Get ready for the British Invasion with Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles, the worldâ€s most acclaimed, multimedia spectacular salute to Paul, John, George, and Ringo, back by popular demand! Smash on Broadway, RAIN includes the Beatles†greatest hits, played note-for-note.

Take a thrilling trip from the bandâ€s arrival in the U.S. to the days of Abbey Road, complete with archival footage, live video technology, and awesome sound and lighting effects. The performers of RAIN have mastered every song, and gesture of the Beatles.

The event will take place on Thursday, February 25, 2016 at 8 p.m. The event is being held at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, NJ. Admission for HCCC students is $15; Faculty/Staff/Community is $40. Tickets can be purchased at http://www.hccc.edu/tickets.

For more information about this event or others being offered by HCCCâ€s Office of Student Activities, please call (201) 360-4195.

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JERSEY CITY, N.J. / April 30, 2012 — Hudson County Community Collegeâ€s Fine Arts Department is currently exhibiting artwork of several students now through Monday, May 7, 2012. The exhibit is located at The Brennan Gallery, in the rotunda of the Justice William J. Brennan Jr. Courthouse, 583 Newark Avenue, Jersey City. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

 

 

 

 

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HOBOKEN, N.J. -Stevens Institute of Technology has named Mr. Carlos Alomar as Distinguished Artist in Residence in the program of Music and Technology in the division of Technology and the Arts. Alomar brings a wealth of experience as a performer, producer, and innovator in the music industry and is the first to hold this prestigious position in the College of Arts & Letters (CAL) at Stevens.

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“Perhaps most essentially, it is Alomar’s ability to utilize technology in the creation of his art, as well as music in the creation of new technologies, that reinforces and strengthens the CAL mission of studying and innovating at the intersection of the humanities, arts, sciences, and technology,” explains Dr. Lisa Dolling, Dean of CAL at Stevens. “We are honored to have Carlos Alomar bring his immense talent, experience, as well as expertise in innovation and entrepreneurship to the Stevens classroom and community as a whole.”

Perhaps best known as “David Bowie’s favorite guitarist,” Alomar has performed, written for, and/or recorded with some of the most influential rock musicians of the past thirty years including not only Bowie but also John Lennon, Mick Jagger, Paul McCartney, Luther Vandross, Iggy Pop, Carly Simon, and Queen Latifah – just to name a few. Most recently, Alomar completed work on Alicia Keys’ multi-platinum CD The Element of Freedom. Beginning in 1974 with the “Diamond Dogs/Young Americans” Tour, Alomar served as David Bowie’s musical director for the next 27 years. Since 2005, Alomar has been teaching all levels of guitar instruction at Stevens.

The recipient of 32 gold or platinum records, Alomar’s writing credits include Fame (with David Bowie and John Lennon) and She’s the Boss, (with Mick Jagger). In 1987, Alomar recorded his solo album Dream Generator – a synthesizer-guitar journey of sound and textures.

Alomar’s credits as a producer are as impressive as his credits as a musician. He received the prestigious “Producer of the Year” award in Japan for his work with the jazz ensemble CASIOPEA. With Melba Miranda, he created The National Rock Movement of Puerto Rico and produced a number of Latin artists such as Fabiana Cantillo and Alberto Fortis.

Carlos Alomar has held many elected offices in the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (the organization behind the Grammy’s) including Governor of the N.Y. Chapter as well as the first Latino Trustee. In 2001 he was elected National vice-chairman of the Board of Trustees and ultimately elected President of the N.Y. Chapter in 2004. He has won numerous awards from such organizations as The American Society of Composers and Publishers as well as The Recording Industry Association of America. He is currently completing work on a new book Conversations on the Guitar – Breaking the Musical Code which will be published in the coming year.

“We are extremely fortunate to have Carlos as a member of the Stevens community. His generosity of time, commitment to the students and passion for music and technology are astounding, and his humble spirit is incredible,” says Dean Dolling. “Appointing him as Distinguished Artist is Residence is our way of not only recognizing all he does here at Stevens, but also thanking and paying tribute to him as well.”

About Stevens Institute of Technology

Founded in 1870 and celebrating 140 Years of Innovation, Stevens Institute of Technology, The Innovation University TM , lives at the intersection of industry, academics and research.  The University’s students, faculty and partners leverage their collective real-world experience and culture of innovation, research and entrepreneurship to confront global challenges in engineering, science, systems and technology management.

Based in Hoboken, N.J. and with a location in Washington, D.C., Stevens offers baccalaureate, master’s, certificates and doctoral degrees in engineering, the sciences and management, in addition to baccalaureate degrees in business and liberal arts.  Stevens has been recognized by both the US Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security as a National Center of Excellence in the areas of systems engineering and port security research. The University has a total enrollment of more than 2,200 undergraduate and 3,700 graduate students with almost 450 faculty. Stevens’ graduate programs have attracted international participation from China, India, Southeast Asia, Europe and Latin America as well as strategic partnerships with industry leaders, governments and other universities around the world.  Additional information may be obtained at www.stevens.edu and www.stevens.edu/press.

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actor/activist Edward James Olmos

renowned author/intellect Cornel West

and TV journalist/producer Juju Chang

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 JERSEY CITY, N.J. / September 1, 2010 – Although they are from very different walks of life, each of the four speakers slated to appear in the Hudson County Community College 2010-2011 Lecture Series has worked to improve life and has acted as inspiration for thousands.

The series begins on Wednesday, September 22, 2010 with the appearance of Dr. Terry O’Banion, Director of the Community College Leadership Program at Walden University.

 

 

Dr. O’Banion is a world-renowned leader in the field of higher education who has championed – and helped shape – community colleges for more than four decades. He served as the president of the League for Innovation in the Community College (one of the most dynamic organizations in the education realm) for more than two decades, and authored 12 books and 135 articles on community colleges.

“Community colleges are America’s affordable colleges in everyone’s backyard. They provide a second chance for students who never dreamed of attending college, and they require strong leaders who can help students navigate through the social and economic challenges of the 21^st century,” Dr. O’Banion has written.

Edward James Olmos, the acclaimed actor, producer, director and community activist, will speak at the College on Thursday, November 18, 2010. The Emmy- and Golden Globe- winning actor, who earned an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of the dedicated math teacher Jaime Escalante in the film Stand and Deliver, is the executive director of the Lives in Hazard Educational Project, a national gang prevention program. Mr. Olmos is also a United States Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF.

Dr. Cornel West, the groundbreaking author, philosopher, civil rights activist, and one of America’s most respected intellectuals, is scheduled to speak on Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011.  The Princeton University professor published the 1993 bestseller Race Matters, a provocative analysis of racism in American democracy that has sold more than a half million copies to date, as well as 18 other books, and edited 13 books. He also frequently comments on social issues on various television news programs.

Juju Chang, the news anchor for ABC’s “Good Morning America,” will appear at Hudson County Community College on Thursday, March 3, 2011. After graduating with honors from Stanford University where she was awarded the Edwin Cottrell Political Science Prize, she pursued a career in journalism and broadcasting at PBS and ABC News. Ms. Chang has earned Emmy and Gracie awards for her coverage of the California wildfires, gender equality in the sciences, foreign adoptions gone wrong, the juvenile justice system, and other issues.

All of the lectures will be held in the Hudson County Community College Culinary Arts Institute/Conference Center, 161 Newkirk Street, just two blocks from the Journal Square PATH Station in Jersey City. The lectures are free and open to the general public. However, tickets are a must and seating is limited. To obtain tickets for the lectures, please contact the Office of Student Activities at (201) 360-4195.

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