Calendar
Art & Design events are free and open to the public. Click on individual event listings for the Mason Gross Galleries schedule.
To Begin the World Over Again: The Life of Thomas Paine
Mastrobuono Theater 85 George Street, New Brunswick, NJ, United States"To Begin the World Over Again: The Life of Thomas Paine" is the very personal story of one of history’s most misunderstood men, living in a world throwing off dogma and superstitions as it embraced the Age of Enlightenment. And it was Paine’s writings, in short, simple sentences, that opened people’s eyes to these new ideas and, in the process, changed the world.
From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks: The Life and Times of Harry Bridges
Mastrobuono Theater 85 George Street, New Brunswick, NJ, United States"From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks" is a 65-minute multimedia one-man play that tells the story of union leader Harry Bridges and his life’s work, through his passions, struggles, and his wicked sense of humor.
Fall Dance Plus 2022
New Brunswick Performing Arts Center 11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesJohn Evans Choreographic works by guest artists André Zachery, a Brooklyn-based interdisciplinary artist of Haitian and African American descent and artistic director of Renegade Performance Group; Kun-Yang Lin, executive artistic director and founder of CHI […]
Rutgers Symphony Orchestra
Nicholas Music Center 85 George Street, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesA performance of Valerie Coleman’s Seven O’Clock Shout, commissioned by the Philadelphia Orchestra and premiered virtually in 2020 during the course of the COVID-19 pandemic under the direction of Yannick Nézet-Séguin. The program will also […]
Visiting Artist Lecture: Guadalupe Rosales
Virtual EventsGuadalupe Rosales (b.1980, Los Angeles; lives and works in Los Angeles) is a multidisciplinary artist and educator best known for her community generated archival projects, “Veteranas and Rucas” and “Map Pointz,” found on social media. Rosales received an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2016.
Visiting Artist Lecture: Rindon Johnson
Virtual EventsRindon Johnson is an artist and poet. Johnson has presented solo exhibitions at The Albertinum (Dresden), Chisenhale Gallery (London), The Julia Stoschek Collection (Düsseldorf) and the SculptureCenter (Long Island City), among others. He is the author of Nobody Sleeps Better Than White People (Inpatient, 2016), the VR book, Meet in the Corner (Publishing-House.Me, 2017), Shade the King (Capricious, 2017), The Law of Large Numbers: Black Sonic Abyss (Chisenhale, Inpatient, SculptureCenter 2021) and most recently Ever Given (Inpatient and Francois Ghebaly, 2022). He was born on the unceded territories of the Ohlone people. He lives in Berlin.
Rutgers New Music Workshop (Canceled)
Shindell Choral Hall 85 George Street, New Brunswick, United StatesWorld premieres of works by graduate and undergraduate composers. Free
Visiting Filmmaker Series: “Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down”
New Brunswick Performing Arts Center 11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesScreening of 2022 documentary Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down, followed by a Q&A between the filmmaker and faculty Thomas Lennon.
Rutgers Sinfonia
Nicholas Music Center 85 George Street, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesFeaturing Dark Mountains, by Robert Paterson, a work commissioned by the Vermont Symphony Orchestra and premiered in 2011, which musically depicts the mountain landscape in the Northeastern United States with occasional reminiscences of Copland’s Appalachian […]
Rutgers University Kirkpatrick Choir
Nicholas Music Center 85 George Street, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesThe Rutgers University Kirkpatrick Choir will present two masterpieces showcasing the versatility of our Mason Gross flagship choral ensemble and the diversity of the choral repertoire. Featuring performances of "Mass: A Celebration of Love and Joy" by André Thomas and "Misa Criolla" by Ariel Ramirez with Inkarayku accompanying on traditional Andean winds, strings, and percussion.