The Museum of the City of New York presents:
Spotlight on Design: The Legacy of Donald Oenslager
Thursday, March 27 at 6:30 PM

Reservations required. $5 for Columbia Students and Faculty

For reservations or program information, please call  (212) 534-1672, ext. 3395.

George and Ira Gershwin’s Girl Crazy (1930), Red, Hot, and Blue! (1936) (with music and lyrics by Cole Porter), and Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman’s Pulitzer Prize-winning You Can’t Take It with You (1936) are just a few of the landmark productions that featured pioneering sets by Donald Oenslager, one of the most influential scenic designers in American theater. Creator of designs for more than 250 plays, musicals, and operas, he also established the scenic design program at the Yale Drama School. Arnold Aronson, Professor of Theater at Columbia University’s School of the Arts, will (more…)

A Foundation Center event presented in collaboration with Fractured Atlas:

How You Can Afford to Be an Artist:
Ideas for Creating a Sustainable Career
Free Admission
This event is offered free of charge, but advance registration is required. Please go to the Foundation Center website for details.

Thursday, October 4, 2007, 3:00-5:00 pm,
2:30 pm: Check-in and refreshments
The Foundation Center
79 Fifth Avenue/16th Street
2nd Floor
New York, NY 10003

A special "Funding for Arts Month" program. It takes more than hard-to-get grants to survive and sustain your work over time. The panel presentation will focus on resources available to individual artists and emerging arts organizations working in various disciplines of the arts. Topics will include accessing space, insurance, materials and other non-cash resources. Come to share your own experiences and tips.

Need a car or van for a few hours, but don’t want to pay the outrageous cost of a full-day Manhattan-priced rental?


Did you know that Zipcar offers a significant discount to members of the Columbia community? (more…)

Columbia University has nearly 150 arts groups, departments, programs, and libraries. You can find out about them, and all they generate, on the newest version of CUArts.com, the university’s
portal to the arts on and off-campus. (more…)

J&R is offering Columbia University employees and students the same corporate pricing and buying power afforded the University. You may buy from J&R at the same prices the University receives. (more…)

Columbia Friends, Come see our MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM at CLASSIC STAGE COMPANY (CSC)—and use the special COLUMBIA DISCOUNT CODE "CDMDS" for only $10 tickets (regular tickets are $25). Buy your tickets through TheatreMania or Online (see below).
 
There are ONLY 2 EVENING SHOWS: on Sunday/Feb. 25th at 7pm with our Opening Party afterwards; or Monday/Feb. 26th at 8pm. There are also 4 WEEKEND MATINEE SHOWS which are specially programmed for families: children under 12 get in FREE with the purchase of one adult ticket!
 
Please come—and forward this email to friends and friends who have children. It’s a great show that we’ve been creating and are happy to share it with audiences of all ages.  Thanks,  Jeff Janisheski (SoA Theatre ‘05) (more…)

See Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-Off-Broadway and live music shows for a fraction of the price! Theatermania offers Columbia students,  faculty and staff their best discount.   Pay the yearly membership (discounted 40%!) then see shows for as little as $4.50 per ticket.

See an entire year’s worth of theater for just $59! (more…)

Complimentary movie passes for an advance screening of WILD HOGS are available in the Artists’ Resource Center; see Marjorie Orcel-Cozart in the Dean’s office at 305 Dodge Hall. Touchstone Pictures presents their lastest motion picture, WILD HOGS. Starring: Tim Allen, John Travolta, Martin Lawrence and William H. Macy.

Screening: Tuesday, February 27th at 7:30PM, AMC LOEWS, Broadway and 84th Street. You must RSVP & have a pass to get in.

WILD HOGS will be in theatres starting March 2nd.

The SoA Office of Student Affairs has just received 200 FREE copies of the NYC "BlackBook," a brief guide to NYC area bars, restaurants and clubs.

Though these are the 2006 guides, they’ll still make a great addition to your NYC reference library.  Hey, I still somehow use my Zagat’s Guide from 1999…

Stop by 305 Dodge to pick one up. 

Need a car or van for a few hours, but don’t want to pay the outrageous cost of a full-day Manhattan-priced rental?


Did you know that Zipcar offers a significant discount to members of the Columbia community? (more…)

A student recently e-mailed me the following query:

"My computer is dying fast and I unfortunately think I’ll need to buy a new one soon. I’ve been looking online through the Columbia Apple website for discounts. I heard a rumor that there are computer loans available to students so I thought I would inquire about the specifics."

Good question!

Owning a computer or upgrading your present computer can be a real asset, but it’s a decision that should not be taken lightly. Did you know that Columbia SoA students are entitled to discounts on computer purchases, software and peripherals? Be sure to visit the following links to find out more: (more…)