THE BRONX TROLLEY: ARTFUL HEALTH
Wednesday, March 4, 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Can art be therapeutic? A representative from New York Creative Arts Therapists PLLC will take the audience on a mini-therapeutic journey, drawing inspiration from the art in the Museum as well as personal life experience. Participants will create their own art and consider the creative process from a therapeutic angle.
Free admission and refreshments (donations suggested)
FIRST FRIDAYS! IN COLLABORATION WITH CARNEGIE HALL’S NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERTS: LA SANTA CECILIA
Friday, March 6, 6:00pm to 10:00pm
The Bronx Museum is proud to welcome La Santa Cecilia, the winners of the 2014 Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock Album, to First Fridays! La Santa Cecilia exemplifies the modern-day creative hybrid of Latin Culture, rock, and world music. This event will also feature guided tours of the galleries from 6pm to 8pm and an art-making workshop for kids throughout the event.
Free admission and refreshments (donations suggested)
1040 LOUNGE: THE BRONX IS VOGUING
Thursday, March 19, 6:30pm to 9:00pm
In honor of its 25th Anniversary, the film Paris is Burning will be screened at the Bronx Museum, followed by a Q&A led by BronxWorks’ Sexual Health Promotion Through Youth Leadership youth as well as a Voguing Workshop led by Visual AIDS artist Kia LaBeija. Presented in collaboration with Visual AIDS (www.visualaids.org) and BronxWorks.
Free admission and refreshments (donations suggested)
FIRST FRIDAYS! IN COLLABORATION WITH HAVANA FILM FESTIVAL
Friday, March 27, 6:00pm to 10:00pm
Kicking off the 16th Annual Havana Film Festival New York, The Bronx Museum will host a screening of Rumba Clave Blen Blen Blen, followed by a special performance by Dayramir Gonzalez & Habana enTrance. Music by DJ ASHO. By paying homage to the grand masters of the genre, Rumba Clave Blen Blen Blen takes us on a historical journey that traces the history of rumba in New York.
Free admission and refreshments (donations suggested)
OPEN HOUSE
Sunday, March 29, 3:00pm to 5:00pm
Executive Director Holly Block and the Bronx Museum’s Board of Trustees cordially invite you to attend the opening of our spring season. Music by DJ Afrika Bambaataa.
Free admission and refreshments (donations suggested)