Visit: Target First Saturdays

Target First Saturdays at the Brooklyn Museum

February 4, 2012

Black Males Defying Stereotypes

Music

5–7 p.m.

Game Rebellion plays metal, punk, and hip-hop.

Action Station

5–8 p.m.

Contribute to the Question Bridge discussion by posing questions about identity.

Discussion

5:30 p.m.

The creative team behind Question Bridge discusses the exhibition. Free tickets available at the Visitor Center at 5 p.m.

Discussion

6 p.m.

Independent curator Shantrelle P. Lewis discusses her exhibition Dandy Lion: A Re(de)fined Black Masculine Identity. Free tickets available at the Visitor Center at 5 p.m.

Performance

6:30–8 p.m.

Renegade Performance Group gives pop-up dances inspired by Question Bridge.

Hands-on Art

6:30–8:30 p.m.

Make your own Kehinde Wiley–inspired mixed-media work. Free tickets available at the Visitor Center at 5:30 p.m.

Museum Guide Talk

7 p.m.

Museum Guides lead a gallery tour on the topic of defying gender stereotypes.

Interactive Activity

8–9 p.m.

Samara Gaev, Question Bridge Education Director, leads an interactive workshop on the power of words. Free tickets available at the Visitor Center at 7 p.m.

Dance Party

8–10 p.m.

DJ Stormin’ Norman, resident DJ of Harlem's Sundae Sermon, hosts a party showcasing music made by African American men.

Performance

9 p.m.

Haitian American violinist and composer Daniel Bernard Roumain presents selections from his Symphony for the Dance Floor with Lord Jamar.

Book Club

9 p.m.

Author Carla Peterson discusses her book Black Gotham: A Family History of African Americans in Nineteenth-Century New York City.

Fashion Showcase

9 p.m.

Fashion collective The Brooklyn Circus presents a runway show combining a classic aesthetic with contemporary tailoring to create unique looks.

Sponsored by Target

Made possible by the Wallace Foundation Community Programs Fund, established by the Wallace Foundation, with additional support from DLA Piper US LLP, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, The Ellis A. Gimbel Trust, National Grid, and other donors.

WNYC Radio, broadcast media sponsor. WNYC

At the Brooklyn Museum's Target First Saturdays, thousands of visitors enjoy free programs of art and entertainment each month from 5 to 11 p.m. All evening long, the Museum Café serves a wide selection of sandwiches, salads, and beverages, and a cash bar offers wine and beer. Parking is a flat rate of $4 starting at 5 p.m. All other Saturdays, the Museum closes at 6 p.m.

Please note that due to limited capacities, some Target First Saturday programs require tickets. Ticket lines often form 30 minutes before ticket distribution at the Visitor Center located in the Rubin Lobby. Members may pick up tickets from the Membership Desk beginning at 2 p.m. while supplies last. Programs subject to change without notice.

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