Presented in collaboration with Citizen University These events, hosted by Mahogany L. Browne, Lincoln Center’s inaugural poet-in-residence, are dedicated to celebrating the intersection of art and democracy, embracing shared values, and building joyful communal civic traditions through music, poetry, keynote speeches, and reflection. Together, we...
Presented in collaboration with The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Lincoln Center celebrates summer in New York City as our free Storytime series returns to The Garden at Damrosch Park—and this year due to popular demand, we have scheduled a second event...
Any cultural historian will tell you that blues, jazz, rock, R&B, Hip-Hop, zydeco, and country can all trace their roots back to Black innovators, making the history of popular music in America and Black music in America inextricably bound. This truth is at the heart...
Over the past several years, the ever-expansive singer-songwriter Toshi Reagon has explored questions of fellowship and activism with Lincoln Center programs that have united professional singers with audience members through shared performance, most notably in her innovative and participatory opera based on the work of...
Join us for a concert for all ages featuring GRAMMY-nominated performing artist Mykal Kilgore. A singer/songwriter/actor/creator/artivist and change agent for civil rights, he was nominated for the 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards for “Let Me Go,” from his A Man Born Black album, and made history...
Ever dreamed of getting married at Lincoln Center? For the third year in a row, we're inviting hundreds of couples to our 16-acre campus for "New York's Biggest Day," offering New Yorkers the chance to celebrate love—from couples getting symbolically married for the first time,...
Presented in collaboration with Adelaide City of Music Be a part of the future of one of the world's oldest cultures as Australian First Nations artists Electric Fields and DEM MOB take over Lincoln Center for a one-night-only performance. Multi-award-winning Electric Fields plays a striking...
Presented in collaboration with The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Lincoln Center celebrates summer in New York City as our free Storytime series returns to The Garden at Damrosch Park—and this year due to popular demand, we have scheduled a second event...
NYLaughs wants you to get ready to laugh, celebrate, and feel the love at our Pride Night at Lincoln Center! We're thrilled to showcase the brightest comedic voices from the LGBTQIA+ community. Our comedians will share their lives and perspectives through laughter, creating a space...
Join Imani Barbarin, disability rights activist, speaker, and writer for a fireside chat at Jaffe Drive. Imani, also known as Crutches and Spice by Imani Barbarin, uses her voice and platforms to create conversations engaging the disability community. Born with cerebral palsy, Imani often writes...