Columbia film group gives a home for filmmakers

Though primarily known as simply a free on-campus source for undergraduates to rent camera and sound equipment, CUFP launched its first annual production season this semester to expand the club’s scope.

By Victoria Fox | Apr 15 09:17 pm ET

New York art museum kitch is not just for kids

At the Palais de Tokyo gift shop in Paris, one can buy a giant Andy Warhol banana for 150 euros, a Keith Haring espresso-cup set for over 200 euros, and a postcard with the word “fuck” scrawled all over it for 5 euros.

By Hannah Yudkin | Apr 2 11:17 pm ET

CU Arts aims for an array of activities despite recession

Five years ago, Caralyn Spector was rummaging through old file cabinets and discovered documents from a handful of museums offering Columbia students free admission. From there, Arts Initiative programming was born.

By Lauren Raulerson | Apr 1 10:14 pm ET

East Village record stores disc jockey to be number one in New York City’s spin market

Every true music nerd is familiar with the seemingly anachronistic activity of crate-digging. Laborious and tiresome, it’s worth it for those rare finds and there is no city quite like New York City for the vinyl lover.

By Linh Truong | Mar 27 12:28 am ET

Postcrypt Hangs Dirty Laundry

Postcrypt’s new exhibition, "Skeletons in the Closet," is one giant heart-to-heart, allowing Columbia students to expose their darkest secrets on the brightly lit walls of the art gallery. The exhibit combines painting, photography, and installation pieces along with small cards floating between the artworks that display hand-written confessions.

By Liza Eliano | Mar 8 09:44 pm ET

Musicians Lobby for Free Hotel Publicity and “Staycation” at GEM

Hotel lobbies are notorious for playing mediocre jazz on repeat. GEM Hotels, a new collection of boutique hotels in NYC, wants to change that.

“Room for Tunes” is GEM Brand Hotels’ new marketing initiative to fill its lobbies with the trendy sounds of New York. The boutique hotels, with three New York City locations, pride themselves on their intimate connection to the neighborhoods in which they are located. Ritesh Jariwala, president of Gemini Hospitality Management, the company that owns GEM, decided to showcase local musicians in the hotels’ lobbies in an effort to further this neighborhood connection.

By Rosie DuPont | Feb 20 02:57 am ET