Gallery Tour
Saturday, August 1, 2015 12 pm
Meet in the Rubin Lobby, 1st Floor
Join a Museum Guide for a free tour of Museum highlights.
Gallery Tour: “Gods and Animals in Egyptian Art”
Saturday, August 1, 2015 1 pm
Meet in the Rubin Lobby, 1st Floor
Join a Museum Guide for a free tour of gods and animals represented in the installation Egypt Reborn.
Gallery Tour
Saturday, August 1, 2015 2 pm
Meet in the Rubin Lobby, 1st Floor
Join a Museum Guide for a free tour of the exhibition The Rise of Sneaker Culture.
Music
Saturday, August 1, 2015 5 pm
BombaYo performs traditional Afro Puerto Rican bomba drumming, which combines West African, Taino, and Spanish percussion. Presented in partnership with CaribBEING.
Film
Saturday, August 1, 2015 5–9 pm
Experimental media program Black Radical Imagination presents short films by Jeannette Elhers, Vashti Harrison, and Jamilah Sabur exploring mythmaking and folklore from different areas of the Caribbean.
Trunk Show: Lisa Monahan
Saturday, August 1, 2015 5–9 pm
Museum Shop, 1st Floor
Come check out metalsmith Lisa Monahan's beautifully crafted jewelry.
Performance
Saturday, August 1, 2015 6 pm
The Braata Folk Singers present Caribbean folk music representing the diverse cultures of the West Indies.
Film
Saturday, August 1, 2015 6 pm
Selena Blake presents clips from her film Taboo Yardies (2011), which examines homophobia and the struggle for LGBTQ rights in Jamaica.
Pop-Up Carnival
Saturday, August 1, 2015 6–9 pm
Poet Arielle John performs and hosts a presentation of carnival costumes and musical traditions from various Caribbean islands. Curated by CaribBEING.
Hands-On Art
Saturday, August 1, 2015 6:30–8:30 pm
Explore carving, printing, and layering techniques in printmaking to create an island landscape.
Film
Saturday, August 1, 2015 7 pm
Papa Machete (Jonathan David Kane, 2014, 10 min.) tells the story of one of the few remaining masters of machete fencing, a martial art which emerged from the Haitian Revolution. A Q&A with the director follows. Presented in partnership with CaribBEING.
Music
Saturday, August 1, 2015 7 pm
Cuban jazz pianist Elio Villafranca blends sounds from the island nations of Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, and Cuba.
Film
Saturday, August 1, 2015 8 pm
Ackee & Saltfish (Cecile Emeke, webseries) follows best friends Rachel and Olivia as they tackle everything from gentrification to the difficulties of getting Lauryn Hill tickets. A talkback with the director follows. Presented in partnership with CaribBEING.
Book Club
Saturday, August 1, 2015 8:30 pm
Naomi Jackson, raised in Brooklyn by West Indian parents, discusses her new novel, The Star Side of Bird Hill (Penguin Press, June 2015), a story about community, betrayal, and love centered on a matriarchal family in Barbados.
Music
Saturday, August 1, 2015 9 pm
Klash City Sound System and Supa Frendz perform a mash up of reggae, punk, and hip-hop, expanding notions of Caribbean music.