New York City is packed with amazing culture and inspiring art, but sometimes it’s difficult to break the Morningside-bubble and experience it all first-hand. “Where Art Thou” is a weekly guide to interesting and notable lectures, events, and performances for the literary/musically/theatrically-inclined on campus.

On Campus:

• Tomorrow at 3 PM, check out the New Opera Workshop’s (NOW) Fall 2019 Vocal Showcase in Lerner 555! Get a taste of opera classics and student-written work without that hefty Metropolitan price tag.
• Join CU Records this Thursday at 9 PM for UNPLUGGED, a cozy studio performance by two talented student performers: Jackie Marchal and Sarah Kinsley. Doors open at 8:30.
• This Friday, 8-11 in Roone, Columbia Hindu Students Organization is celebrating the festival of Navaratri with a night of Indian dance and music: garba, dandiya and more. RSVP in advance for free tickets, and free dinner!

Off Campus:

• This Thursday, head down to NYU for The New Salon: Ocean Vuong, with Darin Strauss. The event will be a literary conversation between bestselling writer Strauss and emergent star poet and essayist Vuong, who has just published his debut novel, On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous. Doors open at 6:30; limited capacity.

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