Campus Tour:  
Tours are on Mondays through Fridays at 11:00 a.m. and
2:00 p.m. (except on major holidays); meet at the Visitors Center
on the second floor of Low Memorial Library. 

 
Library Orientation:  
Columbia Libraries have rich holdings in electronic, print, and other formats to support your study and research as well as a staff eager to help you find those materials.  An excellent way to orient yourself to these resources and the range of library services is to attend one of the "Getting Your Bearings" orientations, tailored specifically to the needs of graduate students.  Those 90-minute sessions take place in Butler Library and provide a brief tour of key sites in Butler, home to the history and humanities collection and many central library services, followed by an overview of the campus information system.
To attend, simply come to the Reference Desk in 301 Butler (one flight up from the building entrance), at any of the times listed here.

The Libraries also urge you to consider taking one of their workshops to learn  general database searching skills, become acquainted with the key resources in your subject area, or becoming more adept at  using various software tools (EndNote, NVIVO, Adobe Photoshop, scanning and  OCR tools, etc.)  A full list of offerings and online registration forms can be found here.  

Shopping at Target on your own:
Quick ride on IRT 7th Ave. subway: Take advantage of Target's superstore in the Bronx - just north of Manhattan - to purchase items for your apartment. Travel to 225th Street and back to campus by IRT 7th-Avenue subway; the station is at 116th Street and Broadway.  You can get an idea of products and prices here. 

Another mega-store, Marshall's, is located nearby.  Both are known for low prices. Cost: $4.00 round trip by subway.    

CUArts Initiative
Sign up for student discounts for music, theatre, etc on campus NYC.
http://www.cuarts.com/

 
Miller Theatre at Columbia, 116th Street and Broadway
Student discounts are available for music, opera, dance, theatre on  the main campus at 116th Street: 2960 Broadway; Box office: 212 854  7799; http://www.millertheatre.com/    

Festival Chamber Music at Weill Hall, Carnegie Hall:
 Those who like classical music and those who just want to try something new are invited to informal, welcoming concerts. After each concert, the entire audience is invited to a party where they can meet the musicians and socialize. Discount price for GSAS students is $15 per ticket including the party after the concert (regularly $28 at the door). http://www.festivalchamber.org  212 678 6970.

The 2009-2010 dates:  
Thursday, October 22, 2009 at 8:00 Saturday
December 5, 2009 at 8:30  Thursday
January 28, 2009 at 8:00 Saturday
March 13, 2010 at 8:30 Saturday
May 15, 2010 at 8:30  

Visit a museum free with CUID!
As a Columbia Student, you have free access to the following museums with your Columbia Card (CUID) More information about museums, concerts other cultural events can be found here.  

Asia Society
http://www.asiasociety.org
725 Park Avenue at 70th Street

Dahesh Museum
http://www.daheshmuseum.org
Madison Avenue between 56th and 57th Street

El Museo Del Barrio
http://www.elmuseo.org
1230 Fifth Avenue at 104th Street

Goethe Institute
http://www.goethe.de/ins/us/ney/deindex.html
1014 Fifth Avenue between 82nd and 83rd Streets

Metropolitan Museum of Art
http://www.metmuseum.org 
1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street

Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)
http://www.moma.org  
11 East 53rd Street between 5th and 6th Avenues

Museum of Television and Radio
http://www.mtr.org 
25West 52nd Street between 5th and 6th Avenues

Schomberg Center for Research of Black Culture
http://www.nypl.org/research/sc
515 Malcolm X Boulevard

Studio Museum of Harlem
http://www.studiomuseum.org 
144 West 125th Street between Lenox Avenue and Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard

Whitney Museum of American Art
http://www.whitney.org  
945 Madison Avenue at 75th Street 

 
Arts at Columbia
 
Miriam & Ira D. Wallach Art Gallery. 8th floor Schermerhorn Hall at 212-854-7288; 
http://www.columbia.ed/cu/wallach/  ...and for free on-campus art events, sign up for the School of the Arts mailing list: SoAevents@columbia.edu at http://arts.columbia.edu/