The DIA opens its doors at 10am to the general public. The museum will be open for 32 straight hours and admission is free.

Here is a list of today’s festivities:

Friday, November 23

“Hardcore ^[1] Detroit ^[2]” break ^[3] dancers ^[4] at Farnsworth and Woodward
10am-5pm

Break, or Hip Hop, dancing is quite possibly the coolest thing I’ve ever seen live. You can’t just stand there and watch. You gotta share your hips. You gotta bounce a bit in place. You have to sway side to side, at least. Check it out, and try not to get too caught up in the dancing–you’ll forget about the art.

Poetry reading by Rhonda Welsh ^[5] in African galleries
10:45, 1:45, 4:45

Scottish Storytelling in British galleries (MacStories!)
11am, 1pm, 3pm

Shahida Nurallah Trio ^[6] (Jazz) in American galleries
12pm, 3pm, 6pm

DSO Percussionist Ian Ding ^[7], Kresge Court
1pm, 3pm

U of D Mercy and Renaissance Fencing in Great Hall
1:30, 2:30, 3:30

Scavenger Trio (music), Kresge Court
6pm

Vanguard Voices (adult choir) in European galleries
6pm

“Vexations” 20 continuous hours of live music, Contemporary galleries
(I have no idea what they’re talking about or what this is. Could it be Erik Satie ^[8]’s Vexations ^[9]?)
8pm-4pm

Immigrant Suns (music), Kresge Court
9:30-12:30am

Art After Hours with DJs, coney dogs and sliders for purchase, Prentis Court
(This should be interesting. I wonder what will happen when the bar crowd stumbles in at 2:30. And I’ll probably be there to find out.)