A totally amazing totally online production of WONDERFUL FLIGHT TO THE MUSHROOM PLANET, the great story of two children and their chicken who fly to the Mushroom Planet to save it from destruction. This original musical, composed by Prof. Penny Prince of the Music Program, with a script written by the cast, is based on a play by Jeffrey Beer and the much loved science fiction book of the same name by Eleanor Cameron. There are 10 songs, dances, laughter, and love.

Suitable for ages 2 to 120. 

The cast and crew are current Lehman students, alumni, and community members. 

Technical Director: Eduardo Resendiz-Gomez (alum);
Recording Engineer: Steven Buonanotte (Lehman Multimedia Center);
Animator: Brandon Marcano (alum)
Choreographer: Colette Ambo (alum)

Premiering Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. as a livestream on YouTube, and thereafter available on YouTube.

Length: Approximately one hour.

Link to Premier on YouTube:

https://youtu.be/IbwgYh2b_KA_

The Trouble with My Name examines the issues of language, race, and social justice in an eye-opening performance where Ávila engages the audience as he tells the story of his life and reads poetry that illustrates what it means to be the American of the future. Ávila’s show breaks barriers and embraces the diversity of a nation whose history is rich and colorful. The message transcends boundaries of race, ethnicity, and geography.

Andrés Gómez is a Colombian American poet, speaker, actor, and author of Fractures, winner of the Felix Pollak Prize in Poetry, Hijito, winner of the Broken River Prize and a #1 SPD bestseller, and the memoir Man Up: Reimagining Modern Manhood, released by Penguin Random House. A star of HBO’s Def Poetry Jam, TV One’s Verses and Flow, and Spike Lee’s #1 box office movie Inside Man with Denzel Washington, Carlos is widely known for his viral poems, “Where are you really from?” and “What Latino Looks Like,” which have garnered millions of views online. Winner of the Atlanta Review International Poetry Prize and the Sandy Crimmins National Prize for Poetry, he partnered with John Legend on Senior Orientation, a program to counteract bullying and champion inclusive masculinity among high school students. Carlos is a proud Latinx and father. 

Join us for our 8^th Annual Conference Arte y Cultura: Revitalizing the Cultural Heritage of Indigenous Peoples in NYC

 As part of celebrations for the International Year of Indigenous Languages, 2019, the Mexican Studies Institute at CUNY in collaboration with the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at New York University, the Institute for Latin American Studies at Columbia University, the Institute for National Indigenous Languages of México (INALI), and the Research Library Juan de Córdova, would like to cordially invite you to our annual conference entitled Arte y Cultura: Revitalizing the Cultural Heritage of Indigenous Peoples in NYC.

The goal of this year’s annual conference is to promote a conversation between those in NYC and Mexico engaged in efforts to revitalize indigenous languages. It will further provide an opportunity to update researchers on the progress of language revitalization and serve as a venue to discuss the serious issues that indigenous immigrant communities are facing in New York City.

Join us for this two-day event that will contribute to the visibility, promotion, teaching, and learning of national indigenous languages of México.

Join us for our 8^th Annual Conference Arte y Cultura: Revitalizing the Cultural Heritage of Indigenous Peoples in NYC

 As part of celebrations for the International Year of Indigenous Languages, 2019, the Mexican Studies Institute at CUNY in collaboration with the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at New York University, the Institute for Latin American Studies at Columbia University, the Institute for National Indigenous Languages of México (INALI), and the Research Library Juan de Córdova, would like to cordially invite you to our annual conference entitled Arte y Cultura: Revitalizing the Cultural Heritage of Indigenous Peoples in NYC.

The goal of this year’s annual conference is to promote a conversation between those in NYC and Mexico engaged in efforts to revitalize indigenous languages. It will further provide an opportunity to update researchers on the progress of language revitalization and serve as a venue to discuss the serious issues that indigenous immigrant communities are facing in New York City.

Join us for this two-day event that will contribute to the visibility, promotion, teaching, and learning of national indigenous languages of México.

Two presentations: Prof. Stephen Redenti of the Department of Biology on “Vision Repair: Photoreceptor Replacement to Restore Vision,” and Prof. Andrea Boyer of the Department of Health Sciences on “The Best Way to Eat to Prevent Cancer.”


This event is open to Lehman College students, faculty, staff, and alumni.
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Contact Info: RSVP by calling the Department of Biology at (718) 960-8235.

Graduate Information Session for English M.A.

The Honors Convocation ceremony recognizes graduating undergraduate students with College Honors: Summa Cum Laude, Magna Cum Laude, Cum Laude.

Location: Performing Arts Center

Lehman College will host the inaugural Boogie Down Dance Day, from noon to 6 p.m. on Saturday, July 27. Participants will be able to participate in free dance classes in multiple styles ranging from hip-hop to house, and ballet to theater jazz. The day culminates with a freestyle dance battle and mixer. 

The National Dance Day event, which for the last 10 years has been celebrated on the last Saturday in July, is being organized by the Black Iris Project, a New York City-based ballet collaborative that champions Black-centric choreographic works, and presented in conjunction with Lehman College and The City University of New York Dance Initiative. 

Participants in Boogie Down Dance Day require no formal dance training, just a desire to learn and spend time with some of New York City’s most accomplished dancers, including one of Radio City’s Rockettes, Danelle Morgan. Classes will be held in both the Music Building and APEX athletic facility on Lehman’s campus. Prizes and scholarships to dance instruction courses will be given out throughout each class.

Boogie Down Dance Day Schedule

Studio A in the Music Building

12–1:30 p.m. | House (taught by Ephrat “Bounce” Asherie)

2:30–3:30 p.m. | Black Iris Project open studio rehearsal with Jeremy McQueen

3:30–5 p.m. | Hip-Hop (to be announced)

5–6 p.m. | Freestyle Dance Battle & Mixer

 Studio B in the APEX

12–1:30 p.m. | Ballet (taught by Amanda Smith of Dance Theatre of Harlem)

1:30–3 p.m. | Theater Jazz (taught by Danelle Morgan of the Radio City Rockettes)

Participants must RSVP at www.boogiedowndanceday.splashthat.com and register for the programs they would like to attend, either as dancers or audience members.