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Tickets
To Go
seniors and other HAI constituents danced in the aisles during a
colorful afternoon of musical chart-toppers written by the Swedish
group ABBA... as performed by Björn Again, a faithful tribute
band. Songs like “Dancing Queen,” “Waterloo”
and “Knowing Me, Knowing You” transported an audience
of 1,350 back to the disco days of the 1970’s. Supposedly
ABBA will never reunite, but as HAI participants can attest, Björn
Again recreates the excitement of an ABBA concert! Photo: Lynn
Padwe
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Performing Arts Series
Year Began: 1970s
Arranges afternoon music and dance performances by professional
artists at physically accessible venues throughout the five
boroughs. Past highlights include Bette Midler, Jeremy Irons
& Glenn Close, Petula Clark, Ailey 2 and Pascal Rioult
Dance Theatre. Funding is provided in part by the Harkness
Foundation for Dance. |
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Program
Year Began: 1980
Arranges transportation to and special seating for thousands
at Metropolitan Opera and New York Philharmonic concerts in
parks throughout the five boroughs, as well as the Shakespeare
Festival at the Delacorte Theater. |
Omni*Bus
Year Began: 1986
HAI’s two specially retrofitted transit buses open the
cultural life of New York City to bed
confined, frail elderly and physically disabled people. |
Group
Ticket Sales
Year Began: 2004
Secures the lowest group rates available for cultural and sporting
events. Proceeds help support HAI’s mission. |
Describe!
Year Began: 1988
Provides live audio descriptions of Broadway and Off Broadway
performances for blind and visually impaired individuals. |
STEP
Year Began: 2001
A vendor agreement with the NYC Department of Education enables
City public schools to purchase tickets to cultural events through
HAI. |
Tickets
To Go
Year
Began: 2000
Offers steeply discounted tickets to cultural events for New
Yorkers aged 60 and over. Over 34,000 New Yorkers are registered
with Tickets to Go, with an average of 100 seniors joining every
month! |
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