Guajiros Retratos de Otoño, an exhibition of work by Lázaro Niebla
Pollak Gallery
Free and open to the public
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PAT CRESSON – Taking a Leap –The Power of the Natural World – 45 Years of Creative Work
DiMattio and Ice House Galleries 400 Cedar Ave, West Long Branch
Free and open to the public
Pippin
Lauren K. Woods Theatre
$20 (Adults), $15 (Employees, Seniors, Alumni), $10 (Child, Non-MU Student), FREE (MU Students)
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Guajiros Retratos de Otoño, an exhibition of work by Lázaro Niebla
Lázaro Niebla, a resident of Trinidad de Cuba, documents the connection to the past through reverse woodcut portraits of those that understand it best: his elders. His process begins by collecting discarded colonial window panels that were used to protect the homes in Trinidad de Cuba during the Spanish colonization. He then photographs his subjects, capturing them in a spontaneous moment. Working off of his photograph, Lázaro meticulously carves layer after layer from the repurposed panel, exposing the perfectly preserved wood under the surface. Using acrylic paint, Lázaro adds touches of color to the piece, choosing to leave the skin of the subject wood tone — connecting the person he has chosen to portray to the material that he has chosen to work with. The life of the tree, the window shutter, the home it protected, the subject portrayed, and the artist are all represented in each piece of art.
Free and open to the public
PAT CRESSON – Taking a Leap –The Power of the Natural World – 45 Years of Creative Work
This retrospective show, PAT CRESSON Taking a Leap –The Power of the Natural World 45 Years of Creative Work is a combined visual statement of over 45 years of artmaking. It covers 21 different categories ranging from painting, drawing, collage, printmaking, and digital imaging to sculpture. CRESSON have always been interested in a broad range of art topics, styles and techniques and has followed her heart and not limited herself to just one or two topics, series or styles.
Free and open to the public
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Pippin
Pippin
With an infectiously unforgettable score from four-time Grammy winner, three-time Oscar winner and musical theatre giant, Stephen Schwartz, Pippin is the story of one young person’s journey to be extraordinary. Winner of four 2013 Tony Awards including Best Musical Revival.
$20 (Adults), $15 (Employees, Seniors, Alumni), $10 (Child, Non-MU Student), FREE (MU Students)
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Barbara Kingsolver’s Demon Copperhead
Barbara Kingsolver’s Demon Copperhead
Join us for Tuesday Night Book Club! Hosted by Monmouth University’s Ken Womack. This month’s novel is Barbara Kingsolver’s Demon Copperhead. In transposing a Victorian epic novel to the contemporary American South, Barbara Kingsolver enlists Dickens’ anger and compassion, and above all, his faith in the transformative powers of a good story. DEMON COPPERHEAD speaks for a new generation of lost boys, and all those born into beautiful, cursed places they can’t imagine leaving behind.
Free and open to the public but registration is required