October 2019
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Rutgers University–New Brunswick
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New Brunswick Oktoberfest
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Enjoy an afternoon of traditional food, craft brews, music, games, activities
, and more at
New Brunswick Oktoberfest
October 12 on George Street! Get into the spirit by wearing your best dirndl or lederhosen. The fun continues with a musical line-up that features a broad mix, including traditional German music!
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The
New Brunswick Performing Arts Center offers
several performances by Mason Gross School of Arts including:
Sense and Sensibility October 4-12; Rutgers Jazz Ensemble October 18; and the film
Good Time October 25.
Hear a panel discussion on
"Paul Robeson, "Negro-Jewish" Unity, and the 'Jewish People's Movement' in the 1940's: Legacy and Challenge," October 6 at Douglass Student Center. Sponsored by
Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life.
Get your tickets for the
George Street Playhouse's premiere production of
Last Days of Summer at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center beginning October 15. This
new musical transports the characters back to the summer of their youth during World War II and features Big-Band sounds and Jazz music of the era.
Join the
Crossroads Theatre Company for a night
honoring Denzel Washington with the inaugural Ruby and Ossie Davis Living Legends Award October 19.
Get ready to laugh for a good cause at New Brunswick Tomorrow's
8th Annual Night of Comedy at the Stress Factory October 23. Comedians include Tracy Locke, Helene Angley, Marc Kaye, Tony Parlante, and Joan Weisblatt.
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EXHIBITIONS, FILMS, LECTURES
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The Middlesex County Regional Chamber of Commerce Breakfast Series presents "
Education, Entrepreneurship, & Innovation"
with a
keynote by Chancellor Christopher J. Molloy, October 8 at the Rutgers Visitor Center. Registration required.
Visit
Sea and Self, the solo
exhibition of Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, 2019-20 Estelle Lebowitz Endowed Visiting Artist, at the Douglass Library through December 13.
The
38th Bi-Annual New Jersey Film Festival showcases
new international films and American independent films on select Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings until October 13 at Rutgers' Voorhees Hall.
Rutgers' Institute for Research on Women
presents "Just the Facts? Fragile Democracies in a Post-Truth Era"
October 24
, with
a panel of experts who will discuss why democracies seem increasingly vulnerable in the era of "fake news" on October 24. Free.
Let's do the Time Warp again! Join the ultimate audience participation film,
The
R
ocky Horror Picture Show October 31, at the State Theatre. Receive a goodie bag of props and come dressed in costume.
The
2019 New Jersey History Conference will explore and celebrate the stories of diverse women who have made and continue to make New Jersey History at
New Jersey Women Make History
November 1 at the Douglass Student Center.
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Get creative with your family at the Zimmerli Art Museum's free, drop-in program
Art Together October 6. Each session includes an instructor-led tour and interactive workshops for adults and children.
Join in the family fun at
Rutgers Gardens Fall Foliage Festival October 13. Activities include
pumpkin painting, lawn games, a scavenger hunt, tours of the student farm, and fall crafts.
Come to the
Rutgers Geology Museum to learn about our solar system and all its planetary bodies during
Planetary Science Late Night November 6.
Free.
Mason Gross Extension Division has a new name that better reflects its mission:
Rutgers Community Arts and will continue to
offer private lessons, classes, and workshops to students of all ages. Check out the class offerings for 2020.
Rutgers Recreation hosts a number of youth programs including
swimming and rock climbing classes.
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Space is available at the
Rutgers Gardens Propagation Workshop October 5. Learn about various types of propagation, including
leave and stem cuttings, root division, layering, and seed.
Observe the night sky
through a 20-inch optical telescope at the
Robert A. Schommer Astronomical Observatory on Rutgers' Busch Campus on select Thursdays of every month, weather permitting. This month's dates are October 10, 17, 24.
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Rutgers Men's Basketball is now offering the Flex Plan.
Pick any 4 games from the 2019-2020 season. Plans start as low as $60.
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Are you an adult
intermediate English speaker and want to practice reading and writing? Join
Exploring English through Storytelling at the
New Brunswick Free Public Library on Wednesdays, October 2 through November 20.
View the
latest mural from New Brunswick Tomorrow and coLAB Arts at the October 3 dedication ceremony on the corner of Somerset and Maple Streets. Meet the the mural artist, New Brunswick born
RH Doaz and learn how representatives from the Mexican, Hungarian, and Polish communities provided input.
Looking for a good read? The Friends of the New Brunswick Free Public Library is holding a
Fall Book Sale October 4 and 5. Stop by and
support the Library.
St. Peter's Mobile Health Clinic offers
primary health care to adults age 18 and older at Sacred Heart Church parking lot in New Brunswick October 7, 18, and 26.
The Yard on College Avenue Fall Tour 2019
offers so much to do this month including: Salsa Night October 3; Fall Festival October 16; Halloween Family Movie Night October 27; as well as Zumba every Tuesday night; Movie Knight every Wednesday night; and morning yoga on Sundays.
Celebrate 235 years of Theological Education with the
New Brunswick Theological Seminary. Enjoy live music, fellowship, and a reception October 25. Registration is required.
Anyone can
learn to swim with the YMCA. Classes start October 27 at the Cook Recreation Center.
Beginner to advanced instruction is offered for ages 3 to adult.
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*Code Blue Program Seeking Volunteers*
The City of New Brunswick is seeking volunteers to assist with its
Code Blue Program. A Code Blue is declared when temperatures drop below 20 degrees or when snow accumulation is 6 inches or more.
Warming centers are opened for residents without adequate shelter. For further information contact, Robert@ARM.Gives.
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NEW IN TOWN
Verve
Rental Office: Off-campus student living, 78 Easton Avenue, New Brunswick
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October 5 vs. Maryland (All-Americans Day)
October 19 vs. Minnesota (Homecoming)
October 26 vs. Liberty
November 16 vs. Ohio State (Military Appreciation Day)
November 23 vs. Michigan State (The bElieve Game with Eric LeGrand)
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