A VERY CHERYL PURIM Dance Party Held At The Jewish Museum 3/24

The Jewish Museum will present A Very CHERYL Purim on Thursday, March 24 from 8:30 to 11:00 pm. Audience members will be invited to participate in the Brooklyn-based art collective CHERYL's re-imagining of a traditional Purim celebration with masks and costumes, video projections and impromptu performances, and mega-hamantaschen, all in the context of an over-the-top, exuberant dance party.

Tickets for this program are $10 if purchased by March 17; $15 after March 17. For further information regarding programs at The Jewish Museum, the public may call 212.423.3337. Tickets for this and other programs at The Jewish Museum can be purchased online at the Museum's Web site, http://www.thejewishmuseum.org/CherylPurim.

CHERYL is a four-member, semi-anonymous, often cat-masked artist collective based in Brooklyn, New York, known for its video art, museum installations, performances and dance parties. CHERYL explores the themes of mortality, mania, the feline-human connection, the limits of shoulders, and the flammability of dollar-store hair extensions. Through themes ranging from topical to bizarre, the CHERYLs revel in the joyous power of dance-induced psychosis/euphoria. While bringing its particular brand of FRESHMAGICK^TM to New York City, CHERYL has acquired a dedicated cult following and media attention for over-the-top happenings involving outrageous costumes, and exuberant dance moves.

CHERYL's video and performance work has been featured through various installations and events at the Museum of Modern Art, MoMA PS1, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Brooklyn Museum, the Bruce High Quality Foundation and Eyebeam Art and Technology Center. CHERYL has been featured in The New York Times, New York Magazine, The New York Observer, Out Magazine, W magazine, Time Out New York, Black Book Magazine, The Village Voice, and on NBC.

An infrared assistive listening system for the hearing impaired is available for programs in the Museum's S. H. and Helen R. Scheuer Auditorium.

Public Programs at The Jewish Museum are supported, in part, by public funds from by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. Major annual support is provided from public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, celebrating 50 years of building strong, creative communities in New York State's 62 counties. The stage lighting has been funded by the Office of Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer. The audio-visual system has been funded by New York State Assembly Member Jonathan Bing.

About The Jewish Museum
Widely admired for its exhibitions and educational programs that inspire people of all backgrounds, The Jewish Museum is the preeminent United States institution exploring the intersection of 4,000 years of art and Jewish culture. The Jewish Museum was established in 1904, when Judge Mayer Sulzberger donated 26 ceremonial art objects to The Jewish Theological Seminary of America as the core of a museum collection. Today, the Museum maintains an important collection of 26,000 objects-paintings, sculpture, works on paper, photographs, archaeological artifacts, ceremonial objects, and broadcast media.

General Information
Museum hours are Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, 11am to 5:45pm; Thursday, 11am to 8pm; and Friday, 11am to 4pm. Museum admission is $12.00 for adults, $10.00 for senior citizens, $7.50 for students, free for children under 12 and Jewish Museum members. Admission is free on Saturdays. For general information on The Jewish Museum, the public may visit the Museum's website at http://www.thejewishmuseum.org or call 212.423.3200. The Jewish Museum is located at 1109 Fifth Avenue at 92nd Street, Manhattan.