Events

Provost Film Series: Lumumba
2013-01-28 19:30 (America/New_York)
Lumumba (2000)
Raoul Peck’s film portrays the true story of the rise to power and
assassination of the formerly vilified and later redeemed leader of the
independent Congo, Patrice Lumumba.

Met Opera: L'ELISIR D'AMORE (Encore)
2013-02-01 19:00
Donizetti’s L’ELISIR D’AMORE ENCORE
Approx. Runtime: 3:02
Anna Netrebko and Matthew Polenzani star in one of the greatest comic gems in opera, as the fickle Adina and her besotted Nemorino. Bartlett Sher, whose previous productions of Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Le Comte Ory, and Les Contes d’Hoffmann have delighted Met audiences, guides this lively staging, where surface charm will meet with real emotion. Mariusz Kwiecien is the blustery sergeant Belcore and Ambrogio Maestri is Dulcamara, the loveable quack and dispenser of the elixir. Maurizio Benini conducts.
Production a gift of the Monteforte Foundation, Inc., in honor of Wim Kooyker

Aftermath Series - Joel Meyerowitz
2013-02-04 - 2013-03-22 | Pollak Gallery
February 4 – March 22, 2013
Pollak Gallery
Free & Open to Public
After September 11th, 2001, the Ground Zero site in New York City was classified as a crime scene and only those directly involved in the recovery efforts were allowed inside. The press was also prohibited from the site, but with the help of the Museum of the City of New York and sympathetic city officials, award-winning photographer Joel Meyerowitz managed to obtain unlimited access. By ingenuity and sheer determination, he was the only photographer granted unimpeded right of entry into Ground Zero. For 9 months, during the day and night, Meyerowitz photographed “the pile,” as the World Trade Center came to be known, and the over 800 people a day that were working in it. Influenced by Walker Evans and Dorothea Lange’s work for the Farm Security Administration during the Great Depression, he knew that if he didn’t make a photographic record of the unprecedented recovery efforts, “there would be no history.”
Selected Works from the Joel Meyerowitz Aftermath Series is made possible by the generous gifts from: Mr. and Mrs. Simon Levin, Mr. and Mrs. Steven Gross, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Zucker, Mr. Jeffrey H. Newman

Southside Johnny & the Poor Fools
2013-02-08 20:00
*This concert is rescheduled from the original February 8th date.
CD Release Show and Signing
Southside Johnny & The Poor Fools embark on a stripped down journey
through Johnny Lyon’s eclectic version of the Great American Songbook.
Playing a wide range of music pulled from Dylan, Mose Allison, Muddy
Waters, NRBQ, Richard Thompson, Emmylou Harris, The Band, George Jones
and more, The Poor Fools will also dive into some of the legendary
Asbury Jukes material–revisiting the classics as well as the
underperformed deep tracks. Backed by Juke’s musicians and longtime
collaborators, and various pals from town to town, The Poor Fools
project looms as a stripped-down up-close-and-personal musical joyfest.

Met Opera: UN BALLO IN MASCHERA (Encore)
2013-02-10 12:55
Verdi’s UN BALLO IN MASCHERA ENCORE
Approx. Runtime: 3:54
Accompanied by a thrilling score, Verdi’s vivid characters grapple with life and love, betrayal and death. Director David Alden’s dreamlike setting provides a compelling backdrop for this dramatic story of jealousy and vengeance. Marcelo Álvarez stars as the conflicted king; Karita Mattila is Amelia, the object of his secret passion; and Dmitri Hvorostovsky is her suspicious husband. Kathleen Kim is the page Oscar, and mezzo-soprano powerhouses Dolora Zajick and Stephanie Blythe take turns singing the fortuneteller Ulrica. Fabio Luisi conducts.
Production a gift of the Betsy and Edward Cohen/Areté Foundation Fund for New Productions and Revivals

Student Movie Posters from the Department of Art & Design
2013-02-11 - 2013-05-31 | Joan and Robert Rechnitz Hall
2nd Floor, Rechnitz Hall
What can you do with 4 colors, 4 names, 2 locations, 2 dates, 2 films genres and 4 adjectives?

For this project, students are asked to create a concept for a movie poster for a film that does not exist. As a point of departure, students are asked to type up a list of colors, locations, names, dates, adjectives, and film genres. These words are then cut and distributed (via the nearest baseball hat). This compilation of information is then used as the catalyst for the story. From this exercise, students write a summary of the movie including plot line and character development. Once the story concept is discussed and approved, each student begins a visual journey resulting in the work displayed here on the gallery walls.

Coursework from:

AR374 Digital Imaging: Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012
Professors Bright and Cresson

PoemJazz with Robert Pinsky & Friends
2013-02-15 19:30
Cost: $20
Robert Pinsky, three-time U.S. poet laureate and author of several acclaimed books of poetry, prose, and translation will bring his verse to life on the Pollak Theatre stage in a reading with musical accompaniment. Elegant and tough, vividly imaginative, Pinsky’s poems have earned praise for their wild musical energy and ambitious range.
The Long Branch native whose first ambition was to be a jazz musician, told The Paris Review “in jazz, as in poetry, there is always that play between what’s regular and what’s wild. That has always appealed to me.” During these performances Pinsky explains, “The musicians have read the poems beforehand, and we discuss appropriate music a bit, but what we do is at the heart of it improvised.”
Pinsky will be accompanied by a trio of jazz musicians.

Met Opera: RIGOLETTO
2013-02-16 12:55
Verdi’s RIGOLETTO
Encore: Friday, April 26, 2013 at 7 p.m.
Approx. Runtime: 3:31
Director Michael Mayer has placed his new production of Verdi’s towering tragedy in Las Vegas in 1960—an ideal setting for this eternal conflict of depravity and innocence. In this production, inspired by the antics of the Rat Pack, Piotr Beczala is the womanizing Duke of Mantua, with Željko Lucic as his tragic sidekick, Rigoletto. Diana Damrau is Rigoletto’s daughter—and their victim. Michele Mariotti conducts.
Production a gift of the Hermione Foundation, Laura Sloate, Trustee; and Mr. and Mrs. Paul M. Montrone
Additional funding from Marina Kellen French

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
2013-02-17 14:00
Have you ever had a really rotten day? Alexander has… He wakes up
with gum in his hair, he trips on a skateboard, and then he accidentally
drops his sweater in the sink – all before breakfast! Alexander can
already tell – it’s going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad
day! Alexander’s day continues to go downhill as he gets smushed in the
car on the way to school, his teacher doesn’t like his drawing of an
invisible castle, and Paul doesn’t want to be his friend anymore.
There’s no dessert for lunch, there’s lima beans for dinner, and even
worse: there’s kissing on television! It’s enough to make you want to
move to Australia!
Laugh and sing along with Alexander’s misadventures in this hilarious
musical, featuring book and lyrics by Judith Viorst, author of the
best-selling classic book. Discover along with Alexander that sometimes,
everyone has a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.
Appropriate for Grades Pre K – 4

On Screen In Person: Cafeteria Man
2013-02-21 19:30
Cafeteria Man
This feature documentary film by Richard Chisolm chronicles an ambitious effort to ‘green’
the public school diet serving 83,000 students in Baltimore.

Met Opera: MARIA STUARDA (Encore)
2013-02-22 19:00
Donizetti’s MARIA STUARDA ENCORE
Approx. Runtime: 3:15
Fresh from her triumph in the Met’s The Enchanted Island, mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, one of the world’s most exciting singers, takes on the virtuosic bel canto role of the doomed Mary, Queen of Scots. Having scored a major success with his production of Anna Bolena, director David McVicar now turns to the second opera of Donizetti’s Tudor trilogy, which explores regal characters at fateful moments of their lives. Elza van den Heever sings Elizabeth I, and Maurizio Benini conducts.
Production a gift of The Sybil B. Harrington Endowment Fund

Shore Conference Basketball - Boys and Girls Finals
2013-02-23 13:00
Shore Conference Basketball
High School Boy’s and Girl’s Basketball Finals
The MAC at Monmouth University
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Girl’s Game: 1:00pmBoy’s Game: 3:00pm
Doors open at 12:00pm*Snow date: February 24, 2013 (game times will be the same)*
Emergency Hotline for weather related information: 732.263.5900
Important Event Information:
NO RE-ENTRY
No Tailgating
No Signage, Noise Makers, Spirit Flags, or Banners

Met Opera: AIDA (Encore) (Broadcast in HD)
2013-02-24 13:00
Verdi’s AIDA ENCORE
Broadcast in HD
Approx. Runtime: 3:54
The Met’s unforgettable production of Verdi’s ancient Egyptian drama stars Liudmyla Monastyrska and Hui He. The story centers on the enslaved Ethiopian princess caught in a love triangle with the heroic Radamès, played by Roberto Alagna. The proud Egyptian princess Amneris is played by Olga Borodina. Fabio Luisi conducts this revival, which features recent choreography by Alexei Ratmansky.

Provost Film Series: Bamako
2013-02-26 19:30
Bamako
In this film by Abderrahmane Sissako, Melé is a bar singer, her husband
Chaka is out of work, and the couple is on the verge of breaking up.
African civil society spokesmen have taken proceedings against the World
Bank and the IMF whom they blame for Africa’s woes. Chaka does not seem
to be concerned by Africa’s desire to fight for its rights.

Met Opera: PARSIFAL
2013-03-02 12:00
Wagner’s PARSIFAL
Encore: Sun., April 7, 2013 at 1 p.m.
Approx. Runtime: 5:40
Director François Girard’s timeless new vision for Wagner’s final masterpiece explores the many facets of this mystical score, while designer Michael Levine (Eugene Onegin) creates a surreal landscape. Jonas Kaufmann stars in the title role of the innocent who finds wisdom. His fellow Wagnerian luminaries include Katarina Dalayman as the mysterious Kundry, Peter Mattei as the ailing Amfortas, Evgeny Nikitin as the wicked Klingsor, and René Pape as the noble knight Gurnemanz. Daniele Gatti conducts.
Production a gift of the Gramma Fisher Foundation, Marshalltown, Iowa. Major funding from Rolex. Additional funding from Marina Kellen French and the Edgar Foster Daniels Foundation. A co-production of the Metropolitan Opera, the Opéra National de Lyon, and the Canadian Opera Company

Shawn Mullins and Mindy Smith
2013-03-03 19:00
Grammy
nominated singer songwriter Shawn Mullins has undergone a series of
transformative experiences leading to his eleventh studio release, Light You Up.
His experiences included delving into the collaborative creative
process by intensive co-writing, and in one instance putting him atop of
the country charts via a key contribution to the Zac Brown Band’s
“Toes,” marking his fourth #1 single, following 1999’s “Lullaby” and the
2006 Triple A/Americana chart-topper “Beautiful Wreck.”
The world got its first introduction to Mindy Smith nearly a decade ago,
when she won over Dolly Parton lovers with an elegantly pleading cover
of “Jolene,” then promptly added to their number fans of wide-ranging
Americana, connoisseurs of confessional songcraft, appreciators of
mature pop melodicism and seekers of spiritual heft with her Vanguard
Records debut One Moment More and the three albums that followed.

Tommy Sands
2013-03-04 19:00
Location: Wilson Hall
Versailles Room in Wilson HallCost: $25
Tommy Sands, County Down’s singer, songwriter and social activist,
has achieved something akin to legendary status in his own lifetime.
From the pioneering tours with the highly influential Sands Family,
playing Carnegie Hall to Moscow’s Olympic Stadium, he has become one of
Ireland’s most powerful songwriters and enchanting performers. He enjoys
celebrity status in many parts of the world, tempered by artistic
integrity and the sorrow of personal tragedy in his war-torn homeland.
Walking the road between two cultures, he dreams of an Ireland without
conflict. Indeed, his songs speak to all that Ireland is, from its
troubled past to its indomitable spirit and a vision of “a land of
dreaming.” And his work around the globe speaks to our common heritage,
using music to bridge cultural differences. In this way he shares a
vision with songwriters instigating social change, such as Phil Ochs,
Joan Baez, and close friend Pete Seeger.
Presented in conjunction with the Irish Studies Program
More info: www.tommysands.com

Twelfth Night, or What You Will
2013-03-06 20:00 - 2013-03-14 20:00 | Lauren K. Woods Theatre
Location: Lauren K. Woods Theater
Twelfth Night, or What You Will
by William Shakespeare
Please note that the March 6th performance has been cancelled due to the weather.
March 6-9 & 12-14, 2013 | 8:00 p.m.
March 10, 2012 | 3:00 p.m.
Directed by Nicole Ricciardi
Filled with a cast of unforgettable characters, Twelfth Night combines high comedy with some of the subtlest poetry and most beautiful songs Shakespeare ever wrote. The Department of Music and Theatre Arts presents Shakespeare’s epic tale as a wildly theatrical and innovative production, performed by a company of singers, actors, and musicians. with original music by George Wurzbach, whose compositions are “Stunningly original…” – Back Stage Magazine

Justin Townes Earle with special guest Tift Merrit
2013-03-09 20:00
Family dynasties in country music are surely nothing new —
but just as surely as Steve Earle has blazed a trail of bracingly honest
songcraft and life experience that could never be conjured by a Music Row
publicist, so too has Justin Townes Earle fought on the frontlines of
alt-country, Americana and those no-man’s-lands between the relative safety of
the stylistic pigeonholes.
Named for iconic rebel Townes Van Zandt; born in Nashville
(but never necessarily of it), Justin Townes Earle nonetheless has style to
spare — a sensibility that’s landed him on GQ’s list of “style stars,” and
that’s made him every lanky inch the stranger at large in the wilds of New York
City. As many thousands of fans also realize, JTE backs up that easy style with
some hard skills — a beyond-his-years musical wisdom and a guitar/vocal
technique that’s allowed him to wow audiences variously characterized as
“bluegrass,” “Americana,” “blues,” “folk” and “alternative.” Touring behind his
2012 Bloodshot Records release Nothing’s
Gonna Change the Way You Feel About Me Now, Earle returns to Monmouth
County for his first area theater show, on the Pollak stage at Monmouth. Opening for JTE will be soulful singer-songwriter Tift Merritt.
*This concert has been rescheduled from the original November 4, 2012 date
www.justintownesearle.com

Art Now: There's An App for that Shirt!
2013-03-11 18:00
THERE’S AN APP FOR THAT SHIRT!
An Augmented Reality Performance Project
PLANGERE TV STUDIO, 1st FLOOR
Katherine Behar and her collaborators will present a
performance/fashion show. The piece will feature
garments which can be seen multiple ways through the AR (augmented
reality) application. MU students, contortionists, and more will be
performing! Bring your
phones (Droid or Apple phones/iPads) to view the app at the event!

Mary Gaitskill
2013-03-12 16:30
Awarding-winning author Mary Gaitskill is best known for delivering powerful stories of dislocation, longing, and desire with prose that “glides lightly over unsoundable depths” [Village Voice]. She is the author of the novels Two Girls, Fat and Thin, and Veronica, which was nominated for the 2005 National Book Award, National Critic’s Circle Award, and L.A. Times Book Award. She is the author of the story collections Bad Behavior and Because They Wanted To, which was nominated for the PEN/Faulkner in 1998. Bad Behavior, now a classic, made critical waves when it was first published, heralding Gaitskill’s arrival on the literary scene and established her as one of the sharpest, erotically charged, and audaciously funny writing talents of contemporary literature. Her newest collection of stories is titled Don’t Cry (2009):Written with her distinctive, uncanny combination of bluntness and high lyricism, Don’t Cry takes its place among artworks of great moral seriousness.” [Bomb Magazine]
Mary Gaitskill was born in 1954 in Lexington, Kentucky. In 1981 Gaitskill graduated from the University of Michigan, where she won an award for her collection of short fiction The Woman Who Knew Judo and Other Stories.

On Screen In Person: Abel Raises Cain
2013-03-14 19:30
Abel Raises Cain
Filmmaker Jenny Abel explores the life and career of her father Alan Abel, known to
many as “the world’s greatest hoaxer.”

Met Opera: FRANCESCA DA RIMINI (Broadcast in HD)
2013-03-16 12:00
Zandonai’s FRANCESCA DA RIMINI
Approx. Runtime: 3:57
Encore: Sun., April 14, 2013 at 12 p.m.
Zandonai’s compelling opera, inspired by an episode from Dante’s Inferno, returns in the Met’s ravishingly beautiful production, last seen in 1986. Dramatic soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek and tenor Marcello Giordani are the doomed lovers. Marco Armiliato conducts.
Broadcast in HD

Red Horse
2013-03-23 20:00
John Gorka, Lucy Kaplanski & Eliza Gilkyson
Cost: $30, $22
Some musical collaborations seem fated to exist only in the
studio, like some unstable isotope created under controlled lab conditions.
Other partnerships are torn apart by the stressful potholes of the road, while
still others expire with the termination of a record contract. The project
known as Red Horse, while technically just a few years old, carries with it a
history forged in long-standing friendship — a bond that seems only to have
strengthened through live performance.
Labelmates on the folk music imprint Red House Records, the
“supergroup” of Eliza Gilkyson, John Gorka and Lucy Kaplansky came about not so
much by commercial expediency as it did via a genuine respect for each other’s
music — a quality borne out by the fact that the three accomplished songwriters
take turns singing each other’s compositions, as well as introducing new
originals and reinterpreting old favorites that range from Neil Young to Traditional
anonymous.
Performing together and separately, this dream team of
Americana stylists finds a perfect setting for their songcraft in the Pollak
Theatre, the acclaimed acoustic-music venue where Kaplansky previously appeared
as a member of the trio Cry Cry Cry.

Met Opera: LES TROYENS (Encore)
2013-03-24 13:00
Berlioz’s LES TROYENS ENCORE
Approx. Runtime: 5:41
The Met offers a rare opportunity to witness Berlioz’s vast epic, last performed at the Met in 2003. Deborah Voigt, Susan Graham, Marcello Giordani, and Dwayne Croft lead the starry cast, portraying characters from the Trojan War. Met Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi marshals the large-scale musical forces.

Provost Film Series: Munyurangabo
2013-03-26 19:30
Munyurangabo
In this film by Lee Isaac Chung, an orphan of the Rwandan genocide
travels from Kigali to the countryside on a quest for justice.

Senior Animation and Motion Graphics Screening
2013-03-28 | Joan and Robert Rechnitz Hall
Featuring the work of Monmouth University graduating seniors who have taken animation and motion graphics courses.
Screening Event: Thursday, March 28th | 7-9 p.m. – In conjunction with the Graphic Design Senior Exhibition

First Senior Exhibition - Graphic Design
2013-03-28 - 2013-04-05 | Rotary Ice House Gallery
March 28 – April 5, 2013
Ice House Gallery
Joan and Robert Rechnitz Hall
Free & Open to Public

Opening Reception: Thursday, March 28 | 7 – 9 p.m.

Featuring the work of Monmouth University graduating seniors who will receive their degrees in Graphic Design.

NICK OFFERMAN
2013-03-28 21:00
NICK OFFERMAN
Star of NBC’s PARKS AND RECREATION

Thursday, March 28th, 2013
at the Pollak Theatre*
Doors open at 8:00 p.m.
Show at 9:00 p.m.
*please note that this show location has been moved from the MAC
Seating Chart

There is an eight (8) ticket limit per household.
Ticket prices: $25, $35
There are also a limited number of $20 Monmouth student tickets available at the MAC and Pollak Theatre box offices

On sale Friday, February 15th at noon through Ticketmaster.com, phone charge at 800.745.3000 and in person at the MAC and Pollak Theatre box offices.
Produced by TTM, Inc and AEG Live

The Civil War
2013-04-02 10:30
Over one hundred and fifty years ago, the United States of America split in half as the north and south waged war against each other over preserving a way of life versus preserving the union. While decisions made by Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee, and General Sherman affected the course of American history, ordinary Americans carried out these orders, and often made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. The Civil War was a defining moment in American History – the fire of war burned away the scourge of slavery and, in time, melded the separate states into a true nation. In telling the tale of this large and complex event, this Theatreworks show focuses on the smaller stories of some of the soldiers who are caught up in it, including, Zak, a runaway slave who demands the right to fight his own fight; Will, his former best friend and “master;” Johnny, an Irish immigrant who volunteers to defend his new home; and Jackie, a girl who becomes a drummer boy.
Written by the playwright behind Theatreworks USA’s The Great Railroad Race, Footprints on the Moon, and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, this stirring production features traditional songs of the era while sensitively illustrating this complex, tumultuous chapter of American history. The Civil War illuminates the humanity and sacrifices of those who fought, and the many who died.
Appropriate for Grades 3 – 9
