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Cancelled - Summer Concerts at the Sundial

We're sorry to say that we are cancelling the remaining Summer Concerts at the Sundial performances due to the extensive construction taking place on College Walk, where the shows are held. We look forward to resuming the series in summer 2008.

As many of you have undoubtedly seen, Columbia is restoring College Walk, the main thoroughfare at 116th Street between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue. This construction will take place for the duration of the summer so that the walkway can be reopened in time for the start of the 2007-2008 academic year.

Francis Ford Coppola Coming to Columbia - Tickets on Sale Now

Five-time Oscar winner FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA will be visiting Columbia University on Saturday, May 19, for a special event that begins at 6 PM at the Miller Theater.

CODA, Coppola's new documentary/reflection on his career and personal filmmaking philosophy,will be screened. The director of such films as "The Godfather," "Apocalypse, Now," and "The Conversation" will then engage in a Q&A moderated by Annette Insdorf.

A limited number of tickets for this event will be available at the Film Office in Dodge Hall (5th Floor) starting Thursday, May 10.

Tickets will be given out on a first-come, first-served basis. If you pick up a ticket, you must attend or return the ticket if you can't make it. The office opens at 10 am and closes at 5pm. Don't miss this opportunity to hear one of the greatest filmmakers of our time!

Science on Them, Drinks on You at the Science Café

Café Science is a series of informal discussions about some of the most pressing scientific questions of our day, led by Columbia University's foremost scientists. All events are held at Picnic Market Café on Broadway and 102 Street in New York City. The Summer 2007 series begins Monday, May 14th where Marine Geophysicist Maya Tolstoy will discuss "Earthquakes as life support on the seafloor" over steamy cups of java. No RSVPs necessary. Visit their website for more info.

Landscape Lectures Explore Designs on Three Continents

Journey from Brazil to South Africa, up to Morocco and over to Paris through the upcoming Landscape Design Lectures presented by Columbia University's MS Program in Landscape Design. Two lectures exploring unique parks and gardens found in these countries will take place at Columbia beginning next month. For more details and to RSVP, click on the links below. Bon voyage!

• Brazilian Gardens of Burle Marx & The Gardens of Lengau Lodge in South Africa - June 11, 6:30pm
• Moroccan Gardens & Paris Parks - July 9, 6:30pm

CU Film Festival Kicks Off Today!

The 20th Annual CU Film Festival begins today and runs until May 10th. The festival features 40 short films and 13 screenplays by Columbia's MFA students.

Film Festival Website: http://www.cufilmfest.com/

Screening Schedule: http://www.cufilmfest.com/schedule.html

If You're Looking for Something to Do This Weekend...

Tibetan Cinema and "The Silent Mani Stone"

Columbia University

Friday, April 27, 2007

5:30pm - 7:00pm

Location: International Affairs Building

Room 707

The Modern Tibetan Studies Program (MTSP) present a film screening entitled, “The Silent Mani Stone,” with Pema Tseten. Pema Tseten (Wanma Caiden) will speak about his work and show clips from his award-winning films, which will include the first 35mm feature made by a Tibetan in Tibet, premiered at the Lincoln Center last week. Call 212 854 1725 for more information.

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Bloomin’ Hike!

Conservatory Garden
Saturday, April 28, 2007

11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Location: Central Park

Meet at the entrance to the Conservatory Garden

5th Ave & 105th Street

Join the Urban Park Rangers for a discovery hike

while comparing and contrasting the formal and naturalized areas of Olmsted’s park.

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Columbia Baseball vs. Stony Brook
Baker Field

Sunday, April 29, 2007

1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Location: Baker Field

218th Street and Broadway

Andy Coakley Field

Columbia takes on Stony Brook in its regular season finale at Baker Field. For more information, log on to http://www.gocolumbialions.com/!

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Sports Management Symposium "Crossing the Line" - May 1st

Columbia University’s MS in Sports Management program will host the first annual “Crossing the Line: Sports Ethics Symposium” on Tuesday, May 1, 2007, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on the Columbia campus. The symposium will seek to address some of the major ethical issues that are at the center of the growth and development of the sports business today. It will feature a panel discussion of prominent leaders in the sports, entertainment and business worlds and will be moderated by the famed baseball historian Peter Levine. For more information, contact the Program Director.

Sexual Violence Prevention Training

CU Department of Public Safety and CU Sexual Violence Prevention & Response Program Presents:

Sexual Violence Prevention Training

Thursday, April 26th 2007
7PM Sharp
John Jay Lounge 1st Floor

Specialized Instructors From:
The Center for Anti-Violence Education

Space is LIMITED - RSVP Required to: Rm29@columbia.edu or 854-8513
Dress Comfortably

FREE PIZZA For Participants!

Music at St. Paul's and Columbia University Bach Society

The Bach Society performs tonight at St. Paul's Chapel on Morningside Campus. Composed of Columbia University students as well as young musicians from around New York City, the Bach Society presents several concerts both on and off campus during each academic year. For more details, click here...

Film Festival to Feature Columbia Flicks

Columbia's presence will be strong at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival, where 10 new student, alumni and former faculty films will be screened. This follows the the University's remarkable success earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah. Three feature length films and seven shorts are scheduled to premiere at the festival, which will run from April 25th - May 6th.

The films to be screened include the features Blue State, directed and written by Marshall Lewy, (Film ’06); Normal Adolescent Behavior, directed and written by Beth Schacter. (Film ’04); and Take the Bridge, directed by Sergio M. Castilla, a former Film Division professor. The shorts are A Warm, Comforting Home, directed by Annette Apitz (Film ’98); Dear Lemon Lima, directed and written by Suzi Yoonessi (Film ’06); Happiness, directed and written by Sophie Barthes (MIA ’03); Lock, directed by Ming Kai Leung (Film ’06); Raving, directed and written by Julia Stiles (CC ’06); Red Shoes, directed and written by Li-Anne Huang (Film ’08); and Thorndike, directed and written by Chris Teague (Film ’06).

For ticket information visit the film festival's website.