50 years ago, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts was a bold experiment, sparked by the far-sighted vision of its founding committee. Now the world’s leading performing arts center, Lincoln Center welcomes millions of visitors to its campus each year. For its 50th Anniversary, Lincoln Center will present a year-long celebration from May 2009-May 2010 featuring special performances, commissions, events, and commemorative publications.

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by Lincoln Center: 50th Monday, 11 May 2009 12:26

 
Calendar of Events
Event Organization Venue Date
Target Free Thursdays
Free and open to the public		 David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center Beginning November 2009 More Information
Alan Gilbert Conducts the Juilliard Orchestra The Juilliard School Alice Tully Hall, Starr Theater April 12, 2010 More Information
The Juilliard School Satellite Exhibit The Juilliard School Lila Acheson Wallace Library Beginning April 12, 2010 More Information
Jazz at Lincoln Center presents The Music of Fats Waller Jazz at Lincoln Center Rose Theater April 16–17, 2010 More Information
Jazz at Lincoln Center presents Fats Waller: A Handful of Keys Jazz at Lincoln Center The Allen Room April 16–17, 2010 More Information
New York City Ballet, Spring 2010 Season New York City Ballet David H. Koch Theater Spring 2010 More Information
New York City Ballet Photography Exhibit New York City Ballet David H. Koch Theater Spring 2010 More Information
School of American Ballet Workshop Performances School of American Ballet Peter Jay Sharp Theater Spring 2010 More Information
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center presents three complete Beethoven cycles The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Alice Tully Hall, Starr Theater 2009–2010 Season More Information
Celebrating 50 Years of the Met Metropolitan Opera Metropolitan Opera House 2009–2010 Season More Information
Imagination Conversations Lincoln Center Institute 2009-2010 School Year More Information
Black Rock Coalition Lincoln Center Institute 2009-2010 School Year More Information
50th Anniversary series of fine print editions and handmade, collectible posters Lincoln Center List Fine Art Print and Poster Program Beginning May 2009 More Information
Past Events Organization Venue Date
50th Tribute Window Display
Free and open to the public		 Empire State Building Starting May 1, 2009 More Information
Lincoln Center at the Times Center The Times Center May 4, 2009 and Fall 2009 More Information
StoryCorps Damrosch Park May 6-23, 2009 More Information
Lincoln Center Resource Fair Morgan Stanley Lobby in Alice Tully Hall May 7, 2009 More Information
50th Anniversary Commemorative Ceremony Alice Tully Hall May 11, 2009 More Information
The Empire State Building’s Tower Lights lit in Lincoln Center’s 50th Anniversary colors Empire State Building May 11, 2009 More Information
Screenings at the Paley Center for Media Paley Center for Media May 16, 17, 23, 24, 30, 31, 2009 More Information
Peter Martins’ Romeo + Juliet Live From Lincoln Center PBS
 May 21, 2009 More Information
Art at Lincoln Center: The Public Art and List Print and Poster Collections (Book Publication) Lincoln Center List Fine Art Print and Poster Program May 2009 More Information
On Paper: Highlights from the Lincoln Center/List Collection (Exhibtion)
Free and open to the public		 Time Warner Center June 1-21, 2009 More Information
Celebration of Student Songs Lincoln Center Theater Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater June 8, 2009 More Information
The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma
Free Event		 Live From Lincoln Center Damrosch Park, PBS June 9, 2009 More Information
Bergdorf Goodman window display
Free and open to the public		 Bergdorf Goodman June 8-23, 2009 More Information
Scholarships Lincoln Center Institute High School for Arts, Imagination and Inquiry June 27, 2009 More Information
The Lincoln Center Theater Review Lincoln Center Theater July 2009 More Information
A Year-Round Hall Leads To A Year-Round Contract The New York Philharmonic Bruno Walter Gallery in Avery Fisher Hall July–August 2009 More Information
The Film Society presents a marathon of film musicals Film Society of Lincoln Center Walter Reade Theater July 3–5, 2009 More Information
Chubby Checker Midsummer Night Swing Damrosch Park July 8, 2009 More Information
Shen Wei Dance Arts in Re– (I, II, III) Lincoln Center Festival Alice Tully Hall, Starr Theater July 9–11, 2009 More Information
Big 3 Palladium Orchestra: The Music of Machito, Tito Rodriguez, and Tito Puente Midsummer Night Swing Damrosch Park July 11, 2009 More Information
In Love with Opera;
Meet the Artist Library Program		 Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Staten Island, NYPL
Richmondtown Branch Librar		 July 11, 2009 More Information
Emanuel Gat Dance Winter Variations / Silent Ballet Lincoln Center Festival Rose Theater July 14, 16, 17, 2009 More Information
In Love with Opera;
Meet the Artist Library Program		 Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts The Bronx, NYPL
Belmont Branch Library		 July 16, 2009
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Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble;
Meet the Artist Library Program		 Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Queens Library
Forest Hills Branch Library		 July 18, 2009
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Resurgence of Spanish Dance;
Meet the Artist Library Program		 Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Brooklyn Public Library
Williamsburgh Branch Library		 July 21, 2009 More Information
Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble;
Meet the Artist Library Program		 Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts The Bronx, NYPL
Bronx Library Center		 July 25, 2009
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Resurgence of Spanish Dance;
Meet the Artist Library Program		 Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Staten Island, NYPL
Port Richmond Branch Library		 August 1, 2009
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The Dave Brubeck Quartet: Time Out @ 50
Amir ElSaffar’s Two Rivers Large Ensemble
Free Event		 Lincoln Center Out of Doors Damrosch Park August 5, 2009 More Information
Asphalt Orchestra Lincoln Center Out of Doors On the Plazas of Lincoln Center August 5–9, 2009 More Information
Pierre-Laurent Aimard and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe Mostly Mozart Festival Alice Tully Hall, Starr Theater August 9–10, 2009 More Information
John Adams’ A Flowering Tree Mostly Mozart Festival Rose Theater August 13, 14, 16, 2009 More Information
In Love with Opera;
Meet the Artist Library Program		 Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Queens Library
Flushing Branch Library		 August 15, 2009 More Information
Resurgence of Spanish Dance;
Meet the Artist Library Program		 Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts The Bronx, NYPL
Bronx Library Center		 August 15, 2009 More Information
Mark Morris Dance Group Mostly Mozart Festival Rose Theater August 19–22, 2009 More Information
In Love with Opera;
Meet the Artist Library Program		 Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Brooklyn Public Library
Kings Highway Branch Library		 August 26, 2009 More Information
Shakespeare Seen by Scene;
Meet the Artist Library Program		 Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Staten Island, NYPL
St. George Library Center		 September 12, 2009 More Information
Musical Comedy Improv;
Meet the Artist Library Program		 Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Brooklyn Public Library
Central Library, Dweck Center		 September 26, 2009 More Information
"A Trip to the Library": An Evening of Songs and Readings New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Bruno Walter Auditorium September 21, 2009 More Information
Constance Green, Ellen Lang, Irwin Reese, John Shelhart, singers; Robert Rogers, piano New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Bruno Walter Auditorium October 3, 2009 More Information
Clurman and Kazan: Two Giants of the Theater New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Bruno Walter Auditorium October 5, 2009 More Information
Imagination First: An Imagination Conversation New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Bruno Walter Auditorium October 8, 2009 More Information
Concert for Juilliard’s 40th Anniversary The Juilliard School Paul Recital Hall October 8, 2009 More Information
Lincoln Center: Culture New York Style, a Lecture by Thomas Mellins
Free and open to the public		 New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Bruno Walter Auditorium October 15, 2009 More Information
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Film Screenings New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Bruno Walter Auditorium October 20, 2009 More Information
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Film Screenings New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Bruno Walter Auditorium October 23, 2009 More Information
Bruno Eicher, violin; Gerald Kagan, cello; Susan Kagan, piano New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Bruno Walter Auditorium October 29, 2009 More Information
Lecture at the New-York Historical Society The New-York Historical Society November 5, 2009 More Information
Vincent Persichetti: The Man and His Music New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Bruno Walter Auditorium November 5, 2009 More Information
Anthony de Mare, Piano New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Bruno Walter Auditorium November 9, 2009 More Information
Some Enchanted Evenings: The Theatre on Film and Tape Archive (TOFT) at 40 New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Bruno Walter Auditorium November 12, 2009 More Information
New York City Opera Presents Esther New York City Opera David H. Koch Theater November 7–19, 2009 More Information
Pictures Reframed Great Performers Alice Tully Hall, Starr Theater November 13–14, 2009 More Information
North/South Consonance Performance New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Bruno Walter Auditorium November 14, 2009 More Information
A Very Lively Art: Producing Public Programs at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Bruno Walter Auditorium December 3, 2009 More Information
Darynn Zimmer, soprano; Jazimina MacNeil, mezzo-soprano; Douglas Webster, baritone New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Bruno Walter Auditorium December 5, 2009 More Information
50th Anniversary Exhibition Lincoln Center: Celebrating
50 Years
Free and open to the public		 New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Donald and Nancy Oenslager Gallery October 15, 2009–January 16, 2010 More Information
Jazz and Art II Jazz at Lincoln Center Rose Theater February 4–6, 2010 More Information
Lecture at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts with Dr. Joseph Polisi
Free and open to the public		 New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Bruno Walter Auditorium February 8, 2010 More Information