The Doo Wop Project: LIVE In Your Home For The Holidays
2020-12-12 20:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
OLD SCHOOL, NEW GENERATION, NEW EXPERIENCE!
Let the Doo Wop Project Boys get you into the Holiday Spirit! Hear old school Holiday Classics like The Drifters White Christmas, The Temptations Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons version of Santa Claus is Coming to Town along with “Doowopified” contemporary hits like This Christmas and Last Christmas. It’s sure to be a jolly good time!
Over 1,000,000 people around the world have fallen in love with The Doo Wop Project and now you can too. From your living room!
Featuring Tony-nominated members of Broadway’s smash hits Jersey Boys, Motown: The Musical, A Bronx Tale, and more, the Doo Wop Project’s dynamic live show takes audiences on a journey from early doo wop groups The Flamingos and The Belmonts through their influence on R&B like Smokey Robinson and The Four Seasons, all the way to DooWopified versions of modern hits by Michael Jackson, Amy Winehouse, and Maroon 5. The last five years have seen sold-out shows across the country and performances with everyone from Katy Perry to Jon Bon Jovi to Jay Leno.

Father Alphonse and The Orchestra of St. Peter by the Sea's Virtual Christmas Concert 2020
2020-12-14 08:00 - 2020-12-31 17:00 | Virtual
While we missed not being able to host our annual holiday concert with Father Alphonse and The Orchestra of St. Peter by the Sea this December we do have a special treat for his fans! Please join Father Alphonse and friends for this FREE Virtual Christmas Concert which features many of the same faces and voices you enjoy each year at Pollak Theatre. Happy Holidays!
Watch here: https://vimeo.com/490078103/60a243d1ee

Virtual Tuesday Night Book Club: Amor Towles' A Gentleman in Moscow
2020-12-15 19:30 - 21:30
Join us for Tuesday Night Book Club! Hosted by Monmouth University’s Ken Womack and Michael Thomas, each month we’ll explore a different novel. All you have to do is Zoom in and join the discussion!
This month’s novel is Amor Towles’ A Gentleman in Moscow and joining the conversation will be the special guest host Anika Chapin. A Gentleman in Moscow immerses us in another elegantly drawn era with the story of Count Alexander Rostov. When, in 1922, he is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, the count is sentenced to house arrest in the Metropol, a grand hotel across the street from the Kremlin. Rostov, an indomitable man of erudition and wit, has never worked a day in his life, and must now live in an attic room while some of the most tumultuous decades in Russian history are unfolding outside the hotel’s doors. Unexpectedly, his reduced circumstances provide him a doorway into a much larger world of emotional discovery.
When you register you will be provided the meeting link to join the conversation. GET MORE INFORMATION ON HOW TO USE ZOOM

Cherish the Ladies: Christmas in Ireland - Live in Concert
2020-12-19 20:00 - 22:00 | Virtual
Cherish the Ladies has shared timeless Irish traditions with audiences worldwide and 2020 celebrates the incredible milestone of their 35th anniversary! During that time, they have become one of the most engaging and successful ensembles in the history of Irish music.
Due to the Coronavirus the ladies were unable to tour their highly anticipated Celtic Christmas show in America. With so many requests from fans around the globe requesting the Christmas program, bandleader Joanie Madden assembled the entire group together in County Clare in Ireland in Spanish Point located alongside the rugged wild Atlantic coastline to record a special socially distanced Christmas program featuring a 12-piece ensemble of incredibly talented musicians, singers and dancers.
For more than two decades the ladies have placed their unique classic stamp on music of the season releasing three critically acclaimed holiday albums, “On Christmas Night”, “A Star in the East” and “Christmas in Ireland”.
In this special Christmas in Ireland Live program, the Ladies put their signature mark on classic carols such as “Angels we Have Heard on High”, “Joy to the World”, “Hark the Herald Angel Sing”, “Mrs. Fogarty’s Christmas Cake”, “Ding Dong Merrily on High” and “Silent Night” in arrangements that highlight the group’s unique Celtic instrumentation, beautiful harmonies and spectacular step dancing.
The show streaming to you in High Definition features the outstanding musicianship of Joanie Madden (flute, whistle, harmony vocals), Mary Coogan (guitar), Mirella Murray (accordion), Kathleen Boyle (piano, harmony vocals), Nollaig Casey (fiddle), The Waterboys and Lunása’s Trevor Hutchinson (Upright Bass), Riverdance’s Jimmy Higgins (percussion) also featured are the gorgeous vocals of Kate Purcell, Don Stiffe, Bruce Foley and Seámus O’Flatharta (harp, vocals, step dancing). Five-time World Champion step dancer David Geaney rounds out the troupe.
Don’t miss this spectacular live show from Ireland that the entire family will surely enjoys!

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year - Live from Adelphi Concert Series
2020-12-20 17:00 - 18:00 | Virtual
“Live from Adelphi Concert Series” brings Broadway and cabaret stars together online for several concerts performed at Adelphi’s Performing Arts Center (PAC) on Sunday afternoons. Adelphi has partnered with venues across the country to help promote the series and the artists.
There’s no place like home for the holidays – especially this year! Experience all the music and the magic of the season we call “the most wonderful time of the year.” Featuring a talented cast of Broadway and cabaret performers, this family-friendly concert celebrates the music we all know and love.
A portion of each ticket sold will directly support Monmouth University Center for the Arts.
“Live From Adelphi” is produced by Rich Aronstein, Scott Coulter and Blyth Daylong

Entertainment in America's Golden Age
2021-01-07 19:30 - 2021-01-21 21:00 | Virtual
Class Schedule: Thursdays – January 7, 14, & 21 | 7:30 – 9:00 PM
While the Great Depression tested the nation’s resolve, and the Second World War challenged its’ courage, peacetime in the middle of the twentieth century presented opportunities that no nation had ever faced in world history. The Greatest Generation came home, got married, and purchased homes nationwide. In the midst of these choices, new technologies like cars, movies, and televisions became permanent fixtures as the United States presented its case in opposition to the Soviet Union through the Cold War. This three-session virtual course taught by Walter Greason will present extensive historical research on the social and economic transformation that continues to define the world. Join Dr. Walter Greason, a distinguished interdisciplinary scholar, to explore the world that was and its importance today.
Zoom Link will be provided upon registration.

Virtual Tuesday Night Record Club: Crosby Stills and Nash: Self-Titled
2021-01-12 19:30 - 21:30 | Virtual
We have decided to continue with Record Club in virtual format using the ZOOM app. When you register you will be provided the meeting link to join the conversation. CLICK HERE for more information on how to use ZOOM.
It’s just like book club but with albums! With new advances in technology, the way we consume music through our devices, apps and on demand streaming services like Pandora, Spotify and iTunes is making the idea of the “album” as an art form extinct. Get together with other music enthusiasts on Tuesday nights to discuss some of the greatest records of all-time! Listen to the album beforehand and then come prepared to discuss. This event will feature Crosby Stills and Nash: Self-Titled.

Virtual Tuesday Night Book Club: Raymond Carver's What We Talk about When We Talk about Love
2021-01-26 19:30 - 21:30 | Virtual
Join us for Tuesday Night Book Club! Hosted by Monmouth University’s Ken Womack and Michael Thomas, each month we’ll explore a different novel. All you have to do is Zoom in and join the discussion!
This month’s book is Raymond Carver’s What We Talk about When We Talk about Love. In his second collection, including the iconic and much-referenced title story featured in the Academy Award-winning film Birdman, Carver establishes his reputation as one of the most celebrated short-story writers in American literature—a haunting meditation on love, loss, and companionship, and finding one’s way through the dark.
When you register you will be provided the meeting link to join the conversation. GET MORE INFORMATION ON HOW TO USE ZOOM

Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain - VIRTUAL PANEL DISCUSSION
2021-01-26 19:30 - 21:30 | Virtual
Join us for a World Cinema Series zoom discussion illuminating the theme “A Delicate Balance: Global Communities and the Natural World” by analyzing the message and impact of Ravi Kumar’s 2014 docudrama, Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain. Released on the 30th anniversary of the Union Carbide disaster in Bhopal, India on December 2-3, 1984, the film analyses the causes of the chemical leak and vapor spread that killed as many as 10,000 people in Bhopal and the responsibility of the Union Carbide corporate leadership, its local operatives in Bhopal, and the complicity of local officials in creating the conditions that led to the environmental catastrophe, their efforts to avoid accountability, and the legacy of the disaster. Combining suspense and a charismatic cast the film, in the words of one critic (Martin Tsai of ‘The Los Angeles Times’) is “a cautionary tale that could not be more relevant.” (13 November 2014). The discussion of the film will be led by Dr. Datta Naik, Professor of Chemistry, and Dr. Marina Vujnovic, Associate Professor of Communication, and a specialist on global communications.
The film is available for streaming on a number of platforms including Vudu, Amazon Prime Video, YouTube, Google Play Movies and TV, or iTunes (for rent or purchase).
When you register you will be provided the meeting link to join the conversation.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Distinguished Lecture in Social Justice: Ibram X. Kendi
2021-01-27 15:15 - 16:15
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Race, Racism and Education
2021-01-28 19:30 - 21:00 | Online
Dr. Jose Aybar, Past-President of Richard J. Daley College, one of the City Colleges of Chicago, will give a 40 minute virtual seminar on Race, Racism and Education, followed by an interactive question and answer session.
As the Latino president of a college serving a majority-Latino student body, Dr. Aybar has been profiled as a key Hispanic leader in higher education by Hispanic Outlook and Latino Leaders magazines.
This online seminar is free and open to the public but registration is requested. Please visit the East Coast Colleges Social Science Association at ECCSSA.org for to register and receive the GotoMeeting link.
For additional information, please contact Dr. Stanton Green at sgreen@monmouth.edu.

History of Motown
2021-01-28 19:30 - 2021-02-11 21:00 | Virtual
Class Schedule: Thursdays – January 28, February 4 and February 11 | 7:30 – 9:00 PM
In 1959, a young songwriter named Berry Gordy started a record company with an $800 loan from his family. That company, Motown, would not only become the first Black-owned label to reach widespread national success; it would substantially transform music and culture. This three-week course explores the evolution of the label, from its beginnings through its 1960s heyday featuring acts like the Supremes, the Four Tops, and the Temptations. The 1970s brought political statements, youthful pop, and disco, while the 1980s ushered in funk and smooth R&B. Through multimedia presentations and discussions, this three-session virtual course, taught by Kit O’Toole, will cover all these eras, enhancing understanding of Motown’s history and enduring legacy.
Kit O’Toole, Ed.D. is the author of Michael Jackson FAQ: All That’s Left to Know about the King of Pop and Songs We Were Singing: Guided Tours through the Beatles’ Lesser-Known Tracks. Her writing has appeared on several websites, and she has guested on several music podcasts. She also cohosts the biweekly show “Talk More Talk: A Solo Beatles Videocast.”
Zoom Link will be provided upon registration.

Black History Month 2021
2021-02-01 - 2021-02-28
Each year, Monmouth University observes National Black History Month throughout the month of February. Originating in 1926 under the vision of African American historian Carter G. Woodson, Black History Month provides opportunities for all members of the university to explore the histories, legacies, and current contributions of individuals across the African Diaspora. Join the Black History Month Planning Committee for our month-long virtual event series including events organized by students, faculty, and staff.

Racing into the Space Age: The Life, Scholarship, and Legacy of Dr. Walter S. McAfee ’85HN at Monmouth and Beyond
2021-02-05 15:00
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Questions?
Please reach out to Karen Keene at kkeene@monmouth.edu

Virtual Tuesday Night Record Club: George Harrison: All Things Must Pass
2021-02-09 19:30 - 21:30 | Virtual
We have decided to continue with Record Club in virtual format using the ZOOM app. When you register you will be provided the meeting link to join the conversation. CLICK HERE for more information on how to use ZOOM.
It’s just like book club but with albums! With new advances in technology, the way we consume music through our devices, apps and on demand streaming services like Pandora, Spotify and iTunes is making the idea of the “album” as an art form extinct. Get together with other music enthusiasts on Tuesday nights to discuss some of the greatest records of all-time! Listen to the album beforehand and then come prepared to discuss. This event will feature George Harrison: All Things Must Pass.

Policing in Communities of Color
2021-02-10 19:00 | Live over Zoom
A Conversation on Police Violence, Black Lives Matter, and Police Reform.
Panelists

Lorenzo M. Boyd, Ph.D., is a nationally recognized leader in police-community relations and an authority on urban policing. Boyd is the vice president for diversity & inclusion at the University of New Haven. As the former director of the Center for Advanced Policing and a life member of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE), Boyd has appeared on local, regional, and national media outlets to discuss policing in the aftermath of high-profile cases.

Jason Williams, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of justice studies at Montclair State University. He is a passionate activist criminologist deeply concerned about racial disparity and mistreatment within the criminal legal system. Williams has conducted ethnographic research in Baltimore, Maryland, and Ferguson, Missouri, following the police-involved tragedies of Freddie Gray and Michael Brown. He recently published a co-edited book entitled Black Males and the Criminal Justice System.

Sean K. Wilson, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the Sociology and Criminal Justice Department at William Paterson University. As a community-based scholar, Wilson’s research seeks to foreground the voices and lived experiences of the oppressed and marginalized. His research interests include reentry, critical policing, critical criminology,reentry, critical gang studies, and race and justice.

Andrea McChristian, Esq., is the law and policy director at the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice. In this capacity, she leads the implementation of the strategic vision and the director of the law and policy program. Andrea oversees the programmatic function of the institute’s three pillars of social justice: democracy and justice, economic justice, and criminal justice reform. Andrea previously served as the director of the institute’s Criminal Justice Reform Initiative and was the primary author of Bring Our Children Home: Ain’t I a Child, which forms the basis of the 150 Years is Enough campaign.

Organized by Marie Mele, Ph.D., mmele@monmouth.edu
Sponsors: Intercultural Center; School of Humanities & Social Sciences, Sociology program; and Helen Bennett McMurray Endowment for Social Ethics
Collaborators: Program in Gender and Intersectionality Studies,
Black and African Diaspora Forum United, Black Student Union, Students for Systemic Change, Social Work Society, Guardians Club, and Global & Community Practice Action Group

New Year, Healthier You - Hosted by Kelly Mahoney ’11
2021-02-11 18:00

TUESDAY NIGHT WORLD MUSIC RECORD CLUB: Anoushka Shankar's Love Letters
2021-02-16 19:30 - 21:00 | Virtual
We have decided to continue with Record Club in virtual format using the ZOOM app. When you register you will be provided the meeting link to join the conversation.
Get together with other music enthusiasts on Tuesday nights to discuss some of the greatest records of all-time! Listen to the album beforehand and then come prepared to discuss.
This event featuring Anoushka Shankar’s Love Letters will be hosted by Monmouth University Professor Meghan Hynson and is cosponsored by the Institute for Global Understanding.

Writing Memoir
2021-02-18 19:30 - 2021-03-04 21:00 | Virtual
This event is sold out.
An additional course has been added due to popular demand! March 11 – 25 | 7:00 – 8:30 PM

Class Schedule: Thursdays – Feb. 18, Feb. 25 and Mar. 4 | 7:30 – 9:00 PM
This three-session virtual course provides attendees with an introduction to basic modes for telling the stories of their lives. Working in a supportive workshop setting, students will enjoy engaging, wide-ranging discussion about the joys and challenges of bringing their memories to life. Instructor: Mike Farragher, Monmouth University alumnus and author of numerous works of fiction and memoir.
Whether you have dreams of being a bestselling author or you’re committed to creating your life story as an heirloom for future generations of your family, memoir writing can be a rewarding endeavor to help make sense of your life journey.If you’ve ever said aloud, “I should write a book someday,” but didn’t know where to begin, this course will get you on the road to fulfilling that creative dream.
This course will explore how to get started, tools to overcome lack of confidence and overwhelm, provide creative writing prompts, and instill a disciplined process essential for success that has produced proven results for unknown and known authors alike.
Zoom Link will be provided upon registration.

Panel to Examine Governance of Marine Shipping and Maritime Sovereignty in the Climate Change Context
2021-02-19 10:00 - 11:15

Virtual Women's Leadership Celebration
2021-02-21 14:00 - 15:30 | Live over Zoom

Climate & the Coast: Challenges for the Next Administration
2021-02-23 18:00
This panel discussion with experts from the Monmouth University Urban Coast Institute (UCI) will cover mounting issues facing the nation and Florida’s coast, including beach erosion, sea level rise, flooding and harmful algal blooms. How is the changing climate impacting the coast? What actions we might expect from the incoming Biden-Harris administration? Following the talks, take part in an open Q&A with UCI Director Tony MacDonald, Esq., UCI Associate Director Thomas Herrington, and Endowed Associate Professor of Marine Science Jason Adolf.

Virtual Tuesday Night Book Club: Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man
2021-02-23 19:30 - 21:30 | Virtual
Join us for Tuesday Night Book Club! Hosted by Monmouth University’s Ken Womack and Michael Thomas, each month we’ll explore a different novel. All you have to do is Zoom in and join the discussion!
This month’s novel is Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man. Originally published in 1952 as the first novel by a then unknown author, it remained on the bestseller list for sixteen weeks, won the National Book Award for fiction, and established Ralph Ellison as one of the key writers of the century. The book’s nameless narrator describes growing up in a black community in the South, attending a Negro college from which he is expelled, moving to New York and becoming the chief spokesman of the Harlem branch of “the Brotherhood”, before retreating amid violence and confusion to the basement lair of the Invisible Man he imagines himself to be.
When you register you will be provided the meeting link to join the conversation. GET MORE INFORMATION ON HOW TO USE ZOOM

Build your Brand (Professional Empowerment Series)
2021-02-24 18:30 - 19:15 | Virtual
Sponsored by Career Services, the Educational Opportunity Fund, and Student Employment
In this 45-minute virtual session, you will learn to

Create an elevator pitch
Define your personal brand

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The Odyssey - Virtual Panel Discussion
2021-02-24 19:30 - 21:00 | Virtual
Join us for a World Cinema Series zoom discussion illuminating the theme “A Delicate Balance: Global Communities and the Natural World” by analyzing the message and impact the 2016 film, The Odyssey.
The aquatic adventure of the highly influential and fearlessly ambitious pioneer, innovator, filmmaker, researcher, and conservationist, Jacques-Yves Cousteau, covers roughly thirty years of an inarguably rich in achievements life. The French-Belgian biographical adventure film directed by Jérôme Salle and written by Salle and Laurent Turner, is based on the non-fiction book Capitaine de La Calypso by Albert Falco and Yves Paccalet. The film stars Lambert Wilson, Pierre Niney, and Audrey Tautou.
The discussion of the film will be led by Dr. Jason Adolf, Endowed Associate Professor of Marine Science, and Tony Macdonald, Director of Monmouth University’s Urban Coast Institute. When you register you will be provided the meeting link to join the conversation.

Campus Read Book Discussion – Ibram X. Kendi, How to Be an Antiracist
2021-02-26 15:00 | Live over Zoom
Join faculty and staff facilitators for a campus-wide book discussion on Ibram X. Kendi’s How to Be an Antiracist.
Get a free copy of the book today (first come, first served) from the Monmouth University Bookstore!
Join us on Zoom

Social Work Career Day
2021-03-02 11:30 - 14:30 | Virtual
Hosted by the School of Social Work
Zoom Link: https://monmouth.zoom.us/j/98664639152
Speakers
Beatris “Betty” Drace, MSW, LSW | 11:30 a.m.–12 p.m.
Drace is a Supervising Training Technician of Practice for the Department of Children and Families and will be discussing her experience working within the Child Welfare system.
Annmarie DeRosa, LSW | 12:05-12:35 p.m.
DeRosa is a Social Worker at Collier Group Home and will be discussing her work with youth and trauma.
Christina Tello, MSW | 12:40–1:10 p.m.
Tello is a Social Worker at the Affordable Housing Alliance and will be discussing both her mezzo and macro work with the housing and financial industry.
Garyn Nathan, LCSW | 1:15–1:45 p.m.
Nathan is the Assistant Superintendent at NJDOC and will be discussing his work within the criminal justice system.
Malia Segal, MSW, LCSW | 1:50–2:20 p.m.
Segal is a registered play therapist and will explore how this certification impacts her work with children and families.

Enter The Facilitatrix: Strategic Soft Power for Collaborative Artists
2021-03-02 18:00 - 20:00 | Virtual
Elliot Reed’s Enter the Facilitatrix outlines a select few performances and, through the use of participatory exercises, enacts some the process he uses during rehearsals. Rehearsal provides an invaluable tool for developing content, building camaraderie, and identifying the unique talents of each person in the room. Reed believes in play and respects “unscripted” studio time as a constant wellspring of potential. His role as director is to highlight, edit, and reassemble the material presented to him. This is only possible by treating the cast as individuals, promoting a shared goal while developing trust between each other. A trusting cast is able to extend their limits and offer support, because the fear of ostracism is greatly diminished. His objective is to share improvisational tools for generating ideas, clearing creative muck, and bringing people together—inspiration that extends to many collaborative, creative, and social disciplines.
Elliot Reed is a performance artist and director based in New York City. Working in realtime, Reed creates solos, ensemble performances, and videos that center the live subject. His projects exist between people, leveraging candid interaction among performers and audience. Utilizing a choreographic lens, Reed assembles bodies, movement prompts, and narrative within exhibition spaces. As viewers move through his work, the narrative arc moves through them, unfurling itself in actual time. Reed is a 2019 danceWEB scholar, 2019-20 Artist In Residence at The Studio Museum in Harlem, and recipient of the 2019 Rema Hort Mann Emerging Artist Grant. Recent works include a commission with JACK Quartet (2020), MoMA PS1 (2021), The Getty Museum (2018), The Hammer Museum (2016), The Dorthy Chandler Pavilion (2018), The Broad (2017), University of Southern California (2016), and performances at MoonStep Tokyo (2017), MNSKTM Osaka (2017), VFD London (2017), and MOOI Collective Mexico City (2017).
For more information, visit elliotreedlabs.com or email Amanda Stojanov, Assistant Professor of Digital Media (astojano@monmouth.edu).
This event is being recorded for educational and archival purposes and it may be posted on our website. By participating in this presentation, you give permission for Monmouth University to record the presentation for University purposes. You understand that your name, likeness, voice and statements may be recorded. If you do not wish to be recorded, a recording of this presentation will later be available upon request, and you can contact Amanda Stojanov, Assistant Professor of Digital Media (astojano@monmouth.edu) with any questions you may have regarding the presentation.

Virtual Wine vs. Stein
2021-03-06 18:00

The Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music Webinar
2021-03-09 19:00
Exclusive conversation and GRAMMY preview with music historian Bob Santelli ’73.
