Saint Lucy is a musical hagiography by Karina Majewski, with music by Mary Fedrigo and Tom Lewis, imagined as a punk rock concert performed by a band of Virgin Martyrs.

It was presented on Friday, September 13th, 2024, to a sold out crowd at St. Joseph’s in Greenwich Village. The show was followed by a reception with custom hand-crafted baked goods by Miriam, O Maria Bakery.

Photos by Sean McCullough.

On Saturday, July 27th, Arthouse2B presented a new experimental musical performance based on the life and martyrdom of Saint Lucy written and directed by Artistic Associate Karina Majewski. The musical hagiography brought alive the story of the truly radical and iconic saint. Music by Mary Fedrigo and Tom Lewis, featuring Lydia Brinkmann, Mary Fedrigo, Karina Majewski, Moises Rodriguez, Peter Murphy, and Victor Giler.

Arthouse2B was also a vendor at the festival. It was a pleasure to meet with attendees and share with them our mission as well as artwork from three members of the community: Oxana Lim, Sean McCullough, & Mindy Indy.

On February 3rd, 2024, Arthouse2B partnered with the Fransican Friars of the Renewal to present a night of art, music, and performances after their monthly Catholic Underground Holy Hour at Our Lady of Good Counsel parish in New York City. Artist featured: Salem Farmand, Lorena Reis, Alfonse Borysewicz, Molly Lewis, James Majewski, Anna Wulfekuhle Gervais, Br. François Fontaine, CFR, and Dana Schein.

Arthouse2B took carpools of pilgrims from New York City to Hartford, CT to view “A Ceremony of Carols" - a new ballet choreographed by Claire Kretzschmar, set to music by Benjamin Britten.

In the first book of Samuel we read about David’s music bringing peace to King Saul (1 Samuel 16:23). Basilio Perez, a singer-song writer and worship leader based in New Jersey, felt the Lord calling him to create something that would bring peace to our everyday lives by making Jesus our daily bread through prayer. He partnered with other creatives to make artwork that initiates and deepens a relationship with God among its participants. Through this collaborative process, The Psalmist’s Heart, a devotional on the theme of trust, was created.

Arthouse2B partnered with Basilio Perez and Elisa Torres to celebrate the official release of The Psalmist’s Heart. Participants were guided through an immersive experience including live music, reflections, and Visio Divina from this multimedia devotional.

For one night only at St. Joseph’s Church in Greenwich Village, Arthouse2B reprised Ruah - the immersive art performance featuring artwork by Erin K. McAtee and performances of poetry, music, dance and drama by Fr. Joseph Michael Fino, CFR, Christa Dalmazio, Lucy Rahner, and James and Karina Majewski. A social followed the performance, with homemade beer brewed by Fr. Joseph Michael Fino, CFR.

Josef Pieper said of modern civilization that our “ability to see is in decline”. We are blinded by ideologies and technologies that deny or distract from spiritual realities, and these affect the stories we tell, including much of what is presented under the name of "realism". Recognizing the poverty of a realism accounting only for the visible, a number of contemporary Catholic fiction authors have united under the banner of “contemplative realism”. In the words of Pope Benedict XVI, they seek to “ask rather more carefully what ‘the real’ actually is”. 

This event was in collaboration with Wiseblood Books, and included fiction readings and discussion with Katy Carl (Fragile Objects, editor-in-chief of Dappled Things) and Trevor Cribben Merrill (Minor Indignities) in a cozy apartment setting.