Talk Sports and Resistance in the United States
Featured Speaker David Zirin, Author & sports editor of The Nation
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Contemporary Chinese Sound Art and the Politics of Equality
Prof. Andrew Demirjian, Department of Communication and Xiaoying Yuan, Independent Art Curator lead this lecture & discussion.
President’s Inauguration
Join us for the Inauguration of President Paul R. Brown, Ph.D.
Sean Tyrrell
Lauren K. Woods TheatreOne of Ireland’s major folk voices returns to the Monmouth University for another extraordinary evening of deeply moving, engaging music and storytelling. Long time traditional musician, renowned storyteller and performance artist since the 1960’s, Sean Tyrrell has traveled extensively all over the world, collaborating with folks such as Tommy Peoples and Paddy Keenan. Siobhán Long of the Irish Times Review writes, “Here be folk music as it was meant to be: pugilistic at times, all embracing at others. Tyrrell’s appetite for telling it like it is is as unquenchable as ever.”
$20
GUC Featured Movie and Conversation
GUC Featured Movie and Conversation with director, Lisa Gosses, documentary “My So Called Enemy”
Panel Discussion: Guatemala Public Health 2014
Location: Turrell Boardroom, Bey Hall Guatemala Public Health 2014: “It’s an Adventure,” Panel Discussion Students join professors for a panel discussion on the state of public health in Guatemala. Panel members include Prof. Chris Hirschler and Corey Inzana, Alexandra Evangelista, Chelsea McDermott, Melanie Pardun, Carly Samona, Angelica Santos, Students.
Met Opera: WERTHER Encore
Pollak TheatreJonas Kaufmann stars in the title role of Massenet’s sublime adaptation of Goethe’s revolutionary and tragic romance, opposite Sophie Koch as Charlotte. The new production is directed and designed by Richard Eyre and Rob Howell, the same team that created the Met’s recent hit staging of Carmen. Rising young maestro Alain Altinoglu conducts.
$23
On Screen/In Person: United in Anger: A History of ACT UP
The Great HallUnited in Anger: A History of ACT UP is the first feature-length documentary to explore ACT UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) from an historical perspective and describes how a small group of men and women of all races and classes came together to change the world and save each other’s lives. There will be a Q & A with the filmmaker Jim Hubbard following the screening.
Teacher From The Black Lagoon & Other Story Books
An exciting new musical revue based on favorite contemporary children’s books including Teacher From the Black Lagoon (by Mike Thaler and Jared Lee), Dogzilla (by Dav Pilkey), Grumpy Bird (by Jeremy Tankard), I Want My Hat Back (by Jon Klassen), Lily’s Purple Plastic Purse (by Kevin Henkes), Love Splat, Splat the Cat (by Rob Scotton), The Grasshopper and the Ant.
Spring Awakenings: A Concert Featuring Orchestra and Collegiate Chorus
Pollak TheatreA concert featuring three perennial favorites, each uncommonly effervescent, sweet and vibrant as if made for Springtime. This concert is sponsored by the Monmouth University Performing Arts Series with orchestra and collegiate chorus conducted by Dr. David M. Tripold.
$22, $30