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Starting March 19, the Arts Initiative will be continuing its mission of connecting Columbians to the arts and to each other through the arts from our new home at 202 Dodge.

Stop by and say hello. We're looking forward!

Your friends at the Arts Initiative
FEATURED NEWS AND EVENTS
Arts Initiative News Deco Japan: Shaping Art and Culture, 1920-1945
Mar. 16 - Jun. 10

Japan Society
333 East 47th Street
Japan Society joins Passport to NY offering students free admission to their exhibitions with valid CUID!

Showcasing the spectacular craftsmanship and sophisticated design associated with both Japan and Art Deco style, this exhibition is the first in the U.S. to explore a little-known brand of pre-WWII modernism borne of competitive ingenuity and vivacious cosmopolitanism.

Full price: $12
Students: Free with valid student CUID through Passport to NY
Arts Initiative News Ghost in the Instrument
Musical Interactivity Festival
Mar. 19 to 25

All activities are FREE!
A festival exploring trends in music for instrumentalists and computers from Boulez to the next generation. Featuring lectures, music & dance performances, installations, workshops and demos by musicians, composers and artists from Columbia and around the world.

Conferences: Aspects of Musical Research and Composition
Mon. Mar. 19 to Wed. Mar. 21

Music & Dance Performances, Installations, Demos
Fri. Mar. 23

Marathon Concert
Sat. Mar. 24

Workshop
Sun. Mar. 25


Arts Initiative News Columbia Family Event
Jazz at Lincoln Center Family Concert: What is New Orleans Jazz?

Sat. Apr. 21 at 1:00 PM

Broadway at 60th Street
In this exciting interactive concert, drummer Alvin Atkinson and friends invite families to join the Second Line parade and express their own personal style through movement and song as they learn the language of New Orleans jazz. Together they'll explore collective improvisation, call and response, grooves, and learn about the instruments in the band, all while enjoying New Orleans classics like "Audubon Zoo" and "St. Louis Blues." The concert is aimed for children ages 6 and up.

Columbia families can enjoy an exclusive meet-and-greet with the artists after the performance!

Orchestra: $25.80
Balcony: $12.20
Full price: $14-$30
Arts Initiative News American Mavericks:
San Francisco Symphony

Mar. 27-28 at 8:00 PM

881 Seventh Avenue
Carnegie Hall offers Columbia University Staff and Faculty 50% off of American Mavericks concerts on March 27 or 28, featuring the San Francisco Symphony with artistic director Michael Tilson Thomas. Use discount code CUS13581* at the Box office, via CarnegieCharge 212-247-7800, or online at Carnegiehall.org by March 21. For more information about American Mavericks visit www.carnegiehall.org/mavericks

$10 Student tickets are available for all American Mavericks concerts! Carnegiehall.org/students
CAMPUS
Arts Initiative News TIC Semester Hours
Tues. - Sat.
1:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Mon. & Sun. CLOSED

The TIC will be CLOSED
for Spring Break starting
SUN MAR 11 until MON MAR 19
We will re open on TUE MAR 20.





Gorey Preserved
Mar. 5 - Jul. 27
Free

School of the Arts: Georgia Sagri: Whitney Biennial Artist Talk

Thu. Mar. 22 at 7:30 PM
Free with RSVP


TIC Movie Vouchers are available at the TIC
AMC, Regal, Clearview and Angelika Vouchers
Vouchers are $6.75 to $8.75
Popcorn and Drink vouchers for $3.50 also available!
OFF CAMPUS
Arts Initiative News Visual Art/Museum Picks Roots of Style: Conversation with Isabel Toledo and Nina Garcia
El Museo del Barrio
Thurs. Mar. 29 at 6:30 PM
Free with RSVP required

St. Patrick's Eve
New-York Historical Society
Tonight 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Admission is pay-as-you-wish on Fridays from 6pm to 8pm

Are You Smarter Than A Curator?
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Thurs. Mar. 22 at 6:00 PM
Full price: $10
Arts Initiative News Music Picks Opera Hispánica: Siempre Catán, Always Catán
Fri. Mar. 16 at 8:30 PM
Full price from $35
Students: The first 15 students to email info@operahispanica.org can purchase tickets for just $20

American Originals with Chris Thile, Mandolin
Sat. Mar. 24 at 7:00 PM
Full price: $14.50-$98
Faculty/staff: $25-$78 with code ORP12620
Student Rush: $10 with CUID at the Carnegie Hall box office

Dress Rehearsal for The Metropolitan Opera's La Traviata
Tues. Apr. 3 at 11:00 AM
Students: Free with ticket; RSVP at the TIC beginning March 23
Arts Initiative News Theatre/Dance Picks New Work at Danspace Project featuring
Kyle Abraham, Marjania A. Forte, and Samantha Speis

Thu. Mar. 22 at 8:00 PM
Buy tickets now at the TIC: $13

Peter and the Starcatcher
Thu. Apr 12 at 7:00 PM
Buy tickets now at the TIC: $41

Now. Here. This.
Fri. Apr. 13 at 8:00 PM
Buy tickets now at the TIC: $36

Ballet Hispanico at the Joyce Theatre
Sun. Apr. 29 at 2:00 PM
Buy tickets now at the TIC: $29
Arts Initiative News Film Picks Moving Image Master Class with Mark Friedberg
Museum of the Moving Image
Sun. Mar. 25 at 3:00 PM
Full price: $20
Students: $16 with code momi1192021. Max 1 per student.

An Evening with Adrian Grenier

Tues. Apr. 17 at 6:00 PM
Free with RSVP
Arts Initiative News Lecture/Readings Picks Exquisite Way: Japanese Aesthetic Principles & Zen Practice
Japan Society
Mar. 19, 26, Apr. 2, 9, 16, 23
Full price: $5-$25
Students, faculty, staff: Free by calling 212-715-1224 and use code COZEN

Building Community in Complex Times
Museum of the City of New York
Wed. Mar. 21 at 6:30 PM
Full price: $15
Students: $10

Joshua Foer: Moonwalking With Einstein
Thurs. Mar. 22 at 7:00 PM
Free
Arts Initiative News Family Picks

For Columbia faculty, staff, and students with children, check out these family-friendly events.
Spring Family Programs at the New York Transit Museum
Through May 27
Full price: $7
Children 2 - 17: $5
Columbia: Free with CUID

The Ugly Duckling & The Tortoise and the Hare
Sat. Mar. 17 at 11:00 AM
Full price: $25
Children: $15

TeenLIVE presents KidSpirit
Sun. Mar. 18 at 2:00 PM
Free

Peter and the Starcatcher
Thu. Apr. 12 at 7:00 PM
Buy tickets now at the TIC: $41

Columbia Family Event
Jazz at Lincoln Center Family Concert: What is New Orleans Jazz?

Sat. Apr. 21 at 1:00 PM
Buy tickets now at the TIC: $12.20-25.80
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