Events

National Theatre of London: A View from the Bridge (Broadcast in HD)
2015-04-07 19:00 - 23:00 (America/New_York) | Pollak Theatre
Don’t miss a stellar cast led by Mark Strong (The Imitation Game; Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy) in the Young Vic’s ‘magnetic, electrifying, astonishingly bold’ production of A View from the Bridge – the Evening Standard, Guardian and Independent’s top theatre pick of 2014. The great Arthur Miller confronts the American dream in this dark and passionate tale. In Brooklyn, longshoreman Eddie Carbone welcomes his Sicilian cousins to the land of freedom. But when one of them falls for his beautiful niece, they discover that freedom comes at a price. Eddie’s jealous mistrust exposes a deep, unspeakable secret – one that drives him to commit the ultimate betrayal.
The visionary Ivo van Hove directs this stunning production of Miller’s tragic masterpiece, broadcast from London’s West End by National Theatre Live.

Gallery Exhibition: Second Senior Show - Fine Art and Art Education
2015-04-10 09:00 - 2015-04-18 17:00 | Joan and Robert Rechnitz Hall
April 10 – 18, 2014
Rechnitz Hall’s DiMattio Gallery
Opening Reception: Friday, April 10, from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Featuring the work of Monmouth University graduating seniors who will receive their degrees in Fine Art and Art Education.

TEDxNavesink presents ACCELERATORS
2015-04-11 | Pollak Theatre

Last Day to Withdraw from Pattern "B" Classes
2015-04-13

Global Understanding Convention Opening Ceremony
2015-04-13 10:00 - 11:15 | The Great Hall Auditorium
Opening Ceremony of the 14th Annual Global Understanding Convention and UNAI Lecture: Practicing Nonviolence in a Violent World by Hon. Vijay Nambiar, General Secretary’s Special Advisor on Myanmar for the United Nations. This lecture is Monday, April 13, 2015 from 10 – 11:15 a.m. in Wilson Hall Auditorium.
Visit the Global Understanding Convention Web Site

Music for Piano Solo, and Violin & Piano
2015-04-13 17:00 - 19:00 | Lauren K. Woods Theatre
Monmouth University Professors Laura Dubois and Michael Gillette perform the music of Bach, Mozart, Debussy, Chopin, deFalla, and Albeniz – a wonderful variety of music from different eras with some commentary and background provided by the performers.
The program also includes: classical guitarist and MU student Matt Jordan performing a piece by Villa Lobos; an original composition by Laura DuBois sung by MU alumnus Dana Ferrara, and MU students Margaret Lymberis and Mahalia Jackson.

On Screen In Person: Tie it Into My Hand
2015-04-13 19:00 - 21:00 | Pollak Theatre
At once entertaining and deeply insightful, Tie It Into My Hand is an unprecedented look at the life of an artist, told entirely through interviews with pre-eminent directors, filmmakers, visual artists, writers and performers, including Alan Cumming, Barbara Hammer, and Harold Bloom, among many others. The filmmaker sets his interactions with the artists in the context of a fake violin lesson while using his personal struggle to play the violin despite a chronic hand injury as the catalyst for dialogue.
There will be a Q&A with the film’s director Director Paul Festa directly after the film.
On Screen/In Person is made possible by Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation through the generous support of the National Endowment for the Arts’ Regional Touring Program.

Non-Violence and Anti-Violence in Different Religious Traditions
2015-04-13 19:30 - 21:00 | Magill Commons
Panel Discussion
Mr. Joseph Ritacco, MCWRET
Prof. Saliba Sarsar, Global Initiatives
Sponsored by The Monmouth Center for World Religions and
Ethical Thought (MCWRET), U.S. Presidents Interfaith Initiative, & The Monmouth Dialog Group
Panelists Include:
Dr. Mohammad Ali Chaudry(Islam), President of the Center for Understanding Islam
Rabbi Marc Kline(Judaism), Monmouth Reform Temple
Ms. Antonia Malone(Christian), Founder of Pax Christi NJ
Prof. Eleanor Novek, (Quaker), Manasquan Quaker Meeting
Moderator: Mr. Joe Ritacco, Board member of MCWRET
Hear from adherents from multiple religious and wisdom traditions about non-violence. Panelists will address questions such as: How does the tradition endeavor to prevent violence? What is the support for non-violence in sacred or other important texts? What is actually taught or preached to members? Is the panelist personally engaged in any related initiatives? What are some important historical or current contributions of the tradition in promoting peace?

Mind and Life: Humanity in a Creative Universe
2015-04-14 14:30 - 16:20 | The Great Hall Auditorium
Mind and Life: Humanity in a Creative Universe by Stuart A. Kauffman, Author of Reinventing the Sacred: A new View of Science, Reason and Religion and Katherine P. Kauffman, EPS International, Harvard Divinity School and Northeastern University. This lecture is Tuesday, April, 14 from 2:30pm-4:20pm in Wilson Hall Auditorium.

Deadline to submit substitutions and waivers for May 2015 Graduation
2015-04-15

Janet Boltax - Aging in America: Portraits and Commentary
2015-04-15 09:00 - 2015-05-31 19:00 | Pollak Gallery
Aging in America: Portraits and Commentary, is an exhibition of portraits by Janet Boltax comprised of individuals who are 90 plus years old, along with excerpts of interviews with them. The interviews focus on interesting facets of their lives and how they are adapting to the process of aging.

Opening Reception: April 15, 6-8 pm | POLLAK GALLERY

World Cinema Series: Ida
2015-04-15 19:30 - 21:30 | Pollak Theatre
World Cinema Series
(formerly the Provost’s Film Series)
2014-2015
“A World at War, 1937-1945:Triumph, Tragedy, Memory, and Myth”
With the 70th Anniversary of the end of World War II in 2015, Monmouth University is pleased to present five films on the life-and-death decisions that people made in the invaded countries to survive in the war, defend their homeland and beliefs, and protect their families. Collectively, the films show episodes of resistance, collaboration, and heroism in addition to the legacy of the global war for the later 20th century and our current century as well.
All movies will be shown in the Pollak Theatre at Monmouth University.
Free of charge and open to the Monmouth University community and the general public.
Host: Dr. Thomas S. Pearson, Professor, Department of History & Anthropology
“Ida”
Part of the Global Understanding Convention
Discussant: Dr. Susan DouglassSpecialist Professor, History & Anthropology
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
7:30 p.m.
Pawel Pawlikowski’s “Ida” (PG-13) – Anna, a young novitiate nun in 1960’s Poland, is on the verge of taking her vows when she discovers a dark family secret dating back to the years of the Nazi occupation.

Organized by the Office of Global Initiatives

4th Biennial Interdisciplinary Conference on Race
2015-04-16 10:00 - 2015-04-18 14:00
The Monmouth University International Interdisciplinary Conference on
Race was founded by Dr. Julius O. Adekunle and Professor Hettie V. Williams.
This conference evolved out of a series of conversations between Adekunle and
Williams concerning the 2008 presidential campaign of Barack Obama as well as
the changing definition of race in global societies. These discussions
eventually culminated in the conference on race in November 2008. The first
conference brought together more than 100 scholars from fifteen U.S. states,
twelve nations, and four continents.
We hope you can join us this year for some very timely conversations. Several events are free and open to the public. For registration information and a complete listing of events, please visit our web site.
Conference on Race Web Site

ART NOW: Wafaa Bilal
2015-04-16 14:30 - 16:30 | The Great Hall Auditorium
2:30 – 3:15 artist lecture – Wilson Auditorium
3:30 – 4:15 video screening/extended Q &A – Rechnitz Hall room 208.
Iraqi-born artist Wafaa Bilal, an Associate Arts Professor at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, is known internationally for his on-line performative and interactive works provoking dialogue about international politics and internal dynamics. For his 2007 installation, Domestic Tension, Bilal spent a month in a Chicago gallery with a paintball gun that people could shoot at him over the internet. The Chicago Tribune called it “one of the sharpest works of political art to be seen in a long time ”and named him 2008 Artist of the Year. Bilal’s work is constantly informed by the experience of fleeing his homeland and existing simultaneously in two worlds – his home in the “comfort zone” of the U.S. and his consciousness of the “conflict zone” in Iraq. Using his own body as a medium, Bilal continues to challenge our comfort zone with projects like 3rdi and …And Counting. In 2008 City Lights published “Shoot an Iraqi: Art, Life and Resistance Under the Gun,” about Bilal’s life and the Domestic Tension project. He holds a BFA from the University of New Mexico and an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. His work can be found in the permanent collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA; Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago, IL; MATHAF: Arab Museum of Modern Art, Doha, Qatar; amongst others.

Something's Happening Here Spring Showcase
2015-04-16 19:30 - 23:00 | The Great Hall
A musical cavalcade featuring the Monmouth University Chamber and Concert Choirs, Chamber Orchestra, Jazz Ensemble, student bands and soloists. The concert is conducted by Professor Michael Gillette, Professor Bryan Jenners and Dr. David M. Tripold.

Dead Man Walking: The Journey Continues
2015-04-17 16:00 - 18:00 | The Great Hall Auditorium
Dead Man Walking: The Journey Continues a lecture by Sister Helen Prejean, Ministry Against the Death Penalty. Lecture is Friday, April 17 from 4:00pm-6:00pm in Wilson Hall Auditorium.

All Time Low: The Future Hearts Tour with special guests Issues, Tonight Alive, & State Champs
2015-04-17 19:00 - 23:55 | MAC At Monmouth
They’ve repeatedly topped the charts, sold over 1.1 million albums worldwide, raked in 100+ million views on YouTube, toured with the biggest names in music, and have taken over airwaves around the globe… American rock band All Time Low is a bona fide worldwide sensation and they’re kicking off a whole new chapter in 2015. After a two-year writing binge, band members Alex Gaskarth, Jack Barakat, Rian Dawson and Zack Merrick are back with what Alternative Press Magazine is already calling the “most anticipated album of 2015”: their sixth studio album, Future Hearts. The massive buzz surrounding the new album triggered a fan frenzy among their 5+ million followers on social media. The band is ecstatic to hit the road and perform new material for fans – many of which have been loyal followers since All Time Low first began. Tickets are on sale Friday, January 16 at noon.
7:00 p.m. Show (Doors 6:00 p.m.) Parking Fee: $10There is an eight (8) ticket limit per household.
Tickets on sale January 16 at noon via Ticketmaster.com, 800.745.3000, and Ticketmaster retail outlets. A limited amount of tickets will be available for sale in person at the MAC and Pollak Theatre box offices.
Produced by TTM, Inc and AEG Live

Marc Muller’s Hippie Jazz
2015-04-17 20:00 - 23:00 | Lauren K. Woods Theatre
Drawing from influences ranging from The Beatles to Miles
Davis, MU Music and Theater Arts Adjunct Professor Marc Muller presents an
evening of his instrument original “Hippie Jazz” compositions in the intimate
setting of the Woods Theater.
From
high-energy funky country romps, delicate harmonically rich ballads, and
soaring improvisations, Muller and his group of world-class musician take a
sonic journey through a vast landscape of rootsy Americana instrumental music.Please
join us for a wonderful night of music at Monmouth University’s Woods
Theater. There is limited seating for
this event, so purchasing tickets in advance is highly recommended.

Student Recital: Molly Mantell
2015-04-18 15:00 - 16:00 | Lauren K. Woods Theatre
Molly Mantell, Music Industry major, will be performing her Senior Recital. She will be featured on voice. Admission is free; light refreshments will be served.

Peter Yarrow of Peter Paul and Mary
2015-04-19 14:00 - 17:00 | Pollak Theatre
Peter Yarrow’s talents as a creative artist—both with the legendary trio Peter, Paul & Mary and as a solo performer—are frequently directed at using music to convey a message of humanity and caring. His gift for songwriting has produced some of the most moving songs including Puff, the Magic Dragon, Day is Done, Light One Candle and The Great Mandala. We all know the music of Peter, Paul and Mary—folk classics that remain the soundtrack for many generations and in this family-oriented performance, Yarrow performs heartwarming renditions of the iconic songs we all know and love.
Book Signing: Peter Yarrow will sign copies of his well known children’s books.
Listen here for an in-depth interview with Peter Yarrow and his long time singing partner Noel “Paul” Stookey on the Diane Rehm Show (11/5/14), where they talked about many things, including the new 50th anniversary Peter Paul & Mary book that is coming out.

Justice for All: An Exhibition of Selected Works by Jacob Landau
2015-04-20 09:00 - 2015-04-24 17:00 | Monmouth University Library
Monmouth University Library,
Seminar Room 102
Opening Reception: April 21
4:30 p.m.
Lecture Thursday, April 23 | library room 206 | 4:30 p.m.“John Brown in American History,” by Ms. Hettie V. Willams, Lecturer, African American History
The exhibition features a selection of 12 pieces. All works are from Monmouth University’s extensive collection of Jacob Landau’s work, comprising over 300 prints, drawings and paintings. The collection was gifted to Monmouth University in 2008 by the Jacob Landau Institute of Roosevelt, NJ. This exhibit is co-sponsored by the Jewish Culture Studies Program and the Honors School of Monmouth University.
Born in Philadelphia in 1917, Jacob Landau launched his career as an illustrator, winning national prizes at age 16 and a scholarship to the Philadelphia College of Art. He had over sixty one-person shows and was the recipient of many awards, including Tiffany, Guggenheim and National Arts Council grants. Many of his works are featured in permanent collections in the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Museum of Modern Art in New York, among others. A master teacher, he retired as professor emeritus at New York’s Pratt Institute. In 1996, he was awarded an honorary Doctorate in Fine Arts by Monmouth University.
If you would like additional information about the exhibit or to schedule an interview, contact Scott Knauer, Director of Galleries and Collections at 732.923.4786 or send e-mail to sknauer@monmouth.edu
Docent Tours:
For times, contact Susan Douglas at 732.263.5509 or sdouglas@monmouth.edu
Gallery Hours:
Monday – Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Visiting Writer: Brian Turner
2015-04-21 16:30 | The Great Hall Auditorium
Brian Turner is a soldier-poet who is the author of two poetry collections, Phantom Noise (2010) and Here, Bullet (2005) which won the 2005 Beatrice Hawley Award, the New York Times “Editor’s Choice” selection, the 2006 Pen Center USA “Best in the
West” award, and the 2007 Poets Prize, among others. He also has a memoir, My Life as a Foreign Country (2014) that retraces his war experience. Turner served seven years in the US Army, to include one year as an infantry team leader in Iraq with the 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division. Prior to that, he was deployed to Bosnia-Herzegovina in 1999-2000 with the 10th Mountain Division. Turner’s poetry has been published in Poetry Daily, The Georgia Review, and other journals, and in the Voices in Wartime Anthology published in conjunction with the feature-length documentary film of the same name. Turner was also featured in Operation Homecoming, a unique documentary that explores the firsthand accounts of American servicemen and women through their own words. He earned an MFA from the University of Oregon and has lived abroad in South Korea. In 2009, Turner was selected as one of fifty United States Artists Fellows.

Ocean Frontiers II – Film Screening & Panel Discussion
2015-04-21 18:00 - 20:00 | Bey Hall
In a region steeped in old maritime tradition, Ocean Frontiers II tells the story of a modern wave of big ships, energy industries and a changing climate, and how people are coming together to plan for a healthy ocean off their coast. Join us after the film for an interactive panel discussion about how we can protect wildlife habitat, enhance recreational activities and support sustainable commercial uses in our increasingly busy New Jersey Waters.
Free Admission and Snacks!
RSVP: http://bit.ly/OF2-Mo
Event Website: ocean-frontiers.org/monmouth

Roger McGuinn Workshop and Guitar Circle
2015-04-23 13:00 - 16:00 | The Great Hall
This workshop will include a history of the Byrds’ musical revolution as well as highlighting the computer techniques McGuinn uses in recording. Bring your guitar to participate in the Guitar Circle!
Tickets: Free with ticket to the 4/24 concert or $25 separately (Please call 732.263.5715 to RSVP for the workshop)

Bolshoi Ballet: Ivan the Terrible (Broadcast in HD)
2015-04-23 19:00 - 22:00 | Pollak Theatre
Music Sergei ProkofievLibretto Yuri GrigorovichChoreography Yuri GrigorovichCast The Bolshoi Principals, Soloists and Corps de BalletBroadcast in HD
As young Ivan IV is crowned, he has to choose one of the 13 Boyar daughters to be his wife and tsarina. He selects Anastasia, and the two eventually fall deeply in love. When the Boyars plot against him and poison his beloved wife, Tsar Ivan finds himself surrounded by enemies. Haunted by dark thoughts and phantoms, he slowly sinks into madness. Drawing on the music composed by Prokofiev for the 1944 Eisenstein film,
Ivan the Terrible is a work in the true Bolshoi style. Yuri Grigorovich’s powerful and fascinating epic dramatizes Ivan the Terrible’s controversial reign, and portrays events in 16th‐century Russia in visually stunning scenes. His choreography, full of vigor, strength and wild jumps, also includes great grace and fragility in the female roles. Sensitive classical and powerful character dance blend to create a lyrical epic, rich in the colors of medieval Russia.Recently revived, Ivan the Terrible is an essential part of the company’s repertoire, a 20th‐century classic and a wonderful theatrical experience.
Estimated run time: 2 hours, 15 minutes, including 1 intermission of 25 min

Student Recital: Marcie Licker
2015-04-24 19:00 | Lauren K. Woods Theatre
Marcie Licker, Music major, will be performing her Senior Recital. She will be featured on voice. Admission is free; light refreshments will be served.

Roger McGuinn
2015-04-24 20:00 - 23:00 | Pollak Theatre
As the founder of the Byrds, Roger McGuinn is firmly established as an indisputable industry icon. From his signature 12 string Rickenbacker sound, to his instantly recognizable vocals on hits like Turn, Turn, Turn, Eight Miles High and Mr. Tambourine Man, McGuinn didn’t just make music; he made history. He was on the leading edge, combining the rock beat of the Beatles with the folk sensibilities of Bob Dylan, to create the genre known as “folk-rock.” Roger’s solo career began in 1973 and has yielded 10 albums, a Grammy nomination, and extensive touring and performing for enthralled audiences ever since.
Workshop and Guitar Circle:Apr. 23 at 1 PM | Wilson Auditorium This workshop will include a history of the Byrds’ musical revolution as well as highlighting the computer techniques McGuinn uses in recording. Bring your guitar to participate in the Guitar Circle!Free when purchasing a ticket to the 4/24 concert or $25 separately.(Please call 732.263.5715 to RSVP for the workshop)

Met Opera: CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA / PAGLIACCI (Broadcast in HD)
2015-04-25 12:30 - 16:30 | Pollak Theatre
New Production
Opera’s most enduring tragic double bill returns in an evocative new production from Sir David McVicar, who sets the action across two time periods but in the same Sicilian village. Marcelo Álvarez rises to the challenge of playing the dual tenor roles of Turiddu in Cavalleria Rusticana and Canio in Pagliacci. Rae Smith (War Horse) has designed the moodily atmospheric 1900 village square setting of Cavalleria, which transforms to a 1948 truck stop for the doomed vaudeville troupe of Pagliacci. Eva-Maria Westbroek (Cav) and Patricia Racette (Pag) sing the unlucky heroines, and Met Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi is on the podium.
Broadcast in HD
Encore: Sun. May 17, 2015, 1:00 p.m.
Approx. Runtime: 3 hours 30 minutes

Student Recital: Madeline Myers
2015-04-25 15:00 - 17:00 | Lauren K. Woods Theatre
Madeline Myers, Music Education major, will be performing her Senior Recital. She will be featured on violin and viola. Admission is free; light refreshments will be served.

Gallery Exhibition: Annual Student Exhibition
2015-04-26 09:00 - 2015-05-05 17:00 | Joan and Robert Rechnitz Hall
Rechnitz Hall’s DiMattio Gallery and Ice House Gallery
April 26 – May 1st 2015
Opening reception: Sunday, April 26, from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Featuring the select works by Monmouth University students in Photography, Graphic Design, Animation and Studio Art.
