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The Tang Museum is full of talented exhibitions and thrilling events. Here are this week’s events to check out while you can.
Tuesday, Nov. 19 at 12:00 p.m. - Behind-the-Scenes Tour with Rachel Seligman
Ever wondered what the Tang is really like behind-the-scenes? Now is your chance to find out. Discover how the amazing exhibits come to life and Join Assistant Director for Curatorial Affairs and Malloy Curator Rachel Seligman for this great opportunity. The event is free and open to everyone.
Wednesday, Nov. 20 at 7:00 p.m. - Whole Grain: Choreo-cinema of Maya Deren
Deren was an influential director and performer who is often called the “mother” of avant-garde filmmaking (new and unusual experimental ideas). Her films are poetic and instructive, and offer insight into the human body and mind.
Coining her own unique aesthetic of choreo-cinema (blending choreography with the art of filmmaking), Maya Deren’s films are nothing short of distinctive. These films, projected in 16mm, reflect Deren’s fascination with motion and showcase consideration of choreography and cinematic direction shape these movements.
She led a life full of exciting experiments and went by her own rules, so don’t miss a chance to see her work.
Thursday, Nov. 21 at 7:00 p.m. - 8 Tables
It may be snowing outside, but believe it or not, fall has just begun! Celebrate the cozy weather with festive crafting! Join the Tang’s Student Advisory Council and channel your inner elementary school self with eight different tables of crafting and free food. Make friendship bracelets, paint pumpkins, knit a warm scarf, create a fall wreath, write festive poetry, beautify mason jars, craft button art pieces, and decorate cookies.
This even is in collaboration with Knit Witzs, Random Acts of Crafts, and Flutters of Hope, a local non-profit whose goal is to support, educate, and advocate for anyone who has been impacted by an eating disorder. Participants at the event will create weighted lap pads that Flutter of Hope gives to individuals who are in treatment at Albany Medical Hospital.
Come have fun, get in the festive fall spirit, and support an amazing cause!
Saturday, Nov. 23 at 2:00 p.m. - Family Saturday: Seventeenth Annual Make-a-Turkey-Out-of-a-Potato Festival
Ever made hand turkeys out of construction paper? Well get the chance to take those talents to the next level and make one out of a potato! Join the Tang for Family Saturday’s Seventeenth Annual Make-a-Turkey-Out-of-a-Potato Festival to get you in the holiday spirit. All materials are provided, so show up and have fun!
Exhibits:
· Beauty and Bite
· Elevator Music 39: Bug
· Hyde Cabinet #4: Terrible Beauty (Closes November 24th)
· Nicole Cherubini: Shaking the Trees
· Ree Morton: The Plant That Heals May Also Poison
· Serious Sparkle