FEATURED NEWS AND EVENTS
Arts Initiative News Caribbean: Crossroads of the World
Jun. 12 - Jan. 6

El Museo del Barrio
1230 Fifth Avenue

Studio Museum in Harlem
144 West 125th Street

Queens Museum of Art
Flushing Meadows Corona Park
The exhibition Caribbean: Crossroads of the World is the culmination of nearly a decade of collaborative research and scholarship organized by El Museo del Barrio in conjunction with the Queens Museum of Art and The Studio Museum in Harlem. Presenting work at the three museums and accompanied by an ambitious range of programs and events, Caribbean: Crossroads offers an unprecedented opportunity to explore the diverse and impactful cultural history of the Caribbean basin and its diaspora. More than 500 works of art spanning four centuries illuminate changing aesthetics and ideologies and provoke meaningful conversations about topics ranging from commerce and cultural hybridity to politics and pop culture.

Full price: $9 
Students: Free with valid student CUID
Arts Initiative News PERSOL MAGNIFICENT OBSESSIONS: 30 stories of craftsmanship in film
June 14 - Aug. 19

Museum of the Moving Image 
36-01 35 Avenue
Astoria, NY
The second installation of a three-exhibition series, PERSOL MAGNIFICENT OBSESSIONS: 30 stories of craftsmanship in film, uncovers ten powerful stories of obsessive workmanship within filmmaking. It offers a unique opportunity to view rarely seen artifacts from some of cinema's most legendary films, as well as behind- the-scenes research notes, sketches, video interviews, and materials used in the development process by some of the world's greatest filmmakers.

Full price: $12
Students: Free with valid student CUID
Arts Initiative News JAPAN CUTS: The New York Festival of Contemporary Japanese Cinema
Jul. 12 - 28

Japan Society
333 East 47th Street
JAPAN CUTS The New York Festival of Contemporary Japanese Cinema returns to Japan Society from July 12th to July 28th for its sixth consecutive year. With 39 titles and 37 screenings, this year's festival, which is North America's largest showcase of contemporary Japanese cinema, is the biggest one yet. Almost all of this year's films are making their international, North American, or New York premieres, and the selections promise to represent Japan's cutting-edge film scene, whether it be uplifting family fare, brooding dramas, blockbusters, or thrillers.

Full price: $12
Students: $9
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"Revolutionary Ink: The Paintings of Wu Guanzhong" at Asia Society

"Persol Magnificent Obsessions: 30 Stories of Craftsmanship in Film" at the Museum of the Moving Image

A Night at Rooftop Films

 
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Arts Initiative News TIC CLOSED

The Ticket and Information Center
is closed for the summer semester. 
We will re-open in August.

The Attacca Quartet
Tues. Jul. 31 at 12:00 PM
Free
OFF CAMPUS
Arts Initiative News Music Picks SummerStage 2012
June 6 - Aug. 30
Full price: FREE!
Students, Faculty, Staff: Enter online for a chance to win express entry to several shows

Jazz in July
92nd Street Y 
Jul. 16 - 26
Full price from $48
Students, Faculty, Staff from $25 with code CUA

River to River Festival
Through Jul. 15 
Full price: Free 
Students, Faculty, Staff: Enter online for a chance to win VIP tickets 

New York Philharmonic: Concerts in the Parks
Jul. 11 - 17
Free

Apollo Live
Apollo Theater
Jul. 9, 10, 12, 16, 17
Students, Faculty, Staff: RSVP for free tickets by calling 888.586.4248

Warm Up 2012
MoMA PS1
Jul. 7 - Sept. 8
All tickets: $15

Summergarden
Museum of Modern Art
Jul. 8 - 29
Free; first-come, first-served

Vans House Parties
Jul. 12 - Aug. 29
Free with RSVP

Lincoln Center Out of Doors
Jul. 25 - Aug. 12
Free
Arts Initiative News Film Picks Rooftop Films 2012 Summer Series: Underground Movies Outdoors
May 11 - Aug. 18
Full price: $12
Students, Faculty, Staff: $8 with code ROOFCU12

Mel Brooks on Film: The Spoof is in the Pudding
Museum of Jewish Heritage
Jun. 27 - Aug. 8
Free with suggested donation

Target Passport Fridays 
Queens Museum of Art
Jul. 6 - Aug. 24
Free

River Flicks
Jul. 11 - Aug. 22
Free 

Syfy Movies With A View
Jul. 5 - Aug. 30
Free 

SummerScreen
Jul. 11 - Aug. 15
Free
Arts Initiative News Lecture Picks A Celestial Angle on the Greatest Grid and
The South Bronx: Deconstruction of a Neighborhood's Reconstruction
Museum of the City of New York
Jul. 12 and 18
Full price: $12
Students: $8

Discussion and Screening: Under Fire: Journalists in Combat
Fri. Jul. 13 at 6:30 PM
Full price: $15
Students: $10
Arts Initiative News Visual Art/Museum Picks The Clock
Lincoln Center
Jul. 13 - Aug. 1
Free

Monet's Garden
Through Aug. 31
Full price: $20
Faculty, Staff: $16 with code 9070
Students: $14.40 with code 9070

Screening: !WOMEN ART REVOLUTION 
National Academy Museum
Jul. 18 at 6:30 PM
Full price: $12
Students: $7
Arts Initiative News Theater Picks Collegetix - Potted Potter
Little Shubert Theatre
Through July 8
Students: $27.25

Shakespeare in the Park: Into The Woods
Jul. 23 - Aug. 25
Free ticket distribution in the park or virtual ticketing
Arts Initiative News Family Picks

For Columbia faculty, staff, and students with children, check out these family-friendly events.
Art in July: Drop-in art workshop
The Jewish Museum
Mondays in July, 1-4pm
Full price: $12
Children under 12: Free
Students: Free with valid student CUID

Summer Children & Family Programs at the New York Transit Museum

Through Aug. 26
Full price: $7
Children 2-17: $5
Students: Free with valid student CUID

SummerStage Family Programming

Jul. 8, 29, Aug. 12
Free

Midsummer Night Swing: Kids Dance!
Sat. Jul. 14 at 3:00 PM
Free

River Flicks for Kids
Jul. 13 - Aug. 24
Free

Children's Museum of the Arts Free Art Island Outpost
May 27 - Sept. 30, 11am-3pm
Free

Saturday Sculpture Workshops
Socrates Sculpture Park
Saturdays, May 12 - Sept. 29, 12-3PM
Free
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