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Poetry Reading: Supa Dupa Fresh

Poets Mahogany L. Browne, Adam Falkner, Rico Frederick, Jive Poetic, and Jon Sands host a special edition of Supa Dupa Fresh

Amy Sherald (American, born 1973). Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama, 2018
Amy Sherald (American, born 1973). Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama, 2018 (Photo: Courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery)

6–9 pm

Biergarten and Morris A. and Meyer Schapiro Wing
Poets Mahogany L. Browne, Adam Falkner, Rico Frederick, Jive Poetic, and Jon Sands host a special edition of Supa Dupa Fresh—a monthly reading series that takes place at Prospect Heights bar Ode to Babel—in conversation with The Obama Portraits. Enjoy a signature drink in our Biergarten, inspired by the art and made by our friends at Ode To Babel. After cocktail hour, enter the Museum for a special after-hours viewing of the portraits and to hear featured reader Canice Iloh and an epic lineup of poets perform their original work.
Tickets are $25 and include one cocktail and special after-hours admission to The Obama Portraits Tour. Member tickets are $20. Not a Member? Join today!
All visitors 12 and older must show proof of vaccination and a valid I.D. Masks are required regardless of vaccination status.
For access needs, please email us at access@brooklynmuseum.org.

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