The New York native will be honored at the foundation's annual gala concert on Nov. 17 at New York's Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.

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To defray the broadcast costs, the ballet is teaming up with Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, which is producing a television broadcast of "The Nutcracker" on PBS this year.

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The smaller museum now presents exhibitions and public programs at Lincoln Square, a gallery space near Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, and collaborates with other institutions, including the South Street Seaport Museum.

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