Strike Up the Band: Mostly Free Music, Dance at Rutgers University-Newark, This Spring
For great music or dance performances, at a great price, Rutgers University-Newark offers a diverse calendar of public performances; all events are free except where indicated. All programs, dates and locations are subject to change; for updated information, visit www.newark.rutgers.edu/. John Cotton Dana Library, Paul Robeson Campus Center, and Bradley Hall are wheelchair-accessible.
MUSIC AND DANCE, Spring 2015
Jan. 28, 7 – 8:30 p.m., Dana Room, John Cotton Dana Library, 185 University Ave., Lewis Porter with Mason Gross Jazz Professor Conrad Herwig, and more! Conrad Herwig, trombone; Freddie Hendrix, trumpet; Lewis Porter, piano; Joris Teepe, bass; Rudy Royston, drums
Feb. 11, 7:30- 8:30 p.m., Bradley Hall Theatre, 392 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Voices of Our Ancestors: Dances of Africa and the African Diaspora: a live performance by the Kùlú Mèlé African Dance & Drum Ensemble. Free; followed by a reception in the theater lobby. Presented by the Department of African American and African Studies.
Feb. 25, 2:30- 4 p.m., John Cotton Dana Library, Dana Room, 4th floor, 185 University Ave.; Jazz with saxophonist Dan Faulk; Lewis Porter, keyboards; Joris Teepe, bass; Chad Taylor, drums
Feb. 26, 11 a.m. - noon, Paul Robeson Campus Center, 3rd floor dance theatre, 350 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.; Institute on Ethnicity, Culture, and the Modern Experience presents Lula Washington Dance Theater – Community Class in Modern Dance
Feb. 26, 7:30 p.m., Victoria Theater, New Jersey Performing Arts Center (1 Centre St., Newark), Lula Washington Dance Theater in concert (student rush tickets $10, www.njpac.org)
March 23, 11:30 a.m.-12:50 p.m., Paul Robeson Campus Center, 3rd floor dance theater, 350 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.; Institute on Ethnicity, Culture, and the Modern Experience presents San Jose Taiko: A Journey Through Rhythm , lecture and presentation
April 8, 2:30-4 p.m., John Cotton Dana Library, Dana Room, 4th floor, 185 University Ave.; Jazz with the Lewis Porter Trio
April 16, 5 -7 p.m., University Club, Paul Robeson Campus Center, 2nd floor, 350 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.; An Evening of Music & Art presents SIREN BAROQUE, music of female composers from the Baroque era; meet-the-artists reception follows in the Paul Robeson Gallery
May 3, 3 p.m., St. Mary’s Abbey Church, 528 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Newark; Spring Choral Concert, Rutgers University Chorus, John Floreen, conductor. Preferred seating $25; general admission $10; students/senior citizens $5.
Events are supported in part by grants from the Rutgers University-Newark Cultural Programming Committee. Additional support for selected programs: the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.
For more information: Carla Capizzi, 973/353-5263, or capizzi@rutgers.edu.