free walking tour

lincoln square: gateway to the upper west side

The licensed guides of Big Onion Walking Tours will be peeling back the historic layers of our fascinating district with a six-month pilot program of speciallydesigned twice-monthly tours. These are no ordinary tour guides: every one is a graduate student at one of the city’s top-ranked universities, specializing in history, sociology, and related fields. They are also hard-core, devoted New Yorkers, with knowledge and insights that will… well, make you weep with joy.

Immerse yourself in Lincoln Square’s rich architecture and social history while gaining a fresh perspective on its recent transformation into one of New York’s most sought-after areas. Stops could include Columbus Circle, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Fordham University, Time Warner Center, and sites associated with Florence Mills, Mae West, Leonard Bernstein, and Robert Moses.

The new historic walking tours are held at 2:00pm on the first and third Sundays of every month, June through October.

2008 Sunday Tour Dates:

June 15 | July 6 & 20 | August 3 & 17 | September 7 & 21 | October 5 & 19

Tours meet at the south-west corner of Broadway & 60th Street (under the Jazz at Lincoln Center marquee at Time Warner Center).  For details, including information on special group tours, call 212.581.3774.  Reservations are not necessary.

the little theateR

The Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater at the West Side YMCA recently opened after an extensive restoration.  The theater, which played host to Tennessee Williams' Summer and Smoke in 1948, will now host affordable performances for all age groups, with an emphasis on inspiring youth and families to learn about and appreciate the theatrical arts. 

Having recently undergone $2-million in renovations, the theater boasts new raked seating with handicap accessibility; professional grade flooring and rigging; state-of-the-art lighting, audio-visual equipment (including movie screen) and acoustics, a centrally located sound-proof control booth and more.  Watch out for a full slate of exciting performances! 

For more information about The Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater at the West Side YMCA and its programming, contact Managing & Artistic Director Kimberly Loren Mulvaney at 212-875-4292 or visit www.ymcanyc.org/westside.

Time warner center

Located at Columbus Circle, Time Warner Center is the exciting architectural masterpiece delivering an experience where people can dine, shop, live, work and be entertained in a unique and alluring environment.

The dynamic mix of components consists of The Shops at Columbus Circle, The Restaurant and Bar Collection, The Five Star Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Jazz at Lincoln Center, and Time Warner World Headquarters.  Click here for upcoming events at Time Warner Center.

lincoln center for the performing arts

Lincoln Center is the world’s leading performing arts center. Located on 16.3 acres in Lincoln Square, the Lincoln Center complex is comprised of 12 Resident Organizations, including The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, The Film Society of Lincoln Center, Jazz at Lincoln Center, The Juilliard School, Lincoln Center Theater, The Metropolitan Opera, New York City Ballet, New York City Opera, New York Philharmonic, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, and the School of American Ballet.

Together, these twelve institutions present thousands of performances, educational programs, tours and other events each year in 22 separate performance venues on the Lincoln Center campus.  For information on programs and events at Lincoln Center, visit www.lincolncenter.org.

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