Big Umbrella Festival

If you are in New York City and have the chance, definitely check out Lincoln Center’s Big Umbrella Festival.  It kicked off last weekend and runs through May 6th, in support of Autism Awareness month.  This festival is the world’s first month-long festival dedicated to arts programs for children on the autism spectrum and their families.  Read more about its objective and offerings at http://lincolncenter.org/big-umbrella/about. We had the pleasure of attending one of the shows last weekend featuring The New York Philharmonic and one of their Very Young People’s Concert titled “Make-Believe.”  Given the nature of the festival, I was not anxious...

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