In the Galleries

Theater

Music

Dance

Lectures/Workshops

Computer Training

On "Carpe Diem"

Sports

And More

Ongoing

Yogi Berra Museum

In the Galleries
Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. For more information, call 973-655-5113.

University Gallery:
Through April 11: Works by the late Suellen Glashausser. Reception: March 7 from 4 to 6 p.m. Glashausser's works also will be on display at the Amos Eno Gallery in New York from March 6 through April 3 and at the John Cotton Dana Library at Rutgers University, Newark, from April 12 through July 2, with a reception April 12 from 4 to 6 p.m.

April 4-May 3: "Global Images: International Travel Photography by MSU Faculty and Staff."
An opening reception will be held April 4 from 4 to 6 p.m.

Gallery One:
No artwork is on display.

Theater    [back to top]
For more information about the following performances, call the Box Office at 973-655-5112.

March 10: "MacHomer--The Simpsons Do MacBeth!" A smash hit around the world. Rick Miller does more than 50 Simpsons voices in a performance of Shakespeare's Scottish play in which Homer plays Macbeth, Barney is Macduff and Mr. Burns is King Duncan. 3 p.m., Memorial Auditorium. Tickets: $20.

March 15: "Russian American Kids Circus." This breathtaking spectacle--performed entirely by boys and girls ages 6 to 16--is an acrobatic extravaganza. 7 p.m., Memorial Auditorium. Tickets: $15.

March 22: "The Big Adventures of Stuart Little." All the charm, wisdom and joy of the E.B. White original are captured in this enchanting musical adaptation of the endearing classic about a mild-mannered mouse named Stuart. For ages 3-8. 7 p.m., Memorial Auditorium. Tickets: $15.

Music   [back to top]
For more information about the following events, call the Music Department at 973-655-4296 or browse the Department's Web site at www.montclair.edu/pages/music/music.html.

March 6: Works by women composers. Noon, McEachern Recital Hall.

March 8: Janis Ian and Olympia's Daughters. Janis Ian's career began at age 15 with the controversial hit, "Society's Child." Seventeen albums, three Grammy Awards, several number-one hits around the world and a life-long struggle with the FBI, Ian is known as one of the most talented and enduring singer/songwriters in American music history. Olympia's Daughters is an a capella ensemble directed by Penny Gnesin. 7:30 p.m., Memorial Auditorium. Tickets: $20.

March 23: Piano recital featuring Kyrylo Keduk, Dmytro Onoshchenko and Mariya Kim, laureates of the International Horowitz Piano Competition of Kiev, Ukraine. Noon, McEachern Recital Hall. Presented by Music and the Preparatory Center for the Arts.

March 23: Faculty Recital: Jazz performance by Jeff Kunkel and friends. 4 p.m., McEachern Recital Hall.

April 5: Jazz Concert. 8 p.m., Memorial Auditorium.

April 7: Recital by Tanya Bates, viola. 3 p.m., McEachern Recital Hall.

April 9: Sinfonia Concert. 8 p.m., McEachern Recital Hall.

April 10: Concert by Symphonic Band and Wind Symphony. 8 p.m., McEachern Recital Hall.

April 12: New Jersey High School Orchestra Festival. Visiting student orchestras from New Jersey. Throughout the day, Memorial Auditorium.For more information, call Kathleen Reddington at 973-655-7346.

April 12: Recital by Nick Afflitto, trumpet. 8 p.m., McEachern Recital Hall.

April 14: Choir Concert. 3 p.m., Memorial Auditorium.

April 17: Percussion Concert. Noon, McEachern Recital Hall.

April 19: Graduate Recital: Darren O'Neill, guitar. 8 p.m., McEachern Recital Hall.

April 20: Recital by Arik Cohen, tuba. 8 p.m., McEachern Recital Hall.

April 21: Compositions by Mike Wall. 3 p.m., McEachern Recital Hall; recital by Kristin Markey, soprano. 8 p.m., McEachern Recital Hall.

April 24: Recital by voice and piano students. Noon, McEachern Recital Hall.

April 26: Graduate Recital by Momoko Matsumura, violin. 8 p.m., McEachern Recital Hall.

April 28: Opera Workshop: Performance of excerpts from Mozart's "Die Zauberflote," "Le Nozze di Figaro" and "La Fina Giardiniera." 3 p.m., McEachern Recital Hall; Graduate Recital: Compositions by Kevin O'Brien. 8 p.m., Memorial Auditorium.

April 30: MSU Orchestra. 8 p.m., Memorial Auditorium.

Dance   [back to top]
For information about dance events, call the Box Office at 973-655-5114 unless noted otherwise.

March 21-24: Dance Collage. 8 p.m. March 21-23; 2 p.m. March 24, Life Hall, Room 123.

April 25-28: Danceworks 2002. A celebration of dance performed by Montclair State dancers and choreographed by guest artists, faculty and student choreographers. 8 p.m. April 25-27; 1 p.m. April 26; 2 p.m. April 28, Memorial Auditorium.

Lectures/Workshops   [back to top]

Art Forum Lecture Series. 2-3:50 p.m., Calcia Hall, Room 135. Sponsored by Art and Design. For more information about the speakers, go to the Art Forum Lecture Series Web Site.
March 7: Wouter Dam, Dutch ceramist
March 21: Richmond Burton, painter
March 28: Leslie Lerner, painter
April 4: Joan Banach, painter
April 11: Jim Clark, sculptor
April 18: Katherine Bowling, painter
April 25: Bruce Sinofsky, documentary filmmaker

M.F.A. Lecture Series. 6:30 p.m., Calcia Hall, Room 135 (unless noted otherwise). Sponsored by Art and Design, master of fine arts program.
April 3: "Words Without Meaning, Meaning Without Words" by Xu Bing, Chinese performance artist and calligrapher. A shuttle bus will leave campus at 6 p.m. to take people to the Montclair Art Musuem, where the lecture will be held.

March 4: Panel discussion on international reproduction rights with representatives from the Center for Reproductive Law and Policy in New York. 2-4 p.m., Dickson Hall, Room 178. Sponsored by the Women's Center.

March 4: John Brewington, a county investigator in the Essex County Prosecutor's Office, will discuss career opportunities. Students from all majors welcome. 2 p.m., Dickson Hall, Room 275.

March 5: "Women Entering the World of Politics: Breaking Through Barriers" by Assemblywoman Rose Heck (R-Bergen). 12:30-2 p.m., Student Center, Rooms 411-414. Sponsored by the Women's Center and the Student Leadership Programs.

March 5: "The Technology Generation Gap: Digital Students and Analog Faculty," a satellite broadcast. 1-2:30 p.m., College Hall, Room 310. This broadcast is funded, in part, by the U.S. Department of Education under the Preparing Teachers to Use Technology Program, and the Office of Educational Research and Innovation's Star Schools Program.

March 7: "A Conversation about Constructivism in Education," facilitated by Mark Weinstein of Educational Foundations. The fifth event in the Faculty Colloquium Series. Noon-1 p.m., Chapin Hall, Curriculum Resource Center. Bring brown bag lunch.

March 7: "Mocktail Party and Date Rape Drugs," a discussion. 12:30-1:45 p.m., Student Center, Room 419. Sponsored by the Women's Center and Wellness Education.

March 7: "Sustainable Development and its Applications in Kerala, India" by Srikumar Chattopadhyay of the Centre for Earth Science Studies in Kerala, visiting scholar at MSU this semester. (Click here to read more about Chattopadhyay.) 3:30 p.m., Dickson Hall, Cohen Lounge. Part of the Global Education Center's Tea and Talk Lecture Series. For more information, call 4185.

March 13: Ergonomics Workshop. Sponsored by Environmental Health and Safety; conducted by Public Employee Occupational Health and Safety. 10 a.m., Sprague Library, Room 110. Space is limited. To reserve a seat, call Pamela Kirby at 4301 or e-mail her at kirbyp@mail.montclair.edu.

March 18: Opening celebration of the Department of Early Childhood and Elementary Education, featuring keynote speaker Vivian Paley, a renowned early childhood teacher and author of several books. She is the recipient of the 1987 Erikson Institute Award and was named a MacArthur Fellow in 1989. 4-6 p.m., Student Center Ballrooms. For more information, call 973-655-5407.

March 18: "Women, Peace and Patriotism: Jame Addams and Lucia Ames Mead on Kant's Theory of Perpetual Peace" by Dorothy Rogers of Humanities and Social Sciences. 7 p.m., Dickson Hall, Room 178. Sponsored by Women's Studies and Philosophy and Religion.

March 19: "On the Reduction of Subjectivity in Software Cost Estimation in Information Systems Development" by Don Petkov of Information and Decision Sciences. 12:30 p.m., Partridge Hall, Room 423. Sponsored by the School of Business Brown Bag Research Seminar.

March 20: University Day/Presidential Invited Faculty Address. Topic: "Central Asian Relations with the World: Historical, Religious and Contemporary Issues." Keynote addresses: "Challenges to Stable Development in Central Asia: Islam, Market Economy and Civil Society" by Abdujabar Abduvakhitov, head of the International Relations Department, Uzbekistan's Academy of State and Social Construction, and visiting scholar, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; "U.S. Foreign Policy in Central Asia and Media Influences" by Mansour Farhang, professor of International Relations and Middle Eastern Politics, Bennington College, and former Iranian ambassador to the United States; and "Women, Cultural Politics and Development in Afghanistan" by Margaret Mills, professor and chair of Near Eastern Studies, Ohio State University. Registration: 9 a.m. in the lobby of Memorial Auditorium. President Susan A. Cole will begin the program with opening remarks at 9:30 a.m. in the auditorium. Registration for the luncheon, which will be held in the Student Center Ballrooms following the lectures, is required by March 15. Concurrent discussion sessions will take place from 1:30 to 3 p.m.: "Challenges to Stable Development," Student Center, Room 411; "U.S. Policy in Central Asia," Student Center, Room 417; and "Women in Afghanistan," Student Center, Formal Dining Room.

March 21: "Women as Political Prisoners: International Perspectives" by visiting professor Nawal El Saadawi (pictured left) and Lidia Falcon. 3-4:30 p.m., Dickson Hall, Room 178. Sponsored by Women's Studies, the Global Education Center, Spanish and Italian, and Latin American and Latino Studies.

March 22: Lecture by Fatimah Tuggar, digital and multidisciplinary artst. Tuggar combines images, sounds and objects from African and western life to comment upon how technology diversely impacts global and local realities. 1 p.m., Calcia Hall, Room 313. For more information, call Linda Levinson at 4103.

March 25: "Building Bridges," Montclair State's Engaged Campus Conference. This year's conference will showcase what classes, individuals, professors, staff and student organizations are doing to bridge the academic experience with community and/or public service. Sponsored by the Center for Community-Based Learning. 1-4 p.m., Student Center Ballrooms. For more information, call Linda Gonzalez at 4363.

March 26: Author's talk with alumna Paula Danziger '67 '72 M.A., author of several children's books. 4:30-6 p.m., Student Center, Ballroom A. Sponsored by the Department of Early Childhood and Elementary Education.

March 27: First annual Justice Studies Conference: "Sex, Violence and Terror: Justice Issues in the 21st Century." Morning panel: "Sex Crimes and Domestic Violence: Victims and Offenders" with Helen Archontou, executive director, Wynona M. Lipman Child Advocacy Center; Joseph Del Russo, chief assistant prosecutor in Passaic County and supervisor of the Child Abuse and Megan's Law Units; and Doug Martinez, program administrator and supervising psychologist, Saint Clare's Behavioral Health Center, 9:15-11:45 a.m., Dickson Hall, Cohen Lounge. Afternoon panel: "Terrorism and its Aftermath: Social and Psychological Effects on the Individual and the Community" with Spencer Eth, professor and vice chair of Psychiatry and Behavior Science at New York Medical College; Regis Fernandez, a private practice lawyer who specializes in immigration law; and Martin Silverman, clinical professor of psychiatry at New York University Medical Center, 1-3:15 p.m. Registration begins at 8:15 a.m. The conference is free for MSU faculty, staff and students.

March 28: Pharmfest. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. An opportunity for students and faculty to hear about the future of the pharmaceutical world and network with top executives. Sponsored by the College of Science and Mathematics, the School of Business, the Career Development Center and the HealthCare Institute of New Jersey. Register by March 5.

April 5: "Building Bridges to Success: Early Childhood Conference on Second Language Learners," a one-day conference. Keynote speaker, Patton O. Tabors of the Harvard Graduate School of Education. 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Student Center Ballrooms. Sponsored by the Life Skills Center and Human Ecology in conjunction with the Headstart Quality Improvement Center of New York University. $50 registration fee waived for Montclair State faculty. Deadline to register is March 22. Call Joan Bernstein at 973-655-4172.

April 10: "Finding Your Creative Voice as a Woman," with Jessica Custer, peer educator at the Women's Center. 5-6:15 p.m., Dickson Hall, Room 178.

April 10: EdTeXp02, featuring the Technology Exploratorium and Faculty Form. 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Student Center. Deadline to submit proposals is March 8. For more information, go to http://frontpage.montclair.edu/edtexp02/expoform.htm

April 11: Reading by Martin Espada Called the Latino poet of his generation, Espada is a professor of English at the University of Massachusetts and poet laureate of the city of Northhampton, Mass. His fifth book of poetry, Imagine the Angels of Bread, won an American Book Award and was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. 6 p.m., Dickson Hall, Room 178. Sponsored by English, Global Education, the Latin American Students Organization, the Latin American and Latino Studies Program and the PreCollegiate teaching Academy.

April 12: Latin American and Spanish Conference. Topic: Literatura como juego (literature as a game). Speakers: Ricardo Pigligia, Argentinean novelist; Carmen Bouliosa, Mexican writer; and Delores Prida, playwright. 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Student Center. Sponsored by the Global Education Center, Humanities and Social Sciences, Italian and Spanish, and Latin-American Studies. For more information, call Marta Lopez-Luaces at 7513.

April 17: Law Day. Recent graduates attending area law schools and recent law school graduates discuss their experiences. 6-8 p.m., Dickson Hall, Room 178. Sponsored by Legal Studies, the Student Government Association, Phi Alpha Delta and the Student Paralegal Association. For more information, call Lenore Molee at 7963.

April 23: "Owning Your Anger," a workshop by Judith Pekanyande, peer educator, the Women's Center. 12:30-1:45 p.m., Student Center, Room 419.

Computer Training   [back to top]

Register for the following computer training courses online at http://edtech.montclair.edu or call 5449. Please arrive five minutes prior to the start of the session. All classes take place in College Hall, Room 123 unless noted otherwise. A valid MSU identification card is required to register.
March 5: WebCT: Student Account and Enrollment. 10 a.m.-noon
March 6: Faculty Computer Fluency Program: Information Session. 1-3 p.m.
March 7: WebCT Migration. 10-11 a.m.
March 8: Blackboard for Instructors. 9 a.m.-noon.
March 13: WebCT: Communication Tools. 1-3 p.m.
March 14: WebCT: Creating Quizzes. 10 a.m.-noon.
March 14: Blackboard for Instructors. 1:30-4:30 p.m.
March 20: WebCT Migration. 2-3 p.m.
March 21: Blackboard: Using Discussion Boards and the Gradebook. 1:30-4:30 p.m.
March 26: WebCT: Syllabus and Course Content Creation. 1-3 p.m.

On "Carpe Diem"   [back to top]

"Carpe Diem," the award-winning half-hour television show produced by broadcasting students, airs Mondays at 5 p.m. on Cablevision (Bergen County), Tuesdays at 9 p.m. on Comcast channel 57, Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. on Cablevision (Morris County and Paterson), Thursdays at 3 p.m. on Cablevision (Oakland, Clifton, Teaneck and Pompton); and Fridays 8:30 p.m. on Clifton Cable channels 19 and 71.

Week of March 4: "Town Meets Gown." Montclair State's Center for Community-Based Learning and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development working to help revive Montclair's Pine Street neighborhood. Features MSU President Susan A. Cole and Montclair Mayor Robert Russo. Produced and hosted by William Berlin; directed by Eric Discher.

Week of March 11: Sir Gregory White, a history teacher at Emerson High School, discusses his career as a priest and chef, and the history of Italian, Jewish and American cooking. Produced and hosted by William Berlin; directed by Valarie Harper.

Week of March 18: "Inside the Music Industry." National Music Council special features Dave Lory, senior vice president of Artemis Records, who offers an overview of the music business and how young people can prepare themselves for careers in the industry.

Sports   [back to top]

Only home games are listed. For a complete sports schedule, call Athletics at 973-746-6258.

BASEBALL
March 19: DeSales University. 3 p.m.
March 22: Rensselaer Polytech. 2 p.m.
March 23: SUNY-Cortland. 1 p.m.
March 24: SUNY-Cortland. Noon.
March 26: Wilmington (Del.) College. 3 p.m.
March 30: New Jersey City University. 11:30 a.m.
April 4: Rowan University. 3:30 p.m.
April 9: Eastern Connecticut. 4 p.m.
April 12: Rutgers-Camden. 3:30 p.m.
April 13: Rutgers-Newark. Noon.
April 18: Richard Stockton. 3:30 p.m.
April 26: The College of New Jersey. 3:30 p.m.
April 30: Johns Hopkins University. 7 p.m.
May 7: York College (Pa.) 3:30 p.m.
May 10: Ithaca College 7 p.m.
May 11: Bridgewater (Mass.) State. 4 p.m.
May 12: York College. 2 p.m.

SOFTBALL
March 22: Muhlenberg. Noon. SUNY-Cortland. 2 p.m.
March 23: Ithaca. Noon. Bridgewater. 2 p.m.
March 28: Caldwell. 2 p.m.
March 30: Richard Stockton. 1 p.m.
April 6: Rowan University. 1 p.m.
April 10: FDU-Madison. 3 p.m.
April 13: Kean University. 1 p.m.
April 21: Bloomfield. 1 p.m.
April 27: Ramapo College. 1 p.m.

MEN'S LACROSSE
March 16: Neumann. 1 p.m.
March 19: New York Maritime. 3:30 p.m.
March 28: DeSales University. 7 p.m.
April 6: City College of New York. 1 p.m.
April 13: SUNY-Farmingdale. 2 p.m.
April 20: USMMA. 1 p.m.

WOMEN'S LACROSSE
March 23: Messiah. 1 p.m.
March 30: Rowan University. 6:30 p.m.
April 2: Lycoming. 4 p.m.
April 13: Kean University. 11 a.m.
April 18: Adelphi. 4 p.m.

MEN'S TENNIS
March 20: Manhattanville. 3:30 p.m.
March 28: NJIT. 3:30 p.m.
April 4: Rutgers-Newark. 3:30 p.m.
April 13: Caldwell College. 1 p.m.
April 20: New Paltz. 1 p.m.

GOLF
April 15: MSU Classic at Crestmont Country Club, West Orange.

OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD
March 23: MSU Invitational 9 a.m.

And more   [back to top]

Board of Trustees meetings.
4:30 p.m., Student Center, Room 419
April 11
June 13
July 18

March 18: Seventh annual Presidential Achievement Awards for Women Students Reception. 2 p.m., Dickson Hall, Room 178.

March 26: Women's Chocolate and Song, the third Annual Women's Coffeehouse. 7-10 p.m., Student Center, Rathskellar. Sponsored by the Women's Center, Student Activities and the Student Leadership Program.

April 2: Wellness Fair. 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Student Center Ballrooms. Sponsored by the Women's Center, Wellness Education and the Student Leadership Programs.

April 4: Career Fair. More than 60 employers from various Fortune 500 companies and organizations will speak to students about job opportunities. 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Student Center Ballrooms. Sponsored by Career Development. For more information, call Robyn Curry at 973-655-7612.

April 8-12: Disability Awareness Days. For more information, call Elaine Fine at 973-655-7361.

April 10: MSU Squares. Montclair State's own version of the popular television game show, Hollywood Squares. 7 p.m., Blanton Hall.

April 11: Center of Pedagogy annual meeting. Keynote: "Leadership for Instructional Growth" by Thomas Sergiovanni, Lillian Radford professor of Education, Trinity University. 3:30-6 p.m., Richardson Hall.

April 15, 22 and 25: Italian Film Project. This year's event will celebrate actor Antonio De Curtis, known around the world as Toto. April 15: "Toto, Pasolini and Comedy Italian Style," a lecture by Patrick Rumble of the University of Wisconsin in Madison and author of Allegories of Contamination: Pasolini's Trology of Life and co-editor of Pasolini: Contemporary Perspectives. 7:30 p.m., Dickson Hall, Brantl Lecture Hall. April 22: Opening of an exhibit, "Excerpts of a Genius: Antonio De Curtis--Toto." 7:30-10 p.m. at the Hamilton House, 951 Valley Road, Clifton. The exhibit can be seen from noon to 4 p.m. April 23-25 and April 30-May 2, and from 7 to 10 p.m. on April 29. For more information, call the museum at 973-744-5707. April 25: Musical concert and poetry reading by musician Enrico Granafei, owner of Trumpets, a jazz venue, and actress Laura Caparrotti, director of Kairos Italy Theater. 7:30 p.m., Dickson Hall, Brantl Lecture Hall. All events are free and open to the public. Funding for the project was provided by Spanish and Italian, Humanities and Social Sciences, and UNICO National. For more information, call 973-655-7950.

April 16: Feminist Career Fair. 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Student Center, Rooms 411-414. Sponsored by the Women's Center, Career Services, Women's Studies and International Studies.

April 25: Take Your Daughter to Work Day.

April 26: Dance Day. For prospective students interested in dance. 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Life Hall. For more information, call Kathleen Reddington at 973-655-7346.

April 30: Women of Montclair State annual Spring Reception. Time and place TBA.

May 7: School of Business Scholarship Awards Program. 6-9 p.m., Student Center Ballrooms.

May 8: "A Magical Evening Celebrating Theater and Dance," Montclair State University's annual dinner. 6-9 p.m., Student Center Ballrooms. This year's dinner will benefit the new theater. For more information, call 973-655-7492.

Ongoing   [back to top]

Aerobics Classes. Mondays: kickboxing, noon-12:45 p.m., Freeman Hall Lounge; step with abs, 5-6 p.m., Russ Hall, Kops Lounge; kickboxing, 6-7 p.m., Russ Hall, Kops Lounge; hydrofit, 9-10 p.m., Panzer Pool. Tuesdays: step, noon-1 p.m., Kops Lounge, Russ Hall. Wednesdays: kickboxing, noon-12:45 p.m., Freeman Hall Lounge. Thursdays: step, noon-1 p.m., Russ Hall, Kops Lounge. Fridays: kickboxing. noon-12:45 p.m., Freeman Hall Lounge.

Alcoholics Anonymous. Meetings held 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Newman Catholic Center. Sponsored by the Health and Wellness Center.

Public Telescope Nights. 8-9 p.m. clear Thursdays through May 2, except March 14, in front of Richardson Hall. The moon will be featured March 21 and 28, and April 18 and 25. See Saturn through March and Jupiter through April. Telescope Night will be cancelled if the weather is very cold, windy or cloudy. For more information, call Mary Lou West at 7266.

Mass. Sundays, 11 a.m., Russ Hall, Kops Lounge; 6:30 p.m., Newman Center.

Yoga and Relaxation. 1-2 p.m. Mondays, Student Center, Room 419. Sponsored by the Women's Center.

Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center   [back to top]
Admission to the Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center is $4 for adults; $2 for children and students. Programs are free with admission (unless otherwise noted). Hours are Wednesday-Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. For information, call 973-655-2378 or visit www.yogiberramuseum.org.

March 14: "The Changing Dynamic of Girls and Women in Sports," a breakfast symposium on the 30th annniversary of Title IX. Panelists include Jane Gottesman, journalist and author of Game Face: What Does a Female Athlete Look Like; Harvey Araton, sports columnist for The New York Times and author of Alive and Kicking: When Soccer Moms Take the Field and Change Their Lives Forever; and Patty Coyle, assistant coach of the WNBA's New York Liberty and former Rutgers University basketball standout. Moderated by Joan Ficke of Academic Affairs. 9-11:30 a.m. Fee: $12.

March 26: "Married to the Game," a fund-raising dinner and discussion featuring the wives of some of America's most prominent athletes. Guests include Rachel Robinson, Carmen Berra, Arlene Howard, Jean Strahan, Joumana Kidd, Gretchen Randolph and Jonnalyn Daneyko. Discussion will be moderated by Peter King of Sports Illustrated and Sonja Steptoe of People magazine. 6-9 p.m. Prices start at $250.

April 7: "Appraisals and Conversations with Mr. Mint," a discussion about baseball cards (noon-2 p.m.) and appraisal of baseball memorabilia (2-5 p.m.) by Alan (Mr. Mint) Rosen, America's foremost expert on the card hobby. Visitors may bring up to five pieces of baseball memorabilia for appraisal.

April 22-24: Baseball Discovery Workshops. Fun, educational programs on baseball and math, baseball and physics and baseball and sports medicine conducted by Montclair State teaching assistants. Designed for students from grades 4-6. Admission $5 per student. 9-11 a.m. Seating is limited. Call for reservations.

May 16: A conversation with Roger Kahn, baseball analyst and author of Boys of Summer. Kahn will discuss his years covering the Brooklyn Dodgers, baseball's first integrated team. Copies of Boys of Summer will be available for sale and signing. Admission: $10. Seating is limited. Call for reservations.

June 3: A conversation with Jeffrey Lyons, WNBC film/theater critic and baseball author. Lyons will discuss baseball and the movies, and sign copies of his book, Curveballs and Screwballs, which is available for sale at the museum. Admission: $10. Seating is limited. Call for reservations.

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