Jeanine Pennell: Stepping Off the Page: Stories in Clay
Rotary Ice House GalleryAn exhibition of work by artist Jeanine Pennell.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates’ The Water Dancer
VirtualJoin us for Tuesday Night Book Club! Hosted by Monmouth University’s Ken Womack, each month we’ll explore a different novel. All you have to do is Zoom in and join the discussion! This month’s novel is Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Water Dancer.
Free and open to the public, but RSVP is required.
Ken Womack
The Great Hall -104Kenneth Womack is one of the world’s leading authorities on the Beatles and their enduring cultural influence. He is the author of a two-volume biography devoted to famed Beatles producer Sir George Martin, including Maximum Volume (2017) and Sound Pictures (2018). His latest book, John Lennon 1980: The Last Days in the Life (2020), traces the story of the former Beatle’s comeback after five years of self-imposed retirement. Dr. Womack will be reading from his upcoming biography of Beatles roadie, Mal Evans.
Free and open to the public
Kendrick Lamar, To Pimp a Butterfly
Pollak Theatre/Virtual 400 Cedar Ave, West Long Branch, NJ, United StatesIt’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 Kendrick Lamar, To Pimp a Butterfly.
Free and open to the public, but RSVP is required.
Monmouth Hawk Night
The Great Hall AuditoriumCalling All Storytellers Have you ever woken up laughing from a funny dream? Do you dream of what the future might hold? Had a terrifying nightmare? Gotten caught daydreaming in […]
Korkoro
Pollak TheatreJoin us for a World Cinema Series film screening/discussion illuminating the theme “Wartime Lives: Enduring and Transcending Violence and Occupation” by analyzing the message and impact of the film Korkoro (France, 2009). In this passionate WWII drama, a tightly-knit family of Gypsies journeys through occupied France, trying to avoid the violent Vichy patrols. Directed with wit and vigor by Tony Gatlif (Latcho Drom), Korkoro unearths the hidden story of the Romany people’s joys and struggles during the war.
Free and open to the public.
John Irving’s The Cider House Rules
VirtualJoin us for Tuesday Night Book Club! Hosted by Monmouth University’s Ken Womack, each month we’ll explore a different novel. All you have to do is Zoom in and join the discussion! This month’s novel is John Irving’s The Cider House Rules.
Free and open to the public, but RSVP is required.
Ricky Tucker
The Great Hall -104Please join us for a reading by Ricky Tucker. Tucker is a storyteller, an educator, a lead creative, and an art critic based in NYC. His work explores the imprints of art and memory on narrative, and the absurdity of most fleeting moments. He has written for the Paris Review, the Tenth Magazine, and Public Seminar, among others, and has performed for reading series including the Moth Grand SLAM, Sister Spit, Born: Free, and Spark London. In 2017, he was chosen as a Lambda Literary Emerging Writer Fellow for creative nonfiction. His website is: https://www.thewriterrickytucker.com/
Free and open to the public, please RSVP to mmcbride@monmouth.edu
“Classical Realism” with master painter – Scott Nickerson
Pollak GalleryThis exhibit features work by painter Scott Nickerson and his core group of advanced students, and is a great example of the powerful influence one master painter can have on a school of artists.
Free and open to the public.
The Grateful Dead, American Beauty
Pollak Theatre/Virtual 400 Cedar Ave, West Long Branch, NJ, United StatesIt’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 The Grateful Dead, American Beauty.
Free and open to the public, but RSVP is required.