 – 10:00
Little Island: Teen Night, 7:00 – 8:00
“Wonder City of the World: New York City Travel Posters” is on view at Poster House
Saturday, July 13
High Line: Family Art Moment: Dream Wilder with Us, ages 5–12, 10:00 am – noon
IndieSpace/West Village Rehearsal Co-Op: Open Rehearsal by Divine Riot Company of Five Times in One Night, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Poster House, free admission, 10:00 – 6:00
Hudson River Park: Explore & Play, 14th Street Park, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Little Island: Creative Break, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Westbeth Artists Housing: Penny’s Puppets, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Rubin Museum of Art, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Center for Art, Research, and Alliances, Javier Téllez: Amerika, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
High Line: A Celebration of High Line Wellness, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
The Kitchen: Tai Chi Workshop, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Hudson Guild: Triennial Children’s Art Show, noon – 3:00
Poster House Block Party, noon – 5:00
Dia Chelsea, noon – 6:00
Hudson Guild: Déflorée History Series, with panels by Valerie Hallier, 1:00 – 4:00
The Kitchen Poster Sale, 1:00 – 6:00
Westbeth Artists Housing: Art & Craft Market, 1:00 – 6:00
IndieSpace/West Village Rehearsal Co-Op: Open Rehearsal by Ali Keller, 2:00 – 5:00
Print Center New York: Print Activation with Demian DinéYazhi’, 2:00 – 5:00
Westbeth Artists Housing Open Studios, 2:00 – 5:00
Dia Chelsea Soil Sessions: Earth Sounds with Koyoltzintli, advance RSVP required, 2:30
Westbeth Artists Housing: You Are Never Too Old to Play, 7:00 – 9:00
The Rubin reimagines its collection in grand finale (photo byt twi-ny/mdr)
Sunday, July 14
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center, 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
Poster House, free admission, 10:00 – 6:00
Whitney Museum of American Art: Free Second Sundays, 10:30 am – 6:00 pm
Hudson River Park Community Celebration, with Ajna Dance Company, henna, and community groups, Pier 63, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Center for Art, Research, and Alliances, Javier Téllez: Amerika, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
Rubin Museum of Art: Family Sunday, 1:00 – 3:00
Westbeth Artists Housing Open Studios and Art & Craft Market, 1:00 – 5:00
Westbeth Artists Housing: Art Take-Over, curated by Valérie Hallier, Claire Felonis, and Noah Trapolino, 1:00 – 6:00
Whitney Museum of American Art: STAFF ONLY, Westbeth Gallery, 1:00 – 6:00
Chelsea Factory: Ladies of Hip-Hop’s Ladies Battle!, 1:00 – 10:00
IndieSpace/West Village Rehearsal Co-Op: Open Rehearsal by Felice Lesser Dance Theater of I AM A DANCER 2.0, 2:00 – 4:00
High Line: The Death Avenue Posse, by the Motor Company, 5:30 & 7:00
[Mark Rifkin is a Brooklyn-born, Manhattan-based writer and editor; you can follow him on Substack here.]