Center for the Arts

Tuesday Night Record Club

Cheap Trick at Budokan

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 Cheap Trick at Budokan.

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.

Art on Screen

EOS Encore – Michelangelo: Love & Death

Spanning his 88 years, Michelangelo – Love and Death takes a cinematic journey through the print and drawing rooms of Europe through the great chapels and museums of Florence, Rome and the Vatican to seek out a deeper understanding of this legendary figure’s tempestuous life, his relationship with his contemporaries and his incredible legacy.

Tuesday Night Book Club

John Irving, The World According to Garp

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 weeks book is The World According to Garp by John Irving. This is the life and times of T. S. Garp, the bastard son of Jenny Fields–a feminist leader ahead of her times. This is the life and death of a famous mother and her almost-famous son; theirs is a world of sexual extremes–even of sexual assassinations. It is a novel rich with “lunacy and sorrow”; yet the dark, violent events of the story do not undermine a comedy both ribald and robust. In more than thirty languages, in more than forty countries– with more than ten million copies in print–this novel provides almost cheerful, even hilarious evidence of its famous last line: “In the world according to Garp, we are all terminal cases.”

Candlelight Concerts

Candlelight Spring: Tribute to Coldplay

Candlelight Spring concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never before. 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 Clocks, Shiver, Speed of Sound, Trouble, Fix You, Paradise, Yellow, and many more!

The Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD

Le Nozze di Figaro

Conductor Joana Mallwitz makes her Met debut leading an extraordinary cast in Mozart’s comic masterpiece. Bass-baritone Michael Sumuel stars as the clever valet Figaro, opposite soprano Olga Kulchynska as his betrothed, the wily maid Susanna. Baritone Joshua Hopkins is the skirt-chasing Count, with soprano Federica Lombardi as his anguished wife and mezzo-soprano Marianne Crebassa as the adolescent page Cherubino. This live cinema transmission is part of the Met’s award-winning Live in HD series, bringing opera to movie theaters across the globe.

Please note due to a University Scheduling conflict this screening has been moved from it's originally scheduled date to June 14.

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

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

Exhibition 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

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

Exhibition 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.

Adult Education Series

Classic for a Reason: The Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds

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.

Zoom Link will be provided upon registration.

Gallery Exhibitions

Into the Wild, Art Exhibit by Eileen Kennedy

Eileen Kennedy’s narrative art explores the relationship between contemporary humans and the natural world. The artist holds a BFA from Pratt Institute. She also studied at the Arts Students League of New York, the Hartford Art School, and numerous workshops. Kennedy has exhibited throughout the mid-Atlantic region and beyond including the Brooklyn Museum, Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art, Monmouth Museum, Widener University Art Museum, Attleboro Arts Museum, Painted Bride Art Center, AIR Gallery, Blue Mountain Gallery, Monmouth University, Williams Center for the Arts, Manifest Center for the Arts, Dacia Gallery, Lore Degenstein Gallery and others. Her works have been featured in the New York Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, Newark Star Ledger, American Art Collector Magazine, Fine Art Connoisseur Newsletter, Create Magazine and other publications.

Artist Reception: Friday, Sept. 26, 6-8pm Gallery Exhibit: September 1 - October 25, 2025

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. Bob Santelli and Ken Campbell will be our special guest co-hosts!

Please note: This event will take place in Pollak Theatre. If you’re attending virtually, a Zoom link will be sent upon registration

Candlelight Concerts

Featuring Vivaldi’s Four Seasons and More

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 works such as The Four Seasons and Thaïs: Méditation.

Gallery Exhibitions

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.