Oasis Players
2013-12-03 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Pollak Theatre
This event will be held from 7:30 – 9 p.m. in Pollak Theatre.
Organized by the Jewish Cultural Studies Program and the Office for Global Initiative at Monmouth University, this event is free of charge and open to all.
Monmouth University appreciates the generosity of a group of Hollywood Golf Club members who enable multi-year support for the Monmouth University Jewish Cultural Studies Program.
For more information please call 732-571-4474.

Senior Recital: Jasmine Walker
2013-12-06 19:30 - 23:59
Jasmine Walker, Music Education major will be performing her Senior Recital at the Woods Theatre on Friday, December 6, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. She will be featured on voice and piano. Admission is free; light refreshments will be served.

Father Alphonse Stephenson and the Orchestra of Saint Peter by the Sea
2013-12-06 20:00 - 23:00 | Pollak Theatre
Location: Pollak Theatre

Tickets: $39

An annual holiday tradition, the Orchestra of Saint Peter by the Sea return for their 23rd concert of carols and seasonal favorites. Conductor Father Alphonse Stephenson, a Brigadier General in the US Air National Guard and music director for the 1980’s Broadway run of Chorus Line, provides humorous and personal anecdotes amidst a program of holiday classics and carols performed flawlessly by the 42-piece orchestra. Be sure to get your tickets early for this annual sell out!

Senior Recital: Rachel Armstrong
2013-12-07 15:00 - 23:59
Rachel Armstrong, Music Education major will be performing her Senior Recital at the Woods Theatre on Saturday, December 7, 2013 at 3:00 p.m. She will be featured on voice and piano. Admission is free; light refreshments will be served.

Peter Pan
2013-12-08 14:00
Peter Pan is an adapted version of J.M. Barrie’s classic tale created by John Caird and Trevor Nunn. This touring production explores the journey of a group of children in turn-of-the-century London who use their imaginations to reenact the story of Peter Pan. This story empowers children to create their own world of make-believe.
As the children fly to Neverland and escape the evil Captain Hook and Mr. Smee, they recognize the importance of friendship as well as the value of being part of a family. This production encourages children to let their imaginations take “flight” and to create their own adventures using household objects as props and puppets as characters.
(Approximately one-hour in length, recommended for grades 1 – 5)
For more information and study sheets visit: www.theatreworksusa.org

Senior Recital: Megan Conrad
2013-12-08 14:00 - 23:59
Megan Conrad, Music Education major will be performing her Senior Recital at the Woods Theatre on Sunday, December 8, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. She will be featured on tuba. Admission is free; light refreshments will be served.

Instant Decision Tuesday for Transfer Students
2013-12-10 | The Great Hall -104

Peer Mentor Study Break: Popcorn and a Movie
2013-12-11 21:00 | Magill Commons
This event will take place at 9 p.m. in the Club Lounge at Magill Commons.

WinterSong, A Holiday Concert
2013-12-12 19:30 - 23:00 | The Great Hall
ALL SEATED TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT! Standing room tickets will be sold the night of the show.
An evening of holiday poetry and music for choir, orchestra, and handbells performed in the majestic festive atmosphere of Wilson Hall. The concert is conducted by Professor Michael Gillette and Dr. David M. Tripold and features the Colts Neck Reformed Church Exultation Ringers conducted by Maggie Tripold.

Senior Recital: Brendan Moore
2013-12-13 19:30 - 23:59
Brendan Moore, Music Education major will be performing his Senior Recital at the St. James Episcopal Church, 300 Broadway, Long Branch, NJ on Friday, December 13, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. He will be featured on piano, voice and organ. Admission is free; light refreshments will be served.

Tis the Seasons! THE HIT MEN’s Holiday Show ...featuring Former Stars of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
2013-12-13 20:00 - 23:00 | Pollak Theatre
You loved Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. Tommy James and the Shondells. Carly Simon. Cat Stevens. Elton John. Jim Croce. Come see ‘Tis the Seasons, the great holiday show starring The Hit Men, former members of these mega-star acts performing all of your favorite songs — from “Oh What a Night”, “Who Loves You”, “Sherry” and many other Four Seasons hits to “Leroy Brown”, “Hanky Panky” and “Mony Mony”. Plus, great holiday favorites from “Santa Claus is coming to Town” and Jingle Bell Rock” to Maria Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You” and “Feliz Navidad”. You’ll know every word in every song in this night of mega hits and holiday classics. Relive the glory days of rock and roll and celebrate the holiday season with The Hit Men. You’ll leave the theatre saying “Oh, What a Night!”

Met Opera: FALSTAFF (Broadcast in HD)
2013-12-14 13:00 - 23:00 | Pollak Theatre
Verdi’s Falstaff
Run Time: 3:20
An undisputed master of Falstaff, Music Director James Levine conducts Verdi’s opera for the first time at the Met since 2005. Robert Carsen’s production—the first new Met Falstaff since 1964—is set in the English countryside in the mid-20th century. Ambrogio Maestri (last season’s Dulcamara in the Opening Night production of L’Elisir d’Amore) sings the title role of the brilliant and blustery Sir John Falstaff, opposite a marvelous ensemble that includes Angela Meade, Stephanie Blythe, Lisette Oropesa, and Franco Vassallo.
Broadcast in HD
Falstaff is a co-production of the Metropolitan Opera; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Teatro alla Scala, Milan; the Canadian Opera Company, Toronto; and De Nederlandse Opera, Amsterdam.
Encore: Sunday, January 26 | 1 p.m.

Senior Recital: Ross Bernstein
2013-12-15 15:00 - 23:59
Ross Bernstein, Music Education major will be performing his Senior Recital at the Woods Theatre on Sunday, December 15, 2013 at 3:00 p.m. He will be featured on voice. Admission is free; light refreshments will be served.

Instant Decision Tuesday for Transfer Students
2013-12-17 | The Great Hall

Graduate Information Session
2014-01-08 13:00
This Information Session will cover only the Master of Social Work (MSW) program.

Winter Commencement
2014-01-17 13:30
Monmouth University will hold Winter Commencement on Friday, January 17, 2014, at 1:30 p.m. on campus in the Multipurpose Activity Center (MAC). Students who have completed their degree requirements in the Summer or Fall 2013 semesters will be recognized at this time.
Doors to the MAC will open at 12 p.m. on Commencement Day.
Students are asked to be at the student lineup in Boylan Gymnasium no later than 12:45 p.m. on Commencement Day. Please enter through the Fitness Center.
Guests are requested to be seated by 1 p.m.
Live Video will be available online beginning at 1:30 p.m.

Met Opera: TOSCA Encore
2014-01-19 13:00 - 17:00 | Pollak Theatre
TOSCA (Puccini)
Encore: Sun. January 19 at 1:00 p.m.
Run Time: 3:35
Puccini’s timeless verismo score is well served by an exceptional cast, led by Patricia Racette in the title role of the jealous diva, opposite Roberto Alagna as her lover, Cavaradossi. George Gagnidze is the villainous Scarpia.
Tosca is a co-production of the Metropolitan Opera, the Bayerische Staatsoper and the Teatro alla Scala.

Gallery Exhibition - Lewis Mumford: Selections from the Monmouth University Permanent Collection
2014-01-21 09:00 - 2014-03-07 17:00 | Joan and Robert Rechnitz Hall
Lewis Mumford
Selections from the Monmouth University Permanent Collection
The Dimattio Gallery – Upper Level
Lewis Mumford, a dynamic writer, literary and architectural critic, moralist, historian and philosopher. Born in Flushing, NY, on October 19, 1895, Mumford’s extensive contributions to literary scholarship, technology, urban planning, and architecture are internationally renowned for their uncanny social vision and their timely prescience. Lewis Mumford criticized progress based on the intoxicating power of technology and the machine. He argued that the advancement of civilization should be cultivated by humanism, and that technology should never be used to acquire global domination, promote military prowess, or erode individualism.
Lewis Mumford, however, was no pacifist—he despised fascism and urged America to fight in both World Wars. Like George Orwell, he often accused his liberal contemporaries of being corrupt, and claimed that their “willingness to submit to the Nazis rather than risk the need for using force in opposing them” was nothing short of egregious.
His many prestigious awards include the Medal of Freedom from President Lyndon Johnson, the Presidential Medal of Art and Citation from Ronald Reagan, and the Knight of the British Empire (K.B.E), an honor bestowed on him by Queen Elizabeth II. These achievements are all the more remarkable when we consider that Lewis Mumford did not take an academic degree.
Joan and Robert Rechnitz Hall Hours
Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Friday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. | Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Gallery Exhibition: Eye Cons
2014-01-21 09:00 - 2014-03-07 17:00 | Joan and Robert Rechnitz Hall
EYE CONS: Michael Anthony Donato

‘The paintings in this show for the most part have been inspired by Pre Renaissance and Renaissance iconography. Although some may be based on familiar and traditional themes, all of the paintings are original contemporary interpretations of these themes.’
The Dimattio Gallery – Lower Level

Opening Reception: Friday January 31, from 7– 9 p.m.
Joan and Robert Rechnitz Hall Hours
Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Friday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. | Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Gallery Exhibition: Jeremiah Teipen's Inforifices
2014-01-21 09:00 - 2014-04-11 17:00 | Rotary Ice House Gallery
Inforifices, an exhibition by Jeremiah Teipen, features new works that aestheticize the processes by which we consume (and digest) large amounts of visual information. Teipen creates mesmerizing experiences that mirror our current hyper-saturated mediascape, but also allow the viewer to transcend it.
Opening Reception: Thurs. February 6, from 4:30 – 7 p.m
Rotary Ice House Gallery Hours

Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Met Opera: Falstaff Encore (Broadcast in HD)
2014-01-26 13:00 - 17:00 | Pollak Theatre
FALSTAFF (Verdi) New ProductionEncore: Sun. January 26 at 1:00 p.m. Run Time: 3:20
An undisputed master of Falstaff, Music Director James Levine conducts Verdi’s opera for the first time at the Met since 2005. Robert Carsen’s production—the first new Met Falstaff since 1964—is set in the English countryside in the mid-20th century. Ambrogio Maestri (last season’s Dulcamara in the Opening Night production of L’Elisir d’Amore) sings the title role of the brilliant and blustery Sir John Falstaff, opposite a marvelous ensemble that includes Angela Meade, Stephanie Blythe, Lisette Oropesa, and Franco Vassallo.
Broadcast in HD Falstaff is a co-production of the Metropolitan Opera; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Teatro alla Scala, Milan; the Canadian Opera Company, Toronto; and De Nederlandse Opera, Amsterdam.

Provost Film Series: Walk on Water
2014-01-28 19:30 - 23:59 | Pollak Theatre
Following the suicide of his wife, an Israeli intelligence agent is assigned to befriend the grandchildren of a Nazi war criminal.
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.

National Theatre of London: Coriolanus
2014-01-30 19:00
Donmar Warehouse production of
Shakespeare’s CORIOLANUS
Thurs. January 30, 2014
National Theatre Live will broadcast the Donmar Warehouse’s production of Coriolanus, Shakespeare’s searing tragedy of political manipulation and revenge, with Tom Hiddleston (The Avengers, War Horse (film), BBC’s The Hollow Crown) in the title role and Mark Gatiss (Season’s Greetings at the National Theatre, BBC’s Sherlock) as Menenius, directed by the Donmar’s Artistic Director Josie Rourke.
When an old adversary threatens Rome, the city calls once more on her hero and defender: Coriolanus. But he has enemies at home too. Famine threatens the city, the citizens’ hunger swells to an appetite for change, and on returning from the field Coriolanus must confront the march of realpolitik and the voice of an angry people.

Gallery Exhibition: Mike Harper: The Art of Illustration
2014-01-31 09:00 - 2014-02-28 17:00 | Pollak Gallery
Opening Reception: Fri. February 7, from 6 – 8 p.m.
Mike Harper a realistic airbrush artist who has illustrated professionally for over 15 years. He has worked with numerous publishing companies and advertising agencies that range from American Tourister to Zebra Pens. Works on display will include various advertising illustrations, book covers, editorial works & promotion pieces used by noted publishers Bantam, Scholastic, & Harlequin. Featured magazine covers include: Emergency Medicine Magazine and Games Magazine.
Pollak Gallery HOURS: Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. to 7
p.m. (Except during openings)

On Screen/in Person: Real Boy
2014-02-01 19:30 - 21:00 | The Great Hall Auditorium
Director Shaleece Haas
Film Trailer: https://vimeo.com/134142788
REAL BOY is the coming-of-age story of Bennett
Wallace, a transgender teenager on a journey to find his voice as a musician, a
friend, a son, and a man. Navigating the ups and downs of young adulthood, he
works to gain the support of his mother, who has deep misgivings about her
child’s transition. As tension mounts at home, Bennett is taken in by his idol,
Joe Stevens, the lead singer of the alt-Americana band, Coyote Grace. Exploring
how our search for personal identity also involves those closest to us, REAL BOY is a nuanced look at the new
American family and the people we turn to when our given families are
unavailable.
On Screen/In Person is a program of Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation made possible through the generous support of the National Endowment for the Arts. For more information on the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation visit http://www.midatlanticarts.org.

Argentine Tango Classes (Spring Session I)
2014-02-03 18:45 - 2014-03-10 21:30 | MAC At Monmouth
Please note that the Feb 3 class is cancelled due to snow. A make up date will be scheduled.
February 3 – March 10
Monday Evenings
Advanced Class: 6:45 pm
Beginner Class: 8:00 pm
Eyas Lounge in the MAC
Please join instructor Lee Sager of Tango Pantera for a six week session of Argentine Tango Classes. No partner or experience necessary.
For more information about Tango Pantera visit www.TangoPantera.Blogspot.com

Ladies and Gentlemen...The Beatles!
2014-02-08 10:00 - 16:00 | The Great Hall
ONLINE REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED. STANDING ROOM TICKETS WILL STILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR. Seated tickets for this event are currently sold out, but standing room tickets are still available. By 10:15 am, we will begin to seat “standing room” ticket holders in any empty seats.
This February will mark 50 years since the Beatles landed at the newly-renamed Kennedy Airport and days later performed live on the Ed Sullivan Show to a record setting 73 million people changing music and popular culture forever. Monmouth University and the Los Angeles-based GRAMMY Museum have partnered to commemorate the tremendous impact that the Fab Four had on American society with this day-long symposium featuring a keynote address, three panels and musical performances through the day.
Symposium Schedule
9:30 am Registration
Musical Performance: Salvatore Boyd
10:00 am Keynote Address/Opening Remarks
Bob Santelli, Executive Director of the GRAMMY Museum
10:30-10:40 am – Student Music Performance: Justin Franco
10:40 – 12:00 pm Student Panel
Featuring current students who have taken Dr. Kenneth Campbell’s First-Year Seminar course, “The Beatles.” In addition to sharing their own research on the Beatles, the student panelists will reflect on their introduction to the Beatles, the Beatles’ impact on their generation, and the impact of technology on their experience with the group.
Moderator, Professor Kenneth Campbell
Alison Abate, “The Long and Winding Road: The Beatles Through the Years”
Timothy Kerner, “The Effects of Drugs on the Beatles and Their Music”
Sarah Lewis, “My Music Experience: The Beatles and Abbey Road”
Jessica Mentzel, “The Beatles: Past, Present, and Future”
12:00 – 12:45 pm Lunch
Video Presentation organized by Professor George Wurzbach

Junior Beatle Band curated by the Lakehouse Music Academy
Boxed lunches available for purchase
12:45-12:55 pm – Student Music Performance: Alexa Mazurkiewicz
12:45 – 2:30 pm Faculty Panel
Monmouth University faculty members will discuss their thoughts and research on the Beatles and technology, the impact of Motown on their early career, questions of identity surrounding the group, and the experience of the second generation of Beatles’ fans with the group.
Moderator, Dean Stan Green
Kenneth Campbell, “Who were the Beatles?: More than “Just a Band Who Made It Very, Very Big?”
Christopher DeRosa,”The Beatles in the Echo Boom.”
Aaron Furgason,“Beatles vs. the Record Labels: How Technology Impacted the Beatles and their Record Labels.”
Stuart Rosenberg, “The Beatles Discography: A Review of their Studio Albums, 1964-1970”
Hettie Williams, “The Motown Formula and the Boy Band Craze in the Pivotal Year 1964”
2:30-2:40 pm – Musical Performance: Joe Rapolla
2:40-4:00 pm Professional Panel
Moderator, Bob Santelli
Doug Sulpy, author, the Complete Beatles Audio Guide, the 910’s Guide to Beatles Outtakes
Bobby Bandiera, Guitarist with Bon Jovi, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes
Vini Lopez, Drummer with original E Street Band, Steelmill
Marc Muller, Musician who has recorded with Bruce Springsteen, Branford Marsalis and Kelly Clarkson, music director/multi-instrumentalist for Dead On Live, and Monmouth University Professor
Ongoing throughout the day – Brain on Beatles Project
The first 40 people who register for the symposium (SOLD OUT) will receive an audio postcard with a push button sound module that plays their brainwaves mapped to your favorite Beatles song – a one of a kind sound art piece. Innovative technology meets beautiful melodies as award winning media artist Andrew Demirjian provides a truly unique perspective on the Beatles music. With a five-minute visit, Prof. Demirjian will map your brain activity as you listen to your favorite Beatles song and then translate that brain data to musical notes – the piece provides a sonic snapshot, a self-portrait of your Brain on Beatles.

The symposium is free and open to the public, however advance registration is required

Met Opera: RUSALKA
2014-02-08 13:00 - 23:00 | Pollak Theatre
Location: Pollak Theatre
Dvořák’s Rusalka
Run Time: 4:00
The great Renée Fleming returns to one of her signature roles, singing the enchanting “Song to the Moon” in Dvorák’s soulful fairy-tale opera. Tenor Piotr Beczala co-stars as the Prince, Dolora Zajick is Ježibaba, and dynamic young maestro Yannick Nézet-Séguin is on the podium.

Encore: Sunday, February 23 | 1 p.m.

Art Now: R. Luke Dubois
2014-02-12 18:00
Location: Pollak Theatre
R. Luke DuBois is a composer, artist, and performer who explores the temporal, verbal, and visual structures of cultural and personal ephemera. He holds a doctorate in music composition from Columbia University, and has lectured and taught worldwide on interactive sound and video performance. He has collaborated on interactive performance, installation, and music production work with many artists and organizations including Toni Dove, Todd Reynolds, Jamie Jewett, Bora Yoon, Michael Joaquin Grey, Matthew Ritchie, Elliott Sharp, Michael Gordon, Maya Lin, Bang on a Can, Engine 27, Harvestworks, and LEMUR, and was the director of the Princeton Laptop Orchestra for its 2007 season.
Stemming from his investigations of “time-lapse phonography,” his work is a sonic and encyclopedic relative to time-lapse photography. Just as a long camera exposure fuses motion into a single image, his projects reveal the average sonority, visual language, and vocabulary in music, film, text, or cultural information. Exhibitions of his work include the Insitut Valencià d’Art Modern, Spain; 2008 Democratic National Convention, Denver; Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis; San Jose Museum of Art; National Constitution Center, Philadelphia; Cleveland Museum of Contemporary Art, Daelim Contemporary Art Museum, Seoul; 2007 Sundance Film Festival; the Sydney Film Festival; the Smithsonian American Art Museum; and PROSPECT.2 New Orleans. His work and writing has appeared in print and online in The New York Times, National Geographic, and Esquire Magazine.
An active visual and musical collaborator, DuBois is the co-author of Jitter, a software suite for the real-time manipulation of matrix data developed by San Francisco-based software company Cycling’74. He appears on nearly twenty-five albums both individually and as part of the avant-garde electronic group The Freight Elevator Quartet. He currently performs as part of Bioluminescence, a duo with vocalist Lesley Flanigan that explores the modality of the human voice, and in Fair Use, a trio with Zach Layton and Matthew Ostrowski that looks at our accelerating culture through electronic performance and remixing of cinema.
Watch an interview with the artist here

CANCELLED: National Theatre of London: Frankenstein
2014-02-13 19:00
This screening is CANCELLED due to the weather. It will be rescheduled for March 6. Nick Dear’s Frankenstein
National Theatre Live’s 2010 broadcast of Frankenstein returns to cinemas as part of the National Theatre’s 50th anniversary celebrations.
Frankenstein enjoyed a sell-out run at the National Theatre, and went on to win awards including the 2012 Olivier Award for Best Actor for Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller.
Oscar-winner Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire) directs a sensational production. In this encore screening Benedict Cumberbatch (Star Trek: Into Darkness, BBC’s Sherlock) plays Dr. Frankenstein and Jonny Lee Miller (Trainspotting, CBS’s Elementary) his creation.
Childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein’s bewildered creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his horror-struck maker. Meeting with cruelty wherever he goes, the friendless Creature, increasingly desperate and vengeful, determines to track down his creator and strike a terrifying deal. Urgent concerns of scientific responsibility, parental neglect, cognitive development, and the nature of good and evil are embedded within this thrilling and deeply disturbing classic gothic tale.
