Just want to give everyone a heads up, if you are in Brooklyn this Saturday it is Target free Saturday at the Brooklyn Museum which means it's a free all night long. The only thing that is not free is the Murakami show, but that's $10, well worth it. Here's the schedule:
April 5, 2008
Japanimated! Arts and Cultures of Japan
5:00 p.m.–10:30 p.m. Cosplay Photo Contest
Rubin Lobby and Hall of the Americas, 1st Floor
Come dressed as your favorite anime or manga character, and get your picture taken for a chance to win a © MURAKAMI catalogue!
5:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. Music
Hall of the Americas, 1st Floor
Taiko drumming group Taikoza performs traditional Japanese music and dance.
6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. Poetry
Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Forum, 4th Floor
Kimiko Hahn reads from her book The Narrow Road to the Interior. A Q & A follows. Free tickets (30) are available at the Visitor Center at 5 p.m.
6:00 p.m. Film
Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor
See the anime classic Kiki's Delivery Service (Hayao Miyazaki, 1989, 103 min., G) about a young witch in training. Free tickets (330) are available at the Visitor Center at 5 p.m.
6:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m. Hands-On Art
Education Division, 1st Floor
Draw a cartoon alter ego. Free timed tickets (380) are available at the Visitor Center at 5:30 p.m.
7:00 p.m. Curator Talk
Meet at the entrance to Utagawa, 1st Floor
Join Curator Laura Mueller as she gives a gallery talk in Utagawa: Masters of the Japanese Print, 1770รข€“1900. The talk is Sign Language–interpreted. Free tickets (30) are available at the Visitor Center at 5 p.m.
8:00 p.m. Young Voices Gallery Talk
Meet at the entrance to Utagawa, 1st Floor
Student Guides Kimberly Macron and Judith Barnes discuss the prints of the Utagawa school and popular culture.
8:00 p.m. Film
Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Forum, 4th Floor
The documentary Smoke and Mirrors: A Geisha Story (Artemis Willis, 2004, 63 min., NR) chronicles the relationship between an elderly ex-geisha and a young Brooklyn filmmaker. Free tickets (30) are available at the Visitor Center at 7 p.m.
8:30 p.m. Film
Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor
Journey into outer space with the classic anime film Space Battleship Yamato: The New Voyage (Toshio Masuda and Takeshi Shirado, 1979, 95 min., NR) ) from the series that inspired Takashi Murakami. Free tickets are available (330) at the Visitor Center at 7 p.m.
9:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m. Music
Hall of the Americas, 1st Floor
The Brooklyn-based Japanese bands Love Etc. and Sakura Madams perform their blend of pop and rock music.
9:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m. Dance Party
Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Pavilion, 1st Floor
Japan's top DJ, Muro aka King of Diggin', spins his legendary mix of hip-hop, funk, and soul.
