Manhattanville campus on June 8, 2024 was a free fun-filled celebration of community! Attendees Immersed themselves in the arts through youth programming, indulged in Uptown cuisine with local vendors, had fun with science activities—plus so much more.
We invited our neighbors surrounding Columbia's campuses in Morningside Heights, West Harlem, Harlem, and Washington Heights as well as Columbia affiliates to partake in this day of celebration.
129th St. between W. 125th St. and Broadway will be closed for BioBus and other community activities.
Schedule of Events
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601 W. 125th St.
Inside and outside of The Forum there will be volunteers you can approach with any questions, along with community tables sharing programs, resources, and free goodies. There will also be live music, movie screenings in the auditorium and atrium, as well as kids programming and light refreshments.
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Multiple Locations
Food samples from clients of Columbia Business School's Small business Development Center will be available during Community Day from vendors such as Pabade Bakery, Mama One Sauce, and Chef Marshall LLC. The Restaurant Crawl features free bites from local restaurants in partnership with Community Day.
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Dinosaur Bar-B-Que (125th St. & 12th Ave.)
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm: Dear Mama Coffee (129th St., bet. Broadway & 12th Ave.)
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Manhattanville Market (130th St. & Broadway)
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605 W. 129th St.
The Jerome L. Greene Science Center (JLG) will be holding a festival related to neuroscience, arts and creativity, and health and wellness. The Artful Mind: A Celebration of the Brain, Art, and Wellness festival will present a series of performances during Manhattanville Community Day for all to join. The Education Lab will also be open with more activities, as well as the popular Biobus, a mobile science lab, which will be outside JLG on 129th St.
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615 W. 129th St.
Lenfest Kids will be screening films saluting the most famous band of all time, The Beatles.
12 PM: A Hard Day's Night
4 PM: Yesterday
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615 W. 129th St., Ground Floor Lobby
What's it like to be a kid? The Wallach Art Gallery will host activities to hear from kids about their experience, along with a kite tail making-station inspired by their upcoming exhibition, Growing Sideways: Performing Childhood.
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Columbia Alumni will be hosting multiple interactive activities incorporating topics such health and technology, alongside giveaways of fun goodies.