PARSONS SHINES AT INAUGURATION
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| Michelle Obama wearing a Jason Wu dress |
From her inaugural ball gown to the daytime ceremony dress, and other fashions worn in the festivities leading up to Inauguration Day, Parsons The New School for Design was well represented by Michelle Obama as she paid tribute to American fashion through the work of three Parsons-trained designers: Isabel Toledo, Narciso Rodriguez, and Jason Wu. Obama, who makes a conscious effort to support established and emerging American designers in her appearances, has favored Parsons designers throughout the election season, including another rising designer, Thakoon Paniguchal.
Toledo, who took fashion courses at Parsons early in her career, is a Cuban-American designer based in New York. An avid seamstress from a young age, her work reflects not only a distinct design sense but also a keen understanding of garment construction and appreciation for the geometric intricacies of pattern shapes. In 1984, she married artist Ruben Toledo and in 1985 presented her first collection. Along with her husband, Toledo was the recipient of the Cooper-Hewitt Design Award for their work in fashion in 2005.
Rodriguez, also a Cuban-American, attended the BFA Fashion Design program at Parsons in the early 1980s. He went on to work at Anne Klein under Donna Karan and Calvin Klein before launching his own label in 1998. In 2005, he became the first American to win the Council of Fashion Designers of America Womenswear Designer of the Year Award two years in a row.
Wu, 26, attended the BFA Fashion Design program earlier this decade. He was born in Taipei and grew up in Vancouver, Paris and Tokyo. During his time at Parsons, Wu interned with Narciso Rodriguez and in 2006 Wu debuted his first collection. In 2008, Wu received Fashion Group International's Rising Star Award for Women's Ready-to-Wear, and also was a finalist in the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund.
With the establishment of the first fashion design program in America in 1906, Parsons is credited with giving birth to Seventh Avenue, the epicenter of American fashion. In addition to Toledo, Rodriguez and Wu, notable designers who trained at Parsons include the design legends Adrian, Claire McCardell and Norman Norell; industry leaders Tom Ford, Marc Jacobs, Donna Karan, Isaac Mizrahi, and Anna Sui; and rising talents Chris Benz, Doo.Ri, Derek Lam, Ohne Titel, Thakoon Paniguchal, Proenza Schouler, Peter Som, Vena Cava, and Alexander Wang. For more information, please visit the Parsons website.
MANNES TEACHER ANTHONY MCGILL PERFORMS AT THE OBAMA INAUGURATION
On Inauguration Day, along with Itzhak Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma, and Gabriele Montero, Anthony McGill (Mannes faculty member and co-principal clarinetist in the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra) performed immediately before President Barack Obama took his oath of office. The work, “Air and Simple Gifts,” was composed by John Williams specifically for the occasion.
Anthony Tommasini, reviewing the piece on the New York Times blog, wrote that despite the freezing temperatures the musicians managed remarkably well, and added, “Befitting the occasion, it seemed like music of possibilities, with more to come.”
For the many Mannes students watching the inauguration in the Mannes Concert Hall, Anthony McGill’s appearance was yet another highpoint of the event.
LET’S PLAY: NEW DIRECTOR NAMED TO UNIVERSITY’S FIRST OFFICE OF RECREATION AND INTRAMURAL SPORTS
Student Services is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael McQuarrie as the director of the newly-created Office of Recreation and Intramural Sports. Since joining the university a few weeks ago Michael has already been meeting with students and staff to determine what recreational activities and intramural sports would be of particular interest to The New School community. Prior to the creation of this office, recreational activities were organized by the Office of Student Development and Activities.
According to Linda Reimer, senior vice president for Student Services, “the creation of the Office of Recreation and Intramural Sports was in direct response to the growing student interest for expanding recreational and sports activities where they could find ways to be healthier, reduce stress, and to feel part of a university community. It’s great to have Michael here to devote his energies and expertise to building a full-fledged program at The New School.” Michael, who is completing his master’s degree in sociology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, has a recreational background with a focus on intramural sports, outdoor recreation, and experiential education.
“I’m very excited to be here and to work with students on expanding the recreation and intramural programs at The New School,” said Michael McQuarrie. “In addition to the students I’ve had the opportunity to speak with, a few hundred more students have already responded to an online survey about what they would like to see offered at the university, and it’s great that there is so much interest.” The offerings for the spring semester include indoor soccer, volleyball, group fitness classes (yoga and dance), outdoor recreation trips (skiing, hiking, and whitewater rafting), as well as student-led recreation clubs.
For more information about the Office of Recreation and Intramural Sports, please call 212.229.5900 x3801 or email recreation@newschool.edu.
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 second paper for this academic year, entitled “Online Learning at The New School” will be presented by Shelley Reed, senior vice president for Information Technology and Linda Dunne, dean, The New School for General Studies. Reflecting the university’s commitment to expanding online course offerings, seminar participants will describe the wide range of online classes and programs—currently offered throughout The New School, and they will discuss the support available to faculty who develop and teach online. Speakers will include Timothy Quigley, associate professor and director of the NSGS Bachelor's Program; Sean Conley, chair, English Language Studies; Eleni Litt, director of Faculty Development and Academic Support in the Office of the Provost; Jim O’Connor, academic director of Online Learning, and James Acevedo, associate director of Online Learning, Information Technology.
The seminar will take place on Thursday, February 12, 2009 from 3:00-4:30 p.m. in the Theresa Lang Community and Student Center at 55 West 13th Street, 2nd 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: Developing the 2009-2010 University Operating Budget, presented by Frank Barletta, senior vice president for finance and business and Steven Stabile assistant vice president of budget, 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.
Please note that the Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP), the Office of Intercultural Support (OIS), and the Student Ombuds Services have moved to 55 West 13th Street, ground floor. The telephone number remains the same: 212.229.8996.
Also, note that the Office of Career Development has moved to 79 Fifth Avenue, 5th floor. The telephone number remains the same: 212.229.1324. The office serves degree students at The New School for General Studies, Eugene Lang College The New School for Liberal Arts, Mannes College The New School for Music, and The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music.
THE UNIVERSITY WRITING CENTER MOVES
The University Writing Center is moving to the ninth floor of 71 Fifth Avenue, effective January 30, 2009. For more information, email writingcenter@newschool.edu.
DISTINGUISHED UNIVERSITY TEACHING AWARDS FOR 2009
Students and faculty are invited to nominate outstanding faculty for this year's teaching excellence awards. Awardees will be notified in late spring, and will receive their awards formally at convocation in September 2009.
Eligibility: Faculty members who have taught at The New School for at least four semesters and who are available to receive the award at the fall 2009 convocation.
How to Nominate: See detailed information about the criteria and submit your nominations at www.newschool.edu/duta. All nominations must be submitted online.
Nominations must include the following information:
- Name of faculty member being nominated.
- Nominator's name, school, and contact information.
- Description of the nominee's relevant merits, giving specific examples using criteria related to the nominee's impact on and involvement with, students and colleagues (maximum of 500 words).
Deadline for all nominations is Friday, February 27, 2009. If you have questions or need further information please email FordD@newschool.edu.
Sponsored by the Office of the Provost.
NEWS FROM THE NEW SCHOOL LIBRARIES
The Fogelman Social Science and Humanities Library reopened to the public in Arnhold Hall at 55 W. 13th Street on Tuesday, January 20, 2009. For exact hours, please go to the library website. The food service items mentioned below, will be available shortly.
Highlights of the library at Arnhold Hall include:
- First Floor:
A new reading room with the reference collections, reserve collections, and current periodicals; copy machines; and the circulation desk. Other services will include a new café station serving coffee, beverages, sandwiches, and pastries; and a new classroom-schedule display monitor.
- Second Floor:
Compact shelving with library collections in the call number ranges of A-D, J-M, and Q-Z; a graduate student reading room; and library staff offices. Other services include an expanded kitchen and a newly designed Tishman Gallery, which is furnished with café tables and approximately 28 seats.
- Third Floor:
New library shelving for call number range P and an office for reference librarians. The existing computer lab has augmented seating and offices for information-technology support staff.
- Fourth Floor:
Library shelving for the call number ranges of E-F and a newly renovated hallway. Other services include a new Deli/Bistro food service area.
- Ninth Floor:
Library shelving for the call number ranges of G-H, a new student lounge area, copy machines, library staff offices and a library staff conference room.
NEWS FROM PARSONS THE NEW SCHOOL FOR DESIGN
PARSONS CRITIQUES THE PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION
On January 27 at 6:30 p.m., Parsons The New School for Design and the Vera List Center for Art and Politics at The New School present The Crits, a roundtable discussion critiquing the design of the 44th Presidential Inauguration ceremony - from the fashions, to the lighting and stage design. Part of the closing week of programming for the exhibition OURS: Democracy in the Age of Branding, this panel reveals how the professionals judge this momentous ceremony.
Participants include Shana Agid, director of Academic Projects; Laura Auricchio, assistant professor of Art History; Andy Bichlbaum, assistant professor of Design in Subversion; Simon Collins, Dean of the School of Fashion; Melanie Crean, assistant professor of Media Design; Bill Gaskins, lecturer in photography and art and design history; Arthur Ou, assistant professor of Photography; Jane Pirone, Director, BFA Communication Design, School of Art, Media, and Technology; and Derek Porter, director of the MFA Lighting Design program. Parsons Dean Tim Marshall will moderate the panel.
This event will take place in the Malcolm Klein Room, 66 West 12th Street, room 510. Admission is free and open to the public. For more information, please visit the university events calendar.
NEWS FROM MILANO THE NEW SCHOOL FOR MANAGEMENT AND URBAN POLICY
NOW WHAT? NYC'S ELECTION YEAR FISCAL CRISIS
The Center for New York City Affairs brings together key stakeholders to discuss the city’s response to the fiscal crisis during an election year. Now that the boom is over, the city's families and neighborhoods are beginning to feel the consequences. Mayor Bloomberg managed seven years of rapid budget growth but now, as he prepares to run for a third term, the city faces potentially massive shortfalls. How fast and how hard will a sputtering economy and shrinking revenues hit city services? Are tax hikes smart? Is New York facing a reprise of the 1970s?
The panel will be moderated by Adam Lisberg, city hall bureau chief, New York Daily News. Speakers will include Joshua Freeman, professor, Queens College; Mark Winston Griffith, fellow, Drum Major Institute for Public Policy; Ronnie Lowenstein, director, NYC Independent Budget Office; Elba Montalvo, executive director, Committee for Hispanic Children and Families; Preston Niblack, budget director, New York City Council; and Mark Page, director, NYC Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
The event will be held on Tuesday, January 27, from 8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. in the Theresa Lang Community and Student Center located on the 2 nd floor in Arnhold Hall at 55 West 13th Street. Admission is free, but seating is limited. Reservations are required by calling 212.229.5418 or emailing centernyc@newschool.edu.
NEWS FROM THE NEW SCHOOL FOR GENERAL STUDIES
MEDIA STUDIES ALUMNUS PUBLISHES NEW BOOK
Antonio López, an alumni who earned his MA in Media Studies (’05) has published a new book Mediacology. The book proposes a design-for-pattern approach called "media permaculture," which restructures media literacy to be in sync with new media practices connected with sustainability and the perceptual functions of the right brain hemisphere. In the same way that permaculture approaches gardening by establishing the natural parameters of its ecological niche, media permaculture explores the individual's "mediacological niche" in the context of knowledge communities. By applying bioregional thinking to the symbolic order, media permaculture redresses the standard one-size-fits-all literacy model by taking into account diverse cognitive strategies and emerging convergence media practices. Antonio López applies a practical knowledge of alternative media, cross-cultural communication, and ecology to build a meaningful theory of media education.
Antonio López has cultivated a career in grassroots community media activism, citizen journalism, media education, and blogging. His essays about media and culture are featured in numerous newspapers, magazines, and book anthologies, most recently in the MacArthur Foundation's series Digital Learning in the Twenty-first Century.
BACHELOR’S PROGRAM ALUMNA’S FILM SCREENED ON THE DOCUMENTARY CHANNEL
Maria Yatskova, (’05) who earned her BA in Liberal Arts from The New School for General Studies had her documentary, Miss GULAG screened on January 19, 2009, on the Documentary Channel.
Miss GULAG, which premiered at the Berlin Film Festival, follows three female prisoners in a Siberian prison preparing to compete in a beauty pageant. Through the pageant, a complex narrative emerges about the lives of the first generation of women to come of age in post-Soviet Russia. Miss GULAG explores the individual destinies of three women: Yulia, Tatiana, and Natasha, all bound together by long prison sentences and circumstances that have made them the vigilantes of their own destinies.
Maria Yatskova was born in Moscow in 1976 and immigrated to the United States with her mother and grandmother five years later. Maria's engagement with Russian history began with her feature essay for the Associated Press surrounding the controversial remains of Russia's last Czar, which appeared in the Los Angeles Times. More recently, her article about prison camp UF 91/9 in Siberia, titled "Crime and Beauty," appeared in the September 2006 issue of Marie-Claire magazine. The piece provided part of the vision behind her directorial debut, Miss GULAG.
NEWS FROM EUGENE LANG COLLEGE THE NEW SCHOOL FOR LIBERAL ARTS
ELLA TURENNE AWARDED THE MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. FACULTY AWARD
Ella Turenne, director of Special Projects at Eugene Lang College, and a professor at the Gallatin School of Individualized Study has been awarded the 2009 Martin Luther King, Jr. Faculty Award, which will be given at a faculty-award reception on January 21.
The award is given to recognize faculty members who exemplify the spirit of Martin Luther King, Jr. through their positive impact within the classroom and the greater New York University community. Faculty members nominated by students at NYU and are then considered and chosen by a selection committee.
FACULTY MEMBER’S BOOK MAKES CHOICE MAGAZINE OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC TITLE LIST
A Companion to Australian Literature Since 1900, a book co-edited by Nicholas Birns, a faculty member in literature at Eugene Lang College, has been chosen by Choice Magazine, for their annual Outstanding Academic Title List. Choice Magazine, a publication of the Association of College and Research Libraries, chooses “the best of the best,” among the more then 25,000 titles submitted to the magazine each year for consideration.
This book offers a fresh look at Australian literature, taking a broad view of what literature is and viewing it with Australian cultural and societal concerns in mind. Chapters are devoted to internationally prominent writers such as Patrick White, Peter Carey, David Malouf, and Christina Stead; fast-rising authors such as Gerald Murnane and Tim Winton; less-publicized writers such as Xavier Herbert and Dorothy Hewett; and on prose fiction, poetry, and drama; women's and gay and lesbian writings; children's literature; and science fiction.
NEWS FROM THE NEW SCHOOL FOR GENERAL STUDIES AND
MILANO THE NEW SCHOOL FOR MANAGEMENT AND URBAN POLICY
FUNDRAISING AND THE FINANCIAL CRISIS:
HOW FORWARD-THINKING NONPROFITS ARE CREATING OPPORTUNITES
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| Reynold Levy | Karen Brooks Hopkins |
Join some of New York City's most prominent nonprofit professionals on Monday, February 2, at 7: 00 p.m., in a discussion to generate ideas for fundraising and development during these challenging times.
Moderated by Jayme Koszyn, principal, Jayme Koszyn Consulting, and featuring Karen Brooks Hopkins, president of the Brooklyn Academy of Music and author of Successful Fundraising for Arts and Cultural Organizations; and Reynold Levy, president of Lincoln Center and author of Yours for the Asking: An Indispensible Guide to Fundraising and Management. This discussion will focus on the complexity of generating diverse forms of contributed income in this economic downturn.
The event sponsored by the Vera List Center for Art and Politics at The New School, and Milano The New School for Management and Urban Policy. Consulting will take place at Wollman Hall, Eugene Lang Building, 65 West 11th Street, 5th floor. Admission is $10; and free to all students and New School faculty, staff, and alumni with ID. Produced by Jayme Koszyn
NEWS FROM THE NEW SCHOOL FOR DRAMA
DRAMA TO PRESENT ANNUAL RANDOM ACTS! ONE-ACT PLAY FESTIVAL
For six weeks this spring, The New School for Drama’s Random Acts! One-Act Play Festival invites audiences to experience the best of Drama’s graduating actors, directors, and playwrights. The series will run February 19 through April 25, 2009, Thursdays-Saturdays, 8:00 p.m., with Saturday matinees at 3:00 p.m. Performances will be held at The New School for Drama Theater, 151 Bank Street, 3rd floor. Free to the public, the festival features works by Brian Friel, Stephen Adly Guirgis, Romulus Linney, Horton Foote, and more, as well as six new plays by Drama’s graduating playwrights featured in the final two weeks.
Free general admission; reservations recommended. For reservations, call Ticket Central at 212.279.4200 or visit the ticket central website. For more information, visit The New School for Drama website.
NEWS FROM MANNES COLLEGE THE NEW SCHOOL FOR MUSIC
2008 NADIA REISENBERG AWARD RECITAL:
SAM ARMSTRONG, PIANO
On Monday, January 26, at 7:30 p.m., Sam Armstrong will present this recital as the winner of the 2008 Nadia Reisenberg Piano Award, which seeks a Mannes pianist who embodies the qualities in Nadia Reisenberg’s playing. The Nadia Reisenberg Award was created by Robert Sherman and his brother Alexander Sherman in honor of their late mother, Nadia Reisenberg (an acclaimed pianist, one of the most important piano pedagogues of the last century, and a longtime Mannes faculty member) on the 100th anniversary of her birth.
English Pianist Sam Armstrong has performed across the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Portugal, the Netherlands, Israel, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, China, and the United States. Armstrong has been a major prizewinner in national and international competitions, including the Beethoven Society of Europe Competition in London and the Porto International Piano Competition in Portugal. He was also a laureate in the Epinal International Piano Competition in France and was winner of the Martin Richardson Memorial Award from the Philharmonia Orchestra/ Martin Musical Scholarship Fund, as well as other awards from the MBF Music Education Fund, the Wingate Foundation and the Goldsmith Foundation. He is currently studying with Richard Goode at Mannes College.
The concert will take place at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. Tickets, available at the Carnegie Box Office are $25; students/seniors: $10, and can be purchased by calling Carnegiecharge: 212.247.7800. For more information about this event call 212.580.0210 x4817.
THE NEW SCHOOL COMMUNITY CELEBRATES OBAMA/BIDEN INAUGURATION
The New School celebrated the Obama/Biden Inauguration on Tuesday, January 20. Over 700 students, faculty, and staff gathered in Tishman Auditorium as well as two smaller venues, to watch on large screens as Barack Obama and Joe Biden were sworn in as the 44th president and vice-president of the United States. Although classes were not in session the week of the inauguration, a number of continuing students along with new students attending orientation sessions on Tuesday, wanted to experience this historic moment within the New School community.
During the election campaign, Student Services at The New School organized a series of events for each of the presidential and vice-presidential debates as well as election night. Several hundred students attended each of these events. Ashiq, an undergraduate student, said that he came to The New School to watch the inauguration because “I don’t have a TV at home and since I watched all the debates here at school, this was the best place for me to watch.” According to Kaylee, a graduate student in Psychology, “I’m here to witness history right now. It’s incredible. Nothing like this has ever happened before and I’m really excited that our generation gets to see it happen.” It was the first time seeing an inauguration for Ryan, a graduate student in Drama who went on to say “How could you miss this? It’s history. It’s the biggest thing so far that has happened in my lifetime.”
DEMOCRACY & DIVERSITY
GRADUATE SUMMER INSTITUTE,WROCLAW, POLAND
JULY 9-26, 2009
The eighteenth Democracy & Diversity Graduate Summer Institute, organized by the Transregional Center for Democratic Studies (TCDS) of The New School for Social Research, will take place in Wroclaw, Poland, from July 9-26, 2009. TCDS will welcome 40 junior scholars from the United States, Europe, and other parts of the world for this intensive three-week program of study in society, culture and politics.
Building on the achievements of our Krakow Institute (1991-2008), our new transatlantic laboratory in Wroclaw will offer a full semester’s worth of studies under the working title: “The New World Meets the New Europe.” The program is designed to facilitate intellectual and experiential insights into a momentous experiment now under way: the peaceful construction of transnational Europe. In an increasingly interdependent world fraught with violent conflicts, wars, and ethnic and religious tensions, it’s vital to understand the past and present lessons involved in this extraordinary experiment in transborder institution building.
Known as an intimate international forum for lively but rigorous debate on critical issues of democratic life, the Institute brings an interdisciplinary, comparative, and highly interactive approach to the social, political, and cultural challenges facing today’s world. Core faculty from New School for Social Research will be joined by other distinguished American and international scholars and guest speakers. Upon completion of the Institute, U.S. graduate students receive full course credits and non-U.S. participants receive Institute certificates.
Located between Berlin, Prague and Warsaw, and saturated with the history and memory of these three distinct cultures, Wroclaw (formerly Breslau) is a beautiful and booming city that uniquely conveys both the challenges and the promise of a united Europe. Drawing on Wroclaw’s culture of the borderland, TCDS’s network of distinguished and dedicated collaborators and alumni, and the New School’s reputation stemming from our long-term engagement in the region, this new Institute promises a strong and innovative program on the New Europe that will reflect our ongoing commitment to critical inquiry and dialogue as paths to improvement of the human condition.
Please watch for the full program announcement, including institute faculty, courses, program fees, and application instructions and deadlines, in mid-February 2009.
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 has been extended to Sunday, February 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.
USE YOUR FREE ADMISSION TO DROP IN ON MOMA’S AFTER HOUR MONDAY NIGHTS
Monday, December 8, 2008, marks the first of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA’s) Monday Nights, a series of Monday evenings over the next six months when the Museum will remain open until 8:45 p.m. We encourage New School students and employees to drop in after work and enjoy access to the entire Museum. 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.
There will be live entertainment as well as drinks and cocktails available for purchase. MoMA is located at 11 West 53rd Street, New York City. 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, $2.50 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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