Second Senior Show: Graphic Design & Animation
2014-04-11 09:00 - 2014-04-18 17:00 (America/New_York) | Joan and Robert Rechnitz Hall
Location: Joan and Robert Rechnitz Hall
Free & Open to the Public
Featuring the work of Monmouth University graduating seniors who will receive their degrees in Graphic Design.
Rechnitz Hall, The Dimattio Gallery
Opening Reception: Fri. April 11, 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.

Panel Discussion: Guatemala Public Health 2014
2014-04-11 13:00 - 14:15
Location: Turrell Boardroom, Bey Hall
Guatemala Public Health 2014: “It’s an Adventure,” Panel Discussion
Students join professors for a panel discussion on the state of public health in Guatemala. Panel members include Prof. Chris Hirschler and Corey Inzana, Alexandra Evangelista, Chelsea McDermott, Melanie Pardun, Carly Samona, Angelica Santos, Students.

Met Opera: WERTHER Encore
2014-04-13 13:00 - 17:00 | Pollak Theatre
WERTHER (Massenet) Encore: Sun. April 13 at 1:00 p.m.Run Time: 3:15
Jonas Kaufmann stars in the title role of Massenet’s sublime adaptation
of Goethe’s revolutionary and tragic romance, opposite Sophie Koch as
Charlotte. The new production is directed and designed by Richard Eyre
and Rob Howell, the same team that created the Met’s recent hit staging
of Carmen. Rising young maestro Alain Altinoglu conducts.

On Screen/In Person: United in Anger: A History of ACT UP
2014-04-14 19:30 - 23:43 | The Great Hall
United in Anger: A History of ACT UP  with director Jim Hubbard
April 14, 2014 at 7:30 pm
Wilson Auditorium
United in Anger: A History of ACT UP is the first feature-length documentary to explore ACT UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) from an historical perspective and describes how a small group of men and women of all races and classes came together to change the world and save each other’s lives.
There will be a Q & A with the filmmaker following the screening.
On Screen/In Person is made possible by Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation through the generous support of the National Endowment for the Arts’ Regional Touring Program.

Teacher From The Black Lagoon & Other Story Books
2014-04-15 10:00
An exciting new musical revue based on favorite contemporary children’s books including Teacher From the Black Lagoon (by Mike Thaler and Jared Lee), Dogzilla (by Dav Pilkey), Grumpy Bird (by Jeremy Tankard), I Want My Hat Back (by Jon Klassen), Lily’s Purple Plastic Purse (by Kevin Henkes), Love Splat, Splat the Cat (by Rob Scotton), The Grasshopper and the Ant.
Book titles subject to change. (Approximately one hour in length, recommended for grades K – 4)
For more information and study sheets visit: www.theatreworksusa.org

Natalie Diaz
2014-04-17 11:00 - 2014-04-18 17:00 | The Great Hall Auditorium
Native American poet Natalie Diaz will be in residence at Monmouth University on Thursday, April 17 and Friday, April 18th, 2014.
On Thursday, 17th, at 11:00 a.m., she will speak about the language revitalization program at Fort Mojave, her home reservation, where she works with the last Elder speakers of the Mojave language. At 3:00 p.m. she will conduct a poetry workshop with students and community members. At 4:30 p.m. she will read her poems.
On Friday, 18th, Natalie Diaz will participate in the afternoon launch of The Monmouth Review, the student-edited literary and arts journal, outside Wilson Hall.
Natalie Diaz grew up in the Fort Mojave Indian Village in Needles, California, on the banks of the Colorado River. She is Mojave and an enrolled member of the Gila River Indian Community.
Her poems have appeared in The North American Review, The Southeast Review, Prairie Schooner, Spillway, Best New Poets 2007, The Pushcart Prize: Best of the Small Presses, and other literary journals and anthologies. Her book, When My Brother Was an Aztec, was published by Copper Canyon Press in 2012.
Her book will be available for purchase and signing at the poetry reading.
This residency is co-sponsored by the West Branch Arts Council and the Department of English.

Spring Awakenings: A Concert Featuring Orchestra and Collegiate Chorus
2014-04-17 19:30 - 23:00 | Pollak Theatre
“Symphony #5 in B-flat major” – Franz Schubert
“The Lark Ascending” – Ralph Vaughan Williams“Vespers” – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
A concert featuring three perennial favorites, each uncommonly effervescent, sweet and vibrant as if made for Springtime. This concert is sponsored by the Monmouth University Performing Arts Series with orchestra and collegiate chorus conducted by Dr. David M. Tripold

Film Screening - Money for Nothing: Inside the Federal Reserve
2014-04-18 11:30 | Pollak Theatre
The Honors School presents a special screening of the acclaimed new documentary that takes audiences inside the world’s most powerful financial institution, Money for Nothing: Inside the Federal Reserve.
DATE: Friday, April 18
SCREENING TIME: 11:30 a.m.
LOCATION: Pollak Theatre
Watch the trailer: www.moneyfornothingthemovie.org
100 years after its creation, the power of the Federal Reserve has never been greater. Markets around the world hold their breath in anticipation of the Fed Chairman’s every word. Yet the average American knows very little about the most powerful financial institution on earth.
Narrated by acclaimed actor Liev Schreiber, Money for Nothing: Inside the Federal Reserve is the first film to take viewers inside America’s central bank and reveal the impact of Fed policies – past, present, and future – on our lives. As Ben Bernanke steps down, join incoming Fed Chair Janet Yellen, former Fed Chair Paul Volcker, and many of the world’s best financial minds as they debate the decisions that led the global economy to the brink of collapse and ask whether me might be headed there again.

Visiting Writers: Louise Gluck
2014-04-24 16:30
Louise Glück is one of America’s finest contemporary poets. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Glück is a former Poet Laureate of the United States and the author of a dozen widely acclaimed books. Stephen Dobyns, writing in the New York Times Book Review, said “no American poet writes better than Louise Glück, perhaps none can lead us so deeply into our own nature.” Pulitzer Prize winner Robert Hass has called her “one of the purest and most accomplished lyric poets now writing.”

Light of Day Foundation presents: Alejandro Escovedo & the Sensitive Boys with Special Guest Amy Cook
2014-04-25 20:00 | Pollak Theatre
Alejandro Escovedo is a roots rock/alternative country singer/songwriter from Austin, Texas. He began a career in the early 1980’s that spans 14 albums, thousands of live shows and hundreds of thousands of miles on the road forging an identity that is one with his muse and his music. Over a lifetime spent traversing the bridge between words and melody, he has ranged over an emotional depth that embraces all forms of genre and presentation, a resolute voice that weathers the emotional terrain of our lives, its celebrations and despairs, it’s land mines, blindsides, upheavals and beckoning distractions, in search of ultimate release and the healing truth of honesty. Sometimes it takes the form of barely contained rage, the rock of punk amid kneeled feedback; sometimes it caresses and soothes, a whispery harmony riding the air of a nightclub room, removed from amplification, within the audience. Alejandro has worked his musical magic a number of times at the Jersey Shore, at the legendary Stone Pony, at the Count Basie Theatre and at the Paramount Theater headlining the Light of Day Festival in Asbury Park where he was joined by his friends Willie Nile, Joe Grushecky, Jesse Malin and Bruce Springsteen. Nationally syndicated radio shows such as Little Steven Van Zandt’s Underground Garage continue to give prominent attention to Escovedo and his music, continuing to play songs such as “Silver Cloud” from his 2010 album Street Songs of Love as well as music from his most recent record 2012’s Big Station. His family boasts several professional musicians including his niece, drummer/percussionist Sheila E. With Special Guest Amy Cook.
Tickets on sale now online, by phone and in person at the Pollak Theatre and MAC Box Offices.Visit lightofday.org for more information.

Met Opera: COSÍ FAN TUTTE (Broadcast in HD)
2014-04-26 13:00 - 23:00 | Pollak Theatre
Mozart’s Cosí Fan Tutte
Run Time: 4:05
Broadcast in HD

Music Director James Levine makes his long-awaited return to the Met podium to conduct Mozart’s beloved opera about testing the ties of love. The cast is filled with youthful Met stars: Susanna Phillips and Isabel Leonard are the sisters Fiordiligi and Dorabella, Matthew Polenzani and Rodion Pogossov are their lovers, with Danielle de Niese as the scheming Despina.

Encore: Sun. May 18 | 1 p.m.

Senior Recital - Michael Aragones & Scott Johnston
2014-04-26 15:00 - 17:00 | Lauren K. Woods Theatre
Michael Aragones (Drums/Piano) Music Education major & Scott Johnston (guitar) Music major, will be performing their Senior Recital at the Woods Theatre on Saturday, April 26, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. Admission is free; light refreshments will be served.

Senior Recital - Zoe Taddei
2014-04-26 19:30 - 21:30 | Lauren K. Woods Theatre
Zoe Taddei, Music major, will be performing her Senior Recital at the Woods Theatre on Saturday, April 26, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. She will be featured on cello. Admission is free; light refreshments will be served.

Annual Student Exhibition 2014
2014-04-27 13:00 - 2014-05-02 17:00 | Joan and Robert Rechnitz Hall
Opening Reception: Sunday, April 27 from 1-4 pm. Featuring select works by Monmouth University students in photography, graphic design, animation and studio art.

State of the Real Estate Market
2014-04-28 17:30 | The Great Hall
Kislak Real Estate Institute & Leon Hess Business School
cordially invite you to attend the
“State of the Real Estate Market”
Special Guest Speakers:
Mitchell E. Hersh
Director, President and Chief Executive OfficerMack-Gili Realty CorporationChairman and Chief Executive OfficerRoseland Properties
Ara K. Hovnanian
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive OfficerHavnanian Enterprises, Inc.
Ronald S. Ladell
Senior Vice PresidentAvalonBay Communities, Inc.
Monday, April 28, 2014Lecture at 5:30 p.m.Wilson Hall Auditorium
Reception immediately following in the Versailles Room
Registration Required
R.S.V.P. by Thursday, April 24, 2014732-571-4412 or send e-mail to tlowy@monmouth.edu
Sponsored by the
Leon Hess Business SchoolH.R. Young Lecture Series
and
The Kislak Real Estate InstituteStephen B. Siegel Lecture Series

Dinosaur Zoo Live
2014-04-29 10:00 - 15:00 | Pollak Theatre
Two Shows: Tues. April 29th at 10 a.m. &
12:30 p.m.
Erth’s DINOSAUR ZOO Live™ takes you on a tour through pre-historic Australia, bringing an eye-popping array of ancient creatures to life on stage. You will observe and interact with extraordinarily life-like creatures, just like those that inhabited the Southern Hemisphere millions of years ago. Meet a menagerie of insects, mammals and dinosaurs in their ancient environment, in this highly imaginative, entertaining and educational live show. From the sweetly curious baby Dryosaur, to the peaceful hulk Titanosaur, and even the teeth-gnashing T-rex — Erth’s DINOSAUR ZOO™ Live is a unique interactive theater performance that stimulates the imagination in a way that connects children to their world. Erth’s large-scale puppets were developed in consultation with paleontologists, based on current science and interpretations of fossil evidence. Employing sophisticated design and electronics, these giants are brought to life by skilled performers and puppeteers, made all the more real through the magic of theatre.
www.DinosaurZooLive.us

Music & Theatre Department's Chamber Orchestra and Ensembles
2014-04-29 16:30 - 17:45 | Lauren K. Woods Theatre
Directed by Professor Michael Gillette
Open to all students and faculty
Classical pieces by Mozart, Grieg, Verdi, Bach, Vaughn, Williams, Schubert, Rossini, & Clarke performed by the Chamber Orchestra & Ensembles.

Graduate Information Session
2014-04-30 19:00
This Information Session will cover all Graduate Programs offered at the University.

Monmouth Pride Day
2014-05-02 11:00 - 15:00 | Shadow Lawn

Senior Recital - Katrina Lebron
2014-05-02 19:30 - 21:30 | Lauren K. Woods Theatre
Katrina Lebron, Music/Music Industry major, will be performing her Senior Recital at the Woods Theatre on Friday, May 2, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. She will be featured on voice. Admission is free; light refreshments will be served.

Junior Recital - Kelly Thomas
2014-05-03 15:00 - 17:00 | Lauren K. Woods Theatre
Kelly Thomas, Music major, will be performing her Junior Recital at the Woods Theatre on Saturday, May 3, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. She will be featured on voice. Admission is free; light refreshments will be served.

Met Opera: LA BOHÈME Encore
2014-05-04 13:00 - 17:00 | Pollak Theatre
LA BOHÈME (Puccini)Encore: Sun. May 4 at 1:00 p.m.Run Time: 3:25
Puccini’s moving story of young love is the most performed opera in Met history—and with good reason. Anita Hartig stars as the frail Mimì in Franco Zeffirelli’s classic production, with Vittorio Grigolo as her passionate lover, Rodolfo.

Senior Recital - Kristi-Ann Hunt
2014-05-04 14:00 - 16:00 | Lauren K. Woods Theatre
Kristi-Ann Hunt Music/Music Industry major will be performing her Senior Recital at the Woods Theatre on Sunday, May 4, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. She will be featured on voice. Admission is free; light refreshments will be served.

Grades Due
2014-05-07

Final Examination Period
2014-05-07 - 2014-05-13

National Theatre of London: King Lear
2014-05-08 19:00 - 23:08 | Pollak Theatre
Academy Award® winner
Sam Mendes (Skyfall, American Beauty) returns to the National Theatre to
direct Simon Russell Beale (Timon of Athens, Collaborators) in
the title role of Shakespeare’s tragedy.

An aged king decides to
divide his kingdom between his three daughters, according to which of them is
most eloquent in praising him. His favourite, Cordelia, says nothing. Lear’s
world descends into chaos.

Met Opera: LA CENERENTOLA
2014-05-10 13:00 - 23:59 | Pollak Theatre
Rossini’s La Cenerentola
Run Time: 3:40
A peerless pair of Rossini virtuosos joins forces in La Cenerentola—a vocal tour de force for mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, singing her first Met performances of the Cinderella title role, and the high-flying tenor Juan Diego Flórez, as her Prince Charming. Alessandro Corbelli and Luca Pisaroni complete the cast, with Met Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi leading the effervescent score.

Encore: Sun. June 1 | 1 p.m.

Senior Recital - Jenna Kanaley & Randy Hurst
2014-05-10 14:00 - 17:00 | Lauren K. Woods Theatre
Jenna Kanaley (Voice) Music Education major & Randy Hurst (Voice & Piano) Music Education major will be performing their Senior Recital at the Woods Theatre on Sunday, Saturday, May 10, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. Admission is free; light refreshments will be served.

Met Opera: COSÌ FAN TUTTE Encore (Broadcast in HD)
2014-05-18 13:00 - 17:00 | Pollak Theatre
COSÌ FAN TUTTE (Mozart)Encore: Sun. May 18 at 1:00 p.m.Run Time: 4:05
Broadcast in HD
Music Director James Levine makes his long-awaited return to the Met podium to conduct Mozart’s beloved opera about testing the ties of love. The cast is filled with youthful Met stars: Susanna Phillips and Isabel Leonard are the sisters Fiordiligi and Dorabella, Matthew Polenzani and Rodion Pogossov are their lovers, with Danielle de Niese as the scheming Despina.

Semester B Classes Begin
2014-05-27
