WHY NOT TARGET BRO-MU'S "FIRST SATURDAY" EVENT?

The Brooklyn Museum (Bro-Mu) will be open late and is having a "Dance Party" on Saturday, November 1, 2008.

Here's all the info you need:

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.

Please note that due to limited capacities, some Target First Saturday programs require tickets. Ticket lines often form 30 minutes before ticket distribution at the Visitor Center located in the Rubin Lobby. Members may pick up tickets from the Membership Desk beginning at 2 p.m. while supplies last. Programs subject to change without notice.

London Calling

 

5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Singing Sculpture Interactive
Morris A. and Meyer Schapiro Wing, Cantor Gallery, 5th Floor

Bring your favorite song on your MP3 player to lip synch, mime, or dance to, and create your own singing sculpture like Gilbert & George 's famous performance art project.

6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. Music
Hall of the Americas, 1st Floor

Nigerian Brit Adama shares her repertoire of world and jazz-influenced alternative pop, known in London as Electronica pop.

6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. Film
Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor

In a triumph of documentary storytelling, Election Day (Katy Chevigny, 2007, 90 min., NR) offers 11 stories of voters' street-level experience on November 2, 2004. A discussion with the director follows. Free tickets (330) are available at the Visitor Center at 5 p.m.

6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Artist Talk
Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Forum, 4th Floor

British-born artist Edwina Sandys discusses her work on feminist themes. Free tickets (30) 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

Be inspired by Gilbert & George's dedication to their London neighborhood, and create a collage of your own neighborhood. Participants are encouraged to bring photographs or items from their neighborhood to include in their collages. Free timed tickets (380) are available at the Visitor Center at 5:30 p.m.

7:30 p.m. Young Voices Talk
Meet at the Entrance to Rotunda Gallery, 5th Floor

Student Guide Simone Herbin leads a lively, Sign Language-interpreted gallery talk on the work of Gilbert & George .

8:00 p.m. Artist Talk
Meet at the entrance to Robert E. Blum Gallery, 1st Floor

Artist Jesper Just discusses the exhibition Jesper Just: Romantic Delusions . Free tickets (30) are available at the Visitor Center at 7 p.m.

8:30 p.m. Film
Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor

The enchanting film My Beautiful Laundrette (Stephen Frears, 1986, 97 min., NR, content advisory) shows an interracial, same-sex couple's struggle for love and success in England. Free tickets (330) are available at the Visitor Center at 7 p.m.

9:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m. Dance Party
Beaux-Arts Court, 3rd Floor

DJs Miss Modular, Dr. Maz and Kevington of Mondo , NYC's legendary premiere indie dance party, host a dance party celebrating the creative sounds of young Britain--spinning Brit pop, northern soul, new wave, beat, and British indie.