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Free Thursdays CHANGE YOUR THURSDAY-NIGHT PROGRAMMING A WEEKLY SAMPLER OF FREE TOURS, FILMS, TALKS, AND MORE THURSDAYS, MAY 2, 9, 16, 23, AND 30, 2002 FREE |
JOIN US EACH WEEK FOR A SAMPLER OF FREE TALKS, FILM SCREENINGS, PERFORMANCES,
AND TOURS. GALLERIES ARE OPEN UNTIL 9 PM, SO STAY LATE TO TAKE IT ALL
IN.
MAY 2
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 Mayor Joseph Riley |
FREE
TALK: PUBLIC FORUM: MAYOR JOSEPH RILEY: BUILDING A GREAT CITY: BEAUTY,
POLICY, AND THE PUBLIC REALM, 4:30 PM, FREE, AUDITORIUM
Joseph Riley is the mayor of
one of America's most beautiful cities: Charleston, South Carolina. For
this talk, he discusses ways that the ideals of supporting innovative
urban design, sustaining economic growth, and creating livable cities
can be pursued as mutually beneficial matters of public policy. In 2000,
Riley was honored as the first recipient of the Urban Land Institute J.
C. Nichols Prize for Visionary Urban Development.
PART OF HAMMEL, GREEN, AND ABRAHAMSON, INC.'S PONTE
NUOVO SERIES, THIS TALK IS COSPONSORED BY THE URBAN LAND INSTITUTE AND
CAPITAL CITY PARTNERSHIP.
FREE
TOUR: 1 AND 6 PM
Tour a different Walker exhibition
every Thursday at 1 and 6 pm. Meet in the lobby. Pick up a complete schedule
at the lobby desk.
MAY 9
FREE
FILM: GIRLS IN THE DIRECTOR'S CHAIR: THROUGH HER EYES, 7 PM, AUDITORIUM
Joy and heartbreak are treated with laughter and compassion in this program
of documentaries and poetic, experimental works by young women filmmakers
from Minnesota. Originally scheduled in March, Girls in the Director's
Chair is part of the Women
with Vision film/video festival. Program length 70 minutes.
FREE
TOUR: 1 AND 6 PM
Tour a different Walker exhibition
every Thursday at 1 and 6 pm. Meet in the lobby. Pick up a complete schedule
at the lobby desk.
MAY 16
FREE
FILM: 2 MINUTES SILENCE PLEASE (2
MINUTEN STILTE A.U.B.), 8 PM
This documentary focuses on
people of the Netherlands as they celebrate Liberation Day. 1998, The
Netherlands, color, 35mm, in Dutch with English subtitles, 88 minutes.
FREE
TEEN PROGRAM: (UN)SCENE: DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP, 5-9 PM, FOR
AGES 14-19
In this series of free workshops
on the third Thursday of each month, teens have an opportunity to create
artwork with professionals, learn about the history and current state
of the arts, and see a Walker exhibition, performance, or film. This month's
(UN)SCENE explores documentary photography with Keri Pickett. It includes
an introduction to the medium, camera exercises, and a visit to the exhibition
Catherine
Opie: Skyways & Icehouses. Limited to 15 people. The workshop
is available on a first-come, first-served basis. To participate, sign
up at the Walker lobby desk beginning at 4:30 pm on May 16. For more information,
call 612.375.7683.
FREE
TOUR: 1 AND 6 PM
Tour a different Walker exhibition
every Thursday at 1 and 6 pm. Meet in the lobby. Pick up a complete schedule
at the lobby desk.
MAY 23
FREE
TALK: BETTER LOOKING: FOR SHOCK VALUE ALONE, 6:30 PM
Contemporary art galleries
often exhibit works that are intentionally provocative. Walker Visual
Arts curator Philippe Vergne discusses the purpose of art that uses shock
value to press a point. On a tour of Walk
Around Time, he focuses on Charles Ray's Unpainted Sculpture
(1997), an arresting sculptural work in the form of a wrecked car, and
Paul McCarthy's Documents (1995-1999), which juxtaposes images
of Disneyland and the Third Reich. Meet in the lobby.
FREE
FILM: GOOD-BYE (TOT ZIENS),
8 PM, INTRODUCED BY DIRECTOR HEDDY HONIGMANN
Honigmann's refined, realistic
film is about the incredible, indestructible energy that lovers possess.
1995, The Netherlands, color, 35mm, in Dutch with English subtitles, 110
minutes.
WITH YOUR
OPINION PLEASE (UW MENIG GRAAG)
1989, The Netherlands, color,
35mm, in Dutch with English subtitles, 13 minutes.
FREE
TOUR: 1 AND 6 PM
Tour a different Walker exhibition
every Thursday at 1 and 6 pm. Meet in the lobby. Pick up a complete schedule
at the lobby desk.
MAY 30
FREE
FILM: GOOD HUSBAND, DEAR SON (GOEDE
MAN, LIEVE ZOON), 8 PM, DIRECTED BY HEDDY HONIGMANN
Honigmann examines life after
civil war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. 2001, The Netherlands, color, video,
in Serbo-Croatian with English subtitles, 50 minutes.
FREE
TOUR: 1 AND 6 PM
Tour a different Walker exhibition
every Thursday at 1 and 6 pm. Meet in the lobby. Pick up a complete schedule
at the lobby desk.
FREE THURSDAYS ARE MADE POSSIBLE BY GENEROUS SUPPORT FROM
THE PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS AND THE LILA WALLACE-READER'S DIGEST FUND.