Jazz and Poetry with Robert Pinsky
Robert Pinsky, Three-time U.S. poet laureate and author of several acclaimed books of poetry, prose, and translation will bring his verse to life on the Pollak Theatre stage in a reading with musical accompaniment.
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Arif Lohar/Arooj Aftab
Singing contemporized interpretations of traditional Punjabi songs, Arif Lohar captures the sights and sounds of modern Pakistani culture with a unique mix of pop and folk stylings.
Here, There, Then, Now: Dahlia Elsayed
Art BuildingThis special site-specific event is a cross-disciplinary project chronicling how public histories and private narratives temporarily attach to landscape, specifically to bodies of water.
Provost Film Series: Under the Bombs
In the wake of Israel’s 2006 bombardment of Lebanon, a determined woman finds her way into the country convincing a taxi cab driver to take a risky journey around the scarred region in search of her sister and her son. Panelists: Dr. Azzam Elayan, lecturer in chemistry, Monmouth University and Dr. Saliba Sarsar, professor of political science, Monmouth University
Met Opera: Manon – Massenet
Anna Netrebko’s dazzling portrayal of the tragic heroine in Laurent Pelly’s new production travels to the Met from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
On Screen In Person: Blast!
Welcome to astrophysics, Indiana Jones-style! Five-time Emmy winner Paul Devlin follows the story of his brother, mark Devlin PhD, as he leads a tenacious team of scientists trying to figure out how all the galaxies formed by launching a revolutionary new telescope under a NASA high-altitude balloon.
Visiting Writer: Naomi Shihab Nye
Author and/or editor of more than 25 volumes or poetry, Naomi Shihab Nye will read selections from her work.
Met Opera: Ernani Encore – Verdi (Broadcast in HD)
Angela Meade takes center stage in Verdi’s thrilling early gem.
Marc Muller’s Dead On: Live
Faithful note-for-note re-creations of The Grateful Dead’s 1970 Workingman’s Dead and American Beauty albums, which include such favorites as “Uncle John’s Band,” “Casey Jones,” “Truckin’,” and “Sugar Magnolia.”
La Traviata – Verdi
Natalie Dessay will put on the red dress in Willy Decker’s stunning production, in her first Violetta at the Met.