LAKEWOOD — The fall edition of “Mosaic” — Georgian Court University’s guide to entertainment, educational, spiritual and cultural events open to the public — is now available. Tickets for events ranging from Victorian Parlor Games to a high-society holiday social are on sale.
Sponsored by the McAuley Community Center, the booklet also includes the Lions’ athletic schedule and a list of events for the McAuley Institute for Lifelong Learning.
Alexis Jankowski, Georgian Court University’s conference and event coordinator, said the Friday-night dinners and lectures sell out quickly.
These include the “Adventures in Fine Art” series, with lectures on mannerism and impressionism; “Musical Storytelling” with Maestro Anthony LaGruth of the Garden State Philharmonic, with lectures on what makes a symphony and the myths and legends surrounding Mozart; and the “Lectures- In-Song” with Fred Miller, focusing on Frank Loesser and Alan Jay Lerner. Tickets are $37 each, and the lectures all start at 6:30 p.m.
The fall headline speaker is Kevin Ryan, president and CEO of Covenant House International, one of the largest charities in the Americas devoted to serving homeless and trafficked children and youth. Ryan will speak at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 19 in the Little Theatre. Tickets are $5 in advance, $15 at the door, and free to Georgian Court community members.
Also an annual sellout is Mrs. Gould’s annual
Holiday Social, now in its 12th year. It takes place in the Gould Mansion’s Great Hall, which will be decorated for an early 1900s Christmas. There are 27 luncheon performance dates beginning Nov. 6. Tickets are $42.
New on the schedule is “New Year’s Day with the Garden State Philharmonic” at 11 a.m. in the Casino Auditorium on Jan. 1. The brunch and concert event, conducted by LaGruth, will include music by the Strauss family and Leroy Anderson. Tickets are $35 in advance and $45 at the door with reservations.
Other scheduled events include the following:
“It’s All in the Timing! The Genius of Jack Benny and Bob Hope,” which explores the dramatically different comic styles of these two very funny men, Oct. 24, $10 advance, $15 at the door
“An Encounter with Simone Weill,” a screening hosted by filmmaker Julia Haslett, who will lead a discussion about the French philosopher, activist and mystic, Nov. 7, free with reservation
“Forging Frontiers: Women Leaders in STEM,” a one-woman performance featuring Kate Campbell Stevenson as early 20th-century American woman in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math, Dec. 5, $10 advance, $15 at the door
Visit www.georgian.edu/mosaic for a complete list of events, times and ticket prices. For more information or to make reservations for an event, call 732-987-2263 or email specialevents@georgian.edu.