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:

• On Monday from 6 pm to 9 pm, head up to the Lenfest Center for the Arts for Weirdo Comes to Columbia. Comics chronicler Jon B. Cooke will present his new Book of Weirdo, a carefully researched collection and history of the influential comics anthology, Weirdo (1981-1993). He will be joined by a panel of Weirdo editors and contributors. All attendees receive a free poster!
• This Wednesday, October 30, Join former NYT editor Trish Hall in IAB 15 and discover the secrets of writing a great Op-Ed. Hall’s new book, Writing to Persuade, synthesizes what she has learned about newspaper and opinion pieces working as the editor of the New York Times’ Op-Ed page.
• Thursday through Saturday, check out the Bard Hall Players’ production of The 25th Annual Putnam Country Spelling Bee in the CUMC Alumni Auditorium! This heartwarming and unconventional musical follows several middle schoolers competing at a local spelling bee.

Off Campus

• This Tuesday, Oct. 29, check out the Brooklyn Historical Society’s exploration of Brooklyn’s mural movement, forging unity amidst gentrification and estrangement. Brooklyn’s Mural Movement will feature a conversation between muralists and community leaders in Brooklyn. Tickets $10.
• Also on Tuesday, Baruch Performing Arts Center is presenting Doubtful, a play about a Tel Aviv filmmaker who is ordered to perform community service at a rehabilitation center for young offenders. Tickets $8.50.

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