Brooklyn Museum Announces Their Adult Public Programs in March and April

During March and April the Brooklyn Museum will present a variety of public programs for adults including a panel discussion celebrating the third anniversary of the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art entitled "Redstockings, Riot Grrls, and Right Now: Three Generations of Feminism in Conversation"; live musical performances by the Brooklyn Philharmonic, St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble, and Falu; a gallery talk with artist Kiki Smith; and a talk on Egyptological rarities in the Museum's Wilbour Library.

PERFORMING ARTS

Performance: Tziporah Salamon
Thursday, March 4, 12 p.m.
The Brooklyn Museum Community Committee presents Tziporah Salamon in a performance entitled "Stylishly Yours," in which Salamon elevates the act of dressing to an art form, using clothes and accessories to create different images and comic situations. A buffet lunch in the Museum's board room will follow the performance at 1 p.m. Tickets for the program, including lunch, are $45. Seating is limited, and reservations are required. To make a reservation, call the Community Committee at (718) 789-2493.

Music Off The Walls: The Brooklyn Philharmonic
Sunday, March 14, 2-4 p.m.
In conjunction with the exhibition To Live Forever: Art and the Afterlife in Ancient Egypt, Brooklyn Philharmonic composer fellow DJ Elan Vytal presents a program entitled "Always Was and Will Be," featuring string quartet arrangements. A related gallery tour precedes the program at 1 p.m. Tickets are $15; $10 for Members, students, and seniors. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.brooklynphilharmonic.org or call (718) 488-5913.

Music: Falu
Saturday, April 10, 2-4 p.m.
Indian singer Falu blends Indian classical music, alternative rock, contemporary pop, and electronica. Presented in collaboration with the Carnegie Hall Neighborhood Concert Series, part of the Weill Music Institute.

Music: St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble
Saturday, April 24, 2-4 p.m.
St. Luke's presents a program entitled "Love Notes," featuring music inspired by love, family, and friendship, including Mozart's "Nannerl Septet." A gallery talk on the connections between the music and the art in the Museum follows. For information or to purchase tickets, call St. Luke's at (212) 594-6100 or visit www.OSLmusic.org.

TALKS & TOURS

Talk: Egyptological Rarities of the Wilbour Library
Saturday, March 6, 3-4 p.m.
In conjunction with the exhibition To Live Forever: Art and the Afterlife in Ancient Egypt, Dr. John Lundquist, author of a new e-book entitled Illustrating the Afterlife: Egyptian Ideas about the Afterlife Illustrated from Nineteenth-Century Prints and Photographs, discusses nineteenth-century sources for the study of ancient Egypt contained in the Museum's Wilbour Library of Egyptology. Many of these rare volumes will be on view in the Library. A gallery tour of To Live Forever follows.

Gallery Talk: Kiki Smith
Friday, March 12, 2:30 p.m.
Artist Kiki Smith discusses her most recent work.

Panel Discussion: "Redstockings, Riot Grrls, and Right Now: Three Generations of Feminism in Conversation"
Saturday, March 20, 2-4 p.m.
In celebration of the third anniversary of the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art and the tenth-anniversary edition of their book, Manifesta: Young Women, Feminism, and the Future, Jennifer Baumgardner and Amy Richards lead a panel of young feminists including Alix Kates Shulman, Farai Chideya, and Marisa Meltzer.

Talk: Object of the Month
Sundays, March 21 and April 18, 12 p.m.
A Museum educator hosts a conversation about the African sculpture Mother with Child in March and Pair Statue of Nebsen and Nebet-ta in the Egyptian galleries in April.

Panel Discussion: Women's Art in Museums
Saturday, March 27, 2-4 p.m.
A.I.R. Gallery and the Feminist Art Project co-present a discussion with scholars, artists, gallery owners, and curators on the theme "Invisibility to Visibility: Are the Major Museums Opening Up to Women Artists?"

Curator Talk: To Live Forever
Saturday, April 10, 2 p.m.
Curator of Egyptian, Classical, and Ancient Near Eastern Art Ed Bleiberg discusses the exhibition.

Lecture: "Africans in New Amsterdam"
Saturday, April 17, 2 p.m.
Diana di Zerega Wall, co-author of Unearthing Gotham: The Archaeology of New York City, gives a talk on what archaeology has revealed about the first African inhabitants of New York. Co-presented with the Archaeological Institute of America.

CLASSES & WORKSHOPS

Art-Collecting Course: "Collecting Currently"
Thursdays, April 8 ("Building a Collection of African American Art") and April 29 ("Collecting Design"), 7-8:30 p.m.
In this informal two-part course on how to become a savvy art collector, participants can enjoy a glass of wine while learning from dealers, collectors, curators, designers, and consultants. The first session offers different perspectives on collecting African American art; the second discusses how to develop a design collection. Registration is $20 per session ($15 for Members) or $36 for both sessions ($28 for Members). A glass of wine is included with each session. To register, visit www.museumtix.com.