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ART+AUTISM

Pollak Gallery

Presented in partnership with Autism Speaks New Jersey, this juried exhibition opening at the beginning of Autism Awareness Month will showcase the talents and abilities of artists living with Autism Spectrum Disorder and initiate a conversation about the unique power of art in the autism community. Each piece of work will be for sale and a portion of the proceeds will benefit Autism Speaks. The opening reception will be presented in conjunction with the Bravo Amici benefit concert for Autism Speaks on April 2

Light it up Blue

The Great Hall

Each April 2nd, Autism Speaks celebrates the start of its signature campaign, Light It Up Blue ,
along with the international autism community in recognition of UN sanctioned World Autism
Awareness Day and April, World Autism Month . Thousands of iconic landmarks and buildings join the hundreds of thousands of homes and communities around the world to “light
blue” in support of people living with autism. Monmouth University will be joining the campaign lighting dramatically lighting up the Monmouth Library and Wilson Hall for the entire month of April.

Annual Student Exhibition

Joan and Robert Rechnitz Hall

Featuring the select works by Monmouth University students in Photography,
Graphic Design, Animation and Studio Art.Opening Reception: Sunday, April 23, from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Student Recital: Richard Pinnola

The Great Hall

Music Major, will be performing his Senior Recital in Wilson Hall on Sunday, April 30 at 4 pm. He will be featured on violin. Admission is free; light refreshments will be served.

Student Recital: Joseph Toscano

The Great Hall

Music Major, will be performing his Senior Recital in Wilson Hall on Sunday, April 30 at 7 pm. He will be featured on Woodwinds. Admission is free; light refreshments will be served.

Where The Piano Is The Main Attraction

Pollak Theatre

In this concert showcasing the very best of piano music, a cast of young all-star piano prodigies including: CHARLIE LIU, TAKSH GUPTA and NICHOLAS BUDNY will showcase their incredible talent. Their collective credits include winning Steinway competitions and Golden Key Awards, appearing on the Ellen DeGeneres & Oprah Winfrey shows, and performing for luminaries such as Queen Rania of Jordan & Bono of U2. The second half of the show will feature STORMIN’ NORMAN SELDIN. In his nearly 50 year music career, singer/songwriter keyboardist Seldin has performed at almost every live performance venue out there and is also credited as one of the originators of the Sound of Asbury Park. He will perform solo & with VANCE VILLASTRIGO on DUELING PIANOS. From Bach to Rock & Jazz to Ragtime – the keys will sizzle from start to finish!

$25; $35; $50 (Gold Circle)

Bolshoi Ballet: A Hero of our Time – Live in HD

Pollak Theatre

Pechorin, a young officer, embarks on a journey across the majestic mountains of the Caucasus, on a path set by his passionate encounters. Disillusioned and careless, he inflicts pain upon himself and the women around him…

$23

Met Opera: Der Rosenkavalier (Broadcast Live in HD)

Pollak Gallery

The Met’s first new production since 1969 of Strauss’s rich romantic masterpiece is conducted by Music Director James Levine and directed by Robert Carsen, whose most recent Met production was the hit 2013 staging of Falstaff.

$23