Brooklyn Museum's Target First Saturday: Remixing the American Story

4:30pm-Hungry March Band, Brooklyn’s street brass band, performs a fusion of influences ranging from New Orleans street bands to Indian wedding brass. then from 6:00-7:30 Dance to music by the Hungry March Band, then learn about the origins of folk dance by exploring line dances from the Boot Scootin’ Boogie to the Wobble.
5:00-10:00pm-An evening tracing American music from blues to hip-hop. Michael Hill’s Blues Mob kicks off at 5 p.m. with blues-flavored rock, R&B, and funk. At 7 p.m., Frankie Rose performs dream-pop melodies from classic eighties rock. At 8:45 p.m., hip-hop group Brown Bag All Stars lays down fresh beats influenced by 1990s East Coast rap.
6:00pm-Valerie Hegarty discusses her installation Alternative Histories, encouraging visitors to rethink American history.
6:00pm-The Redhawk Native American Arts Council hosts an interactive dance performance inspired by traditional Native American dances.
8:30pm-Storycorps' animated shorts, illustrated by Michael and Timothy Rauch, feature funny, poignant, and memorable stories as told by Americans who lived them. Presented in partnership with PBS documentary series POV.
Many more events scheduled.  Go to the website www.BrooklynMuseum.org for more information