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Ballet Hispánico announces a ceremony to honor the passing of dance innovator Tina Ramirez, the iconic founding artistic director of the organization, to be held on Saturday, February 18, 2023 at 5pm at 92NY.

Ballet Hispánico, the nation's renowned Latinx dance organization recognized as one of America's Cultural Treasures, announces that West 89th Street between Columbus and Amsterdam will be designated 'Ballet Hispánico Way' by City Council in a special street naming ceremony on October 20, 2022.

 A street in New York City has been named in commemoration of the life and achievements of Jacques d’Amboise, legendary ballet dancer and founder of the arts education organization National Dance Institute (NDI).

Mark DeGarmo Dance broadcasts on Zoom its VIRTUAL DANCE FOR DANCE FOR SOCIAL CHANGE 2022-35th ANNIVERSARY on Thursday May 5th at 6:30 PM ET (US) to celebrate its accomplishments and public service over 35 years as a New York City-based nonprofit organization with a New York City, national, and global reach

Bloomingdale School of Music raised nearly $50,000 at the community concert and spring benefit A New Bloom on Tuesday, April 5, 2022 at The Riverside Church Assembly Hall. A New Bloom honored the legacy of Timothy McCullough, Bloomingdale School of Music Resident Teaching Artist and longtime faculty member, who passed away on November 22, 2021.

Last winter, Kaufman Music Center brought live music back to NYC with a free, pop-up concert series that delighted 31,000 audience members and provided work to more than 200 artists when theaters were dark and cultural institutions still shuttered.

The Hudson River Park Trust announced today it had broken ground on the much-anticipated comfort station in Chelsea Waterside Park, kicking off the second phase of reimagining this heavily used section of Hudson River Park.

Mayor de Blasio today announced the culmination of the New York City Artist Corps program with several showcases and hundreds of individual events happening across the boroughs this October.

Members of the Lotus Chamber Music Collective, Tiffany Weiss (violin), Sasha Ono (cello), Carolina Diaz Chan (viola), and Emily Frederick (violin), will be performing a free concert of works by Fanny Mendelssohn, Rhiannon Giddens, Henriettë Bosmans, Florence B. Price, and Jessie Montgomery.

Lynne Meadow (Artistic Director) and Barry Grove (Executive Producer) have announced that Manhattan Theatre Club will present its 2021 Spring Gala, “NYC MTC: A Virtual Gala for Manhattan Theatre Club,” on Thursday, June 10 at 7:00pm ET. It will be available to view until 7:00pm ET on Monday, June 14.

As part of New York City's great re-awakening and just in time for the summer season, Carolines on Broadway re-opened to the public for the first time this weekend since the pandemic, making it one of the first live entertainment venues to operate in Times Square.

MDD’s Board of Directors has announced major leadership transitions as member Kathleen Kheel assumes the Board Presidency on March 1, 2021 and current Board President Lawrence Holodak, assumes the Vice Presidency.

In celebration of the last 25 years as a leader in performing arts access for New York City children, friends of the New Victory, including Renée Elise Goldsberry, John Lithgow and Sarah Jessica Parker, among others, wish the theater a Happy 25th Birthday.

A series of five, innovative and entertaining 'Off Broadway in the Boros: Pop-Ups' performances, 20 minutes each in length, can now be enjoyed online. The Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment and small theatre groups collaborated on these outdoor pop-up performances, which took place in public plazas in each of the five boroughs.   

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced MEND NYC, a program to provide mediation to New Yorkers and hospitality businesses across the city who are in disputes over quality-of-life issues. This is a free, innovative alternative that can bring lasting solutions to longstanding local issues that have been laid bare by the COVID-19 crisis.

Bloomingdale School of Music's 20th Annual Performathon, an online student-driven performance fundraiser which culminated in a live musical Zoom event on June 6, 2020, raised more than $37,000 from 540 donors for the school's scholarship fund, 175% of the original goal.

Bloomingdale School of Music's 20th Annual Performathon, an online student-driven performance fundraiser for the school's scholarship fund, will culminate in a live musical Zoom event on Saturday, June 6, 2020 at 6pm, with remarks by Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer.

Bloomingdale School of Music was featured in an all-new extended segment as part of the 11th season of NBC Universal's George to the Rescue. Now a new Steinway & Sons tour segment features a beautiful look at what goes into making a piano, with a mini reveal at the end.

Bloomingdale School of Music was featured in an all-new episode as part of the 11th season of NBC Universal's George to the Rescue. The episode premiered in various markets beginning Saturday, April 11, 2020. For more information, @George2Rescue on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or Youtube.

Bloomingdale School of Music will be featured in an all-new episode as part of the 11th season of NBC Universal's George to the Rescue.