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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.
| KOOZA Cirque du Soleil |
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DATE:
May 14 2009 to May 15 2009, May 17 2009, May 19 2009 to May 22 2009 and May 24 2009
TIME:
Wednesday and Thursday 8:00 PM, Friday 4:00 PM, Sunday 5:00 PM
PRICE:
$36 - $51 for CAAL Members (regularly $60-$85)
LOCATION:
Randall's Island Park
WHAT:
Enter KOOZA, an electric and exotic kingdom ruled by a clown king - and experience the wonder of human performance in all its ferocious energy, splendor and fragility. KOOZA tells the story of The Innocent, a melancholy loner in search of his place in the world. KOOZA is a return to the origins of Cirque du Soleil: It combines two circus traditions – acrobatic performance and the art of clowning. The show highlights the physical demands of human performance in all its splendor and...
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| Megan Sprenger/mvworks: ...within us |
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DATE:
May 17 2009 and May 19 2009 to May 24 2009
TIME:
Tuesday - Saturday 7:30 PM, Sunday 5:30 PM
PRICE:
$15 for CAAL Members (regularly $20)
LOCATION:
P.S. 122
WHAT:
"...eruptions of movement burn themselves into your brain--the residue of lives you can't quite grasp but which you suspect might be your own."
- Deborah Jowitt, The Village Voice, March 15, 2007
People experience aggression on a daily basis - in their homes, on their street corners, in their countries. Inspired by the images of violence in Jacob Landau's work and focusing on the repression that exists all over the world and across time periods, mvworks examines the raw unfiltered human...
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| Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson |
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DATE:
May 19 2009
TIME:
Tuesday 7:00 PM
PRICE:
$10
LOCATION:
Public Theater
WHAT:
A fast-paced entertainment that takes a sharp, irreverent look at America's seventh president, Andrew Jackson. This satirical epic reveals questions around the country we live in and the leaders we choose. From Obie winners Alex Timbers (A Very Merry Unauthorized Children's Scientology Pageant) and Michael Friedman (co-writer of Paris Commune in Public LAB 2007). New York Premiere.
SOLD OUT!
After the show see the Public LAB Speaker Series,...
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| Jane Mayer: Reporting from The Dark Side |
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DATE:
May 19 2009
TIME:
Tuesday 8:00 PM
PRICE:
$22.95 for CAAL Members (regularly $27)
LOCATION:
92nd Street Y
WHAT:
Jane Mayer is the author of the best seller, The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned Into a War on American Ideals, for which she was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship. She is a staff writer for The New Yorker, specializing in political and investigative reporting and was the first female White House correspondent for The Wall Street Journal.
Frank Rich became a New York Times Op-Ed columnist in 1994 after serving for thirteen years as the newspaper's chief...
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| Guys and Dolls |
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DATE:
May 14 2009 to May 15 2009 and May 19 2009 to May 22 2009
TIME:
Tuesday 7:00 PM, Wednesday 2:00 PM, 8:00 PM, Thursday 8:00 PM, Friday 8:00 PM
PRICE:
$89.50 for Orchestra/Front Mezzanine (regularly $125)
LOCATION:
Nederlander Theatre
WHAT:
Broadway's greatest musical comedy is brand new! Two-time Tony winner Des McAnuff (Jersey Boys) directs a dynamite cast led by Emmy and Tony nominee Oliver Platt (Shining City, "Huff") as good ol' Nathan Detroit, Golden Globe nominee Lauren Graham ("Gilmore Girls," Evan Almighty) as Miss Adelaide, Tony nominee Craig Bierko (The Music Man) as Sky Masterson and Kate Jennings Grant (Proof) as Sarah Brown. With a classic score of unforgettable tunes...
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| Discounted Broadway shows through Givenik |
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DATE:
May 14 2009 to May 24 2009
WHAT:
Access great entertainment at great value while benefiting a cause you care about, the arts at Columbia! Givenik is a unique program that provides special discounts and offers for a variety of Broadway and Off-Broadway shows. CAAL Members can purchase up to 8 discounted individual tickets or group tickets for 10 people or more. For every ticket you purchase through Givenik, the Arts Initiative will receive a 5% contribution of your total ticket purchase.
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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.
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