Adult Education Series
Join Monmouth University faculty and friends as they host courses exploring topics that blend leisure and learning.
Join Monmouth University faculty and friends as they host courses exploring topics that blend leisure and learning.
Adult Education Series
Class Schedule: December 3, 10, 17, 2026 | 7:30 – 9:00 PM
Through multimedia presentations and discussions, the class explores the major artists of the era, such as Taylor, Cat Stevens, Billy Joel, Jim Croce, Paul Simon, and Gordon Lightfoot. Another topic will study the growth of female artists, with singer/songwriters such as Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon, Carole King, and Janis Ian achieving even greater success—and creative control—for women in music. While the genre may have peaked in the 1970s, it continued to influence popular music in the 1980s and beyond; the veterans still produced fascinating songs, and artists such as Elvis Costello, Bruce Springsteen, Dan Fogelberg, and Tracy Chapman updated the format for younger generations. Part two traces the peak of the movement and its lingering influence.
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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.
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This 10-session virtual course will be taught by renowned by Beatles scholar Ken Womack. Class Schedule: weekdays, January 4-15, 2027 | 1:00-4:30 PM
Join renowned Beatles scholar Ken Womack for an in-depth examination of the group’s unparalleled musical achievements. With each new session, the class will explore yet another album, tracing their phenomenal growth from “Love Me Do” and Please Please Me (1963) through the band’s spate of classic LPs from Rubber Soul (1965) and Revolver (1966) through Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967), The White Album (1968), and Abbey Road (1969).
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Adult Education Series
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.
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Adult Education Series
Led by Art Coach and Teaching Artist Jenny Santa Maria, this workshop helps you unlearn the myth of “natural talent” and discover the joy of drawing as a skill that can be taught, learned, and enjoyed. Jenny has guided countless anxious, curious, and discouraged individuals to find joy and confidence through creative expression, bringing her workshops to libraries, art centers, and community spaces across New England.
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Class Schedule: February 11, 18, 25, 2027 | 7:30 – 9:00 PM
Part one explores the beginnings of music videos, from Fats Waller’s 1940s “soundies” to the Beatles’ promotional films to the Monkees TV series. By the 1970s, countries such as Australia and England aired TV shows featuring promotional film clips, with Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” illustrating the genre’s early creativity. Michael Nesmith saw the potential of these programs in the US, helping to create what became MTV.
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The Beatles’ Revolver proved to be a crucial artistic leap in the band’s career and sound, forever altering what was possible within pop music and the concept of the album overall. In celebration of the 60th anniversary of this landmark release, this course will explore the personal, cultural, and sonic landscapes that shaped the record, from the new sights and sounds The Beatles were consuming, through the impact upon their writing, their peers, and the music world thereafter.
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Embroidery is a timeless art form of stitching that has been practiced for centuries, making it one of the oldest and most cherished folk traditions. This beginner-friendly class is designed to introduce you to the fundamentals of embroidery, from selecting materials to mastering essential stitches. In this inspiring workshop, you’ll gain the skills and confidence to create your own beautiful heirlooms and works of art.
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Adult Education Series
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.
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Adult Education Series
Class Schedule: October 15 and 22, 2026 | 7:30 – 9:00 PM
Join music historian Carlee Migliorisi as she takes listeners on a guided tour of the many connections between Bruce Springsteen and the City of Long Branch, New Jersey.
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Adult Education Series
Class Schedule: October 14, 21, and 28, 2026 | 7:30 – 9:00 PM
Whether you are embarking on your memoir or crafting your first work of fiction, the task of the writer is to develop compelling characters that connect with readers. Taking the “me out of memoir” allows you to develop your parents and loved ones as characters. In this three part course, we will utilize description, dialogue, and action to create characters that resonate with readers of any genre. No experience necessary, just a willingness to create characters to jump off the page!
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Adult Education Series
Class Schedule: September 3, 10, 17, 2026 | 7:30 – 9:00 PM
Part one of this two-part course will closely examine the beginnings of the singer/songwriter movement, demonstrating how country artists such as Hank Williams, Sr. set the template for confessional lyric writing. Bob Dylan transformed folk music by shifting from protest to the personal, with albums such as Bringing It All Back Home (1965) exploring themes concerning heartbreak and turmoil. Early artists such as Taylor, Laura Nyro, and Leonard Cohen forged the sound, which would become a dominant force in the 1970s.
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