First Saturdays at the Brooklyn Museum

“At the Brooklyn Museum's Target First Saturdays, thousands of visitors enjoy free programs of art and entertainment each month from 5–11 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.”
Saturday June 7st, 5:00-11:00pm

This month’s theme: “Karma Chameleon: A Cross-Cultural Connection”

5:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. Music
Steinberg Family Sculpture Garden, 1st Floor
Akoya Afrobeat, with members from Benin, South Africa, the U.S., and Japan, offers an international interpretation of Nigeria's signature dance sound. (Rain location: Hall of the Americas, 1st floor)

6:00 p.m. Artist Talk
Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Forum, 4th Floor
Egyptian-born American feminist artist Ghada Amer discusses her exhibition Love Has No End. Free tickets (30) are available at the Visitor Center at 5 p.m.

6:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m. Music and Dance
Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor
Gamelan Dharma Swara presents traditional Balinese music and dances. Free tickets (340) 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
Design a piece of jewelry using the organic forms of artist Art Smith. Free timed tickets (380) are available at the Visitor Center at 5:30 p.m.

7:00 p.m. Curator Talk
Meet at the entrance to Indian and Southeast Asian Art, 2nd Floor
Curator Joan Cummins leads a Sign Language–interpreted talk on South Asian Art in the Museum's collection. Free tickets (30) available at the Visitor Center at 5 p.m.

7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m. Music
Hall of the Americas, 1st Floor
Experience Samita Sinha's electro-jazz/Hindustani/trip-hip-hop, and Bora Yoon's one-woman orchestra of chamber instruments, gadgets, and everyday sounds.

8:00 p.m. Young Voices Talk
Meet at the entrance to Utagawa, 1st Floor
Student Guide Susan Augenbraun gives an interactive gallery talk in Utagawa: Masters of the Japanese Print, 1770–1900, exploring Japanese artists' engagement with Western culture.

8:00 p.m.–9:30 p.m. Panel Discussion
Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Forum, 4th Floor
South Asian Women's Creative Collective's Mariam Ghani moderates as artists and performers Sadia Rehman, Mareena Daredia, Sara Rahbar, Samira Abbassy, and Sarah Husain present their art and spoken word. Q & A follows. Free tickets (30) are available at the Visitor Center at 5 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Film
Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor
In the darkly humorous Singapore Dreaming (Woo Yen Yen and Colin Goh, 2006, 105 min., NR) , a Singaporean family deals with loss, ambition, and the search for what really matters in life. A romantic short Akira's Hip Hop Shop (Joseph Doughrity, 2007, 15 min., NR), about a rap-loving Japanese man and a young Black culinary student precedes the feature film. Conversation with the directors of the latter film follows. Free tickets (340) are available at the Visitor Center at 7 p.m.

9:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m. Dance Party
Museum Parking Lot, Behind Museum
Take a spin back to the music of the 80s with DJ Spinna for a dance party that you will be sure to remember.

http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/visit/first_saturdays.php

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Grand Opening Party Friday, June 6th 6-9pm
Limited show only till Saturday, June 7th 1-9pm

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Brooklyn, NY

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