Lobby Stage

Join us in the Perelman Performing Arts Center lobby for an exciting mix of curated live performances. Experience musicians, DJs, hip-hop artists, and more on the Vartan and Clare Gregorian Stage. All performances are free and open to the public.

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Britton and the Sting Photo: Marcus Middleton.

Oscillate Series

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Oscillate is an exciting new programming collaboration between PAC NYC and Park Avenue Artists. Curated by Peter X (@pete_konducta) of Siduri Records, Oscillate is a free happy hour dance event that features diverse sounds and emerging talent from across the boroughs of NYC.

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Old Songs, New Songs Series

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Featuring artists from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Songs come from our souls. Songs come from our hope. Songs come from our heritage. Old Songs, New Songs celebrates the original music and lyrics of the city’s best emerging songwriters, and the histories that contributed to their singular voice. Join us in the PAC NYC lobby and find nourishment in the folk of a contemporary world.

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¡Oyeme! Music Series

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Welcome to ¡OYEME! Music Series, a monthly showcase bringing you la musica de la gente at PAC NYC. Come celebrate hip-hop and Latinidad while you cut a rug to DJ Alaska’s fusion of boombat rap and R&B (9/26). Get lost in Yaissa Jimenez’s beatnik poetry (9/27). Jam out to the raps of Meliki Hurd (10/24) before closing out the series with Break Out The Crazy, the Spanglish pop duo defying musical boundaries with a kaleidoscope of sounds and vibes (11/21)!

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Park Avenue Artists’ Spotlight

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The Spotlight concert series shifts the focus onto the often unsung heroes of the music world – the background singers, band members and producers who breathe life into live music. Curated by the incredible Park Avenue Artists, Spotlight is your opportunity to witness the hidden gems of the music industry take center stage.

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Annie O Presents at PAC NYC

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PAC NYC pairs with the illustrious Annie Ohayon, music curator and publicist behind the careers of legends like Lou Reed, Peter Gabriel, Laurie Anderson, and Angelique Kidjo, among many others, to offer an intimate concert series for true music lovers.

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Civic Alliances Series

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PAC NYC strives to build meaningful relationships with community organizations and institutional stakeholders across all five boroughs and throughout the greater New York City metropolitan area and through dynamic relationships with local and international partners. Through these partnerships, international performance, local leadership, and artists at all stages of their career bring life and community to our public spaces.

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Family Programming Series

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Curator Baba Israel and PAC NYC invite audiences of all ages to join us at the Lobby Stage for an entertaining and educational series of interactive performances that the whole family will love.

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