Weekend Art Events: January 5-7 (Brooklyn Museum’s First Saturday, Gallery Exhibits, Mollusks & More)
It’s freezing and treacherous outside!
If you’re brave enough to head out and face the arctic temperatures and mountains of snow, there are some cool events to check out this weekend including the third installment of Brooklyn Art Song Society’s French festival, the Brooklyn Museum’s First Saturday, and a Golden Globes viewing party.
Don’t forget to check out the BKLYNER Calendar for more events happening around town or to list an event of your own.
Brooklyn Art Song Society’s La France III: La Belle Epoque
When: Friday, January 5, 7:30pm to 10pm
Where: Brooklyn Historical Society, 128 Pierrepont Street, Brooklyn Heights
What: BASS hosts the third chapter of its five-concert festival celebrating all things French with performances by soprano Kristina Bachrach singing works by Gabriel Fauré; mezzo soprano Annie Rosen singing Hector Berlioz’s Les Nuits d’été; and baritone Michael Kelly singing rarely heard pieces by Emmanuel Chabrier. The concert will follow a lecture by CUNY professor Patricia Mainardi—an expert on 19th-century French painting.
How Much: Tickets $25, $15 students/seniors
Target First Saturday: New Year, New Future
When: Saturday, January 6, 5pm to 10pm
Where: Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Parkway, Prospect Heights
What: In honor of the New Year and the first First Saturday of 2018, the Brooklyn Museum invites visitors to imagine new futures with artists and changemakers. There will be music by Sinkane, BEARCAT, Resonator Collective, and New Kingston; a performance and workshop by Brooklyn Dance Festival; and a free screening of the Oscar-nominated documentary, I Am Not Your Negro.
How Much: Free
Golden Globes Viewing Party
When: Sunday, January 7, 7pm to 11pm
Where: Parklife, 636 Degraw Street, Gowanus
What: Join Parklife’s viewing party to check out the Golden Globes winners in film and television. There will drink specials and ballots available from 7pm to 8pm for attendees to guess the winners for a chance to win prizes!
How Much: Free
Smallest Mollusk Museum
When: On view through February
Where: Brooklyn Public Library, Central Library, 10 Grand Army Plaza, Prospect Heights
What: BPL hosts this new compact science museum focusing on mollusks—tiny invertebrates including snails, slugs, clams, octopuses, and more. Created by a team of storytellers, designers and scientists at MICRO, the vending machine-sized exhibit
features 15 displays, including: a holographic aquarium; the first-ever 3D print of an octopus brain; three miniature movie theatres; and a bucket of slime!
Being Well: In Search of Utopia?
When: On view through Sunday, January 7
Where: The Old Stone House, 336 3rd Street, Park Slope
What: This is your last chance to catch this exhibition that was originally scheduled to close in October. The group show examines the artists’ roles in defining and facilitating community health and wellness at a time when many are anxious about the future of healthcare and social services in America. The exhibit asks: “What would a ‘Utopian’ state of community health and wellness look like and how are current efforts succeeding or failing?”
Frank Morrison ‘Urban Restoration’ Exhibition
When: Exhibit on view from Sunday, December 16 through Sunday, January 28
Where: Richard Beavers Gallery, 408 Marcus Garvey Boulevard, Bed-Stuy
What: Morrison’s paintings portray everyday people who are often misrepresented or underrepresented, cast against the gritty yet vibrant urban landscapes the artist grew up in. His “Urban Restoration” exhibit celebrates the dynamic, hardworking, and dignified residents of inner city communities.
FAKE News “art & artifice” exhibition
When: Saturday, January 6 through Sunday, March 4 (opening reception Jan. 6 from 2:30pm to 4:30pm)
Where: Tabla Rasa Gallery, 224 48th Street (between 2nd & 3rd Avenues), Sunset Park
What: While “fake news” refers to a dismissal of factual information, in artistic expressions truth is often revealed through fiction. Many of the works included in the “FAKE NEWS” exhibition augment the “truth” of the printed word with works that reference, incorporate, or mimic newspapers, informational documents, and video.