NeMLA welcomes you to New Brunswick, a lively city in New Jersey also known as the home of Rutgers University. Its proximity to New York City and the vibrant atmosphere of its downtown make New Brunswick an enjoyable setting for the conference. The various ethnic restaurants and lounge bars, with live performances and music, within the city center are perfect places for an afternoon outing. For those who are city-oriented, New York City is just around the corner. Approximately 30 miles from Manhattan, New Brunswick is connected to New York by numerous trains and buses departing from the local train station.
We hope you take the opportunity to enjoy both what Rutgers University and New Brunswick have to offer. For more information, contact nemlatour2011@gmail.com
The Broadway Theatre district is a unique attraction in New York City and a must for all those who love shows and live performances. For those who are interested in enjoying a Broadway show in New York City, NeMLA will buy blocks of tickets and then make them available to members for purchase through Acteva. Tickets will most likely be for Saturday evening or Sunday matinee.
NeMLA has booked a limited number of tickets for the Roundabout Theatre’s production of The Importance of Being Earnest on Sunday April 10th 2011 at 2:00pm. Running time: 2 hours and 20 minutes.s Orchestra seats are $84 (33% discount) and Rear Mezzanine $37.50 (50% discount). Tony Award® winner Brian Bedford (Tartuffe) directs and stars as Lady Bracknell in Oscar Wilde’s comedic masterpiece about class and name-dropping.
http://www.roundabouttheatre.org/aat/
The run of the play has recently been extended because of its strong reviews. Penn Station offers baggage storage for those with Amtrak tickets.
Tickets must be booked by March 6; they will be distributed at NeMLA Registration. Price includes all handling fees. http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaID=214484
Scheduled shows and performances:
The Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum is within a walking distance of the Hyatt Regency Hotel and offers a variety of collections boasting over 60,000 works of art. Particularly interesting are the Russian and Soviet section, the Nineteenth-century French section and the Nineteenth- and Twentieth-century American section which houses a collection of Early-Twentieth-century and contemporary prints. In addition, the museum houses a rare books research library with journals and other documents that support the French collection. Visitors will also have the privilege to have a tour of the Joan Snyder Exhibition (Dancing with the Dark: Prints by Joan Snyder 1963-2010) located near the Café of the Museum where they could stop to have a quick lunch.
For more information please, visit: http://www.zimmerlimuseum.rutgers.edu/
Opening Hours: Tuesday - Friday: 10:00 am-4:30 pm , Weekends: Noon-5:00 pm
Admission: $3-$6 for adults who are not members. Tour available
Alexander Library is the oldest and largest of the Rutgers University Libraries. Alexander Library has an especially strong collection in government publications: United States (with special strengths in Congressional and Presidential documents, census materials from 1790 to the present, federal court decisions, and a wide range of departmental publications); New Jersey; foreign (with strong holdings in materials from the United Kingdom); and international (the European Community, the International Monetary Fund, UNESCO, the World Bank, and, in particular, the United Nations). Alexander’s extensive microform collections include Black Literature, 1827-1940; Spanish Drama of the Golden Age, Bibliothek der Deutschen Literatur, plus extensive collections of United States and English periodicals and newspapers. Alexander also owns the system’s largest collection of foreign language books, periodicals, microforms, and CD-ROMS, ranging from classical Greek and Latin to contemporary Latin American and European literature, and including the vernacular materials of the East Asian Library. In April, the Library will have an exhibit on Milton and the Book.
For more information, please visit: http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/rul/libs/alex_lib/alex_lib.shtml
Rutgers Gardens is one of the few botanical gardens in the country that does not charge a visitor’s fee and is open 365 days a year. The collections and garden areas, the oldest of which dates back to 1927, feature a diverse variety of landscape plants with origins that span the globe. The collections include the Donald B. Lacey Display Garden, the largest collection of American Hollies in the world, a Shrub Collection, a Shade Tree Collection, a Rhododendron and Azalea Garden, The Roy H. De Boer Evergreen Garden, The Ella Quimby Water Conservation Terrace Gardens, The Gardens for Sun & Shade, The Ornamental Tree Collection, and a Bamboo Forest.
The Gardens are located just east of U.S. Route 1 on Ryders Lane in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
For more information, please visit: http://rutgersgardens.rutgers.edu/
Hours: Every day all year round 8:30 am to dusk
The Village is a collection of original, replica and reconstructed 18th and 19th century architectural structures. While most of the buildings have been relocated to the site, others were constructed here. They represent the vernacular architecture typical of farm and merchant communities once found in central New Jersey.
The Village, 2.3 miles from the Hyatt Regency Hotel in New Brunswick, functions as an educational model, dedicated to
teaching the history, traditions, folk arts and craftsmanship of the people who lived and worked throughout the region.
For more information, please visit: http://www.co.middlesex.nj.us/culturalheritage/village.asp
Hours: Tuesday - Friday 8:30 am-4:15 pm, Sunday 1:00 pm-4:00 pm
Grounds For Sculpture houses works by well-known and emerging contemporary sculptors in the museum buildings and landscaped sculpture park. Centrally located in Hamilton, New Jersey, and mid-way between New York City and Philadelphia, it is easily accessible via major highways and public rail systems. Open year-round, special exhibitions, programs, and events are scheduled for the visitor’s education and enjoyment. Grounds For Sculpture also offers exceptional cuisine for lunch and dinner at the Rat’s restaurant, a Zagat’s rated ambience.
Hours: Tuesday - Sunday 10:00 am-6:00 pm
Admission: Adult $12. Senior (over 65) $10
Take an inspirational journey through 80 galleries of world-class collections including American, Asian, African and Classical art. Experience another era in the Victorian Ballantine House—a National Historic Landmark. Enjoy exciting science collections, from live animals in the Mini Zoo to space travel in the popular planetarium. Stroll through the beautiful sculpture garden, visit the museum shops, and enjoy a delicious lunch or snack at the café.