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Morningside Lights Procession: The Open Book
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Morningside Lights Procession: The Open Book
Morningside Lights returns to the pathways of Morningside Park, rekindling a community tradition of shaping our…
Miller Theatre
September 30, 2023 | 8:00 pm
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Film Screening: My Name is Andrea
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Film Screening: My Name is Andrea
Watch a screening of My Name Is Andrea—a provocative and experimental documentary about feminist icon Andrea…
Lenfest Center for the Arts…
October 12, 2023 | 6:30 pm
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Discover joy, reflection, and connection through the arts

Since 2004, the Arts Initiative has connected Columbians with incredible arts experiences on campus and throughout the larger arts landscape of New York City.
Chamber Opera: The Hunt
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Chamber Opera: The Hunt
The Hunt reclaims a well-worn medieval legend to interrogate the contemporary obsession with regulating and restricting female sexuality, the consequences for gender deviance, the value of beauty, and the price of safety.
Miller Theatre
October 12, 2023 | 8:00 pm
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Upcoming Events

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Explore a curated selection of upcoming arts events, on campus and throughout New York City.
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Columbia Nights

Enjoy world-class performances and museum tours with behind-the-scenes access to deepen your experience.
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Free & Discounted Tickets

Looking to enjoy some of New York City’s best museums, performances, and movies on a college student budget? Through the Arts Initiative, students, faculty, and staff can enjoy a variety of discounts.

Museums

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Get free admission to more than 25 incredible museums in New York City through our Passport to Museums program including: the Intrepid Sea Air & Space Museum, The Jewish Museum, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, MoMA, and more.

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Performances

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Get discounted tickets to hundreds of off-campus arts events at the city's leading performance spaces including Broadway, Carnegie Hall, the Metropolitan Opera, New York City Ballet, the New York Philharmonic, and more.

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Get free tickets to performances from world-class New York City venues, including Carnegie Hall, the Metropolitan Opera, and the New York Philharmonic. Tickets are exclusively announced through our email newsletter.