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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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| Bill Scheft in Conversation with Susie Essman |
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DATE:
May 20 2009
TIME:
Wednesday 8:00 PM
PRICE:
$22.95 for CAAL Members (regularly $27)
LOCATION:
92nd Street Y
WHAT:
Bill Scheft started out as a stand-up comedian and was the head monologue writer for The Late Show with David Letterman and he continues to be a regular writer on the show. During his time with The Late Show, Bill was nominated for 13 Emmys. Bill has also written for the New Yorker, The New York Times and Esquire. He is the author of a novel, Everything Hurts.
Susie Essman has played the venomous Susie Greene for all six seasons of the critically-acclaimed HBO comedy series, Curb Your...
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| 33 Variations |
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DATE:
May 20 2009
TIME:
Wednesday 8:00 PM
PRICE:
$59 Orchestra for CAAL Members (regularly $117)
LOCATION:
Eugene O'Neill Theatre
WHAT:
A mother coming to terms with her daughter. A composer coming to terms with his genius. And, even though they're separated by 200 years, these two people share an obsession that might, even just for a moment, make time stand still.
Two-time Oscar winner Jane Fonda (who has been nominated for a Tony for this role) heads a cast of eight in the new play written and directed by Moises Kaufman, author of The Laramie Project and director of I Am My Own Wife. Drama, memory and music combine...
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| An Evening with Michael Somerville |
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DATE:
May 20 2009
TIME:
Wednesday 8:00 PM
PRICE:
$10 for CAAL Members (regularly $15)
LOCATION:
Comix
WHAT:
See the host of Fine Living Network’s “Wingman.”
Michael tried standup comedy on a dare while a student at the University of Notre Dame. He was soon emceeing Fighting Irish pep rallies and growing 70's style sideburns to do extra work in "Rudy". Upon graduation, he moved to New York City and took a job in advertising but, when his neck became irritated from shaving every day, he retired to pursue comedy full time. His first job was dancing in a pink bear suit at Bar...
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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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