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    About MAM After Dark

    Upcoming Events

    MAM After Dark is a monthly art happening at the Milwaukee Art Museum. Each event offers a not-to-be-missed feature program, after-hours access to the galleries, music, food, cash bar, and more. Enjoy as you mingle with friends old and new.

    Photo Booth

    Strike a pose. The MAM After Dark Photo Booth is your chance to own the spotlight. See yourself projected on the walls of Windhover Hall—and possibly in our next ad campaign!

    DIY Studio

    Make and take your own art at this MAM After Dark mainstay. At the DIY (do-it-yourself) Studio, you can expect to make everything from buttons and valentines to gift bags and baskets.

     

    Past Events

    MAM After Dark: Moulin MAM

    FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 5 PM-MIDNIGHT
    EVENING SPONSOR: M&I WEALTH MANAGEMENT

    BURLESQUE 8 PM
    Don’t miss Milwaukee’s Brew City Bombshells as they heat up the stage with a variety of specialties and enticements.

    DRAG COMPETITION 9 PM
    Hosted by Ted Perry of FOX 6!
    Vote for your favorite local drag queen in this competition for bragging rights and fabulous prizes. Elimination rounds include talent, congeniality, and more.

    BEER AND CHEESE TASTING 6–8 PM
    Sample handcrafted brews and fine cheeses from across Wisconsin. (Free with admission, while supplies last.)

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    MAM After Dark: Comfort

    FRIDAY, MAY 21, 5 PM-MIDNIGHT

    EVENING SPONSOR: US BANK
    Special thanks to Steinhafels (Furniture Sponsor)

    AMERICAN QUILTS OPENING 5–11 PM
    These are not your grandmother’s quilts. Get wrapped up in the rich stories of early American life (1760–1850), hand-stitched into exquisite textiles from the unparalleled Winterthur Collection. Be among the first to see these singular works of art!

    COMFORT 6–10 PM
    Join Neroli for the ultimate Salon and Spa experience. Enjoy complimentary hair, makeup, and massage services, then lounge on cozy mattresses provided by Steinhafels.

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    MAM After Dark: Gallery Night

    FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 5 PM-MIDNIGHT

    LIVE MUSIC 7 AND 9:30 PM
    Check out the latin jazz, meringue, and salsa stylings of Milwaukee-based Cache at 7 p.m.; the Evan Christian Ensemble takes the stage at 9:30 p.m. DJs from 88Nine Radio Milwaukee kick out the jams before, between, and after the performances.

    THEASTER GATES OPENING 5–11 PM
    Step into this multimedia exhibition (pottery, a glass lantern slide tunnel, ceramic speakers) that explores craft labor and race in America today. Be engaged by a panel discussion at 6:15 p.m., gallery talks with the curators at 7:30 and 10 p.m., and a one-night-only collaboration between several Milwaukee-based choirs and the Chicago-based Black Monks of Mississippi at 8:30 p.m.

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    MAM After Dark: Here and Now

    FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 5 PM-MIDNIGHT

    HERE AND NOW” 5–11 PM
    See 25 collaborative works by first-year Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design students and established, Milwaukee-based artists.

    GREEN FURNITURE DESIGN 5–10 PM
    Catch this exhibition before it closes on March 14! Check out furniture by 15 artists who responsibly consider their materials and methods of manufacture.

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    MAM After Dark: Street Seen

    FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 5 PM-MIDNIGHT

    DANCEWORKS 7 AND 8:30 PM
    Watch as artists from Danceworks Performance Company interpret the works in the Street Seen exhibition through movement (choreographed by Simone Ferro).

    STREET SCENE 9:30 PM
    Don’t miss the return of True Skool! Live bucket drummers collaborate with Radio Milwaukee DJs to provide the back-ground for a world-class breakdancing battle.

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    MAM After Dark: Greener

    FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 5 PM-MIDNIGHT / GALLERY NIGHT

    GREEN FURNITURE DESIGN 5–11 PM
    Explore furniture designed around the concept of sustainability, which centers not only around a responsible use of materials and methods of manufacture but also on issues of object life span, energy usage, and recycling/disposal.

    WEARABLE SCULPTURE FASHION SHOW 9 PM
    Discover innovative designs served with a good dose of outrageousness at this sixth semi-annual multi- media event. Past outfits featured car parts, wire mesh, glass, plastic containers, and toothpicks.

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    MAM After Dark: A Very Velvet Holiday

    FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 5 PM-MIDNIGHT

    IRON CUPCAKE COMPETITION 5–10 PM
    Vote on—and sample!*—your favorite cupcakes, as local bakeries flex their culinary muscle and vie for the title of Iron Cupcake Milwaukee; then cast your vote for one of three iron cupcake trophies, crafted by local artists. *while supplies last.

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    MAM After Dark: The Future Is Now

    FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 5 PM-MIDNIGHT
    Evening Sponsor: Robert W. Baird & Co.

    Each event offers fresh new programs, together with exclusive exhibition access, curator led tours, Photo Booth, DIY Studio, Radio Milwaukee’s hottest DJs, free snacks, cash bar, and more.

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    MAM After Dark: RunUp to the Runway

    FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2009

    Be seen where cutting-edge fashions from the best and the brightest local designers take center stage. RunUp to the Runway returns to the Museum with its full-production runway show for its fifth year!

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    The MAM After Dark media partners are M Magazine, 88Nine Radio Milwaukee, OnMilwaukee.com, and the Onion.

     

     
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