Center for the Arts

Adult Education Series

Classic for a Reason: Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours

Join music historians Ken Womack & Kit O’Toole as they revisit classic record albums. With Classic for a Reason, Ken & Kit will take listeners on a guided tour of our history’s most enduring popular musical accomplishments. Classic for a Reason is part of Monmouth University’s Adult Education series.

Zoom Link will be provided upon registration.

Tuesday Night Record Club

Crowded House

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 Crowded House’s debut album.

Free and open to the public, but registration is required.

Tuesday Night Book Club

Mark Haddon, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Join us for Tuesday Night Book Club! Hosted by Monmouth University’s Ken Womack, each month we’ll explore a different novel. All you have to do is Zoom in and join the discussion! This week’s book is The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Christopher John Francis Boone knows all the countries of the world and their capitals and every prime number up to 7,057. He relates well to animals but has no understanding of human emotions. He cannot stand to be touched. And he detests the color yellow. This improbable story of Christopher’s quest to investigate the suspicious death of a neighborhood dog makes for one of the most captivating, unusual, and widely heralded novels in recent years.

Candlelight Concerts

Candlelight Concert: 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. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Queen and The Beatles at Pollak Theatre under the gentle glow of candlelight. 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!

Art on Screen

The Danish Collector

This cinematic journey traces the dynamic rise of the Impressionists through the eyes of visionary collector Wilhelm Hansen, from the streets of Paris to his stunning estate at Odrupgaard.

Tuesday Night Record Club

Jeff Buckley, Grace

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 Jeff Buckley’s Grace.

Free and open to the public, but registration is required.

National Theatre: Broadcast in HD

A Streetcar Named Desire

The fastest-selling production in the Young Vic’s history, directed by Benedict Andrews and filmed live in 2014, received critical acclaim and 5-star reviews. It is one of National Theatre Live’s most popular titles and has been watched by 1.2 million people worldwide.

Candlelight Concerts

Candlelight Concert: Neo-Soul and Hip-Hop Favorites

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 Neo-Soul and Hip-Hop Favorites at Pollak Theatre under the gentle glow of candlelight. The String Quartet has a tentative program that includes musicians such as Lauryn Hill, Miguel, Childish Gambino, Alicia Keys, and more!

Art on Screen

Girl with a Pearl Earring and Other Treasures from the Mauritshuis

Get exclusive access to the Mauritshuis, the jewel-like gallery that houses Vermeer’s The Girl with a Pearl Earring, uncovering the painting’s mysteries through insights into the artist’s life and work

Tuesday Night Book Club

Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian

Join us for Tuesday Night Book Club! Hosted by Monmouth University’s Ken Womack, each month we’ll explore a different novel. All you have to do is Zoom in and join the discussion! This week’s book is Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy. Based on historical events that took place on the Texas-Mexico border in the 1850s, Blood Meridian traces the fortunes of the Kid, a fourteen-year-old Tennesseean who stumbles into the nightmarish world where Indians are being murdered and the market for their scalps is thriving.

Tuesday Night Record Club

Bruce Springsteen, Born to Run

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 Born to Run and is offered both in person and via Zoom.

Free and open to the public, but registration is required.

Art on Screen

Hopper: An American Love Story

Delve into the life, art, and enduring influence of Edward Hopper, revealing the enigmatic man behind America’s most recognizable imagery through expert insights and a vivid portrait of 20th century American life.

Tuesday Night Book Club

Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall

Join us for Tuesday Night Book Club! Hosted by Monmouth University’s Ken Womack, each month we’ll explore a different novel. All you have to do is Zoom in and join the discussion! This week’s book is Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel. England in the 1520s is a heartbeat from disaster. If the king dies without a male heir, the country could be destroyed by civil war. Henry VIII wants to annul his marriage of twenty years and marry Anne Boleyn. The pope and most of Europe opposes him. Into this impasse steps Thomas Cromwell: a wholly original man, a charmer and a bully, both idealist and opportunist, astute in reading people, and implacable in his ambition. But Henry is volatile: one day tender, one day murderous. Cromwell helps him break the opposition, but what will be the price of his triumph?

Candlelight Concerts

Candlelight Concert: From Bach to 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 From Bach to the Beatles at Pollak Theatre under the gentle glow of candlelight. The String Quartet has a tentative program that includes music from both composer J.S. Bach and the band The Beatles.

Tuesday Night Record Club

Buckingham Nicks

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 Buckingham Nicks.

Free and open to the public, but registration is required. Please note that this event will be held in the Bey Hall Auditorium instead of Great Hall.

Candlelight Concerts

Candlelight Concert: Halloween Classics

Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Long Branch. This 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 Thriller, Time Warp, Danse Macabre, the Stranger Things theme song and many more!

Art on Screen

Goya: Visions of Flesh and Blood

Discover the genius of Goya- Spain’s master of the modern portraiture- in this cinematic journey through the National Gallery’s landmark exhibition. This heir to Velázquez and inspiration to Picasso redefined modern art.

Tuesday Night Book Club

Yevgeny Zamyatin, We

Join us for Tuesday Night Book Club! Hosted by Monmouth University’s Ken Womack, each month we’ll explore a different novel. All you have to do is Zoom in and join the discussion! This week’s book is We by Yevgeny Zamyatin. Yevgeny Zamyatin’s We is a powerfully inventive vision that has influenced writers from George Orwell to Ayn Rand. In a glass-enclosed city of absolute straight lines, ruled over by the all-powerful ‘Benefactor’, the citizens of the totalitarian society of OneState live out lives devoid of passion and creativity – until D-503, a mathematician who dreams in numbers, makes a discovery: he has an individual soul. Set in the twenty-sixth century AD, We is the classic dystopian novel and was the forerunner of works such as George Orwell’s 1984 and Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World. It was suppressed for many years in Russia and remains a resounding cry for individual freedom, yet is also a powerful, exciting and vivid work of science fiction. Clarence Brown’s brilliant translation is based on the corrected text of the novel, first published in Russia in 1988 after more than sixty years’ suppression.

Tuesday Night Record Club

The Smithereens, Especially for You

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 Smithereens’ Especially for You.

Free and open to the public, but registration is required.

Art on Screen

Lucian Freud: A Self Portrait

Learn about the life and art of Lucia Freud through his unflinching self-portraits in this compelling documentary- an intimate study of identity, ageing, and one of Britain’s greatest painters.