Events Calendar

A New York holiday season would be incomplete without the performances of Bach’s eternally fresh Brandenburg Concertos. CMS musicians lend their remarkable talents to this festive annual tradition.

Music featured at the Free Music Fridays series thematically reflects the spirit of the self-taught art on view at the museum. Support the proceedings with a donation-based cash wine bar. Admission is always free. Hosted by Lara Ewen. Tonight's performance: 5:30pm-Bert Lee, Adventurous songwriter; 6:05pm-Joshua Garcia, Folksinger/songwriter; and 6:40pm-Maz, Jazzy singer/songwriter.

Greenmarket's gateway to the Upper West Side, the Richard Tucker Park Greenmarket, offers locally grown produce just across the street from Lincoln Center. Seasonal vegetables range from fresh staples like corn and greens to Mexican specialties like papalo and epazote. Orchards boast sweet berries, stone fruit, and over 80 varieties of apples. Knowledgeable growers are at market to explain just how to care for their plants, flowers, and herb pots indoors and out. Impeccable farmstead cheeses, fresh seafood, grass fed beef, duck and duck charcuterie, eggs, artisanal baked goods, and New York’s only producer of both sorghum and maple syrup round out the offerings.

The greenmarket is open every Thursday and Saturday throughout the year.

Early Music Foundation Presents | Early Music New York | Frederick Renz, Director | COLONIAL CHRISTMAS - The Grand Tour: England & the Colonies | EM/NY’s annual holiday appearances at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine are perennial sold-out events. Dr. Renz presents stirring 18th-century New England shape-note anthems and hymns heartily sung by his men’s vocal ensemble, generously spiked with English country dance tunes played by a lively band of fiddle, flute, and bass. | Saturday, December 15 at 7:30 pm | Sunday, December 16 at 2 pm | Sunday, December 23 at 2 pm | Tuesday, December 25 at 2 pm* | Tuesday, December 25 at 5 pm | Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, Amsterdam Avenue at 112th Street, NYC | (program subject to change) | Tickets: $40.00 reserved seats (*$50.00 for December 25 at 2 pm) | $20.00 student (w/valid ID, available at door, day of) | Tickets available by phone (212-280-0330), on-line (www.EarlyMusicNY.org) and at the door, half an hour prior to performance. Group discounts available by telephone. All major credit cards accepted. https://www.earlymusicny.org/

A New York holiday season would be incomplete without the performances of Bach’s eternally fresh Brandenburg Concertos. CMS musicians lend their remarkable talents to this festive annual tradition.

Early Music Foundation Presents | Early Music New York | Frederick Renz, Director | COLONIAL CHRISTMAS: The Grand Tour - England & the Colonies | EM/NY’s annual holiday appearances at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine are perennial sold-out events. Dr. Renz presents stirring 18th-century New England shape-note anthems and hymns heartily sung by his men’s vocal ensemble, generously spiked with English country dance tunes played by a lively band of fiddle, flute, and bass. | Saturday, December 15 at 7:30 pm | Sunday, December 16 at 2 pm | Sunday, December 23 at 2 pm | Tuesday, December 25 at 2 pm* | Tuesday, December 25 at 5 pm | Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, Amsterdam Avenue at 112th Street, NYC | (program subject to change) | Tickets: $40.00 reserved seats (*$50.00 for December 25 at 2 pm) | $20.00 student (w/valid ID, available at door, day of) | Tickets available by phone (212-280-0330), on-line (www.EarlyMusicNY.org) and at the door, half an hour prior to performance. Group discounts available by telephone. All major credit cards accepted. https://www.earlymusicny.org/

The lovely and talented team at Brooklyn Craft Company and Bluebird London are joining forces to show you how to make a seriously chic wreath. Join us for an intimate workshop that combines two of our favorite things: holiday décor and festive bevies! Sip on a holiday inspired cocktail while you create a gorgeous custom wreath, perfect for bringing some holiday cheer to your home all season long. The workshop will be from 7:00pm - 9:00pm and includes a handmade wreath made by yours truly, nibbles and a festive cocktail.

The Gotham Jazzmen present a weekly lunchtime concert of jazz favorites certain to lift your spirits and keep your toes tapping. Doors open at 11:45am. The band features: Pete Sokolow, Piano; Lee Lorenz, Cornet; James Lincoln Collier, Trombone; Ernie Lumer, Clarinet; Ed Bonoff, Drums; and David Hofstra, Bass.

On a winter evening in 1943, in a former Masonic Temple on West 55th Street that had been scheduled for demolition, a concert was held whose reverberations are still being felt 75 years later. That night, New York City Center was born. As the first performing arts center in Manhattan, the fledgling institution broke new ground by presenting dance, music, theater, and opera under the same roof. This multi-use approach to performing arts venues set the mold for the presentation of the arts around the country in the second half of the 20th century. Through constant innovations, City Center continues to be a performing arts leader in the 21st century. For the first time ever, a striking new exhibition will tell the story of “The People’s Theater” through a wide range of material including photographs, costumes, props, theater seats, posters, mosaic tiles, and other ephemera that provide a fresh perspective on City Center’s first 75 years.

Each Wednesday afternoon, from 2:00pm to 3:00pm, the Bill Wurtzel Trio plays standards from the American Songbook. Limited seating available, so come early. For further information: publicprograms@folkartmuseum.org

Every December, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis brings this Grammy Award–winning holiday extravaganza to Rose Theater for a series of sold-out shows. With soulful big band arrangements of songs both sacred and secular, Big Band Holidays is an uplifting tradition enjoyed by audiences of all ages and backgrounds. In addition to some swinging JLCO instrumentals, special guest vocalists join the band each season for imaginative new versions of classics like “White Christmas” and “Merry Christmas, Baby.” Recent Big Band Holidays programs have featured such acclaimed vocalists as Cécile McLorin Salvant, Gregory Porter, René Marie, and Catherine Russell, and this year the JLCO welcomes two standout rising stars to join this tradition: Vuyo Sotashe and Veronica Swift. Join them in the House of Swing for some yuletide cheer sure to brighten up your season. The matinee show on Sunday, December 23 will be a Relaxed Performance. Relaxed Performances are designed to provide an opportunity for children or adults with autism, learning difficulties, or other sensory and communications needs to enjoy our performances with their families in a more relaxed environment. All audiences are welcome to join us for this performance.

Greenmarket's gateway to the Upper West Side, the Richard Tucker Park Greenmarket, offers locally grown produce just across the street from Lincoln Center. Seasonal vegetables range from fresh staples like corn and greens to Mexican specialties like papalo and epazote. Orchards boast sweet berries, stone fruit, and over 80 varieties of apples. Knowledgeable growers are at market to explain just how to care for their plants, flowers, and herb pots indoors and out. Impeccable farmstead cheeses, fresh seafood, grass fed beef, duck and duck charcuterie, eggs, artisanal baked goods, and New York’s only producer of both sorghum and maple syrup round out the offerings.

The greenmarket is open every Thursday and Saturday throughout the year.