Target First Saturdays @ The Brooklyn Museum

Please make sure to check out Target First Saturdays at the Brooklyn Museum and take advantage of this event that occurs every first Saturday of every month. Celebrate Brushed with Light and the Golden Age of American Watercolors, the 1920s–50s.. All information is listed below. See you there!



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. Programs are subject to change.


Celebrate Brushed with Light and the Golden Age of American Watercolors, the 1920s–50s.

6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. Performance
Hall of the Americas, 1st Floor

Michael Arenella and his Dreamland Orchestra play hot jazz of the Roaring Twenties.

6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. Artist Talk
Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Forum, 4th Floor

Brooklyn-based artist Chitra Ganesh discusses how feminism and South Asian culture and art-making traditions inform her work. Free tickets are available at the Visitor Center at 5 p.m.

6:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m. Dance Performance
Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor

Bridgman/Packer Dance pairs exhilarating choreography with video projection. Free tickets are available at the Visitor Center at 5:30 p.m.

6:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m. Hands-On Art
Education Division, 1st Floor

Create your own watercolor landscape painting. Free timed tickets are available at the Visitor Center at 5:30 p.m.

7:00 p.m. Young Voices Gallery Talk
Meet at the entrance to Brushed with Light, 1st Floor

Student Guides Bella Yarmolnik and Anna Piazza lead an interactive tour of Brushed with Light: American Landscape Watercolors from the Collection.

7:30 p.m. Film
Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Forum, 4th Floor

Watch the cinematographic masterpiece Days of Heaven (Terrence Malick, 1978, 95 min., PG), a love story set on a pastoral landscape, starring Brooke Adams, Richard Gere, and Sam Shepard. Free tickets are available at the Visitor Center at 6:30 p.m.

8:00 p.m. Curator and Conservator Talk
Meet at the entrance to Brushed with Light, 1st Floor

Assistant Curator Karen Sherry and Paper Conservator Toni Owen discuss the exhibition Brushed with Light: American Landscape Watercolors from the Collection. Free tickets are available at the Visitor Center at 7 p.m.

8:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m. "Say It Loud!"
Infinite Island exhibition, 5th Floor
Interact with Infinite Island artist Satch Hoyt's installation for free speech and discussion, and have your participation recorded for YouTube.

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

Taye Diggs, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Renée Zellweger star in the Oscar-winning adaptation of the Jazz Age musical, Chicago (Rob Marshall, 2002, 113 min., PG-13). Free tickets are available at the Visitor Center at 7:30 p.m.

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

Join DJ Paolo and the band King Memphis for a classic fifties rock "n" roll party.

Sponsored by Target

Made possible by the Wallace Foundation Community Programs Fund, established by the Wallace Foundation, with additional support from DLA Piper US LLP, The Ellis A. Gimbel Trust, KeySpan Energy, and other donors. Also supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts and the New York Community Trust. Media sponsor: New York Times Community Affairs Department.

Location: 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, New York 11238-6052
Telephone: (718) 638-5000; TTY: (718) 399-8440
Admission: Suggested Contribution: $8; Students with Valid ID: $4; Adults 62 and over: $4; Members: Free; Children under 12: Free
Hours: Wednesday–Friday: 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; Saturday–Sunday: 11 a.m.–6 p.m.
Subway: 2 or 3 lineEastern Parkway/Brooklyn Museum