5 Things: Target First Saturdays and Mozzarella Making

1. Be impressionistic. Target First Saturday takes place tonight with the theme taken from its temporary exhibition of John Singer Sargent Watercolors, with activities ranging from watercolor painting to 10-minute, Sargent-inspired plays, to curator talks. See the full schedule here. 200 Eastern Parkway, 5-10 p.m. Free.

2. Impress your friends. Learn how to make your own cheese at LaunchPad’s Mozzarella Making Class. LaunchPad, 721 Franklin Ave. bet. Park and Sterling, 8 p.m. $35, RSVP required at citysuppersbk@gmail.com.

3. Do the Derby. If you are planning to join the Southern tradition today, here’s our picks for How To Do Derby Day in Brooklyn and whose showing the race in  Prospect Heights. 

4. Take the kids out on the ‘Slope. There are two great kids events today in Park Slope: Spring Fling at Washington Park, with a puppet parade, face painting, mask making cakewalk, plant sale and more and Touch-a-Truck, where kids can not only touch the trucks but can climb all over them. The 25 vehicles include fire trucks, an army Humvee and a police car. For mom and dad there will be a mini food-truck rally. P.S. 295, 18th St. bet. 6th and 7th avenues. $5 per person.

5. Attend a Film Fest. Today there’s also the Women of African Descent Film Festival, hosted by the Brooklyn Chapter of the Links, Inc. in the Spike Lee Screening Room at LIU. A special youth film portion will take place from 10 a.m. until 12:15 p.m.Click here for the schedule. Free.