AFRO-LATINO Roots Explored at the Brooklyn Museum

First Saturday's at the Brooklyn Museum presents

June 4, 2011Afro-Latin Roots Music - 5–7 p.m.

Ghanaian recording artist Blitz the Ambassador celebrates his new album, Native Sun, with a live hip-hop set with The Embassy Ensemble.

Film - 6 p.m.
A Dios Momo (Leonardo Ricagni, 2005, 100 min.). An Afro-Uruguayan boy learns about life and his heritage through the songs of Carnival. Free tickets (330) available at the Visitor Center at 5 p.m.

Performance - 6 p.m.
Queer Nigerian poet Yvonne Fly Onakeme Etaghene presents her one-woman show Volcano’s Birthright{s}. Free tickets (25) available at the Visitor Center at 5 p.m.

Hands-on Art - 6:30–8:30 p.m.
Create an Inca-inspired work of art. Free timed tickets (380) available at the Visitor Center at 5:30 p.m.

Curator Talk - 7 p.m.
Curator of African Art Kevin Dumouchelle discusses highlights of the African collection. Free tickets (30) available at the Visitor Center at 6 p.m.

Dance Party - 8–10 p.m.
DJ Spinna plays a variety of world music.

Book Club - 9 p.m.Join a discussion of Junot Díaz’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Riverhead, 2007), about Dominicans and Dominican Americans of African descent living in the United States.

Music - 9–10 p.m.
Cuban musician Juan-Carlos Formell taps into the African roots of the Caribbean experience. This concert is co-presented by the Museum and the Neighborhood Concert Series of Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute.

Late Night in the Galleries - 10–11 p.m.
All galleries open.

Sponsored by

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

Major support also provided by The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust.

New York Times Community Affairs Department, media sponsor.
WNYC Radio, broadcast media sponsor.

At the Brooklyn Museum's Target First Saturdays, thousands of visitors enjoy free programs of art and entertainment each month from 5 to 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. Members may pick up tickets from the Membership Desk beginning at 2 p.m. while supplies last. Programs subject to change without notice.

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