"A Trip to the Library": An Evening of Songs and Readings

September 21, 2009, 6:00 pm

Bruno Walter Auditorium

Starring Steve Ross and special guests Carroll Baker, Richard Easton, and Dana Ivey. The program will feature readings of correspondence from the Library's collections, and songs based on the Library's special collections, such as "A Trip to the Library" from She Loves Me by Bock and Harnick, the manuscript for which is housed in the Music Division's Jerry Bock Papers. Guest artists: Frank Basile, Harry Crossfield, Carole Demas, Gregory Moore, Gretchen Reinhagen

Free and open to the public

Series Description:
In 1959, President Dwight D. Eisenhower participated in the groundbreaking ceremony for Lincoln Center. During the 2009–2010 season, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts is joining other Lincoln Center resident companies in presenting special programs celebrating the 50th anniversary of the groundbreaking. A special series of free public programs produced by the Library will focus on a few of the unusual treasures that reside in the Library's collections. The Performing Arts Library will also present an exhibition, "Lincoln Center: Celebrating 50 Years," which will be on view in the Library's Oenslager Gallery from October 15, 2009 through January 6, 2010.

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