Organization Details:

Lehman Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. presents affordable, culturally-diverse, music, dance and theatre performances to the community residents of the Bronx and greater New York City region.

Description and/or History:
Lehman Center for the Performing Arts, Inc., a separately-incorporated, 501(c)(3) organization located on the campus of Lehman College in the Bronx, was established in 1980 to provide the underserved residents of the borough and surrounding communities with access to affordable, culturally-diverse, performing arts programs that entertain, educate and inspire. The Performing Arts Center’s 2,310-seat Concert Hall showcases the work of international, national and local performing artists. The Center’s music, dance and theatre performances reflect the rich cultural traditions of both long-time and newly-arrived residents. The Center draws major celebrities to perform in the Bronx for the first time, provides emerging artists with access to new audiences and the opportunity to receive New York City press coverage, engages young families and children in the arts, and reaches out to isolated and at-risk audience members. In 2007-08, 35 performances were presented, ranging from Mexican folk dance to Russian classical ballet and from orchestral music to African drumming. Among the artists presented were: Danny Rivera, Ballet Folklórico de Mexico de Amalia Hernández, African Footprint, Three Irish Tenors, Natalie Cole, the State Symphony of Mexico, and the Moscow Classical Ballet. The Center served an audience of over 50,157, including 15,595 Bronx children who attended free weekday morning school performances. Another 100,000 people passed through the Concert Hall doors for events sponsored by community organizations and schools.

Contact people:

Daniel Sierra, Volunteer Manager, (718) 960-8974, (email) Janet Sanchez, (718) 960-8232, (email)

Address:

250 Bedford Park Boulevard West (campus Of Lehman College) Bronx, NY 10468 (See a map)

Directions:

The Center is accessible by both D and #4 Trains at the Bedford Park stations. By car, take the Major Deegan to the Van Cortlandt Park Exit or the Saw Mill River Parkway/Henry Hudson Parkway to the Mosholu Parkway. . . (more)   Nearest Metro/Subway Stop: 4, D,   Walk distance (in minutes): 5-10   Nearest Bus Stop: Bx1, Bx2, Bx3, Bx9, Bx10, Bx22 (no service on weekends), Bx26, Bx28, 5-10 minute walk