.Hiroshima Peace Concert East Winds Concert Series An evening of Koto and Shakuhachi music Friday, May 1, 2015 at 8:00PM

This wonderful group of traditional Japanese music will present a spring musical celebration from Hiroshima, Japan. The Hiroshima Hougaku Federation Ensemble will bring their message of Peace with this special concert in New York.
This unique concert of timeless Japanese music performed on the Shakuhachi and the Koto will dazzle your senses and transport you to Japan.
HHF will also perform at the United Nations and at area schools previous to the concert, which will offer a great chance for photo opportunity.

This will be a unique concert by two amazing masters of Japanese music: Tomoko Fukumori and Marco Lienhard. The concert will include traditional as well as modern compositions and will include songs to commemorate the victims of the Tsunami.

Proceeds from the concerts will support East Winds, Inc.’s inner city school programs and free community park concerts.

When: Friday, May 1st 2015 at 8 PM

Venue: West Park Presbyterian Church, 165 W 86th Street New York, NY 10024

Tickets: $15.00 Adult; $10 Senior, Student
For Tickets go to taikoza.com or call 1-866-811-4111

Train: Subway 1 to 86th Street

           SPRING FLING FIESTA FOR TIPITAPA

Friday, May 15^th, 6:30PM-8:30PM

WEST PARK Presbyterian Church, McAlpin Hall

165 W. 86^th St. (Amsterdam St.), NYC

Come celebrate spring and the contributions of New York and Nicaragua teens in our Tipitapa communities. Enjoy an evening of fun with stories of cultural exchange, and social justice programs that are making a difference

*food *music*dance*

All contributions are 100% tax-deductible.Please mail your check to Dos Pueblos, 155 W. 72^nd Street, #402, NY, NY 10023, or visit www.tipitapa.org and click “Donate.”

SACRED SITES OPEN HOUSE WEEKEND SAVE THE DATE

MAY 16, 2015, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Sacred Sites Open House Weekend May 16 and 17, 2015

Come home this Easter….

Let us gather together Sunday morning at 11 to celebrate the Resurrection…new life and new beginnings…

We have a special morning planned…our own Jeremy mage plus former artist in residence Jed Distler, cellist Olivia Harris and baritone and long time West–Park member Andre Solomon-Glover, baritone…a mix of traditional, classical and….

ALSO…early Easter service at 8:30 AM at the site of All Angels Church on Central Park..one of our city’s first multi-cultural and mulltiracial churches…meet at 85th Street entrance to Park….

See you Sunday!

 COME SING FOR YOUR LIFE!

Come this Sunday, March 8 at a 11 AM and sing with the NYC Seed Group and Mario Biagini of The Open Program of the Workcenter of Jerzy Grotowski and Thomas Richards at the Sunday service of  West-Park Presbyterian Church, who generously hosts our work in NYC and our Open Choirs! Thank you West-Park Presbyterian Church, and thank you Reverend Robert L Brashear for your hospitality! Of course, it is  F REE AND OPEN TO  THE PUBLIC

As part of the national “Big Read” event, West-Park Presbyterian Church will be serving as one of the community sites for this event sponsored nationally by the National Endowment for the Arts and locally by Goddard-Riverside and the New York Public Library. This year’s book for “1 Book 1 Community” is by Dinaw Mengestu. While the book is from an Ethiopian immigrant, it opens up a much broader conversation about the experiences of immigration.  We will be having a book discussion on Monday, February 16th at 7PM.  West-Park Presbyterian Church has received 4 free books — the first 4 to call the office at 212.362.4890 can have them …more to come….!!!!! 

Artwork Priska Wenger

Join us tomorrow at 11 AM for Baptism Sunday: Wade in the Water
Remembering, reflecting, renewing
Special music with Jeremy Mage

This Sunday, December 14 With Jeremy Mage Singer/Composer and Musical Director @ West Park Presbyterian Church

WEST PARK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH TO OFFER HOLIDAY CONCERT SERIES
This holiday season, West Park Presbyterian Church will be presenting a series of concerts and performances at their historic landmark church building on West 86th St. and Amsterdam Ave.
The concerts will be held in conjunction with “Awakening,” a series exploring the intersection of ethics and esthetics, beauty and justice. The series begins Sunday, November 23rd at 10:30 am with a concert/service featuring the music of  Thomas Carlo Bo based on the poetry of Jake Schneider.
Two world premiers will be presented as part of the series; Prophecy from a Refrigerator Box, a Tone poem for Baritone and Jazz trio and Anesthesia a collective meditation for Baritone, Jazz trio and Congregation. Performing will be Thomas Carlo Bo, piano;  Roland Burkes ,baritone; Josh November, bass and Jon Di fiore – Drums.
Also scheduled is Stephanie Johnstone, composer/lyricist. Her performance on Sunday, December 7th will provide concert-goers with a “music-drenched, highly collaborative theater experience”. On December 21 the highly acclaimed Dzieci Theatre will present a “Fool’s Mass”. Curating the series and leading music for worship will be Jeremy Mage, Grammy winning multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, producer and composer.

For more information contact:
Robert L. Brashear, Pastor
212-362-4890
rlbrashear@westparkpresbyterian.org

HALLOWEEN AT WEST- PARK

10/31 Treats on the steps for neighborhood children 4-6 PM. Come help us welcome our neighbors….

10/31 A special edition of Open Mic…come hear an amazing array of musical and spoken word talent at 7 PM… scary songs anyone?

11/1 Open reading of the book of Revelation. Written as a letter to a besieged young church, the book is often misunderstood. Come hear it as the first Christians heard it. Scripted by former intern Kimberly Debus. (Anyone interested in reading?)

11/2 All Souls Day …we gather as the saints and souls of West-Park