Events

Monmouth Lecture Series: Yvonne Thornton M.D. '69
2017-04-18 18:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Edison Science Hall Multipurpose Room 201
Presented by The Marjorie K. Unterberg School of Nursing and Health Studies

Tuesday, April 18, 2017
Turning Stumbling Blocks into Stepping Stones
Yvonne Thornton M.D. ‘69
Double Board-Certified Specialist in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Science Building Multipurpose Room
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
About This Lecture
From the footlights of the Apollo Theatre where she performed with her family band known as “The Thornton Sisters” to the operating theater of an Ivy League medical school, Dr. Yvonne Thornton relied on her father’s life lessons, which taught her to be strong and rise above adversity. She has managed more than 12,000 deliveries and has personally delivered more than 5,000 babies in her career. As a Monmouth University alumna and former University Trustee, Dr. Thornton will serve as a kindling force that will ignite a fire within the audience to go forward and achieve their dreams. We will discuss her journey of how she rose from poverty to prosperity and made that quantum leap up the social mobility ladder in one generation.
Information and Registration

CLASSICAL FUN
2017-04-18 19:30 - 21:00 | The Great Hall
A joyous program of music by some of the greatest composers of all time – Mozart, Bach, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Wagner, and others.
The MU Chamber Orchestra, comprised of students, faculty, staff, and administrators, performs a variety of compositions from the classical repertory. This spring concert also features music for chamber ensembles from within the orchestra-solos, duos, trios, quintets.
Come join us for a celebration of the rich tapestry of classical music in all its magnificence
On the Wilson Hall Grand Staircase

Karaoke For A Cause
2017-04-18 22:00 - 23:00 | Pollak Theatre
Join the sisters of Alpha Xi Delta for Karaoke for a Cause, a talent competition where individuals will sing karaoke songs or original songs of their own to raise funds in support of Autism Speaks. Alpha Xi Delta formed a philanthropic partnership with Autism Speaks in 2009, and since has proudly raised more than $5,000,000 collectively through their national college chapters and alumnae associations for the cause.

Blue Hawk Records: Album Release show
2017-04-19 14:50 - 17:00 | Residential Quad
Blue Hawk Records, Monmouth University’s student-run record label, will be releasing its 10th studio record featuring students from Monmouth University. The showcase will be free and held at the Resident Quad.

Exploration and Discovery – Dance
2017-04-19 20:00 - 22:00 | Lauren K. Woods Theatre
Join us for an exploratory evening of dance featuring choreography developed and created by students in the Spring 2017 Choreography class. Additional works by members of the Department of Music and Theater will also be showcased.

A RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN TRIBUTE: MUSIC FROM FAVORITE SHOWS
2017-04-20 19:30 - 21:00 | The Great Hall
If you like Carousel, the King and I, Oklahoma, The Sound of Music, South Pacific, and other Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein favorites, you will want to attend this musical tribute. Monmouth University’s renowned Concert and
Chamber Choirs and featured soloists are guaranteed to put a spring in your step and have you whistling some of America’s greatest Broadway Musical tunes.
On the Wilson Hall Grand Staircase

Student Recital: Taylor Frizziola
2017-04-21 19:30 - 21:00 | The Great Hall
Music Major, will be performing her Senior Recital in Wilson Hall on Friday, April 21 at 7:30 pm. She will be featured on voice. Admission is free; light refreshments will be served.

Student Recital: Samantha Burkett
2017-04-22 13:00 - 15:00 | Lauren K. Woods Theatre
Music Major, will be performing her Senior Recital in Wilson Hall on Saturday, April 22 at 1 pm. She will be featured on Woodwinds, Brass, Voice and Piano. Admission is free; light refreshments will be served.

Met Opera: Eugene Onegin (Broadcast Live in HD)
2017-04-22 13:00 - 15:00 | Pollak Theatre
Anna
Netrebko reprises one of her most acclaimed roles as Tatiana, the naïve heroine
of Tchaikovsky’s opera, adapted from Pushkin’s classic novel. Dmitri
Hvorostovsky stars as the title character, who rejects Tatiana’s love until
it’s too late. Robin Ticciati, Music
Director of Glyndebourne Festival Opera, conducts the revival of Deborah
Warner’s staging, which opened the Met’s 2013-14 season. Alexey Dolgov sings
the role of Onegin’s friend-turned-rival, Lenski, with Elena Maximova as
Tatiana’s sister Olga and Štefan Kocán as Prince Gremin.

Run Time: 4:00
Encore: Sunday, April 30, 2017
at 1 pm

Jazz Concert
2017-04-22 19:30 - 22:00 | Lauren K. Woods Theatre
The Jazz Hawks, advised by Professor Bryan Jenner, will present a varied repertoire of Latin, Swing, Bebop, and Ballads.

Annual Student Exhibition
2017-04-23 10:00 - 2017-04-30 17:00 | Joan and Robert Rechnitz Hall
Opening
Reception: Sunday, April 23, from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Free and Open to the Public
Featuring the select works by Monmouth University students in Photography, Graphic Design, Animation and Studio Art.

Student Recital: Ashley DelVecchio
2017-04-23 14:00 - 15:00 | Lauren K. Woods Theatre
Music Major, will be performing her Senior Recital in Woods Theatre on Sunday, April 23 at 2 pm. She will be featured on voice. Admission is free; light refreshments will be served.

Bolshoi Ballet: A Contemporary Evening - Live in HD
2017-04-23 15:00 - 17:00 | Pollak Theatre
For one evening, the Bolshoi takes on a new challenge with audacity in Hans Van Manen’s Frank Bridge Variations, Sol León and Paul Lightfoot’s Short Time Together and Alexei Ratmansky’s Russian Seasons.

This encounter between some of the best dancers in the world and masters of contemporary choreography results in an outstanding synthesis of bringing Van Manen’s formal beauty, León and Lightfoot’s intensity, and Ratmansky’s witty brilliance to a new level.
Run time: 2:40
Music
Benjamin Britten (Frank Bridge Variation); Max Richter, Ludwig van Beethoven (Short Time Together), Leonid Desyatnikov (Russian Seasons)
Choreography
Hans Van Manen (Frank Bridge Variation); Sol León & Paul Lightfoot (Short Time Together); Alexei Ratmansky (Russian Seasons)

TUESDAY NIGHT RECORD CLUB: BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN'S Nebraska
2017-04-25 19:30 - 21:00 | The Great Hall Auditorium
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 in Woods Theatre to discuss some of the greatest records of all-time! Listen to the album beforehand and then come prepared to discuss…there will be special guest moderators and panelists at each event!
This discussion will feature BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN’S Nebraska. This event is free but registration is required.

Diabetes Management in the School Age Child
2017-04-26 17:30 - 20:30 | Magill Commons
From gym class to glucose monitoring, this continuing education program is designed to provide guidelines for the management and support of the school age child with diabetes. A focus will be on the techniques used to balance insulin and nutritional needs with school activities. Acute and chronic complications will be discussed as well as prevention and health promotion strategies. Current references and resources will be provided.
Topics will include:

The diabetes disease process
Brief overview of Insulin and Insulin pumps
Glucose monitoring
Glycemic control
Physical activity
Guidelines for referral

Fee: $65/$50 for MU Students (A light dinner is included in the program fee)
This program will provide 3 contact hours for nurses.
For more information, contact Barbara Paskewich, MSN,RN, MA, CHES, Director of Professional Development and Special Projects, at 732-571-3694 or bpaskewi@monmouth.edu.
Register Online Now

Student Recital: Dan Smith
2017-04-28 19:30 - 21:30 | The Great Hall
Music Major, will be performing his Senior Recital in Wilson Hall on Friday, April 28 at 7:30 PM. He will be featured on Drums and Bass. Admission is free; light refreshments will be served.

SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY AND THE POOR FOOLS
2017-04-28 20:00 - 22:00 | Pollak Theatre
Playing a wide range of music from Dylan, Mose Allison, Muddy Waters, NRBQ, Richard Thompson, Emmylou Harris, The Band, George Jones and more, The Poor Fools also dive into some of the Southside’s Asbury Jukes material–revisiting some classics as well as the underperformed deep tracks. “The Poor Fools tour is a chance for me to try out different material and some Jukes standards in an acoustic-ish form. In this incarnation, musicians such as Jeff Kazee, John Conte, John Putnam, Neal “The Dude” Pawley and I will all be singing, playing, and having some fun on stage. It will be a loose mix of songs, stories and banter between the musicians and–hopefully–the audience. With Lyon shaking up each night’s setlist for himself and his gang of multi-instrumentalist band members, these troubadours ride the rails of the runaway train known as Southside Johnny and The Poor Fools.
There will be a meet and greet for Gold Circle ticketholders at 6:30 PM.

Student Recital: Margaret Lymberis
2017-04-29 13:00 - 15:00 | The Great Hall
Music Major, will be performing her Senior Recital in Wilson Hall on Saturday, April 29 at 1 pm. She will be featured on voice. Admission is free; light refreshments will be served.

Student Recital: Eric Swagger
2017-04-29 16:00 - 18:00 | The Great Hall
Music Major, will be performing his Senior Recital in Wilson Hall on Saturday, April 29 at 4 pm. He will be featured on Woodwinds. Admission is free; light refreshments will be served.

Student Recital: Grant Zaitchick
2017-04-29 19:00 - 21:00 | The Great Hall
Music Major, will be performing his Senior Recital in Wilson Hall on Saturday, April 29 at 7 pm. He will be featured on Piano and Voice. Admission is free; light refreshments will be served.

Met Opera Encore: Eugene Onegin (Broadcast Live in HD)
2017-04-30 13:00 - 15:00 | Pollak Theatre
Ana Netrebko reprises one of her most acclaimed roles as Tatiana, the naïve heroine of Tchaikovsky’s opera, adapted from Pushkin’s classic novel. Dmitri Hvorostovsky stars as the title character, who rejects Tatiana’s love until it’s too late.Robin Ticciati, Music Director of Glyndebourne Festival Opera, conducts the revival of Deborah Warner’s staging, which opened the Met’s 2013-14 season. Alexey Dolgov sings
the role of Onegin’s friend-turned-rival, Lenski, with Elena Maximova as Tatiana’s sister Olga and Štefan Kocán as Prince Gremin.
Run Time: 4:00

Student Recital: Richard Pinnola
2017-04-30 16:00 - 18:00 | The Great Hall
Music Major, will be performing his Senior Recital in Wilson Hall on Sunday, April 30 at 4 pm. He will be featured on violin. Admission is free; light refreshments will be served.

Student Recital: Joseph Toscano
2017-04-30 19:00 - 20:00 | The Great Hall
Music Major, will be performing his Senior Recital in Wilson Hall on Sunday, April 30 at 7 pm. He will be featured on Woodwinds. Admission is free; light refreshments will be served.

Stephen B. Siegel Lecture Series: "The Future of New Jersey's Suburbs"
2017-05-04 13:00 - 17:00 | Pozycki Hall Auditorium
The Kislak Real Estate Institute at Monmouth University
cordially invites you to attend the
Stephen B. Siegel Lecture Series
“The Future of New Jersey’s Suburbs”
Thursday, May 4, 2017
1:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Pozycki Hall Auditorium
Reception Immediately Following

Registration Required
Seating Is Limited

RSVP by May 1, 2017
tlowy@monmouth.edu or 732-571-4412

Sponsored by
The Leon Hess Business School and The Kislak Real Estate Institute
About the Program
The program will feature a series of panels of experts dealing with various aspects of the topic. The opening panel will feature Geoffrey Anderson, the CEO of Smart Growth America, a leading national organization on land use headquartered in Washington, D.C., and Dr. Lisa Sturtevant, Senior Visiting Fellow at the Urban Land Institute Terwilliger Center for Housing in Washington, D.C.
Dr. James W. Hughes, the Dean of the Bloustein School of Planning at Rutgers University and Timothy Evans, Research Director at New Jersey Future, will discuss their research on the demographic shifts in New Jersey that are impacting the housing and economic activity in the suburbs.
Josh Burd, the Editor of Real Estate-NJ, will moderate a panel of developers currently working on redevelopment of the suburbs including Ralph Zucker of Somerset Development who is creating the Bell Works reuse of the Bell labs facility in Holmdel, New Jersey, Carl Goldberg from Mack-Cali Roseland, developers of many large suburban campuses, Jenny Bernell from Kushner Companies, owner of the Monmouth Mall and other properties, and David Fisher, from K. Hovnanian Companies, who are redeveloping several large office campuses.
The final panel will include local officials who will provide their response to the earlier panels and discuss activity in their suburban municipalities. Officials include Mayor Gerald Scharfenberger of Middletown, Mayor Dennis Connelly from Eatontown, Eric Hinds from Holmdel, and former Mayor Kenneth Pringle from Belmar. The panel will be moderated by John Giunco, adjunct Professor at Monmouth University and a partner in the law firm of Giordano Halleran & Ciesla.

Where The Piano Is The Main Attraction
2017-05-06 19:00 - 21:00 | Pollak Theatre
In this concert showcasing the very best of piano music, a cast of young all-star piano prodigies including: CHARLIE LIU, TAKSH GUPTA and NICHOLAS BUDNY will showcase their incredible talent. Their collective credits include winning Steinway competitions and Golden Key Awards, appearing on the Ellen DeGeneres & Oprah Winfrey shows, and performing for luminaries such as Queen Rania of Jordan & Bono of U2. The second half of the show will feature STORMIN’ NORMAN SELDIN. In his nearly 50 year music career, singer/songwriter keyboardist Seldin has performed at almost every live performance venue out there and is also credited as one of the originators of the Sound of Asbury Park. He will perform solo & with VANCE VILLASTRIGO on DUELING PIANOS. From Bach to Rock & Jazz to Ragtime – the keys will sizzle from start to finish!

Bolshoi Ballet: A Hero of our Time - Live in HD
2017-05-07 15:00 - 17:00 | Pollak Theatre
Pechorin, a young officer, embarks on a journey across the majestic mountains of the Caucasus, on a path set by his passionate encounters. Disillusioned and careless, he inflicts pain upon himself and the women around him…

“Give me everything, it is still not enough.” The story based on the larger-than-life hero Pechorin is adapted from Mikhail Lermontov’s literary masterpiece in three separate stories recounting his heartbreaking betrayals. Is Pechorin a real hero? Or is he a man like any other? This brand new production by choreographer Yuri Possokhov is a tragic poetic journey that can only be seen at the Bolshoi.
“I saw Bolshoi years ago at Lincoln Center. The only time I was reminded that I wasn’t in the theater live was when the theater in Moscow applauded and we didn’t. I was tempted many times.”
Run time 2:45

Met Opera: Der Rosenkavalier (Broadcast Live in HD)
2017-05-13 12:30 - 14:30 | Pollak Gallery
The Met’s first new production since 1969 of Strauss’s rich romantic masterpiece is conducted by Music Director James Levine and directed by Robert Carsen, whose most recent Met production was the hit 2013 staging of Falstaff. Renée Fleming sings one of her signature roles as the Marschallin, opposite Elīna Garanča in her first North American performances as Octavian, the impulsive young title character. The cast also includes Günther Groissböck as Baron Ochs, Erin Morley as Sophie, Marcus Brück in his Met debut as Faninal, and Matthew Polenzani as the Italian Singer. Der Rosenkavalier is a co-production with the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and Teatro Regio di Torino.
Run Time: 4:50
Encore: Sunday, May 21, 2017
at 1 pm

Substitute School Nurse Workshop
2017-05-17 09:00 - 15:30 | Magill Commons
Substitute Nurses are needed in many school districts! This class is designed to present an overview of the responsibilities of the Substitute School Nurse. The Instructors will introduce key areas specific to the care of the child in the school setting.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:

Describe requirements for School Nursing and employment opportunities
Review tips and techniques for the management of the school health office
Discuss documentation guidelines
Compare district policies for the management of common school health concerns
Discuss diabetes management (nutrition and insulin pumps)
Describe emergency protocols (epi-pen, glucagon, & nebulizer)

Fee: $90 (a light lunch is included in the program fee)
This program will provide 5.5 contact hours
For more information, contact Barbara Paskewich, MSN,RN, MA, CHES, Director of Professional Development and Special Projects, at 732-571-3694 or bpaskewi@monmouth.edu.
Register Online Now

ORCHESTRA OF ST. PETER BY THE SEA - GRAND OPERA MOMENTS
2017-05-20 16:00 - 19:00 | Pollak Theatre
Reverend Alphonse Stephenson and the Orchestra of Saint Peter by the Sea return to celebrate the Bravo/Brava moments that make Opera grand in a wonderful evening of beautiful arias and dramatic moments. Both the seasoned opera aficionado and the musically curious will find a thrilling AND thoroughly fun experience with this great orchestra, promising young singers, and Father Alphonse!

Met Opera Encore: Der Rosenkavalier (Broadcast Live in HD)
2017-05-21 13:00 - 15:00 | Pollak Theatre
Tickets on sale July 20th, 2016
The Met’s first new production since 1969 of Strauss’s rich romantic masterpiece is conducted by Music Director James Levine and directed by Robert Carsen, whose most recent Met production was the hit 2013 staging of Falstaff. Renée Fleming sings one of her signature roles as the Marschallin, opposite Elīna Garanča in her first North American performances as Octavian, the impulsive young title character. The cast also includes Günther Groissböck as Baron Ochs, Erin Morley as Sophie, Marcus Brück in his Met debut as Faninal, and Matthew Polenzani as the Italian Singer. Der Rosenkavalier is a co-production with the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and Teatro Regio di Torino.
Run Time: 4:50
