Annual Members Holiday Sale
Saturday, December 5, 2015 11 am–6 pm
Museum Shop, 1st Floor
During a full week of Shop events, Members save 20% on all Shop purchases!
Gallery Tour: Impressionism and the Caribbean
Saturday, December 5, 2015 12 pm
Meet in the Rubin Lobby, 1st Floor
Join a Museum Guide for a free tour of the exhibition Impressionism and the Caribbean: Francisco Oller and His Transatlantic World.
Gallery Tour: Highlights
Saturday, December 5, 2015 2 pm
Meet in the Rubin Lobby, 1st Floor
Join a Museum Guide for a free tour of Museum highlights.
Gallery Tour: Impressionism and the Caribbean
Saturday, December 5, 2015 3 pm
Meet in the Rubin Lobby, 1st Floor
Join a Museum Guide for a free tour of the exhibition Impressionism and the Caribbean: Francisco Oller and His Transatlantic World.
Music
Saturday, December 5, 2015 5 pm
Fright Barker and Sons present gritty jump Dixie punk guaranteed to get you moving.
Curator Tour
Saturday, December 5, 2015 6 pm
Robin Jaffee Frank, Chief Curator of the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, discusses the magic behind the exhibition Coney Island: Visions of An American Dreamland, 1861–2008. Q&A to follow the talk.
Film
Saturday, December 5, 2015 6 pm
The Wiz (Sidney Lumet, 1978, 134 min.) revisits your favorite New York City landmarks, including Coney Island, with Dorothy (Diana Ross) and her friends as they journey through Oz, a fantasy land that resembles the city. Free tickets (310) at the Admissions Desk at 5 p.m.
Explore with an Expert
Saturday, December 5, 2015 6 pm
Chat with experts in real time, get your questions answered, and explore the Museum in a completely personalized way, all via our new ASK app. Must have an iPhone to participate. Meet in Connecting Cultures (1st floor) to begin your exploration. Free tickets (15) at the Admissions Desk at 5 p.m.
Hands-On Art
Saturday, December 5, 2015 6:30–8 pm
Work with wire to design a model of your own Coney Island ride. Free tickets (330) at the Admissions Desk at 5:30 p.m.
Pop-Up Gallery Talks
Saturday, December 5, 2015 6:30–8:30 pm
Enjoy ten-minute discussions about works of art around the Museum. Museum Guides are wearing orange “Pop-Up Gallery Talks” buttons.
Music
Saturday, December 5, 2015 7 pm
Brooklyn-based gypsy band Amour Obscur hosts a theatrical performance drawing from the visual aesthetics of the American sideshow and Weimar cabaret.
Book Club
Saturday, December 5, 2015 7 pm
Photographer Harvey Stein discusses Coney Island: 40 Years, 1970–2010, which features over 200 of his photographs from the iconic beach and amusement park. Free tickets (25) at the Admissions Desk at 6 p.m.
Pop-Up Sideshow
Saturday, December 5, 2015 7 pm
Don your finest for our pin-up mermaid contest (sign-up starts at 7 p.m.; contest at 9–9:30 p.m.). From 7 to 10 p.m., experience the best sideshow acts that Coney Island has to offer, from sword swallowing to snake charming. Curated by Adam Rinn, professor of Sideshow Arts, Coney Island University.
Explore with an Expert
Saturday, December 5, 2015 8 pm
Chat with experts in real time, get your questions answered, and explore the Museum in a completely personalized way, all via our new ASK app. Must have an iPhone to participate. Meet in Connecting Cultures (1st floor) to begin your exploration. Free tickets (15) at the Admissions Desk at 7 p.m.
Performance
Saturday, December 5, 2015 8:30 pm
Brown Girls Burlesque presents BodySpeak, an evening of theatrical burlesque that tackles topical historical, political, and social issues, with a side of glamour. Adult content. Free tickets (310) at the Admissions Desk at 7:30 p.m.
Talk
Saturday, December 5, 2015 8:30 pm
Visual AIDS presents a screening of Radiant Presence (2015, 5 min.) and hosts a conversation with Ted Kerr, Shawn Torres, Rusti Miller-Hill, and Jawanza Williams about the use of art and social media in AIDS activism to combat stigma and increase awareness and esteem for people with HIV. Planned in conjunction with World AIDS Day/Day With(out) Art, held every year on December 1. Free tickets (25) at the Admissions Desk at 7:30 p.m
Music
Saturday, December 5, 2015 9 pm
Raya Brass Band performs energetic dance music with influences ranging from the Balkans to New Orleans.