First Saturday at the Brooklyn Museum Honors Women's History Month
Date: Saturday, January 3rd
Time: 5:00pm - 11:00pm
Location: Brooklyn Museum (200 Eastern Parkway)
Cost: Free
I know at this point we have really pounded the idea of First Saturday at the Brooklyn Museum into your heads, but here is a refresher course. If you cross over the East River, living in the shadows of the Manhattan museums, and with way less foot traffic from city tourists, you will find the Brooklyn Museum. Every first Saturday of the month admission is free (thanks to big name corporate sponsorship) beginning at 5pm and there are a slew of events for the whole family. This month they celebrate 'Dancing with the Arts' with DJs, acoustic guitar performances, dance lessons, and more. Full schedule below.
5:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. Music
Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Pavilion, 1st Floor
Listen to the passionate guitar notes of Flamenco Latino as they tell stories of the distant past and the fleeting present, of love and loss across centuries, and of a Spanish art form that traveled the world.
6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. Community Dance Circle
Beaux-Arts Court, 3rd Floor
It’s Contra Dance, so swing a stranger, twirl your skirt, and join in the fun as caller Carl Levine gives the steps for this good old-fashioned American folk dance.
6:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m. Dance: From Stage to Page
Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor
Lori Belilove & The Isadora Duncan Dance Company and Sabrina Jones, author of Isadora Duncan: A Graphic Biography, present an evening of live dance and discussion about Duncan's life and art. A question-and-answer session and book signing follow. Free tickets are available at the Visitor Center at 5 p.m.
6:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m. Hands-On Art
Education Division, 1st Floor
Participants are invited to decorate a New Year's fabric sash or belt. Free timed tickets (300) are available at the Visitor Center at 5:30 p.m.
7:00 p.m. Young Voices Gallery Talk
Meet at the entrance to American Identities, 5th Floor
Student Guides give a gallery talk on the connections between dance and fine art.
7:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. Community Dance Circle
Beaux-Arts Court, 3rd Floor
Jump in and get down with Ifetayo Cultural Arts’s master dance teacher, dancers, and drummers, as they demonstrate the exuberance of traditional Francophone West African dances.
8:00 p.m. Young Voices Gallery Talk
Meet at the entrance to The Black List Project, 1st Floor
Student Guides give a Sign Language–interpreted gallery talk on The Black List Project: Timothy Greenfield-Sanders and Elvis Mitchell.
8:30 p.m. Film
Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor
See the heartwarming documentary Mad Hot Ballroom (Marilyn Agrelo, 2005, 105 min., NR) about children from several New York City schools competing in a city-wide dance competition. The documentary is preceded by the short film Ghostcatching (Bill T. Jones, Paul Kaiser, Shelley Eshkar, 1999, 7 min., NR). Free tickets are available at the Visitor Center at 7 p.m.
9:00 p.m. Target First Saturdays Book Club
Meet at the entrance to the Schapiro Wing, 5th Floor
Read the book and then join us for a conversation about it. This month's selection is Swing, a multimedia mystery masterpiece by Emmy and Tony award–winning Rupert Holmes.
9:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m. Dance party
Beaux-Arts Court, 3rd Floor
Waltz the night away at the annual Brooklyn Winter Ball. Dance lessons from 8 to 9 p.m. by Stepping Out Dance Studios precede the Ball.
9:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m. Chicago House Dance Party
Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Pavilion, 1st Floor
DJ Quentin Harris spins Chicago house—a funky mix of house, electronica, soul, and deep groove rhythms.
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