Free Thursdays CHANGE YOUR THURSDAY-NIGHT PROGRAMMING A WEEKLY SAMPLER OF FREE TOURS, FILMS, TALKS, AND MORE THURSDAYS, SEPTEMBER 5, 12, 19, AND 26, 2002 FREE

This month Free Thursdays goes global, from Yoko Ono's project Mend Piece for the World to a cinematic introduction to the music of Islam, and more. Join us on September 26 to participate in Dawn to Dusk: A Day of Art, the launch of a weeklong, citywide celebration of the visual arts. For details, visit twincitiesfineart.org. Drop by the Walker any Thursday for a sampler of free artist talks, films, and tours at 1 and 6 pm. The galleries are open until 9 pm, so stay late to take it all in.

SEPTEMBER 5
FREE WARE: BROOKE BURGESS, 7 PM, AUDITORIUM
What would you give to know the truth? At the beginning of Brooke Burgess' 24-part online story Broken Saints (www.brokensaints.com), four strangers from around the globe are drawn together to answer this question. Producer-writer-director Burgess' tale weaves together sparse prose, haunting music, and manga-inspired artwork in a mesmerizing vision of the world on the brink. A fusion of the graphic novel, epic narrative, and Expressionist film, Broken Saints won the 2001 Pixie Independent Film Award and the Best Cartoon and People's Choice awards at FlashForward 2002. For this event, Burgess discusses the project's genesis, development, and future, and premieres an upcoming chapter in the saga. Free Ware is the Walker's ongoing series exploring the intersection of art and technology.
FREE ART LAB ACTIVITY: YOKO ONO'S MEND PIECE FOR THE WORLD, 5-8:30 PM, ART LAB
Yoko Ono's Mend Piece, a participatory artwork in which museum visitors reassemble broken pottery, has taken many different forms since its introduction in 1966. In response to September 11, Ono made a new version of the work called Mend Piece for the World (2001), and sent the instructions to cities across the globe. She invites visitors to meditate on healing by using glue, string, and tape to piece together fragments of pottery. "As a response to September 11, it is as touching, appropriate, and brave as many" (The Guardian).
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.

SEPTEMBER 12
BETTER LOOKING: UNDERSTANDING MINIMALISM, 6:30 PM
The term "minimalism" is not easy to define. While some say Minimalism is the name of an American art movement of the 1960s, others use the word to describe art that emphasizes form over content. For this gallery talk, sculptor-art professor Thomas Rose relates his understanding of this complex term. He begins with a look at geometrical abstractions of Ellsworth Kelly and Dan Flavin and moves to a discussion of the "organic minimalism" of Rivane Neuenschwander. Meet in the lobby.
THE BETTER LOOKING SERIES IS MADE POSSIBLE BY GENEROUS SUPPORT FROM SOTHEBY'S.
FREE ART LAB ACTIVITY: YOKO ONO'S MEND PIECE FOR THE WORLD, 5-8:30 PM, ART LAB
Yoko Ono's Mend Piece, a participatory artwork in which museum visitors reassemble broken pottery, has taken many different forms since its introduction in 1966. In response to September 11, Ono made a new version of the work called Mend Piece for the World (2001), and sent the instructions to cities across the globe. She invites visitors to meditate on healing by using glue, string, and tape to piece together fragments of pottery. "As a response to September 11, it is as touching, appropriate, and brave as many" (The Guardian).
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.

SEPTEMBER 19
FREE VERSE: HARRYETTE MULLEN, 7 PM, LECTURE ROOM
Join us as poet Harryette Mullen celebrates the love affair that writers have with language. In her newest book, Sleeping with the Dictionary, Mullen uses word games such as acrostics, anagrams, puns, and Oulipo-inspired textual transformations to create poems that read like jazz-inflected hallucinations. "Let's mambo and be frisky," she cajoles us, lugging the dictionary in all its "unabridged bulk" to her bed. But there's a serious side to Mullen's play; her parodies reimagine the African-American culture's relationship to the English language. Mullen is Associate Professor of English and African American Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. Her other books include S*PeRM**K*T, Muse & Drudge, and Blues Baby.
FREE VERSE IS COSPONSORED BY RAIN TAXI REVIEW OF BOOKS.
(UN)SCENE: MAKE ART EVERY THIRD THURSDAY: AEROSOL EVOLUTION, 5-9 PM, AGES 14-19 ONLY
From Wildstyle to Barry McGee, Aerosol Evolution walks you through the history of hip-hop-inspired visual art with Roger Cummings and Peyton, who have collaborated with writers Tats Cru, Lady Pink, Crash, and Daze. During the workshop you'll have a chance to tour the exhibition One Planet under a Groove, meet other teen artists, and create your own art. Activities are free and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Limited to 15 participants. Sign-up begins at 4:30 pm at the lobby desk. For details, call 612.375.7683.
CALLING ALL DIRECTING DIVAS
The Walker presents a class for young women ages 15 to 18 interested in expanding their media skills and developing their style of videomaking. Participants will produce a digital video and learn how to submit their work to film festivals, including Girls in the Director's Chair. The workshop is free and takes place every Thursday from 4:30-6:30 pm for six weeks (October 10-November 14). Transportation assistance (bus passes/tokens) available. Application deadline is September 20. If you are interested, call 612.375.5812 or e-mail anne.dugan@walkerart.org.
WALKER TEEN PROGRAMS ARE MADE POSSIBLE BY GENEROUS SUPPORT FROM THE SURDNA FOUNDATION.
FREE ART LAB ACTIVITY: YOKO ONO'S MEND PIECE FOR THE WORLD, 5-8:30 PM, ART LAB
Yoko Ono's Mend Piece, a participatory artwork in which museum visitors reassemble broken pottery, has taken many different forms since its introduction in 1966. In response to September 11, Ono made a new version of the work called Mend Piece for the World (2001), and sent the instructions to cities across the globe. She invites visitors to meditate on healing by using glue, string, and tape to piece together fragments of pottery. "As a response to September 11, it is as touching, appropriate, and brave as many" (The Guardian).
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.

SEPTEMBER 26
FREE FILM: A THOUSAND AND ONE VOICES: THE MUSIC OF ISLAM, 8 PM
DIRECTED BY MAHMOUD BEN MAHMOUD
This film explores the great diversity and long history of music in Islamic societies. In French and Arabic with English subtitles. 2001, video, 90 minutes.
FREE ART LAB ACTIVITY: YOKO ONO'S MEND PIECE FOR THE WORLD, 5-8:30 PM, ART LAB
Yoko Ono's Mend Piece, a participatory artwork in which museum visitors reassemble broken pottery, has taken many different forms since its introduction in 1966. In response to September 11, Ono made a new version of the work called Mend Piece for the World (2001), and sent the instructions to cities across the globe. She invites visitors to meditate on healing by using glue, string, and tape to piece together fragments of pottery. "As a response to September 11, it is as touching, appropriate, and brave as many" (The Guardian).
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.