Talk: Women of the E Street Band with the Passaic County Arts Center
2026-03-21 13:00 (America/New_York) | Passaic County Arts Center at the John W. Rea House, 675 Goffle Road, Hawthorne, New Jersey, 07506, United States
Please note that registration for this event is now closed. This Memorial Day, join the Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music for a special pop-up program honoring the true meaning of the holiday through the stories of two young New Jersey musicians whose lives were forever shaped by the Vietnam War: Bart Haynes and Walter Cichon. From 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Memorial Day (Monday 5/25), our Director of Curatorial Affairs, Melissa Kozlowski, will present an illustrated talk exploring the lives, military service, and lasting legacy of Haynes and Cichon — friends and contemporaries of Bruce Springsteen whose deaths profoundly impacted his life and work. The program will also examine the Vietnam War’s influence on Springsteen’s music and activism, themes explored in Kozlowski’s forthcoming book, Born in the U.S.A.: Bruce Springsteen, Bart Haynes, Walter Cichon — and the Vietnam War. Attendance is free but limited to 25 guests. Please note: exhibit installation is still underway, and our galleries will not be accessible, but guests will have the opportunity to explore the grounds, our boardwalk, and our soaring lobby. The program will be held in our state-of-the-art, 241-seat Dolby Atmos-certified theater.

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Born To Run and the American Experience
2026-03-31 19:00 | Oceanport Historical Committee, 910 Oceanport Wy, Oceanport, NJ, 07757, United States

Tuesday Night Record Club - Tom Petty "Damn the Torpedoes"
2026-04-07 19:30 | Great Hall, 400 Cedar Ave, West Long Branch, NJ, 07764, United States

Conversations with Our Curator - Last Waltz: The Full Story of The Band (2025) with Craig Harris
2026-04-08 19:00 | https://monmouth.zoom.us/meeting/register/4OH9FBLIS4Sn0Ef7DHOzzw

Talk: What America Sounds Like: 250 Years of American Music with the Passaic County Arts Center
2026-04-15 19:00 | Passaic County Arts Center at the John W. Rea House, 675 Goffle Road, Hawthorne, New Jersey, 07506, United States

American Music Honors 2026
2026-04-18 20:30 | Pollak Theatre, 400 Cedar Avenue, W. Long Branch, NJ, 07764, United States

Talk: Born To Run and the American Experience with the Passaic County Arts Center
2026-05-02 13:00 | Passaic County Arts Center at the John W. Rea House, 675 Goffle Road, Hawthorne, New Jersey, 07506, United States

Tuesday Night Record Club - David Bowie "Hunky Dory"
2026-05-05 19:30 | Great Hall, 400 Cedar Ave, West Long Branch, NJ, 07764, United States

Conversations with Our Curator - A Little More Love: The Life and Legacy of Olivia Newton-John (2026) with Matthew Hild
2026-05-13 19:00 | https://monmouth.zoom.us/meeting/register/Nw-rUjAOQ8iIuGBGK8DMdA

SOLD OUT - Born in the U.S.A.: Bruce Springsteen, Bart Haynes, Walter Cichon - and the Vietnam War (A Pop-Up Memorial Day Program)
2026-05-25 10:00 - 11:30 | Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music, 382 Cedar Ave, Long Branch, 07740, United States

America 250: A Jersey Shore Celebration of the Nation’s Music Heritage
2026-05-29 19:30 | Pollak Theatre, 400 Cedar Avenue, W. Long Branch, NJ, 07764, United States

The Native American Music Experience
2026-06-03 19:30 | Pollak Theatre, 400 Cedar Avenue, W. Long Branch, NJ, 07764, United States

Music America: The Songs that Shaped Us - Night One
2026-06-04 19:30 | OceanFirst Bank Center, 400 Cedar Ave, West Long Branch, 07764, United States

Music America: The Songs that Shaped Us - Night Two
2026-06-05 19:30 | OceanFirst Bank Center, 400 Cedar Ave, West Long Branch, 07764, United States

Public Opening of the Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music
2026-06-13 10:00 | Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music, 382 Cedar Ave, Long Branch, 07740, United States

Conversations with Our Curator - Springsteen Fandom: “A Lifetime Conversation” (2026) with Nicolas Pethes
2026-06-17 19:00 | https://monmouth.zoom.us/meeting/register/vUrcDb9dRVSOW4RpzY0ynA

Conversations with Our Curator - Talkin' Greenwich Village: The Heady Rise and Slow Fall of America's Bohemian Music Capital (2024) with David Browne
2026-07-08 19:00 | https://monmouth.zoom.us/meeting/register/ieN64qLnRRmpoKAwEZXNLw

Conversations with Our Curator - Tonight in Jungleland: The Making of Born to Run (2025) with Peter Ames Carlin
2026-08-19 19:00 | https://monmouth.zoom.us/meeting/register/1EI9qSmhRSC9SxC3rreoCA

Conversations with Our Curator - Gliders Over Hollywood: Airships, Airplay, and the Art of Rock Promotion (2025) with Paul Rappaport
2026-09-16 19:00 | https://monmouth.zoom.us/meeting/register/BFUkN2syRVmtEFKoWt1EbA
