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FIRST SATURDAY: JOHN SINGER SARGENT WATERCOLORS

John Singer Sargent, “A Tramp,” translucent watercolor and touches of opaque watercolor, circa 1904–6 (courtesy Brooklyn Museum)

John Singer Sargent, “A Tramp,” translucent watercolor and touches of opaque watercolor, circa 1904–6 (courtesy Brooklyn Museum)

Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern Parkway at Washington St.
Saturday, May 4, free, 5:00 – 11:00 (some events require free tickets distributed in advance at the Visitor Center)
212-864-5400
www.brooklynmuseum.org

The Brooklyn Museum celebrates its collaboration with the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, “John Singer Sargent Watercolors,” in the May edition of the free monthly First Saturday program. There will be several gallery talks, including one by curator Teresa Carbone, on the show, which brings together ninety-three pieces from the two institutions. In addition, there will be an art workshop in which participants will make their own watercolor postcard, pop-up immersive theatrical happening inspired by Sargent’s paintings, a garden party with a photo booth and swing music by Les Chauds Lapins, a book-club talk with Janet Wallach on Desert Queen: The Extraordinary Life of Gertrude Bell (whom Sargent painted), screenings of Lisa Duva’s Cat Scratch Fever and Dominique Monfery’s Eleanor’s Secret, live performances by Layali El Andalus, Jesse Boykins III, Young Magic, and East Village Radio DJ Hannah Rad, and more. The galleries will remain open late so visitors can also check out “LaToya Ruby Frazier: A Haunted Capital,” “Käthe Kollwitz: Prints from the ‘War’ and ‘Death’ Portfolios,” “‘Workt by Hand’: Hidden Labor and Historical Quilts,” “Gravity and Grace: Monumental Works by El Anatsui,” “Raw/Cooked: Marela Zacarias,” and other exhibitions.

BROOKLYN FILM FESTIVAL: DECOY

James Yaegashi’s LEFTY LOOSEY RIGHTY TIGHTY, which will be shown at the Brooklyn Film Festival, is set in Park Slope

indieScreen, 285 Kent Ave.
Brooklyn Heights Cinema, 70 Henry St.
June 1-10, individual tickets $12, 4-pack pass $30, full festival pass $150
www.brooklynfilmfestival.org

Despite its theme, “Decoy,” the 2012 Brooklyn Film Festival is the real thing, ten days of film screenings and special events taking place at the powerHouse Arena, IndieScreen, and the Brooklyn Heights Cinema. More than one hundred shorts, features, and documentaries from around the world will be shown, including Chel White’s Bucksville, about a young man who belongs to a secret militia group known as the Lodge; Lisa Duva’s Cat Scratch Fever, about two women who can look into a parallel universe; Pema Tseden’s Old Dog, in which a father tries to get back the family dog after his son sells it; Wojtek Smarzowski’s Rose, a Polish tale set just after the end of WWII; and Tolga Ornek’s Labyrinth, centered around a deadly terrorist attack in Istanbul. The opening-night party takes place June 1 at the powerHouse Arena, with a DJ set by SVN’s Nature; other special events include the KidsFilmFest on June 2, the BFF Exchange on June 9, and the awards ceremony on June 10. In addition, many of the filmmakers will be on hand to participate in Q&A sessions following screenings of their work.