December Target First Saturday: Light Up The Season

When:Saturday December 5, 2009
Time:5:30
Where:Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, NY 11238-6099
(718) 638-5000
Cost:Free

* Due to limited capacity, some programs require tickets. Free tickets are available for selected events. Please note ticket distribution times above. Members may pick up tickets from the Membership Desk beginning at 2 p.m. while supplies last.
Programs subject to change without notice.Free general admission and $4 parking (flat rate), 511 p.m. Museum galleries are open until 11 p.m. Cash bar, food concessions, and Shop open until 11 p.m.

5:307:30 p.m. Music
Two Dutch musical actsMichael Varekamp’s Caribbean jazz ensemble and the rock band EveNicreate a gezellig, or cozy, atmosphere. This program is made possible with support from the Consulate General of the Netherlands in New York as part of its NY400 Celebration.
The Rubin Pavilion, 1st floor

5:30 p.m. Film and Music
La Vie du Christ (The Life of Christ) (Alice Guy Blaché, 1906, 34 mins, NR). This silent film by the first female director draws on James Tissot’s watercolor series The Life of Christ as inspiration for its backgrounds. Judith Dolkart, former Associate Curator of European Art and curator of James Tissot: “The Life of Christ,” and Joan Simon, Whitney Curator at Large, introduce the film and answer questions following the screening. Presented in conjunction with the Whitney Museum. Live piano accompaniment provided by Ben Model. Free tickets (340) are available at the Visitor Center at 5 p.m.
Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd floor

6:308:30 p.m. Hands-On Art
Create a stained-glass decoration to catch the winter light. Free timed tickets (380) are available at the Visitor Center at 5:30 p.m.
Education Gallery, 1st floor

7 p.m. Film
A Hard Day’s Night (Richard Lester, 1964, 87 min, NR). This critically acclaimed comedy and mock documentary stars the Fab Four at the height of Beatlemania. Free tickets (340) are available at the Visitor Center at 6 p.m.
Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd floor

7 p.m. Curator Talk (Sign Language interpreted)
Kevin Dumouchelle, Interim Assistant Curator of the Arts of Africa and the Pacific Islands, discusses the Museum’s collection of African art. Free tickets (30) are available at the Visitor Center at 6:30 p.m.
Meet at the entrance to the Arts of Africa, 1st floor

7:30-8:30 p.m. Music
The award-winning Brooklyn Youth Chorus presents seasonal songs and liturgical music inspired by James Tissot’s The Life of Christ.
Beaux-Arts Court, 3rd floor

8 p.m. Book Signing
William C. Siegmann, Curator Emeritus of African Art, signs copies of African Art: A Century at the Brooklyn Museum, the Museum’s new catalogue of its African collection.
Museum Shop, 1st floor

8:30 p.m. Young Voices Gallery Talk
Student Guides Zinia Rahman and Hilary Thompson give a talk on the exhibition James Tissot: “The Life of Christ.”
Meet at the entrance to Robert E. Blum Gallery, 1st Floor

9 p.m. Target First Saturdays Book Club
Renowned New York City disc jockey and author Pete Fornatale presents and discusses his new book, Back to the Garden: The Story of Woodstock. The book is available for purchase from the Museum Shop.
Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Forum, 4th floor

99:30 p.m. First Saturdays Focus Group
Join us and share your ideas in an informal session on what would bring you back to the Museum.
Studio 2, Education Gallery, 1st floor

911 p.m. Dance Party
Relive warm summer memories and shake it at a hot dance party presented by Brooklyn’s Soul Summit.
Beaux-Arts Court, 3rd floor

9:3010:30 p.m. Music
Enjoy the hip-hop music of Dutch performer Lee-Ursus Alexander. This program is made possible with support from the Consulate General of the Netherlands in New York as part of its NY400 Celebration.