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Next: Our Winter Show

Sunday, February 10, 2008

Location of the record show: the Multi-Purpose Room in the Student Center ("Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center"), Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY
General Admission: $5 (9 AM - 4 PM), Early Admission: $15 (8:15 AM)
Free parking
Vendor Information
Travel Directions
Maps
- Directions and maps of the Hofstra campus.
- Close-up map showing the location of the Multipurpose Room in the Student Center.
- Map of the Hofstra Campus (The Student Center's formal name is "Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center" and is building 31 on the map.)
- FREE bus service from the Hempstead train station via the Hofstra "Blue Beetle" school bus.

Vendor Information

6' x 4' tables, 2 chairs per table
Passes for two people for each table
Electric outlets available at no extra cost
$50 advanced registration ($60 at the door if available)
Set-up: 7:30 AM - 9 AM
Breakdown: 4 PM - 5 PM

Travel Information

Travel by Car
- From New York City: From the Queens Midtown Tunnel, continue on the Long Island Expressway (I-495) East to exit 38, Northern State Parkway East, to the Meadowbrook Parkway South (exit 31A). Stay on the Meadowbrook Parkway until Exit M4 (sign reads "Hempstead" and "Coliseum"). See directions below "From All Points".
- From eastern Long Island: Take the Northern State Parkway West, to the Meadowbrook Parkway South (Exit 31A) or take the Southern State Parkway West to the Meadowbrook Parkway North (Exit 22N). Stay on the Meadowbrook Parkway until Exit M4 (sign reads "Hempstead" and "Coliseum"). See directions below "From All Points".
- From John F. Kennedy Airport: Take the Belt Parkway East to Exit 25A (Southern State Parkway North) ... Take that to Exit 22N (Meadowbrook Parkway North). Stay on the Meadowbrook Parkway until Exit M4 (sign reads "Hempstead" and "Coliseum"). See directions below "From All Points".
- From All Points: Exit M4 on the Meadowbrook Parkway will put you on Route 24 West (Hempstead Turnpike). Stay on 24W for about one mile. You will pass the Nassau Coliseum and the first of two overhead walkways. Hofstra University is on both sides of Hempstead Turnpike. Make a right turn into the North Campus Main Entrance. This is the first right turn you can make after passing the first overhead walkway. The Student Center is the large building on the left as you enter the north campus. OBEY ALL CAMPUS PARKING REGULATIONS!
Travel by Train:
- From New York City: The Long Island Rail Road provides regular commuter service from Pennsylvania Station in New York City to the Hempstead station, which is less than two miles from Hofstra's campus ... Pennsylvania Station is located at 34th Street and 8th Avenue, below Madison Square Garden. Take the Long Island Rail Road East on the Hempstead Branch to the final stop "Hempstead." The complimentary Hofstra "Blue Beetle" school bus meets all incoming trains at Hempstead to take visitors and students to the Hofstra campus. The bus makes several stops on campus. Tell the bus driver you are going to the "Student Center". If it is half past the hour and you don't see the bus, a taxi for a short $5 5-minute trip to the Hofstra campus.
- If you don't mind a mile and a half hike, you need to walk south from the train station 3 short blocks to Hempstead Turnpike. Make a left (east) onto Hempstead Turnpike and walk about a mile to the north campus entrance. The Hofstra Information Center (Public Safety Building) is on the south east corner of the intersection.