Events

Gallery Exhibition - Lewis Mumford: Selections from the Monmouth University Permanent Collection
2014-01-21 09:00 - 2014-03-07 17:00 (America/New_York) | Joan and Robert Rechnitz Hall
Lewis Mumford
Selections from the Monmouth University Permanent Collection
The Dimattio Gallery – Upper Level
Lewis Mumford, a dynamic writer, literary and architectural critic, moralist, historian and philosopher. Born in Flushing, NY, on October 19, 1895, Mumford’s extensive contributions to literary scholarship, technology, urban planning, and architecture are internationally renowned for their uncanny social vision and their timely prescience. Lewis Mumford criticized progress based on the intoxicating power of technology and the machine. He argued that the advancement of civilization should be cultivated by humanism, and that technology should never be used to acquire global domination, promote military prowess, or erode individualism.
Lewis Mumford, however, was no pacifist—he despised fascism and urged America to fight in both World Wars. Like George Orwell, he often accused his liberal contemporaries of being corrupt, and claimed that their “willingness to submit to the Nazis rather than risk the need for using force in opposing them” was nothing short of egregious.
His many prestigious awards include the Medal of Freedom from President Lyndon Johnson, the Presidential Medal of Art and Citation from Ronald Reagan, and the Knight of the British Empire (K.B.E), an honor bestowed on him by Queen Elizabeth II. These achievements are all the more remarkable when we consider that Lewis Mumford did not take an academic degree.
Joan and Robert Rechnitz Hall Hours
Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Friday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. | Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Gallery Exhibition: Eye Cons
2014-01-21 09:00 - 2014-03-07 17:00 | Joan and Robert Rechnitz Hall
EYE CONS: Michael Anthony Donato

‘The paintings in this show for the most part have been inspired by Pre Renaissance and Renaissance iconography. Although some may be based on familiar and traditional themes, all of the paintings are original contemporary interpretations of these themes.’
The Dimattio Gallery – Lower Level

Opening Reception: Friday January 31, from 7– 9 p.m.
Joan and Robert Rechnitz Hall Hours
Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Friday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. | Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Gallery Exhibition: Jeremiah Teipen's Inforifices
2014-01-21 09:00 - 2014-04-11 17:00 | Rotary Ice House Gallery
Inforifices, an exhibition by Jeremiah Teipen, features new works that aestheticize the processes by which we consume (and digest) large amounts of visual information. Teipen creates mesmerizing experiences that mirror our current hyper-saturated mediascape, but also allow the viewer to transcend it.
Opening Reception: Thurs. February 6, from 4:30 – 7 p.m
Rotary Ice House Gallery Hours

Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Argentine Tango Classes (Spring Session I)
2014-02-03 18:45 - 2014-03-10 21:30 | MAC At Monmouth
Please note that the Feb 3 class is cancelled due to snow. A make up date will be scheduled.
February 3 – March 10
Monday Evenings
Advanced Class: 6:45 pm
Beginner Class: 8:00 pm
Eyas Lounge in the MAC
Please join instructor Lee Sager of Tango Pantera for a six week session of Argentine Tango Classes. No partner or experience necessary.
For more information about Tango Pantera visit www.TangoPantera.Blogspot.com

Little Shop of Horrors
2014-03-05 20:00 - 2014-03-13 23:00 | Lauren K. Woods Theatre
Location: Lauren K. Woods Theatre
Spring Musical Little Shop of HorrorsMarch 5-8 & 11-13 at 8 p.m. March 9 at 3 p.m. (This performance is SOLD OUT)
Little Shop of Horrors, the story of a hapless florist shop worker who raises a plant from outer space that feeds on human blood, has become a comedy classic since its origins as a sci-fi “B” movie in the 50s, an off-Broadway hit in the 80s and a hit film in 1986. With a book by Howard Ashman, the music by composer Alan Menken (also the composer of the current Broadway hit Newsies and the Disney film The Little Mermaid) includes several well-known tunes, including the title song, “Somewhere That’s Green”, and “Suddenly, Seymour”.
Presented by special arrangement with Music Theatre International

Art Now: Jennifer Levonian - Stop Motion Painter
2014-03-06 16:30 - 23:00 | The Great Hall Auditorium
Jennifer Levonian creates animations and paintings in Philadelphia, PA. Her work has been screened and exhibited across the United States, including at the Philadelphia Museum of Art; the National Museum for Women in the Arts and the National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C. In 2009, she was awarded a Pew Fellowship in the Arts. In addition to delivering an artist lecture and screening a few of her short films, Jennifer will lead a workshop on stop motion animation.

NEW DATE: National Theatre of London: Frankenstein
2014-03-06 19:00 - 23:35 | Pollak Theatre
National Theatre Live’s 2010 broadcast of Frankenstein returns to
cinemas as part of the National Theatre’s 50th anniversary celebrations.
Frankenstein
enjoyed a sell-out run at the National Theatre, and went on to win
awards including the 2012 Olivier Award for Best Actor for Benedict
Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller.
Oscar-winner Danny Boyle
(Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire) directs a sensational production.
In this encore screening Benedict Cumberbatch (Star Trek: Into Darkness,
BBC’s Sherlock) plays Dr. Frankenstein and Jonny Lee Miller
(Trainspotting, CBS’s Elementary) his creation.
Childlike in his
innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein’s bewildered creature is
cast out into a hostile universe by his horror-struck maker. Meeting
with cruelty wherever he goes, the friendless Creature, increasingly
desperate and vengeful, determines to track down his creator and strike a
terrifying deal. Urgent concerns of scientific responsibility, parental
neglect, cognitive development, and the nature of good and evil are
embedded within this thrilling and deeply disturbing classic gothic
tale.
Tickets for the Feb. 13 performance that was cancelled will be accepted for this screening.
