Art
The New School Presents: Strokes of Genius
Monday, September 26th @ 6:30pm-8:00pm
Get inspired by your own community. The New School’s collaborative spirit across disciplines of designers, scholars, artists, and performers manifests as an ephemeral installation beneath the Manhattan Bridge in DUMBO. A multimedia phenomenon “designed to spark creativity and unlock new possibilities and epitomize our community’s excellence,” is open and free to all.
DUMBO Archway, Water St. between Adams St. & Anchorage Pl., Brooklyn.
Volunteer
PAWS NY Volunteer Orientation
Monday, September 26th @ 6:00pm-7:30pm
Missing your furry friend from home? Volunteer to help pet owners who are struggling to care for their animals and get in some pet therapy in the process of helping those in need. Volunteers are asked to commit to at least one visit per week for a minimum six months. Be sure to bring a copy of a photo ID if interested in volunteering. Light snacks and beverages will be provided!
Citymeals-on-Wheels, 355 Lexington Ave, 3rd floor, Manhattan.
Participate
University Town Hall
Thursday, September 29th @ 3:00pm-4:30pm
Have questions and concerns about your education and university experience? Come to the University Town Hall to learn about new developments in the New School and ask any burning questions you haven’t gotten an answer to. President David Van Zandt, Provost Tim Marshall, University Student, Faculty, and Staff Senate leaders will all be there to answer your questions and provide updates about topics of interest to the New School community.
Tishman Auditorium, University Center, Manhattan.
Network (again)
Fall Career Expo
Tuesday, September 27th @ 10am-5pm
It’s that time of year again. Career Services is hosting their semi-annual Career Expo. This Tuesday is the second day of the three-part expo and hosts The Fashion Career Fair and The Design Fair. This week will feature employers seeking students and alumni with fashion and design backgrounds. You will have the opportunity to network with 30 employees in one day. Bring a lot of copies of your résumé!
Tishman Auditorium & Starr Foundation Hall (L102), University Center, Manhattan.
Coffee
National Coffee Day by TOMS
Thursday, September 29th @ 11:00am – Friday, September 30th @ 7:30pm
We are well into the point in the semester when students are living off of coffee instead of sleep. This Thursday is National Coffee Day, so TOMS shoes is giving away the free caffeinated drink with different coffee tastings, latte art, and information on how TOMS coffee provides safe drinking water for people in need with WaterAid.
TOMS Shoes, 264 Elizabeth St, Manhattan.
Freak Show
The Lagunitas Beer Circus
Saturday, October 1st @ 12pm-5pm
Come in costume and “see things you can’t unsee” at this 21+ circus spectacular event that will bring you back to your childhood with a sick twist. There will be “two stages of entertainment, with 100+ performers providing freaktacular entertainment including; All Star bands and once in a lifetime collaborations of national and local acts! Plus burlesque, sideshow acts, aerialists and other things that cannot be unseen!”
MCU Stadium Parking Lot, 1904 Surf Ave, Brooklyn.
Cinema
Top Gun at Rooftop Cinema Club
Sunday, October 2nd @ 8:30pm
Watch a young Tom Cruise in this classic like never before, on a rooftop movie screen. Great for a first date above the city skyline, the hotel’s restaurant on the roof terrace also serves up globally inspired street food and cocktails to have before the movie begins. Popcorn and bubbles included in your ticket purchase.
YOTEL New York, 10th Ave, Manhattan.
Julia is the current Senior Photo Editor for the Free Press. She is in her senior year at Parsons, majoring in Photography and minoring in Art History. Julia is originally from Boston and is patiently awaiting her return there after college. She is a wiener dog and pizza enthusiast and finds herself most at home when she is near the ocean.
