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(2/24-26). Avery Fisher Hall, Broadway & W. 65th St., 212-875-5656; nyphil.org New York Theatre Ballet – Once Upon A Ballet (ballets geared toward children ages 3-12): The Nutcracker (12/11-12, 18-19); Cinderella (2/12-13). Signatures 11 (2/11-12). Dance on a Shoestring (1/21-22, 2/25-26). Florence Gould Hall, 55 E. 59th St., 212-679-0401; nytb.org NY City Center – Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (12/1-1/2); Flamenco Hoy By Carlos Saura (2/16-20); Paul Taylor Dance Company (2/22-3/6). 130 W. 56th St., 877-581-1212; nycitycenter.org 92nd Street Y – Music: An Evening of Mozart with J. D. McClatchy and the Metropolitan Opera (12/1); Eddie Palmieri Latin Jazz Octet (12/4); Music and the Brain—Personal Stories, Public Performances: From the Mind to the Microphone (12/8); Steven Isserlis, cello & Jeremy Denk, piano (12/9); Leon Fleisher, piano & guests (12/11); Family Music, Ages 6+—The Hard-Boiled Genius: The Life and Music of Igor Stravinsky (12/12); The Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio (12/15-16); Elie Wiesel in Concert: Melodies and Stories from Long Ago (12/18); David Broza, vocals & guitar (12/23); A Champagne New Year’s Eve with Sharon Isbin (12/31); Family Music, Ages 6+—Beauty and the Beard: The Life and Music of Johannes Brahms (1/2); Lyrics & Lyricists™—Frank and Tony and Peggy and Me: Making Music with the Great Singers— Celebrating Bucky Pizzarelli’s 85th Birthday (1/8, 10); Tokyo String Quartet & Aleksandar Madžar, piano (1/22); Family Music, Ages 3-6—Bash the Trash Celebrates the Fantastic Forest (1/23); Jennifer Koh, violin (1/30); Eliot Fisk, guitar (2/5); Music and the Brain—Music and the Mind: From Neurons to Nirvana (2/9); Lyrics & Lyricists™—On a Clear Day: The Musical Vision of Burton Lane (2/12-14); Takács Quartet
(2/26); Ingrid Fliter, piano (2/27). Dance: Fridays at Noon (12/10, 1/7, 21, 28, 2/4, 11); Sundays at Three (12/12, 1/9); 92Y Harkness Dance Festival (2/18-3/19). Lexington Ave. & 92nd St., 212-415-5500; 92y.org Radio City Music Hall – Radio City Christmas Spectacular (through 12/30); Aretha Franklin (2/11-12); John Mellencamp (2/18-19). 1260 Sixth Ave. (50th St.), 212-307-7171; radiocity.com St. Bartholomew’s Church – The Joyous Christmas Concert at St. Bart’s (12/14); A Free Concert to Usher in the New Year (12/31); Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield - “The Black Swan” (2/6). Park Ave. & 51st St., 212-378-0248; stbarts.org Symphony Space – The Dancing Piano with Jenny Lin (12/2); Childsplay: Fiddlers, Fiddles and Fiddlemaker (12/3); Elizabeth Mitchell (12/4); Voices of Gotham Presents “Under the Mistletoe” (12/4); Come Follow the Band! (12/4); G&S Fest: The Yeomen of the Guard (12/5); Die Walkure (12/7); ISSA Sonus Ensemble: New York et al (12/9); Basically Brandenburg with the Symphony Space All-Stars (12/9); Jazz Band Classic: The Joy of the Blues (12/10-11); Tiempo Libre (12/10); Gotterdammerung (12/12); InterSchool Orchestras of New York Winter Concerts (12/13-14); Salon: Magnus Lindberg (12/16); Capoeira Luanda and Ballet Los Pampas (2/18); Broadway Sings For Toys: A Benefit for Toys for Tots (12/20); The Nutcracker (12/26); Romeo et Juliette (12/26); G&S Fest: The Mikado (12/29-1/2); Galumpha (1/9); Stam-Pede (1/9); Seeing Jazz With George Wein: Jenny Scheinman (1/13); Desert Caravan: Rhythm of Rajasthan (1/14); Andrew J. Nemr & Cats Paying Dues Plus (1/15); Honoring Tradition: 60 Years of Marlboro Music (1/15); Artists Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. (1/17); Salon: Arturo O’Farrill
(1/20); Aethelred the Unready (1/25); Israeli Chamber Project (1/27); Lunch Money (1/29); The Escher Quartet with Andrew Nolen (11/6); All-American (2/3); Milkshake (2/5); Sequitur: David Foster Wallace (2/10); New Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra (2/11); Spirit Men: Heritage OP Family Concert (2/12); Classics Declassified: Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 (2/13); Di Sheyne Milnerin - A Yiddish Die Schone Mullerin (2/14); Classics Declassified: Wellington’s Victory (2/15); A Yiddish Winterreise: Elegy for a Vanished World (2/16); Billy Kelly and the Blah Blah Blahs (2/19); A Musical Marathon: 50 Years of Young Concert Artists (2/19); The Music of Now (2/21); Salon: The Fidelio Trio & Evan Ziporyn (2/24); Salon: Meredith Monk (2/25); Recess Monkey (2/26); CubaNola: More Than the Spanish Tinge (2/26). 2537 Broadway (95th St.), 212-864-5400; symphonyspace.org The Town Hall – The 2010 OUTMUSIC Awards (12/1); A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor (12/3-4, 10-11, 17-18); Bonnie Prince Billy & the Cairo Gang (12/8); Peter Mayer’s Stars and Promises A Holiday Benefit Concert (12/9); Peoples Symphony Concerts: Friedrich Kleinhapl, cello (12/12); Sing Your Brass Off!! NYCGMC Holiday Spectacular (12/19); Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp (1/10); Nutza in the U.S. premiere of Jazz Mysteries (1/14); Peoples Symphony Concerts: Helene Grimaud, piano (1/30); Broadway Musicals of 1921 (2/14); An Evening With Ben Vereen (2/18); Paco Pena Flamenco Dance Company (2/24); Capitol Steps (2/25). 123 W. 43rd St. (Broadway-Sixth Ave.), 212-997-1003; the-townhall-nyc.org The Theater at Madison Square Garden – Wintuk From Cirque du Soleil (through 1/2); Sesame Street Live: Elmo’s Green Thumb (2/17-21). 4 Pennsylvania Plaza (Seventh Ave. & 32nd St.), 212-465-5800; thegarden.com
Now in its 13th year, Lincoln Center’s beloved series celebrating the diversity of American music is still going strong, returning to the cultural calendar from January 12 through February 20 to cover everything from cabaret and show tunes to pop and rock. Highlights include: composer Lance Horne launches his new album with special guests Alan Cumming (pictured here with Horne) and Cheyenne Jackson (Jan. 14); Mary Chapin Carpenter (Jan. 15); Rob Fisher’s tribute to the songwriting of the Gershwins (Jan. 26); Joan Osborne (Feb. 4); Anika Noni Rose (Feb. 5); Stephanie Blythe performing songs made famous by Kate Smith (Feb. 16); Raúl Esparza (Feb. 18); and Herb Alpert and Lani Hall (Feb. 20). See our listings for a full schedule of performers. For tickets, call 212-875-5000 or visit lincolncenter.org.
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