The Flaming Lips will be part of another outstanding lineup of special guests at the annual Tibet House benefit at Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
881 Seventh Ave. at 57th St.
Thursday, March 3, $33-$95, 7:30
212-247-7800
www.tibethouse.org
www.carnegiehall.org
Founded at the request of the Dalai Lama, Tibet House US is “dedicated to preserving Tibet’s unique culture at a time when it is confronted with extinction on its own soil. By presenting Tibetan civilization and its profound wisdom, beauty, and special art of freedom to the people of the world, we hope to inspire others to join the effort to protect and save it.” Tibet House hosts many events year-round, and one of their biggest scheduled for Thursday night, when the twenty-first annual benefit concert will take place in Carnegie Hall. The show is always an eclectic gathering of kindred spirits giving unique performances in honor of Tibet and the Tibetan people, and this year’s lineup is another outstanding one, consisting of Philip Glass, Tenzin Choegyal, the Flaming Lips, Jesse Smith and Michael Campbell, Angelique Kidjo, Taj Mahal, James McCartney, the Roots, Patti Smith, and Michael Stipe. Good seats in the orchestra are still available, as are the cheap seats way in the back of the balcony. The Tibet House benefit concert is always an inspiring experience; if you’ve never been, now’s as good a time as any to “join the effort to protect and save” an unfairly oppressed nation and its people.