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  • 4th February
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BROOKLYN MUSEUM FIRST SATURDAY LINEUP FOR TODAY 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.

BROOKLYN MUSEUM FIRST SATURDAY LINEUP FOR TODAY

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.

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Questions Bridge Exhibit Now Showing at Brooklyn Museum.

The exhibit will also travel to the Oakland Museum of California (Jan 21 - July 8), the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art (Jan 20- May 19), at Atlanta’s Chastain Art Gallery (Jan 27 - March 17) and the Sundance Film Festival (Jan 19 - 29th).

Read Huffington Post Interview with the project collaborators

More on Question Bridge Project which includes the exhibition, community outreach and a curriculum being piloted in NYC & Oakland.

(Source: yearoftheblacksmith.com)

  • 13th January
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