NYC Arts: The Complete Guide to Art and Culture

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (LCPA) is the preeminent performing arts complex in the United States. Situated on 16.3 acres on New York City's Upper West Side, the complex is home to 12 performing arts companies and educational institutions dedicated to the arts of music, dance and drama, including Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. The other 11 companies include the Metropolitan Opera, the New York Philharmonic, the Juilliard School, the New York City Ballet, the New York City Opera, the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, the Film Society of Lincoln Center, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Jazz at Lincoln Center, the Lincoln Center Theater at the Vivian Beaumont Theater and the School of American Ballet.

LCPA is the world’s leading presenter of performing arts. Its series (“Lincoln Center Presents”) includes American Songbook, Great Performers, Lincoln Center Festival, Lincoln Center Out of Doors, Midsummer Night Swing, and the Mostly Mozart Festival.

These LCPA programs offer more than 400 performances of music, opera, theater, dance, and multimedia events each year, ranging from authentic Kabuki theater and dance premieres from world-renowned choreographers to groundbreaking outdoor video installations; outdoor dancing to live music on Josie Robertson Plaza; opera performed with life-size puppets; and free performances of Korean drumming and African dance.

In 2009, Lincoln Center celebrated its 50th anniversary with a year-long celebration of special events, commissions and performances. 

Programs for Seniors
Lincoln Center's Programs and Services for People with Disabilities (PSPD) includes a Community Outreach Program that brings Lincoln Center entertainment to the physically challenged, including the elderly, residents of hospitals and nursing homes. Participants in this program include the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Jazz at Lincoln Center and the Juilliard School. This program runs each spring has served 28 facilities in the metropolitan New York City area. Call (212) 875-5375 for more information.

• Directions: Subway: 1 to 66th Street - Lincoln Center. Bus: M5, M7, M11, M66 or M104 to Lincoln Center

• ADA Compliant Restrooms
• Box Office: Lincoln Center's resident organizations have their own box offices. To reserve tickets by phone for events presented by Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and several other resident organizations, please call Center Charge (212) 721-6500 or TTY (212) 957-1709.
• Coat Check
• Disability Access: Lincoln Center was the first arts center in the country to include wheelchair seating and accessible restrooms in its original plans.
• Disability Assistance:

  Hearing: Assistive listening systems, sign language interpretation.
  Vision: Blind or low vision accessible. Large-print and Braille house programs are distributed free of charge for performances of Lincoln Center's Mostly Mozart Festival, Lincoln Center Festival and Great Performers series, as well as for New York Philharmonic, Jazz at Lincoln and Chamber Music Society concerts. To receive an accessibility guide in print, or Braille or on tape, or to inquire about other accessibility information, call (212) 875-5375 or TTY (212) 875-5409.

• On-Site Food: Lincoln Center hosts no less than five campus eateries, ranging from casual cafes and food and wine bars to upscale dining. Hours, pricing and menus depend upon the venue.
• On-Site Parking: The Lincoln Center "park and lock" parking garage is underneath Lincoln Center. It is open to the public 24 hours a day. The entrances are on West 65th Street (between Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues) and West 62nd Street (between Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues). For more information, call (877) 909-PARK. To make parking reservations within three weeks of a performance date, call Centercharge at (212) 721-6500. Call (212) 721-6500 for reservations if you require a parking space in the "yellow" wheelchair accessible section. The entrance for this section is on Amsterdam Avenue, 100 feet north of 62nd Street.
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