BMAC Birthday Bash

Musicians slated to perform in the museum’s sculpture garden include Eugene Uman Quartet featuring saxophonist Matthew Steckler, Samirah Evans, Zara Bode’s Little Big Band, Burlington-based African/hip-hop group A2VT, and the The Vermont Jazz Center Sextet. Local artists including Charlie Hunter, Aaron Foster, Marta Bernbaum, David Eichelberger, Daniel Chiaccio, Eileen Christelow, and Jen Wiechers, will demonstrate plein air painting, guitar making, glass, ceramics, screen printing, and more. Participants of all ages can have fun with giant bubbles, sidewalk chalk, face painting, lawn games, and caricatures.

First Proof Press will print custom 50th birthday tote bags on site. Brooks Memorial Library will offer miniature book-making and a poetry wall, and River Gallery School will lead a collaborative art project in the Community Sculpture Garden. There will be a cake-cutting ceremony at noon and 3 p.m.

Sign a giant birthday card for the museum, decorate a party hat, and have a birthday cupcake. Grab a beverage and make a toast to BMAC’s next 50 years!