Take your family to Lincoln Center and experience the best in theater, dance, and music!

What is Lincoln Center? Lincoln Center is a world-class performing arts center and a national leader in arts education and community engagement programming. Located on 16 beautiful acres on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, Lincoln Center is home to: The Metropolitan Opera • New York City Ballet • New York Philharmonic • Jazz at Lincoln Center • Lincoln Center Theater • The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center • Film Society of Lincoln Center • The Juilliard School • School of American Ballet • The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

What is Family-Linc?At Lincoln Center we believe that the arts are for everyone and we are committed to reducing barriers to arts participation. Family-Linc is a discount ticket and engagement initiative for New York City families who might not otherwise have access to Lincoln Center or the arts in general. As a Family-Linc member, you’ll have access to $5 orchestra-level tickets to family-friendly performances and invitations to special events at Lincoln Center. Family-Linc members experience some of the best performing arts in the world, make memories together, and build arts-going habits that last a lifetime.

See inside for this fall’s exciting Family-Linc performances.All tickets are $5 per person unless otherwise noted.

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Getting HereLincoln Center is located on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, between West 62nd and 65th Streets, and Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue.

Family-Linc is made possible by Shelly and George Lazarus. Additional support is provided by First Republic Bank.

LC Kids is presented by NewYork-Presbyterian.

Support for LC Kids programs and events is provided by Disney, with additional endowment support provided by The Walt Disney Company.

Generous support is also provided by Barbara and James Block, Sandra and Tony Tamer, Joseph Bae and Janice Lee, Anna Nikolayevsky, Amanda and John Waldron, Julian Robertson and Joseph M. Cohen.

Major support for LC Kids Artists at the Atrium is provided by Betty and John Levin.

West 66th Street

Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center

Alice Tully Hall

David Geffen Hall

(formerly Avery Fisher Hall)

Metropolitan Opera House

David H. Koch Theater

Lincoln Center Theater

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The Juilliard Store

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Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse

Clark Studio Theater

Jazz at Lincoln Center

David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center

Josie Robertson Plaza

Damrosch Park

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DirectionsSubwayTake the 1 train to 66th Street–Lincoln Center, or the A, B, C, or D train to 59th Street–Columbus Circle. Both stations are accessible via elevator.

BusThe M5, M7, M11, M66, and M104 buses all stop within one block of Lincoln Center.

DrivingConvenient self-parking is located at Lincoln Center on 62nd, 63rd, and 65th Streets.

LincolnCenter.org/Parking 212.721.6500

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Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts’ Official Partners

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Saturday, November 4, 2017

NobuntuFREE Performance 2:00 pm David Rubenstein Atrium

With their bright a cappella harmonies, the five women of Nobuntu have earned international praise for the passion and joy they bring to traditional Zimbabwean songs. “Nobuntu” is an African concept that values humbleness, love, purpose, unity, and family. Their repertoire fuses classic Zimbabwean music with elements of Afro-jazz, gospel, and crossover. Hear their pure voices mix with traditional instruments, such as the mbira, with minimal percussion and some dance movements.

Presented By: LC Kids Artists at the Atrium

Saturday, November 18, 2017

Who Is Benny Goodman?2:00 pm Pre-Performance Activity 3:00 pm Performance Jazz at Lincoln Center

In this hour-long Jazz for Young People concert, families will laugh, learn, and “Sing, Sing, Sing” with the “King of Swing,” Benny Goodman. Through live musical performances and entertaining storytelling, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis will share Goodman’s joyful music and inspiring story. One of 12 children born on Chicago’s west side to poor Jewish immigrants, Benny went on to become a groundbreaking bandleader who formed the first publicly recognized racially integrated jazz band.

Presented By: Jazz at Lincoln Center

Sunday, November 12, 2017

Papa and The Prince1:00 pm Pre-Performance Instrument Petting Zoo 2:00 pm Performance Chamber Music Society

Everyone loved the composer Haydn so much that they called him Papa Haydn. For most of Papa Haydn’s life, he lived in the palace of Nikolaus I, Prince Esterházy and wrote music at the prince’s command. Sometimes the prince was the only person in the audience! What was Haydn’s life like in the palace writing music day and night for the prince? Come find out and hear Papa Haydn’s great music, too, in Papa and the Prince!

Presented By: Chamber Music Society

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Sunday, November 26 and Saturday, December 16, 2017

The Nutcracker Sunday, November 26: 11:30 am Pre-Performance Activity; 1:00 pm Performance Saturday, December 16: 12:30 pm Pre-Performance Meet the Dancer Tour; 2:00 pm Performance New York City Ballet

Celebrate the joy and wonder of the holidays with George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker® as Tchaikovsky’s iconic score whisks you away on a heartwarming adventure through the eyes of the pint-sized heroine Marie on her journey to a fantastical land made entirely of candy.

Presented By: New York City Ballet

Friday, December 15, 2017

Big Band Holidays6:00 pm Mocktail Hour 8:00 pm Performance Jazz at Lincoln Center

Continuing a beloved New York tradition, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis warms up the House of Swing with soulful renditions of holiday classics. With fresh arrangements, playful improvisation, and entertaining storytelling, they bring out the magic in such classics as Count Basie’s “Jingle Bells,” “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” and Billie Holiday’s “I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm.” Enjoyed by audiences of all ages, these uplifting holiday performances create lasting memories that will keep you feeling good throughout the season.

Presented By: Jazz at Lincoln Center

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Sign up today!To register for Family-Linc, email familylinc@lincolncenter.org or call 212.671.4842