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LET YG HELP U STEP YOUR ART GAME UP….

It’s the beginning of the month & that means lots of exhibition 2 hit up. The beauty of NY in the Fall is that the BX, BK, QU & Manhattan all have great events 2 hit up. Don’t be surprised if u see me low @ the Guggenheim on Friday night in my Comme des Garcons & Levi’s jeans…. Shout out 2 my homey Justine Reyes…. Check her stuff out in Repetti Gallery. 😉 -!YG

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PROJECT DIVERSITY QUEENS: What’s Going On?
Dates: Oct. 3rd – 28th, 2007
Opening: Wednesday Oct. 3rd, 7-9pm
Location: Repetti Gallery
44-02 23rd street, 4th Fl., Long Island City, NY 11101

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Admission is free for all visitors during Target Free Friday Nights, sponsored by Target, every Friday evening, 4:00â€“8:00 p.m. Tickets for Target Free Friday Nights are not available in advance.

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FIRST FRIDAYS at the Guggenheim

Enjoy a drink with friends, explore the galleries, and listen to some of the best DJs in town, all in the spectacular Frank Lloyd Wrightâ€“designed building. Open from 9 PM to 1 AM, admission is $25. Free for all Guggenheim members!

OCT 5
Turntables on the Hudson
Founded seven years ago by DJs Nickodemus and Mariano, along with talented percussionist Nappy G, Turntables on the Hudson bring their beats to dance floors all over New York and across the world! Be sure to hear their boundry-defying sound that combines everything from hip-hop, funk, and house to Latin, big beat, and reggae.

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Join us for our new series on the first Friday of every month featuring film and video screenings, art performances, music and other special events!

Please RSVP for public programs at (718) 681 – 6000 extension 102 or education@bronxmuseum.org FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 6:30pm
Beyond the Caribbean
North Wingâ€”2nd Floor
Admission: Free

Presenting a night of new voices and sounds from a new generation of artists born and raised in the Caribbean Diaspora and transplanted to New York City. A showcase that demonstrates why we need to re-think the Caribbean beyond stereotypes and cultural clichÃ©s.

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Saturday, October 6:

Celebrating the BAM 25th Next Wave Festival and Infinite Island: Contemporary Caribbean Art

FREE admission from 5 to 11 p.m.

Rich Medina. Photo by Human Photography

6 – 7 p.m. Reading
Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Forum, 4th floor
Elizabeth Nunez reads from her recent novel, Prospero’s Daughter, a retelling of Shakespeare’s The Tempest set in the Caribbean. Free tickets are available at the Visitor Center at 5 p.m.6:30 – 8 p.m. Performance
Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd floor
INSPIRIT, a dance company presents a work about the Caribbean’s discovery and Diaspora. Free tickets are available at the Visitor Center at 5:30 p.m.6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Hands-On Art
Education Division, 1st floor
Create your own imaginary map of the Caribbean. Free timed tickets are available at the Visitor Center at 5:30 p.m.6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Performance
Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Pavilion, 1st floor
Hear pianist Arturo O’Farrill and his septet, Riza Negra, blend Latin and American funk with special guest soloist, BAM Next Wave Festival artist and renowned Haitian American violinist/composer, Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR).7 p.m. Artist Talk
Meet at the entrance to Infinite Island, 5th floor
Trinidadian artist Nicole Awai discusses her work. Free tickets are available at the Visitor Center at 6 p.m. 8 p.m. Curator Talk
Meet at the entrance to Infinite Island, 5th floor
Curator Tumelo Mosaka gives a tour of Infinite Island, accompanied by a Sign Language interpreter. Free tickets are available at the Visitor Center at 7 p.m.8 p.m. Performance and Discussion
Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Forum, 4th floor
Samantha Thornhill’s spoken word performance and discussion explore Caribbean American identity. Free tickets are available at the Visitor Center at 7 p.m.8:30 p.m. Film
Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd floor
BAMcinÃ©matek presents One Love (Rick Elgood and Don Letts, 2003, 100 min., PG-13), a tale of young lovers from different worlds brought together by music, starring Ky-Mani Marley. Free tickets are available at the Visitor Center at 7:30 p.m.9 p.m. Performance
Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Pavilion, 1st floor
Charanga Soleil and DJ Neva combine Cuban salsa, Congolese rumba-soukous, and Haitian music. 9 – 11 p.m. Dance Party
Beaux-Arts Court, 3rd floor
The legendary DJ Rich Medina spins his special mix of funk laced with son, rumba, and merengue.

Due to limited capacity, some programs require tickets.
Lines for tickets often form 30 minutes before tickets are distributed.
Programs subject to change without notice.
Free general admission and $4 parking (flat rate), 5-11 p.m.
Museum galleries are open until 11 p.m.
Cash bar, food concessions, and Shop open until 11 p.m.

Learn more about the Brooklyn Museum and its rich selection of ongoing programs and resources.

First Saturdays are sponsored by Target.

Made possible by the Wallace Foundation Community Programs Fundith additional support from DLA Piper US LLP, the Ellis A. Gimbel Trust, KeySpan Energy, and other donors. Also supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts and the New York Community Trust. The New York Times Community Affairs Department, media sponsor.