Press Release
February 2011
Brooklyn Museum Presents Adult Public Programs in March and April
During March and April the Brooklyn Museum will present an array of public programs for adults including a panel discussion moderated by Gloria Steinem, a screening of the film Reel Injun, performances by jazz violinist Regina Carter and the Orchestra of St Luke’s, a quilt-making workshop, and Thursdays @ 7, a new series of engaging adult programs that take place every Thursday evening.
PERFORMING ARTS
Music: Regina Carter Sunday, March 13, 3–5 p.m. Award-winning jazz violinist Regina Carter performs tunes from her most recent album, Reverse Thread, featuring Will Holshouser on accordion, Chris Lightcap on bass, Yacouba Sissoko on kora, and Alvester Garnett on drums. This free concert is a co-presention of the Museum and the Neighborhood Concert Series of Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute.
Music Off the Walls: The Brooklyn Philharmonic Sunday, March 27, 2–4 p.m. In a program entitled “Where is My New Face?,” a Brooklyn Philharmonic string quartet and guest artists present the world premiere of a work by composer fellow Matthew Mehlan inspired by Hank Willis Thomas’s installation “Unbranded.” A related gallery tour precedes the program at 1 p.m. Tickets are $15; $10 for members, students, and seniors. To purchase tickets, visit www.brooklynphilharmonic.org or call (718) 488-5913.
Music: Audiophile Concert Series Friday, April 15, 7 p.m. The first of three concerts celebrating the most prolific and innovative emerging talent within Brooklyn’s thriving music scene, including hip-hop, indie rock, electronic, and psychedelic performers. The series continues May 13 and June 10. Produced in conjunction with The L Magazine. For more information, visit www.brooklynmuseum.org.
200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11238-6052 T (718) 638-5000 F (718) 501-6134 www.brooklynmuseum.org Music: Orchestra of St. Luke’s Saturday, April 30, 2–4 p.m. St. Luke’s presents a program entitled “Bohemian Rhapsodies,” featuring quartets by Romantic giants Robert Schumann and Gustav Mahler and the prodigal late nineteenth-century Russian composer Anton Arensky. A gallery talk making connections between the music and art in the Museum will directly follow the program. Tickets are $35; $25 for members and $10 for students. To purchase tickets, visit www.oslmusic.org or call (212) 594-6100.
TALKS & TOURS
Panel Discussion: Plains Women Artists Saturday, March 12, 2 p.m. Artists Carol Emarthle-Douglas, Anita Fields, and Teri Greeves join scholar Nancy Mithlo to discuss the relationship between their work and their identity as Native American women.
Russian-Language Gallery Tour: “Women in Ancient Egypt” Sunday, March 13, 3 p.m.
Panel Discussion: “The Holocaust and Sexual Violence” Sunday, March 20, 2 p.m. Gloria Steinem moderates a discussion featuring the co-editors of the groundbreaking book Sexual Violence against Jewish Women during the Holocaust, recently published by Brandeis University Press/University Press of New England. The program is one of several during March that mark the fourth anniversary of the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art. Dr. Sonja M. Hedgepeth and Dr. Rochelle G. Saidel will speak about the book and its genesis. Nava Semel, whose novel And the Rat Laughed is the subject of a chapter of the anthology, will discuss her fictional exploration of the issue of sexual abuse of women during the Holocaust. A book signing will follow the discussion.
Panel Discussion: “From the (Trans)gendered Body to the Cyborg: Feminism, Art, and Technology” Saturday, March 26, 2 p.m. A.I.R. Gallery, the Institute for Women and Art, and The Feminist Art Project present a panel including Muriel Magenta, Yael Kanarek, Bang Geul Han, and Gayle Salamon. Ferris Olin and Kat Griefen moderate.
Russian-Language Gallery Tour: Norman Rockwell: Behind the Camera Sunday, April 10, 3 p.m.
Panel Discussion: reOrder Saturday, April 16, 2 p.m. The members of Situ Studio discuss their site-specific architectural installation reOrder, to be presented in the Museum’s newly renovated Great Hall.
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Creative Art Making: Quilting Saturday, April 23, 2–5 p.m. Sioux artist Ina McNeil hosts a workshop for adults in which she introduces Plains quilt designs featuring such traditional symbols as eagles, deer, and the morning star. There is a $15 materials fee, and registration is required. Register at www.museumtix.com or at the Museum’s Visitor Center. A limited number of free tickets are reserved for Museum members on a first-come, first-served basis. Members should call (718) 501-6326 for tickets.
THURSDAYS @ 7
The Museum comes alive every Thursday with a series of special programs that take place starting at 7 p.m. With a distinctive Brooklyn vibe, the series includes interviews, performance, film, and eclectic tours. The lineup for March and April is as follows:
March 3 Moonlight Tour: “Corsets and Bustiers: Erotic Fashion”
March 10 Moonlight Tour: “Love in Ancient Egypt”
In Conversation: Artist Lorna Simpson discusses her current Museum exhibition with Deborah Willis, Chair of the Department of Photography and Imaging at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. Tickets, which include Museum admission, are $10; $6 for members and cultural colleagues. Seating is limited, and advance ticket purchase is recommended at www.brownpapertickets.com.
March 17 Moonlight Tour: “Erotic Art through the Ages”
Nuyorican Poets Cafe This acclaimed Manhattan forum joins with the Museum to present innovative poetry performances every third Thursday of the month. March’s program features women poets, including Caroline Rothstein, Jennifer Falu, Aurora Barnes, and Camogne Felix. Tickets, which include Museum admission, are $10; $6 for members and cultural colleagues. Seating is limited, and advance ticket purchase is recommended at www.museumtix.com.
March 24 Moonlight Tour: “Buddhist and Hindu Stories”
Page : 3 Film: Reel Injun (Neil Diamond, 2009, 85 min.). An entertaining and insightful look at Hollywood’s portrayal of indigenous North Americans. Traversing the American heartland, Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond looks at how the myth of “the Injun” has influenced the world’s misunderstanding of Native Americans.
March 31 Moonlight Tour: “Sex Personified”
April 7 Moonlight Tour: “Gods and Goddesses”
April 14 Moonlight Tour: “Corsets and Bustiers: Erotic Fashion”
In Conversation: Artist and sound designer Daniel Perlin discusses contemporary interdisciplinary creative practices in Brooklyn with architect Mitchell Joachim, an innovator in ecological design and urbanism and one of Rolling Stone’s “100 People Who Are Changing America.” Tickets, which include Museum admission, are $10; $6 for members and cultural colleagues. Seating is limited, and advance ticket purchase is recommended at www.brownpapertickets.com.
Moonlight Tour: Associate Curator Susan Kennedy Zeller on mid-1830s Plains Native American clothing in the Museum’s storeroom. Reservations required. RSVP to [email protected].
April 21 Nuyorican Poets Cafe April’s program features lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender poets, including Advocate of Wordz and The Great Apes. Tickets, which include Museum admission, are $10; $6 for members and cultural colleagues. Seating is limited, and advance ticket purchase is recommended at www.museumtix.com.
April 28 “You Must See This” Tour: “Magic”
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Admission: Museum Hours: Contribution $10; students with valid I.D. and older Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Thursday and Friday, adults $6. Free to Members and children under 12 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. to accompanied by an adult. Group tours or visits must 6 p.m.; first Saturday of each month, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. be arranged in advance by calling extension 234. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day.
Directions: Subway: Seventh Avenue express (2 or 3) to Eastern Parkway/Brooklyn Museum stop; Lexington Avenue express (4 or 5) to Nevins Street, cross platform and transfer to the 2 or 3. Bus: B41, B69, B48. On-site parking available.
Brooklyn Museum Extended Hours: Beginning Wednesday, October 6, the Brooklyn Museum will open to the public eight additional hours a week and will open each day at 11 a.m.
• Wednesdays 11-6 • Thursdays and Fridays 11-10 • Saturdays and Sundays 11-6
The Museum will continue to present Target First Saturdays, its popular free evening of art and entertainment, when it remains open until 11 p.m. the first Saturday of each month except September.
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