Commencement Carnival 2009

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Celebrate your graduation with family and friends by taking advantage of New York City like never before. Commencement Carnival 2009 brings you a festival of the city's best culinary arts and culture on the cheap.
11 days, 22 featured events, 44 restaurants.

In order to take advantage of Commencement Carnival events, graduating students and recent alumni must present their Columbia Alumni Arts League membership cards at all venues to redeem their benefits. The Class of 2009 can sign up for a FREE one year membership online or in person at the Ticket and Information Center located in the lobby of Lerner Hall on 115th and Broadway and open Monday 3-8PM, Tuesday - Friday 1-8PM, and Saturday 3-10PM.

Mark Morris Dance Group: Romeo and Juliet, On Motifs of Shakespeare

LOCATION:

Young Patrons of Lincoln Center at the Rose Theater

Rose Theater
Jazz at Lincoln Center
5th Floor, Time Warner Center
Broadway at 60th Street
New York, NY 10023

DIRECTIONS: By subway: Take the A, B, C, D, #1 trains to 59th Street/Columbus Circle.

By bus: The M5, M7, M10, M11 and M104 bus lines all stop within one block of Jazz at Lincoln Center.

DATE: May 14 2009
TIME: Panel discussion with dancers at 6:30 PM, Performance 8:00 PM
PRICE: $30 for CAAL Members (regularly $40)

WHAT:

YPLC and the Mark Morris Dance Group will host a panel discussion with Mr. Morris and a team of dancers and scholars from 6:30-7:30 in the Time Warner Building. Refreshments will be served. Immediately following, Mark Morris Dance Group will perform Romeo & Juliet, On Motifs of Shakespeare at 8pm in the Rose Theater.

SOLD OUT!

"The entire ballet is gripping, and much earthier than previous versions." - Lloyd Schwartz for NPR's Fresh Air

Mark Morris' Romeo & Juliet, On Motifs of Shakespeare features Sergei Prokofiev's recently discovered original score, which lets love, and life, prevail, eschewing Shakespeare's tragic conclusion. "The happy ending brings together some of the most beautiful music in the score, tender and ethereal. Morris creates a ravishing pas de deux for the reunited lovers. Set against a starry night sky, you wonder if they are, after all, literally in heaven," says Schwartz.

WHO: The Young Patrons of Lincoln Center (YPLC) is a membership group for professional New Yorkers in their 20s through early 40s dedicated to celebrating, supporting, and promoting the world's largest performing arts center. YPLC members perpetuate the limitless possibilities of the arts by building a community of young performing arts enthusiasts whose devotion to Lincoln Center is vital now and in the years to come.

RECOMMENDED RESTAURANTS:

Compass
Porter House New York
Arte Café
Asiate

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Commencement Carnival Terms and Conditions
1.) Commencement Carnival 2009 is open to the Class of 2009 (students who expect to graduate in May 2009 and recent alumni with degrees conferred in October 2008 and February 2009) and their guests.
2.) All ticket purchasers must provide the name of the graduating student(s). The Arts Initiative reserves the right to confirm the student's graduation term.
3.) Class of 2009 Commencement Carnival participants will be registered in the Columbia Alumni Arts League (CAAL). Membership is free for one year from the date of purchase.
4.) The CAAL membership card must be presented at all box offices, venues, and restaurants in order to obtain tickets, benefits and discounts.