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The Real NYC Part 17 - Lincoln Center Out of Doors

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Lincoln Center Out of Doors  Lincoln Center is probably the crown jewel on culture in New York City. Finished in 1966 its theaters host classical music, jazz, opera, Broadway theater, film and ballet. It is the permanent home to The Metropolitan Opera, The New York Philharmonic Orchestra, American Ballet Theater and the Julliard School of Music. The Metropolitan Opera House Avery Fischer Hall The David Koch Hall Damrosch Park But summer is when Lincoln Center becomes an open air home to music and dance from around the world. In particular it hosts the program -  Lincoln Center Out of Doors . For 43 years Lincoln Center has been home to a 3-4 week festival of FREE music and dance from around the world. This year they have included weekends dedicated to folk and blues, traditional American music and music from countries around the world in celebration of New York's long immigrant history.  This year one of the performances was called Ac...