May 2, 2009

MayFest!

Eco-Art Demonstrations

5–7 p.m.
Steinberg Family Sculpture Garden, 1st Floor

Turn your everyday objects into art and flowers by participating in outdoor demonstrations of recycled art making with RePlayGround and urban composting with GreenBridge. Ride your bike to the event and get a free repair lesson with Time's Up! Rain Location: Hall of the Americas, 1st Floor.

Music

5:30–7:30 p.m.
The Rubin Pavilion, 1st Floor

Blending indie-rock with traditional Latin instrumentation, Pistolera traverses musical borders with their politically conscious, irresistibly danceable Spanish songs.

Screening and Performance

5:30–6:30 p.m.
Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor

The Puppeteers' Cooperative presents a popular theater using folk pageantry, parades, and earth-friendly themes. A screening of the short film El Ultimo Elote (2003, 2 min.), a claymation by Triqui children about the very last ear of corn, precedes the performance. Free tickets (340) are available at the Visitor Center at 5 p.m.

Hands-On Art

6:30–8:30 p.m.
Education Division, 1st Floor

Paint the reflection of a landscape on water, inspired by the work of artist Gustave Caillebotte and other nineteenth-century painters. Free timed tickets (380) are available at the Visitor Center at 5:30 p.m.

Film

7 p.m.
Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor

See Pee-wee's Big Adventure (Tim Burton, 1985, 90 min., PG), the classic love story of a man and his bike. Free tickets (340) are available at the Visitor Center at 6:30 p.m.

Young Voices Gallery Talk

7 p.m.
Meet at the entrance to Gustave Caillebotte: Impressionist Paintings from Paris to the Sea, 5th Floor

Student Guides give a conversational gallery talk on Gustave Caillebotte.

Film and Discussion

7:30 p.m.
Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Forum, 4th Floor

Filmmaker Laura Hanna and activist farmer Severine von Tscharner Fleming share a sneak preview of scenes from The Greenhorns, their documentary about the young American farmer movement, and discuss the art of farming from a woman's perspective. Free tickets (30) available at the Visitor Center at 6:30 p.m.

Artist Talk

8 p.m.
Meet at the entrance to the Contemporary Art Galleries, 4th Floor

Valerie Hegarty, a Brooklyn-based artist featured in the exhibition 21: Selections of Contemporary Art from the Brooklyn Museum, discusses her work. Free tickets (30) are available at the Visitor Center at 6:30 p.m.

Dance Party

9–11 p.m.
Beaux-Arts Court, 3rd Floor

DJ Franco spins rare vinyl, salvaged and recycled from discarded collections in West Africa, of African disco and highlife.

Target First Saturdays Book Club

9 p.m.
Meet in American Identities by the Cantor Gallery entrance, 5th floor

Join local food advocate, teacher, and author Leda Meredith to discuss Michael Pollan's In Defense of Food.

Music

9:30–10:30 p.m.
The Rubin Pavilion, 1st Floor

Blending indie-rock with traditional Latin instrumentation, Pistolera traverses musical borders with their politically conscious, irresistibly danceable Spanish songs.