September 19, 2004 - 3:00 PM Richard P. Marasco Center for the Performing Arts Admission: General: $12, Patrons: $10 A Celtic Connection (Spain and Ireland) by Alborada Spanish Dance Theatre A cross-cultural program illustrating the influences of the migration of the Celts into both countries.  This performance will feature the principal dancers of Alborada, the Brian Sexton Irish dancers, the Irish music ensemble Coolmagort, and bagpipers from Galicia, Spain. (This program has been made possible by a grant from the Middlesex County Cultural & Heritage Commission/Board of Chosen Freeholders through funding in part from the NJ State Council on the Arts/Dept of State, A Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.)          September 21, 2004 - 7:00 PM Monroe Township High School Registration Fee: $3.00.  Call (732) 521-2111. America the Beautiful American Scene Painting by Cynthia Kallan First of a two part lecture series covering from 1850 through 1900.  Our magnificent land with its mountains, plains and rivers are captured on canvas.  Learn about the artists who wove American history into their art. September 23, 2004 - 7:00 PM Monroe Township High School Registration Fee: $3.00.  Call (732) 521-2111. Lecture Series: Mary Cassett by Maurice Mahler Explore one of the Victorian era's most famous artists with a video presentation of Cassett's world of art. September 26 through October 3, 2004 Monroe Township Public Library Free Admission A Celebration of the Visual Arts 4th Annual Community-Wide Juried Art Show Paintings, Sculpture, Drawings and other visual art forms all created by residents of Monroe Township. Including the following additional events: September 26, 2004 - 2:00 PM Opening Reception By invitation only - for participant artists, their guests and Patrons of the Arts members September 28, 2004 - 7:00 PM Monroe Township High School Registration Fee: $3.00.  Call (732) 521-2111. America the Beautiful Art Reflects Society by Cynthia Kallan Second of a two part lecture series covering from 1900 through 1950.  Lecture includes discussion of the American quest for an independent art style, the American influences on the art world, and the changes in society and culture that are reflected in art. September 30, 2004 - 7:00 PM Monroe Township High School Registration Fee: $3.00.  Call (732) 521-2111. Lecture Series: Edgar Degas by Maurice Mahler No artist has been more closely associated with images of dancers than Degas.  This slide and video presentation will examine one of Impressionism's foremost artists and what inspired him. October 7, 2004 - 7:00 PM Monroe Township High School Registration Fee: $3.00.  Call (732) 521-2111. Life Drawing by Nancie Gunkleman Draw from a live model.  Explore different techniques for achieving three dimensional perspectives, proportions and anatomical reality. October 14, 2004 - 7:00 PM Monroe Township High School Registration Fee: $3.00.  Call (732) 521-2111. Life Drawing by Nancie Gunkleman Draw from a live model.  Explore different techniques for achieving three dimensional perspectives, proportions and anatomical reality. October 14, 2004 - 8:00 PM Richard P. Marasco Center for the Performing Arts Free Admission Diane Moser Quartet Jazz concert featuring Diane Moser, a pianist who the Star Ledger refers to as "a catalyst for new music, creating a new dynamic and greater role for jazz and improvised music in New Jersey." October 21, 2004 - 7:00 PM Monroe Township High School Registration Fee: $3.00.  Call (732) 521-2111. Beethoven's Heroic Style by Scott Burnham Professor of Music and Chair of the Music Dept of Princeton University Why is Beethoven's heroic style of music so thrilling?  We will compare his music to that of other Viennese composers of his era in order to hear what is traditional and what is new in his historic symphonies.  Includes discussion of his musical themes and monumental endings. October 28, 2004 - 6:30 PM Monroe Township High School Registration Fee: $3.00.  Call (732) 521-2111. The Works of Edgar Allen Poe by Edward Cifelli Edgar Allen Poe seems to speak in a truer voice to contemporary culture than he did to readers of his own time.  This "Halloween" lecture looks at some of Poe's best known works to see how he resolved his inner struggles. October 28,29,30, 2004 - 7:30 PM October 31, 2004 - 2:00 PM Richard P. Marasco Center for the Performing Arts Admission: General $12.00, Seniors/Students $10.00 Send Me No Flowers By The Mighty Oak Players A comedy about a hypochondriac who mistakenly believes he has only a few weeks to live, and wants to put certain of his issues in order. November 2, 2004 - 6:00 PM Monroe Township High School Registration Fee: $3.00.  Call (732) 521-2111. Lecture Series: Vincent Van Gogh by Maurice Mahler Viewing of the 1956 film "Lust for Life" with Kirk Douglas and Anthony Quinn detailing the life of the archetypical tortured genius Van Gogh and his relationships, including that with fellow painter Paul Gauguin.  A discussion will follow. November 16, 2004 - 6:30 PM Monroe Township High School Registration Fee: $3.00.  Call (732) 521-2111. Modern Movie Makers: From Jaws to Pulp Fiction by Edward Cifelli The three most important film makers spotlighted in this presentation will be Steven Spielberg, Quentin Tarantino and James Cameron with several asides on Ron Howard's Oscar-winning "A Beautiful Mind"  with commentary on other fact-based movies.  The class will also include discussion of recent Oscar winners plus highlights of the instructor's twelve year career serving as movie critic for the New Jersey Herald.     November 18, 2004 - 7:00 PM Monroe Township High School Registration Fee: $3.00.  Call (732) 521-2111. LKB Dance by Leah Kreutzner, Artistic Director Lecture and demonstration from the current repertory of LKB Dance, an innovative modern dance company founded in 1999.  Known for its bold experimentation, LKB Dance continues to mine the inner landscape of the human heart in works that integrate video, dance, text and musical commissions from famous composers. December 12, 2004 - 2:00 PM Richard P. Marasco Center for the Performing Arts Admission: General: $5, Patrons: $3, Children Free First in Flight: The Wright Brothers by Theatreworks USA Family friendly one hour musical event based on the play "Flight" by Arthur Giron, about the Wright brothers' successful flight at Kitty Hawk.  Witness as Orville develops the technical skills and Wilbur lends the creative inspiration with the necessary ideas.  Working through their bitter rivalry, they band together as a team as they are ultimately able to achieve their dream of flight.