Events

Bruce Springsteen Live! / New Jersey Devils Game Tickets
2022-01-22 16:00 (America/New_York) | The Prudential Center in Newark, NJ
Join us as we tour the Bruce Springsteen Live! Exhibit at the Prudential Center. Guests are invited to join us for a reception beforehand within walking distance of the museum. Stick around after the tour to watch the Devils take on the Carolina Hurricanes.
Presented by the Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music at Monmouth University and the GRAMMY Museum Experience™ Prudential Center in Newark.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Distinguished Lecture in Social Justice: Alexis Pauline Gumbs
2022-01-26 14:30 - 15:30 | Live over Zoom
Oops! We could not locate your form.

The Music of Stevie Wonder
2022-01-27 19:30 - 21:00, 2022-02-03 19:30 - 21:00, 2022-02-10 19:30 - 21:00 | Virtual
Class Schedule: Thursdays – Jan. 27, Feb. 3, and Feb. 10 | 7:30 – 9:00 PM
Few musicians have shaped contemporary music as extensively as Stevie Wonder, a singer, songwriter, producer, and musician who bridges so many genres he has virtually created his own. From his beginnings as an 11-year-old prodigy signed to Motown to his unsurpassed run of masterpiece albums in the 1970s, Wonder has continually expanded the boundaries of soul and R&B.
This three-session virtual course taught by Kit O’Toole, traces the artistic development from his earliest days through his 1970s “classic period” and beyond. In addition, the class explores the chief influences on his distinctive style such as Ray Charles, Marvin Gaye, and Tonto’s Exploding Head Band. Finally, Wonder’s vast impact on music will be studied through his influence on other artists.
Zoom Link will be provided upon registration.

Monmouth University Center for the Arts Studio Sessions – Episode #1: Pat Guadagno and Friends
2022-01-28 20:00 - 21:30, 2022-02-11 20:00 - 21:30 | Virtual
Monmouth University Center for the Arts brings you its first-ever episode of Studio Sessions, recorded live concerts featuring some of your favorite singers, songwriters and musicians from the Jersey Shore and beyond!
The first episode features Pat Guadagno & Friends – Dean Friedman, Sloan Wainwright and Joseph Alton Miller. Each artist performs in the round in the intimate setting of the studio at 10PRL in Long Branch.
Available to stream: Jan. 14, Jan. 28, and Feb. 11

Rigoletto
2022-01-29 13:00 - 17:00 | Pollak Theatre
Due to the anticipated weather forecast this event is cancelled. Ticket holders can use their existing tickets toward another upcoming MET OPERA broadcast. Please call the box office at 732.263.6889 for more information.
Tony Award–winning director Bartlett Sher creates a bold new take on Verdi’s timeless tragedy, resetting the opera’s action in 1920s Europe, with Art Deco sets by Michael Yeargan and elegant costumes by Catherine Zuber. Baritone Quinn Kelsey, a commanding artist at the height of his powers, brings his searing portrayal of the title role to the Met for the first time, starring alongside soprano Rosa Feola as Gilda and tenor Piotr Beczała as the Duke of Mantua, with Maestro Daniele Rustioni on the podium.

The Importance of Time Management: Tips from a Top CEO
2022-02-08 18:30
Time is a precious resource for everyone, especially for busy students, employees, managers, and CEOs. Time management can be tricky, and it is often hard to find the perfect balance between tasks and knowing what to prioritize. Each day, many individuals are struggling to take back their calendars and manage their energy.
In this webinar, Brian Esposito ’03, founder and CEO of Esposito Intellectual Enterprises, LLC, will share his productivity hacks, as well as advice on how to properly value your time, your self-worth, and the personal brand you portray to the world.
Oops! We could not locate your form.

Shoplifters Virtual Panel Discussion
2022-02-09 19:30 - 21:00 | Virtual
Join us for a World Cinema Series zoom discussion illuminating the theme “Living on the Edge: Displacement, Identity, and Resilience” by analyzing the message and impact of the 2018 film, Shoplifters.
Shoplifters is a 2018 Japanese drama film directed, written and edited by Hirokazu Kore-eda. Starring Lily Franky and Sakura Ando, it is about a family that relies on shoplifting to cope with a life of poverty.
Shoplifters premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Palme d’Or. The film Shoplifters won three Mainichi Film Awards, including Best Film, and the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Feature Film, and was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars and the Golden Globes.
The discussion of the film will be led by Dr. Rekha Datta, professor in the department of Political Science and Dr. Frank Cipriani, specialist professor in the department of World Languages and Literature.
The film is available for streaming on a number of platforms including Vudu, Amazon Prime Video, YouTube, Google Play Movies and TV, or iTunes (for rent or purchase).
When you register you will be provided the meeting link to join the conversation. Free and open to the public, but registration is required.

Fire Shut Up in My Bones - Special Encore Presentation
2022-02-12 13:00 - 16:00 | Pollak Theatre
Prior to purchasing tickets please review our COVID-19 Safety Measures and Policies.
Purchasing tickets in advance is STRONGLY encouraged. Due to distanced seating in the theatre, capacity is limited and walk-ups might not be able to be accommodated.
Terence Blanchard’s Fire Shut Up in My Bones, the second opera from the six-time Grammy Award–winning and Oscar-nominated trumpeter and composer—who is also known for scoring Spike Lee films—makes history this season as the first opera by a Black composer to be performed by the Met. Blanchard’s groundbreaking masterpiece weaves together jazz, gospel, and classical styles to tell a powerful story of resilience and self-discovery.
The critically acclaimed production, which also features standout choreography by Camille A. Brown, including a show-stopping step dance in Act III, stars an exceptional cast including baritone Will Liverman and sopranos Angel Blue and Latonia Moore. Don’t miss the landmark production—hailed as “a watershed moment for American opera” by The Washington Post
Content Advisory: Fire Shut Up in My Bones addresses adult themes and contains some adult language.

Jewels
2022-02-13 13:00 - 16:00 | Pollak Theatre
Prior to purchasing tickets please review our COVID-19 Safety Measures and Policies.
Purchasing tickets in advance is STRONGLY encouraged. Due to distanced seating in the theatre, capacity is limited and walk-ups might not be able to be accommodated.
Music Gabriel Fauré, Igor Stravinsky, Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Choreography George Balanchine
Emeralds for the elegance and sophistication of Paris, rubies for the speed and modernity of New York, and diamonds for an imperial St. Petersburg. Three sparkling scenes accompanied by the music of three essential composers, feature the styles of the three dance schools that have contributed to making George Balanchine a legend of modern ballet.
This glamorous triptych was inspired by Balanchine’s visit to the famous jeweler Van Cleef & Arpels on New York’s Fifth Avenue, and created as an homage to the cities and dance schools of Paris, New York and St. Petersburg that made a vital impact on the revered choreographer’s career.

Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America
2022-02-15 19:00 - 22:00 | The Count Basie Center for the Arts
Documentary’s subject, directors will be on hand for live, post-screening discussion

The Count Basie Center for the Arts Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Task Force, in conjunction with Monmouth University’s Social Justice Academy and Intercultural Center, will host a special screening of the new Sony Pictures Classic documentary Who We Are: A Chronicle Of Racism In America at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, February 15 at the Count Basie Center’s Hackensack Meridian Health Theatre, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank.
The screening, which is free and open to the public, will be followed by a live discussion with directors Emily Kunstler and Sarah Kunstler, along with former American Civil Liberties Union Deputy Legal Director Jeffery Robinson, whose presentation and research on anti-Black racism and white supremacy in America provides the focus of and narrative the documentary.
In Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America, Robinson faces his largest audience, asking all of us to examine who we are, where we come from, and who we want to be. Anchored by a 2018 performance by Robinson at New York City’s Town Hall theater, the film interweaves historical and present-day archival footage, Robinson’s personal story, and vérité and interview footage capturing Robinson’s meetings with Black change-makers and eyewitnesses to history. From a hanging tree in Charleston, South Carolina, to a walking tour of the origins of slavery in colonial New York, to the site of a 1947 lynching in rural Alabama, the film brings history to life, exploring the enduring legacy of white supremacy and our collective responsibility to overcome it.
“Knowledge is power,” Robinson says in a statement accompanying the film. “A false narrative about the role of white supremacy and anti-Black racism in America has led to our failure to make significant, lasting progress on the issue of racial justice. Knowledge can change people’s views, people’s opinions, and their behavior. I never saw this as a question of whether I would make this information public, but how I could do it in the broadest way possible.”
For more information on the film, and Robinson’s Who We Are Project – an outgrowth of the presentation detailed in the film, visit www.whoweareproject.com.

Tuesday Night Record Club: Prince, Sign o’ the Times
2022-02-15 19:30 - 21:00 | Virtual
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 Prince’s Sign o’ the Times.
We are still waiting for more information about whether we will be able to hold this event in person. However, we are also committed to continuing offering access virtually to Tuesday Night Record Club for all our new audiences! You can register now for Zoom access to the event. When you register you will be provided the meeting link to join the conversation.
Please stay tuned for more details about an in-person location for this event when more information becomes available.

History of Slavery in New Jersey
2022-02-17 19:30 - 21:00, 2022-02-24 19:30 - 21:00, 2022-03-03 19:30 - 21:00
Class Schedule: Thursdays – Feb. 17, Feb. 24, and Mar. 3 | 7:30 – 9:00 PM
This three-session virtual course taught by Rick Geffken will cover the period of historic New Jersey slavery starting in the 1620s to the passage of the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in 1865. Attendees will learn that New Jersey was the last northern state to agree to abolish slavery once and for all, after many furtive attempts. The course will highlight the enslavement of African Americans and Lenape Native Americans in Monmouth County. Runaway slave ads in newspapers, maps, and images of the enslaved and slaveholders will illustrate how endemic and important slavery was to the growth of the Garden State. Stories gathered from contemporary descendants of enslaved people will provide insight into a vital part of American history only now coming to public attention. Attendees will be introduced to the work of many scholars who have studied and published books on slavery in New Jersey.
Zoom Link will be provided upon registration.

3rd Annual Toni Morrison Day Celebration
2022-02-18 10:05 - 16:10 | Online

Maverick Modigliani
2022-02-18 19:30 - 21:30 | Pollak Theatre
Prior to purchasing tickets please review our COVID-19 Safety Measures and Policies.
Purchasing tickets in advance is STRONGLY encouraged. Due to distanced seating in the theatre, capacity is limited and walk-ups might not be able to be accommodated.

Maverick Modigliani features the story of Amedeo Modigliani, a remarkable talent that transcended stereotypes. From his origins in Livorno, Italy to the Paris of Picasso and Brancusi that became the center of modernity, to his love for his wife and frequent subject of his portraits Jeanne Hébuterne, the film depicts the life and work of an avant-garde artist who has become a contemporary classic.
Runtime: 90 mins approx.

Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom with Dr. Bettina L. Love
2022-02-22 15:30 - 16:30 | Online
The Social Justice Academy
Professional Development Series
Combating Racial Injustice Through Education
proudly presents
Dr. Bettina L. Love
Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom

Moderated by:
Birgit Mondesir
Assistant Director of Admissions, Brookdale Community College
Member, Monmouth University Social Justice Academy Advisory Committee
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
3:30 – 4:30 p.m. EST
Via Zoom

Register Online Now
Registration is open to all, so please spread the word to your colleagues and students.
Contact Nicole Pulliam, Director, Social Justice Academy at npulliam@monmouth.edu with any questions.

Tuesday Night Book Club: Toni Morrison, Beloved
2022-02-22 19:30 - 21:00 | Virtual
Join 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 Toni Morrison’s Beloved. The magnificent Pulitzer Prize–winning work that brought the wrenching experience of slavery into the literature of our time, enlarging our comprehension of America’s original sin. Upon the original publication of Beloved in 1987, John Leonard wrote in the Los Angeles Times: “I can’t imagine American literature without it.” Nearly two decades later, The New York Times chose Beloved as the best American novel of the previous fifty years.
Set in post–Civil War Ohio, it is the story of Sethe, an escaped slave who has lost a husband and buried a child; who has withstood savagery and not gone mad. Sethe, who now lives in a small house on the edge of town with her daughter, Denver, her mother-in-law, Baby Suggs, and a disturbing, mesmerizing apparition who calls herself Beloved. Sethe works at “beating back the past,” but it makes itself heard and felt incessantly: in her memory; in Denver’s fear of the world outside the house; in the sadness that consumes Baby Suggs; in the arrival of Paul D, a fellow former slave; and, most powerfully, in Beloved, whose childhood belongs to the hideous logic of slavery and who has now come from the “place over there” to claim retribution for what she lost and for what was taken from her.
We are still waiting for more information about whether we will be able to hold this event in person. However, we are also committed to continuing offering access virtually to Tuesday Night Book Club for all our new audiences! You can register now for Zoom access to the event. When you register you will be provided the meeting link to join the conversation.
Please stay tuned for more details about an in-person location for this event when more information becomes available.

Black History Month Open Mic Night - Joy, Justice and Solidarity
2022-02-28 18:00 - 20:00 | Student Center Fireplace Lounge
Click or tap image to view detailed image.

CommWorks: Students Committed to Performance and the MU Intercultural Center invite you to join us for the Black History Month Open Mic Night – Joy, Justice and Solidarity – from 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday, February 28 at the Student Center Fireplace Lounge.
Performances should be 3 to 5 minutes long and can include poetry, recitation, song, prose and more!
$25 Prizes Awarded to Top Performers!
Want to practice? Join in on the CommWorks weekly practice sessions every Wednesday from 2:50 to 4:20 p.m. in Plangere Room 235.
You can sign up now in advance or sign up at the event.

Souls Shot Portrait Project
2022-03-01 - 2022-04-13 | Pollak Gallery
The Souls Shot Portrait Project pairs fine artists with families and friends of victims of gun violence. The artists create portraits using diverse approaches and emphasize the individuality and uniqueness of the victims portrayed. The project began in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 2016, and the resulting exhibitions have featured many talented artists throughout the years.
The mission of The Souls Shot Portrait Project is to bring attention to and memorialize the lives lost and their families’ lives tragically altered due to gun violence. Too many times, those killed by violent means are remembered by the catastrophe of their final days. This project seeks to bring back the positive memories of those same individuals.
More info here: https://www.soulsshotportraitproject.org
Gallery Reception: April 8, 5:30-7:30pm (click here to register)
Speakers will include:

Marie Maber, Artist
Charlene Mokos Hoverter, Survivor Everytown Fellows
Robert Mokos, Survivor Everytown Fellows
Elizabeth Friedman, Mom’s Demand Action, NJ State Local Group Manager
Carla Reyes-Miller, Survivor

Preventing the Next Pandemic: The Draft Convention on Animal Protection
2022-03-01 16:30 - 18:00 | Zoom Presentation with Limited Seating at Great Hall

Leadership, Civility and Common Ground in Politics and Public
2022-03-02 11:30 - 13:00 | Pollak Theatre with Livestream Presentation
Click or tap image to download event flyer.

How Can Civil Discourse Lead to Good Public Policy?
Leading New Jersey Democrats and Republicans will meet at Monmouth University on March 2 to launch a new conversation series aimed at bridging the political divide through civil discourse.
Monmouth University introduces Leadership, Civility, and Common Ground in Politics and Public Service, A Public Conversation Series led by New Jersey Sen. Vin Gopal and former New Jersey Sen. Joe Kyrillos The series will launch on March 2, 2022 with a conversation scheduled for 11:40 a.m. to 1 p.m. The participants will include New Jersey Senate President Nicholas Scutari (D) and New Jersey Senate Minority Leader Steven Oroho (R).
The first discussion will focus on how civility in public discourse can lead to good public policy and outcomes. Additionally, the two legislative leaders will discuss how they plan to engage with one another in their respective roles while demonstrating how civil dialogue has produced positive results during their tenure in public life.
Monmouth University President Patrick Leahy will provide a welcome address and Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Pamela Scott-Johnson will provide opening remarks.
This free event will be available via Livestream and is open to the general public, but registration is required.
This event, which will take place in Pollak Theatre, is accepting registrations for audience attendance but is limited to Monmouth University community members only due to current guidelines.

Spring 2022 Internship and Career Fair
2022-03-02 13:00 - 16:00 | Online
Meet 50+ recruiters from all industries looking to hire interns and full-time staff members from all majors. All students should register through Handshake to attend this signature Monmouth event to meet employers and expand their networks.
Once you register, be sure to sign-up for group or 1:1 sessions with employers!
For more information, contact Jeff Mass from Career Development at jmass@monmouth.edu.

Anna Qu
2022-03-02 17:00 - 18:15 | Virtual
Join us for a zoom reading and Q&A with author Anna Qu.
Anna is the author of the memoir Made in China (Catapult 2021). Her work has appeared in Poets & Writers, Lithub, Threepenny Review, Lumina, Kartika, Kweli, Vol.1, Brooklyn, and Jezebel, among others. Anna serves as the Nonfiction Editor at Kweli Journal.
Anna is also teaching the Nonfiction Workshop this semester at Monmouth University.
When you register you will be provided the meeting link to join the conversation.
Free and open to the public, but registration is required.

MICHAEL FEINSTEIN
2022-03-05 20:00 - 22:00 | Pollak Theatre
SPECIAL REOPENING EVENT!
Prior to purchasing tickets please review our COVID-19 Safety Measures and Policies.
Michael Feinstein has built a dazzling career over the last three decades bringing the music of the Great American songbook to the world. From recordings that have earned him five GRAMMY® Award nominations to his Emmy nominated PBS-TV specials, his acclaimed NPR series and concerts spanning the globe – in addition to his appearances at iconic venues such as The White House, Buckingham Palace, Hollywood Bowl, Carnegie Hall and Sydney Opera House – his work as an educator and archivist define Feinstein as one of the most important musical forces of our time.
The most recent album from his multi-platinum recording career is A Michael Feinstein Christmas from Concord Records. The CD features Grammy Award -winning jazz pianist Alan Broadbent (Paul McCartney, Diana Krall, Natalie Cole). Feinstein earned his fifth Grammy Award nomination in 2009 for The Sinatra Project, his CD celebrating the music of “Ol’ Blue Eyes.” The Sinatra Project, Volume II: The Good Life was released in 2011. He released the CDs The Power Of Two – collaborating with “Glee” and “30 Rock” star Cheyenne Jackson – and Cheek To Cheek, recorded with Broadway legend Barbara Cook. For Feinstein’s CD We Dreamed These Days, he co-wrote the title song with Dr. Maya Angelou.
His Emmy Award-nominated TV special Michael Feinstein – The Sinatra Legacy, which was taped live at the Palladium in Carmel, IN, aired across the country in 2011. The PBS series “Michael Feinstein’s American Songbook,” the recipient of the ASCAP Deems-Taylor Television Broadcast Award, was broadcast for three seasons and is available on DVD. His most recent primetime PBS-TV Special, “New Year’s Eve at The Rainbow Room” – written and directed by “Desperate Housewives” creator Marc Cherry – aired in 2014. For his nationally syndicated public radio program “Song Travels,” Michael interviews and performs alongside of music luminaries such as Bette Midler, Neil Sedaka, Liza Minnelli, Rickie Lee Jones, David Hyde Pierce and more.
Michael was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, where he started playing piano by ear as a 5-year-old. After graduating from high school, he moved to Los Angeles when he was 20. The widow of legendary concert pianist-actor Oscar Levant introduced him to Ira Gershwin in July 1977. Feinstein became Gershwin’s assistant for six years, which earned him access to numerous unpublished Gershwin songs, many of which he has since performed and recorded. Through his live performances, recordings, film and television appearances, and his songwriting (in collaboration with Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Lindy Robbins, Bob Merrill and Marshall Barer), Feinstein is an all-star force in American music.
For more information, please visit www.MichaelFeinstein.com.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Ocean Justice
2022-03-09 12:00 - 13:15 | Virtual
The Monmouth University Institute for Global Understanding (IGU) and Urban Coast Institute (UCI) will host the virtual panel discussion “Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Ocean Justice” on March 9. The event is this year’s first installment of the Global Ocean Governance Lecture Series, which assembles international experts to discuss scientific and policy issues that hold important implications for coastal and marine ecosystems. The discussion will be moderated by Professor Randall Abate, director of the IGU, and include the following presentations and speakers:

“From Accounting for, to Accountability to: Reciprocity and Restitution in Collaborative Climate Change Research” by Monica Barra, assistant professor at the University of South Carolina School of the Earth, Ocean & Environment and Department of Anthropology
“Environmental Justice Impacts of Marine Litter and Plastic Pollution” by Juliano Calil, senior fellow at the Center for the Blue Economy and adjunct professor at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies
“Preparing the Prospective NOAA-Mission Workforce for a More Just Future” by Sharmini Pitter, assistant director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Center for Coastal and Marine Ecosystems

Following the presentations, attendees will be invited to take part in a Q&A with the panel. Scroll below to read the speakers’ biographies and presentation abstracts.
The event is free and open to the public. A Zoom link will be provided upon registration.

Social Work Career Day
2022-03-09 14:00 - 16:00
Hosted by the School of Social Work
Zoom Link: https://monmouth.zoom.us/j/3616277591
Speakers
2–2:30 p.m.
Kristie Tapolow, LSW
Social Behavioral Support Specialist
Middletown Township Public School District
2:30-3 p.m.
Deidre Stamos Lonza, LCSW, LCADC
Senior Director of Operations
New Hope IBHC
3–3:30 p.m.
Jonelle Rodriquez, LSW
Social Worker
American Friends Service Committee – Immigrant Rights Program
Katie Meola, LSW
Social Worker
American Friends Service Committee – Immigrant Rights Program
3:30–4 p.m.
Virgina Kinneman, MSW, LCSW
Social Work Supervisor
RWJ Barnabas Health Inpatient
Behavioral Health
