Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Symphony-wise, you'd be hard pressed to do better than the phe-
nomenal
New York Philharmonic
(
&
212/875-5656;
www.
newyorkphilharmonic.org) performing at Avery Fisher Hall.
Other resident companies include: the
Chamber Music Society
of Lincoln Center
(
&
212/875-5788;
www.chambermusicsociety.
org), which performs at Alice Tully Hall or the Daniel and Joanna S.
Rose Rehearsal Studio; the
Film Society of Lincoln Center
(
&
212/875-5600;
www.filmlinc.com), which screens a daily sched-
ule of movies at the Walter Reade Theater and hosts annual film and
video festivals as well as the Reel to Real program for kids, pairing
silent screen classics with live performance; and the
Lincoln Center
Theater
(
&
212/362-7600;
www.lct.org), which consists of the
Vivian Beaumont Theater, a modern venue with great sightlines that
has been home to much good Broadway drama, and the Mitzi E.
Newhouse Theater, a well-respected Off-Broadway house that has
also boasted numerous triumphs.
Most of the companies'
major seasons
run from about Septem-
ber or October to April, May, or June.
Special series
like Great Per-
formers and the new American Songbook, showcasing classic
American show tunes, help round out the calendar. Indoor and out-
door events are held in warmer months: Summer kicks off with the
JVC Jazz Festival
in June; July sees
Midsummer Night's Swing,
with partner dancing, lessons, and music on the plaza; August's
Mostly Mozart
attracts talents like Alicia de Larrocha and André
Watts;
Lincoln Center Festival
celebrates the best of the perform-
ing arts;
Lincoln Center Out-of-Doors
is a series of free alfresco
music and dance performances; there's also the
New York Film Fes-
tival,
and more. Check the “New York City Calendar of Events” sec-
tion in chapter 1, or Lincoln Center's website to see what special
events will be on while you're in town.
Lincoln Center is also home to the
New York Public Library for
the Performing Arts
(
&
212/870-1630;
www.nypl.org), which is
now reopened after a major renovation.
Offered daily, 1-hour
guided tours
of Lincoln Center tell the
story of the great performing-arts complex, and even offer glimpses
of rehearsals; call
&
212/875-5350.
70 Lincoln Center Plaza (at Broadway
& 64th St.).
&
212/546-2656
or 212/875
-
5456. www.lincolncenter.org. Subway: 1
to 66th St.
Madison Square Garden
U2, Springsteen, the Stones, Santana,
and other monsters of rock and pop regularly fill this 20,000-seat
arena, which is also home to pro sports teams such as the Knicks, the
Rangers, and the Liberty. A cavernous concrete hulk, it's better
