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Ivy League Comedy Showcase (sm)

When:   October 1, 2007 7:00pm-8:30pm
Where:   Gotham Comedy Club
208 West 23rd St. NYC
Cost:   212 367-9000
 
The Ivy League Comedy Showcase (sm) returns to NYC's Gotham Comedy Club as part of the NY Underground Comedy Festival Monday October 1st at 7 PM. www.IvyLeagueComedy.com. Ivy League Comedy: The Smartest You'll Ever Laugh (sm)

Swalloweenie! Halloween, ugly like it should be

When:   October 1, 2007 8:00pm
Where:   stain arts lounge
766 grand street
williamsburg, brooklyn (L to grand, one block west)
Cost:   no cover, no cute costumes!
 
It's the holiday we practice all year, SWALLOWEENIE: Halloween, ugly like it should be.

New York Philomusica Concert: Joseph Haydn and Michael Berkeley

When:   October 4, 2007 8:00pm-10:00pm
Where:   Broadway Presbyterian Church, 114th Street and Broadway, New York, NY
Cost:   Tickets $40, $35 seniors, $10 students. 4-concert season subscription $140, $125 seniors, $25 students). Purchase online at www.nyphilomusica.org, or call 212-580-9933 or email This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript
 
New York Philomusica Chamber Ensemble opens its 36th season by looking at early efforts at the trio form by Haydn, Berkeley, Beethoven, Boely and Kodaly.

"Indian Summer" Happy Hour for Charity

When:   October 11, 2007 6:30pm-10:30pm
Where:   [http://www.tajlounge.com Taj Lounge]
Cost:   Tickets $6
 
Absolut Open Bar from 6:30-7:30 p.m., sponsored by Absolut Vodka
"2 for 1" Drinks from 8:30-9:30 p.m. (whatever you order, you get another one free).

Proceeds for this event will go directly to GOTO- you'll see "Giving Opportunities To Others" on your statement, which is just what you're doing by coming out with us!

KING CORN Hits Theaters by Curt Ellis and Ian Cheney

When:   October 12, 2007 6:00pm
Where:   Cinema Village, 22 E. 12th Street, New York, NY. www.cinemavillage.com
Cost:   $10
 
KING CORN, a feature documentary by three Yale College alums, will premiere at Cinema Village in New York City on October 12th. KING CORN is a feature documentary about two friends, one acre of corn, and the subsidized crop that drives our fast-food nation...

Songs of Hope Concert to feature Laitman songs

When:   October 12, 2007 8:00pm-9:30pm
Where:   Grace Church, 254 Hicks Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Cost:   call 718 624 1850 for info www.danielpearlmusicdays.org/artist_detail.php?id=120
 
Lori Laitman (Yale '75 BA, Yale '76 MM) is a classical composer specializing in artsongs. The Journal of Singing writes: "It is difficult to think of anyone before the public today who equals her exceptional gifts for embracing a poetic text and giving it new and deeper life through music." Songs of Hope is a recital series which begins October, 2007 in New York City, and ends February, 2008, in Seattle.  Soprano Janeanne Houston will be joined by organist/pianist Paul Richard Olson and oboist Shannon Spicciati and will be performing music by Lori and others. Please read on for more details.

It's My Park! Day - Yale Alumni Team

When:   October 20, 2007 9:00am-12:00pm
Where:   Cooper Triangle, 7th Street between 3rd and 4th Avenues. Just south of Astor Place.
Cost:   Free
 
Join the Yale Alumni Team for It's My Park! Day. Our team will be sprucing up Cooper Triangle by raking, pruning, planting bulbs and spreading woodchips in preparation for winter.

New York Cares Day

When:   October 20, 2007 9:30am-3:30pm
Where:   PS 329 K - The Surfside School
Cost:   Free
 
===Join the Yale NY Alumni team (aka Yale SOM Alumni team) to revitalize a New York City public school on New York Cares Day!===

Annual Gowanus Artists Open Studio Tour (Brooklyn)

When:   October 20, 2007 1:00pm-6:00pm
Where:   168 7th Street, Suite 2L
Brooklyn, NY
Cost:   FREE!
 
You are invited to visit Ella Yang's (ES '82) studio over the weekend of October 20-21, 2007, 1-6 pm. See recent paintings and etchings of New York cityscapes and coastal/beach landscapes.

"1001" a New Play by Jason Grote (Produced by Dan Shiffman '95, Liz Jones '96, Asher Richelli '97 and Nicole Fix YSD '99)

When:   October 22, 2007 8:00pm-10:00pm
Where:   Baruch Performing Arts Center (BPAC) @ the Nagelberg Theatre (on 55 Lexington Avenue)
Cost:   General Admission: $25 / Reserved Seating: $35 For tickets, visit www.1001nyc.com
 
Page 73 Productions (the non-profit that presented this past year's Pulitzer Prize-finalist "Elliot, A Soldier's Fugue") presents the New York City premiere of "1001", a new play by Jason Grote, directed by Ethan McSweeny

Yale Women's Soccer at Columbia

When:   October 26, 2007 7:00pm-9:00pm
Where:   [http://www.gocolumbialions.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9600&KEY=&ATCLID=319174 Baker Athletics Complex]
 
The Yale women's soccer team plays at Columbia.

Yale Field Hockey at Columbia

When:   October 26, 2007 7:00pm-9:00pm
Where:   [http://www.gocolumbialions.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9600&KEY=&ATCLID=319174 Baker Athletics Complex]
 
The Yale field hockey team plays at Columbia.

Yale Football at Columbia

When:   October 27, 2007 12:30pm-3:30pm
Where:   [http://www.gocolumbialions.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9600&KEY=&ATCLID=319180 Wien Stadium]
 
The defending Ivy League champion Yale football team plays at Columbia.

Yale Men's Soccer at Columbia

When:   October 27, 2007 7:00pm-9:00pm
Where:   [http://www.gocolumbialions.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9600&KEY=&ATCLID=319174 Baker Athletics Complex]
 
The Yale men's soccer team plays at Columbia.

concert

When:   October 28, 2007 3:00pm-5:00pm
Where:   Christ and St. Stephen's Church
Location: 120 West 69th Street (between Broadway & Columbus), New York City
 
Free Admission (voluntary contribution)

HALLOWEEN Party - Brown, Cal, Yale, Columbia

When:   October 30, 2007 8:00pm
Where:   416 3rd Ave. (Btw 29th and 30th Streets)
Cost:   No cover charge
 
Dress up in costume for some spooky fun ...

 
Drink Specials!

There will be games and costume prizes ...

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The Boycott by Kathryn Blume, TD 90

When:   October 31, 2007 8:00pm-9:30pm
Where:   The ArcLight Theatre
152 W 71st Street
Wed-Sat at 8, Sun at 3 through November 18.
Cost:   www.theatermania.com
 
"The Boycott" is a one-woman show in which the first lady of the US launches a nationwide sex strike to combat global warming.