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12.10.2008

Live Free..or as cheap as possible

compiled to the max by Laura Matthews
Price: Free
What: Night of 1,000 Laughs
When: Wednesday, December 10th at 8p.m.
Where: The UC Little Theater
Info: Get ready to laugh at the Beta Kappa Psi hosted event.
On-line: Information and Activities board in the UC for more information.

Price: Free
What: Red Carpet Masquerade Ball
When: Thursday, December 11th at 9p.m.
Where: Downs Hall
Info: The Steppers of a Free Nation sponsored the ball and tell all to dress to impress. Don’t forget your Kean ID.
On-line: Nonexistent. Look for fliers posted in the UC for more information.

Price: $8 with a student ID
What: Live Forever: Elizabeth Peyton
When: Now until January 11th
Where: The New Museum of Contemporary Art
235 Bowery, New York, NY (212) 219-1222
Info: The artist has created over 100 paintings and works of modern life, documenting both her personal biography and the popular culture of the last decade.
On-line: www.newmuseum.org/exhibitions/400/live_forever_elizabeth_peyton

Price: $10 with student ID
What: New Bamboo: Contemporary Japanese Masters
When: Now until January 11th
Where: The Japan Society
333 East 47th Street, New York, NY (212) 832-1155
Info: It’s not just panda food. In this exhibit, 23 artists have crafted more than 90 works, all made of bamboo.
On-line: www.japansociety.org/event_detail?eid=674fb1e2

Price: $15
Who: Head Automatica and Radio 4
When: Thursday, January 8th at 8p.m.
Where: The Music Hall of Williamsburg
66 North 6th Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn (718) 486-5400
Info: Their music will lead to beating hearts, baby.
On-line: www.musichallofwilliamsburg.com/event/2305

Price: $10 with Student I.D.
What: The Cloisters Museum and Garden
When: Any day but Monday
Where: 99 Margaret Corbin Drive
Fort Tryon Park, New York, NY (212) 923-3700
Info: Visit medieval Europe right in Northern Manhattan.
On-line: www.metmuseum.org/cloisters

Price: $15
What: Michelangelo: The Man and the Myth
When: Now until January 4th
Where: The Lubin House Palitz Gallery
11 East 61st Street, New York, NY (212) 826-0320
Info: Original drawings by Michelangelo and his contemporaries, including works that have never been on display in the United States before.
On-line: www.lubinhouse.syr.edu

Price: Free
What: All’s Well That Ends Well
When: Now until December 13th
Where: The New School for Drama Theater
151 Bank Street, New York, NY (212) 229-5859
Info: A comedy proving love doesn’t always come easy, complete with clever plotting and bittersweet romance, written by the one and only Shakespeare himself.
On-line: www.newschool.edu/drama/events.aspx

Price: $15
Who: Kimya Dawson
When: Friday, December 26th at 8p.m.
Where: The Bowery Ballroom
6 Delancey Street, New York, NY (212) 533-2111
Info: She was cool way before the soundtrack for that movie about teenage pregnancy.
On-line: www.boweryballroom.com/event/2233

Price: You’ll know when you make your purchase.
What: The Holiday Shops at Bryant Park
When: Now until December 28th
Where: Bryant Park
6th Ave between 40th and 42nd Streets, New York, NY (212) 661-6640
Info: Who needs malls when you have outdoor tents?
On-line: www.bryantpark.org/amenities/shops.php

Price: $26.50...unless you got the $5 tickets from Kean
What: Bodies: The Exhibition
When: Now until December 31st
Where: South Street Seaport
11 Fulton Street, New York, NY, 1-888-9BODIES
Info: Biology text books have nothing on this exhibit. Come see over 200 specimens of the one thing that all human beings have in common.
On-line: www.bodiesny.com

Price: $13.50 with student ID
What: Action: Sex and the Moving Image
When: Whenever you’d like.
Where: The Museum of Sex
233 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY (212) 689-6337
Info: In today’s visual culture, this exhibit follows how sexual imagery has impacted television, film, advertising, as well as our own social standards and behaviors.
On-line: www.museumofsex.com/exhibit/action