Brooklyn Museum Presents Women's History Month At TARGET FIRST SATURDAY, 3/4

On March 4, Target First Saturday celebrates Women's History Month with a multiplicity of women and female-identified voices, stories, and experiences. Highlights include music by Charlotte Dos Santos and Buscabulla; a party with #SoulInTheHorn and Natasha Diggs; and a tour of the new exhibition Georgia O'Keeffe: Living Modern.

Throughout 2017, Target First Saturdays highlight female-identified and gender-nonconforming artists and organizations that challenge gender conventions. This programming is part of A Year of Yes: Reimagining Feminism at the Brooklyn Museum, which celebrates the 10th anniversary of the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art.

Brooklyn Museum's Target First Saturday events attract thousands of visitors to free art and entertainment programs each month. Some Target First Saturday programs have limited space and are ticketed on a first-come, first-served basis. *Denotes a ticketed event.

5 pm Music: Vocalist and songwriter Charlotte Dos Santos performs music from her upcoming debut Cleo.

*6 pm Scholar Talk: Linda Grasso previews her forthcoming book Equal Under the Sky: Georgia O'Keeffe and Twentieth-Century Feminism, which explores how O'Keeffe and feminism have been linked in popular culture and the public imagination.

*6 pm Film: Transgender Americans share their diverse experiences in the documentary The Trans List (Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, 2016, 57 min.). A post-screening conversation follows with writer Kate Bornstein, DJ and philanthropist Lina Bradford, and female-identified subjects from the film.

*6-8 pm Hands-On Art: Take inspiration from Georgia O'Keeffe's personal aesthetic and create wearable, handmade paper flowers that match your style.

7 pm Music: The experimental dream pop duo Buscabulla mixes funk, soul, and electric that pays homage to their Puerto Rican roots.

7 pm Curator Tour: Guest curator Wanda Corn leads a tour of the special exhibition Georgia O'Keeffe: Living Modern.

*7:30-8:30 pm Pop-Up Gallery Talks: Teen Apprentices host ten-minute discussions about works of art in Marilyn Minter: Pretty/Dirty.

7:30 pm Film: Brooklyn-based filmmaker Suha Araj presents two short films about resilient women. The Cup Reader (Suha Araj, 2013, 12 min.) tells a story of multiple generations of Palestinian women who have made or will make a choice between love and marriage, not having had the luxury of both. Pioneer High (Suha Araj, 2014, 10 min.) follows a Palestinian immigrant high school student who starts a revolution after disobeying a dress code she doesn't understand.

*8 pm Screening: The new web series Brown Girls (Fatimah Asghar and Sam Bailey, 2016) follows Leila, a South Asian-American writer who is learning to own her queerness, and her best friend, Patricia, a sex-positive black American musician who is struggling with commitment. Followed by a talkback with the creators.

8:15-10 pm Music: Natasha Diggs joins a special female-fronted edition of the popular party #SoulInTheHorn. The party features horn-infused disco, soul, Latin, hip-hop, and funk that pays tribute to women changemakers and trailblazers.

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Museum admission is free from 5 to 11 pm and includes entrance to galleries and events. Programs are subject to change without notice. For more information, visit www.brooklynmuseum.org. Museum galleries are open until 11 pm. Parking is a flat rate of $6 from 5 to 11 pm.

Made possible by the Wallace Foundation Community Programs Fund, established by the Wallace Foundation, with additional support from DLA Piper US LLP, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, The Ellis A. Gimbel Trust, National Grid, and other donors.

Sponsored by Target.

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