Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum

Rock and Roll Night School

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum’s education department presents Rock and Roll Night School: a monthly series of educational, discussion-based night classes offered free of charge from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on the 4th Wednesday of each month.  The award-winning education department leads the classes, which are geared towards adults interested in gaining more knowledge about rock and roll History. The program explores the history of rock and roll, from its roots to its current incarnations.  Unless otherwise noted, RSVPs are not needed to attend Rock and Roll Night School. 

Special attention is given to the music’s impact on society, its reception by fans, and its most innovative practitioners. Each class includes a presentation, music and video clips, and group discussions.

Click on the “Program Archive” link on the right to view the complete history of Rock and Roll Night School.

Rock and Roll Night School is a monthly series of educational, discussion-based night classes offered free of charge from 7 pm – 8:30 pm in the Museum’s Foster Theater.  Lauren Onkey, Vice President of Education and Public Programs at the Rock Hall, will lead this month’s class.

Wednesday, September 23, 2009 7pm Album Spotlight:  Bruce Springsteen’s Born in the U.S.A.

In conjunction with the exhibit From Asbury Park to the Promised Land: The Life and Music of Bruce Springsteen, this month’s Rock and Roll Night School will focus on the making of Springsteen’s most popular album, Born in the U.S.A., released 25 years ago. The Rock Hall Education Department will present the class that will cover the three-year period where Springsteen recorded more than 70 songs, only a handful of which ended up on Nebraska and Born in the U.S.A.

Night School

Rock and Roll Night School is FREE and open to the public.

Classes take place in the Museum’s Foster Theater the 4th Wednesday of every month.



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Public Programs


Al Green's White Leather Jacket With Embroidery

Photo by Design Photography
Collection of Al Green