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SUMMARY:Admiral James Stavridis
DESCRIPTION:  \nGet Tickets \nMain Stage (Building 11A)\nIn-person tickets $20\nLivestream Free\, Advanced Registration Required \n \n  \nIf livestream viewing is interrupted due to technical difficulties\, a recording of the event will be emailed to Livestream registrants within two business days following the event\, and will be viewable for 48 hours once received. \nAbout Admiral James Stavridis\nA Florida native\, Jim Stavridis attended the US Naval Academy at Annapolis\, and spent 37 years in the Navy\, rising to the rank of 4-star Admiral. Among his many commands were four years as the 16th Supreme Allied Commander at NATO\, where he oversaw operations in Afghanistan\, Libya\, Syria\, the Balkans\, and counter piracy off the coast of Africa. He also commanded US Southern Command in Miami\, charged with military operations through Latin America for nearly three years. He was the longest-serving Combatant Commander in recent US history. Following his military career\, he served for five years as the 12th Dean of The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. \nIn the course of his career in the Navy\, he served as senior military assistant to the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of Defense. He led the Navy’s premier operational think tank for innovation\, Deep Blue\, immediately after the 9/11 attacks. Admiral Stavridis was promoted directly from 1-star rank to 3- star rank in 2004. \nHe won the Battenberg Cup for commanding the top ship in the Atlantic Fleet and the Navy League John Paul Jones Award for Inspirational leadership\, along with more than 50 US and international medals and decorations\, including 28 from foreign nations. He also commanded a Destroyer Squadron and a Carrier Strike Group\, both in combat. \nIn 2016\, he was vetted for Vice President by Secretary Hillary Clinton\, and subsequently invited to Trump Tower to discuss a cabinet position with President Donald Trump. \nHe earned a PhD from The Fletcher School at Tufts\, winning the Gullion prize as outstanding student in his class in 1983\, as well as academic honors from the National and Naval War Colleges as a distinguished student. He speaks Spanish and French. \nAdmiral Stavridis has published thirteen books on leadership\, character\, risk\, the oceans\, maritime affairs\, and Latin America\, as well as hundreds of articles in leading journals. An active user of social networks\, he has tens of thousands of connections. His TED talk on 21st century security in 2012 has close to one million views. He tweeted the end of combat operations in the Libyan NATO intervention. Two of his most popular books are the novel 2034: A Novel of the Next World War which was a New York Times bestseller and is being published in 22 languages; and To Risk It All: Nine Conflicts and The Crucible of Decision. His most recent book\, The Admiral’s Bookshelf\, highlights twenty-five essential leadership lessons drawn from classic works of literature. \nAdmiral Stavridis is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist and Chief International Security Analyst for NBC News. \nHe is happily married to Laura\, and they have two daughters – one working at Google and the other a Nurse Practitioner and former naval officer\, both married to physicians. \nThe sponsors of the Blauvelt Speaker Series have generously underwritten the cost of tickets for this program.  \nThe Blauvelt Speaker Series is funded in part by the generosity of the late Bradford Thomas & Eleanor G. Blauvelt and the Wintrode Family Foundation. This year’s 2025-2026 additional sponsors include Carluccio\, Leone\, Dimon\, Doyle\, Gutman & Petro\, LLC\, Arlene and Frank Dupignac\, Jr.\, and Novins\, York\, Jacobus & Dooley\, P.A. \nShare This:
URL:https://www.grunincenter.org/event/admiral-james-stavridis/
CATEGORIES:Blauvelt Speaker Series,OCC Foundation
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SUMMARY:Liana Paniyeva\, piano
DESCRIPTION:  \nGet Tickets \nBösendorfer Recital Room\n(Building 11A)\nTickets $10\nGeneral Admission Seating \n \nAbout the Event\nHailed by the New York Concert Review as “a wonderful pianist”\, and one with “tender regard for the music\, a captivating inwardness” by Fanfare Magazine\, Liana Paniyeva has won prizes in numerous competitions internationally and has performed at festivals in Norway\, Hungary\, Austria\, Canada\, England\, Italy\, Syria\,  South Africa\, Spain and Israel. Her recitals have taken her to Carnegie Hall\, Worcester’s Mechanics Hall\, the Myra Hess Concert Series in Chicago\, Merkin Hall in NYC to note highlights. In this program\, Liana will perform works by Schumann and Brahms. \nThis event is funded by the Ocean County College Foundation. \n \nShare This:
URL:https://www.grunincenter.org/event/liana-paniyeva-piano/
CATEGORIES:OCC Afternoon Recital Series
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SUMMARY:The Ocean Blue
DESCRIPTION:  \nGet Tickets \n\nMain Stage\n(Building 11A)\nOrchestra $46\, Mezzanine $42 \n \nAbout the Event\nGetting their start as teenagers in the late 1980s in Hershey\, PA\, The Ocean Blue released their self-titled debut on the famed Sire Records\, which launched many of their heroes in the U.S.\, including the Smiths\, the Pretenders\, the English Beat\, and Echo & the Bunnymen. Embraced by college radio and MTV\, the band quickly made their mark with early singles “Between Something And Nothing”\, “Drifting\, Falling” and “Ballerina Out of Control” which notched them Top Ten hits on Modern Rock Radio. Early success set in motion a run of four successful major label albums\, including Cerulean (1991)\, Beneath the Rhythm and Sound (1993)\, and See The Ocean Blue (1996)\, followed by a string of beloved independent releases\, Davy Jones Locker (2000)\, Waterworks (2003)\, Ultramarine (2013) and Kings and Queens/Knaves and Thieves (2019). With eight albums and several EPs under their belt\, the band continues to perform and record\, with work underway on a new album. \n \nThe Ocean Blue is David Schelzel (vocals\, guitar)\, Oed Ronne (guitar)\, Bobby Mittan (bass) and Peter Anderson (drums). \nShare This:
URL:https://www.grunincenter.org/event/the-ocean-blue/
CATEGORIES:Alumni,Grunin Presents,Membership Discount Eligible
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