(WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ) -- Monmouth University launches the "Tuesday Night Record Club" on September 27 when a group of music enthusiasts and special guests get together to discuss Nirvana's Nevermind album. Open to the public, the program is part of the university's affiliation with The Grammy Museum. Similar to a book club, this week's meeting take place in the Lauren K. Woods Theatre at 7:30pm.  Special guests this week include Rich Robinson (Program Director / on-air personality for 90.5 The Night), Kim Zide Davis (Manager for Pantera & estate of "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott), and Aaron Furgason (Chair, Monmouth University's Department of Communication).  

Nevermind, released on September 24, 1991, was the second studio album by Nirvana.  It reached number one on the US Billboard 200 chart on the strengths on the singles "Smells Like Teen Spirit," "Come As You Are," "Lithium," and "In Bloom."  It has gone on to sell over 24 millions copies worldwide.

Admission to "Tuesday Night Record Club" is free, but seating is limited.  Advance registration is done online.  Be sure to listen to the album beforehand and be ready to discuss!

Monmouth University was named named the fourth higher education affiliate of the Los Angeles-based GRAMMY Museum in 2014.  The partnership provides students, faculty, and staff access to GRAMMY Museum content for educational purposes, curriculum resources, research programs, professional development seminars, collaborative marketing and promotions, project-based learning, and unique student internship opportunities. The new connection creates opportunities for students like internships, research programs, employment and accessibility to talent for events and production.

GRAMMY Museum Director and Monmouth University alumnus Bob Santelli, in cooperation with Monmouth faculty and staff, facilitated the partnership. The affiliate program is intended to help further the museum’s education initiatives and mission in a collaborative and unique approach to arts education and outreach.

The University is among the museum’s first group of education affiliates nationwide, and the first on the East Coast. Other affiliates include the University of Southern California, Oregon State University, and Delta State University.

Future albums planned for the "Tuesday Night Record Club" include:

October 25 @ 7:30pm in Lauren K. Woods Theatre
Bob Dylan's Blonde On Blonde

February 7 @ 7:30pm in Lauren K. Woods Theatre
Blondie's Parallel Lines

March 21 @ 7:30pm in Lauren K. Woods Theatre
The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

April 25 @ 7:30pm in Wilson Auditorium
Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska

Monmouth University is located at 400 Cedar Avenue in West Long Branch, NJ.