Invitation: Aga Khan Music Initiative planning committee Hi there, On behalf of the CUArts staff, you're invited to an informal meeting on Friday, 3.04 (2-3pm) in Lerner Piano Lounge regarding the upcoming CUArts Aga Khan Music Initiative concert on 3.21.  (see links below signature)  Snacks provided--RSVP your name & group name to this email. AKMI is the same organization that presented the Silk Road recordings with internationally-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma a few years ago.  We're obviously thrilled to present something of this calibre on campus & in addition to the concert on 3.21 (=Persian/Zoroastrian/B'Hai New Year!) we're also doing a Kids Concert, a brown bag lunch with SIPA, etc.  All of these events will be FREE for CU id's!  We'd like to debrief you on the project then solicit your ideas for ways to inform and include students in these opportunities.  Your input is highly valued & will make this a true Columbia community event rather than simply a world-class event AT our campus. Hope to see you Friday AND--also below my signature--you'll find invitations to 2 events this Sunday which we hope you will also attend and forward freely. Regards, -t- --- Taya Mueller CUArts.com tem2130@columbia.edu 212.851.1872 http://www.cuarts.com/musicofcentralasia.htm http://www.akdn.org/Music/Musicin.htm http://www.akdn.org/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aga_Khan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_New_Year *SUNDAY, MARCH 5  5 - 7PM* *ARTS ALLIANCE MEETING* *Sponsored by Columbia Arts Initiative ** Lerner Piano Lounge* architecture â¢ dance â¢ film â¢ literature â¢ music â¢ theatre â¢ visual arts ALL INTERESTED GRADS & UNDERGRADS WELCOME This is a monthly, informal forum to discuss campus arts issues:  space, funding for student projects, access to better performance venues, etc.   CU Arts needs to know what you think so we can represent you to the administration. RSVP TO cuarts@columbia.edu (and let us know what kind of pizza to buy you) followed by: *78th ACADEMY AWARDS VIEWING PARTY & * * CUARTS.COM  2.0 CELEBRATION ** **Mona Bar & Lounge @ Amsterdam & 109 th** Sunday, March 5th / 7pm-midnight 18+ welcome / 21+ & 2 id's to drink CU drink specials, snacks, ballot contest & prizes * RSVP TO cuarts@columbia.edu *CUArts congratulates the faculty, alumni, and students whose films have been nominated:* *BROKEBACK** MOUNTAIN** * James Schamus, SOA Film Faculty, Producer Michael Hausman, SOA Adjunct Film Faculty, Executive Producer *CAPOTE* Philip Seymour Hoffman, SOA Adjunct Film Faculty, Best Actor *WALK THE LINE* James Mangold (SOA '99), Director *MURDERBALL* Henry Alex Rubin (SOA '98), Co-director, Best Documentary *Our Time is Up* Pia Clemente (BC '93), Director, Short Film-Live Action