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June 2023
Best of Enemies
Thu Jun 1, 2023
7:30 PM Pollak Theatre

National Theatre: Broadcast in HD

Best of Enemies

David Harewood (Homeland) and Zachary Quinto (Star Trek) play feuding political rivals in James Graham’s (Sherwood) multiple award-winning new drama.

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Die Zauberflöte
Sat Jun 3, 2023
1 PM Pollak Theatre

The Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD

Die Zauberflöte

Nathalie Stutzmann conducts her second Mozart work this season with a new production of Die Zauberflöte. In his Met-debut staging, Simon McBurney incorporates projections, sound effects, and acrobatics to match the spectacle and drama of Mozart’s fable. The brilliant cast includes soprano Erin Morley as Pamina, tenor Lawrence Brownlee as Tamino, baritone Thomas Oliemans in his Met debut as Papageno, soprano Kathryn Lewek as the Queen of the Night, and bass Stephen Milling as Sarastro.

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The Cars
Tue Jun 6, 2023
7:30 PM The Great Hall Auditorium/Virtual

Tuesday Night Record Club

The Cars

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 The Cars (self-titled).

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Andy Weir’s The Martian
Tue Jun 13, 2023
7:30 PM Virtual

Tuesday Night Book Club

Andy Weir’s The Martian

Join us for Tuesday Night Book Club! Hosted by Monmouth University’s Ken Womack. This month’s novel is Andy Weir’s The Martian. Andy Weir’s “The Martian” is a sci-fi adventure thriller about one man’s attempt to survive on Mars after a devastating accident leaves him stranded and alone.

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Mona Lisa Redefined
Jun 16 - Aug 11, 2023
Pollak Gallery

Gallery Exhibitions

Mona Lisa Redefined

Mona Lisa has been described as the most admired, written or sung about work of art in existence, possessing unique qualities that include the subjects mystifying expression, strong composition and delicate modelling of forms. This juried exhibition features works that “re-reimagine” Mona Lisa – whether it be in a new medium, new time/place, new interpretation, etc. and embodies how this famous work continues to capture imagination so many years after it was created.

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PleinAir Painting – SOLD OUT
Wed Jun 21, 2023
12 PM Erlanger Gardens

Adult Education Series

PleinAir Painting – SOLD OUT

Gina Torello, a professor in the Art and Design Department at Monmouth University for 20 years, will guide you in this NEW one-of-a-kind workshop. She will be teaching a step-by-step guided oil painting course the neo-classical in Erlanger Gardens on the campus of Monmouth University. The class will cover compositional structure perspective, color theory, diverse application of materials and most of all the process of “capturing the LIGHT in the open air like the Impressionists.” New Wave Pochade Easels will be provided to all participants for use during your exclusive lesson, along with a comfortable pleinair chair to relax and paint at during the class.

PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT! Please click on the BUY TICKETS link to join the waitlist.

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The Boxmasters – Billy Bob Thornton and J.D. Andrew
Sat Jun 24, 2023
8 PM Pollak Theatre

Performing Arts Series

The Boxmasters – Billy Bob Thornton and J.D. Andrew

Formed in 2007 by Billy Bob Thornton and J.D. Andrew, The Boxmasters have recorded an impressive and diverse catalogue of music that touches on their love of a wide array of influences, but most importantly, the rock and roll of the 1960’s. Listening to The Boxmasters, one can hear obvious odes to the Beatles, Byrds and Beach Boys, but also The Mothers of Invention, Kris Kristofferson, John Prine and Big Star. As a touring band, The Boxmasters have cultivated a cult fan base opening for ZZ Top, Steve Miller, and George Thorogood.

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GOOD
Thu Jun 29, 2023
7:30 PM Pollak Theatre

National Theatre: Broadcast in HD

GOOD

David Tennant (Doctor Who) makes a much-anticipated return to the West End in a blistering reimagining of one of Britain’s most powerful, political plays. As the world faces its Second World War, John Halder, a good, intelligent German professor, finds himself pulled into a movement with unthinkable consequences. Olivier Award-winner Dominic Cooke (Follies) directs C.P. Taylor’s timely tale, with a cast that also features Elliot Levey (Coriolanus) and Sharon Small (The Bay). Filmed live at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London.

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July 2023
Michael Jackson’s Thriller
Tue Jul 11, 2023
7:30 PM The Great Hall Auditorium/Virtual

Tuesday Night Record Club

Michael Jackson’s Thriller

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 Michael Jackson’s Thriller .

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Forget the Alamo: The Rise and Fall of an American Myth
Tue Jul 18, 2023
7:30 PM Virtual

Tuesday Night Book Club

Forget the Alamo: The Rise and Fall of an American Myth

Join us for Tuesday Night Book Club! Hosted by Monmouth University’s Ken Womack. This month’s novel is The Rise and Fall of an American Myth by Bryan Burrough, Chris Tomlinson, and Jason Stanford. Three noted Texan writers combine forces to tell the real story of the Alamo, dispelling the myths, exploring why they had their day for so long, and explaining why the ugly fight about its meaning is now coming to a head.

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August 2023
The Zombies’ Odessey and Oracle
Tue Aug 8, 2023
7:30 PM The Great Hall Auditorium/Virtual

Tuesday Night Record Club

The Zombies’ Odessey and Oracle

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 The Zombies’ Odessey and Oracle.

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The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Tue Aug 15, 2023
7:30 PM Virtual

Tuesday Night Book Club

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

Join us for Tuesday Night Book Club! Hosted by Monmouth University’s Ken Womack. This month’s novel is The Secret History by Donna Tartt. A contemporary literary classic and “an accomplished psychological thriller … absolutely chilling” (Village Voice), from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Goldfinch.

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September 2023
Billy Joel’s The Stranger
Tue Sep 5, 2023
7:30 PM The Great Hall Auditorium/Virtual

Tuesday Night Record Club

Billy Joel’s The Stranger

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 Billy Joel’s The Stranger.

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J.D. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye
Tue Sep 12, 2023
7:30 PM Virtual

Tuesday Night Book Club

J.D. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye

Join us for Tuesday Night Book Club! Hosted by Monmouth University’s Ken Womack. This month’s novel is J.D. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye. One of the greatest American novels of all time, The Catcher in the Rye is a classic coming-of-age story: an elegy to teenage alienation, capturing the deeply human need for connection and the bewildering sense of loss as we leave childhood behind.

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October 2023
Elton John’s Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Tue Oct 3, 2023
7:30 PM The Great Hall Auditorium/Virtual

Tuesday Night Record Club

Elton John’s Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

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 Elton John’s Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.

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Spider Thieves
Thu Oct 5, 2023
7:30 PM Pollak Theatre

World Cinema Series

Spider Thieves

Inspired by actual events, this teenage thriller is a unique social commentary on dreams, class, and unfulfilled expectations in contemporary Chile. Three teenage girls from a Santiago shanty town set in motion a plan to climb buildings and plunder expensive apartments. All they want is to have all the cool and trendy stuff they see advertised in TV commercials and department stores. Word spreads and soon enough they became the notorious “spider thieves.” There will be a post screening Q&A hosted by Professor Manuel Chavez with special guest speakers Prof. Priscilla & Gustavo Gac-Artigas

Free Event
Haruki Murakami’s Norwegian Wood
Tue Oct 10, 2023
7:30 PM Virtual

Tuesday Night Book Club

Haruki Murakami’s Norwegian Wood

Join us for Tuesday Night Book Club! Hosted by Monmouth University’s Ken Womack. This month’s novel is Haruki Murakami’s Norwegian Wood. A poignant story of one college student’s romantic coming-of-age, Norwegian Wood takes us to that distant place of a young man’s first, hopeless, and heroic love.

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Jake Heggie’s Dead Man Walking
Sat Oct 21, 2023
1 PM Pollak Theatre

The Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD

Jake Heggie’s Dead Man Walking

Yannick Nézet-Séguin (Conductor), Latonia Moore (Sister Rose), Joyce DiDonato (Sister Helen Prejean), Susan Graham (Mrs. Patrick De Rocher), Ryan McKinny (Joseph De Rocher) Jake Heggie’s powerful work has its highly anticipated Met premiere in a new production by Ivo van Hove. Based on Sister Helen Prejean’s memoir about her fight for the soul of a condemned murderer, Dead Man Walking matches the high drama of its subject with Heggie’s poignant music and a libretto by Tony and Emmy Award–winner Terrence McNally. Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin takes the podium, with mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato starring as Sister Helen. The cast also features bass-baritone Ryan McKinny as the death-row inmate Joseph De Rocher, soprano Latonia Moore as Sister Rose, and mezzo-soprano Susan Graham—who sang Helen Prejean in the opera’s 2000 premiere—as De Rocher’s mother.

Tickets on sale July 26

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Bruce Springsteen’s Tracks
Tue Oct 24, 2023
7:30 PM The Great Hall Auditorium/Virtual

Tuesday Night Record Club

Bruce Springsteen’s Tracks

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 Bruce Springsteen’s Tracks.

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November 2023
We are the Best
Mon Nov 6, 2023
7:30 PM Pollak Theatre

World Cinema Series

We are the Best

We Are the Best! is a story of three young misfit girls growing up in the early ‘80s Stockholm. Pixieish, mohawk-sporting Klara and her best friend Bobo are 13-year-old rebels looking for a cause. Despite having no instruments—or discernible musical talent—the two put all their energy into forming an all-girl punk band, recruiting their shy, classical guitar-playing schoolmate Hedwig as a third wheel. With tender affection for its young characters, We Are the Best! paints a joyous and sharply observant portrait of the rebellious spirit of youth and growing up different. There will be a post screening Q&A hosted by Professor Mihaela Moscaliuc with special guest speaker Prof. Joe Rapolla.

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