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The American Museum of Natural History (Central Park West at 79th) has more great events scheduled in the next few days. First, it’s not too late to buy tickets to attend an interesting poetry event taking place tonight. Part poetry collection, part field guide, Bright Wings: An Illustrated Anthology of Poems About Birds [...]
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The Jewish Community Center (Amsterdam at 76th) is hosting a special event tomorrow, “Rescuing the Economy: Two Expert Views.” Get informed when two experts make an appearance to talk about the state of the economy and where it’s heading, hosted by Myron Kandel, founding financial editor of CNN. The experts are Steve Forbes, editor-in-chief of [...]
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Come to the New York Society for Ethical Culture (64th at Central Park West) tomorrow for an advocacy forum with a panel of experts. Get the perspective from brilliant and well-informed political commentators on the topic “Obama: Change We Can Still Believe In?” Katrina vanden Heuvel of The Nation, Ben Smith of Politico.com, Gretchen Morgenson [...]
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If you are a Columbia student, or if you happen to be a member of the Columbia Alumni Arts League (CAAL), now there are some great discounts for you at Upper West Side restaurants. The Arts Initiative at Columbia University created partnerships with over 30 New York restaurants to provide special offers to current Columbia [...]
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It’s another great week of events at the American Museum of Natural History (Central Park West at 79th). It all starts today with “The Message Behind the Music,” a free program that will explore the transformative power of song and the shifting cultural influences that drive musical styles. Come as Broadway actor/singer James Stovall presents [...]
The CW’s hit show Gossip Girl has been filming this week, and will continue to film tomorrow in the vicinity of Columbia University. Signs were spotted around Riverside Drive and 116th for a filming all day Wednesday. If you are a fan of Chuck Bass and company, tomorrow’s filming would be a chance for you [...]
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Three coyotes have been spotted on Columbia University’s campus, according to several news sources. The first sighting, occurring in front of Lewisohn Hall (near the campus entrance at Broadway and 116th), was reported to 911 and Columbia’s authorities yesterday morning. At least one other sighting came in yesterday, raising concern that the wild animals may [...]
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Join the stars of Law & Order on Monday as they work to support adult literacy at Symphony Space (Broadway at 95th). The All Write! literacy program, offered through Symphony Space, has given adult students throughout the five boroughs literacy lessons for nearly two decades, teaching students to read while discovering and reflecting on the [...]
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About 1,400 Columbia University students, alumni, and employees were given notice that their personal data was no longer secure after three laptops were stolen from the campus last Monday, according to the New York Post. Authorities and school officials disclosed that burglars smashed a locked office door at Columbia College and stole the the three [...]
Virtual Universe is the monthly series at the American Museum of Natural History (Central Park West at 79th) where you can take a fully interactive tour of the universe around us using the world’s largest cosmic atlas in the Hayden Planetarium. The next Virtual Universe takes place on Tuesday, titled “The Farthest Reaches of the [...]