COMMENCEMENT CARNIVAL 2008 - THURSDAY MAY 15th THRU WEDNESDAY MAY 21st
Celebrate your graduation with family and friends by taking advantage of New York City like never before. Commencement Carnival 2008 brings you a week long festival of the city’s best culinary arts and culture on the cheap. 7 days, 14 featured events, 28 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 2008 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 - Saturday 12PM - 8PM, Sunday 2PM - 8PM.
LOCATION:
Neue Galerie New York
1048 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10028
HOURS: Call 212.851.1879 Monday - Friday 10 – 5PM
Visit the Ticket and Information Center in Lerner Hall Monday - Saturday from 12 – 8PM, Sunday 2 – 8PM
DIRECTIONS: Take the 4, 5 or 6 Train to 86th Street (at Lexington Avenue) B or C train to 86th Street (at Central Park West). Take the M86 to 86th Street (at Fifth Avenue) M1, M2, M3, or M4 to 86th Street (at Madison Avenue).
DATE: Sunday, May 18 and Monday, May 19
TIME: Sunday at 10AM
Monday at 6PM PRICE: $20 for CAAL members HOW: Purchase tickets online or by calling 212.851.1879 or visiting the Ticket and Information Center in Lerner Hall. Members must present their CAAL membership card at the Box Office when picking up tickets.
WHAT: Enjoy a private tour, outside of museum hours, of the Neue Galerie's current "Gustav Klimt" and “Wiener Werkstätte Jewelry" exhibits. "Gustav Klimt: Five Paintings from the Collection of Ferdinand and Adele Bloch-Bauer” consists of masterworks by Klimt that had been restituted to Maria Altmann and the heirs of the Bloch-Bauer family by the Austrian government. The best-known of the five works in the exhibition is Adele Bloch-Bauer I, a "once-in-a-lifetime acquisition" recently made by the Galerie. The second exhibition highlights pieces created by the Wiener Werkstätte between the firm’s inception in 1903 and 1920; work whose beauty lies in the way it blurs the line between precious ornament and miniature sculpture.
WHO: Neue Galerie New York is one of the city's most elegant museums devoted to early twentieth-century German and Austrian art and design, displayed on two exhibition floors.
LOCATION:
The Paley Center for Media
25 West 52 Street
between 5th and 6th Avenues
HOURS:
DIRECTIONS: Take the No. 1 to 50th Street and Broadway. Take the E or V to Fifth Avenue and 53 Street. Take the N, R, or W to 49 Street and Seventh Avenue. Take the B, D, F, or V to 47–50 Street/Rockefeller Center.
DATE: Monday, May 19
TIME: 6PM
PRICE: FREE for CAAL members (regularly $10) HOW: Please email Kate Farina, kfarina@paleycenter.org to reserve a seat. There are a limited number of free tickets for this event; tickets will be assigned on a first come, first served basis.
WHAT: TV recap/fan sites like Television Without Pity have a significant impact on television's creative community, as producers are able to instantly track fans' reactions to their programming. In addition to the entertainment these portals provide readers, they have become the ultimate focus group, making passionate, informed, unfiltered audience responses to new material a simple click away. We are gathering writers behind some of the more well-known sites to discuss the influence of fan sites on programming, the culture of actively engaged critical communities, and their position in the "legitimate" critical landscape. In person: Kevin Croy (Lostpedia), Remona Outar (Ugly Is In), ProgGrrl (Galactica Sitrep), Dan Manu (Television Without Pity), Damon Schmidt (Whedonesque), Jennie Tan (OfficeTally)
WHO: The Paley Center for Media leads the discussion about the cultural, creative, and social significance of television, radio, and emerging platforms for the professional community and media-interested public. Drawing upon its curatorial expertise, an international collection, and close relationships with the leaders of the media community, the Paley Center examines the intersections between media and society.
LOCATION:
Hammerstein Ballroom
311 West 34th Street
(b/w 8th & 9th Avenues)
HOURS: Visit www.genart.org to purchase tickets. Email questions info@genart.org.
DIRECTIONS: Take the 1,2,3 or A,C,E to 34th Street.
DATE: Monday, May 19 TIME: 7:00PM-11:00PM PRICE: $45/$54/$135 for CAAL Members (regularly $50/$60/$150) HOW: Visit www.genart.org, select ticket level, and enter discount code when purchasing tickets. Members must present their CAAL membership card when picking up tickets. Discount codes are provided to members along with the membership card when signing up for CAAL.
WHAT: Join New York's fashion elite as emerging designers from around the world battle for top honors at the 10th Annual Styles Design Competition & Runway Show! See what's next in fashion alongside the tastemakers of the fashion industry. Tickets include pre-reception, seats at the show, and access to the fabulous after-party!
WHO: Featuring 30 fashion designers, with finalists to be culled from over 800 submissions from around the world! They will be showcased on the 60 foot catwalk in one of New York City's most magnificent venues battling for $35,000 in awards.
DIRECTIONS: Take the C or E to Spring Street, then walk east to Mercer and one block south to Broome. Take the N or R to Prince Street, then walk west to Mercer and two blocks south to Broome.
DATE: Thursday May 15 thru Wednesday, May 21
No performances Tuesday, May 20 TIME: Monday, Wednesday - Saturday at 8PM
Saturday and Sunday at 3PM PRICE: $26 (Standard Seating) and $46 (Premium Seating) for CAAL members (regularly $36 and $61) HOW: CAAL members can purchase discounted tickets by using the discount code during online, phone, and in person purchases. Members must present their CAAL membership card when picking up tickets. Discount codes are provided to members along with the membership card when signing up for CAAL. The Class of 2008 can sign up for a FREE one year membership online or in person at the Ticket and Info. Center located in the lobby of Lerner Hall on 115th and Broadway and open Mon. - Sat. 12 - 9PM, Sun. 3 - 9PM.
WHAT: In early 2007, George Packer published an article in The New Yorker about Iraqi interpreters who jeopardized their lives on behalf of the Americans in Iraq, with little or no protection or security from the U.S. The article drew national attention to the humanitarian crisis and the moral scandal. Based on Packer’s interviews in Baghdad, Betrayed tells the story of three young Iraqis—two men and one woman-who are motivated to risk everything by America’s promise of freedom. Betrayed explores the complex relationships among the Iraqis themselves and between them and their American supervisor, as they struggle to find purpose while a country collapses around them. Betrayed is directed by Pippin Parker and features Jeremy Beck, Aadya Bedi, Mike Doyle, Ramsey Faragallah, Sevan Greene and Waleed F. Zuaiter.
WHO: Culture Project's mission is to bear witness to injustice, to stimulate challenging conversation about the most profound and urgent matters of our time and to convert interest, energy and engagement into a motivational demand for progressive change. Blending prize-winning theater with urgent moral drama, Culture Project brings the national political conversation to life on the New York Stage.
LOCATION:
Fordham Road and the Bronx River Parkway
Bronx, New York 10460
HOURS: Call 212.851.1879 Monday - Friday 10 – 5PM
Visit the Ticket and Information Center in Lerner Hall Monday - Saturday from 12 – 8PM, Sunday 2 – 8PM
DIRECTIONS: Take the no. 2 or 5 train to East Tremont Ave/West Farms Square. At street level, walk straight ahead (follow train uptown) on Boston Road 2½ blocks to the Zoo’s Asia gate entrance (Gate A).
DATE: Friday, May 16 - Thursday, May 22 TIME: 10AM-5PM PRICE: $15 for CAAL Members (regularly $25, you save $10!) HOW: Purchase tickets online or by calling 212.851.1879 or visiting the Ticket and Information Center in Lerner Hall. Members must present their CAAL membership card at the Box Office when picking up tickets.
WHAT: Welcome to the world's greatest zoo - the Bronx Zoo! As the flagship of the largest network of metropolitan zoos in the country, the Bronx Zoo is the heart of the Wildlife Conservation Society and its work to save wildlife and wild places around the globe.
The special Pay One Price Passes provide seven admissions to any of the special attractions at one low price.
WHO: With award-winning, cutting-edge exhibits featuring over 4,000 animals, there is no other zoo in the world that offers the diversity, superb viewing, and world-renowned expertise that assures a rewarding experience and the knowledge that visitors can make a difference in the world around them. Whether you're nose-to-nose with Western lowland gorillas in the famous Congo Gorilla Forest , spotting snow leopards in the naturalistic Himalayan Highlands Habitat, or experiencing almost an acre of an indoor Asian rain forest, you're always within roaring distance of the world's most amazing wildlife.
Commencement Carnival Terms and Conditions
1.) Commencement Carnival 2008 is open to students who expect to graduate this May, recent alumni who had degrees conferred in October 2007 and February 2008, and their guests.
2.) All ticket purchasers must provide the name of the graduating student(s). The Columbia Alumni Arts League reserves the right to confirm the student’s graduation term.
3.) Students participating in Commencement Carnival 2008 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.
