See you tomorrow in DUMBO!!!Our kickoff event is on Saturday, October 5 from 11 AM to 4 PM in the DU

See you tomorrow in DUMBO!!!Our kickoff event is on Saturday, October 5 from 11 AM to 4 PM in the DUMBO archway under the Manhattan bridge.The event is a unique combination of history lab, art space, and teach-in. We will be leading workshops on how to archive your own materials at home and how to design a history exhibit, and a roundtable on the domestic rights of queer youth. We’ll also feature live performances, mural making and the work of history-based organizations.RSVP on Facebook!and PLEASE RSVP to queermuseum@gmail.com so we know you’re coming!WORKSHOPS: Great Small Works Space, 20 Jay St., #214 11:30 – 12:30 – At Home Archiving 1 – 2 – Choose Your Own Adventure: Making Art Out of Queer History 2:30 – 4 – Tony Whitfield’s Queer Home Sweet HomeOn the (Queer) Waterfront: Brooklyn Histories is a scatter-site-specific investigation of the queer histories of the beloved borough where the museum got its start. Through a series of performances, talks, community gatherings, and related events, it will explore the waterfronts and the stories they hold, starting new conversations about the queer history and contemporary life of Brooklyn.On the (Queer) Waterfront: Brooklyn Histories TimelineSaturday, Oct 5th – Queer History Block Party at the Archway in DUMBOFriday, Oct 11th – Dangerous When Wet: Brooklyn’s Queer Waters (CO-HOSTED by MIX NYC & Union Docs)**Thursday, Oct 17th – Gay Life on the Carnival Lot, 1940s to the Present: Jennifer Miller and Sideshow Impresario Ward Hall (SPONSORED BY: Circus Amok &The Coney Island Sideshow;**This is a ticketed event)Saturday, Oct 19th – Queering Planning Practice for a More Inclusive City at Brooklyn Pride Center (TBA)Saturday, Oct 26th – Justin Sayre’s A Rite Of Water: An American Passion Play at Jalopy This project is sponsored, in part, by the Greater New York Arts Development Fund of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, administered by Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC).Fiscal sponsorship is provided by MIX NYC.Public Relations support provided by Riot Grrrl, Ink. -- source link

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