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= Winter Garden Atrium =

Luminaries
In 2015, designer David Rockwell was commissioned to design a holiday display for the Winter Garden. Drawing inspiration from the festive Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, he created the "Luminaries", an interactive installation of 650 lanterns that hang from the celing of the Winter Garden. At the beginning of every hour between 8 AM and 10 PM, the Luminaries displayed a special light show featuring one of the following songs: Winter Wonderland by Michael Búble, Silver Bells by Tony Bennett, Carol of the Bells by The Bird and The Bee, and Let It Snow by Pentatonix. Outside of the light show, visitors would be able to change the colors of these lanterns at the 'wishing station', which consists of three touch-sensitive cubes that control the lights. For each visitor interaction, Brookfield made a $1 donation, up to $25,000, to Outreach, an organization that helps support youth struggling with substance abuse.

Winter Biergarten
In 2018, the Winter Garden transformed into a Winter Biergarten while hosting 5 Borough Challenge: Best Brews of NYC every Thursday from February 22nd to March 15th. Each night, guests were able to sample brews from five breweries, one from each of the five boroughs. While tasting these samples, they could play games, listen to music, and cast a vote for their favorite brewery. Breweries featured included globally-renowned ones such as Brooklyn Brewery and less-known ones such as Kills Boro Brewing Company. The event was held in partnership with New Yorkers for Parks, a non-profit organization dedicated to building and protecting open spaces throughout New York City. A total of $46,000 was raised from the beer sales by the end of the multi-week event, and 100% of these proceeds went to New Yorkers for Parks.

A Dozen Dreams
In 2021, the Winter Garden was home to "A Dozen Dreams", an immersive art installation commisioned by En Garde Arts. They asked 12 female playwrights to describe their dreams during the pandemic. Artistic director Anne Hamburger, along with former director John Clinton Eisner and designer Irina Kruzhilina, then brought these descriptions to life in twelve seperate rooms. At the entrance of the installation, visitors were given headphones to listen to recorded audio descriptions of the dreams written and performed by the playwrights themselves. Each of these recordings were 3 minutes and 30 seconds long, and visitors were allowed to move at their own pace. In December of 2021, the exhibit was featured in New York Times' "Best Theater of 2021".