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. For more information, call 5113.

University Gallery:
Through Oct. 19: "Interior Landscapes," an international exhibit of Spanish paintings and Sculpture by Manuel Aramendia, fine arts professor, University of Barcelona.

Nov. 1-Dec. 21: Trapunto painting from the Philippines.

Gallery One:
Through May 23: "Series of Dream Scapes," works on paper by Marsha Heller.

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

Oct. 18-21, 25-27: "Angels in America. Part I: Millennium Approaches." The New York Times calls it "a searching and radical rethinking of American political drama." (Contains graphic and explicit language.) 8 p.m. Oct. 18-20 and 25-27; 2 p.m. Oct. 21; 1 p.m. Oct. 26, Fox Theater. Tickets: $15 standard; $12 faculty, staff, alumni and seniors; $8 students. Sponsored by the Theatre and Dance Series.

Oct. 19: "Little Bear Live on Stage." The show celebrates the playful and sometimes enchanted aspects of the everyday activities and important moments in a preschooler's life from a child's point of view. For ages 2-6. 7 p.m., Memorial Auditorium. Tickets: $15.

Oct. 20: "The Shakespeare Revue: The Hit West-End Musical Comedy." First presented by the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Revue gathers together some of the finest comic material inspired by Shakespeare. 7:30 p.m., Memorial Auditorium. Tickets: $20; $17.50 for faculty, staff and students.

Nov. 8-11, 15-17: "Hotel Paradiso." Described as bold, reckless and funny by The New York Times. 8 p.m. Nov. 8-10 and 15-17, 2 p.m. Nov. 11 and 1 p.m. Nov. 16, Memorial Auditorium. Tickets: $15 standard; $12 faculty, staff, alumni and seniors; $8 students. Sponsored by the Theatre and Dance Series.

Nov. 16: Theater Day. An introductory event for prospective students interested in theater. Includes theater classes, career workshops and a performance. 8:45 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Life Hall. Free. A second Theater Day will be held March 1. For more information, call Kathleen Reddington at 7346.

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

Wednesday Recitals. Noon, McEachern Recital Hall (unless noted otherwise).

Sept. 26: Alexander Technique Lecture/Demonstration: Diane Young

Oct. 10: Student Recital: Piano & Voice

Oct. 17: Student Recital: Woodwinds

Oct. 31: Halloween Celebration: Music of Ghouls and Witches

Nov. 7: Student Recital: Brass

Nov. 14: Student Recital: Strings

Nov. 21: Student Recital: Percussion

Nov. 28: Student Recital: Chamber Music Ensembles

Dec 5: Western Wind Vocal Ensemble

Dec. 12: Collegium Musicum

Sept. 30: Newband concert celebrating the Harry Partch centennial. This will be the first East Coast performance of "And on the Seventh Day Petals Fell in Petaluma." Other performances include "Barstow" and "San Francisco." 3 p.m., Memorial Auditorium. Tickets: $15. For more information, call Dean Drummond at 6984.

Oct. 6 and 8: Alexander Vitovsky, piano. 8 p.m., Oct. 6, McEachern Recital Hall.; masterclass, 2:30, p.m., Oct. 8, McEachern, Room 49.

Oct. 9: Gala Faculty Artist Concert. Approximately one dozen faculty artists will perform in solo and chamber ensembles. This performance is a fund raiser for the Montclair State band trip to Russia. 7:30 p.m., Memorial Auditorium. Tickets: $20. For more information, call Mary Ann Craig at 7779.

Nov. 5: Marc Ponthus, piano. noon, McEachern Recital Hall.

Nov. 28: MSU Symphonic Band and Wind Symphony. Classical and light class works will be performed. Featuring xylophone soloist senior Jay Carroll. Mary Ann Craig, director. 8 p.m., Memorial Auditorium. Admission with a donation to the Montclair State band trip to Russia. For more information, call Mary Ann Craig at 7779.

Dec. 4: Workshop with Western Wind Vocal Ensemble, sponsored by Beatrice Crawford Music Celebration (time and location to be announced).

Dec. 9: Crawford Concert: MSU Choir and Chamber Singers with Western Wind Vocal Ensemble, James Imhoff, director. 3 p.m., Memorial Auditorium.

Dec. 12: MSU Symphony Orchestra will perform orchestral classics. David Wroe, director. 8 p.m., Memorial Auditorium.

Dec. 15: Moscow Boys Choir -- Christmas Around the World. Considered one of the most prestigious all-male groups in Russia. 7:30 p.m., Memorial Auditorum. Tickets: $20; $17.50 for faculty and staff.

Dance   [back to top]
For information about dance events, call the Box Office at 5224 unless noted otherwise.

Oct. 5: Ballet Hispanico. Recognized around the world as the foremost dance interpreter of Hispanic culture in the United States. 7:30 p.m., Memorial Auditorium. Tickets: $20; $17.50 for faculty, staff and students.

Oct. 6-7: Freespace Dance. One of the most innovative dance companies in New Jersey. 7:30 p.m. Oct. 6 and 3 p.m. Oct. 7, Memorial Auditorium. Tickets: $20; $17.50 for faculty and staff.

Dec. 5-9: Works-A-Foot. 8 p.m., Dec. 5-8, 1 p.m. Dec. 7, 2 p.m. Dec. 9, Life Hall Dance Space, Room 123. Sponsored by the Theatre and Dance Series.

Lectures/Workshops   [back to top]

Wednesday Lunchtime Lectures.
1 p.m., Student Center, Room 417. Sponsored by the Women's Center.

Sept. 26: "Hispanic Women's Mental Health" by Ophelia Rodriguez-Srednicki of Psychology.

Nov. 7: "Enhancing Self-Esteem and Self-Confidence" by Esmilda Abreu, director, the Women's Center.

Nov. 14: "Affluenza." A video about overconsumption and how it relates to the "American Dream."

Nov. 21: "Student Activism and Reproduction Rights" by Maggie Constan, public affairs director, Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan New Jersey.

Sept. 27: Tetsuo Kusama, fiber artist

Oct. 4: Murray Tinkelman, "History of American Illustration, 1850-1950"

Oct. 11: Roxy Paine, naturalistic sculptor

Oct. 18: Leslie Lerner, painter

Oct. 25: Judy Fox, sculptor

Nov. 1: Eileen Neff, photographer

Nov. 8: Walter Robinson, editor, ArtNet Magazine

Nov. 15: Neville Weston, "Maps, Message Sticks and Memories"

Nov. 29: Deborah Grant, painter

Dec. 6: Mary Hambleton, painter

Dec. 13: Penelope Umbrico, photographer

Sept. 25: "An American in Ukraine: Reflections on a Newly Independent Country" by William Gleason, former public policy scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center in Washington, D. C. and director of the Fulbright Program in Ukraine from 1998-2000.

Oct. 2: "From New Jersey Here to New Jersey There: Living and Teaching at Nanjing University" by Sally McWilliams of English.

Sept. 26: "Sept. 11, 2001: Understanding and Facing the Future." Moderated by Larry Londino of Broadcasting. Noon-2 p.m., Student Center Ballrooms.

Sept. 28, Oct. 26, Nov. 30: Financial Management Series. Speakers include Robert Baylor, assistant director of Financial Aid; Glen Gamble, Bursar; and Marge Derrick, counselor for the Consumer Credit Council of New Jersey, Inc. Presentations will include the financial aid process, the cost of education, budgeting, the tuition management plan, and more. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Location to be announced. Sponsored by the Educational Opportunity Program, the Women's Center, the New Student Experience and the Mentorship Program. To register, call Maria De Lourdes Torres at 5437.

Oct. 3: "Victory Over Violence: An Interfaith Panel Discussion and Peace Celebration." 7-8:30 p.m., Student Center, Rathskeller. Discussion followed by a celebration with drumming, dancing and refreshments. Sponsored by the Women's Center and Student Activities.

Oct. 4: "Date Rape Drugs." A talk with Campus Police. 11-12:15 p.m., Student Center, Room 419. Followed by a self-defense demonstration by Tiger Schulman Karate, 1-2 p.m. Sponsored by the Women's Center.

Oct. 10: "Balzac et la Litterature Moderne," by Franciose van Rossum Guyon of the University of Amsterdam. A specialist of 19th and 20th century French literature, she has published widely on Georges Sand, Balzac, the Nouveau Roman, and the writings of Hélène Cixous. 2 p.m., Dickson Hall, Room 178. Free. Lecture will be in French. Reception to follow. For more information, call Lois Oppenheim at 7423.

Oct. 12: The 2001 International Conference on Computing and Information Technologies (ICCIT), a forum for academics, computer and information scientists, engineers and applied mathematicians to share, exchange views and ideas on computing sciences and computer technology and to present their current and future work to the scientific and technical community. 8:15 a.m.-6 p.m. The conference's Exploratorium is open to members of the campus community from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, call 4166 or go to www.csam.montclair.edu/~iccit2001/.

Oct. 31: "Pensee et Poesie" by Jacques Garelli, who has been on the faculties of Yale University, New York University and the University of Amiens. He has received numerous awards for both his poetry and his philosophical writings and has been a fellow of the Guggenheim Foundation, the Croce Foundation in Naples, and a Senior Scholar at Saint Antony's College, Oxford. 5 p.m., Dickson Hall, Room 178. Free. Lecture will be in French. Reception to follow. For more information, call Lois Oppenheim at 7423.

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. F=Faculty, S=Staff, FMP=Family Members Program. A valid MSU identification card is required to register.

Sept. 24: Digital Camera: Hands-On Training. 9-10:30 a.m., College Hall, Room 123. F/S

Sept. 25: SIS+ for Faculty Advisers, Introduction to: Hands-On Training. 9-11 a.m., College Hall, Room 123. F/S

Sept 26: RealPresenter: Hands-On Training. 9 a.m.-noon, College Hall, Room 123. F/S

Sept. 27: Digital Camera: Workshop. 9-10:30 a.m., College Hall, Room 123. F/S

MSU-ISP: Information Session. 11a.m.-noon, College Hall, Room 123. F/S

Sept. 28: Going Wireless in the Classroom: Information Session. 9-10 a.m., College Hall, Room 123. F/S

On "Carpe Diem"   [back to top]

"Carpe Diem" airs at noon on Cablevision Channel 6 and at 9 p.m. on Comcast Channel 57.

Sept. 25: "Media Education." Can children be taught to watch television critically? Educators, parents and children discuss the issue and education's role in teaching children about television. Features Thom Gencarelli of Broadcasting. Shown on Cablevision only.

Oct. 2: "Montclair, Past and Present." Showcases local arts organizations and events including the Montclair Historical Society and the township's annual street fair.

Oct. 9: "Conflict in Israel." Bergen Record reporter Mike Kelly describes his experiences in war-torn Israel and how children have been affected by the ongoing conflict.

Oct. 16: "Roaming with the Pack." Takes a look at how an endangered species is protected and cared for at the Lakota Wolf Preserve.

Sports   [back to top]

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

Football

Oct. 6: Kean. 7 p.m. (Homecoming.)

Oct. 20: Buffalo State. 1 p.m.

Nov. 3: New Jersey City State. 7 p.m.

Women's Tennis

Sept. 26: Kean. 3:30 p.m.

Oct. 3: Stevens. 3:30 p.m.

Oct. 9: NYU. 4 p.m.

Volleyball

Sept. 25: Richard Stockton. 7 p.m.

Oct. 9: Ramapo. 7 p.m.

Oct. 23: New Jersey City State. 7 p.m.

Men's Soccer

Sept. 26: William Paterson. 3 p.m.

Oct. 3: Kean. 4 p.m.

Oct. 6: U.S. Merchant Marine. 1 p.m.

Oct. 9: Cooper Union College. 4 p.m.

Oct. 24: New Jersey City. 3 p.m.

Women's Soccer

Sept. 24: Richard Stockton. 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 29: Rowan. Noon.

Oct. 1: FDU-Madison. 8 p.m.

Oct. 11: New York University. 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 13: Rutgers-Camden. 4 p.m.

Oct. 16: NC-Wesleyan. 3 p.m.

Oct. 20: Ramapo. 7 p.m.

Field Hockey

Sept. 27: Drew University. 8 p.m.

Oct. 6: Eastern College (Pa.) 1 p.m.

Oct. 13: Kings College. 1 p.m.

Oct. 18: Eastern Connecticut. 6:30 p.m.

And more   [back to top]

Sept. 30: Holistic Health and Wellness Expo. A day of nourishment for the body, mind and soul. Speakers will discuss nutrition and whole foods, holistic health and alternative therapies for healing, stress reduction, weight management and more. Approximately 75 exhibitors will attend. 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Student Center. Admission: $8; $5 students and senior citizens; children 12 and under free. Sponsored by Alternative Health Concepts. Call 908-684-3555.

Oct. 2: "Work of Healing: An Exhibit of Survivors' Artwork and Poetry." 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Student Center, Room 419. Sponsored by the Women's Center.

Oct. 10: Skate-a-Thon for Breast Cancer Awareness. 7-9:30 p.m., Floyd Hall Arena. Sponsored by the Women's Center, Student Activities, Campus Recreation and Floyd Hall Arena. Registration required. Call the Women's Center at 5114.

Oct. 12: The International Conference on Computing and Information Technologies (ICCIT 2001). A forum for academics, computer and information scientists, engineers and applied mathematicians to share, exchange views on computing sciences and computing technology, and present current and future work to the scientific and technical community. Sixty research papers will be presented. Keynote speaker: Lotfi Zadeh, professor of the University of California at Berkeley. The conference is organized for the 25th anniversary of Montclair State's Computer Science Department. For more information, call 4250 or go to http://csam.montclair.edu/~iccit2001.

Oct. 12: 15th annual Educators Conference on Gifted Education. Featuring Mary S. Landrum of the Curry School of Education, University of Virginia, and a member of the Board of Directors of the National Association for Gifted Children; and Jann H. Leppien of the School of Education, University of Great Falls, Montana, and a member of the Board of Directors of the National Association for Gifted Children. Sponsored by Montclair State's Academically Gifted/Talented Youth Programs and the Summer Institute for the Gifted. All sessions will take place at the Westin Hotel in Morristown. For a brochure or more information, call 4104.

Oct. 28: Holistic Health Festival. 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Student Center Ballrooms. For more information, call Holistic Alliance International at 973-586-3936.

Nov. 1: Career Fair for jobs in criminal justice, child advocacy and paralegal services. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Student Center Ballrooms. Sponsored by Justice Studies. For more information, call Jennifer Murrin at 7225.

Nov. 30: Communication Day. An introductory event for prospective students interested in speech communication. Includes communication and career workshops and a campus tour. 8:45 a.m.-2:45 p.m., Life Hall. Free. For more information, call Kathleen Reddington at 7346.

Board of Trustees meetings.
4:30 p.m., Student Center, Room 419
Dec. 13
Feb. 14
April 11
June 13
July 11

Ongoing   [back to top]

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

Feminist Freespace. Conversation in an informal environment. Refreshments served. 3-4:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, Student Center, Room 420. Sponsored by the Women's Center.

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

Public Telescope Nights. 8-9 p.m. Clear Thursdays through Dec. 13 (except Nov. 22) in front of Richardson Hall or on the roof of Science Hall. See constellations, the moon, planets, double stars and nebulae. The moon will be featured Sept. 27, Oct. 4, Oct. 25, Nov. 1 and Nov. 29. See Mars in September and October, and Saturn in November and December. Telescope Night will be canceled if the weather is extremely cloudy, windy or cold. For more information, call Mary Lou West at 7266.

Yoga. 1-2 p.m. Mondays (except Sept. 24) Student Center, Room 417. 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. The Center is donating its daily admission proceeds through September to the New York City disaster relief effort. Programs are free with admission (unless otherwise noted). Hours are Wednesday-Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. For information, call 2378 or visit www.yogiberramuseum.org.

Sept. 25: "Why 'The Shot Heard 'Round the World' Still Resonates." Examine the cultural and historical influence of Bobby Thomson's famous home run 50 years ago. Guests include authors Pete Hamill and Ray Robinson, and reporter Joshua Prager of The Wall Street Journal. 10-11:30 p.m.

Through Oct. 31: Echoes of "The Shot Heard 'Round the World," a photographic retrospective from The New York Times of the 1951 finish between the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Through Nov. 9: Baseball's Strikeout Leaders. A celebration of baseball's all-time strikeout leaders, from Walter Johnson to Nolan Ryan to Roger Clemens. See game-work jerseys of the 12 formidable pitchers who have had at least 3,000 career strikeouts.

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