The Lantern Tour: Concert for Migrant and Refugee Families
MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2018 • 8PM BEASTIE BOYS BOOK LIVE & DIRECT WITH ADAM HOROVITZ & MICHAEL DIAMOND
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2018 • 7PM I MIGHT REGRET THIS A Conversation with Abbi Jacobson
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH, 2018 • 8PM KCRW'S LEFT, RIGHT & CENTER Hosted By Josh Barro with Ana Marie Cox and Rich Lowry
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2018 • 8PM BROADWAY @ THE TOWN HALL | AUDRA MCDONALD
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2018 • 8PM BELA FLECK, ZAKIR HUSSAIN & EDGAR MEYER
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2018 • 8PM TAYLOR MAC'S HOLIDAY SAUCE
MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 2019 • 8PM BROADWAY @ THE TOWN HALL | KELLI O'HARA
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2019 • 8PM FARRUQUITO
MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2019 • 8PM BROADWAY @ THE TOWN HALL | JEREMY JORDAN
THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 2019 • 8PM A THOUSAND THOUGHTS A Live Documentary by SAM GREEN and KRONOS QUARTET
SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 2019 • 8PM DJANGO A GOGO 2019
Stephane Wrembel Presents a Celebration of Guitar Through the Music of Django Reinhardt
SATURDAY, MAY 4, 2019 • 8PM A Conversation With LINDA RONSTADT
SUNDAY, MAY 5, 2019 • 7PM ANOUSHKA SHANKAR
FRIDAY, JUNE 28 + SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 2019 • 8PM JOHN CAMERON MITCHELL & STEPHEN TRASK THE ORIGIN OF LOVE The Songs and Stories of Hedwig
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The Lantern Tour
The Lantern Tour brings together art and advocacy to stand with families seeking safety at the U.S. border and the nightmare that has become their existence. From separating families to detaining them to making it harder for people to claim asylum, migrant and refugee families – including children – are under attack by the trump administration. the Women’s refugee Commission is at the front lines – at the border and in detention centers – to protect the rights and lives of women and children fleeing danger and crisis. the concerts will feature an evening of acoustic music by legends in the music industry that will allow us all to unite our voices in song and solidarity. Proceeds will go to benefit the Women’s refugee Commission
WO m EN ’s rE fug EE cO mmissi ON
the Women’s refugee Commission improves the lives and protects the rights of women, children and youth displaced by conflict and crisis. We research their needs, identify solutions and advocate for programs and policies to strengthen their resilience and drive change in humanitarian practice. since our founding in 1989, we have been a leading expert on the needs of refugee women and children, and the policies that can protect and empower them.
WrC advocates for the rights and protections of women and girls, including families seeking safety at the U.s. border. We’re committed to ending family separation and detention and to advancing the human rights of asylum seeking women and children. WrC believes that all humans have basic human rights and that, for families at the southern border, those rights are being violated. We are on the frontlines to end separation, detention, and the attacks against families fleeing danger and violence in their home countries.
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ABOUT t HE A rt I sts
E mmy LO u HA rris | A 14-time Grammy winner and Billboard Century Award recipient, emmylou Harris’ contribution as a singer and songwriter spans 40 years. she has recorded more than 25 albums and has lent her talents to countless fellow artists’ recordings. In recognition of her remarkable career, Harris was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2008 and earned a Grammy Lifetime Achievement award in 2018.
Harris is known as much for her eloquently straightforward songwriting as for her incomparably expressive singing. Admired through her career for her talent as an artist and song connoisseur, Harris shook up country radio in the 1970s, and established herself as the premiere songwriter of a generation selling more than 15 million records and garnering 14 Grammy Awards, three CMA Awards, and four Americana Awards.
A longtime social activist, Harris has lent her voice to many causes. she has performed at Lilith Fair, helping promote feminism in music and organizing several benefit tours to support the Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation. Harris is also an avid supporter of animal rights and is actively involved in Bonaparte’s retreat, the dog rescue organization that she founded.
ABOUT t HE A rt I sts
JAcks ON B r OWNE | Jackson Browne has written and performed some of the most literate and moving songs in popular music and has defined a genre of songwriting charged with honesty, emotion and personal politics. He was honored with induction into the rock and roll Hall of Fame in 2004, and the songwriter’s Hall of Fame in 2007. Jackson’s career began in the mid-60s in Los Angeles and Orange County folk clubs. except for a brief period in NYC in the late 1960s, he has always lived in southern California. His debut album came out on david Geffen’s Asylum records in 1972. since then, he has released fourteen studio albums and four collections of live performances. His new studio album, Standing In The Breach, is a collection of ten songs, at turns deeply personal and political, exploring love, hope, and defiance in the face of the advancing uncertainties of modern life. Beyond his music, Browne is known for his advocacy on behalf of the environment, human rights, and arts education. He’s a co-founder of the groups Musicians United for safe energy (MUse) and Nukefree.org.
s HAWN cOLV i N | In an era when female singer-songwriters are ever more ubiquitous, shawn Colvin stands out as a singular and enduring talent. Her songs are slow-release works of craft and catharsis that become treasured, lifetime companions for their listeners. As a storyteller, Colvin is both keen and warm-hearted, leavening even the toughest tales with tenderness, empathy, and a searing sense of humor. In the 27 years since the release of her debut album, Colvin has won three Grammy Awards, released eleven albums, written a critically acclaimed memoir, maintained a non-stop national and international touring schedule, appeared on countless television and radio programs, had her songs featured in major motion pictures, and created a remarkable canon of work.
JE rry DO ug LAs | dobro master and 14-time GrAMMY winner Jerry douglas is to the resonator guitar what Jimi Hendrix was to the electric guitar, elevating, transforming, and reinventing the instrument in countless ways. Additionally, douglas is a freewheeling, forward-thinking recording and touring artist whose output incorporates elements of country, bluegrass, rock, jazz, blues, and Celtic into his distinctive musical vision.
Called “dobro’s matchless contemporary master” by the New York times, three-time CMA Musician of the Year award recipient Jerry douglas is one of the most innovative recording artists in music as a solo artist, band leader for the Jerry douglas Band and his GrAMMY winning bluegrass band the earls of Leicester, as well as a member of groundbreaking ensembles including Alison Krauss & Union station, J.d. Crowe & the New south, the Country Gentlemen, Boone Creek, and strength In Numbers.
As Jerry douglas continues his incalculable influence on country, Americana, bluegrass and their many related genres, he forges ahead as a true pioneer in American music.
L i LA DOWN s | With rich theatricality, vibrant grace, and a powerful social conscience, Lila downs is both a citizen of the world and a celebrant of her Indigenous culture. the Los Angeles times says, “the Mexican American singer has a stunning voice; a confident multicultural vision grounded in her Mixtec roots.” But, most importantly, she is a singer and composer of astonishing originality, melding traditional Mexican music with blues, jazz, hip-hop, boleros, rock, and many other genres into a singular contemporary whole.
Her vocal prowess and adventurous blending of musical styles have earned her numerous accolades over her distinguished career including a Grammy and five Latin Grammys, including the 2017 award for Best traditional Pop Vocal. downs has performed at many of the world’s most prestigious festivals and venues including Jazz at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, and the Festival of sacred Music. In addition to receiving an invitation to sing at the White House, she has also performed at the Academy Awards.
grAHA m NAs H | Legendary singer-songwriter Graham Nash is a two-time rock and roll Hall of Fame inductee-with Crosby, stills, and Nash and with the Hollies. He was also inducted into the songwriter’s Hall of Fame twice, as a solo artist and with CsN, and he is a Grammy Award winner. Nash’s passionate voice continues to be heard in support of peace, and social and environmental justice. the No Nukes/Musicians United for safe energy (MUse) concerts he organized with Jackson Browne and Bonnie raitt in 1979 remain seminal benefit events. In 2011, Nash was instrumental in bringing MUse back to the forefront with a concert to benefit Japan disaster relief and groups promoting non-nuclear energy worldwide.
In recognition for his contributions as a musician and philanthropist, Nash was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British empire (OBe) by Queen elizabeth. While continually building his musical legacy, Nash is also an internationally renowned photographer and visual artist. With his photography, Nash has drawn honors including the New York Institute of technology’s Arts & technology Medal and Honorary doctorate of Humane Letters and the Hollywood Film Festival’s inaugural Hollywood Visionary Cyber Award. His work is collected in the book Eye to Eye: Photographs by Graham Nash; he curated others’ work in the volume Taking Aim: Unforgettable Rock ‘n’ Roll Photographs Selected by Graham Nash (2009).
JOAN O s BO ur NE | Joan Osborne has rightfully earned a reputation as one of the great voices of her generation — both a commanding, passionate performer and a frank, emotionally evocative songwriter. A multi-platinum selling recording artist and seven-time Grammy nominee, the soulful vocalist is a highly sought-after collaborator and guest performer who has performed alongside many notable artists, including Bob dylan, Luciano Pavarotti, stevie Wonder, emmylou Harris, taj Mahal, and Mavis staples to name a few.
THE TOWN HALL FOUNDATION
The Town Hall’s mission is to provide affordable world-class entertainment by new and established artists to a diverse audience; to inspire the youth of our community to appreciate and participate in the arts at The Town Hall and in schools through our Educational Outreach Program; and to preserve and enhance The Town Hall as a historic landmark venue for the enjoyment and cultural enrichment of generations to come.
BOArD Of TrusTEEs
P RESIDENT
tom M. Wirtshafter
P RESIDENT E MERITUS
Marvin Leffler
E XECUTIVE V ICE P RESIDENT
susan Zohn
T RUSTEES
Phyllis Putter Barasch
robert e evanson
Anne Frank-shapiro
Alfred H. Horowitz
stephen C. Jacobs
Henry Johansson
ted Lambert
Bruce s. Leffler
Marvin Leffler
Andrew t. Miltenberg
rita robbins
Madhu southworth
Nevin steinberg
tom Wirtshafter
susan Zohn
LIFE TRUSTEES
Leona Chanin
eugene J.t. Flanagan
Claire G. Miller
V ICE P RESIDENT
Alfred H. Horowitz
V ICE P RESIDENT
Bruce s. Leffler
T REASURER
Andrew t. Miltenberg
S ECRETARY
Phyllis Putter Barasch
A DVISORY COUNCIL
Kathleen rosenberg, Chair
Nancy Berman
shauna denkensohn
sandy Horowitz
elizabeth Iannizzi
Claire Miller
Zita rosenthal
rhoda rothkopf
A RTS IN E DUCATION
A DVISORY COUNCIL
dr. Charlotte K. Frank, Chair
Michael Fram
dr. sharon dunn
Gary Hecht
ernest Logan
dr. Lisa Mars
dr. eloise Messineo
dr. Pola rosen
Leona shapiro
George Young
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E XECUTIVE D IRECTOR
Lawrence C. Zucker
A RTISTIC D IRECTOR
M.A. Papper
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S UBSCRIPTIONS & M EMBERSHIP
Helen Morris
D IRECTOR OF D EVELOPMENT
Jacqueline Maddox
D IRECTOR OF E DUCATION
Lauren Noble
D I g ITAL M EDIA M ANAg ER
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D EVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE
Carman Napier
D IRECTOR O F M ARKETIN g
Jeff Mann
A DMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Britni Montalbano
R ESEARCH ASSISTANT
Mark Carles
C HIEF E N g INEER
steve Franqui
B OX O FFICE M ANAg ER
Angel rodriguez
H OUSE M ANAg ER
richard Looney
T ECHNICAL D IRECTOR
Bill dehling
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WArNiNg
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This program is supported, in part by public funds from The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. We would like to thank the following foundations, corporations, and government institutions for their support:
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the Actors Fund
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Council Member daniel Garodnick
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dr. Charlotte K. Frank
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Anne and Gordon Getty Foundation
John Gore/Key Brand entertainment
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the Hurst Foundation
Israel Consulate
Jewish Communal Fund
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edythe Kenner Foundation
Lewis QVC trust
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the Mansfield Family Foundation
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Nederlander Organization
Nelson Foundation
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Affairs in Partnership with the City Council
Henry Nias Foundation
Office of the President, Borough of Manhattan, Gale A. Brewer
the Pinkerton Foundation
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Pricewaterhouse Cooper the rudin Foundation
s&P Global the shubert Foundation the shubert Organization, Inc.
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Wenner Foundation
Zegar Family Foundation
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Join the next generation of Town Hall supporters! town Hall’s Young Patrons Circle is a special membership group, ages 21-40, that engages in social and educational activities through exciting events, performances, and programming. We are brought together by a shared love of the arts, a deep interest in social change, civic engagement, and a desire to become part of a growing group of like-minded individuals that support town Hall.
For more information about the Young Patrons Circle, please contact Jacquie Maddox, director of development - development@thetownhall.org
YOUNG PATRONS CIRCLE MEMBERS
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Edward Garrity*
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Katherine McCollom
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Sheila O’Donoghue
Anna Pappa
Joseph Reigadas*
Jaclyn Rothenberg*
Margaret Schultzberg
Jonathan Tulman*
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*Young Patrons Circle Executive Committee
TOUR THE HISTORIC TOWN HALL
Town Hall has played an integral part in the electrifying cultural fabric of New York City for more than 90 years. A group of suffragists’ fight for the 19th Amendment led them to build a meeting space to educate people on the important issues of the day. during its construction, the 19th Amendment was passed, and on January 12, 1921 the town Hall opened its doors and took on a double meaning: as a symbol of the victory sought by its founders, and as a spark for a new, more optimistic climate. In 1921, German composer richard strauss performed a series of concerts that cemented the Hall’s reputation as an ideal venue for musical performances. since, town Hall has been home to countless musical milestones: the Us debuts of strauss, and Isaac stern; Marian Anderson’s first New York recital; in 1945, dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker introduced bebop to the world; Bob dylan’s first major concert in ‘63; and much much more.
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Bank of America applauds The Town Hall for bringing the arts to all
When members of the community support the arts, they help inspire and enrich everyone. Artistic diversity can be a powerful force for unity, creating shared experiences and a desire for excellence.
Bank of America recognizes The Town Hall for its success in bringing the arts to performers and audiences throughout our community.
