Rutgers University-Newark Spring 2015 Music, Dance Events

If you’re looking for great music or dance performances, or just looking for something to do at wallet-friendly price, Rutgers University-Newark is offering a diverse calendar of public performances this spring.

The following events, dates and locations are subject to change. The events listed are all free, unless indicated otherwise.

Jan. 28, 7 p.m. - 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 p.m. - 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 p.m. - 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 p.m. - 4 p.m., John Cotton Dana Library, Dana Room, 4th floor, 185 University Ave.; Jazz with the Lewis Porter Trio

April 16, 5 p.m. - 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 updated information, visit www.newark.rutgers.edu. John Cotton Dana Library, Paul Robeson Campus Center, and Bradley Hall are wheelchair-accessible.

(Information courtesy of Rutgers University-Newark Office of Communications)