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j e r s e y s h o r e • F A L L / H O L I D A Y 2 0 1 6 23 HOUSE OF INDEPENDENTS 572 Cookman Avenue, Asbury Park (732) 977-5284; tickets: 866-777-8932 www.houseofindependents.com Asbury Park's House of Independents has become the arts district's premier live entertainment venue hosting an eclectic mix of theatre, dance, film, comedy, oddities, late night fare, and of course the music that has placed Asbury on the global radar. Anniversary Party with Cory Branan, doors open 7:00 PM 10-25: Touche' Amore' with Tiny Moving Parts and Culture Abuse, doors open 7:00 PM 10-29: Langhorne Slim and the Law, doors open 8:00 PM 10-28: Nicole Atkins and Wolf!, doors open 8:00 PM 11-4: Highly Suspect and Slothrock, doors open 7:00 PM 11-21: Andrew W.K.: The Power of Partying 50 State Speaking Tour, doors open 7:00 PM 12-6: Reverend Horton Heat with Unknown Hinson, Nashville Pussy, Lucky Tubb, doors open 7:00 PM. LUMIA THEATRE New Jersey Repertory Company 179 Broadway, West Long Branch (732) 229-3166 www.njrep.org The New Jersey Repertory Company is dedicated to developing and producing new plays with diverse themes. It is also devoted to creating an atmosphere where classics can take on a fresh look and forgotten plays can find a home. 10-20 – 11-20: Mad Love, various days and times MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY 400 Cedar Avenue, West Long Branch; Box Office: (732) 263-6889 www.monmouth.edu/arts POLLAK THEATRE: This 714-seat theater, built in 1970, features main stage artists, national and international dance companies, one-and two-man shows, and various other types of presentations. It's the home to the Two-River Film Festival and also offers such eclectic presentations as National Geographic photo slide shows and more. 10-25: Art Now: Tim Miller: Performance! Body! Self! A performance, lecture, and rant, 4:30 PM 10-27: National Theatre Live: The Deep Blue Sea, 7:30 PM 10-29: A Marvelous Night: The Music of Van Morrison, 8:00 PM 10-30: Met Opera Encore: Tristan und Isolde (broadcast live in HD), 1:00 PM 11-3: Click Clack Moo (recommended for grades K-4), 10:00 AM 11-5: One Last Waltz featuring Glen Burtnik, Salvatore Boyd, Bob Burger, and Arne Wendt per- forming as The Band, 8:00 PM 11-6: Met Opera Encore: Don Giovanni (broadcast live in HD), 1:00 PM 11-11: Arlo Guthrie, 8:00 PM 11-13: Shenandoah, 7:00 PM 11-15: World Cinema Series: The Official Story, 7:30 PM 11-19: Jarrod Spector and Kelli Barrett: This is Dedicated: Music's Greatest Marriages, 8:00 PM 12-2: Orchestra of St. Peter by the Sea, 8:00 PM 12-10: Met Opera: L'Amour de Loin (broadcast live in HD), 1:00 PM 1-7: Met Opera: Nabucco (broadcast live in HD), 8:00 PM 1-15: Met Opera Encore: L'Amour de Loin (broad- cast live in HD), 1:00 PM 1-21: Met Opera: Romeo et Juliette (broadcast live in HD), 1:00 PM 1-22: Bolshoi Ballet: The Bright Stream (broadcast live in HD), 3:00 PM 1-25: World Cinema Series: Labryinth of Lies, 7:30 PM 1-29: Met Opera Encore: Nabucco (broadcast live in HD), 1:00 PM 2-4: Next Stop Harlem! with the Mimi Jones Sextet, 8:00 PM 2-9: Rockin' Road to Dublin, 7:30 PM 2-11: Best of the Eagles, 8:00 PM 2-12: Met Opera Encore: Romeo et Juliette (broad- cast live in HD), 1:00 PM 2-13: On Screen/In Person: Hilleman - A Perilous Quest to Save the World's Children, 7:30 PM 2-16: Walnut Street Theatre's Last of the Red Hot Lovers, 7:30 PM 2-18: Koresh Dance Company, 8:00 PM 2-19: Bolshoi Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty (broad- cast live in HD), 3:00 PM 2-21: World Cinema Series: To Live, 7:30 PM 2-23: Pirate School: The Science of Pirates! (recom- mended for grades K-5), 10:00 AM and 12:15 PM 2-24: Sweet Honey in the Rock, 8:00 PM 2-25: Met Opera: Rusalka (broadcast live in HD), 1:00 PM WILSON HALL AUDITORIUM: Built in the 1930s, this theater space seats between 175 and 200 people and offers classical concerts and other types of presentations, including the Long Branch Poetry Festival. 11-1: Visiting Writers: Gerald Stern, 4:30 PM 11-9: On Screen/In Person: Love Thy Nature, 7:30 PM 12-8: A Musical Winter Wonderland, 7:30 PM 2-21: Art Now: Hasan Elahi-Tracking Transience- An Artist Talk, 4:30 PM LAUREN K. WOODS THEATRE: This 140-seat theater is used mainly for school productions during the school year. These can range from concerts to musicals to plays. 10-25: Tuesday Night Record Club: Bob Dylan's Blonde on Blonde, 7:30 PM 11-11 – 11-20: Spring Awakening, various days and times 2-7: Tuesday Night Record Club: Blondie's Parallel Lines POLLAK GALLERY EXHIBITS (Free. Gallery opens at 9:00 AM daily.) 10-20 – 12-20: Bob Dylan: Photographs by Daniel Kramer curated by the Grammy Museum at LA Live 2-1 – 3-24: Women in the World…A Visual Perspective ROTARY ICE HOUSE GALLERY EXHIBITS (Free. Gallery opens at 9:00 AM daily.) 9-6 – 11-20: Watersides: Mark Ludak and Ira Wagner 12-9 – 12-16: December Senior Show 1-17 – 3-24: Drones by Karina Aguilera Skvirsky JOAN AND ROBERT RECHNITZ HALL EXHIBITS (Free. Hall opens at 9:00 AM daily.) 9-6 – 12-18: Bruce Dorfman: Past Present, Paintings and Drawings in Combined Media 1-17 – 3:10: Monmouth University Department of Art and Design Faculty Exhibition NAVESINK LIBRARY THEATRE Corner of Sears and Monmouth Avenues, Middletown, (732) 291-9211 www.monmouthplayers.net Considered to be the oldest community theater in the area, The Monmouth Players were formed in 1953. This local community theater produces fam- ily friendly comedies and mysteries for three runs a year in February, April, and October. Its fourth run in December is billed as "Not Necessarily The Players" because it gives the actors a chance to expand by putting on some more controversial plays. 10-28: An Evening of Spoken Word, 8:15 PM 11-5 – 11-20: Death of a Salesman, various dates and times 12-10 – 12-18: A Long Christmas Dinner, various dates and times 2-4 – 2-19: The Dining Room, various dates and times OCEAN COUNTY ARTISTS GUILD Ocean and Chestnut Avenues Island Heights, (732) 270-3111 www.ocartistsguild.org The Ocean County Artists Guild is a non-profit organization working to promote the arts in Ocean County, attracting artists and patrons Cherish the Ladies perform at Monmouth University's newly renovated Pollak Theatre. Tina Colella continued on page 24

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