At Lincoln Center, you can be dancing the night away to the legendary Eddie Palmieri and his salsa orchestra one day, or listening to Bonita Hamilton of “The Lion King” read “The Pout-Pout Fish” during a weekly story time.

To say that there is variety at Lincoln Center’s "Summer for the City" would be quite the understatement.

“[There are] a wide range of presentations and artistic collaborations, so we have something kind of morning, noon and night for audiences to enjoy,” said Rebecca Podsednik, director of programming at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.

Lincoln Center’s campus is a giant festival for three months, with hundreds of free events and thousands of artists. The massive dance floor at Josie Robertson Plaza is back, with its gigantic disco ball.

The entire campus is transformed for the summer by visual director Clint Ramos. There are concerts in Damrosch Park, the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, silent discos, jazz and dance.

It’s a lot, but it’s Lincoln Center, after all.

“As soon as you pass by Lincoln Center, even if you weren’t planning to come here that day, you can see something is going on, something for everyone. Come on in,” Podsednik said.

The story time is presented with the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, which is located on the campus. Theatre Division Curator Doug Reside says one of his earliest experience of performance was having people read to him.

“It’s always enjoyable to see other kids experience not just the excitement of books and literacy, but also the excitement of performance,” Reside said.

Bonita Hamilton, who has been Shenzi the Hyena in “The Lion King” for 18 years, has fond memories of bringing her children to Lincoln Center throughout the years.  

“I think it’s most important, and it’s a New York City tradition,” Hamilton said. For the full schedule of Lincoln Center’s Summer for the City, head to Lincoln Center's website.