Lights Out is When the Fun Begins at the Walker Art Center's November Free First Saturday

Grab your flashlights and prepare for a day of family fun at Lights Out!, the Walker Art Center’s Free First Saturday event from 10 am–5 pm Saturday, November 4. Featured events include a performance by Circus Minimus Puppetry, who will present a glow-in-the-dark ping pong ball circus; a disco party in the McGuire Theater; a gallery crawl exploring mysterious works in the Walker’s collection; a series of short films about wolves; an art-making activity led by artists Helen Stringfellow and Lars Jerlach; an art-making activity to create glow-in-the-dark wearable art; and a story reading.

Activities are free and available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Free First Saturdays are for Families!

Lights Out!

Saturday, November 4, 10 am–5 pm

Gallery Crawl: Mysterious Shapes and Spaces, 10 am–2 pm

Galleries 1 and 2
What lurks in Ad Reinhardt’s seemingly all-black painting, and why does Lucio Fontana create a hole in his canvas? Solve the puzzles with a Walker tour guide.

Art-Making for the Entire Family: Glow-in-the-Dark Wearable Art, 10 am–3 pm

Star Tribune Foundation Art Lab
Flaunt your illuminating style with fashion designer Laura Fulk.

Dance: Kids Disco Party, 10 am–3 pm

William and Nadine McGuire Theater
Black lights? Check. Disco ball? Got it. Dancers? Hey, kids! We need you to come over to the McGuire Theater to get the party started. Disco duds encouraged.

Film: Who’s afraid of the big bad wolf?, 10:30 and 11:30 am

Lecture Room
You certainly won’t be afraid after you see these unexpectedly sweet and funny animated shorts, starring a whole new generation of wolves: Woolly Wolf and Woolly Town – Woolly Head by Vera Neubauer.

Performance: The Amazing Gnip Gnop Circus, 11 am

Cinema
Step right up and let Circus Minimus Puppetry astound you with its magnificent glow-in-the-dark ping pong ball circus. You’ll never look at table tennis the same way again. Learn more at www.littlerednose.com.

Art-Making for the Entire Family: Altered Egos, 11 am–4 pm

Cargill Lounge
Design a three-dimensional likeness of your alter ego using packing tape, cardboard, and tin foil. Led by artists Helen Stringfellow and Lars Jerlach.

Story Reading: Dark Tales, 2, 2:30, 3, and 3:30 pm

Lecture Room
Be brave as you listen to a series of stories about creepy-crawly things that go bump in the night.