Viva Africa! July 5, 2008

6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. Music
Steinberg Family Sculpture Garden, 1st Floor

Somi infuses her East African heritage into her classically lush jazz vocals. (Rain location: Hall of the Americas, 1st floor)

6:00 p.m. Film and Discussion
Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Forum, 4th Floor

See Moolaadé (Ousmane Sembene, 2005, 124 min., NR) a sensitively told story about a Senegalese heroine who challenges female circumcision in her village. A discussion with Dr. Natasha Gordon-Chipembere follows. Free tickets (30) are available at the Visitor Center at 5 p.m.
6:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m. Dance
Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor

Maimouna Keita Dance Company presents explosive renderings of traditional Senegalese dance and folklore. Free tickets (340) 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

Create a collage of an African animal. Free timed tickets (380) are available at the Visitor Center at 5:30 p.m.
7:00 p.m. Curator Talk
Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Forum, 4th Floor

Ladan Akbarnia, Curator of Islamic Art, gives a Sign Language–interpreted talk in the exhibition Ghada Amer: Love Has No End. Free tickets (30) are available at the Visitor Center at 5 p.m.
8:00 p.m. Gallery Talk
Meet in Click!, 2nd floor

Organizer Shelley Bernstein on Click! A Crowd-Curated Exhibition. Free tickets are available at the Visitor Center at 7 p.m.
8:30 p.m. Film
Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor

See Waiting for Happiness (Abderrahmane Sissako, 2002, 95 min., NR), a tender and poetic reflection on belonging and displacement in Mauritania. Free tickets (340) are available at the Visitor Center at 7 p.m.
9:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m. Dance Party
Museum Parking Lot, Behind Museum

Botswana's DJ Stone spins funky Pan African dance music including soukous, quaito, highlife, and more. (Rain location: Hall of the Americas, 1st floor)

Official Website: http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/visit/first_saturdays.php