Brooklyn Museum Announces TARGET FIRST SATURDAY, 1/7

On January 7, celebrate the New Year with artists and change makers at Target First Saturday. Highlights include performances by Tank and The Bangas, Discwoman, and Cakes Da Killa; a pop-up feminist publishing workshop with Pilot Press; and a screening of Suited.

Throughout 2017, Target First Saturdays highlight female-identified and gender-nonconforming artists and organizations that challenge gender conventions. This programming is part of A Year of Yes: Reimagining Feminism at the Brooklyn Museum, which celebrates the 10th anniversary of the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art.

Brooklyn Museum's Target First Saturday events attract thousands of visitors to free art and entertainment programs each month. Some Target First Saturday programs have limited space and are ticketed on a first-come, first-served basis. *Denotes a ticketed event.

5 pm Music: Tank and The Bangas is one of the most distinctive music groups to come out of New Orleans, combining elements of rhythmic soul and spoken word with such genres as rock, gospel, funk, and folk.

5-9 pm Pop-Up Feminist Publishing: Join Pilot Press, a DIY feminist publishing house by Jen Kennedy and Liz Linden, to duplicate, bind, and publish your work. Bring printouts of what you'd like to publish.

6-7 pm Curator Tour: Edward Bleiberg, Curator of Egyptian, Classical, and Ancient Near Eastern Art, shares insights into the exhibition A Woman's Afterlife: Gender Transformation in Ancient Egypt.

*6 pm Film: Suited (Jason Benjamin, 2016, 85 min.) captures transformative moments at Bindle & Keep, a bespoke tailoring company in Brooklyn that caters to gender-nonconforming and transgendered clients. The documentary reveals the ways well-fitting garments and self-fashioning can garner deeper affirmations around identity. The screening is followed by a talkback hosted by dapperQ with Anita Dolce Vita, Jason Benjamin, Daniel Friedman, Debbie-Jean Lemonte, and Rae Tutera.

*6-8 pm Hands-On Art: Taking inspiration from A Woman's Afterlife: Gender Transformation in Ancient Egypt, make a mask that creates a new identity.

6:30-7:30 pm Pop-Up Gallery Talks: Enjoy ten-minute discussions about works of art in the exhibition Marilyn Minter: Pretty/Dirty.

7-9 pm Music: Brooklyn-based collective Discwoman celebrates the diversity of female-identified DJs who are shifting the male-dominated culture of the industry. Sets by BEARCAT and SHYBOI.

8 pm Book Club: Daniel José Older reads from his new novel, Battle Hill Bolero, the latest from his popular Bone Street Rumba series, with stories set in Brooklyn. He discusses the art of writing sci-fi that centers on protagonists of color in Brooklyn. Followed by a book signing in the Museum Shop.

8:30-9:30 pm Dance and Workshop: Take part in a dance workshop and enjoy performances afterwards. Presented by Brooklyn Dance Festival.

9 pm Music: Rapper Cakes Da Killa rings in the New Year with refreshing rhymes and a unique sound that mixes various musical influences and pays tribute to underground culture.

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Museum admission is free from 5 to 11 pm and includes entrance to galleries and events. Discounted $10 tickets for Who Shot Sports: A Photographic History, 1843
to the Present are available during Target First Saturdays. Programs are subject to change without notice. For more information, visit www.brooklynmuseum.org. Museum galleries are open until 11 pm. Parking is a flat rate of $6 from 5 to 11 pm.

Made possible by the Wallace Foundation Community Programs Fund, established by the Wallace Foundation, with additional support from DLA Piper US LLP, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, The Ellis A. Gimbel Trust, National Grid, and other donors.

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