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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 7 21 GEORGIAN COURT UNIVERSITY 900 Lakewood Avenue, Lakewood (732) 987-2263 www.georgian.edu Please pre-register and/or purchase tickets online. No tickets are sold at the events. 10-30: Star Stories: Goldie Hawk, From Flower Power to Power Player, 6:00 PM 11-3: Adventures in Fine Art: Leonardo da Vinci, 6:30 PM 11-7 – 12-21: Mrs. Gould's 16th Annual Holiday Social, various days, 11:30 AM 11-13: Winter Celebrations and Traditions: Winter Holidays, 1:00 PM 11-15: War Against War on the USA Homefront: Antiwar Dissent and Peace Activism in World War I, 6:00 PM 12-1: Adventures in Fine Art: Titian and the Venetian Renaissance, 6:30 PM 12-2: Winter Celebrations and Traditions: Christmas Traditions Around the World, 1:00 PM 12-8: Musical Storytelling: Mixed Musical Arts: Brahms vs. Wagner, 6:30 PM 1-1: New Year's Day with the Garden State Philharmonic, 11:00 AM 1-5: Dining with the Stars Part II, 6:30 PM 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. 10-27: Colin Quinn, doors open 6:30 PM 10-28: Citizen, Sorority Noise, Great Grandpa, doors open 6:30 PM 11-9: Knuckle Puck, Movements, With Confidence, Homesafe, doors open 6:00 PM 11-11: Lucero, Hollis Brown presented by Anything, Anything, doors open 7:00 PM 11-18: The Story So Far, Turnstile, Drug Church, doors open 7:30 PM 12-10: Wage War, Oceans, Ate Alaska, Gideon, Varials, doors open 6:00 PM LIZZIE ROSE MUSIC ROOM 217 East Main Street, Tuckerton (609) 389-0118 www.lizzierosemusic.com The Lizzie Rose Music Room is a "Listening Room," not a bar or restaurant, established in 2014 to bring live music to Tuckerton including Blues, Jazz, Bluegrass, Country, Rock, Souls, Singer/Songwriters, and more. 10-21: The Paul DesLauriers Band, 7:30 PM 10-22: The Cash Box Kings, 7:45 PM 10-27: Brooks Williams, 7:30 PM 10-28: Harper and Midwest Kind, 7:30 PM 11-3: Swamp Boogie Trip, 7:30 PM 11-4: Travis Feaster, 7:30 PM 11-10: Jimmy Thackery and the Drivers, 7:30 PM 11-17: Back Again: The THE BAND Band, 7:30 PM 11-18: Roomful of Blues, 7:30 PM 11-25: Fluxtet, 7:30 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. 10-19 – 11-19: Mutual Philanthropy, 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. 10-26: The Doo Wop Project, 7:30 PM 10-27: A Marvelous Night: The Music of Van Morrison, 8:00 PM 10-29: The Metropolitan Opera (broadcast in HD): Norma (encore), 1:00 PM 10-31: Visiting Writers Series presents Alicia Ostriker, 4:30 PM 11-5: Mariza, 7:00 PM 11-12: The Metropolitan Opera (broadcast in HD): Die Zauberflote (encore), 1:00 PM 11-18: The Metropolitan Opera (broadcast live in HD): The Exterminating Angel, 1:00 PM 11-19: The Bolshoi Ballet Broadcast (broadcast live in HD): Le Corsaire, 3:00 PM 12-1: Orchestra of St. Peter by the Sea, 8:00 PM 12-3: The Metropolitan Opera (broadcast in HD): The Exterminating Angel (encore), 1:00 PM 12-7: National Theatre (broadcast live in HD): Follies, 7:30 PM 12-8: The Lords of 52nd Street - Legends of the Billy Joel Band with Special Guest Matt McAndrew, 7:30 PM 12-10: The Bolshoi Ballet (broadcast live in HD): The Taming of the Shrew, 3:00 PM 1-25: World Cinema Series: Even the Rain, 7:30 PM 1-27: The Metropolitan Opera (broadcast live in HD): Tosca, 1:00 PM 1-28: The Bolshoi Ballet Broadcast (broadcast live in HD): Romeo and Juliet, 3:00 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. 11-7: Tuesday Night Record Club: Fleetwood Mac, Rumours, 7:30 PM 12-7: A Musical Winter Wonderland, 7:30 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. 11-10 – 11-19: Hair – 50th Anniversary!, various days and times 11-28: Tuesday Night Record Club: Miles Davis, Kind of Blue, 7:30 PM 12-5: Winter Dance Showcase, 7:30 PM 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 family 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. 11-4 – 11-19: Thornton Wilder's Our Town, vari- ous days and times 12-9 – 12-17: J.R.R. Tolkien's Letters from Father Christmas, various days and times OCEAN COUNTY ARTISTS GUILD Ocean and Chestnut Avenue Island Heights, (732) 270-3111 www.ocartistsguild.org Please refer to our ad on page 31. The Ocean County Artists Guild is a non-profit organization working to promote the arts in Ocean County, attracting artists and patrons from around the region. Our mission is to serve the artists and community, to provide an outlet and training for artistic talent, to enhance the quality of life for the Paul Taylor 2 Dance Company performs at Monmouth University's Pollak Theatre. Tina Colella continued on page 22

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