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.

December 1, 2007

Special Exhibitions and Holiday Cheer!

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

Enjoy Parang, festive Caribbean music, with the Starlite Serenaders.

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

Contemporary artists Rene Lynch and Patricia Cronin discuss watercolor painting and feminist perspectives in their work. Free tickets (30) are available at the Visitor Center at 5 p.m.

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

Pianist Ben Model accompanies the classic silent film It (Clarence Badger, 1927, 72 min., NR), a romantic comedy featuring Brooklyn's own "It girl," Clara Bow, and the delightful short Rube and Mandy at Coney Island (Thomas Edison, 1903, 12 min.), featured in the Museum's collection. Free tickets (300) 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

Sketch with charcoal from a live model. 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 Infinite Island, 4th floor

Student Guides lead a tour of Infinite Island: Contemporary Caribbean Art.

8:00 p.m. Young Voices Gallery Talk
Meet at the entrance to Global Feminisms Remix, 4th floor

Student Guides lead a tour of Global Feminisms Remix.

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

See the film Raising Victor Vargas (Peter Sollett, 2003, 88 min., R), a coming-of-age story set in the Lower East Side's Dominican community, preceded by the animated short Caribbean Christmas (Walter Tournier, 2001, 24 min., NR). Free tickets (300) are available at the Visitor Center at 7:30 p.m.

9:00 p.m. Young Voices Gallery Talk
Meet at the entrance to Brushed with Light, 1st Floor

Enjoy the evening's final Young Voices talk on Brushed with Light.

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

DJ Laylo of Liberation Lounge spins a hot mix of Brazilian hip-hop, Puerto Rican reggae, Brooklyn soul, and more.

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.

All information is courtesy of the Brooklyn Museum website.