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Father Alphonse and The Orchestra of St. Peter by the Sea’s Virtual Christmas Concert 2020

Virtual

While we missed not being able to host our annual holiday concert with Father Alphonse and The Orchestra of St. Peter by the Sea this December we do have a special treat for his fans! Please join Father Alphonse and friends for this FREE Virtual Christmas Concert which features many of the same faces and voices you enjoy each year at Pollak Theatre. Happy Holidays!  Watch here: https://vimeo.com/490078103/60a243d1ee

Virtual Tuesday Night Book Club: Amor Towles’ A Gentleman in Moscow

Join us for Tuesday Night Book Club! Hosted by Monmouth University’s Ken Womack and Michael Thomas, each month we’ll explore a different novel. All you have to do is Zoom in and join the discussion! This month’s novel is Amor Towles’ A Gentleman in Moscow and joining the conversation will be the special guest host Anika Chapin. When you register you will be provided the meeting link to join the conversation.

Free and open to the public, but registration is required

Virtual Tuesday Night Record Club: Crosby Stills and Nash: Self-Titled

Virtual

We have decided to continue with Record Club in virtual format using the ZOOM app. When you register you will be provided the meeting link to join the conversation. 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 Crosby Stills and Nash: Self-Titled

Free and open to the public

Virtual Tuesday Night Book Club: Raymond Carver’s What We Talk about When We Talk about Love

Virtual

Join us for Tuesday Night Book Club! Hosted by Monmouth University’s Ken Womack and Michael Thomas, each month we’ll explore a different novel. All you have to do is Zoom in and join the discussion! This month’s book is Raymond Carver’s What We Talk about When We Talk about Love. In his second collection, including the iconic and much-referenced title story featured in the Academy Award-winning film Birdman, Carver establishes his reputation as one of the most celebrated short-story writers in American literature—a haunting meditation on love, loss, and companionship, and finding one’s way through the dark.

Free and open to the public, but registration is required

Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain – VIRTUAL PANEL DISCUSSION

Virtual

Join us for a zoom discussion of the 2014 film Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain, an Indian English-language historical drama film directed by Ravi Kumar. Based on the Bhopal disaster that happened in India on 2–3 December 1984, the film stars Martin Sheen, Mischa Barton, Kal Penn, Rajpal Yadav, Tannishtha Chatterjee and Fagun Thakrar. The film is available for streaming on a number of platforms including Amazon Prime, VUDU and YouTube (for rent or purchase). The virtual discussion will be led by Monmouth University Professor’s Datta Naik and Marina Vujnovic. When you register you will be provided the meeting link to join the conversation.

Free and open to the public but registration is required.

Virtual Tuesday Night Record Club: George Harrison: All Things Must Pass

Virtual

We have decided to continue with Record Club in virtual format using the ZOOM app. When you register you will be provided the meeting link to join the conversation. 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 George Harrison: All Things Must Pass

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

Policing in Communities of Color

Live Over Zoom

A Conversation on Police Violence, Black Lives Matter, and Police Reform. Panelists Lorenzo M. Boyd, Ph.D., is a nationally recognized leader in police-community relations and an authority on urban policing. Boyd is the vice president for diversity & inclusion at the University of New Haven. As the former director of the Center for Advanced Policing […]