World Cinema Series: Ida
2015-04-15 19:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | 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.

Student Recital: Devon Loihle
2015-04-26 16:30 - 18:00 | Lauren K. Woods Theatre
Devon Loihle, Music major, will be performing her Senior Recital. She will be featured on voice and piano. Admission is free; light refreshments will be served.

MU Chamber Orchestra
2015-04-28 17:00 - 19:00 | Lauren K. Woods Theatre
The concert will feature the Chamber Orchestra (which is comprised of students, faculty, and staff), and some smaller ensembles and soloists. The musical bill of fare will include works by Bizet, Mozart, Vaughan Williams, deFalla, Bach, Respighi and other important composers of different eras

Graduate Information Session
2015-04-29 19:00 - 21:00 | Monmouth Park Corporate Center
This information session is for students interested in the Psychological Counseling or Mental Health Counseling graduate programs ONLY.
The event will take place at the Monmouth University Graduate Center, 185 Route 36, West Long Branch
We hope you can attend one of our upcoming graduate school information sessions. Visiting our campus is the best way to experience firsthand the academic excellence and personalized attention Monmouth offers all graduate students.
Throughout the year, Monmouth hosts graduate sessions for prospective students where admissions counselors, faculty members, and financial aid representatives will be available to answer your questions as you:

Discover how we make graduate school affordable.
Gain a broader understanding of the application and admission process.
Learn more about graduate programs.
Talk with program directors 1-on-1.

Student Recital: Kelly Marie Thomas
2015-05-02 15:00 - 17:00 | Lauren K. Woods Theatre
Kelly Marie Thomas, Music major, will be performing her Senior Recital. She will be featured on voice and will be presenting works by Franz Schubert, Georg Friderich Handel, Gabriel Fauré, Eric Satie, Thomas Arne and many other. Also featured will be selections from several musical theatre shows such as Les Misérables, Sweeney Todd and The Music Man. Admission is free and light refreshments will be served.

Boom Roasted Productions presents Rent!
2015-05-02 20:00 - 2015-05-03 23:00 | Lauren K. Woods Theatre
Boom Roasted Productions presents Monmouth University’s first entirely student-produced musical, Jonathan Larson’s Rent. An inspiring musical about friends and artists struggling with addiction, poverty, AIDS and most of all, love.
Set in the East Village of New York City, Rent is about falling in love, finding your voice and living for today. Winner of the TONY Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Rent has become a pop cultural phenomenon with songs that rock and a story that resonates with audiences of all ages. May 2, 8pm – May 3, 3pm and 8 pm. “Tickets available through Boom Roasted Productions, $5” email Zoe Bulitt @ s0817349@monmouth.edu

Spring 2015 Semester Classes End
2015-05-04

Monmouth University Jazz Band Jam!
2015-05-04 18:00 - 20:00 | Lauren K. Woods Theatre
A free performance by Monmouth University’s Jazz Band

Reading Day
2015-05-05

Final Exam Period
2015-05-06 - 2015-05-12

National Theatre of London: The Hard Problem (Broadcast in HD)
2015-05-06 19:00 - 23:00 | Pollak Theatre
Acclaimed playwright Tom Stoppard (Shakespeare in Love, Arcadia, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead) returns to the National Theatre with his highly-anticipated new play The Hard Problem, directed by Nicholas Hytner (Othello, Hamlet, One Man, Two Guvnors). Hilary, a young psychology researcher at a brain science institute, is nursing a private sorrow and a troubling question at work, where psychology and biology meet. If there is nothing but matter, what is consciousness? This is ‘the hard problem’ which puts Hilary at odds with her colleagues who include her first mentor Spike, her boss Leo and the billionaire founder of the institute, Jerry. Is the day coming when the computer and the fMRI scanner will answer all the questions psychology can ask? Meanwhile Hilary needs a miracle, and she is prepared to pray for one.

Women Waging the Way
2015-05-08 19:00 - 23:00 | Lauren K. Woods Theatre
The event focuses on an important issue that touches all individuals, equality. Women have made immense progress over the last century in regards to obtaining parity, but still today women face discrimination based on their gender. Women Waging the Way aims to foster the equality of all humans by showcasing artists of all gender and backgrounds along with art of young girls in India who are currently learning the importance of acceptance through the “Rainbow Program.” The Rainbow Program is a school in Loreto Sealdah, Kolkata, India that works to integrate girls of diverse socio-economic backgrounds and foster the common goal of breaking the cycle of poverty and empowerment through education.
The event will take place on one night and will showcase fine art, theater, and music through two “acts.” All artwork will be displayed on easels in a semi-circle on the stage and will serve as a “backdrop” for Act 1. Act 1 will consist of performances by young artists who will present songs, skits, and other performances that focus on the theme of the night. During Act 2, attendees will be offered the opportunity to view the art up close and take part in a silent auction. There will be a mix of art from local artists that will be up for auction and artwork from children who are currently enrolled in the “Rainbow Program.”
The net-profits will be donated to Women and Girls Education International (WAGE International), a 501(c)(3) organization based in Monmouth County that works to empower through education.
This event is sponsored by the Monmouth University Center for the Arts. For more information, please visit: www.womenwagingtheway.weebly.com
