Events

TechPitch Information Session
2018-09-26 11:30 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Pozycki Hall Auditorium
Co-sponsored by: Leon Hess Business School | School of Science
Do you have a really great concept for a tech-based product (APPS, IOT, Hardware, Software, Web?)? Are you already involved in a tech startup? If so…
We invite YOU to take part in MU TechPitch, to compete against your fellow classmates for a chance to display your product in front of investors looking for their next big idea. All Students -from any school -are welcome to compete.
We are holding an information session on Wednesday, September 26th from 11:30am-1pm in Pozycki Auditorium, where you will learn all about the event process and expectations, as well as receive advice from a mentor. The MU TechPitch Competition will be held the week of October 24th.
Contact Susan Gupta with a brief description of your concept: sgupta@monmouth.edu
There is time for you to take your idea to the next level – don’t miss this opportunity. Reach out to us now to make sure you have all the information you need.

MBA Welcome Back Reception
2018-09-26 17:00 - 18:15 | Pozycki Hall 2nd Floor Atrium
MBA Students,
Please join us on Wednesday, September 26th for the ‘Welcome Back’ MBA Networking Event. Located in Pozycki Hall 2nd Floor Atrium, this is a chance to meet and speak with faculty, members of the business counsel, and of course, your fellow MBA Students.
Light dinner and refreshments will be provided. Kindly RSVP by September 20th by emailing Nicky Kelly (nkelly@monmouth.edu). Name tags will be provided upon entry.
We hope to see you there!

Panel Discussion on Pension and Benefit Reform
2018-09-28 09:30 - 11:30 | The Great Hall Auditorium
Panel Discussion on Pension and Benefit Reform
Monmouth University
Wilson Auditorium
September 28, 2018
EVENT SCHEDULE
Registration & Coffee: 9:30 – 10:00 a.m.
Program: 10:00 – 11:30 a.m.
PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS
Grey J. Dimenna, Esq., Monmouth University President – Welcoming Remarks
Moderator: Joe Kyrillos, Former New Jersey State Senator and Monmouth University Public Servant-in-Residence 2018-19
PANELISTS:
Senator Steve Sweeney, New Jersey Senate President
Tom Byrne, Former Chair of the State Investment Council and member of the New Jersey Pension and Health Benefits Study Commission
Peter Reinhart, Director of the Kislak Real Estate Institute at Monmouth University and member of the Economic and Fiscal Policy Working Group
Gordon MacInnes, Former New Jersey State Senator and President of New Jersey Policy Perspective
Richard F. Keevey, Former Budget Director and Comptroller for the State of New Jersey
The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Please use the link below to register online.

Catapult - Children's Show
2018-09-28 10:00 - 11:00 | Pollak Theatre
A season 8 finalist on America’s Got Talent, Catapult captivates audiences with its shadow dancing and the ability of the troupe’s dancers to transform their bodies into seemingly impossible images. Not only is the show packed with hundreds of shape transformations, but it is full of humor, emotion and engaging stories. The Catapult dancers work behind a screen to create dancing shadow silhouettes of shapes from the natural and built world. Be amazed as you watch their bodies transform into a mountain, an elephant, a dragon, even a helicopter!
This is an abbreviated 1 hour performance for children and school groups. The full performance will take place later that evening at 8 PM. Children are welcome at both events! More information on that event here.

Catapult
2018-09-28 20:00 - 22:00 | Pollak Theatre
Catapult is, technically, a shadow dance company. What it really is: a theatrical art form that is an amazingly imaginative combination of dance, story-telling, and sculpture. Founded in 2009, by Adam Battlestein (choreographer, Creative Director and Master Teaching Artist for Pilobolus Dance Theatre for 19 years), Catapult catapulted to fame on Season 8 of America’s Got Talent, earning their way to the finals of the NBC-TV hit show.
Catapult is all about the human body and its ability to transform. The talented Catapult dancers work behind a screen to create seemingly impossible dancing shadow silhouettes of shapes from the world around us. You won’t believe your eyes as you watch these incredible dancers become a mountain, a full size elephant, a helicopter, a house with a window and people inside the window. You will never figure out how they do it, and you won’t know what they will make next – you will be surprised and delighted again and again. Audiences of all ages love what appear to be effortless transformations and applaud over and over as more and more unbelievable images appear.
Catapult’s “Magic Shadows” show is packed with hundreds of shape transformations, and it is full of humor, emotion, and engaging stories. There are 8 fully realized stories told through music and shadows and 6 short shadow dance videos which play between the live dances – brief moments of poetry or humor which perfectly cleanse the palate and prepare the audience for their next shadow journey. Audiences leave this show dazed and happy, and they will never look at their own shadow the same way again!

Disney Junior Dance Party On Tour
2018-09-30 | OceanFirst Bank Center
Are you ready to DANCE?!? Disney Junior Dance Party On Tour Presented by Pull-Ups® Training Pants! is an ALL NEW interactive live concert experience. Sing and dance along to Disney Junior’s greatest hits with your favorite characters. Kids of all ages and their families are all invited to the biggest dance party around!
The Disney Junior Dance Party features:
– Live appearances by Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Vampirina, Elena of Avalor, Sofia the First, and Doc McStuffins!
– Magical on screen moments with Puppy Dog Pals, Muppet Babies, and the Lion Guard!

Frontline Paper
2018-10-01 - 2018-10-04 | Pollak Theatre
*Formerly known as Combat Paper NJ
Exhibit of created works will be displayed on October 4th following the reading in Pollak Theater.
All veterans have a story to tell. For too long, we have lived in a day and age where veterans tend to suppress their experiences – producing a culture of the “silent veteran”. Frontline Paper (formerly known as Combat Paper NJ) is a unique art project that offers artistic tools and professional instruction for all, providing a space to use art and writing to explore experiences, and ultimately share them publicly, all through papermaking.
Frontline Paper’s specialty is the transformative process of making handmade paper from military uniforms. This handmade paper, created through public workshops, provides a platform for veterans and non-veterans to come together to share stories and generate a “new language” and much needed conversations.

The Book of Ice: Multimedia Performance by Paul D. Miller aka DJ Spooky
2018-10-02 18:00 - 20:00 | Pollak Theatre
Paul D. Miller, aka DJ Spooky, will visit Monmouth University to present his The Book of Ice—a multimedia performance and discussion he will stage with musicians from campus and the region. Antarctica, the only uninhabited continent, belongs to no single country, and has no government. While certain countries lay claim to portions of the landmass, it is the only solid land on the planet with no unified national affiliation. Drawing on the continent’s rich history of inspiring exploration and artistic endeavors, Miller has put together his own multimedia, multidisciplinary study of Antarctica. The Book of Ice is one aspect of this ongoing project. In this multimedia talk, Miller discusses his journeys to Antarctica, climate change, and the creation of The Book of Ice, using Antarctica-related data to create maps, graphics, sound, music, and multimedia performances.
Paul D. Miller, aka DJ Spooky, is an established composer, multimedia artist, and author. He travels around the world performing solo, with chamber groups, and with orchestras, while giving talks at prominent universities, museums, and conferences. His DJ Mixer app has seen more than 12 million downloads and in 2012-2013 he was the first artist-in-residence at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC. He is also the executive editor of ORIGIN Magazine. He’s produced and composed work for Yoko Ono, Thurston Moore, and scores of artists and award-winning films. Miller’s work as a media artist has appeared in the Whitney Biennial; The Venice Biennial for Architecture; the Ludwig Museum in Cologne, Germany; Kunsthalle, Vienna; The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh; and many other museums and galleries. He has been featured everywhere from CNN to SyFy. His new book The Imaginary App, published by MIT Press, was released in 2014. National Geographic named Miller a National Geographic Emerging Explorer for 2014/2015.
Sponsors of the event include: Monmouth University’s Urban Coast Institute, Honors School, Department of Chemistry & Physics, Center for the Arts and Monmouth Review.

Greek Alumni Discussion
2018-10-02 18:30 - 19:30 | The Great Hall Auditorium

Julie
2018-10-04 19:30 - 21:30 | Pollak Theatre
by Polly Stenham (after Strindberg)
Vanessa Kirby (The Crown, NT Live: A Streetcar Named Desire) and Eric Kofi Abrefa (The Amen Corner) feature in the cast of this brand new production, directed by Carrie Cracknell (NT Live: The Deep Blue Sea) and broadcast live from the National Theatre to cinemas.
Wild and newly single, Julie throws a late night party. In the kitchen, Jean and Kristina clean up as the celebration heaves above them. Crossing the threshold, Julie initiates a power game with Jean – which rapidly descends into a savage fight for survival.
This new version of August Strinberg’s play Miss Julie, written by Polly Stenham, remains shocking and fiercely relevant in its new setting of contemporary London.
Show image photograph (Vanessa Kirby and Eric Kofi Abrefa) by Rosaline Shahnavaz
Please note that Julie will contain strobe lighting.’ If you’re able to, please could you place signage outside the screenings to let audiences know that there will be strobe lighting.
RUN TIME: 95 Minutes

Aida (Giuseppe Verdi)
2018-10-06 13:00 - 16:30 | Pollak Theatre
Soprano Anna Netrebko sings her first Met Aida, with mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili as her formidable rival Amneris. Aleksandrs Antonenko is the warrior Radamès, and Nicola Luisotti takes the podium for the Met’s monumental production.
Run Time: 3 hrs 36 mins

Open House
2018-10-07 10:30 - 13:30

No
2018-10-08 19:30 - 21:30 | Pollak Theatre
An ad executive comes up with a campaign to defeat Augusto Pinochet in Chile’s 1988 referendum.
Director: Pablo Larraín
(2012)
Rated: R
128 minutes

Love Wins Documentary Screening
2018-10-09 16:00 - 18:00 | Pozycki Hall
Public screening of “Love Wins,” a documentary about two women, Jan and Emily, who fell in love and raised a family together but were not able to get married until they were in their 80s. Jan and Emily, the filmmaker, and Garden State Equality, will participate in a panel discussion after the film. This event celebrates the 5th anniversary of the passage of the Marriage Equality Bill in NJ.

Coastal and Ocean Champion Awards Reception
2018-10-09 17:30 - 20:00 | The Great Hall
Join the Urban Coast Institute in celebrating 40 years of New Jersey’s Coastal Management Program and honoring individuals who have made significant contributions to the program and to the conservation and sustainability of New Jersey’s coastal and marine ecosystems and communities. This year the UCI will present its Coastal and Ocean Champion Awards to The New Jersey Climate Adaptation Alliance, represented by Honorary Co-Chairs Gov. James Florio and Gov. Thomas Kean; David Kinsey; John Weingart; Mark Mauriello; and Norbert Psuty.
Ticket Prices: $100 General Public; $70 Nonprofit/Government Representatives
Contact: Doris Meyer at 732-263-5662 or dmeyer@monmouth.edu

Tickets and Additional Information

John Coltrane's A Love Supreme
2018-10-09 19:30 - 21:00 | Lauren K. Woods Theatre
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… there will be special guest moderators and panelists at each event! This event will feature John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme.

MIKE SUPER - MAGIC & ILLUSION
2018-10-11 20:00 - 23:00 | Pollak Theatre
Through spectacular illusions and his own inimitable down-to-earth style and personality, Mike Super has pioneered a new form of magic that transcends the “trick”. As the winner of NBC’s hit TV show Phenomenon and Top finalist on America’s Got Talent, Mike is the only magician in history to win a LIVE magic competition on primetime US network television and voted America’s Favorite Mystifier! He creates a totally interactive magic experience where you won’t just watch the magic; YOU become a part of it! His appeal to both young and old has made him one of the most sought after mystifiers in the world! Join the journey of emotions from laughter, intrigue, danger, fear, wonder, anticipation, tears and sentimentality that only Mike Super delivers.
EVERY AUDIENCE MEMBER HAS A CHANCE TO WIN A VEHICLE FROM SHORELINE HARLEY-DAVIDSON!*
*winner must be of legal driving age
This event is sponsored by Shoreline Harley Davidson

For more information visit: www.mikesuper.com

Kiss the Sky
2018-10-13 20:00 - 23:00 | Pollak Theatre
GUITAR GODS – HENDRIX AND CLAPTON!
Kiss The Sky- The World’s Greatest Jimi Hendrix Show plays with special guests Heavy Cream’s salute to Cream. This night will be a trip back in Rock n Roll history as it recreates some of the most iconic music of 1968 produced by the two artists who famously turned a rivalry into friendship and mutual admiration for each other.
Favorites from Hendrix’s landmark 1968 album “Electric Ladyland” and Cream’s powerhouse “Wheels of Fire” will highlight the evening.
ABOUT KISS THE SKY
Rolling Stone Magazine Says: “Yes believe the hype! This show lives up to it!“
The Village Voice NYC Says: “Bringing Music History To Life.“
Kiss The Sky-World’s Greatest Jimi Hendrix Show is the #1 Hendrix act in the world. They are so spot on at keeping the memory of Jimi Hendrix alive that remaining members of Hendrix’s own bands have joined them on stage. Earlier this year they were hand picked to perform on the 2018 Flower Power Cruise where they were hailed as the “Buzz of the Boat”. Also on the cruise were rock legends including Micky Dolenz of The Monkees, Canned Heat and Grand Funk Railroad.
Jimy Bleu stars as Jimi Hendrix and is the world’s longest running Jimi Hendrix Performance Artist. Just like Hendrix, Jimy Bleu is a virtuoso, left-handed guitarist and performs all of Hendrix’s signature stage moves. He recreates the legendary sounds and moves of Hendrix so well that he has also been a touring member of Billy Cox’s Band. Billy was the original bass player of Jimi Hendrix’s own Band of Gypsys.
Kiss The Sky WOWS audiences with their Hendrix look and sound alike musicians performing in full replica wardrobe and stage gear. More then a concert, the show celebrates all phases of the short yet iconic career and concerts of Jimi Hendrix’s bands The Jimi Hendrix Experience and Band of Gypsys.
Since 2016 Kiss The Sky has toured nationally to rave reviews playing at venues and festivals across the country.
Billy Cox, Hendrix Bassist and band mate with Band Of Gypsys:
“Jimy Bleu is the real deal. A Jimi Hendrix aficionado”
Juma Sultan, Hendrix Percussionist – 1969 Woodstock band – the Gypsy Sun and Rainbows
“When it comes to performing Jimi’s music, I don’t impress easily and there is no question that KTS is the most detailed and historically accurate Jimi tribute show I’ve seen. Jimy Bleu truly brings the Hendrix spirit to the stage. And that is no small task. They have my full endorsement.”
Katie Daryl, Host and producer of AXS-TV show The World’s Greatest Tribute Bands: “Kiss The Sky is spectacular! So often with tribute bands people say close your eyes, they sound just like them, but with Kiss The Sky you MUST keep your eyes open because the guitar playing, vintage gear, costumes and stage presence of the band is so very precise and out of this world your jaw will drop!”
OPENING BAND HEAVY CREAM
HEAVY CREAM is quickly becoming the definitive tribute to CREAM, rock music’s original SUPER GROUP!
For the first time, with stunning historical accuracy in both look and sound, a tribute to Cream has been assembled…HEAVY CREAM out of PHILADELPHIA starring teenage guitar phenom Billy “The Kid” Thoden in the part of Eric Clapton. Billy was named “The Kid” by ZZ Top’ Billy Gibbons. He was discovered by Jimi Hendrix bassist Billy Cox, has opened for Pat Travers and Robert Randolph and performed alongside Eric Gales and Dickey Betts.
Heavy Cream features replicated gear including the famous ‘Fool’ artwork guitars of Clapton and Bruce and Ginger Baker’s legendary double Ludwig drum kit, as well as Cream’s signature stack of British Marshall Amps, plus authentic wardrobe that Cream actually used at their most memorable 60’s shows, this band’s three world class musicians recreate Cream’s classic concerts for today’s audiences.

Aida (Encore)
2018-10-14 13:00 - 16:30 | Pollak Theatre

Words & Music: Jack Ford
2018-10-18 19:30 - 21:00 | LakeHouse Recording Studio, 619 Lake Ave, Asbury Park, NJ, 07712, United States
“Words & Music,” Monmouth University’s Grammy Affiliate program offers an intimate conversation with the musician and writers of our day. Hosted by Dean Kenneth Womack, the series will be convened at the University’s LakeHouse Studios space and attendees will enjoy the opportunity to interact with some of the most exciting and vibrant artists of our times.
Jack Ford is a Peabody and Emmy Award-winning journalist. His latest novel is Chariot on the Mountain, the true story of a runaway slave’s extraordinary dash towards freedom in the Old South’s pre-Civil War years.
This event is Free, but space is limited. Advance registration is required.

Terry Ilous - Cancelled
2018-10-19 20:00 - 23:00 | Pollak Theatre
Please note that this event has been cancelled. Please call the box office at 732.263.6889 for a refund.

Homecoming
2018-10-20 10:30 - 13:30 | Alumni House Backyard
Join us for the largest Alumni Event of the year!

Samson et Dalila (Camille Saint-Saëns)
2018-10-20 13:00 - 16:00 | Pollak Theatre
Saint-Saëns’s biblical epic Samson et Dalila stars Elīna Garanča and Roberto Alagna in the title roles; the pair was last seen together by HD audiences in the acclaimed 2010 transmission of Bizet’s Carmen. Laurent Naouri co-stars as the High Priest, with Elchin Azizov as the Philistine King Abimélech and Dmitry Belosselskiy as the Old Hebrew. Darko Tresnjak, the Tony Award–winning director of A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder, makes his Met debut directing the first new Met production of the opera in 20 years. Sir Mark Elder conducts.
Run Time: 3 hrs 4 mins

King Lear
2018-10-25 19:30 - 21:30 | Pollak Theatre
By William Shakespeare
★★★★★ ‘Ian McKellen reigns supreme in this triumphant production.’ (Daily Telegraph)
Broadcast live from London’s West End, see Ian McKellen’s ‘extraordinarily moving portrayal’ (Independent) of King Lear in cinemas.
Chichester Festival Theatre’s production received five-star reviews for its sell-out run, and transfers to the West End for a limited season. Jonathan Munby directs this ‘nuanced and powerful’ (The Times) contemporary retelling of Shakespeare’s tender, violent, moving and shocking play.
Considered by many to be the greatest tragedy ever written, King Lear sees two ageing fathers – one a King, one his courtier – reject the children who truly love them. Their blindness unleashes a tornado of pitiless ambition and treachery, as family and state are plunged into a violent power struggle with bitter ends.
Show image photograph (Ian McKellen) by Andy Gotts

The Hunts
2018-10-26 20:00 - 23:00 | Pollak Theatre
Known for their harmony-laced take on alt-folk, The Hunts are a Chesapeake, Virginia-based band of seven siblings who’ve been playing music together almost their entire lives. Twin sisters Jessi and Jenni and five brothers Josh, Jonathan, Jordan, Justin, and Jamison, now ranging in age from 26 down to 17, learned to sing and play violin as young kids and spent much of their childhood performing in their community. After widening their following and playing at theaters, festivals and universities around the country—and teaching themselves to play instruments like mandolin, piano, ukulele, banjo, and drums — The Hunts started experimenting with songwriting and soon brought to life a batch of songs that reveal their sophisticated sense of melody and undeniably dreamy innocence.
Inspired by shared memories, The Hunts have created songs that capture heartache and wonder with a wide-eyed but wistful elegance. The Hunts hold true to a songwriting process that taps into each member’s unique strengths but remains intensely collaborative. That unified approach infuses their music with an irresistible richness of spirit. Their songs are artfully arranged yet instilled with a graceful simplicity. While getting seven strong-minded brothers and sisters to agree on every last note and lyric can sometimes be chaotic, The Hunts note that the synergy born from that chaos is what makes the band so strong.

La Fanciulla del West (Giacomo Puccini)
2018-10-27 13:00 - 16:30 | Pollak Theatre
Soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek sings Puccini’s gun-slinging heroine in this romantic epic of the Wild West, alongside star tenor Jonas Kaufmann in the role of the outlaw Dick Johnson. Baritone Željko Lučić is the vigilante sheriff Jack Rance, and Marco Armiliato conducts.
Run Time: 3:42

Conservation Panel and Book Signing with John Morano
2018-10-27 15:00 - 17:00 | Barnes & Noble, Eatontown, 180 Route 35, Eatontown, NJ, 07724, United States
Monmouth University Professor and Eco-Adventure Series author John Morano will host a book signing and Conservation Panel with Clean Ocean Action and the Urban Coast Institute (UCI) on Oct. 27 at the Eatontown Barnes & Noble, located in Monmouth Mall.
The event will kick off with a signing at 3 p.m., followed by the panel from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. and a second signing session at the discussion’s conclusion. A portion of sales revenues on the day will be donated to the UCI to support student-faculty research activities at Monmouth University.
Morano will moderate an expert discussion with Clean Ocean Action Executive Director Cindy Zipf and UCI Director Tony MacDonald on topics such as threats facing Jersey Shore area marine environments and wildlife. An audience question and answer segment will follow.
Morano’s Eco-Adventure Series work raises awareness of endangered species both in this region and throughout the world. The books present imperiled habitats as settings, underpinning the relationship between wildlife and their environment. The stories stress that thinking globally and acting locally are imperative, both to the sustainability of our environment and the betterment of our everyday eco-intertwined lives.
A professor of journalism at Monmouth, Morano has authored four novels in his Eco-Adventure Series. A writer very concerned with endangered species and habitat depletion, Morano employs the journalistic ethic of giving a voice to the voiceless as he pens stories of imperiled creatures and habitats that can’t speak for themselves.

Trunk-or-Treat
2018-10-28 12:00 - 14:00 | Parking Lot #16

H.R. Young and Stephen B. Siegel Endowed Lecture Series: John Dean and James Robenalt
2018-10-29 17:30 - 18:45 | The Great Hall Auditorium
Following the 1972 Watergate break-in and subsequent cover-up by President Richard M. Nixon, the powers of the Presidency have been the subject of much discussion. As a result, both Congress and the Supreme Court have attempted to place limits on the influence of the White House. Over 40 years later, President Donald Trump is testing the limits of presidential power more than any president since Nixon.
John W. Dean, Nixon’s White House lawyer whose actions ultimately led to the former president’s impeachment and resignation, and now a noted author and CNN contributor, along with renowned presidential historian, attorney, and author, James D. Robenalt, will deliver a program on presidential powers discussing and comparing Presidents Nixon and Trump.
Registration
This free event is open to the public. Registration is required. To register, please contact Theresa Lowy at tlowy@monmouth.edu.

Samson et Dalila (Encore)
2018-11-04 13:00 - 16:00 | Pollak Theatre
