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La Fanciulla del West (Giacomo Puccini)

Pollak Theatre

Soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek sings Puccini’s gun-slinging heroine in this romantic epic of the Wild West, alongside star tenor Jonas Kaufmann in the role of the outlaw Dick Johnson. Baritone Željko Lučić is the vigilante sheriff Jack Rance, and Marco Armiliato conducts.

$23

Conservation Panel and Book Signing with John Morano

Barnes & Noble, Eatontown 180 Route 35, Eatontown, NJ, United States

Monmouth University Professor and Eco-Adventure Series author John Morano will host a book signing and Conservation Panel with Clean Ocean Action and the Urban Coast Institute (UCI) on Oct. 27 at the Eatontown Barnes & Noble, located in Monmouth Mall. The event will kick off with a signing at 3 p.m., followed by the panel […]

The Lavender Scare

Pollak Theatre

The Lavender Scare; Film and discussion with Filmmaker Josh Howard & Historian David Johnson. The Lavender Scare is the first documentary film to tell the little-known story of an unrelenting campaign by the federal government to identify and fire all employees suspected of being homosexual. In 1953, President Eisenhower declared gay men and lesbians to be a threat to the security of the country and therefore unfit for government service. In doing so, he triggered the longest witch hunt in American history.

What Happened? Assessing the 2018 Midterm Elections

The Great Hall Auditorium

Join us for a discussion and Q&A with FiveThirtyEight’s Clare Malone and the Monmouth University Poll’s Patrick Murray as they break down the 2018 midterm results and look ahead to what it all means for 2020.

Marnie (Nico Muhly/Libretto Nicholas Wright)

Pollak Theatre

Nico Muhly’s Marnie, based on Winston Graham’s novel, which in turn inspired Alfred Hitchcock’s suspenseful thriller, has its U.S. premiere at the Met this season. Isabel Leonard stars in the title role opposite Christopher Maltman as her blackmailing husband Mark Rutland, Iestyn Davies as his brother Terry, Janis Kelly as Mrs. Rutland, and acclaimed mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves as Marnie’s mother. Robert Spano makes his company debut conducting.

$23