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Jonas Mekas

Born in Lithuania, Jonas Mekas (1922-2019) came to New York City after World War II and became part of the downtown arts scene as a writer, poet and auteur. He…

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An extraordinary East Villager

…East Village – people who have been active in the community, making our neighborhoods so special. On this night Marilyn Appleberg, Phil Hartman, Albert Fabozzi, Frances Goldin, and Jonas Mekas

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Historic Block Slated for Demolition

…including African-American painter Ed Clark and the Japanese-American artists Robert Kobayashi and Nanae Momiyama. In 1963, avant-garde filmmaker Jonas Mekas organized and wrote about screenings that took place here, programmed by his Film-Makers’ Co-op….

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2018 Annual Meeting

…or ignored. 95-year old founder Jonas Mekas, “the godfather of American avant-garde cinema,” has guided the organization for 48 years, accumulating 20,000 films, 5,000 videos, 2,000 audio tapes and a…

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Announcing the 2018 Village Awardees

…News Comedy Cellar-  Founded in 1982, this world-renowned comedy club is, at heart, a small family business. Original owner Menachem “Manny” Dworman opened his first business, Feenjon’s, in the early 1970s. It…

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Civil Rights History and Diversity

…LGBTQ+ people, women, immigrants, the Latinx community, and Asian Americans. We also advocate for policies for our neighborhoods that promote racial and socio-economic diversity. Explore our map on Hip-Hop’s Second…

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Hettie Jones, 2019 Village Awardee

…is “fully present in the world…who has really thought about life.” With her then-husband LeRoy Jones/Amiri Baraka, she established Yugen (1957-1963), a magazine that published poetry and writings by William Burroughs, Allen…

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Oral Histories

Village Preservation Oral History Collection Village Preservation’s Oral History Project includes interviews with some of the great artists, activists, business owners, community leaders, and preservation pioneers of Greenwich Village, the East…

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Oral History: Ayo Harrington’s East Village

…Mimi Sheraton, Ralph Lee, Fred Bass, Peter Ruta, Richard Meier, Merce Cunningham, Matt Umanov, David Amram, Verna Small, Marlis Mober, Jonas Mekas, Margot Gayle, Wolf Kahn, Lorcan Otway, Frances Goldin,…

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New Oral History: Westbeth Artist Christina Maile

…Strand’s Fred Bass and Romana Raffetto of Raffetto’s; choreographers like Merce Cunningham; activists like CHARAS’s Chino Garcia and Fran Goldin; playwrights like John Guare and Virlana Tkacz; photographers like Marlis…

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Jonathan Ned Katz Oral History: LGBTQ Historian, Painter and Pioneer

…His Paintings, His Life. Explore all of our oral histories here, including Jane Jacobs, Penny Arcade, Wolf Kahn, Jonas Mekas, Marlis Momber, Edwin Fancher, Margot Gayle, David Amram, Matt Umanov, Merce Cunningham, Joan Davidson, Richard Meier, Ralph Lee, Mimi Sheraton, John Guare, Calvin Trillin, and Chino Garcia. …

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David Amram: Artist, Composer, and Beloved Villager

David Werner Amram III is an American composer, arranger, and conductor of orchestral, chamber, and choral works, many with jazz flavorings. He plays piano, French horn, Spanish guitar, and pennywhistle, sings, and is passionate about teaching music…

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