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Songwriters by the Sea

Lauren K. Woods Theatre

Distinguished NJ Songwriters Joe Rapolla and Joe D’Urso are back this year hosting the celebrated Songwriters by the Sea series at the Lauren K. Woods Theatre. What once started in a small coffee shop as an area for local songwriters has now grown into a series that features some of the top songwriters in the country. This year, the show features special guest artists Jeffrey Gaines and ERYN with an intro set by Mark Geary. The show will also feature Monmouth University student openers: Max Adolf and Kelli Misenheimer.

$30

Jacob Landau: Exploring the Colors

Guggenheim Memorial Library, Room #101 400 Cedar Ave, West Long Branch, NJ, United States

The exhibition features a selection of some twenty-one works. All are from Monmouth University’s extensive collection of Jacob Landau’s work, comprising over 300 prints, drawings and paintings. The collection was gifted to Monmouth University in 2008 by the Jacob Landau Institute of Roosevelt, NJ. This exhibit is co-sponsored by the Jewish Culture Studies Program and the Honors School of Monmouth University.

Steely Dan’s Aja

Anacon Hall, 2nd Floor, Student Center

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… there will be special guest moderators and panelists at each event! This event will feature Steely Dan’s Aja.

Die Walküre (Encore)

Pollak Theatre

The second installment of Wagner’s Ring cycle, Die Walküre, stars heroic soprano Christine Goerke as the warrior goddess Brünnhilde, whose encounter with the mortal twins Siegmund and Sieglinde, sung by Stuart Skelton and Eva-Maria Westbroek, leads her on a journey from Valhalla to earthbound humanity. Philippe Jordan conducts.

$23

Classical Fun

The Great Hall Auditorium

A joyous program of music by some of the greatest composers of all time –
Mozart, Bach, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Wagner, and others.
The MU Chamber Orchestra, comprised of students, faculty, staff, and administrators, performs a variety of compositions from the classical repertory. This spring concert also features music for chamber ensembles from within the orchestra-solos, duos, trios, quintets.

Spring Dance Concert: The Dance Has Many Faces

Lauren K. Woods Theatre

Feel inspired and touched as artists produce a dance worth trending. Discover many forms of dance in collaboration with Student Scholarship Week. Artists from the spring dance classes and dance teams of our Monmouth University will present their understanding of the diverse world of dancing. Performances will feature the choreographic exploration of the students and the faculty

5678 Dance Club Recital

Pollak Theatre

Come out and see 5678 dance club’s wonderful spring recital for all ages on Easter weekend.

Free for MU students,$8 to the public

The Nile Hilton Incident

Pollak Theatre

A maid witnesses a murder at an upscale hotel and a policeman is assigned to the case, but it soon becomes clear that important people don’t want the case solved.

Director: Tarik Saleh
(2017)
Unrated
111 minutes

Blue Hawk Records Compilation Album Release

Student Center

Come and join Blue Hawk in releasing their 14th compilation Album! Music and live performances. An event you do not want to miss!

An Inconvenient Truth

Showroom Cinemas 707 Cookman Ave, Asbury Park, United States

Celebrating EARTH DAY/MU Scholarship Week
Filmmaker Davis Guggenheim follows Al Gore on the lecture circuit, as the former presidential candidate campaigns to raise public awareness of the dangers of global warming and calls for immediate action to curb its destructive effects on the environment. With a post-film discussion hosted by Randall Abate, J.D.

$12; $10 (students)