In the
Art Galleries
Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday.
For more information, call 973-655-5113.
University Gallery:
November-December: "Earth, Sand and Water: The Garden State
as Art Material."
January-February: "Three Generations of Black Art: Amiri Baraka,
Ben Jones and Mansa Mussa."
March-April: "On/Off & Over the Edge: Contemporary Impressions
in Printmaking."
May: B.F.A. Exhibition.
Gallery One:
Dec. 1-21: "Express Yourself."
March 4-26: "Global Images: International Travel Photography
by MSU Faculty and Staff."
April 12-May 8: An exhibition of Muslim culture.
Theater
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For more information about the following performances, call the Box Office
at 973-655-5112.
Nov. 13-16 and 19-22: "Bat Boy" by Keythe Farley and Brian Fleming; music and lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe. Directed by Tim Herman. 8 p.m. Nov. 13-15 and 19-22; 2 p.m. Nov. 16; and 1 p.m. Nov. 21. Memorial Auditorium.
Dec. 4-7 and 10-13: "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller. Directed by John Wooten. 8 p.m. Dec. 4-6 and 10-13; 1 p.m. Dec. 5 and 2 p.m. Dec. 7. L. Howard Fox Studio Theatre.
Feb 19-22 and Feb. 25-28: "The Rivals" by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. Directed by Lynn Thomson. 8 p.m. Feb. 19-21 and 25-27; 2 p.m. Feb. 22; and 1 p.m. Feb. 27, Memorial Auditorium.
March 25-28 and March 31-April 3: "Working," a musical by Stephen Schwartz and Nina Daso based on a book by Studs Terkel. Directed by Jim Ligon. 8 p.m. March 25-27 and March 31-April 3; 2 p.m. March 28; and 1 p.m. April 2, L. Howard Fox Studio Theatre.
Music
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Additional programs may be scheduled and all are subject to change. Check
the events Web site at www.musicmontclair.edu
for current listings. For more information, call 973-655-7263.
Weekday Lunchtime Recitals. 1 p.m, McEachern Recital Hall.
Oct. 22: Faculty Recital: David Witten, piano
Oct. 27: International Piano Series. Recital/Masterclass with Magdalena
Baczewska (Poland)
Oct. 29: Student Recital: Voice
Nov. 5: Student Recital: Piano
Nov. 12: Student Recital: Woodwinds
Nov. 19: Student Recital: Brass
Nov. 26: Student Recital: Chamber Music
Dec. 3: Collegium Musicum.
Dec. 10: Student Recital: Guitar
Jan. 21: Student/Faculty Chamber Concert. David Singer, coordinator
Jan. 28: Jazz Concert
Feb. 4: Student Recital: Percussion
Feb 11: Faculty Concert: Robert Aldridge, composer
Feb 18: Student Recital: Voice
Feb. 23: International Piano Series. Recital/Masterclass by Reynaldo
Reyes (Phillippines)
Feb. 25: Student Recital: Composers
March 3: MSU Harry Partch Ensemble
March 24: Student Recital: Piano
March 29: International Piano Series. Lecture/Recital by Bruce
Brubaker (USA)
March 31: Student Recital: Woodwinds
April 7: Student Recital: Brass
April 14: Student Recital: Percussion
April 19: International Piano Series. Recital by Estela Olevsky
(Argentina)
April 21: Student Recital: Strings
April 28: Student Recital: Chamber Music
Evening Recitals. 8 p.m. Memorial Auditorium, unless otherwise
noted.
Oct. 21: The Bert Turetzky Trio. Featuring Bert Turetzky, contrabass;
Mimmi Fulmer, soprano; and Nancy Turetzky, flute. McEachern Recital Hall.
For ticket information, call the Box Office at 973-655-5412
Oct. 29: Canadian Brass. For ticket information, call the Box Office
at 973-655-5112.
Nov. 20: Chamber Music Recital. McEachern Recital Hall
Dec. 2: Junior Recital: Stephen Wu, piano. McEachern Recital Hall
Dec. 4: MSU Jazz Band. McEachern Recital Hall
Dec. 9: MSU Symphony Orchestra
Dec. 10: MSU Choir
Feb. 5: MSU Symphonic Band
Feb. 18: Jazz Combo. McEachern Recital Hall
March 3: Junior Recital: Erin Stough, mezzosoprano. McEachern Recital
Hall
March 11: Concerto Koln
March 23: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra with bassist Edgar Meyer
March 25: MSU Jazz Band
March 27: Sophomore Recital: Kathryn Clores, clarinet. McEachern
Recital Hall
March 30: Senior Recital: Willie Favors, baritone. McEachern Recital
Hall
April 2: MSU Symphonic Band and Wind Symphony
April 6: San Jose Taiko
April 7: MSU Symphony Orchestra
April 21: Clarinet Night. McEachern Recital Hall
April 23: Guitar Studio Recital. McEachern Recital Hall
April 28: MSU Choral Concert
April 29: MSU Symphonic Band and Wind Symphony
Weekend Concerts and Recitals. McEachern Recital Hall, unless
otherwise noted.
Dec. 6: Crawford Trumpet Competition. 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Memorial Auditorium.
Dec. 7: Beatrice Crawford Concert: MSU Symphonic Band. 4 p.m., Memorial
Auditorium.
Dec. 14: Junior Recital: Patrick Valentino, composition. 3 p.m.
Jan. 25: Newband. 7 p.m.
Feb. 15: Senior Recital: Sean Mulcahy, tenor. 3 p.m.
Feb. 22: Junior Recital: Jeanne Marie Schwarz, mezzosoprano. 3 p.m.
Feb. 29: Sophomore Recital: Liz Rzasa, soprano. 3 p.m.
March 7: Graduate Recital: Lisa Malin, flute. 3 p.m.
March 27: Faculty Recital: Jeff Kunkel. 3 p.m.
March 28: Newband.
April 18: Partch Concert and Open House, 3-4 p.m.; Open Studio, 4-6
p.m.
April 25: Opera Workshop. 2 p.m.
May 2: Suzette Jacobs, oboe. 3 p.m.
Dance [back
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For information about dance events, call the Box Office at 973-655-5112
unless noted otherwise.
Need to Know Series: The Body Talks. Sponsored by the School
of the Arts and the Dance Division.
Nov. 21-22: "The Body Project," a literary-dance concert
exploring body image, beauty and aging. 7:30 p.m., Life Hall, Dance Theater.
Dec. 10-14: Works-a-Foot. Artistic direction by Lori Katterhenry. A premiere work by Alexandra Beller, Works-A-Foot explores body image and cultural obsession with physical perfection. Also features a classical ballet by Nancy Lushington. 8 p.m. Dec. 10-13; and 2 p.m. Dec. 14.
March 4-8: Dance Collage. Artistic direction by Donna Scro-Gentile and Lisa Grimes. Features new and exciting work by dance majors. 8 p.m. March 4-6; 2 p.m. March 7.
April 22-25: DanceWorks. Artistic direction by Lori Katterhenry and Nancy Lushington. Headlining the concert will be famed choreographer Alwin Nikolais' masterpiece, Tensile Involvement, a study in space, time and motion. Also features faculty, alumni and students. 8 p.m. April 22-24; and 2 p.m. April 25, Memorial Auditorium.
Lectures/Workshops [back
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Career Planning Workshops. Sponsored by Career Development. Registration
required. Call 973-655-5194.
• Introduction to SIGI+. Morehead Hall, Room 318.
Nov. 13: 6-6:30 p.m.
• Your Career and the Net. Morehead Hall, Room 318.
Oct. 21: 4-5 p.m.
Nov. 19: 1-2 p.m.
• Graduate School. Morehead Hall, Room 334.
Nov. 20: 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Job Hunting Workshops. Sponsored by Career Development. Registration
required. Call 973-655-5194.
• Traditional Resume Preparation. Morehead Hall, Room
334 or Dickson Hall, Room 178. Call for room confirmation.
Oct. 28: Noon-1:30 p.m.
Nov. 3: 5-6:30 p.m.
Nov. 20: 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Dec. 2: 3-4:30 p.m.
Dec. 8: 10:30 a.m.-noon
• Electronic Resumes. Morehead Hall, Room 318.
Nov. 12: 1-2 p.m.
Dec. 4: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
• Effective Interviewing Skills. Morehead Hall, Room 334 or
Dickson Hall, Room 178. Call for room confirmation.
Oct. 23: 3:30-5 p.m.
Oct. 29: Noon-1:30 p.m.
Nov. 4: 2-3:30 p.m.
Nov. 10: 3-4:30 p.m.
Nov. 18: 1-2:30 p.m.
Dec. 1: 5-6:30 p.m.
Dec. 4: 5:30-7 p.m.
Study Skills Workshops. Sponsored by Academic Development and
Assessment. Workshops are held in Morehead Hall, Room 140.
• Forgetting and Remembering. Discover effective techniques
to remember information.
Oct. 20: 6-8 p.m.
• Studying Math. Tips for algebra and pre-calculus.
Oct. 22: 8-9 p.m.
• Writing Basics. Pre-writing, outlining and draft: The five-paragraph
essay.
Oct. 20: 2:30-3:30 p.m.
Oct. 29: Noon-1 p.m.
• Managing Test Anxiety. Tips for coping with test anxiety.
Oct. 24: 10-11 a.m.
Nov. 5: 6-7 p.m.
• Test Taking. Strategies for taking short-answer exams (multiple
choice) and essay type exams.
Oct. 27: 6-7 p.m.
Nov. 12: 11 a.m.-noon
• Organizing Research Papers.
APA Style.
Nov. 17: 6-7 p.m.
Nov. 26: 10-11 a.m.
MLA Style.
Nov. 24: 6-7 p.m.
Dec. 2: 1-2 p.m.
Oct. 21: School of Business Brown Bag Research Seminar: "Measuring the Impact of Risk on Globalization: Evidence from Africa, Asia, and Central and Latin America" by Phil LeBel of Economics and Finance. Noon, Partridge Hall, Room 423.
Oct. 21: "Useful and Little-Known Applications of Adobe Acrobat" by Grover Furr of English. Topics include "Web capture" of Web pages or entire sites, printing using Adobe Distiller, scanning for facsimile reproduction, integration with MS Office and security. Noon-1 p.m., College Hall, Room 123.
Oct. 21: "The Battle of Vieques." Katherine McCaffrey of Anthropology will talk about the situation on the Puerto Rican island of Vieques. A short documentary also will be presented. 1-2 p.m., Dickson Hall, Room 177.
Oct. 22: Fall University Day. 2:30 p.m., Memorial Auditorium. Click here for more information.
Oct. 24: "In Search of the Other America: Poverty in the 21st Century." 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Student Center. Sponsored by Women's Studies and The New Jersey Project. For more information, call Sally McWilliams at 973-655-5153.
Oct. 28: Conference: "Girls Going Places." Co-sponsored by the Women's Center. For more information, call Patricia Flaherty McNeilly at 973-812-6948.
Oct. 29: Catering Information Session sponsored by Sodexho. Representatives will review the new guide, menu selection and information about encumberment. 3-4 p.m., College Hall, Room 300.
Oct. 29: "Creating a Teaching Portfolio" by David Lee Keiser. Sponsored by the Minority Teacher Candidates Organization (MINTCO). 4:30-6 p.m., Dickson Hall, Room 178. For more information, call Jenny Formentin at 973-655-7696.
Oct. 30: "Gender-Related Korean Culture" by Hyun-wook Jung of Wonkwang University. Jung is a Distinguished Visiting International Scholar in the Sociology Department for 2003-04. 3:30 p.m., Global Education Center Conference Room. To reserve a seat, call Wendy Gilbert-Simon at 973-655-4185.
Nov. 4: "The Computational Theory of Mind: Mind as Computer" by Brian McLaughlin. Part of the Cognitive Science Lecture Series. 2:30 p.m., Dickson Hall, Room 178.
Nov. 12: Latino Psychological Association of New Jersey Fourth
Annual Conference. 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Student Center.
Nov. 13: Forum on International Issues: World Terrorism: The View from Ukraine and Russia" by Sergiy Glebov, a professor in the Department of International Relations of Odessa National University in Ukraine. He is a research fellow at the Harriman Institute of Columbia University, focusing on security in the Black Sea region and Ukrainian foreign policy. Glebov will focus on current events, such as the situation in Chechnya, trends in world politics and international threats to national security, with special attention to terrorism as the most dangerous "soft security" threat. Noon, Dickson Hall, Room 178. Sponsored by the Global Education Center. To reserve a seat, e-mail Wendy Gilbert-Simon or call her at 973-655-4185.
Nov. 19: School of Business Brown Bag Research Seminar: "Resampled Frontiers vs. Diffuse Bayes: An Experiment" by Nilufer Usmen of Economics and Finance. Noon, Partridge Hall, Room 423.
Nov. 20: "Solar Forcing or Climate System Feedback: Who's the Boss of Plio-Pleistocene Variations in Asian Monsoon Strength?" by Steven Clemens, JOI/USSAC distinguished lecturer and senior research associate in geological sciences, Brown University. 4 p.m., Science Hall, Sokol Seminar Room.
March 17: Jack Sacher Memorial Lecture. 1 p.m.
March 24: Spring University Day. 3 p.m., Memorial Auditorium.
March 25: PharmFest. Explore careers in the pharmaceutical industry.
March 31: Margaret and Herman Sokol Science Lecture featuring Rita Colwell, director of the National Science Foundation.
April 21: President Cole's meeting with the campus community. 3 p.m.
Computer Training
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Register for the following computer training courses online at http://edtech.montclair.edu
or call 973-655-5449. Please arrive five minutes prior to the start of
the session. A valid MSU identification card is required to register.
Oct. 20: Intermediate Excel. 9 a.m.-noon, Dickson Hall, Room 182.
Oct. 20: Introduction to Meeting Maker. 1-4 p.m., Dickson Hall,
Room 182.
Oct. 21: What's New in Blackboard. 1-3 p.m., Partridge Hall, Room
211.
Oct. 22: Charting and Graphing in Excel. 9 a.m.-noon, Dickson Hall,
Room 182.
Oct. 22: Blackboard: Using the Online Gradebook. 1-4 p.m., Partridge
Hall, Room 211.
Oct. 23: Intermediate Access. 1-4 p.m., Dickson Hall, Room 182.
Oct. 29: Creating a Web Page Using Netscape Composer. 9 a.m.-noon,
Dickson Hall, Room 182.
Oct. 29: Is Online Assessment Possible? Alternative Assessment
Strategies for Online Education. 9-11 a.m., College Hall, Room 123.
Oct. 31: Is Online Assessment Possible? Alternative Assessment
Strategies for Online Education. 9 a.m.-noon, College Hall, Room 123.
Financial Records System Training. Dickson Hall, Room 182. Registration
required. E-mail Marlene
Kolesar or call her at 973-655-7373.
Oct. 21: Workshop. 10 a.m.-noon.
On "Carpe
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"Carpe Diem," the television show produced by broadcasting students,
airs on Bergen Cablevision Mondays at 5 p.m.; on Montclair Channel 34
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 11 p.m. and Saturdays, Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Sundays at 1 p.m.; on Comcast Channel 57 Tuesdays at 9 p.m.; on Morris
and Paterson Cablevision Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m.; on Oakland, Clifton
and Pompton Cablevision Thursdays at 3 p.m.; and Clifton Cable channel
77 Fridays at 5:30 p.m.
Week of Oct. 20: "New Directions for
Republicans in New Jersey." Gregg Edwards, president of the Center
for Policy Research and former chief of staff to Congressman Bob Franks,
describes his efforts to get moderate Republicans to unite on various
issues such as taxation and education. Produced and hosted by Bill Berlin,
and directed by Greg Smith.
Week of Oct. 27: "Ten Rings: Yogi Berra." Dave Kaplan
of the Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center and co-author of Berra's
latest book, Ten Rings, discusses Berra's struggles and triumphs,
his skills as a hitter, his place in baseball history and how the lives
of baseball players have changed over the decades. Produced and hosted
by Larry Londino; directed by Janet Pirchio.
Sports [back to top]
Only home games are listed. For a complete sports schedule, call Athletics
at 973-746-6258.
Football. Sprague Field.
Oct. 25: Buffalo State. 1 p.m.
Women's Soccer. Pittser Field unless noted otherwise.
Oct. 25: The College of New Jersey. 1 p.m.
Oct. 27: Palm Beach Atlantic University. 1 p.m.
Oct. 31: Richard Stockton. 7 p.m., Sprague Field.
Field Hockey. Sprague Field.
Oct. 22: William Paterson. 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 25: Wilkes. 6:30 p.m.
Oct. 29: Eastern Connecticut. 7:30 p.m.
Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving. Panzer Pool.
Oct. 25: The College of New Jersey. Noon.
Nov. 7: Providence College. 5 p.m.
Dec. 2: Seton Hall University. 5 p.m.
Dec. 13: U.S. Merchant Marine. 1 p.m.
Jan. 14: Misericordia. 6:30 p.m.
Jan. 17: Rowan. 1 p.m.
Jan. 31: New York University. 1 p.m.
Feb. 3: William Paterson. 6 p.m.
Feb. 6: New Jersey Institute of Technology. 6 p.m.
Volleyball. Panzer Gym.
Oct. 28: Rutgers-Camden. 7 p.m.
Cross Country. Garrett Mountain, Paterson, unless noted otherwise.
Oct. 25: CTC Championships. 11 a.m.
Nov. 1: NJAC Championships. Pomona. Noon.
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Board of Trustees meetings. 4:30 p.m.
Oct. 30
Dec. 11
Feb. 19
April 8
June 17
July 22
University Senate meetings. 3-5 p.m., Student Center, Room 419.
Oct. 29
Nov. 19
Jan. 28
Feb. 18
March 31
April 28
AFT Local 1904 meetings. 3:30 p.m., Student Center, Room 419.
Nov. 12
Dec. 10
Feb. 11
March 10
April 14
May 5
School of the Arts Recruitment Days. Recruitment events for prospective
students. Life Hall. For more information, call Kathleen Reddington at
973-655-7346.
Nov. 21 and Feb. 27: Theatre Days. 8:30 a.m.-3:30
p.m.
Dec. 5: Communication Day. 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Dec. 12 and April 23: Dance Days. 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
Jan. 8 and April 8: Alumni Happy Hours. 7-10 p.m. Locations to be announced.
Oct. 20-21: Undergraduate Admissions Days for the Teacher Education Program. Information sessions will take place throughout the day in the Student Center Ballrooms. For more information, call Adrina Christiano at 973-655-7181.
Oct. 23: Second anniversary celebration of Red Hawk Diner. Noon-2 p.m. at the diner. Food, music and prizes.
Oct. 23: Movie Night: "Bringing Down the House." Sponsored by Swing Phi Swing. 8 p.m., Blanton Hall.
Oct. 27: Groundbreaking ceremony for the New Academic Building. 10 a.m.
Oct. 28: Walt Disney World College Program Presentation. Meet with college recruiters for spring programs. All majors welcome. 2 p.m. and 5 p.m., Dickson Hall, Room 178.
Oct. 29: Catering Information Session sponsored by Sodexho. Representatives will review the new guide, menu selection and information about encumberment. 3-4 p.m., College Hall, Room 300.
Oct. 29: Graduate Assistant General Meeting. Mandatory meeting for all graduate assistants. 1:30-4:30 p.m., Student Center Ballrooms. For more information, call Kelly Terhune at 973-655-5147.
Nov. 3: Alumni Career Fair. 4-7 p.m., Student Center Ballrooms. The event will be followed by a two-week virtual career fair for those who cannot attend.
Nov. 17: Dedication of the Khubani Room, Partridge Hall, Room 113. 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Jan. 13: MSU Night with the New Jersey Devils. Devils vs. Ottawa.
Tickets: $35 per person (33 percent off ticket price). Purchase by Dec.
18. 7:30 p.m., Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford.
Jan. 31: School of the Arts Admissions Workshop. A free workshop for
prospective students and parents. 1-5 p.m., Memorial Auditorium, McEachern
Recital Hall, DuMont Television Center and Life Hall. For more information,
call Kathleen Reddington at 973-655-7346.
April 1: Career Fair. Open to all students to meet more than 60 employers and learn about job opportunities.
May 1: Alumni Weekend.
May 6: Alumni Superintendents Breakfast.
Ongoing
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WAVES, a new women's student organization. Meets 4-5 p.m.
Mondays. Student Center, Room 420. New members welcome. For more
information, call Lila Kramer-Burghardt at 973-509-9657.
VOX: Voices for Planned Parenthood. Meets 4 p.m. the first and third Monday of every month. Student Center, Room 420. Sponsored by the Women's Center. For more information, call Tanya Purdy at 201-933-4789.
Guided Imagery for Stress Relief. 1 p.m. Tuesdays. Student Center, Room 417. Instructor: Esmilda Abreu, director of the Women's Center.
Alcoholics Anonymous. Meetings held 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Newman Catholic Center. Sponsored by the Health and Wellness Center.
Cookies and Culture. A casual discussion group for international and American students to learn about each other's cultures. 3-4:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Russ Hall, Kops Lounge, and 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Count Basie Hall, First Floor Lounge.
Conversations on Race, a multicultural discussion group. Meets
2-4 p.m. Wednesdays. Student Center, Room 420. For more information,
e-mail Debbi Paskill at acepaskill@aol.com.
Public Telescope Nights. 8-9 p.m. Clear Thursdays through Dec.11
(except Nov. 27) in front of Richardson Hall. 7:30 p.m. for families with
children Nov. 6 and Dec. 4. The moon will be featured Oct. 30, Nov. 6
and Dec. 4. See Mars all fall. On Saturday, Nov. 8, view a total
eclipse of the moon, 6-9 p.m. at Riker Hill Art Park in Livingston. Telescope
Night will be canceled if the weather is extremely cloudy, windy or cold.
For more information, call Mary Lou West at 973-655-7266.
Theatre-in-the-Raw. Fridays at noon. L. Howard Fox Studio Theatre. Free.
Mass. Sundays, 11 a.m., Russ Hall, Kops Lounge; 6:30 p.m., Newman Center, 894 Valley Road. Advent Mass: Dec. 4, 11 and 18, 12:15 p.m., Student Center, Room 415. Christmas Eve Mass: Dec. 24, 5 p.m., Kops Lounge.
Yogi Berra Museum
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Admission to the Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center is $6 for adults;
$4 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.
ON EXHIBIT
Beginning Oct. 22: "The Century's Team." Celebrates the
100th anniversary of the New York Yankees, featuring rare artifacts and
historic uniforms.
PROGRAMS
Oct. 21: Watch the World Series with Yogi. Enjoy a ballpark dinner
and watch Game 3 of the World Series on the Museum theater's big screen
with Yogi Berra. Cost: $250.
Nov. 6: "Catch This," a tribute to Hall of Fame catchers Johnny Bench, Yogi Berra, Gary Carter and Carlton Fisk at the Museum's annual fund-raising dinner. Program moderator is NBC's Tim Russert. Call for more information and sponsorship opportunities.
Dec. 17: " Hot Stove League," a live WFAN radio broadcast with special guests. Time and hosts to be announced.