THREE KINGS DAY A DAY MARKING THE 12TH DAY OF CHRISTMAS BY COMMEMORATE THE DAY THAT THE THREE WISE MEN ARRIVED FOR BABY JESUS, OFTEN OBSERVED BY SPANISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES. IT ALL HAPPENS THIS FRIDAY, SO IT’S TOMORROW. AND THE NORTON MUSEUM OF ART IS CELEBRATING THREE KINGS DAY AND TYING IN SOME LOCAL ART, WHICH I THINK IS REALLY EXCITING WHEN LOCAL MUSEUM TAKING THAT DAY TO TURN ART, MUSIC, DANCE AND MORE. IT’S GOING TO BE QUITE THE CELEBRATION. SO JOINING ME, NORTON MUSEUM OF ARTS ADULT PROGRAMS MANAGER QUINCY BRUCKERHOFF. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US. WE WERE JUST TALKING. A LOT OF PEOPLE CELEBRATE THREE KINGS DAY, SO WHAT A GREAT EVENT TO CELEBRATE AT THE NORTON. YEAH, WE’RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT. WE THE IDEA CAME TO US FROM WE HAVE OUR NUESTRA CULTURA, OUR HISPANIC HERITAGE COMMITTEE, AND THEY CAME TO US AND SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT? JANUARY 5TH IS THE EVE OF THREE KINGS DAY. ARE YOU DOING ANYTHING? AND IT HAPPENED TO TIE IN WITH THAT NIGHT. WE ALREADY HAD OUR ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, NOR AM I NIEVES IS DOING AN ARTIST TALK WITH CARLA ACEVEDO YATES, WHO IS THE CURATOR FOR THE CHICAGO MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART IN CHICAGO. GOODNESS. AND I KNOW I WAS LIKE, LET ME GET THAT OUT. AND THEY ARE DOING A, UM, A NICE ARTIST TALK ABOUT HER NEW EXHIBIT, CLOUDS IN THE EXPANDED FIELD. AND SHE’S PUERTO RICAN. OKAY. SO IT HAPPENED TO ALL TIE IN TO THAT. SO WE HAVE HER GIVING HER TALK AND THEN WE HAVE WHAT’S KNOWN AS A PARRANDA, WHICH IS A TRADITIONAL. IT’S CAROLING, BASICALLY. AND IN PUERTO RICO, BASICALLY MY UNDERSTANDING FROM ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES, LEE MARTY CUEVAS, WHO’S PUERTO RICAN, IS THAT AT 10:00 AT NIGHT, JUST WHEN YOU’RE READY TO BE IN BED, THEY COME ALONG WITH INSTRUMENTS AND THEY SORT OF SING AND WAKE YOU UP, AND YOU COME OUT WITH FOOD, OF COURSE, LOTS OF FOOD. YOU FEED THEM AND THEN EVERYBODY GOES TO THE NEXT HOUSE AND DOES IT AGAIN, AND IT ENDS UP BEING THIS HUGE STREET PARTY. SO IT’S THIS REALLY FUN THING. OURS WILL BE A LITTLE SMALLER, BUT WE HAVE THE BAND PLAY NICE, WHICH IS FAMOUS FOR DOING PUERTO RICAN LIKE BOMBA AND PLANUM MUSIC, AND A FEW MEMBERS OF THE BAND WILL START AT THE END OF OUR LECTURE. THEY’LL START THE PARRANDA. WE’LL PARADE THROUGH THE MUSEUM AND SHOW PEOPLE THE WAY TO CLOUDS AND THE EXPANDED FIELD, AND THEN INTO. AND THEN THEY’LL PLAY FOR 45 MINUTES IN THE GARDEN AND AGAIN, YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THE ART ON DISPLAY. TELL ME ABOUT THE ARTIST AGAIN. SO NORA MARTINOVICH, SHE’S OUR MARY LUCILLE DELRAY, ARTIST IN RESIDENCE FOR THE YEAR. AND SHE WE HAVE A BRAND NEW EXHIBIT THAT OPENED RIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS. AND SHE FOCUSES SORT OF ON THE ARCHITECTURE OF NATIVE PUERTO RICO AND HOW THAT LAYERS IN WITH CULTURE. AND IT’S GORGEOUS. I MEAN, EVERYBODY SHOULD COME SEE IT BECAUSE IT’S REALLY BEAUTIFUL. ALL RIGHT. SO I KNOW THAT YOU DO AND DO A LOT OF EVENTS ON FRIDAY EVENING. SO IS THAT WHEN THE BIG EVENT KIND OF KICKS OFF? YEAH. SO EVERY FRIDAY, 52 FRIDAYS A YEAR, WE DO ART AFTER DARK SO YOU CAN COME AND IT’S $10 FOR ADULTS AND $5 FOR STUDENTS, UNLESS YOU’RE A MEMBER, IN WHICH CASE IT’S FREE AND THEN YOU CAN COME AND THERE’S ALWAYS A PERFORMANCE ASPECT. YOU CAN SEE THE ENTIRE MUSEUM, THE RESTAURANT IS OPEN. WE ALSO HAVE AN OPEN STUDIO, A DROP IN STUDIO WHERE YOU CAN DO AN ART PROJECT EVERY WEEK. AND WE HAVE BANDS, BUT WE ALSO HAVE DANCE. WE HAVE LIKE AN IMPROV TROUPE COMING UP. WE TRY AND DO A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS TO MAKE IT SORT OF A FUN EVENING, BUT IT’S LIKE THE PERFECT DATE NIGHT. I LOVE IT AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS ONE’S GOING TO BE EXCITING. IF YOU WANT MORE INFORMATION ON ON THE EVENT TO CELEBRATE THREE KINGS DAY OR THREE KINGS NIGHT AT THE NORTON MUSEUM OF ART, AS THEY’RE CALLING IT, PLEASE CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE. WE PUT A LINK TO THEIRS ON OUR WPBF.COM, BUT LIKE YOU SAID, 52 FRIDAYS A YEAR YOU GUYS ARE DOING SOMETHING. THE NORTON IS A WONDERFUL PLACE. IF YOU HAVEN’T BEEN THERE TO CHECK IT OUT