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A Post-Election Conversation – DC Area Alumni & Friends

A virtual conversation with Director of Monmouth University’s Polling Institute, Patrick Murray. Join fellow Hawks in your area and Patrick, to discuss the question on everyone’s minds: why were the polls off (again) plus what that means for potential cooperation in Washington in the next year.

A Virtually Celtic Christmas – streamed direct from the National Opera House of Ireland

Virtual

Filmed at the National Opera House of Ireland, A Virtually Celtic Christmas features the Irish Concert Orchestra, two choirs, guests singers and musicians from all over Ireland and the ethereal voice of Irish tenor, Michael Londra. The concert features traditional carols, ancient Gaelic hymns beautifully sung and some classic carols the audiences familiar with Michael’s recordings will know well. The concert’s musical director, renowned Irish composer Liam Bates composed gorgeous choral arrangements for the evening. Guest artists include New York Times best selling author of Artemis Fowl, Eoin Colfer. Liam and Eoin’s songs from their Christmas musical NOËL feature in the concert along with an appearance by West End star and Northern Ireland native Zoe Rainey (Wicked, Hairspray).

$25 & up

Virtual Tuesday Night Record Club: John Lennon: Double Fantasy

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 John Lennon: Double Fantasy.

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

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