From below the city's streets springs a brand new musical inspired by the rhythms and sounds of life on the subway. There's not an instrument in sight as a colorful array of commuters find their way in NYC. Mixing reggae, pop, soul, beat box and more, IN TRANSIT is unlike anything you've ever seen -- or heard-- on stage before. Tickets 212-935-5820 or www.yorktheatre.org. Complete information here.

 Bob Lamm--a member of the class of 1969 and a Visiting Lecturer at Yale in 1978 and 1980--will be offering two classes this fall and winter at the City University of New York Graduate Center (34th St. and 5th Ave.)

THE JOY OF IMPROV: Join in the fun of doing improvisational comedy in a relaxed, supportive atmosphere. No performing experience is necessary--just a willingness to experiment, play, and laugh with others! No student is forced to do an exercise or game, but everyone is encouraged to participate. (Four Thursday nights, September through December. You can attend on a single-session basis. This class ran at the Grad Center for 13 semesters from 2001 through 2007.)

CLASSIC POLITICAL NOVELS: We will read and discuss five political novels--among them, John Steinbeck's THE PEARL (which students must read for the first session), Chinua Achebe's THINGS FALL APART, and Carson McCullers' THE HEART IS A LONELY HUNTER. These works are "political" not because they examine politics or government but because they richly illuminate power relations--including dynamics of gender, race, and class--while telling memorable, moving stories. Students will be expected to read each novel and participate actively in class discussions. (Five Tuesday nights, September through January.)

INSTRUCTOR: Bob Lamm's political articles, personal essays, interviews, and profiles have appeared in more than 40 periodicals--among them, the New York Times, Publishers Weekly, and Ms. Magazine--and in six anthologies. He has taught "serious" classes at Yale, Queens College, and the New School. He has run improv classes and workshops for the CUNY Grad Center, the HOPE Program, the Jewish Theological Seminary, the NYSTEA Drama Power Conferences, Friends in Deed, the Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company, and ...

Founded in 1969 when Yale first admitted undergraduate women, The New Blue is honored to uphold a tradition of almost forty years of professional entertainment and inspiring musicality. Perfect for a variety of venues, including corporate events, private parties, and holiday gatherings, our performance style is appropriate in any setting. An elegant and spirited addition to any occasion, we invite you to contact Stephanie Strauss, Business Manager 2008-2009 at newblue@yale.edu or 432.978.8549 to arrange a New Blue performance for whatever event you might be planning.

Fourteen smart, personable and poised undergraduate women from across the globe, the members of The New Blue have maintained its excellent reputation as one of the finest collegiate singing groups in the nation and as Yale's oldest female organization of any kind. The New Blue has performed all over North America and the British Isles, from the beaches of Jamaica to the Empire State Building, and this past year toured in Greece and Turkey. "Can't Stop," New Blue's thirtieth anniversary album. received the Contemporary A Capella Society's award for Best Female Collegiate Album, and we are excited to record our fortieth anniversary CD this spring for release in the fall of 2009.

The New Blue couples the engaging style of a personal performance with the flexibility and simplicity of a capella music. Our ...

THROUGH JUNE 29 at 3LD Art & Technology Center

Check out a new series Kevin Lezak '93 has been making with fellow Yalie Dan Goldman '93.  It's for PBS and New York's own, Channel thirteen -- all for art, rarefied, splendorous and lovely.  New episodes will be posting every week throughout the summer.   Yale School of music graduates featured!  Laugh a little more, cry a little less.  Or cry more, it's opera.   Revel.

Here are links to a few recent episodes:

Young Opera Ryan Kinsell

Young Opera Saeunn Thorsteinsdottir

Young Opera Eric Down

Visit Jaradoa Theater 

Physician and bestselling author Josh Spanogle's (BR '93) new medical thriller, FLAWLESS, is now in paperback.

Trying to salvage an imploding relationship, former CDC doc Nate McCormick has just ...

Publishers Weekly says "[Spanogle's] medical thriller has all the elements."

Available at Amazon!

From Matthew Belinkie, TC '02

Breakup Girl meets Bad Boy

I played on the "Today Show" last week with Marc Cohn, and the video is now online ...

From Charles Edward Fambro, MC '85

From Elisabeth Ness (Schneider), BK '06

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Come see A Walk to Beautiful on Wednesday February 13th at 6:15pm for a special YAAMNY screening followed by Q&A with the filmmakers! Beginning February 8th the film will be at the Quad Cinema (34 West 13th St.) where it will run for at least one week and can hope to have its run extended in response to audience support.

Regular show times are:

1:00 pm, 2:45 pm, 4:30 pm, 6:15 pm, 8:00 pm, and 10:05 pm.

Special topics series

At 440 Studios, studio 4C (440 Lafayette just below Astor Place in the East Village, near N,R,W,6 subway lines; www.440studios.com). You may need to enter the building from 436 Lafayette next door, go to 3rd floor, walk to next building inside through hallways, and go up to 4th floor, room 4C)

TOTAL UNDULATORY EXPERIENCE

Tuesday January 22nd, 8:00-9:30pm
Guest instructor THALIA (Jennifer Sears)

We welcome back Thalia and her deeply rooted approach to the art and science of undulations and belly rolls. This workshop will focus on subtle technique for full body and isolated undulations including the spine, arms, hands, and abdomen. A technique discussion and combinations will familiarize students with the muscle groups and breath patterns that make undulations exciting for both dancer and audience. And if everyone is very very well behaved, Thalia will show you how to flip quarters using just your abs!  Come see Thalia perform at Figaro on Sun. Jan. 20!

EGYPTIAN OPENINGS WITH DRAMA

Tuesdays January 29th and February 5th, 8:00-9:30pm
Guest instructor SHOSHANA

A wonderful opportunity to study with this great teacher (one of Ranya's mentors), who rarely teaches in Manhattan. Shoshana will teach elegant, exciting choreography to the classic Egyptian opening piece "Nebtedi (minein el hekaya)". She'll offer combinations that work nicely for the different musical changes in the beginning part of this piece: hipwork, traveling steps and veil work, focusing on dramatic presentation. Thorough warm up and preparation ...