January 3, 2015

Target First Saturdays

What: Join Target First Saturdays and enjoy engaging and eclectic free art and entertainment programs every month, from 5 to 11 p.m. 

Music
5 p.m.

Grammy Award–winning collective Snarky Puppy plays an infectious mixture of jazz, funk, and world music. Part of Carnegie Hall's Neighborhood Concert Series.

Curator Talk
5:30 p.m.

Curators Eugenie Tsai and Rujeko Hockley speak about the exhibition Crossing Brooklyn: Art from Bushwick, Bed-Stuy, and Beyond. Free tickets (25) at the Visitor Center at 5 p.m.

Community Talk
6:15 p.m.

Crossing Brooklyn
artist Linda Goode Bryant leads a conversation with other urban farmers about the joys and challenges of growing food in New York City. Free tickets (25) at the Visitor Center at 5 p.m.

Performance
6:30 p.m.

Jazz percussionist Ches Smith presents a unique musical score to activate artist David Horvitz's installation of suspended bells in Crossing Brooklyn.

Hands-On Art
6:30–8 p.m.

Explore printmaking techniques to reimagine a scene from your neighborhood. Free tickets (330) at the Visitor Center at 5:30 p.m.

Dance Workshop
7 p.m.

Ani Taj and the Dance Cartel invite you to participate in a vibrant, immersive dance experience.

Music
7:15 p.m.

DJ Selly and DJ Asen from Fon play unique selections of American and British soul, nu jazz, broken beat, and old-fashioned house music.

Talk
7:15 p.m.

Join Crossing Brooklyn artists BFAMFAPhD (Blair Murphy, Susan Jahoda, and Vicky Virgin) for a dialogue about the impact of debt on creative people. Free tickets (25) at the Visitor Center at 6 p.m.

Pop-Up Poetry
7:30–8:30 p.m.

Happen upon poetry readings from leading voices in spoken word: Corina Copp, Patricia Spears Jones, Rickey Laurentiis, and Charles North.

Kids Corner
8:15 p.m.

Ventriloquist Nigel "Docta Gel" Dunkley and his ensemble of puppets tell the story of Cindy Hot Chocolate, a young girl growing up in Geltown.

Comedy
8:30 p.m.

Greg Barris presents Heart of Darkness, featuring comedians Janeane Garofalo and Ilana Glazer with live music. Free tickets (310) at the Visitor Center at 7:30 p.m.

Music
8:30 p.m.

Members of the cast and band of the musical Fela! bring us Chop and Quench, their classic Afrobeat band. Led by Tony Award–nominated star Sahr Ngaujah.

Performance
9 p.m.

Artist D'hana Perry presents LOOSE, an improvisational video/music piece involving deejaying, remixing, and conversations with gender-nonconforming people of color. Free tickets (25) at the Visitor Center at 8 p.m.

Book Club
9 p.m.

Brooklyn-based educator Jaime Shearn Coan leads a creative-writing workshop.