First Saturdays @ Brooklyn Museum: Out Loud and Proud

According to BrooklynMuseum.org, the First Saturday theme for January is "Out and Proud." The evening is a celebration of identity and the diverse achievements of the LGBTQ community in art, music, film and literature. Highlights include: 

5 p.m. Music: The first openly gay indie artist to reach #1 on the MTV Music Chart, the artist Nhojj will be performing some of his best-known hits, including Adam & Steve. 

5:30 p.m. Film: Rent (Chris Colombus, 2005, 135mins, PG-13) Join us for a sing-a-long of the film version of the Pulitzer- and Tony Award-winning musical about bohemians in the East Village of New York City struggling with life, love, and AIDS, and the impact they have on America. Free tickets available at the Visitor Center at 5 p.m. 

6 p.m. Music: Brooklyn-based Ariel Aparicio, an award-winning Cuban-American pop-rock musician, will perform songs from his latest album. 

6 p.m. Interactive Performance: Brown Bear, a beauty/arts salon owned by Brooklyn-based artists A.K. Burns and Katie Hubbard, hosts a conversation and gives visitors hair modifications, fades, do's-for-a-day, and weaves. Free tickets available at the Visitor Center at 5 p.m. 

6 p.m. Artist Talk: Artist Lyle Ashton Harris discusses works by himself and others in the exhibition HIDE/SEEK: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture exploring issues of identity, family, gender, masculinity, and race. Free tickets available at the Visitor Center at 6 p.m. 

6:30-8:30 p.m. Hands-On Art: Create a portrait using a photographic transfer process.Free tickets available at the Visitor Center at 5:30 p.m. 

7 p.m. Curator Talk: Jonathan Katz, curator of HIDE/SEEK: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture, speaks about the exhibition. Free tickets available at the Visitor Center at 6 p.m. 

8-10 p.m. Dance Party: DJ Tikka Masala, resident DJ of two of Brooklyn's hottest queer dance parties, That's My Jam and Fresh Fridays, spins hip-hop and house music. 

9 p.m. Book Club: Charles Rice-Gonzalez, Executive Director of BAAD! The Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance, reads from Chulito, his novel about a gay, Hispanic teenager growing up in the Bronx. 

9-10 p.m. Performance: Experimental punk band, and former collaborators withHIDE/SEEK artist David Wojnarowicz, 3 Teens Kill 4 will perform. 

Admission to Target First Saturday is free. Programs subject to change without notice. Some programs have limited space and are ticketed on a first-come, first-served basis. Lines for free tickets often form thirty minutes in advance. Museum galleries are open until 11 p.m. Parking is a flat rate of $4 starting from 5 to 11 p.m.