BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Events - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Events 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: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;VALUE=DATE:20120117 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120310 DTSTAMP:20260422T004400 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:20120130T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120315T190000 DTSTAMP:20260422T004400 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:20120305T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120305T193000 DTSTAMP:20260422T004400 CREATED:20180725T204752Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180731T133440Z UID:40810103636-1330975800-1330975800@www.monmouth.edu SUMMARY:Fambul Tok DESCRIPTION:Fambul Tok \nDirector: Sara Terry \nMonday\, March 5\, 2012at 7:30 p.m.Pollak Theatre \nVictims\n and perpetrators of Sierra Leone’s brutal civil war come together for\nthe first time in an unprecedented program of tradition-based\ntruth-telling and forgiveness ceremonies. Through reviving their ancient\n practice of fambul tok (family talk)\, Sierra Leoneans are\nbuilding sustainable peace at the grass-roots level–succeeding where the\n international community’s post-conflict efforts failed. Filled with\nlessons for the West\, Fambul Tok explores the depths of a\nculture that believes that true justice lies in redemption and healing\nfor individuals–and that forgiveness is the surest path to restoring\ndignity and building strong communities. URL:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/event/fambul-tok/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2018/07/Fambul_Tok_Thumbnail.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120321T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120321T193000 DTSTAMP:20260422T004400 CREATED:20180725T204743Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180731T133437Z UID:40810103594-1332358200-1332358200@www.monmouth.edu SUMMARY:Provost Film Series: Rachida DESCRIPTION:RACHIDA (Not Rated) \nA look at terrorism in Algeria in the 1990s through the eyes of Rachida\,\n a teacher in one of the school districts. The film digs into the life\nof a woman in the Sunni Muslim patriarchal culture and the day-to-day\nliving with anxiety and fear as bands of guerrilla thugs roam the\nstreets. Panelists: Dr. Nancy Mezey\, director\, Institute for Global\nUnderstanding and Dr. Saliba Sarsar\, professor of political science\,\nMonmouth University URL:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/event/provost-film-series-rachida/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2018/07/rachida_thumbnail.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120322T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120322T163000 DTSTAMP:20260422T004400 CREATED:20180725T204814Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180731T133451Z UID:40810103723-1332433800-1332433800@www.monmouth.edu SUMMARY:Natasha Trethewey DESCRIPTION:Natasha Trethewey is author of Beyond Katrina: A Meditation on the Mississippi Gulf Coast (University of Georgia Press); Native Guard (Houghton Mifflin)\, for which she won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize; Bellocq’s Ophelia (Graywolf\, 2002)\, which was named a Notable Book for 2003 by the American Library Association; and Domestic Work (Graywolf\, 2000). Her collection Thrall is due for publication in 2012. She is the recipient of fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation\, the National Endowment for the Arts\, and the Bunting Fellowship Program of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard. Her poems have appeared in such journals and anthologies as American Poetry Review\, Callaloo\, Kenyon Review\, The Southern Review\, New England Review\, Gettysburg Review\, and several volumes of The Best American Poetry. Her first collection of poetry\, Domestic Work (2000)\, was selected by Rita Dove as the winner of the inaugural Cave Canem Poetry Prize for the best first book by an African American poet and won both the 2001 Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters Book Prize and the 2001 Lillian Smith Award for Poetry. URL:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/event/natasha-trethewey/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2018/07/natasha_trethewey_thumb.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120324T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120324T200000 DTSTAMP:20260422T004400 CREATED:20180725T204945Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180731T133508Z UID:40810103960-1332619200-1332619200@www.monmouth.edu SUMMARY:On Broadway with David J.V. Meenan and Friends DESCRIPTION:Back again this spring\, the roof will be rocking with your favorite Broadway\, Pop\, and Jazz favorites as The Royale Orchestra swings in to action with David J.V. Meenan and Friends in On Broadway. Incredible tap dancing numbers\, Broadway performers singing your favorites show tunes\, and comedy will have you dancing and rolling in the aisles again! With a cast of more than 40\, you will not want to miss this amazing musical song and dance extravaganza. Featuring hits from Wicked\, West Side Story\, Mama Mia\, Hairspray\, Les Miserable\, The Phantom of the Opera\, and so much more! (Shore Concerts Production) \nCost: $38/30 URL:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/event/on-broadway-with-david-j-v-meenan-and-friends/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2018/07/On_Broadway_Thumb.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120328T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120405T200000 DTSTAMP:20260422T004400 CREATED:20180725T204901Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190219T173639Z UID:40810103855-1332964800-1333656000@www.monmouth.edu SUMMARY:Spring Musical: Working DESCRIPTION:The Department of Music and Theatre Arts presents \nSpring Musical: Working \nMonmouth University’s Department of Music & Theatre\nwill present the first East Coast production of the newly revised\nmusical\, Working\, based on the book by Pulitzer-Prize winning author Studs Terkel. Adapted by Stephen Schwartz (Wicked\, Pippin\, and Godspell) from his original version with Nino Faso\, the new Working recently completed a run in Chicago. Monmouth’s production will be the first by any university in the country. \nDirected by Nicole Ricciardi\, Working\nis the working man’s A Chorus Line. A musical exploration of twenty-six\npeople from all walks of life\, with songs by all-star composers Craig\nCarnelia (Sweet Smell of Success)\, Micki Grant (Don’t Bother Me\, I Can’t Cope)\, Tony Award-winning Lin-Manuel Miranda (In the Heights)\, Mary Rodgers (Once Upon A Mattress)\, Susan Birkenhead (Jelly’s Last Jam)\, Stephen Schwartz\, and Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter\, James Taylor. The musical director is George Wurzbach. \nWorking celebrates\neveryday people in a genuinely funny and touching way\, and has been\ncalled “the perfect musical for everyone who has ever worked a day in\ntheir lives.” Updated to fit 21st century audiences\, cast members sing\nand dance with cell phones and laptops as they tell the tales of\ntraditional careers: teacher\, waitress\, firefighter; and more modern\nadditions: hedge fund manager\, UPS delivery man\, and a customer service\nrepresentative in India. URL:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/event/spring-musical-working/ LOCATION:Lauren K. Woods Theatre ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2018/07/Working_Thumb.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120330 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120407 DTSTAMP:20260422T004400 CREATED:20180725T204852Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190301T194331Z UID:40810103804-1333065600-1333756799@www.monmouth.edu SUMMARY:First Senior Exhibition (Fine Art) DESCRIPTION:First Senior Exhibition (Fine Art) \nMarch 30 – April 6\, 2012 \nOpening Reception: \nFriday\, March 30\, 7 – 9 p.m. \nICE HOUSE & POLLAK GALLERIES \nFeaturing the work of the Monmouth University graduating seniors who will receive their degrees in fine art and/or art education. URL:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/event/first-senior-exhibition-fine-art/ LOCATION:Pollak Gallery ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2018/07/fine_art_seniorshow_Thumb.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120330T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120330T193000 DTSTAMP:20260422T004400 CREATED:20180725T204944Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220419T132746Z UID:40810103954-1333135800-1333135800@www.monmouth.edu SUMMARY:Jazz and Poetry with Robert Pinsky DESCRIPTION:Jazz and Poetry with Robert Pinsky\n accompanied by Ben Allison\nCost: $10; $20 \nRobert Pinsky\, three-time U.S. poet laureate and author of several acclaimed books of poetry\, prose\, and translation will bring his verse to life on the Pollak Theatre stage in a reading with musical accompaniment. Elegant and tough\, vividly imaginative\, Pinsky’s poems have earned praise for their wild musical energy and ambitious range. \nThe Long Branch native whose first ambition was to be a jazz musician\, told The Paris Review “in jazz\, as in poetry\, there is always that play between what’s regular and what’s wild. That has always appealed to me.” During these performances Pinsky explains\, “The musicians have read the poems beforehand\, and we discuss appropriate music a bit\, but what we do is at the heart of it improvised.” \nPinsky will be accompanied by celebrated bassist/composer Ben Allison who was called “one of today’s best young jazz musicians” by the Boston Globe and a “visionary composer\, adventurous improviser\, and strong organizational force on the New York City jazz scene” by JazzTimes. URL:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/event/jazz-and-poetry-with-robert-pinsky/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2018/07/Robert_Pinsky_Thumb.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120331T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120331T200000 DTSTAMP:20260422T004400 CREATED:20180725T204941Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190115T142202Z UID:40810103951-1333224000-1333224000@www.monmouth.edu SUMMARY:Arif Lohar/Arooj Aftab DESCRIPTION:Caravanserai’s Spring 2012 music residencies will feature one of Pakistan’s most beloved contemporary folk singers\, Arif Lohar. Born in a small village called Aach Goch in Gujrat District of Punjab\, Pakistan\, Arif Lohar follows in the footsteps of his father\, famous Pakistani folk singer Alam Lohar. Singing contemporized interpretations of traditional Punjabi songs\, Arif Lohar captures the sights and sounds of modern Pakistani culture with a unique mix of pop and folk stylings. Playing his beloved chimta\, a traditional percussion instrument resembling tongs\, Arif Lohar will be backed by an ensemble of talented Pakistani musicians.’ \nIn a special collaboration\, Arif Lohar will be joined by talented world music songstress Arooj Aftab. Born and raised in Lahore\, Pakistan and now based in New York City\, Arooj Aftab pays homage to her cultural roots with inspired original songs that fuse classical Pakistani\, Sufi\, and South Asian music traditions with contemporary jazz\, folk\, and pop influences. Her dynamic vocals mesh with subtle\, graceful acoustic arrangements to create a signature sound that has been described as “indigenous soul.” \nFor Caravanserai\, Arif Lohar and Arooj Aftab celebrate their cultural heritage by imagining new musical horizons\, crossing boundaries\, and inviting U.S. audiences to share their journey with peace and love. \nClick for more information on the Caravanserai events. \nClick here to read an interview with Arif Lohar \nClick here to read an interview with Arooj Aftab \nCaravanserai: A place where cultures meet is managed by Arts Midwest on behalf of the U.S. Regional Arts Organizations with financial support from the Building Bridges program of the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art. This event is locally sponsored by the Arab American Forum. \nCost: $15 URL:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/event/arif-lohar-arooj-aftab/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.monmouth.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2018/07/Arif_Lohar_Thumb.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR