Arts & Leisure

Film

Rutgers Film Co-op
Alumni can become members and support the Film Co-op and enjoy films at reduced rates. Admission is $5 for most films. For more information, call the Film Co-op at 732-932-8482 or visit www.njfilmfest.com.

Talk Cinema
Created in 1992 by film critic Harlan Jacobson, Talk Cinema is an independently hosted sneak preview film series offering films BEFORE their theatrical release. Screenings are followed by discussions led by distinguished critics, filmmakers, and other industry experts. Alumni discounts are now available to all Rutgers alumni for locations throughout the United States. For discounts and to register, visit http://alumni.camden.rutgers.edu/events/talk_cinema_fall09.htm .


Music & Performing Arts

The Arts at Rutgers–Newark
Explore the arts! Various dance and musical performances are held at venues throughout the Newark campus. Admission to most events is free. For a complete listing, visit http://www.newark.rutgers.edu/arts/.

Mason Gross Performing Arts Center
Mason Gross Performing Arts Center offers diverse and dynamic events including dance performances, vocal and instrumental concerts and dynamic theater productions. Events are held at various venues in the New Brunswick campus including Bettenbender Plaza, Christ Church, Jameson Theater, Kirkpatrick Chapel, Loree Dance Theater, Schare Recital Hall in Marryott Music Building, New Theater, Nicholas Music Center, Philip J. Levin Theater, Rehearsal Hall 104 and Voorhees Chapel. For a calendar of events and ticket information visit the box office at http://mgsa.rutgers.edu/boxoffice/boxoffice.html or call 732-932-7511.

Mason Gross Extension Division Program
The Mason Gross School of the Arts Extension Division provides high quality instruction in the arts to students of all ages and ability levels. Alumni receive a 10% discount on Adult Programs, Summer Camps, Teacher Programs, and classes at the Mason Gross Prepatory School. For course offerings and registration, visit http://www.masongross.rutgers.edu/extension. Be sure to mention you are an alumnus and write the promotional code ‘scarlet’ on your registration form to receive the alumni discount. Please contact the Extension Division office at 732-932-8618 or email extension@masongross.rutgers.edu with questions.

Rutgers Center for the Arts Camden
Located in the heart of the Camden Campus, the Center for the Arts is distinguished by a full range of engaging, enriching, and entertaining arts programs. These programs include performances of music, theatre, comedy, and dance in the Gordon Theater. Alumni receive a 20% discount on select performances. For more information, call 856-225-2700 or visit www.rutgerscamdenarts.org.

Rutgers-NJIT Theatre Arts Program
The Bradley Hall Theater on the Newark campus and The Jim Wise Theatre at NJIT feature performances by the joint Rutgers–Newark/NJIT Theater Program. Call 973-596-3457 or visit http://theatre.njit.edu for information.

Rutgers University Choral Ensembles
Alumni are welcome to audition for the university’s various ensembles, including The Rutgers Kirkpatrick Choir, The Rutgers University Choir, The Rutgers Glee Club and Voorhees Choir. Interested singers should contact Dr. Patrick Gardner at 732-932-1799.


Science & Nature

Geology Museum
On the College Avenue campus in New Brunswick stands historic Geology Hall, and inside is one of Rutgers’ largely unknown treasures, a museum of fossils, rocks and minerals, meteorites, mummies, mastodons, and dinosaur footprints from Towaco, New Jersey. Minerals can be purchased at the museum’s shop. For more information, call 732-932-7243 or visit http://geology.rutgers.edu/museum.shtml.

Rutgers Gardens
Alumni can enjoy the Rutgers Gardens, which feature 50 acres of botanical collections arranged in garden settings. Admission to the gardens is free and alumni can take advantage of reduced facility rental fees. For more information, visit http://rutgersgardens.rutgers.edu or call 732-932-8451.

Robert A. Schommer Astronomical Observatory
This gem is located in the dome on the roof of the Serin Physics Laboratories, on the corner of Frelinghuysen Road and Allison Road on the Busch Campus of Rutgers. It is open to the public twice each month. For additional information and a current schedule, visit http://www.physics.rutgers.edu/ast/ast-serin.html. 

Wildlife Conservation Society (Bronx Zoo and NY Aquarium)
Alumni can purchase discounted print-at-home tickets for the Bronx Zoo and New York Aquarium. To take advantage of this offer, visit https://tickets.wcs.org and use "Rutgers University Alumni" as the store name. Discount applies to both General Admission and Total Experience ticket offerings; both venues are open 365 days a year!


Seasonal

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Visual Arts

Art in Camden
Camden’s Stedman Art Gallery is administered by a volunteer committee, which organizes its events. To volunteer, call 856-225-6606. For more information about the gallery, call 856-225-2700 or visit www.rutgerscamdenarts.org. Admission is free.

Art in Newark
Newark’s Paul Robeson Galleries at the Paul Robeson Campus Center exhibits works by both students and faculty. Visit andromeda.rutgers.edu/artgallery or call 973-353-1610 for more information. Admission is free.

Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum
Home to more than 55,000 works of art, the Zimmerli is one of the nation’s foremost university art museums. It houses the largest collection of Soviet dissident art outside of Russia, as well as collections focusing on Japonisme, stained glass, children’s book illustrations, and American prints. Located at Hamilton and George streets, New Brunswick. Call 732-932-7237 or visit www.zimmerlimuseum.rutgers.edu.

Mason Gross School of the Arts-Visual Arts Events
Galleries in the Civic Square art school building on Livingston Avenue in downtown New Brunswick and the Mabel Smith Douglass Library Galleries on Douglass Campus showcase the work of prominent artists and exhibitions of works by graduate and undergraduate students at Mason Gross School of the Arts. Admission is free to alumni. For more information, visit http://www.masongross.rutgers.edu/calendar/visualarts.html.