Virtual Living Room Concert Series – Stay Safe, Stay at Home
2020-05-08 20:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
Monmouth University Center for the Arts is proud to present the premiere of a Virtual Living Room Concert Series – Stay Safe, Stay at Home featuring some of your favorite singers, songwriters and musicians from the Jersey Shore and beyond! The concert will premiere on the Center for the Arts YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/n2m9mKRFiqk on May 8, 2020 at 8 PM with a live chat from some of the artists and will be available to stream on the channel anytime afterward.
This living room concert features: Steve Forbert, Pat Guadagno, Jessie Wagner, Marc Ribler, Harry Filkin, Carl Gentry, Bobby Bandiera, Lowell “Banana” Levinger, Sara Devine, Eddie “Kingfish” Manion, Franke Previte & Lisa Sherman.
The concert is directed by Monmouth University Alumnus Tom Parr ’85 and sponsored in part by Riptide records.

Professional Counseling Home Study Programs Available Online
2020-05-11 - 2020-08-14
Monmouth University’s Department of Professional Counseling is pleased to offer two home study programs (webinars) in summer 2020 on the following topics:

An Introduction to Motivational Interviewing: Basic Principles and Practical Applications
Medical Trauma: Emotional Implications and Crisis Intervention

Event Details
These programs are conducted online via MU’s learning management system, eCampus. They will be open for registration and completion until August 14, 2020.
Each program is two (2) NBCC credentialed continuing education hours which can be used towards the professional development requirements for NJ licensed counselors, social workers, and alcohol & drug counselors.
The cost to register is $20 per program for MU Alumni and Counseling Professionals.
Participants must register online via this website, pcevents.monmouth.edu. Be sure to select the Home Study Programs tile at the bottom of that page.

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Virtual Career Day
2020-05-12 11:00 - 16:00 | Online
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‘Five Years Later: What Can Animal Law Learn from Environmental Law?’
2020-05-12 12:00 - 13:30
Monmouth University Professor Randall Abate will moderate an online panel on May 12 exploring the themes from the second edition of his 2015 book, What Can Animal Law Learn from Environmental Law? (Environmental Law Institute Press, forthcoming May 2020). The webinar, hosted by the Environmental Law Institute (ELI), will run from noon to 1:30 p.m.
The session is free and open to the public but registration is required by May 8.
As editor of the book, Abate assembled an experienced team of 36 academics, advocates, and legal professionals from the environmental and animal law fields to examine the experiences of these two fields. Drawing on lessons from history, politics, and law, the 29-chapter book examines how environmental law’s successes and shortcomings can inform animal law, and how the two fields can work together to secure mutual gains in the future.
How can animal law learn from environmental law in using creative administrative law theories to align enforcement with express protections? What role does wildlife protection play in mitigating climate change? How can state false advertising statutes be used to combat food industry practices that are simultaneously harmful to animals, human health, and the environment? Join the ELI, expert contributing author panelists, and Abate to explore these issues and more in this interactive workshop.
Panelists:
Prof. Randall S. Abate, Rechnitz Family and Urban Coast Institute Endowed Chair in Marine and Environmental Law and Policy and Director, Institute for Global Understanding, Monmouth University, Moderator
Mackenzie Landa, Environmental Policy Congressional Staffer, U.S. House of Representatives
Kim E. Richman, Founding Partner, Richman Law Group
Daniel Waltz, Staff Attorney, Animal Legal Defense Fund

Online Panel: COVID-19 & New Jersey’s Environment
2020-05-12 14:00 - 15:15
With a large percentage of the world’s citizens sheltering in place, cars off the roads, planes grounded and factories dormant, COVID-19 has already made a measurable impact on the environment. News stories have carried stunning before/after scenes showing some of the world’s most smog-plagued cities in a suddenly far clearer light.
How is the coronavirus affecting New Jersey’s environment? The Monmouth University Urban Coast Institute will convene an expert panel on May 12 to share what their data shows so far, what they expect to see in the near-term, and what lessons the experience can teach us about New Jersey’s environment for the future.
PANELISTS & TOPICS
Air Quality: Luis Lim, Chief, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Air Monitoring
Ocean Environment: Josh Kohut, Professor, Rutgers University School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
Coastal Lakes, Streams & Estuaries: Jason Adolf, Endowed Associate Professor of Marine Science, Monmouth University
Wildlife: Sean Sterrett, Assistant Professor of Wildlife Ecology, Monmouth University
Beach Conditions: Kimberly McKenna, Director of Sponsored Programs, Stockton University Coastal Research Center
Moderator: Thomas Herrington, Associate Director, Monmouth University Urban Coast Institute
An open Q&A session for attendees and panelists will be held at the conclusion of presentations.
Participants can log on to the webinar at: https://monmouth.adobeconnect.com/coronavirus_environment/.
For more information, contact Karl Vilacoba at kvilacob@monmouth.edu.

Virtual Tuesday Night Book Club: Joan Didion's Play It as It Lays
2020-05-12 19:30 - 21:30
Join us for Tuesday Night Book Club! Hosted by Monmouth University’s Ken Womack and Michael Thomas, 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 Joan Didion’s PLAY IT AS IT LAYS. A ruthless dissection of American life in the late 1960s, Joan Didion’s Play It as It Lays captures the mood of an entire generation, the ennui of contemporary society reflected in spare prose that blisters and haunts the reader. Set in a place beyond good and evil—literally in Hollywood, Las Vegas, and the barren wastes of the Mojave Desert, but figuratively in the landscape of an arid soul—it remains more than three decades after its original publication a profoundly disturbing novel, riveting in its exploration of a woman and a society in crisis and stunning in the still-startling intensity of its prose.
When you register you will be provided the meeting link to join the conversation. CLICK HERE for more information on how to use zoom

Postponed: Graduate Commencement
2020-05-13 10:30 - 12:30 | OceanFirst Bank Center
Our Graduate/Doctoral Commencement Ceremony will be held on Wednesday, May 13, 2020, in the OceanFirst Bank Center on Monmouth University’s campus, beginning at 10:30 a.m.
More information is available on our Commencement web site.

Postponed: All Undergraduate Class Gathering
2020-05-13 16:30 - 18:30 | Kessler Field
Our All Undergraduate Class Gathering which will be held on May 13, 2020, on Kessler Field at 4:30 p.m. (rain site is OceanFirst Bank Center).
Each school will hold a formal commencement ceremony on May 14, 2020, on campus where students will be recognized individually. See the schedule, location and time for each school.

Postponed: Undergraduate Commencement Ceremonies
2020-05-14 | Various Campus Locations
Each school will hold a formal ceremony on May 14, 2020, on campus where students will be recognized individually. The schedule, location and time for each school is listed below.
Morning Ceremonies

Leon Hess Business School, OceanFirst Bank Center at 10 a.m.
School of Social Work, Pollak Theatre at 10 a.m.
Marjorie K. Unterberg School of Nursing and Health Studies, tent on Shadow Lawn at 10 a.m.

Afternoon Ceremonies:

Wayne D. McMurray School of Humanities and Social Sciences, OceanFirst Bank Center at 3:30 p.m.
School of Education, Pollak Theatre at 3:30 p.m.
School of Science, tent on Shadow Lawn at 3:30 p.m.

Keep up to date on this year’s ceremonies by checking our Commencement web site.

The Beatles Revolver – Record Club, Virtual Edition
2020-05-19 19:30 - 21:30
We have decided to continue with Record Club in virtual format using the ZOOM app. When you register you will be provided the meeting link to join the conversation. CLICK HERE for more information on how to use zoom
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 The Beatles’ Revolver
Free and open to the public, but registration is required.

"A Monument to Fallen Royalty": Rediscovering Joseph Bonapartes Point Breeze Estate in Bordentown, New Jersey
2020-05-21 19:00 - 20:00
Hosted by Monmouth University Associate Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Richard F. Veit, Ph.D.
Recent archaeological excavations in Bordentown, New Jersey have unearthed the remains of Joseph Bonaparte’s palatial estate, Point Breeze. Joseph, the elder brother of Napoleon Bonaparte and former King of Spain and Naples, fled to the United States in 1815. He lived in New Jersey from 1816 until 1839. During this period he built two palatial homes, laid out a 1900-acre picturesque landscape, and acted as an unofficial cultural attaché. His home was a center for French refugees in America. His library and art collections were the largest in country. At Point Breeze, he entertained many of the leading intellectuals, politicians, artists, and military figures of the day. Bonaparte’s passion was landscape architecture, and on his property he created one of the first purposefully-designed picturesque landscapes in America. Archaeological excavations have revealed the remains of Joseph’s first mansion and recovered an intriguing collection of artifacts that provide a unique glimpse of the lifestyles of the rich and famous in 19th century New Jersey.
RSVP to Stacey Ayers at sayers@monmouth.edu.
Join via Zoom at 7pm EDT on May 21. or dial in by phone:
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Virtual Exhibition - She Persisted: Julia Dzikiewicz
2020-05-25 - 2020-08-31
Please join artist Julia Dzikiewicz for a virtual exhibition of her powerful and engaging artwork. Each week Julia will release a new video of a featured piece in the exhibit. Check back each week for a new piece!
Suffrage Cat, encaustic mixed media, 60”x 60”, 2020

Border Crisis, encaustic mixed media with lights, 60”x 60”

Sandy Hook,” 60″x60″ ,encaustic mixed media with lights, 2019

Ida B. Wells, 60”x60”, encaustic mixed media, 2016

The Story of the Ham, 60”x60”, encaustic mixed media, 2012

“Old Film, New Film,” 60″x60″, encaustic mixed media, 2016

“Suffragist and Zombies,” encaustic mixed media, 60″ x 60″

“Charlottesville,” encaustic mixed media, 60″x90,” 2019

“Women’s March 2017″, 60″x96,” encaustic with crystals and lights, 2017

“Wendy and Hillary”, 60”x60”, encaustic with crystals

Malala and Maria”, 60″ x 60″ encaustic (with crystals and vintage glass beads)

Election 2016, 60”x60”,Encaustic with Swarovski crystals, encaustic printed paper, and electric lights, 2017

Me Too, 60”x60”, Mixed media encaustic with lights, 2018

Overtly political, deeply emotional, and subtly humorous, Julia Dzikiewicz weaves feminist parables into immense encaustic wax paintings. Monumental like an altarpiece, they inflame the spirit; illuminated like a tapestry, they give shape to immortal stories. Yet, Dzikiewicz’s work refuses a singular order. Using ancient wax techniques to explore present-day topics, Dzikiewicz is unflinching. She strikes hot, skewering the heart of the difficult issues she addresses, including themes of violence, racism, and misogyny. As a resident of the Workhouse Arts Center, the grief and triumph of the once imprisoned Suffragists serve as the inspiration for her contemporary tales of women who fight for change or the issues that inspire modern activists.

Virtual Tuesday Night Book Club: Jeffrey Eugenides' The Virgin Suicides
2020-05-26 19:30 - 21:30
Join us for Tuesday Night Book Club! Hosted by Monmouth University’s Ken Womack and Michael Thomas, each month we’ll explore a different novel. All you have to do is Zoom in and join the discussion! Our next book will be Jeffrey Eugenides’ The Virgin Suicides.
First published in 1993, The Virgin Suicides announced the arrival of a major new American novelist. In a quiet suburb of Detroit, the five Lisbon sisters–beautiful, eccentric, and obsessively watched by the neighborhood boys–commit suicide one by one over the course of a single year. As the boys observe them from afar, transfixed, they piece together the mystery of the family’s fatal melancholy, in this hypnotic and unforgettable novel of adolescent love, disquiet, and death. Jeffrey Eugenides evokes the emotions of youth with haunting sensitivity and dark humor and creates a coming-of-age story unlike any of our time. Adapted into a critically acclaimed film by Sofia Coppola, The Virgin Suicides is a modern classic, a lyrical and timeless tale of sex and suicide that transforms and mythologizes suburban middle-American life.
When you register you will be provided the meeting link to join the conversation. CLICK HERE for more information on how to use zoom. Free and open to the public, but registration is required.

How to Apply to State and Local Jobs
2020-05-27 11:00
In order to promote careers in State and local government, the New Jersey Civil Service Commission (CSC) is scheduling virtual information sessions. Each visit will include an hour overview on how to apply for State and local jobs and provide resource materials. Also, we will answer any questions pertaining to the application process.
Hosted by the Office of Career Services
Join via Zoom.
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*Kindly RSVP to careerservices@monmouth.edu*
For more information about the New Jersey Civil Service Commission, please visit: https://www.state.nj.us/csc/

Human-Animal Interactions and COVID-19
2020-05-28 19:00 - 19:45
What does quality animal care and treatment have to do with public health? Can my dog be at risk for contracting or spreading COVID-19? What does my cat think of me being home all of the time? This Q&A will discuss the science behind how animals play a role in our physical and mental health and wellness, and how this relationship is especially relevant to the current COVID-19 crisis. We will also discuss the impact of the current pandemic on animal trainers, veterinarians, animal shelters, zoos, and aquariums locally and around the country. Finally, we will discuss how the human-animal bond— and how our new social distancing measures due to COVID-19 may affect those bonds with our own pets at home. Lindsay Mehrkam, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of psychology and the principal investigator of the Human-Animal Wellness Collaboratory at Monmouth University, where she and her students train goldfish, conduct clinical behavior services with dogs and cats, and develop enrichment programs with a range of exotic wildlife at Six Flags Great Adventure & Safari.
Hosted by Lindsay Mehrkam, Assistant Professor in the Psychology Department
RSVP to Stacey Ayers at sayers@monmouth.edu.
Join via Zoom at 7pm EDT on May 28.

Virtual Tuesday Night Record Club: Alanis Morissette: Jagged Little Pill
2020-06-02 19:30 - 21:30
We have decided to continue with Record Club in virtual format using the ZOOM app. When you register you will be provided the meeting link to join the conversation. CLICK HERE for more information on how to use zoom

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 Alanis Morissette; Jagged Little Pill.
Free and open to the public, but registration is required.

Famous and Forgotten Ships and Shipwrecks of the Jersey Shore, an Archaeological Odyssey
2020-06-04 19:00
Hosted by Monmouth University Associate Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Richard F. Veit, Ph.D.
The treacherous Jersey shore has been the untimely grave of thousands of seafaring vessels. This well-illustrated presentation examines a select group of New Jersey ships and shipwrecks reflecting the importance of maritime transportation to the history of the state. An eclectic range of vessels is examined, from Native American dugout canoes, to colonial privateers, a Durham boat, Civil War submarine, and 20th-century ocean liners.
Join Via Zoom at 7pm on June 4
Meeting ID: 978 7351 2272
RSVP to Stacey Ayers at sayers@monmouth.edu.

Virtual Living Room Concert Series – Stay Safe, Stay at Home - Volume 2
2020-06-12 20:00 - 21:00
Monmouth University Center for the Arts is proud to present the second installment of our Virtual Living Room Concert Series – Stay Safe, Stay at Home featuring some of your favorite singers, songwriters and musicians from the Jersey Shore and beyond! The concert will premiere on the Center for the Arts YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/ig8kCI861q4 on June 12, 2020 at 8 PM with a live chat from some of the artists and will be available to stream on the channel anytime afterward.
This living room concert features: Roger McGuinn, Remember Jones, Zack Sandler, Richie Furay, Joel Krauss, Ross Owen, David DeRosa, Mary McCrink, Pam McCoy, Andy McDonough, Tommy LaBella and Amy Phillips.
The concert is directed by Monmouth University Alumnus Tom Parr ’85 and sponsored in part by Riptide records.

Virtual Graduate Studies Open House
2020-06-13 10:00 - 12:30 | Virtual
Students interested in exploring graduate programs at Monmouth University are invited to attend this virtual event.
Learn more about our 20+ graduate programs, the admission process, and how affordable your advanced degree can be.

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Virtual Tuesday Night Record Club: Matthew Sweet - Girlfriend
2020-06-16 19:30 - 21:30
We have decided to continue with Record Club in virtual format using the ZOOM app. When you register you will be provided the meeting link to join the conversation. CLICK HERE for more information on how to use zoom
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 Matthew Sweet: Girlfriend.
Free and open to the public, but registration is required.

Strategies for Gaining Professional Success during these Uncertain Times
2020-06-17 16:00
Executive and Career Transition Coach, John Neral ’96, hosts an interactive workshop for Monmouth alumni to learn strategies for self-promotion and career advancement.
Join via Zoom on June 17 at 4 p.m.
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Virtual Tuesday Night Book Club: James Baldwin’s Go Tell It On The Mountain
2020-06-23 19:30 - 21:30
Join us for Tuesday Night Book Club! Hosted by Monmouth University’s Ken Womack and Michael Thomas, 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 James Baldwin’s GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN. Go Tell It On The Mountain, first published in 1953, is James Baldwin’s first major work, a novel that has established itself as an American classic. With lyrical precision, psychological directness, resonating symbolic power, and a rage that is at once unrelenting and compassionate, Baldwin chronicles a fourteen-year-old boy’s discovery of the terms of his identity as the stepson of the minister of a storefront Pentecostal church in Harlem one Saturday in March of 1935. Baldwin’s rendering of his protagonist’s spiritual, sexual, and moral struggle of self-invention opened new possibilities in the American language and in the way Americans understand themselves.
Free and open to the public, but registration is required. You will be provided the Zoom link when you register.

Nature is Nurture: Counseling and the Natural World - Live Online Workshop via Zoom
2020-07-02 18:30 - 20:30
Nature is Nurture: Counseling and the Natural World provides an overview of the theoretical constructs of Ecotherapy with historical considerations and recent research discussed. Perspectives and reflections will be offered through the presenter’s own experiences. Examples of practical ways to incorporate Ecotherapy with different populations, as well as descriptions of other Ecotherapy modalities will be included.
This live online workshop will be presented by Megan Delaney, Ph.D., LPC, Assistant Professor, MU Department of Professional Counseling.
This program is two (2) NBCC credentialed continuing education hours which can be used towards the professional development requirements for NJ licensed counselors, social workers, and alcohol & drug counselors. Participants must register in advance online by Wednesday, July 1.
Cost is $20 for MU Alumni and Counseling Professionals. Current MU Students can register for free.
The workshop will be conducted live through Zoom, a virtual platform. Participants will receive an e-mail the week of the event with further details and instructions.
To register, please visit this website, pcevents.monmouth.edu, and be sure to click the Workshops tile at the bottom of the page.

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Monmouth University Music and Arts Festival 2020
2020-07-03
The Monmouth University Music and Arts Festival will provide Monmouth County communities and beyond, along with the students, faculty, and staff at Monmouth University, with the opportunity to enjoy a top-flight music and arts event each summer. Every year, we welcome thousands of tourists and other visitors to the area, and we’re delighted to afford families with cultural opportunities to supplement their days at our lovely beaches. This year, of course, we are presenting the Music and Arts Festival virtually. With the help of cutting-edge contemporary technology, our performers are delighted to afford our community with a great boon during these challenging times.
Our university is the year-round home for working musicians and artists, not to mention scores of students honing their talents as instrumental and theatrical performers, visual artists, and arts administrators. With the Music and Arts Festival, we will attract nationally and internationally acclaimed musicians and other fine artists to our campus. Not only will they supplement our students’ arts education, they will be on site each summer to provide visitors with opportunities to experience premiere concerts and exhibitions right here on the Shore.

EVENT SPONSOR:

With additional support from The Grove/West at Shrewsbury and Cammack Retirement

PROGRAM:

Blue Hawk House Band, “What’s Going On,” Marvin Gaye (1939-1984)
Bill Timoney, American actor, “William Lloyd Garrison, The Liberator”
Lakehouse Music Academy, “Go,” Amy Ray (1964-)
Colm Tóibín, Irish author, “Elizabeth Bishop”
Katie Coffman, soprano, “Will There Really Be Morning,” Richard Hundley (1931-2018)
Joseph Marano, tenor, “Oh, What a Beautiful Morning,” Richard Rodgers (1902-1979) and Oscar Hammerstein II (1895-1960)
The Sea Sharps, Monmouth University a cappella choir, “Just Got Paid,” Johnny Kemp (1959-2015)
Julie Dzikiewicz (1962-), American artist, She Persisted (including “Suffrage Cat,” “Ida B. Wells,” “The Story of the Ham”)
Garden State Philharmonic, Diane Wittry, conductor and music director
Selections from West Side Story (“America,” “Prologue,” “Somewhere,” “Mambo”), Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)
“Starburst,” Jessie Montgomery (1981-)
“Portraits of Langston: Harlem’s Summer Night,” Valerie Coleman (1970-)
“Perhaps,” Reena Esmail (1983-)
“Tango from Two Latin Dances,” Lauren Bernofsky (1967-)
“Stars and Stripes,” John Philip Sousa (1854-1932)
PERFORMANCE GROUPS:
Blue Hawk House Band:
George Wurzbach (Director, conga, production), Sara Wojciehowski (bass, production), Jason Caprioni (engineer), Bruce Davis (vocals 1), Jenae Louis-Jacques (vocals 2), Shadiyah Jai (vocals 3). Dillon Schindler (piano, arrangements), Max Adolf (guitar), Zach Sandler (saxophone), Danielle DiMeola (drums), Mark Rodriguez (synth).
The Sea Sharps:
Katie Coffman (arranger/president), David Wilderotter (soloist), Antonio Gonzalez (vocal percussionist/music director), Kaylee Figalora-Torres (music director), Arina Martin (music director), Mitchell Hendricks, Jamie Burch, Jason Castillo, Kyle Anderson, Anastasia Francisquini, Gabriella Estrada, Jordan Dilone, Delaney Rivera, Ruby Branyan, Nate Wilkie
The Garden State Philharmonic:
Diane Wittry (Director/Conductor), Ruotao Mao (violin), Uli Speth (violin), Nick Pappone (violin), Krisztina Kiss (viola), Jameson Platte (cello), Nathan White (bass), Allison Kiger (flute/piccolo), Emily Tsai (oboe/production), Chris Nichols (clarinet), Melissa Kritzer (bassoon), Karl Krammer-Johansen (horn), Tom Cook (trumpet), Roger Verdi (trombone), Jay Krush (tuba), Gregory Landes (timpani/percussion); guest pianists (Garah Landes, Candace Chien, Craig Ketter, Martha Locker)
Jamie Bernstein Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4C4qI7faNw&feature=youtu.be
STEERING COMMITTEE:
Eileen Chapman, Chris Hellstrom, Darika S. Lara-Rodriguez, Nancy Mezey, Lynda Rabens, Joe Rapolla, Michael Thomas, David Tripold, Hettie Williams, Diane Wittry, Sara K. Wojciehowski, Kelly Barratt, Kenneth Womack (coordinator)

Virtual Tuesday Night Record Club: Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here
2020-07-07 19:30 - 21:30
We have decided to continue with Record Club in virtual format using the ZOOM app. When you register you will be provided the meeting link to join the conversation. CLICK HERE for more information on how to use zoom
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 Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here
Free and open to the public, but registration is required.

Virtual Tuesday Night Book Club: Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale
2020-07-14 19:30 - 21:30
Join us for Tuesday Night Book Club! Hosted by Monmouth University’s Ken Womack and Michael Thomas, 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 Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale. In Margaret Atwood’s dystopian future, environmental disasters and declining birthrates have led to a Second American Civil War. The result is the rise of the Republic of Gilead, a totalitarian regime that enforces rigid social roles and enslaves the few remaining fertile women. Offred is one of these, a Handmaid bound to produce children for one of Gilead’s commanders. Deprived of her husband, her child, her freedom, and even her own name, Offred clings to her memories and her will to survive. At once a scathing satire, an ominous warning, and a tour de force of narrative suspense, The Handmaid’s Tale is a modern classic.
When you register you will be provided the meeting link to join the conversation. Get more information on how to use zoom

Virtual Tuesday Night Record Club: Peter Gabriel: So
2020-07-21 19:30 - 21:30
We have decided to continue with Record Club in virtual format using the ZOOM app. When you register you will be provided the meeting link to join the conversation. CLICK HERE for more information on how to use zoom

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 Peter Gabriel: So
Free and open to the public, but registration is required.

“A Dead Husband is a Better Ticket to Congress than a Log Cabin”: Widows in Office, 1920-1940
2020-07-23 19:00
Presenter: Katherine Parkin, Ph. D. – Professor of History and the Jules Plangere, Jr. Endowed Chair in American Social History
When the late Senator John McCain (R-AZ) died in 2018, speculation turned to who the governor would appoint to fill out the remaining term, and one of the names circulating was his widow, Cindy McCain. The tradition of women finding widowhood as a path to politics is as old as women’s suffrage, dating back one hundred years to 1920.
This talk will cover the two decades after women secured the right to vote, when a minuscule number of women found their way into political office. Heralded by history as pioneering politicians, a significant portion of the women in office at local, state, and national levels in these decades only found themselves elected or appointed to hold the seat of their dead husbands. While not the pioneering politicians we might imagine, the political coverage of widows did help open the possibility for women to independently enter into politics. Indeed, widows themselves and constituents following them discovered that women could be astute, successful politicians. While not intended to extend power to women, widowhood helped introduce women to the political arena and awakened Americans to their political potential.
Please RSVP by 7/21 to Stacey Ayers.
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Time: Jul 23, 2020 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Spice-up your Taco Tuesday with Chef B
2020-07-28 18:00
Live from the Virginia Cory Community Garden, join Chef B while in your own kitchen as he prepares garden inspired accompaniments for grilled meats, tacos and more.
RSVP and receive a shopping list in advance of the class!
Chef Christopher Burgos
The fact that Chef Burgos is a chef/instructor is proof of a career that has gone full circle.
He graduated from the Culinary Institute of America in 1984 and worked at the World Trade Center, NYC. Soon after, he moved to San Antonio, TX, and worked at numerous restaurants and hotels, most notably The Four Seasons’ Anaqua Dining Room. He also freelanced as a cook for several conventions in North Carolina.
But his hometown, New York City, beckoned and Chef Burgos returned.
He has been an Executive Chef, Kitchen Manager, Executive Sous Chef, a Catering Chef and as a seasonal chef. This also includes consultation work during the opening of several NYC restaurants. He has also taught at-risk adults and worked as a butcher/fish cutter for WholeFoods market.
Since 2011, Chef Burgos has been teaching at Food & Finance High School in Manhattan. Here he teaches all incoming freshmen their basic introduction to the culinary arts.
“I strongly believe that food should be respected and taken seriously, but on the other hand it should be enjoyed and celebrated to the fullest.”

Mr. Ray - Music for Little People Live Virtual Concert
2020-07-31 11:00 - 12:00
Music for kids that INSPIRES, CHALLENGES…and ROCKS!
Join us for a special virtual concert with Mr. Ray! Positive, inspiring songs & interactive performances with a message of kindness, respect & social/emotional awareness for children Pre-K to 3rd grade.
When you REGISTER you will be provided the Zoom link to join the concert.
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