40 in Focus: SummerStage through the Lens of Photographer Jack Vartoogian

Date: Monday, June 15, 2026

Venue: NYC Gov, Arsenal in Central Park

Price: Free

Category: Parks & Recreation

From 1987 to 2019, celebrated NYC photographer Jack Vartoogian captured hundreds of SummerStage performances across Manhattan parks, from Central Park to Marcus Garvey Park and Tompkins Square Park. This selection of intimate, rarely seen imagery gives viewers a look back at past decades of outdoor live music in New York City, a peek behind the curtain with never-before-seen backstage photos and honors those artists who have passed on. From the earliest performances with Sun Ra Arkestr