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  • Musicians in a string quartet perform while being surrounded by lit candles.

    Featuring Vivaldi’s Four Seasons and More

    Pollak Theatre

    Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Long Branch. This concert series was created with the intention of democratizing access to classical music, and the space and performers are illuminated by thousands of candles to create a truly magical experience. The String Quartet has a tentative program that includes works such as The Four Seasons and Thaïs: Méditation.

    Tickets starting at $30
  • Musicians in a string quartet look off to the side while being surrounded by hundreds of lit candles.

    From Bach to The Beatles

    Pollak Theatre

    Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Long Branch. Get your tickets now to discover the music of From Bach to the Beatles at Pollak Theatre under the gentle glow of candlelight. The String Quartet has a tentative program that includes music from both composer J.S. Bach and the band The Beatles.

    Tickets starting at $34

  • Creative Writing (Introduction)

    Virtual (Zoom)

    Class Schedule: September 25, 30, and October 7 | 7:30 – 9:00 PM
    Introduction to Creative Writing: Character Development: Whether you are embarking on your memoir or crafting your first work of fiction, the task of the writer is to develop compelling characters that connect with readers. Taking the “me out of memoir” allows you to develop your parents and loved ones as characters. In this three part course, we will utilize description, dialogue, and action to create characters that resonate with readers of any genre. No experience necessary, just a willingness to create characters to jump off the page!

    Zoom Link will be provided upon registration.

    $50

  • Buckingham Nicks

    Bey Hall Auditorium

    It’s just like book club but with albums! With new advances in technology, the way we consume music through our devices, apps and on demand streaming services like Pandora, Spotify and iTunes is making the idea of the “album” as an art form extinct. Get together with other music enthusiasts on Tuesday nights to discuss some of the greatest records of all-time! Listen to the album beforehand and then come prepared to discuss. This event will feature Buckingham Nicks.

  • Musicians in a string quartet look off to the side while being surrounded by hundreds of lit candles.

    Coldplay vs. Imagine Dragons

    Pollak Theatre

    Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Long Branch. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Coldplay vs. Imagine Dragons at Pollak Theatre under the gentle glow of candlelight. The Concertize String Quartet has a tentative program that includes songs such as The Scientist, Viva la Vida, Radioactive, Believer, and more!

    Tickets starting at $30
  • Musicians in a string quartet look off to the side while being surrounded by hundreds of lit candles.

    Tribute to Queen and The Beatles

    Pollak Theatre

    Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Queen and The Beatles at Pollak Theatre under the gentle glow of candlelight. The String Quartet has a tentative program that includes songs such as Here Comes the Sun, Yesterday, I Want to Break Free, Bohemian Rhapsody, and more!

    Tickets starting at $45

  • La Sonnambula

    Pollak Theatre

    In his new production, Rolando Villazón—the tenor who has embarked on a brilliant second career as a director—retains the opera’s original setting in the Swiss Alps but uses its somnambulant plot to explore the emotional and psychological valleys of the mind. Tenor Xabier Anduaga co-stars as Amina’s fiancé, Elvino, alongside soprano Sydney Mancasola as her rival, Lisa, and bass Alexander Vinogradov as Count Rodolfo. Riccardo Frizza takes the podium for one of opera’s most ravishing works, which will be transmitted live from the Met stage to Pollak Theatre on October 18.

    Due to wet ground conditions, there will be no parking on the Pollack/Great Lawnfield tomorrow. Please park in the soccer fields or identify yourself to the football parking assistants as performing art patrons, and the fee will be waived.

    Thank you, and enjoy the show!

    $23 (general public); $21 (seniors), $10 (child) and $5 (Monmouth U. Students)

  • Frankenstein

    Pollak Theatre

    Directed by Academy Award®-winner Danny Boyle, Frankenstein features Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller alternating between the roles of Victor Frankenstein and 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 increasingly desperate and vengeful Creature determines to track down his creator and strike a terrifying deal. Scientific responsibility, parental neglect, cognitive development and the nature of good and evil, are embedded within this thrilling and deeply disturbing classic tale.

    This broadcast will feature the version with Benedict Cumberbatch as the Creature.

    $23 (Adult), $21 (Senior), $10 (Child), $5 (MU Student)

  • The Beatles’ Rubber Soul

    Virtual (Zoom)

    At the mid-point of the 1960’s and after Beatlemania had hit America and the world, The Beatles released their sixth album. Rubber Soul, often referred to as “the departure record,” proved a crucial artistic leap in the band’s career and sound, forever altering what was possible within pop music and the concept of the album overall. In celebration of the 60th anniversary of this landmark release, this course will explore the personal, cultural, and sonic landscapes that shaped the record, from the new sights and sounds The Beatles were consuming, through the impact upon their writing, their peers, and the music world thereafter.

    $20
  • Musicians in a string quartet perform while being surrounded by lit candles.

    Halloween Classics

    Pollak Theatre

    Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Long Branch. This concert series was created with the intention of democratizing access to classical music, and the space and performers are illuminated by thousands of candles to create a truly magical experience. The String Quartet has a tentative program that includes songs such as Thriller, Time Warp, Danse Macabre, the Stranger Things theme song and many more!

    Tickets starting at $30