— Thursday, March 7th, 2019 —

Pop-Up Library: Frida Kahlo
200 Eastern Pkwy at Brooklyn Museum
Time: 12pm – 4pm
FREE
Learn more about Frida Kahlo’s legacy and other women artists working in Mexico, then and now. Chat with a librarian and browse a special selection of materials from our Libraries, including works by Queens-based group Mujeristas Collective and our collection of artist-created zines addressing issues of racism, body image, disability, feminism, politics, and class.

The Get Down’s 6th Anniversary
2 Wyckoff Avenue at House of YES
Time: 6pm – 10pm
Price: $25
This party is NYC’s wildest this side of the day, and gets you home at a decent hour so you can wake up Friday ready to conquer the world.

The Feature is Female: Chisholm ’72: Unbought and Unbossed
128 Pierrepont Street at Brooklyn Historical Society
Time: 6:30pm – 8pm
FREE
In the first of four documentaries about inspiring women presented in honor of Women’s History Month, follow Shirley Chisholm’s pioneering 1972 presidential bid. Introduced with an appreciation by City Council Majority Leader Laurie Cumbo.

BEING FRANK: THE CHRIS SIEVEY STORY w/ Q&A
136 Metropolitan Avenue at Nitehawk
Time: 7pm
Price: $18
Chris Sievey’s life was a subversive piece of performance art. His greatest creation, a paper mâché headed Frank Sidebottom, became a manic and insane star obscuring his own creator who descended into alcoholism and bankruptcy. The Frank Sidebottom story tells the twisted tale of a split personality, exploring the extraordinary secret life of a songwriter, artist, comedian and wayward genius. This screening will be followed by a Q&A with legendary superfans Dennis and Lois.

Art History Happy Hour
200 Eastern Parkway at Brooklyn Museum
Time: 7pm – 9pm
FREE w/ rsvp
Get a crash course in feminist art history in honor of the special exhibition Half the Picture: A Feminist Look at the Collection with an evening of fun and informative lectures accompanied by wine and beer. This month’s experts—Carmen Hermo, Associate Curator, Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, and artists Alice Neel of Guerrilla Girls and Nayland Blake, whose works are on view in the exhibition—bring a range of their own experiences to explore the legacies of feminist art. Presented in partnership with the Society for the Advancement of Social Studies (SASS).

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