Early Childhood Programs at Mason Gross: Suzuki-Based Instruction

March 19, 2018 @ 4:00 pm-9:00 pm – Suzuki Education, also known as the “Mother Tongue Approach,” is a teaching philosophy based on Dr. Shin’ichi Suzuki’s observation that all children speak their own language with ease and proficiency at a very young age. Instructors utilizing the Suzuki method believe that “musical ability” is not an inborn talent, but an ability which can be […]

American Ballet Theatre

March 19, 2018 @ 5:30 pm-8:30 pm – The American Ballet Theatre ® (ABT) Certified School of Ballet at Rutgers University follows a specific graded curriculum divided by age, which is outlined in ABT’s National Training Curriculum (NTC). The program promotes discipline and creativity while encouraging each child to reach their highest potential. Classes focus on building a solid foundation in ballet technique […]

The Bizarre Tales of Yiddishland: What the Yiddish Press Reveals about the Jews

March 19, 2018 @ 7:30 pm – The Abram Matlofksy Annual program funded by the Karma Foundation Eddy Portnoy, YIVO Institute for Jewish Research   Dr. Portnoy will discuss his new book, Bad Rabbi: And Other Strange but True Stories from the Yiddish Press, an alternative history of downwardly mobile Jews that exposes the underbelly of pre-World War II New York and […]

Space Invaders

March 20, 2018 @ All Day – Video Intro To Space Invaders! Opening Reception: Saturday, January 27, 2:00pm – 4:00pm Guest Curator Leslie Kaufman, President of Philadelphia Sculptors, invited artists Jacintha Clark, Jeremy Maas, Elizabeth Mackie, Kaitlyn Paston, Joanna Platt, and Andi Steele to conceive and produce works that respond to the space and architecture of the gallery and to the work […]

From Rebellion to Review Board: Fighting for Police Accountability in Newark

March 20, 2018 @ 8:00 am-6:00 pm – The John Cotton Dana Library is currently featuring From Rebellion to Review Board: Fighting for Police Accountability in Newark in the Fourth Floor Gallery. The exhibition, a series of 14 panels, was created by graduate and undergraduate students in the Department of American Studies under the direction of their professor, Mary Rizzo. The panels will […]

New Jersey First: The Life and Legacy of Senator Frank R. Lautenberg

March 20, 2018 @ 9:00 am-5:00 pm – New Jersey First: The Life and Legacy of Senator Frank R. Lautenberg commemorates the late senator’s legislative accomplishments and celebrates his devotion to public service. The exhibit draws from the Senator Frank R. Lautenberg Papers, an archive of Lautenberg’s papers and other materials that have been donated to Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. […]