The Brooklyn Museum’s Target First Saturdays event attracts thousands of visitors to free programs of art and entertainment each month. Visitors to June’s event are invited to dress in their most stylish outfits in celebration of the special exhibition American High Style: Fashioning a National Collection. Highlights of the evening include a swing era jazz performance by the J. C. Hopkins Biggish Band, a vogue dance contest hosted by Archie Burnett of the House of Ninja, a performance by Evidence Dance Company, a screening of the film Funny Face starring Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire, and a house and soul dance party with DJ Moni of Friends We Love.
SCHEDULE OF PROGRAMS
5-7 p.m. Music Swing era jazz tunes by the J. C. Hopkins Biggish Band, featuring Champian Fulton and DeWitt Fleming Jr.
5-10:30 p.m. Object of the Month
Explore the nineteenth-century Yakama Woman’s Beaded Dress with the help of a Looking Closer guide.
5:30-6:30 p.m. Dance
Evidence Dance Company presents a diverse selection of works from the African diaspora, including a celebration of artist Nick Cave. A question-and-answer session with company founder and choreographer Ronald K. Brown follows. Free tickets are available at the Visitor Center at 5 p.m.
6:30-8:30 p.m. Hands-On Art
Use collage to design a high-style outfit. Free timed tickets are available at the Visitor Center at 5:30 p.m.
7 p.m. Curator Talk
Chief Curator Kevin Stayton discusses American High Style, the history of the Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection, and how it found its new home at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Sign Language interpreted. Free tickets are available at the Visitor Center at 6 p.m.
7 p.m. Film
Funny Face (Stanley Donan, 1957, 103 min., NR). Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire star in the hit musical about a high-fashion photographer and a newly discovered model. Free tickets are available at the Visitor Center at 6 p.m.
7-8 p.m. Music
Members of the Orchestra of St. Luke’s perform an all-Mozart program. As part of St. Luke’s Subway Series, the event includes a food drive. Nonperishables are requested.
8 p.m. Young Voices Gallery Talk
Student Guides offer a fresh look at American fashion in American High Style.
9 p.m. Book Club
Keanan Duffty, co-author of Rebel, Rebel: Anti-Style, discusses connections between the book and the exhibition American High Style. The book is available for purchase from the Museum shop at a 20% discount.
9-10:30 p.m. Dance Contest
Face off with Members of New York City’s vogue dance scene. Archie Burnett of the House of Ninja hosts, with music by DJ Chip Chop. Registration begins at 8:30 p.m.
9-11 p.m. Dance Party
DJ Moni of Friends We Love spins a mix of house and soul.
Throughout the evening, a cash bar will offer beer and wine, and the Museum Café will serve a wide variety of sandwiches, salads, and beverages. The Museum Shop will remain open until 11 p.m. Some Target First Saturday programs have limited space available and are ticketed on a first-come, first-served basis. Programs are subject to change without notice. Museum admission is free after 5 p.m. Museum galleries are open until 11 p.m. Parking is a flat rate of $4 from 5 to 11 p.m.
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