STUDENTS GATHER ON HISTORIC ELECTION NIGHT
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It was a festive evening on November 4, tinged with anxiety, as hundreds of New School students, overwhelmingly Barack Obama supporters, turned out to watch the 2008 presidential election coverage at the Theresa Lang Community and Student Center. Each time a state was called for Obama the students cheered. Then came the dramatic moment shortly after 11:00 p.m. when most of the polls closed on the West Coast and MSNBC and CNN immediately announced that Barack Obama would become the 44th president of the United States—and students erupted in celebration. The sense of New School community was very strong as students listened intently to Obama’s victory speech.
Students filled the Lang Center, watching the coverage on two large screens, and glancing over at a third screen that displayed the electoral map. Many students brought their laptop and logged on to websites for national and international coverage of the election. Students engaged in group discussions throughout the night about what this election would mean for the United States and the world.
For Eloise Lennen-Rodriguez, a Parsons freshman, “the election event was definitely a great venue. There was such a buzz of positive energy, a feeling of community and solidarity as students came together to not only watch but also experience the election. It’s an election that would have gone down in history no matter what the outcome, either for electing the first African-American president or for having the first woman as vice president.”
The positive feeling was also shared by Eden Ladin, an Israeli Jazz student and a U.S. citizen who also came to watch the election result with fellow schoolmates. Ladin said being at the event also “allowed him to meet new students from Lang and Parsons.”
The all-night election coverage event culminated a series of presidential debate programs and live coverage of the four debates. Students also turned out in large numbers for each of the debate programs. Guinevere
Molina, director of Student Development and Activities, who serves on the newly-created Student Services’ Programming Committee responsible for organizing these events, said that “she was amazed at students’ interest in the election and for wanting to come together as a university community to experience this historic moment in U.S. politics.” She also added that the Programming Committee is already making plans to organize an on-campus event for the inauguration of Barack Obama. The four debate events were co-sponsored by the University Diversity Initiative and the election night event was co-sponsored by the University Student Senate.
LEARN ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY: SEMINAR ON THE NEW SCHOOL
The Seminar on the University is a series of discussions designed to inform The New School community of university policies and initiatives. The speakers' papers are meant as springboards for further discussion.
The first paper for this academic year titled, Student Financial Services at The New School, will be presented by Eileen Doyle, assistant vice president for Student Financial Services.The seminar will take place on Thursday, November 13, 2008, from 3:00 -4:30 p.m. in the Orozco Room at 66 West 12th Street, 7th Floor.
Discussion Papers are available in the Dean's offices and on the university website one week before the Seminar.
The remaining seminars scheduled for the 2008-2009 academic year are: On Line Learning at The New School, presented by Shelley Reed, senior vice president for Information Technology and Linda Dunne, dean, The New School for General Studies, on Thursday, February 12, 2009; Developing the 2009-2010 University Operating Budget, presented by Jeanne Plecenik, vice president and treasurer, on Thursday, March 26, 2009; and The University Annual Report, presented by James Murtha, executive vice president and chief operating officer, Nancy Donner, vice president for Communications and External Affairs; and Doris Suarez, vice president and secretary of the Corporation, on Thursday, April 23, 2009.
NEWS FROM THE NEW SCHOOL LIBRARIES
The following three databases have just been added to The New School Libraries electronic resources:
The New Palgrave: A Dictionary of Economics
The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd edition, edited by Steven N. Durlauf and Lawrence E. Blume, contains over 1,850 articles by more than 1,500 of the world's leading economists. Contributors include 927 economists writing in their fields of expertise, including 27 Nobel Laureates before or since publication from the first year of the prize in 1969 through 2007.
PRISMA: Publicaciones y Revistas Sociales y Humanísticas
This database provides full-text scholarly journals in Spanish, Portuguese, and English in the subject areas of Anthropology, Business & Economics, History, Literature, Political Science and Sociology. Past and present cultures are covered from Hispanic America, Latin America, and the Caribbean Basin. This database offers full text of many journals from HAPI: the Hispanic American Periodicals Index to which the library subscribes.
Online Chicago Manual of Style
The online edition of the Chicago Manual of Style includes the searchable text of the 15th edition with features such as tools for editors, a citation guide summary, and searchable access to Q&A, where University of Chicago Press editors answer readers' style questions.
You can quickly access these resources by following the link in the "New Acquisitions for Fall 2008" box.
DO YOU HAVE A REQUEST?
At the New School Libraries, our mission is to support the curriculum of The New School, and toward this end, we want to remain relevant to our patrons. Therefore, we welcome requests from you about any materials you'd like us to add to The New School Libraries' collection. Send us an email. All recommendations will be reviewed by librarians, and are acquired based upon availability and relevancy.
For the duration of the fall semester, Fogelman Library will continue to be located on the lower level of 65 5th Avenue. The library plans to be open for business in its new space before the start of spring semester classes. Look for announcements regarding the library's future move to 55 West 13th Street on my.newschool.edu, and in future issues of the Weekly Observer.
NEWS FROM MILANO THE NEW SCHOOL FOR MANAGEMENT AND URBAN POLICY
UNITED NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSES HONORS M. BRYNA SANGER
On October 29 at Tribeca Rooftoop, United Neighborhood Houses (UNH) of New York held their annual 2008 New Yorkers Who Make a Difference benefit in honor of M. Bryna Sanger, the former dean and current professor at Milano The New School for Management and Urban Policy.
UNH honored Professor Sanger for her “dedication to social justice and community based programs in New York City and her ongoing technical assistance to UNH’s nonprofit member agencies (that) have been invaluable resources for the organization.”
Professor Sanger has been a member of UNH’s Board of Directors since 2002 and has done research for the organization prior to joining the board. A membership organization rooted in the history and values of the settlement house movement, UNH works to support its members through policy development, advocacy, and capacity-building activities.
A former academic dean and chair of the program in Urban Policy Analysis and Management, Professor Sanger has worked in a wide range of policy and management areas including city service delivery, welfare reform, leadership, innovation, and performance management. Most recently, she has been studying and evaluating performance-management systems in cities. As a senior fellow (nonresident) at the Brookings Institution, she examined the changes in service delivery and management systems induced by welfare reform in states and localities around the country. She also consults to city and state government on both public policy and public management, most recently for the New York City Department of Finance in their effort to design a state of the art performance-management system.
GREEN-COLLAR JOBS: A SOLUTION TO NYC'S ENVIRONMENTAL AND WORKFORCE ILLS?
On Wednesday, November 12, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., the Center for New York City Affairs brings together key stakeholders for a conversation about green jobs, moderated by Errol Louis, columnist and editorial board member, New York Daily News.
Across the United States, labor and political leaders advocate investment in a green economic recovery to boost employment and address climate change. Last year, Congress passed the Green Jobs Act which, if fully funded, would allocate $125 million to train workers in green trades. The presidential candidates have sought even greater investments in green infrastructure. What exactly are green-collar jobs—and how can New York City create them?
Speakers include: Bruce Herman, deputy commissioner for Workforce Development, New York State Department of Labor; Miquela Craytor, executive director, Sustainable South Bronx; Ramón Cruz, vice president for energy and environment, Partnership for NYC; and Ed Ott, executive director, New York City Central Labor Council.
The event supported by the Sirus Fund and the Milano Foundation, will be held in the Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, Arnhold Hall, 55 West 13th Street, 2nd floor. Admission is free, but seating is limited and reservations are required by calling 212.229.5418, or emailing centernyc@newschool.edu.
NEWS FROM EUGENE LANG COLLEGE THE NEW SCHOOL FOR LIBERAL ARTS
LANG FALL THEATER PRODUCTION: THE ROVER
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On Thursday, November 13 at 7:30 p.m., Eugene Lang College will present this year’s Fall Theatre production The Rover. Raw and violent, and written by a woman in the 17th century, The Rover is Aphra Behn's shockingly modern, funny, and brutal play about passion and violence between the sexes, a woman's right to dictate her own sexual and financial destiny, and the terror and potentially dangerous consequences of truly exposing one's soul to another.
The production directed by Erica Gould will feature the following Eugene Lang College students: Michelle Buffer, John Gentile, Johanna Goossers, Sam Harris, Treauna Harris, Jenna Hoff, Ali Krasner, Michael Linowitz, Fabianne Meyer, Cameron Ng, Charlotte Peters, Celine Robinson, Alejandro Rodriguez, Ben Ruffman-Cohen, and Noah Wunsch.
Performances will run from Thursday-Saturday, November 13-15, at 7:30 p.m., with a Sunday matinee at 3:00 p.m. on November 16th. All performances will take place at the The New School for Drama Theater, Drama Building, 151 Bank Street, 3rd floor. General admission is $5, and in person purchases can be made at The New School Box Office at 66 West 12th Street.
NEWS FROM MANNES COLLEGE THE NEW SCHOOL FOR MUSIC
MIDORI OFFERS MASTER CLASS AT MANNES
On Thursday, November 13, at 7:00 p.m., famed violinist Midori will give a master class at Mannes College The New School for Music.
Midori was born in Osaka, Japan, in 1971 and began studying the violin with her mother, Setsu Goto, at a very early age. In 1982, when Zubin Mehta first heard her play, he was so impressed that he invited her to be a surprise guest soloist for the New York Philharmonic's traditional New Year's Eve concert. She received a standing ovation and the impetus to begin a major career. In 1986, she played her legendary performance at Tanglewood, where she broke the E-string twice and had to borrow violins from the concertmaster and associate concertmaster in order to finish the piece. At the end of the performance, Leonard Bernstein, the conductor, kneeled before her in awe. The next day the New York Times front-page headline read: "Girl, 14, Conquers Tanglewood with 3 Violins."
In 1992, Midori formed Midori & Friends, a nonprofit organization that aims to bring quality music education to inner-city children in New York City. In 2001, Midori received the prestigious Avery Fisher Prize, an award issued to outstanding musicians only once a year, if at all.
The free master class will be given in Mannes Concert Hall, Mannes Building, 150 West 85th Street. For more information call 212.580.0210 x4817
NEWS FROM THE NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH
WILLIAM PHILLIPS LECTURE: "ISRAEL AT 60: REALITY, UTOPIA, OR PROVOCATION?"
On Tuesday, November 11, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m., Edith Kurzweil presents the third William Phillips Lecture, given by Michal Govrin, titled "Israel at 60: Reality, Utopia, or Provocation?"
Michal Govrin, the daughter of Holocaust survivors, is an Israeli essayist, poet, and novelist. She received her PhD at the University of Paris, teaches drama at the Jerusalem Theater for Visual Arts, and is chair of the theater department at Emunah College. Her novel Snapshots received the 2003 Acum Prize for the best literary achievement of the year. Among her other distinctions are the Margalit Prize for Theater Direction, the Tel Aviv Foundation Award, the Kugel Prize, and the Prime Minister Prize.
This event will be held in Wollman Hall, Eugene Lang Building, 65 West 11th Street, 5th floor. Admission is free, but seating is limited and reservations are required by emailing mcnamard@newschool.edu.
NEWS FROM THE NEW SCHOOL FOR JAZZ AND CONTEMPORARY MUSIC
NEW SCHOOL JAZZ FACULTY MEMBER, PIANIST JOANNE BRACKEEN FEATURED IN JAZZ PRESENTS “BUHAINA’S BROOD”
Legendary jazz pianist, composer, bandleader, and New School faculty member Joanne Brackeen will lead an all New School Jazz ensemble in concert as part of a Jazz Presents tribute to the grand musical legacy of the great Art “Buahaina” Blakey on Thursday, November 13, at 8:00 p.m. “Buhaina’s Brood” will feature Joanne Brackeen, piano; Adam Cruz, drums; Dezron Douglas, bass, and a special guest saxophonist to be announced.
JoAnne Brackeen is described as "a visionary of extraordinary depth" by Tony Bennett, and "a pianist-composer of phenomenal capacity" by the late Bill Evans. Brackeen is consistently ranked by critics and jazz magazines as one of the best jazz pianists in the world, along with Keith Jarrett, McCoy Tyner, and Chick Corea. Her writing is remarkable for its creativity, stylistic range, emotional depth, and whimsical spirit.
In 1969 JoAnne Brackeen became the first and only female member of Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. In this concert Brackeen explores where Blakey’s work has influenced her own music, and she conjures what Blakey might play if he were alive today.
This event will be held in the Jazz and Contemporary Music Performance Space, 55 West 13th Street, 5th floor. Admission is $10; and free to all students and New School faculty, staff, and alumni with ID. For tickets, please contact the New School Box office or call 212.229.5488.
JAZZ FACULTY MEMBER ANDREW CYRILLE FEATURED ON
WKCR RADIO 89.9 FM BROADCAST TRIBUTE
This past Sunday, November 9, WKCR FM JAZZ PROFILE program highlighted the work of New School Faculty member Andrew Cyrille. The five-hour feature program, WKCR's longest regularly-scheduled show, presents an in-depth look at one specific artist or theme. Their DJs conduct thorough research to offer rare recordings alongside acknowledged masterpieces, presenting listeners with a fully-rounded portrait of the chosen musical subject.
Cyrille’s JAZZ PROFILE featured an in-depth interview conducted earlier with the master drummer. The JAZZ PROFILE program led up to WKCR’s 24-hour Andrew Cyrille Birthday Broadcast, which began Monday, November 10, at midnight and preempted all regular programming for 24 hours. Other preeminent jazz artists that have been honored with 24-hour Birthday Broadcasts include, Max Roach, Ornette Coleman, Charles Mingus, Charles Parker, and Thelonious Monk.
Andrew Cyrille is perhaps the preeminent free-jazz percussionist of the 1980s and '90s. Few free-jazz drummers play with Cyrille's grace and authority. His energy is unflagging, his power absolute, tempered only by an ever-present sense of propriety. Cyrille has been a member of New School Jazz faculty since 1989.
Born on November 10,1939 in Brooklyn, New York, Cyrille joined the Cecil Taylorunit in the 1960s for about 10 years and eventually performed drum duos with Milford Graves. In addition to recording as a bandleader, he has recorded and/or performed with musicians like David Murray, Irène Schweizer, Marilyn Crispell, Carla Bley, Butch Morris, and Reggie Workman among others.
NEWS FROM THE NEW SCHOOL FOR DRAMA
DRAMA PLAYWRIGHT ALUM RECEIVES NEA NEW PLAY DEVELOPMENT HONOR
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announced last month the first of seven selections for the NEA New Play Development Program, which includes a new work from Drama alum Lloyd Suh (2001). He will collaborate with the Children’s Theatre Company in Minneapolis on his play Happy End to Everything, which will receive $20,000 to support its early development activities such as workshops and staged readings. Administered by Arena Stage in Washington, DC, this new initiative is intended to help the nation’s non-profit theaters bring more new plays to full production.
"Every year the NEA supports about 135 new theatrical premieres, but the NEA New Play Development Program, in partnership with Arena Stage, is something special. It creates a small but superb national network to develop new works from across the country," said NEA Chairman Dana Gioia.
Happy End to Everything will use comedy, fantasy, science fiction, and the current fascination of American youth with manga (Japanese comics and cartoons) to create a parable about every child's discovery that his or her uniqueness is not a stigma, but the key to creativity and joy. The play was developed in partnership with Ma-Yi Theater Company here in New York City.
Suh is the author of American Hwangap, The Children of Vonderly, The Garden Variety, Masha No Home, and several shorter plays, including Happy Birthday William Abernathy, Not All Korean Girls Can Fly, and With A Hammer & A Nail. He serves as artistic director of Second Generation and co-director of the Ma-Yi Writers Lab, the largest resident company of Asian-American playwrights ever assembled.
NEWS FROM PARSONS THE NEW SCHOOL FOR DESIGN AND
THE NEW SCHOOL FOR GENERAL STUDIES
CONFOUNDING EXPECTATIONS: PHOTOGRAPHY IN CONTEXT
“FRAMING THE PRESIDENCY”
On Wednesday, November 12, at 7:00 p.m., the Aperture Foundation, the Photography Department of Parsons The New School for Design, and the Vera List Center for Art and Politics at The New School present a new season of panel discussions focusing on photography. The second event “Framing the Presidency,” explores the collision of photography, mass media, and politics in examining the role of images in the 2008 presidential campaign and beyond. Artists and media experts share their experiences and explore the power of photography in constructing our image of the presidency. Panelists include Tim Davis, photographer; Robert Hariman, chair of Communication Studies at Northwestern University; David Scull, New York Times campaign picture editor, photographer; and Todd Heisler, Pulitzer Prize winning photojournalist.
This free event presented with generous support from the Kettering Family Foundation and the Henry Nias Foundation will take place in Tishman Auditorium, Alvin Johnson / J. M. Kaplan Hall, 66 West 12th Street.
The program is made possible, in part, by public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.
NEWS FROM THE NEW SCHOOL FOR GENERAL STUDIES
FORMER BA STUDENT CHOREOGRAPHS NEW OPERA PRODUCTION IN WARSAW
Jonah Bokaer, a former BA student at The New School for General Studies choreographed a new production of the opera Faust, with famed Director Robert Wilson, for the Polish National Opera in Warsaw.
An award-winning choreographer and media artist, Bokaer was hired as a professional member of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company (2000-2007) at the unprecedented age of 18, and he remains the youngest dancer ever hired in the 55-year history of Cunningham's dance ensemble. Additionally, Bokaer has worked with John Jasperse (2004-2005), David Gordon (2005-2006), Deborah Hay (2005), and has also interpreted the choreography of George Balanchine as restaged by Melissa Hayden. Presently, Bokaer choreographs the Operas of Robert Wilson, and presents his own work throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. He will continue his collaboration with Wilson on a new production of Aida in Rome, Italy in 2009.
In 2002, under the leadership of Bokaer, a group of artists and choreographers formed Chez Bushwick, an adventurous arts organization that has significantly impacted a new generation of dance artists, choreographers, and performers in the United States, and beyond. His work has been presented widely throughout venues in the United States and abroad, including Cornell University, Dance Theatre Workshop, Danspace Project, Dixon Place, La Mama ETC, P.S. 122, Symphony Space, The Laban Centre (London), the ISB (Bangkok), Naxos Bobine, Studio Théâtre de Vitry and La Générale (Paris), Les Subsistances (Lyon), La Compagnie (Marseille), De Singel (Beligum), Tanzmesse (Germany), PSI (Copenhagen), and OT301 (Amsterdam).
FOOD, ENERGY, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE IN LATIN AMERICA
In the context of the program "Latin America on the Move", the Observatory on Latin America (OLA) will present a policy and research conference titled, "Food, Energy, and Social Justice in Latin America." Participants will include leaders from NGOs and international organizations and scholars from Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico who will present commissioned papers.
Speakers include Dr. Deepak Bhattasali from the World Bank; Dr. Michelle Chauvet-Sánchez, professor at the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana in México; Dr. Michael Cohen, director of OLA at The New School; Dr. Sean Costigan, director, Program on Environmental Security, Zurich Center for Security Studies & Adjunct Faculty, The New School; Prof. Alberto Croce, director, Fundación SES, Argentina; Prof. Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, The New School, former director of the Human Development Reports of UNDP; Dr. Margarita Gutman, The New School, OLA, University of Buenos Aires; Dr. Bernardo Kliskberg, senior advisor for Latin America, UNDP; Prof. Alberto Minujin, The New School, OLA; Dr. Oscar Tangelson, former Secretary of Economic Policy, Ministry of Economy, Government of Argentina; Dr. Joseph Westphal, Provost and Senior Vice-President for Academic Affairs, The New School; Dr. John Wilkinson, Professor, Rural Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The event being held in Spanish with simultaneous English translation will take place on Monday, November 10, from 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., in the Teresa Lang Student Center, 55 West 13th Street. Admission is free, but seating is limited and reservations are required; by emailing the Observatory on Latin America. For more information and a full conference schedule, please visit the OLA website.
The event is being sponsored by the Observatory on Latin America (OLA) a university-wide initiative of The New School, with support from founding partners the Alexander Family Foundation and Julien Studley.
NEWS FROM PARSONS THE NEW SCHOOL FOR DESIGN
PARSONS STUDENTS CHOSEN FOR WATERMILL CENTER RESIDENCY
Ama Saru (BFA Photography) and Hsiao Chen (BFA Fine Arts) were recently selected as Spring 2009 Watermill Center Artists-in-Residence. The center was founded in 1992 by avant garde Theater Director Robert Wilson as a laboratory for artistic experimentation. Using the apprenticeship model of art education, participants have the opportunity to study with master artists at the center's residence in Southampton, New York.
Samu and Chen were chosen based on the strength of their project proposal, which was reviewed by a committee of distinguished artists across many genres for artistic quality, originality, and a collaborative nature. The students proposed an interdisciplinary performance focused on the way people process, remember, and forget past events, with a special emphasis on the subtle, unnoticed occurrences. The semester-long residency will culminate with a performance of the final piece on June 6, 2009.
For more information on the Watermill Residency Program, please visit their website.
PARSONS ALUMNA TRACY GROMEK WINS FIRST COLOGNE DESIGN AWARD
Design and Technology alumna Tracy Gromek (08) recently won the first annual Cologne Design Award, which recognizes outstanding thesis projects by graduating design students. The award was announced at a press conference on November 6 at the Köln International School of Design in Cologne, Germany, which runs the competition. As a prize, Gromek will receive 12,000 euros.
Gromek won the award for FiiWA (Freedom in Interactive Wearable Art), a suite of sporting equipment for the visually impaired that she developed as a thesis project at Parsons. The products, which include a vest, ball, armbands, and goal pads, use sound, vibration, and light cues to orient and guide users unescorted to the play area and locations of their teammates.
Parsons was one of six international design schools to submit projects for consideration, which were then judged by a panel of distinguished designers. FiiWA will be presented alongside the competition’s other finalists in a three-week installation at the Cologne Museum of Applied Arts this month.
For more information on the Cologne International Design Award, please visit the KISD website.
NEWS FROM THE INDIA CHINA INSTITUTE
On Tuesday, November 11, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., the India China Institute will present a screening of Still Life, a movie that takes place amid the clatter and misery of the Three Gorges Dam, which cuts across the Yangtze in central China.The largest dam in the world, Three Gorges is a site of great cultural and political strife based on both environmental and humanitarian concerns. Rather than presenting social agenda, Director Jia Zhang-ke’s film allows the visual ideas of human behavior speak for themselves.
The free screening being held at the Alvin Johnson / J. M. Kaplan Hall, 66 West 12th Street, room 510, will be followed by a presentation and Q & A session with Professor Kristine Harris, associate professor of Chinese History and director of the Asian Studies Program at the State University of New York.
STUDENTS INVITED TO COMPETE IN PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT CONTEST
The Responsibility Campaign invites you to create a 30-second public service announcement (PSA) on the negative consequences of underage drinking. The PSA's content should address binge drinking and deter underage drinkers from purchasing and/or consuming alcoholic beverages. The winning PSA will creatively and artistically capture this message.
First prize is $1,000; second prize is $500; and third prize is $250.
Prizes will be awarded to the top three submissions and announced at a special reception for the finalists hosted by the Responsibility Campaign.
For contest details, rules, and applications visit the NYU website. The deadline for submissions is Monday, December 1.
The Responsibility Campaign was created to form an alliance among New York City's elected officials, Community Boards Two and Three, New York University, The New School, Cooper Union, student groups, and local bar owners to develop a framework for responsibility and safety for university students and others involved in NYC nightlife.
Through these partnerships, the Responsibility Campaign has established working relationships with students and bar/club operators to proactively work towards the prevention of underage and binge drinking.
CATCH THE "VAN GOGH AND THE COLORS OF THE NIGHT" EXHIBIT AT
THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART FOR FREE
Did you know that you could get into this exciting museum for free? In order to receive your free admission, go to the lobby information desk and show them your valid New School ID. Students, faculty, and staff receive one free admission for themselves. Faculty and staff may also obtain an additional two tickets for their guests. Enjoy!
TIME OUT NEW YORK DISCOUNT OFFER
Start your year off being in the know about things free or fancy. Time Out New York is offering all students, faculty, and staff at The New School a full year's subscription for just $20! That's 51 issues for the entire year and only 39c an issue. Steal this deal for yourself or a gift to another.
THE BEST DEAL FOR AFFORDABLE THEATER, Dance, and concert TICKETS:
THEATRE DEVELOPMENT FUND
An exciting spring theater, music and dance season is under way: Why pay $100 or more, when you can pay $20-$36 for Broadway shows and Off-Broadway shows, dance performances and concerts? An inexpensive way to enjoy the best of New York culture is to join Theatre Development Fund (TDF).
To be eligible, you must be a full-time student or teacher, senior citizen (62+), civil servant, union member, staff member of a not-for-profit organization, performing arts professional, or member of the clergy or armed forces. Annual membership fee is $27.50, and you can join online.
A small sampling of performances recently available to TDF Members for $20-36 per ticket include: 13-A New Musical, The 39 Steps, Absinthe at the Spiegeltent, Altar Boyz, American Ballet Theatre, August: Osage County, Avenue Q, Ballet NY, Beast, Big Apple Circus, Boeing Boeing, The Fantasticks, Flamingo Court, Forbidden Broadway Goes to Rehab, Fueerzabruta, Gypsy, Hairspray, Irena's Vow, Legally Blonde, Monty Python's Spamalot, The Marvelous Wonderettes, New York City Ballet, New York Philharmonic, Paul Taylor Dance Company, The Phantom of the Opera, Speed the Plow, Spring Awakening, The Seagull, To Be Or Not To Be and Xanadu.
So don't miss this great opportunity to see great theater at great prices.
The New York Times is offering a 60 percent discount ($.40/per day Monday-Saturday, $2.00 on Sunday) for home or office subscriptions to all faculty, staff, and students.
Here's how it works. Unlike traditional subscriptions, the education rate can be set up by semester or in a combination that best reflects your schedules for both delivery and billing. New School faculty, staff, and students can have a subscription Monday-Friday, Sunday only, weekends only, or any combination.
To take advantage of the special discount to the Times or to change a current subscription, students, faculty (full-time and part-time), and staff should contact the customer service center at 888.NYT.COLL, to order a single subscription or a classroom subscription of up to eight copies for required reading in the classroom.
To order a classroom subscription of eight or more copies for required reading in the classroom, contact the education program's customer service center at 800.631.1222.
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