Features a Variety of Free, Live Performances, Workshops and Exhibits
Staten Island, New York - Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden is pleased to announce that it is partnering with Lincoln Center, the world's largest performing arts center, to bring Lincoln Center's Boro-Linc to Staten Island. Boro-Linc is dedicated to making the arts more accessible and increasing arts awareness and engagement for children and their families. The first Boro-Linc program at Snug Harbor is scheduled for Saturday, September 19, 2015, at the Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art and on the outdoor stage across from the NY Chinese Scholar's Garden on the beautiful Snug Harbor campus at 1000 Richmond Terrace. At 1:00 there will be an Arts and Crafts Family Workshop, followed at 2:00 by Rabbit Days and Dumplings, a production from Elena Moon Park and Friends. Elena musically celebrates both sides of her Asian/American heritage by playfully mixing traditional Asian sounds with American folk music. The program will be presented in conjunction with Snug Harbor's Autumn Moon Festival. Admission to the Boro-Linc event is free. Admission to the Autumn Moon Festival, which takes place from 12 noon to 4:00 PM in the Scholar's Garden, is $10 for adults, $8 for students, children and seniors. For more information on the Autumn Moon Festival, click here.
"Access to the arts is a right, not a privilege," said Jed Bernstein, President of Lincoln Center. "We are proud to join with our Lincoln Center constituent partners in breaking down geographic barriers to experience performing arts at its best."
"We are pleased to work with Lincoln Center to present these wonderful educational programs to the children and families of Staten Island, "said Snug Harbor CEO Lynn Kelly. "Rabbit Days and Dumplings will add a new dimension to our annual Asian harvest festival. We urge participants to also take advantage of the opening weekend activities of the new Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor during their visit."
Other free Lincoln Center's Boro-Linc events for this year at Snug Harbor will include:
Jazz at Lincoln Center: WeBop ABC's of Jazz (children 8 months to 8 years) Saturday, October, 17, from 1:00 to 3:00 PM. At 1:00 PM there will be a Creative Play Family Workshop. At 2:00 PM, participants will stomp, strut and swing to the rhythms of jazz as they learn about core concepts, instruments, and great performers of jazz. Children and their families will explore jazz through movement, song, storytelling and play.
Lincoln Center Education: Acopladitos, Saturday, November 21, 2015 from 1:00 to 3:00PM. At 1:00PM there will be a Music & Movement Family Workshop. At 2:00PM a performance by Acopladitos, a Brooklyn-based kindietronic band that blends curious electronic and folk instruments with original songs in Spanish to create an exciting interactive musical experience for the whole family. Recommended for children up to seven years of age.
On Saturday, December 12, 2015, Boro-Linc presents a Staten Island Arts Showcase to highlight the incredible artists from the borough with Sundog Theatre from 1:00 to 3:00 PM. Sundog Theatre is a Staten Island-based performing arts organization that engages audiences with contemporary and original theater classes for young people. At 1:00 PM, Broadway star and internationally known mime, Bill Bowers will perform Sundog Theatre Mime Workshop for all ages and families. He will take the audience inside the magical, silent world of mime and teach participants some of his secrets in creating a world without objects. At 2:00 PM, Sundog Theatre will present Holiday Showcase: A Christmas Carol where they share excerpts from a family-friendly musical based on Dicken's famous literary work. A child from the audience will play Tiny Tim while the audience is guided through the story and its history, complete with insights into Charles Dickens himself. Students will also have the opportunity to try on costumes from the show.
All Boro-Linc programming, except Elena Moon Park and Friends at the Autumn Moon Festival, will take place in the Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art, Building C, on the Snug Harbor Campus at 1000 Richmond Terrace in Staten Island. Admission is free for all.
About Snug Harbor
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden is one of the largest ongoing adaptive reuse projects in America. It consists of 26 historical buildings, numerous distinctive botanical gardens and 10 acres of wetlands on a unique 83-acre campus. Formerly Sailors' Snug Harbor, a home for retired sailors built in the 1800s, Snug Harbor is now a distinguished regional arts center where history, architecture, visual and performing arts, environmental science, agriculture and horticulture provide dynamic experiences for all ages. Snug Harbor is also home to the Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art, the Noble Maritime Collection, Staten Island Children's Museum and the Staten Island Museum. Snug Harbor is a proud Smithsonian Affiliate.
About Lincoln Center
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts 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 3,000 free and ticketed events, performances, tours and educational activities annually, Lincoln Center's series include American Songbook, Great Performances, Lincoln Center Festival, Lincoln Center Out of Doors, Midsummer Night Swing, Mostly Mozart Festival, White Light Festival, and the Emmy Award-winning Live from Lincoln Center. As manager of the Lincoln Center complex, Lincoln Center provides support and services for the Lincoln Center complex and the 11 resident organizations. In addition, Lincoln Center led a series of major capital projects, now complete, on behalf of the resident organizations across the campus.
About Lincoln Center Education
Lincoln Center Education (LCE) is a global leader in arts education and advocacy and the education cornerstone of Lincoln Center, the world's largest performing arts complex. LCE is committed to enriching the lives of students, educators, and lifelong learners by providing opportunities for engagement with the highest-quality arts on the stage, in the classroom, via digital platforms, and within the community. Founded in 1975 as the Lincoln Center Institute, LCE has nearly four decades of unparalleled school and community partnerships, professional development workshops, consulting services, and its very own repertory. LCE has reached more than 20 million students, teachers, school administrators, parents, community members, teaching artists, pre-service teachers, university professors, and artists in New York City, across the nation and around the world. LincolnCenterEducation.
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