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The Civil War

In telling the tale of this large and complex event, this Theatreworks show focuses on the smaller stories of some of the soldiers who are caught up in it, including, Zak, a runaway slave who demands the right to fight his own fight; Will, his former best friend and “master;” Johnny, an Irish immigrant who volunteers to defend his new home; and Jackie, a girl who becomes a drummer boy. Appropriate for Grades 3 – 9

C.K. Williams

C.K. Williams has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the Ruth Lilly Prize. He currently teaches in the Creative Writing Program at Princeton University.

John Hammond with Billy Hector

With a career that spans over three decades, John Hammond is one of a handful of white blues musicians who was on the scene at the beginning of the first blues renaissance of the mid-’60s.

Met Opera: PARSIFAL (Encore)

Director François Girard’s timeless new vision for Wagner’s final masterpiece explores the many facets of this mystical score, while designer Michael Levine (Eugene Onegin) creates a surreal landscape. Jonas Kaufmann stars in the title role of the innocent who finds wisdom. His fellow Wagnerian luminaries include Katarina Dalayman as the mysterious Kundry, Peter Mattei as the ailing Amfortas, Evgeny Nikitin as the wicked Klingsor, and René Pape as the noble knight Gurnemanz. Daniele Gatti conducts.

Second Senior Show: Graphic Design

Joan and Robert Rechnitz Hall

Featuring the work of Monmouth University graduating seniors who will receive their degrees in Graphic Design.

Free

Art Now: Multimedia Art – Matt Kenyon

In 1999 Matt co-founded SWAMP (Studies of Work Atmosphere and Mass Production) with Douglas Easterly. Their work focuses on critical themes addressing the affects of global corporate operations, mass media and communication, military-industrial complexes, and general meditations on the liminal area between life and artificial life.

CANCELLED – Step Afrika Workshop

This event has been cancelled. Learn the ins and outs of “stepping,” the percussive dance style created by African American college students, with a lesson by dance troupe Step Afrika. No experience needed.

Provost Film Series: Moolaade

When a woman shelters a group of girls from suffering female circumcision, she starts a conflict that tears her village apart in this film by Ousmane Sembene.

Second Senior Exhibition – Fine Art

Rotary Ice House Gallery

Featuring the work of Monmouth University graduating seniors who will receive their degrees in Fine Art.

Free