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  • A cast photo of the women of The Color Purple singing happily.

    From the Page to the Stage

    Known for its riveting story of perseverance, empowerment and faith, the nationally touring Broadway revival of The Color Purple takes The Lincoln Center stage November 21-23. Set in the 1900s, The Color Purple follows Celie—a poor, uneducated, black woman—through years of struggles in dealing with both emotional and physical abuse. When Celie meets Shug Avery, a sultry Read More

  • A blue and pink graphic with different makeup accoutrements scattered about. It reads "Gifts for Good benefitting Crossroads Safehouse

    Gifts for Good

    The Lincoln Center and Crossroads Safehouse are teaming up to give Gifts for Good and make this holiday season a little brighter for those looking to escape domestic violence. Benefiting Crossroads’ Holiday Gift Shop, The Lincoln Center’s Gifts for Good donation drive will take place Nov. 5–Dec. 1, in conjunction with the Broadway national tour Read More

  • Collage of different garments made for the Artwear Fashion Show: A purple felt hat, white dress, and a blue coat with a bustle made of embroidered leaves.

    Fashion For A Cause

    Fashion meets fine art when ArtWear Fashion Week begins its run October 18-26 at The Lincoln Center. This biennial fashion extravaganza features one-of-a-kind wearable art garments and includes a runway fashion show and sales gallery that is a fundraiser for The Lincoln Center’s Visual Arts Program. The event kicks off with the ArtWear Fashion Show Read More

  • A collage of photos of Anne dancing in different famous scenes, like when her pigtails were pulled .

    Anne Leaps To Life

    The beloved novel Anne of Green Gables is synonymous with an adventurous spirit, open heart and love for imagination. These qualities and more come to life in the first-ever licensed ballet of the classic tale, which comes to The Lincoln Center Oct. 16 on its world tour premiere. “When you are imagining, you might as Read More

  • Eddie Palmieri holding a cigar, smiling and sitting in front of a piano.

    Jazz Master Finds His Rhythm

    Weaving elements of American jazz and Afro-Caribbean rhythms, Eddie Palmieri’s music spans many cultures and generations, embracing modern-day sound through a vision that is unique to him. Backed by a band of all-star musicians, Palmieri will bring his one-of-kind rhythms to The Lincoln Center on November 9th. Known as one of the finest pianists of Read More

  • A photo of Shubhendra Rao and Saskia Rao-de Haas holding their instrumetns and smiling.

    A New Musical Language

    What started as a casual meeting in 1994 later turned into marriage and a musical partnership unlike any the world has experienced before. East Marries West represents not only the name of this powerful duet but also the relationship and music created by sitar master Shubhendra Rao and cellist Saskia Rao-de Haas. The duo is Read More

  • Members of the Dirty Dozen Brass band holding their instruments and smiling while sitting on a black leather couch.

    NOLA Comes to FoCo

    Take a trip to NOLA when music legends play The Lincoln Center with Take Me To The River Live! Celebrating the Music of New Orleans on Oct. 12.  “The city of New Orleans has many sounds,” says Roger Lewis of the renowned Dirty Dozen Brass Band, a group synonymous with the NOLA brass band sound. Read More