BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Events - ECPv6.15.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.monmouth.edu/events X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Events REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20100314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20101107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20110313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20111106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20120311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20121104T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20130310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20131103T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20111106T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20111106T190000 DTSTAMP:20260403T160531 CREATED:20180725T204954Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180731T133512Z UID:40810103993-1320606000-1320606000@www.monmouth.edu SUMMARY:Big Bad Voodoo Daddy DESCRIPTION:Since their arrival on the music scene in 1993 in a legendary residency at Los Angeles’ Brown Derby nightclub\, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy’s irresistible live show and aggressive\, musically perceptive approach has proven them over time to be the singular standout among the numerous bands that launched the Nineties swing revival. The seven-man group forged a massively successful fusion of classic American sounds from jazz\, swing\, Dixieland\, and big-band music\, building their own songbook of original dance tunes\, and\, sixteen years later\, BBVD is a veteran force that to this day adds new fans by the roomful every time they play. \nCost: $42/32 URL:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/event/big-bad-voodoo-daddy/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2018/07/Big_Bad_Voodoo_Daddy_Thumb.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20111107T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20111107T163000 DTSTAMP:20260403T160531 CREATED:20180725T204738Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180904T154728Z UID:40810103570-1320683400-1320683400@www.monmouth.edu SUMMARY:BENTON-C BAINBRIDGE AND BROOKE BROUSSAR DESCRIPTION:Artist Lecture & Dance/Video Demonstration \nBenton-C Bainbridge and Brooke Broussard \nDancer/choreographer Brooke Broussard and video artist\nBenton-C Bainbridge will present a lecture demonstration with a live\ndancing element. Brooke and Benton most recently collaborated on\n“Infinite Light\,” a multi-media event in China that combined modern\ndance performance with custom-designed media art. “Infinite Light”\nblends dance and video projections in visual manifestations of\nchoreographed “flowers\,” “trees” and even a “Big Bang.” \nArtist bios:\nBainbridge\, based in the Bronx and Nashville\, works with video as a\npainterly and performable medium. Bainbridge has presented video in\nimmersive environments\, screenings\, installations and live performances\nacross 5 continents\, collaborating with artists around the world\,\nincluding The Beastie Boys. \nBroussard is a native of Louisiana\, where she began to\ngrow into modern dance. She has toured and performed her own\nchoreography extensively within the US and internationally.  Her work\nincorporates neuroscience\, emotional states\, and inventive\,\nimprovisational movement\, culminating in groundbreaking multi-media\nperformance art. Collaborating with musicians\, visual artists\, and\nadvancing technologies\, her visions venture away from the typical dance\nperformance into a new generation of tech savvy performance. \nFor more information visit: http://softwareandart.com/?p=472; http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1735749443/infinite-light-limited-edition URL:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/event/benton-c-bainbridge-and-brooke-broussar/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2018/07/Benton_Thumb.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20111108T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20111108T163000 DTSTAMP:20260403T160531 CREATED:20180725T204815Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180731T133451Z UID:40810103726-1320769800-1320769800@www.monmouth.edu SUMMARY:Michael Waters DESCRIPTION:Michael Waters’ ten books of poetry include Gospel Night (2011); Darling Vulgarity (2006—finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize); Parthenopi: New and Selected Poems (2001—finalist for the Paterson Poetry Prize)—these titles from BOA Editions—Bountiful(1992); The Burden Lifters (1989); and Anniversary of the Air(1985)—these titles from Carnegie Mellon UP. In 2011\, Shoestring Press (UK) published Selected Poems. His co-edited volumes include Contemporary American Poetry (Houghton Mifflin\, 2006) and Perfect in Their Art: Poems on Boxing from Homer to Ali (Southern Illinois UP\, 2003). The recipient of fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Fulbright Foundation\, he has published poems in numerous journals and anthologies\, including Poetry\, The Paris Review\, The Yale Review\, The American Poetry Review\, The Kenyon Review\, The Southern Review\, The Gettysburg Review\, The Georgia Review\, Rolling Stone\, and The Pushcart Prize\,and has chaired the Poetry Panel for the National Book Award. Waters is Professor of English at Monmouth University. URL:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/event/michael-waters/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2018/07/michael_waters_thumb.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20111112T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20111112T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T160531 CREATED:20180725T204954Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190102T162149Z UID:40810103996-1321128000-1321128000@www.monmouth.edu SUMMARY:CANCELLED: The Miles Davis Experience: 1949 - 1959 DESCRIPTION:CANCELLED \nCost: $42/32 \nThe Miles Davis Experience: 1949-1959 recaptures the sound\, and the historical and cultural context of this critical period of American history through the lens of jazz music and its most iconic innovator\, Miles Davis. The tour will provide a good opportunity to reintroduce Miles to a younger audience and those unfamiliar with his legacy. It will also give the large base of his fans a chance to experience and celebrate his music in a new live setting URL:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/event/cancelled-the-miles-davis-experience-1949-1959/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2018/07/Miles_Davis_Experience_Thumb.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20111120T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20111120T190000 DTSTAMP:20260403T160531 CREATED:20180725T204953Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180731T133512Z UID:40810103990-1321815600-1321815600@www.monmouth.edu SUMMARY:Paul Byrom DESCRIPTION:Paul Byrom \nThis Is The Moment Tour \nCost: $30/25 \nPaul Byrom is often hailed as Ireland’s premier young tenor and with good reason. From an early age his special vocal talent brought him the attention of music coaches and talent spotters. His talent as a tenor has taken him far and wide\, and some of the many highlights of his career to date include performing for many dignitaries such as Irish President Mary McAleese\, Emperor Akihito of Japan\, Former Irish President and UN Commissioner for Human Rights\, Mary Robinson and most recently for United States President\, Barack Obama. In 2007 Paul was invited to join Celtic Thunder as one of the five soloists. Fans call Byrom “The Swanky Tenor” for his suave and romantic style in performing\, which is stamped on such numbers in Celtic Thunder as “Remember Me Recuerde Me” and “She”. URL:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/event/paul-byrom/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2018/07/Paul_Byrom_Thumbnail.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20111121T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20111121T193000 DTSTAMP:20260403T160531 CREATED:20180725T204952Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180731T133511Z UID:40810103987-1321903800-1321903800@www.monmouth.edu SUMMARY:Simple Gifts DESCRIPTION:Three women plus twelve instruments equals one good time when Simple Gifts takes the stage. Drawing on an impressive variety of ethnic folk styles\, this award-winning trio plays everything from lively Irish jigs and down-home American reels to hard-driving Klezmer frailachs and haunting Gypsy melodies\, spicing the mix with the distinctive rhythms of Balkan dance music\, the lush sounds of Scandinavian twin fiddling\, and original compositions written in a traditional style. \nCost: $22 URL:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/event/simple-gifts/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2018/07/Simples_Gifts_Thumb.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20111202T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20111209T210000 DTSTAMP:20260403T160531 CREATED:20180725T204853Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220420T152901Z UID:40810103810-1322852400-1323464400@www.monmouth.edu SUMMARY:December Senior Exhibition DESCRIPTION:December Senior Show\nDecember 2 – 9\, 2011\nOpening Reception:\nFriday\, December 2\, 7 – 9 p.m. \nFeaturing the work of Monmouth University graduate seniors who will receive their degrees in graphic design or fine art. URL:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/event/december-senior-exhibition/ LOCATION:Rotary Ice House Gallery ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2018/07/Senior_Exhibition_Thumb.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20111202T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20111202T230000 DTSTAMP:20260403T160531 CREATED:20180725T204951Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180725T204951Z UID:40810103978-1322856000-1322866800@www.monmouth.edu SUMMARY:Father Alphonse Stephenson and the Orchestra of St. Peter by the Sea DESCRIPTION:There’s simply no better way to start the holiday season than to spend this special evening with Father Alphonse Stephenson and the Orchestra of Saint Peter by the Sea as they perform a concert of carols and holiday favorites. This well-established Christmas tradition is celebrating its 21st year at Monmouth University. Call the box office today to see if tickets are available for this annual sell-out. \nCost: $39 URL:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/event/father-alphonse-stephenson-and-the-orchestra-of-st-peter-by-the-sea/ LOCATION:Pollak Theatre CATEGORIES:Arts at Monmouth,Concerts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2018/07/Father_Alphonse_Thumb.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20111203T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20111203T123000 DTSTAMP:20260403T160531 CREATED:20180725T205121Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181221T160449Z UID:40810104152-1322915400-1322915400@www.monmouth.edu SUMMARY:Rodelinda - Handel DESCRIPTION:Encore Date:Thursday\, January 19\, 2012 at 7 p.m. \nSensational in the 2004 Met premiere of Stephen Wadsworth’s much-heralded production\, Renée Fleming reprises the title role. She’s joined by Stephanie Blythe and countertenor Andreas Scholl\, and Baroque specialist Harry Bicket conducts. (4 hours 15 minutes\, 2 intermissions) \nFor more information visit The Metropolitan Opera online. URL:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/event/rodelinda-handel/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2018/07/Rodelinda_Thumbnail.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20111207T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20111207T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T160531 CREATED:20180725T204951Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220419T144904Z UID:40810103981-1323288000-1323288000@www.monmouth.edu SUMMARY:Psychic Medium John Edward DESCRIPTION:PSYCHIC MEDIUM JOHN EDWARD \n  \nAn evening with John Edward and special guests!! \nJoin John and internationally acclaimed psychic mediums\nChar Margolis and Jonathan Louis \n Doors open at 7:30 p.m. \n  \n  \nTickets go on sale Friday\, April\, 29\, 2011 at 10 a.m. \nTicket Prices \nStandard tickets: $60\, $85\, and $135 \nSpecial Pre-Show Reception Tickets: $300 Limited quantity available \nReception from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.; Includes a Meet And Greet\, Book Signing With John Edward and Char\, Appetizers\, and Refreshments. Seats will be within the first six rows of the stage. \nTickets will be on sale through Ticketmaster.com\, Ticketmaster phone charge 800-745-3000 and select Ticketmaster outlets. \nJohn Edward is an internationally renowned psychic medium whose ability to contact the dead has kept him on cable television since the late 1990s. His show “Crossing Over with John Edward” appeared on the Sci-Fi Channel from1999-2004 and “John Edward Cross Country” has appeared on We TV since 2006. Edward concluded he was a medium when he was a teenager\, and feels he is able to communicate with people who have died and “crossed over.” He has written numerous books on the subject including “Crossing Over” (2001)\, “After Life” (2003) and “Infinite Quest” (2010). \nAll proceeds will benefit Joan Dancy and Pals – ALS Organization www.joandancyandpals.com \nFor More Information\, please call 732-571-3512. \nProduced by Concerts East\nwww.concertseast.com URL:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/event/psychic-medium-john-edward/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2018/07/John_Edwards_Thumb.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111208 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111209 DTSTAMP:20260403T160531 CREATED:20180725T204902Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180725T204902Z UID:40810103861-1323302400-1323388799@www.monmouth.edu SUMMARY:Season's Greetings DESCRIPTION:The Department of Music and Theatre Arts presents \nHoliday Concert URL:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/event/seasons-greetings/ LOCATION:The Great Hall ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2018/07/Seasons_Greetings_Thumb.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111208 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111209 DTSTAMP:20260403T160531 CREATED:20180725T204951Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180725T204951Z UID:40810103984-1323302400-1323388799@www.monmouth.edu SUMMARY:Season's Greetings DESCRIPTION:The Department of Music and Theatre Arts presents \nHoliday Concert URL:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/event/seasons-greetings-2/ LOCATION:The Great Hall ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2018/07/Seasons_Greetings_Thumb.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20111209T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20111209T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T160531 CREATED:20180725T204950Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180731T133511Z UID:40810103972-1323460800-1323460800@www.monmouth.edu SUMMARY:Martin Sexton DESCRIPTION:A Winter Night: \nAn Intimate Solo Acoustic Performance \n Cost: prices vary \n  \nThe New York Times wrote that this artist” jumps beyond standard fare on the strength of his voice\, a blue-eyed soul man’s supple instrument\,” adding that “his unpretentious heartiness helps him focus on every soul singer’s goal: to amplify the sound of the ordinary heart.“Martin Sexton is ripe with raw\, expansive talent.His voice comes in a hundred impossible shades. His songs are sweet and spirited and soulful. His repertoire is like a cross country tour of the American musical vernacular.” — Boston Globe \nVIP/meet and greet available!Check with the box office for more information. \nProduced by Concerts East\, Inc URL:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/event/martin-sexton/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2018/07/Martin_Sexton_Thumb.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20111210T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20111210T130000 DTSTAMP:20260403T160531 CREATED:20180725T205121Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180731T133530Z UID:40810104155-1323522000-1323522000@www.monmouth.edu SUMMARY:Faust - Gounod (Broadcast in HD) DESCRIPTION:Faust – Gounod (New Production) \nEncore Date: Thursday\, February 16\, 2012 at 7 p.m. \nWith Jonas Kaufmann in the title role\, René Pape as the devil\, and Marina Poplavskaya as Marguerite\, Gounod’s classic retelling of the Faust legend couldn’t be better served. Tony Award-winning director Des McAnuff updates the story to the first half of the 20th century with a production that won praise in London last season. Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts on the heels of his Don Carlo success. (4 hours 20 minutes\, 2 intermissions)  \nBroadcast in HD  URL:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/event/faust-gounod-broadcast-in-hd/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2018/07/Faust_Thumb.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20111211T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20111211T160000 DTSTAMP:20260403T160531 CREATED:20180725T204950Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180731T133510Z UID:40810103975-1323619200-1323619200@www.monmouth.edu SUMMARY:Deck The Halls DESCRIPTION:From the company that brought you the hit Sing\, Sing Sing! comes their new seasonal musical marvel\,Deck The Halls!. With a company of more than 40 singers\, tap dancers\, and musicians\, your favorite family holiday songs will come reeling to life at the Pollak Theatre. Resplendent with magnificent Dickens costumes\, as well as a myriad of theatrical delights\, this musical extravaganza is sure to delight the entire family. \nGuinness Book record holder in Tap Dancing\, David J.V. Meenan\, will lead his company of Broadway friends through an evening that you will talk about for years! \nCost: $38/30 \n  URL:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/event/deck-the-halls/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2018/07/Deck_the_Halls_Thumb.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20111215T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20111215T190000 DTSTAMP:20260403T160531 CREATED:20180725T205120Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181221T160744Z UID:40810104146-1323975600-1323975600@www.monmouth.edu SUMMARY:Don Giovanni Encore - Mozart DESCRIPTION:Mariusz Kwiecien brings his youthful and sensual interpretation of Mozart’s timeless anti-hero to the Met for the first time\, under the direction of Tony Award®-winning director Michael Grandage and with James Levine conducting. Also starring Marina Rebeka\, Barbara Frittoli\, Ramón Vargas\, and Luca Pisaroni. (3 hours 55 minutes\, 1 intermission) \nFor more information visit The Metropolitan Opera online. URL:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/event/don-giovanni-encore-mozart/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2018/07/Don_Giovanni_Thumb.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120117 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120310 DTSTAMP:20260403T160531 CREATED:20180725T204853Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190228T144606Z UID:40810103813-1326758400-1331337599@www.monmouth.edu SUMMARY:MU Faculty Exhibition DESCRIPTION:MU Faculty Exhibition \n  \nJanuary 17 – March 9\, 2012 \nOpening Reception: \nFriday\, January 27 from 7 – 9 p.m. \nICE HOUSE GALLERY \nFeaturing the work of the Monmouth University Department of Art & Design faculty. \n  URL:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/event/mu-faculty-exhibition/ LOCATION:Rotary Ice House Gallery ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2018/07/Faculty_Exhibition_Thumb.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120119T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120119T190000 DTSTAMP:20260403T160531 CREATED:20180725T205120Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181221T160708Z UID:40810104149-1326999600-1326999600@www.monmouth.edu SUMMARY:Rodelinda Encore - Handel DESCRIPTION:Sensational in the 2004 Met premiere of Stephen Wadsworth’s much-heralded production\, Renée Fleming reprises the title role. She’s joined by Stephanie Blythe and countertenor Andreas Scholl\, and Baroque specialist Harry Bicket conducts. (4 hours 15 minutes\, 2 intermissions) \nFor more information visit The Metropolitan Opera online. URL:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/event/rodelinda-encore-handel/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2018/07/Rodelinda_Thumbnail.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120121T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120121T130000 DTSTAMP:20260403T160531 CREATED:20180725T205119Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190102T165452Z UID:40810104140-1327150800-1327150800@www.monmouth.edu SUMMARY:The Enchanted Island - Handel DESCRIPTION:Encore Date: Thursday\, February 23\, 2012 at 7 p.m. \nIn one extraordinary new work\, lovers of Baroque opera have it all: the world’s best singers\, glorious music of the Baroque masters\, and a story drawn from Shakespeare. In The Enchanted Island\, the lovers from Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream are shipwrecked on his other-worldly island of The Tempest. Inspired by the musical pastiches and masques of the 18th century\, the work showcases arias and ensembles by Handel\, Vivaldi\, Rameau\, and others\, and a new libretto by Jeremy Sams. Eminent conductor William Christie leads an all-star cast with David Daniels (Prospero) and Joyce DiDonato (Sycorax) as the formidable foes\, Plácido Domingo as Neptune\, Danielle de Niese as Ariel\, and Luca Pisaroni as Caliban. Lisette Oropesa and Anthony Roth Costanzo play Miranda and Ferdinand. The dazzling production is directed and designed by Phelim McDermott and Julian Crouch (Satyagraha and the Met’s 125 anniversary gala). (3 hours 55 minutes\, 1 intermission) URL:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/event/the-enchanted-island-handel/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2018/07/Enchanted_Island_Thumb.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120130T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120315T190000 DTSTAMP:20260403T160531 CREATED:20180725T204852Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190301T194402Z UID:40810103801-1327942800-1331838000@www.monmouth.edu SUMMARY:SAMINA QURAESHI - Reflections on a Sufi Path DESCRIPTION:SAMINA QURAESHI: Reflections on a Sufi Path \nJanuary 30 – March 15\, 2012 \nOpening Reception: \nJanuary 30\, 2012 \nfrom 5:00-7:00 pm \nPollak Gallery \nAdmission compliments of Monmouth University \nImaginative\, vibrant\, and saturated with the rich colors of South Asia\, Samina Quraeshi’s photographs\, calligraphic works\, and mixed media montages reflect the diversity of Islamic expressions of faith. Her work is a creative response to the experience of pilgrimage to the Sufi shrines in the Indus Valley. The images evoke the music\, dance\, and acts of faith that animate these sacred spaces. \nClick for more information on the Caravanserai events. URL:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/event/samina-quraeshi-reflections-on-a-sufi-path/ LOCATION:Pollak Gallery ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2018/07/Samina_Thumbnail.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120130T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120130T193000 DTSTAMP:20260403T160531 CREATED:20180725T204745Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180731T133438Z UID:40810103606-1327951800-1327951800@www.monmouth.edu SUMMARY:Provost Film Series: Scheherazade: Tell Me a Story DESCRIPTION:SCHEHERAZADE: TELL ME A STORY (Not Rated) \nKarim and Hebba are a young married and loving couple. Both have\ngreat careers. Karim is just about to be appointed as editor-in-chief of\n the greatest governmental newspaper. Hebba is the hostess of much\nappreciated TV programs about female victims\, e.g.\, daughters who are\nburied alive because of improper behavior\, people drowning when\nattempting illegal immigration to Europe. Karim is told that he will\nonly be appointed if his wife avoids political topics. He does persuade\nher to make programs on ordinary people instead. But her “non-political”\n programs will become even more repugnant to the authorities. \nPanelist: Dr. Maysa Hayward\, dean of E-Learning\, Ocean County College URL:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/event/provost-film-series-scheherazade-tell-me-a-story/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2018/07/Scheherazade_Thumbnail.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120206T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120206T193000 DTSTAMP:20260403T160531 CREATED:20180725T204752Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180731T133441Z UID:40810103633-1328556600-1328556600@www.monmouth.edu SUMMARY:Money Matters DESCRIPTION:Director: Ryan Richmond \nMonday\, February 6\, 2012at 7:30 p.m.Pollak Theatre \nAdmission courtesy of Monmouth University \nMoney Matters is a coming-of-age story about a 14 year-old biracial girl\, Monique Matters\, as she tries to navigate faith and sexuality questions of adolescence\, a dysfunctional single-mother household\, and the rough waters of our nation’s capital’s best kept secret–the inner city. Monique never knew her father\, and as her mother’s disturbing past comes to light\, she must somehow reconcile the relationships and circumstances surrounding her very existence. URL:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/event/money-matters/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2018/07/MoneyMatters_Thumbnail.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120210T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120210T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T160531 CREATED:20180725T204948Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180731T133510Z UID:40810103969-1328904000-1328904000@www.monmouth.edu SUMMARY:Cherish The Ladies DESCRIPTION:Cherish the Ladies: Irish Homecoming with Maura O’Connell \nCost: $47/37 \nWhen describing Cherish the Ladies\, the critics say it best. “It is simply impossible to imagine an audience that wouldn’t enjoy what they do\,” says the Boston Globe\, “An astonishing array of virtuosity\,” adds the Washington Post\, “Expands the annals of Irish music in America\, the music is passionate\, tender and rambunctious\,” notes The New York Times. For the past twenty five years\, Cherish the Ladies have proven themselves worthy to live up to these accolades and in doing so have become one of the most engaging ensembles in the history of Irish music. \nBy transforming lyrics and music into intimate portraits of human life\, Maura O’Connell offers soulful consolation on simply living it. The ultimate singer’s singer\, O’Connell’s gems are worth hearing again and again. URL:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/event/cherish-the-ladies-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2018/07/Cherish_the_Ladies_Thumbnail.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120211T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120211T120000 DTSTAMP:20260403T160531 CREATED:20180725T205119Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181221T155700Z UID:40810104143-1328961600-1328961600@www.monmouth.edu SUMMARY:Götterdämmerung - Wagner (Broadcast in HD) DESCRIPTION:With its cataclysmic climax\, the Met’s new Ring cycle\, directed by Robert Lepage\, comes to its resolution. Deborah Voigt stars as Brünnhilde and Gary Lehman is Siegfried—the star-crossed lovers doomed by fate. James Levine conducts.(6 hours 24 minutes\, 2 intermissions) \nBroadcast in HD \nFor more information visit The Metropolitan Opera online. URL:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/event/gotterdammerung-wagner-broadcast-in-hd/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2018/07/gotterdammerung_thumb.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120212T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120212T150000 DTSTAMP:20260403T160531 CREATED:20180725T204947Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180731T133509Z UID:40810103966-1329058800-1329058800@www.monmouth.edu SUMMARY:In The Mood: A 1940s Musical Revue DESCRIPTION:Back by popular demand\, In the Mood returns with their big band orchestra\, singers\, and swing dancers. This retro 1940s musical revives the music that moved a nation’s spirit and helped win a war. The combination of up-tempo instrumentals and intimate\, romantic ballads set the mood for a future filled with promise\, hope\, and prosperity. This Big Band theatrical Swing revue features the music of Glenn Miller\, Tommy Dorsey\, Artie Shaw\, Benny Goodman\, Harry James\, Erskin Hawkins\, The Andrews Sisters\, Frank Sinatra\, and more. \n \nFor More Information \nIn The Mood Web Site \n Cost: $42/35 URL:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/event/in-the-mood-a-1940s-musical-revue/ CATEGORIES:Arts at Monmouth,Concerts,Dance,Theatre ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2018/07/In_the_mood_Thumb1-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120216T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120216T190000 DTSTAMP:20260403T160531 CREATED:20180725T205118Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220420T154045Z UID:40810104137-1329418800-1329418800@www.monmouth.edu SUMMARY:Faust Encore - Gounod (Broadcast in HD) DESCRIPTION:With Jonas Kaufmann in the title role\, René Pape as the devil\, and Marina Poplavskaya as Marguerite\, Gounod’s classic retelling of the Faust legend couldn’t be better served. Tony Award-winning director Des McAnuff updates the story to the first half of the 20th century with a production that won praise in London last season. Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts on the heels of his Don Carlo success.\n(4 hours 20 minutes\, 2 intermissions) \nBroadcast in HD\nFor more information visit The Metropolitan Opera online. URL:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/event/faust-encore-gounod-broadcast-in-hd/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2018/07/Faust_Thumb.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120217T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120217T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T160531 CREATED:20180725T204946Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180731T133509Z UID:40810103963-1329508800-1329508800@www.monmouth.edu SUMMARY:Carolina Chocolate Drops with M Shanghai String Band DESCRIPTION:“The Carolina Chocolate Drops are…revisiting\, with a joyful vengeance\, black string-band and jug-band music of the Twenties and Thirties—the dirt-floor dance electricity of the Mississippi Sheiks and Cannon’s Jug Stompers.” — Rolling Stone \n“To call them a string band does not really do justice to the flying instruments\, the role changes and the strong and sometimes dangerous singing of Rhiannon Giddens …” — New York Times \n“The hottest thing to hit the old-time music community in decades.” — NPR \nThe M Shanghai String Band will open the show. For more information about the bands visit: carolinachocolatedrops.com and mshanghaistringband.com \n Cost: $32 URL:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/event/carolina-chocolate-drops-with-m-shanghai-string-band/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2018/07/Carolina_Chocolate_Thumb.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120221T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120221T193000 DTSTAMP:20260403T160531 CREATED:20180725T204744Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180731T133437Z UID:40810103600-1329852600-1329852600@www.monmouth.edu SUMMARY:Made In Pakistan DESCRIPTION:“Made in Pakistan” Film Screening and Discussion with Ayesha Khan \nAyesha Khan\, director of feature film KASHF: Lifting of the Veil and executive producer of Made in Pakistan is one of Pakistan’s most talented and dynamic young filmmakers. Ayesha will showcase the film Made in Pakistan to American audiences for the Caravanserai film residencies. Made in Pakistan\,\n a 60-minute documentary directed by Nasir Khan and produced by Ms.\nKhan\, follows the lives of four young\, middle-class Pakistanis during\nPervez Musharraf’s state of emergency in 2007. Winner of the Audience\nChoice Award for Best Documentary at the South Asian International Film\nFestival in New York\, Made in Pakistan is a riveting glimpse\ninto life in Pakistan—a country where politics\, fashion\, religion\,\ndebate\, and tradition intermingle\, where one definition of an Islamic\nState no longer holds true. A successful example of independent\nfilmmaking in contemporary Pakistan\, Made in Pakistan will\nprovide a framework for thought-provoking screenings and discussion led\nby a bright new voice from Pakistan’s burgeoning film industry. URL:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/event/made-in-pakistan/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2018/07/madeinpakistan_thumb.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120221T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120221T193000 DTSTAMP:20260403T160531 CREATED:20180725T204744Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180731T133437Z UID:40810103603-1329852600-1329852600@www.monmouth.edu SUMMARY:Caravanserai: Made in Pakistan DESCRIPTION:Made in Pakistan (Not Rated) \n An insider’s look into “The Most Dangerous Country in the World” as labeled by a cover story in Newsweek on\n October 29\, 2007. The documentary follows the lives of four Pakistani\nindividuals who defy this prevailing stereotype of the country by the\nvery choices they have made in their lives. They are working\nprofessionals—two women entrepreneurs\, a politician\, and a lawyer. These\n four individuals represent a multifaceted Pakistan—a country where\npolitics\, religion\, debate\, tradition\, and fashion intermingle—where one\n definition of an Islamic State no longer holds true. \nPanelists: Nasir Khan\, film director and Mohammed Sheikh\, graduate student\, Monmouth University URL:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/event/caravanserai-made-in-pakistan/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2018/07/madeinpakistan_thumb.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120223T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120223T163000 DTSTAMP:20260403T160531 CREATED:20180725T204814Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220509T192711Z UID:40810103720-1330014600-1330014600@www.monmouth.edu SUMMARY:Liliana Ursu DESCRIPTION:Club Rooms 107-108\, Magill Commons \nLiliana Ursu\, internationally acclaimed Romanian poet\, was born in Sibiu\, Romania\, in 1949. Ursu has published eight books of poetry in Romanian. Her first book in English\,The Sky Behind the Forest(Bloodaxe Books\, 1997)\, translated by Ursu\, Adam J. Sorkin\, and Tess Gallagher\, became a British Poetry Book Society Recommended Translation and was shortlisted for Oxford’s Weidenfeld Prize.Goldsmith Market (Zephyr Press\, 2004) is Liliana Ursu’s third book of poetry in Romanian\, and her third book to appear in English. Lightwall will be published by Zephyr Press in 2009. Her most recent book A Path to the Sea was published in 2011 \nDuring 1992-93 and again in 1997-98\, Ursu was a Fulbright Lecturer at Penn State’s University Park campus; in spring 2000 she served as a visiting professor of creative writing at the University of Louisville. In fall 2003\, she was Poet-in-Residence at the Stadler Center for Poetry\, Bucknell University. Ursu has worked for Romanian National Radio since 1980\, producing a literary magazine of the air. \nThe reading is sponsored by Global Initiatives and The Visiting Writers Series URL:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/event/liliana-ursu/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2018/07/Liliana_Ursu_Thumb.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR