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June 01, 2012
Target® Free Thursdays Previews Midsummer Night Swing With Dance Parties at David Rubenstein Atrium This June
David Rubenstein Atrium
June 1, 2012
Contact: Marian Skokan, 212-875-5386
TARGET® FREE THURSDAYS PREVIEWS MIDSUMMER NIGHT SWING
WITH DANCE PARTIES AT THE DAVID RUBENSTEIN ATRIUM THIS JUNE
June 7: Cajun Band Feufollet and June 21: The Boilermakers Jazz Band
ALSO AT THE ATRIUM THIS JUNE
June 14: Concert by Spiros Soukis—blues/rock with a bit of Greek soul
June 28: New York Philharmonic Offstage Focus on Music of Magnus Lindberg featuring an interview with the composer, plus performance
All Events Start at 8:30 p.m.; Admission is Free
The weather is getting warmer and that means it will soon be time for dancing under the stars at Damrosch Park at Lincoln Center’s annual dance party, Midsummer Night Swing. To get ready (and break in the new dancing shoes) before Swing opens its season on June 25, Target® Free Thursdays presents two exciting dance bands this June at the David Rubenstein Atrium. On June 7, dance to the kickin’ sounds of rising young Cajun band Feufollet. On June 21, it’s sizzling swing dancing to the sophisticated sound of the Boilermakers Jazz Band, who have been past favorites at Midsummer Night Swing. June 14 is a regular Target® Free Thursdays concert of rockin’ blues with a Greek soul with Athens-born, New York rock/blues musician Spiros Soukis. On June 28, the New York Philharmonic offers an Offstage event at the Atrium featuring a talk between composer Magnus Lindberg and WQXR’s Jeff Spurgeon, and performances by Philharmonic musicians and guest, including Lindberg’s Trio for Clarinet, Cello and piano.
Admission is FREE. Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. The David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center is located at Broadway between 62nd and 63rd Streets. Easy access via subway: No. 1 IRT to 66th Street/Lincoln Center or A, B, C, D or No. 1 to 59th Street/Columbus Circle; Buses: M5, M7, M11, M66, M104 to Broadway. Parking is available.
For more information, including an updated calendar of performances and programs at the Atrium, visit LincolnCenter.org/Atrium.
Target® is proud to sponsor Target Free Thursdays at the David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center.
TARGET® FREE THURSDAYS
David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center
JUNE 2012
Thursday, June 7 at 8:30 p.m.
FEUFOLLET
Deathbed ballads meet glockenspiels and omnichords. Cajun French choruses are written on iPhones. Indie-rock vibes invade Acadian archives. Welcome to the world of Feufollet, a band both deeply rooted in the francophone soil of Louisiana (it calls Lafayette home), and pushing boldly into unexplored yet utterly natural varieties of Cajun experience, led by fiddler and accordionist Chris Stafford. Feufollet translates as “crazy fire,” the term used in western Louisiana for will o’ the wisp, a spectral light seen over swamps. Though famous for their renditions of heartbreaking songs and rollicking tunes, the quintet breaks new ground on En Couleurs (Feufollet Records; June 8, 2010) featuring originals that draw on deep roots tempered by a cutting edge of contemporary life. www.feufollet.net/
Presented in collaboration with Midsummer Night Swing.
Thursday, June 14 at 8:30 p.m.
SPIROS SOUKIS: ROCKIN' BLUES WITH GREEK SOUL
The music of Spiros Soukis is the blues spiced with funky grooves, shuffle beats, and elements of rock, all enlivened with European style and Mediterranean roots. A native of Athens, Greece, Soukis began his love affair with the blues filtered through the British Invasion and guitar masters Peter Green, Eric Clapton, Robin Trower, and Jeff Beck. Reading liner notes and recording credits led him to discover the original men behind the music - B.B. King, Freddie King, Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, and many more. In the early '80s, Soukis started to perform and tour with Greek rock legend, Pavlos Sidiroupolos. In the early 90s, he formed the band, That's Why, which performed widely, recorded regularly, and toured extensively. That's Why was the opener for a diverse group of musicians ranging from The Pixies to Peter Green, one of Soukis's earliest influences. www.soukisblues.com
Thursday, June 21 at 8:30 p.m.
BOILERMAKERS JAZZ BAND
The hot sounds of the jazz age come alive with the Boilermakers Jazz Band. Led by Paul Cosentino on clarinet, the band, veterans of Midsummer Night Swing, serves up swinging renditions of jazz classics and rarities with superb instrumentals and heartfelt vocals. With their unique brand of musical Americana and hot jazz revelry, the Boilermakers bring the party to you. The Boilermakers wide repertoire ranges from classic jazz standards, to old-time ballad, and boogie to a hot jump tune and gritty blues. The Band has performed at major festivals, concert halls, ballrooms, and clubs throughout the world, including The Edinburgh International Festival in Scotland, and the Smithsonian Institute in Washington DC and now they’re back at Lincoln Center to set the mood for another great summer of dancing. www.boilermakerjazzband.com/
Presented in collaboration with Midsummer Night Swing.
Thursday, June 28 at 8:30 p.m.
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC OFFSTAGE
MUSIC OF MAGNUS LINDBERG
Magnus Lindberg—The Marie-Josée Kravis Composer-in-Residence at the New York Philharmonic—is the focus of this New York Philharmonic Offstage event. The renowned Finnish composer is completing the third and final season of his residency with the orchestra. He will be interviewed by WQXR 105.9 FM host Jeff Spurgeon. Philharmonic Acting Associate Principal Clarinet Pascual Martínez Forteza, cellist Sumire Kudo, and guest pianist Steve Beck will perform works including Lindberg’s Trio for Clarinet, Cell, and piano (2008). Visit: nyphil.org/offstage
Go to LincolnCenter.org/Atrium for an updated schedule of Atrium concerts and events.
The David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center, a community, visitors and ticketing facility, is home to an array of programs, services and amenities designed for area residents, out-of-towners and visitors to Lincoln Center. This new public space is named in honor of the philanthropist, financier and Vice Chairman of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, in recognition of his $10 million gift to the Bravo Campaign. Serving as a gateway to Lincoln Center and the entire Upper West Side community, the Atrium offers—for the first time in Lincoln Center history—day-of discount tickets to available performances across the campus in addition to access to full-price tickets via onsite kiosks and telephone services. Along with free performances, including Target® Free Thursdays every Thursday night of the year, and Meet the Artist Saturdays—free, family-friendly participatory programs at 11 a.m. on the first Saturday of every month—other attractions and amenities in the Atrium include: a ‘wichcraft café, a departure point for expanded Lincoln Center tours, a staffed Information Desk, free Wi-Fi, and restrooms.
Discount and Full-Price Tickets
Among the David Rubenstein Atrium’s varied programs and services is a one-stop box office location for available, same-day discount performance tickets to Lincoln Center events. Daily events from across the campus, including performances presented by Lincoln Center and its resident organizations will be available at the Donald and Barbara Zucker Box Office at the Atrium. Tickets to available performances will be discounted at 25 percent OR 50 percent off the regular price. Tickets go on sale at 12 noon every day and are sold, two per person, on a first come, first served basis. The Donald and Barbara Zucker Box Office is closed on Monday, so those tickets will be sold on Sunday. The Rubenstein Atrium also offers help and guidance to patrons who want to purchase full-price tickets for future performances.
A Visitor and Tourist Destination
The Rubenstein Atrium is also the new departure point for Lincoln Center campus tours. Tour options include foreign language tours in Spanish, Italian, French, German, and Japanese (for groups, by reservation only); a newly-created “Art and Architecture” tour (also for groups, by reservation); and special Jazz at Lincoln Center tours. Daily walk-up tours for the public are offered between 10:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. (exact times are on the Atrium website.) Prices for Lincoln Center tours range from $8 to $20, depending on packages and student and senior discounts. For more information on tours call 212/875.5350, or e-mail tour_desk@lincolncenter.org.
About Lincoln Center
Lincoln Center is the world’s leading performing arts complex, representing the highest standards of excellence in opera, symphonic and chamber music, theater, dance, film, and arts education. Its 11 resident organizations—The Chamber Music Society, The Film Society of Lincoln Center, Jazz at Lincoln Center, The Juilliard School, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc., Lincoln Center Theater, The Metropolitan Opera, New York City Ballet, New York City Opera, New York Philharmonic, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, School of American Ballet, and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts—welcome 5 million visitors each year. After five decades of artistic excellence and service to its community, the nation and the world, Lincoln Center is nearing completion on a major transformation initiative to fully modernize its concert halls and public spaces, renew its 16-acre campus, and reinforce its vitality for decades to come. For more information, visit: LincolnCenter.org
About Target®
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Meet the Artist Saturdays and Target® Free Thursdays are presentations of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. (LCPA), which serves three primary roles: presenter of artistic programming, national leader in arts and education and community relations, and manager of the Lincoln Center campus. A presenter of more than 5,000 free and ticketed events performances, tours, and educational activities annually, LCPA’s series include American Songbook, Great Performers, Lincoln Center Festival, Lincoln Center Out of Doors, Midsummer Night Swing, the Mostly Mozart Festival, White Light Festival, and the Emmy Award-winning Live From Lincoln Center. As manager of the Lincoln Center campus, LCPA provides support and services for the Lincoln Center complex and the 11 resident organizations. In addition, LCPA is leading a series of major capital projects, now nearly complete, on behalf of the resident organizations across the campus.
General operating support for the David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center has generously been provided by David M. Rubenstein, Cushman & Wakefield, The Mai Family Foundation, Algin Management Co., LLC, the Xerox Foundation, and the Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, Inc.
Generous endowment support provided by David M. Rubenstein and Oak Foundation.
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