Oh Sparrow was born from a decade of shared faith and friendship between the worship directors of two different churches – Chris Weldon (Redeemer West Side Church) and Alex & Corey Fleeman (Atlanta Westside Church). Please join us as they perform from their debut album Settled Into Place, featuring guest artist Ginny Owens (Redeemer LSQ) and our very own RWS worship band. Reception to follow.

Doors open at 6:30 pm. Click HERE for more information and free tickets.

"The clothing we wear often is linked to human trafficking. It's estimated that 98% of clothing was made with exploited labor or straight up child labor. As a fashion designer, I take a stand to do the exact opposite of this. For over a decade, my company, Elegantees, has been employing survivors of human trafficking, and women that were at risk, to make the clothing. The redemptive workshop in Kathmandu, Nepal is restoring lives, one elegant tee at a time" - K.M

Join us for "Sewn to Restore" to see the visual story by designer Katie Martinez, Founder of Elegantees.com through the lens of Prabin Kumari-Karki. Experience at this exhibit and fashion show a representation of healing, dignity, and hope, through empowerment, and the fight against slavery and human trafficking.

SAVE THE DATE for her fashion show during the upcoming NYFW. It will be held in our W83 Loft on Saturday, September 7 at 5 pm

Katie is a fashion designer and justice focused entrepreneur. She is a graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology, founded a clothing company in 2010 that is still here today, and loves to use her gifts to fight human trafficking. Katie is a follower of Christ, and lives in Uptown Manhattan with her husband and two children.

Read Katie's Full Story.

Gallery Exhibit will run through Sunday, November 3.

Join us for "Sewn to Restore" by Katie Martinez, where fashion meets Healing, Dignity, and Hope, through fighting slavery. Watch Katie’s invitation to this exhibit!

**Visual Story by Katie Martinez, Founder of Elegantees.com.

**Photography by Prabin Kumari Karki.

Katie Martinez is a fashion designer and justice focused entrepreneur. She is a graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology, founded a clothing company in 2010 that is still here today, and loves to use her gifts to fight human trafficking. Katie is a follower of Christ, and lives in Uptown Manhattan with her husband and 2 children. Click here to read Katie's Full Story.

Come join us at W83 Ministry Center for an evening filled with beauty, reflection and celebration. Our event, 'Children become mirrors,' honors the unique perspectives of Jihoe Koo on childhood memories, and reflections on self-rediscovery.

We hope this exhibition awakens the curiosity of your inner child, brings back the memories, the vulnerabilities, and the joys that lie at the heart of everyone. We invite you to embrace a larger sense of a collective inner child, to look deeper at yourself, and at others.

This in-person event will be a gift for the eyes, and soul. Don't miss out on this opportunity to join us and to celebrate one of our wonderful local artists in NYC.
Friday, May 24 at 7 pm

Join us on Friday, May 3 when Live@W83 features artists from the Lindemann Young Artist Development Program at the Metropolitan Opera.
Jonghyun Park (tenor), Amanda Batista (soprano) and Eleomar Cuello (baritone) will perform classical music by Rachmaninoff, Respighi, Yun, Ibert, Alonso and others. They will be joined by pianist Deborah Robertson and guitarist Federico Díaz. This concert will be held in the beautiful Sanctuary space of the W83 building, followed by a reception with the artists.

Friday, May 3 at 7 pm

Network Talks is a series of conversations with the wider Hope for New York community about topics that New Yorkers care about. 
In our city, around 1.2 million people are food insecure, uncertain where their next meal will be. Deepen your understanding of food insecurity at Hope for New York’s free upcoming Network Talks. This event’s speakers include Joel Berg, CEO, Hunger Free America, plus The Bowery Mission, The Father’s Heart, Next Step Community Church, and 9 Million Reasons!

The Center for Faith & Work invites you to join “Discerning Your Calling,” a practical 2-week workshop crafted to guide you in uncovering your personal calling by finding your place in God’s story. Whether you find yourself stuck at a crossroads, uncertain of which path to take, this workshop is designed to help you get unstuck and discern your next steps. This workshop will help you locate three signals, your GPS, to discern your personal calling: your Gifts, your Passions, and your Situations.

Saturdays, April 13 & 20 at 1 pm

A space where we inspire, equip, and celebrate Christian marketplace leaders of color.
Just because you love Jesus doesn’t mean you have to work for a church. And having an interest in the marketplace, entrepreneurship, or small business doesn’t remove your ability to have Kingdom impact. Like the tax collector and fishermen, Jesus found many of us while we were working—But instead of commanding us to shift careers, He altered what we’d fish for. And this is why There Will Be Fruit exists.

Join us for an uplifting evening of conversation about art and faith at the Gallery at W83! In conjunction with the current exhibit "Of Bucking The Darkness", we invite you to a panel featuring Jennifer Ahn, Corey Hayes, and Chelsea Horvath. How does one, as an artist in NYC, maintain hope and resilience in the face of life's challenges?

Our esteemed Artist-in-Residence, renowned violinist Stella Chen, will be performing two captivating violin concertos by Mozart. Opening with the sophisticated 1st Violin Concerto, followed by her collaboration with celebrated violist Matthew Lipman to deliver the audience-favorite Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola. Under the direction of Dongmin Kim, NYCP is poised to bring Haydn's vivacious Symphony No. 43, Mercury, to life.

This art exhibit features the work of Jennifer Ahn, Corey Hayes, and Chelsea Horvath-Black whose works in painting and photography offer distinctive viewpoints and experiences.
How art helps to resist and overcome the multi-layers of loss in life through uncommon perspectives of hope and renewal.

Don't miss this opportunity to experience the magic of their performances in person. Martin Stoner's captivating sound and Eileen Buck's talented musicianship will surely leave you mesmerized. Enjoy a night filled with great music and good vibes.

A classical, chamber music concert in the sanctuary featuring musicians from the New York Philharmonic and pianist Eileen Buck. Works by Beethoven, Prokofiev and Brahms followed by light reception afterwards. Live@W83 is a concert series provided by Redeemer West Side church intended to share beautiful music with our west side neighbors at an affordable price.

"Show Up and Show Out", is an exhibition by AHRC NYC’s Artists who attend the Fisher Center, a day program that serves adults with intellectual disabilities in East Harlem. Fisher offers a multitude of activities and interest groups, including an art studio and a fiber and weaving program. The staff at the FIsher Center encourages the artists to pursue their unique creative visions in various media, including yarn, colored pencil, markers, paint and collage.

The interests of the artists span a broad range of subject matter, including portraits, flowers, cartoon characters, famous singers and movie stars, letters, geometry and abstraction. A love of color is a central theme of the work. Some of the artists prefer to create their work from reference images, which include everything from masterpieces of art history to contemporary photographs.

Through their artwork, the artists gain a sense of purpose, accomplishment and self-esteem. They also find a sense of community in the art studios at the center as the artists work together to realize their projects. The artists are passionate about their work, which brings a sense of pride not only to themselves but also to their family and friends.

We hope this exhibition shows that creativity lives in everyone, and that all people bring their own aesthetic sensibility to the world. The artists' diverse visions can bring great pleasure to viewers, who can enjoy a new visual experience.

The weaving program at Fisher is a collaboration with Intertwine Arts, a nonprofit that brings freeform weaving to people of all ages.

Hope for New York is bringing back Network Talks, a series of conversations with the wider HFNY community about topics that New Yorkers care about.

In 2023, the Network Talks topic is Homelessness and the Migrant Crisis in NYC. Attendees will hear from several affiliate partners about thecomplexity of the migrant crisis, the impact of it on our city, the work of our affiliates, and how our wider network can take steps to help. Each attendee will also have the chance to join (2) breakout sessions facilitated by our affiliates.

A spectacular evening of classical music featuring piano pieces by Robert and Clara Schumann, Brahms and Rachmaninoff. Reception to follow.

The culminating concert of students in the 2023 Summer Chamber Music Intensive. Work by Mozart, Beethoven, Bohm, Clara Schumann, Popper, Debussy, Shostakovich and Turina. The fruit of all the students' hard work.

This program highlights the collective virtuosity of NYCP’s members. Michael Schachter’s Capriccio for two cellos demonstrates the give-and-take that is possible in a duo setting, while Dvorak’s beloved Serenade for Strings showcases the powerful unified music making of large ensemble playing done with a chamber music sensibility. NYCP is proud to continue its commissioning projects with the premiere of Corvus Mythicus by Jeremy Gill. Closing the program is the brooding and romantic Schumann Cello Concerto. Presented in a masterful version by NYCP’s principal music arranger Yoomi Paick, NYCP will be joined by New York Philharmonic principal cellist Carter Brey.

Dongmin Kim - conductor

Carter Brey - cello

Madeline Fayette - cello

Samuel DeCaprio - cello

MICHAEL SCHACHTER / Capriccio for Two Cellos

DVORÁK / Serenade for Strings, Op. 22

JEREMY GILL / Corvus Mythicus (premiere)

SCHUMANN / Cello Concerto (arr. Yoomi Paick)

This is the second of a series of concerts intended to provide a beautiful concert experience for our West Side neighbors at low cost. This concert will feature Musicians from the New York Philharmonic with pianist Eileen Buck performing works by Martinů, Shostakovich and Schumann. The evening will followed by a wine and cheese reception in the W83 gallery.

This Christmas concert will feature The SymphoNYChorus' signature blend of traditional, Gospel, and contemporary Christmas music - from majestic 8-part harmonies to intimate a cappella works.

Tickets are $19 for adults and $12 for children ages 2 to 12 (plus fees).

Jennifer Ahn explores beauty and brokenness in her abstract paintings, inviting the viewer into emotions and narratives of loss and hope. DESOLATION | CONSOLATION is her first solo exhibit, featuring a body of work that confronts the darkness that surrounds us and points to a light that the darkness does not overwhelm.

About the artist

Jennifer Ahn is a Korean-born American painter who grew up in the Northwest and now lives in New York City. She incorporates landscapes and stories from her extensive travels as well as people she’s met on her journeys as important themes in her paintings. Her work is a blend of realism and abstract with an influence of Abstract Expressionism, and an ongoing exploration in the fields of color models and pictorial space.

A self-taught painter, Jennifer debuted with her first exhibit at KreateHubNY in the Bronx in July 2021, followed by a group exhibit at FREDA in Philadelphia, PA in June 2022.
 

JENNIFERAHN.COM

ahnjennifer4@gmail.com

Instagram: @jenahnart

Art attached: Weathering the Storm | 9x12 inches | Mixed media on canvas, 2022

The 2 Sides of Eunice | Performed By Eunice Newkirk

Under the direction of Eric Reed

Tickets: $25 purchase online or at the door.

Eunice Newkirk

The singer/actress is known as the consummate performer. Her career in music led her to sing jazz, blues and pop, which she did for many years, but she always attended Sunday church service singing and later becoming choir director.

NYCP’s November program presents two sides of the human experience. One side represents the despair found in artistic loneliness, with Samuel Adler’s Duo for Eight Strings - composed in the first months of the Covid-19 pandemic - paired with Shostakovich’s gripping and grief-stricken Chamber Symphony. The second half of the program embodies the exuberant joy of the human spirit, as exemplified by Argentinian Tango. Astor Piazzolla’s Otoño Porteño for violin and orchestra represents the tango traditions of the 20th century. Representing the “new Tango” of the new century is the premiere of the Double Concerto for Bandoneon and Cello by award-winning bandoneon player and composer JP Jofre.

Dongmin Kim - conductor

JP Jofre - composer / bandoneon

Michael Katz - cello

Elizabeth Fayette - violin

Stephanie Zyzak - violin

Ramón Carrero Martínez - viola

This is the first of a series of concerts intended to provide a beautiful concert experience for our West Side

This concert will feature the Quatour Caèl quartet performing works by Beethoven and Ravel. The evening will followed by a wine and cheese reception in the W83 gallery.

Quatour Caèl is comprised of violinists Eric Tsai and Christina Nam, violist Laura Liu, and cellist Andrew Byun. Formed as student colleagues at the Juilliard School, the members of Quatour Caèl have garnered an impressive array of accomplishments including prizes at the Menuhin, Michael Hill, Cooper, Louis Spohr, Johansen, and Oskar Nedbal International string competitions, as well as chamber music prizes at the Fischoff and Michael Hill competitions. They will perform Beethoven’s String Quartet in A Major, Op. 18, No. 5 and Ravel’s String Quartet in F in the beautiful sanctuary space of Redeemer West Side Church at W83. There will be a wine and cheese reception following the event.