Brooklyn Museum Offers Family Programs

August: Caribbean Carnival—Wave Your Flags!

On Saturday, August 2, from 5 to 11 p.m., the Brooklyn Museum’s popular free night of family events will spotlight the Caribbean. Highlights include The West Indian–American Day Carnival Association’s festivities: steel pan music, stilt walkers, Carnival costumes, and more on the Museum’s outdoor plaza from 3 to 7 p.m.; the performance of Amma Mcken and her traditional Orisha drum and voice ensemble from 5 to 7 p.m.; and a art-making class using African patterns to decorate a Caribbean shaker from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. A dance party concludes the night hosted by Reggae Retro-spective’s DJ and live band Judah Tribe from 9 to 11 p.m. Free tickets are required for some of the evening’s activities; for a full list of programs, please visit www.brooklynmuseum.org.

Summer Jazz Concert with John Ellis & Double-Wide

On Saturday, July 19, from 3 to 5 p.m., the Museum presents an afternoon of sizzling jazz in the Museum’s sculpture garden, with John Ellis, one of the most exciting tenor saxophonist and composers on the current jazz scene, and his band Double-Wide, featuring Jason Marsalis on drums.

Gallery/Studio Program

Applications are still being accepted for the August semester of the Gallery/Studio program, in which students ages six to adult develop art skills through studying the Museum’s collection and experimenting with a variety of materials and techniques in hands-on classes. -- www.brooklynmuseum.org