The Tune Up: A Juneteenth Celebration
Off-Campus Arts Event
The Tune Up: A Juneteenth Celebration
Pulitzer Prize-winning dramatist Suzan-Lori Parks and her 8-piece band The Joyful Noise bring you a soul-raising variety show with plays, music, brand new songs, powerful lyrics, comedy, and raw in-the-moment reflections.
FREE
Lincoln Center - David Rubenstein Atrium
June 19, 2026 | 7:30 pm
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Event Details

The Tune Up! is back for Season 2 ready to celebrate Juneteenth with you! If you celebrated freedom day with Lincoln Center last year then you’ll want to rejoin the party. SLP and her 8-piece band The Joyful Noise bring you a soul-raising variety show with plays, music, brand new songs, powerful lyrics, comedy, and raw in-the-moment reflections. This new performance series created by Pulitzer Prize-winning dramatist Suzan-Lori Parks and directed by Bessie Award-winning Artistic Director of The Flea Theater Niegel Smith is a sip-your-drinks, make-new-friends, dance-in-the-aisles kind of evening that traffics in big sounds and bold ideas. Come share the love!

The Tune Up! is produced by TopdogSLP, Sarah Bellin with additional co-producing artist support from BEDLAM, En Garde Arts, and The Flea Theater.

About Summer for the City

Celebrate the Summer of Dance at Summer for the City with hundreds of FREE and Choose-What-You-Pay events for all. Centered on movement, contemporary artistry, and international voices, we invite you to experience the joy, creativity, and community that make our global city extraordinary!

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Location

Lincoln Center
David Rubenstein Atrium
1887 Broadway
New York, NY 10023

Image: Photo by Nina Westervelt @ Little Island / courtesy of Lincoln Center