Events

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.

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.

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.

Step Afrika! is the first professional company in the world dedicated to the tradition of stepping. Founded in December 1994, the company is critically-acclaimed for its efforts to promote an understanding of and appreciation for stepping and the dance tradition’s use as an educational tool for young people worldwide. Step Afrika! reaches tens of thousands of Americans each year and has performed on many stages in North & South America, Europe, Africa and the Caribbean.

CD Release Show and Signing. Southside Johnny & The Poor Fools embark on a stripped down journey through Johnny Lyon’s eclectic version of the Great American Songbook. Playing a wide range of music pulled from Dylan, Mose Allison, Muddy Waters, NRBQ, Richard Thompson, Emmylou Harris, The Band, George Jones and more, The Poor Fools will also dive into some of the legendary Asbury Jukes material–revisiting the classics as well as the underperformed deep tracks.

This workshop will include the history of The Byrds’ musical revolution and contemporary technical information – highlighting the computer techniques McGuinn uses in recording. Bring your guitar to participate in the Guitar Circle!

Monmouth University’s orchestra, choirs, and distinguished soloists will be under the direction of Dr. David Tripold performing music of the three giants of the 18th century High Baroque period.

As the leader of the influential 1960’s group The Byrds, Roger McGuinn was on the leading edge, combining the rock beat of The Beatles with the folk sensibilities of Bob Dylan, to create the genre known as “folk-rock.”