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  • The Doo Wop Project Returns with a Brand New Show: Echoes of the Street

    A Brand New Show from America’s Premiere Doo Wop Group

    The dynamic Broadway stars of The Doo Wop Project are on a mission to put Doo Wop on
    everyone’s playlist! With their smokin’ hot band, they capture and deliver the classic sounds of
    the guys who, back in the day, harmonized with each other on stoops, in the subway, and on
    street corners, and they have also created a unique, exciting, fun way to “Doowop-ify” today’s
    biggest hits – reimagining them as though they had been written during the Doo Wop era! Once you experience The Doo Wop Project live on stage, you’ll see why everyone around the country calls them AMERICA’S PREMIERE DOO WOP GROUP.

    Their brand new 90 minute show — “Echoes of the Street” — keeps the classic sounds of Doo
    Wop alive for audiences of all ages. You’ll hear Doo Wop classics like the Del Vikings’
    “Whispering Bells”, The Tymes’ “So Much in Love”, The Marcels’ “Blue Moon”, The Four
    Seasons’ “Sherry” and Motown’s “My Girl”. And you’ll fall in love with The Doo Wop Project’s
    Doowop-ified versions of contemporary songs by artists like Taylor Swift, Pharell Williams, Daft Punk and Chris Stapleton. This show celebrates a music genre that has never lost its cool….while making it cool for generations to come. #SAVEDOOWOP

    Featuring stars from the Broadway hits Jersey Boys, Motown: The Musical, and A Bronx Tale, The Doo Wop Project brings unparalleled authenticity of sound and vocal excellence to recreate—and in some cases entirely reimagine—the greatest music in American pop and rock history.

    Exact member-lineup is subject to change without notice

  • Visiting Writers Series with Blake Butler

    Blake Butler is the author of twelve book-length works, recently including Molly, Void Corporation, and UXA.GOV. His short fiction, interviews, reviews, and essays have appeared widely, including in The New York Times, Harper’s, The Paris Review, Fence, Bomb, Bookforum, and as an ongoing column at Vice. In 2021, he was longlisted for the Joyce Carol Oates Prize. He is a founding editor of HTMLGIANT.

  • Coldplay vs. Imagine Dragons

    Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never before. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Coldplay vs. Imagine Dragons at Pollak Theatre under the gentle glow of candlelight.

    Fever Up’s concert series was created with the intention of democratizing access to classical music, and the space and performers are illuminated by thousands of candles to create a truly magical experience.

    The String Quartet has a tentative program that includes songs such as The Scientist, Viva la Vida, Radioactive, Believer, and more!

     

    Please note that these events are presented by Fever Up.

  • Born to Run 50: Photographs by Eric Meola

    This exciting new exhibit celebrates the photography of Eric Meola, whose iconic photo of Springsteen and saxophonist Clarence Clemons graces the Born to Run album cover.  The free exhibit will be open to the public in Monmouth University’s Rechnitz Hall DiMattio Gallery from Friday, September 5 through December 18, 2025. See gallery hours and more here.

  • Georgia O’Keeffe: the Brightness of Light and Q&A with the Filmmakers

    Georgia O’Keeffe: the Brightness of Light is a 2-hour documentary exploring the life and art of the most important woman artist of the 20th century – the ”Mother of Modernism.” In the 1920s, O’Keeffe became famous for her paintings of flowers, bones, and the beauty of nature. She posed nude for shocking photographs by Alfred Stieglitz, but denied that her paintings depicted sexual imagery. In the 1970s, she emerged as an iconic role model for women.

    Following the screening, Producer Ellen Casey Wagner and Director Paul Wagner will host a discussion to share insights into the making of the documentary and answer audience questions.

    In 1989, one year after they got married, Paul and Ellen Wagner formed American Focus,
    their non-profit organization dedicated to the creation of documentary films about America
    and her people. Since then, they have released over thirty films, including several feature
    films broadcast nationally on public television: Out of Ireland, about the history of Irish
    emigration to America; Good Work, about master craftsmen in the building arts; and Black
    in Blue, about the four football players at the University of Kentucky who broke the color
    line in the Southeastern Conference. In 1999, Paul and Ellen released Windhorse, their award-winning dramatic feature film about young Tibetans and their struggle for freedom under the Chinese communist regime, filmed secretly in China and Nepal. As a team, Ellen is the president of American Focus and assumes the producing duties, while Paul serves as the writer and director of their films. Prior to their formation of American Focus, Ellen worked as a producer for WETA, the public television station in Washington, DC. , and Paul was an independent filmmaker, winning an Oscar and several Emmy Awards for his documentary work.

  • Green Border

    The Institute for Global Understanding (IGU) and the Center for the Arts at Monmouth University invite you to our second Pearson’s World Cinema Series movie and discussion event of the spring semester on Thursday, March 26th, at 6:05 PM in the Pozycki Auditorium. We will screen the movie Green Border (2023) directed by Agneiszka Holland, followed by a post-screening Q&A session hosted by Dr. Frank Fury with Prof. William Gorman as discussant. We hope to see you there!

  • Evil Does Not Exist

    This is the Institute for Global Understanding (IGU) and the Center for the Arts at Monmouth University’s first Pearson’s World Cinema Series (PWCS) movie and discussion event of the fall semester on Thursday, September 25th, at 6:05PM in the Great Hall Auditorium. We will screen the movie Evil Does Not Exist (2023), directed by Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, followed by a post-screening Q&A session hosted by Dean Dave Golland and with Prof. Chris DeRosa as discussant. A post-screening discussions and refreshments will follow.

  • Life of Pi

    ★★★★★
    ‘Puppetry, projection and magic
    combine to stunning effect in a
    superlative stage adaptation.’
    The Stage

    Puppetry, magic, and storytelling combine in a unique, Olivier Award winning stage adaptation of the best-selling novel. Filmed in stunning 4k, the story of a 16-year-old boy stranded on a lifeboat with a hyena, zebra, orangutan, and a Royal Bengal tiger is brought vividly to life. Hiran Abeysekara (A Midsummer Night’s Dream) plays Pi Patel, joined on stage by Mina Anwar (The Thin Blue Line), Raj Ghatak (The Kite Runner), and Nicholas Khan (NT Live: The Beaux Stratagem).

    This epic staging of Yann Martel’s tale of endurance and hope is
    adapted by Lolita Chakrabati and directed by Max Webster (Henry V).
    The production has been met with strong critical acclaim across
    national press, including many five-star reviews.

  • Egg Tempera and Silverpoint Class: Using Early Renaissance Techniques Today

    Class Schedule: Saturday, October 11 | 2 – 5:00 PM
     
    Artist Eileen Kennedy will introduce the early Renaissance techniques of silverpoint and egg tempera, media in most prominent use prior to 1450. After a brief slide lecture about historical and contemporary artists using these materials (i.e. Botticelli and Wyeth), the artist will discuss the materials used to make panels for silverpoint and egg tempera and demonstrate how to make and apply tempera paint. Participants will have the remainder of the workshop to create a still life drawing in silverpoint. Still life objects, paper, and silverpoint styli will be available for use. Kennedy’s own works in silverpoint and egg tempera will be on view in the gallery. 

    This class will be held in Room 135 in the Pollak Gallery.

  • Tribute to Queen and The Beatles

    Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Long Branch. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Queen and The Beatles at Pollak Theatre under the gentle glow of candlelight.

    Fever Up’s concert series was created with the intention of democratizing access to classical music, and the space and performers are illuminated by thousands of candles to create a truly magical experience.

    The String Quartet has a tentative program that includes songs such as Here Comes the Sun, Yesterday, I Want to Break Free, Bohemian Rhapsody, and more!