April Events! (NYC)

and more to come…! 

Tuesday, April 3
Family Values with Jennifer Baumgardner and Pagan Kennedy
7-9pm, KGB BarLook Both Ways, part memoir, part exploration of the growing number of young women who date both women and men and why that’s now possible. Jennifer Baumgardner, co-author of Manifesta and Grassroots, frequently writes and lectures on feminism, activism, and popular culture for magazines and on college campuses around the country.

The First Man-Made Man tells one of the most incredible life stories of the 20th century: the world’s first female-to-male sex change in late 1930s and 1940s.The book also leads readers through the medical breakthroughs that would forever change the rules of living in a human body. Pagan Kennedy has published eight previous books in a variety of genres, including novels and non-fiction narratives. She is a contributor to the New York Times Magazine and the Boston Globe Magazine.

Wednesday, April 4th – Free
Reading: Alix Kates Shulman “Memoirs of an Ex-Prom Queen”
7pm, Bluestockings Book Store
Join award-winning author and activist Alix Kates Shulman in celebrating the new, 35th Anniversary edition of “Memoirs of an Ex-Prom Queen.” A million-copy bestseller and called “the first important novel to emerge from the women’s liberation movement, the book sardonically looks at the double-binds of growing up female and sexy in middle-class America.

Thursday, April 5th – Free
Reading: Jennifer Baumgardner “Look Both Ways”
7pm, Bluestockings Book Store
For acclaimed author and activist Jennifer Baumgardner, bisexuality has always been more than the sexual non-preference of the 1990’s. In her new book “Look Both Ways: Bisexual Politics” Baumgardner takes a close look at the growing visibility of queer and bisexual characters on the national cultural stage. Baumgardner is the co-author of “Manifesta” and “Grassroots”.

Saturday, April 7
Brooklyn Museum’s First Saturday
FREE AND OPEN TO PUBLIC

* Talk: Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Performance Space, 4th Floor
5:00 p.m.
Artists Ambreen Butt and Siona Benjamin hold a discussion on feminisms and art-making. Free tickets are available an hour prior to the event

*Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls and Black Rock Coalition
5 – 7pm in the main lobby of the Brooklyn Museum
Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls and the Black Rock Coalition present a unique mix of female musicians from NYC:

*Film: Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor
6:00 p.m.
See the documentary The Grace Lee Project (Grace Lee, 2005, 68 min., PG), exploring Asian American female identity. Free tickets are available an hour prior to the event.

*6:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m. Hands-On Art
Education Division, 1st Floor
Bring along images of women important to you and create your own feminist collage. Free timed tickets are available at the Visitor Center at 5:30 p.m.

* 6:30 p.m. Young Voices Gallery Talk
Meet in the Rubin Lobby, 1st Floor
Student Guides Megan Becker and Anna Piazza explore Global Feminisms. Free tickets are available an hour prior to the event.

*7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m. Performance
Hall of the Americas, 1st Floor
Internationally acclaimed quintet Imani Winds plays a unique blend of classical, world, and jazz.

*7:00 p.m. Artist Performance
Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Performance Space, 4th Floor
Artist Mary Coble examines identity and gender with Gender Mask (becoming). Free tickets are available an hour prior to the event.
*7:30 p.m. Young Voices Gallery Talk
Meet in the Rubin Lobby, 1st Floor
Student Guide Tina Le brings a feminist perspective to the permanent collection. Free tickets are available an hour prior to the event.

*8:00 p.m. Gallery Talk and Book Signing
Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Performance Space, 4th Floor
Dr. Elizabeth Sackler shares her ideas behind the Center for Feminist Art and discusses The Dinner Party by Judy Chicago. A book signing follows the talk. Free tickets are available an hour prior to the event.

*8:30 p.m. Film
Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor
Fire (Deepa Mehta, 1996, 104 min., not rated) follows two Hindu women on a triumphant journey out of loveless arranged marriages. Free tickets are available an hour prior to the event.

*9:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m. Dance Party
Beaux-Arts Court, 3rd Floor
JD Samson of Le Tigre spins a brand of punk and dance music.

*9:30 p.m. Curator Talk
Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, 4th Floor
Maura Reilly, Curator of the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, gives a talk in Global Feminisms. Free tickets are available an hour prior to the event

Wednesday, April 25th – Free
Reading: Hanne Blank “Virgin: The Untouched History”
7pm, Bluestockings
Join author Hanne Blank for an evening of virgins! “Virgin: The Untouched History” is the first comprehensive history of virginity. “Thoroughly researched, carefully argued and written with a sly sense of humor,” according to Publishers’ Weekly, Virgin is a treasure trove of information and insight about this often ignored aspect of women’s lives. Hanne Blank is the author of “Unruly Appetites.”