Harlemites Invited To Columbia Campus For Another 'Community Day'

HARLEM, NY — Harlemites can spend a sunny autumn Saturday on Columbia University's new neighborhood campus, as the institution invites people back for another edition of Manhattanville Community Day.

The event will run from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, spread across a half dozen buildings and outdoor spaces above 125th Street, west of Broadway.

Held several times a year before the pandemic, this will be just the second Community Day since 2019, following its grand return in May.

All events are free and open to the public, from food samples to screenings of "Hidden Figures" and "Honey I Shrunk the Kids."

Here's a list of Saturday's events by location, as well as a campus map showing each one.

Event schedule by location

Columbia Business School (along West 130th Street between Broadway and 12th Avenue):

• 10-12 p.m.: First Generation Entrepreneurs Program for High School Students (Cooperman Commons Auditorium)
• 1-4 p.m.: Restaurant crawl
  • 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Dinosaur BBQ (125th Street & 12th Avenue)
  • 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm: Dear Mama Coffee (129th Street between Broadway and 12th Avenue)
  • 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Manhattanville Market (130th Street and Broadway)
• 1-4 p.m.: Local bites from SBDC food vendors, including:
  • Chatman J Cakes
  • Fauzia’s Heavenly Delights Food
  • Kamuni Creek Beverages
  • The Little Hot Dog Wagon
  • Pabade Bakery
  • Sugar Hill Creamery
  • Tres Leches Café
  • Uncle Waithley’s Vincy Brew
  • Chef Marshall LLC
• 1-4 p.m.: DJ Stormin' Norman
• 2 p.m.: Screening of "Swimming Against the Current" documentary (David Geffen Hall)

The Forum (601 West 125th St.):

• 12-4 p.m.: Community tables and live music
  • Welcome Desk (East Atrium)
  • New York Public Library (East Atrium)
  • Columbia University Employment Center (East Atrium)
  • Columbia Community Initiative (East Atrium)
  • Columbia World Projects/Columbia Global (East Atrium)
  • Columbia Neighbors & Columbia Community Service (East Atrium)
  • Bloomingdale School of Music (East Atrium)
  • Abstrak Vision Production Company (West Atrium)
  • The Harlem Honey and Bears Swim Team (West Atrium)
  • Columbia Wellness Center providing blood pressure screenings
  • PrecisionMed (West Atrium)
  • Nano Lantern x Morningside Lights Arts & Crafts (West Atrium)
  • CUPS coffee pop-up (along Broadway between 125th and 129th Streets)
  • Cider and snacks provided by CEM & Manhattanville Market (West Atrium)

The Lenfest Center for the Arts (615 West 129th St.):

• 12 pm: "Honey I Shrunk the Kids" screening, Register in advance here.
• 4 p.m.: "Hidden Figures" screening, Register in advance here.

Jerome L. Green Science Center (3327 Broadway):

• 1-4 p.m.: STEM Activities
  • Columbia’s Zuckerman Institute Presents: Saturday Science: Making Connections — Register here.
  • BioBus (Outside on West 129th Street across from the Education Lab) — Register here.

The Wallach Art Gallery and the Small Square (615 West 129th St.):

• 1-4 p.m.: Wallach Kids– Be an Idea Maker! Register here.