Art After Dark

Explore great works in the Museum’s collection led by one of the Museum’s fine docents.

Space is limited, and tickets are available on a first come first served basis 1 hour before the program begins.

Join our drop-in style open studio with Teaching Artist Jose R. Mendez and create your own version of the American flag inspired by the great Jasper Johns.

Marcus Strickland—SAXOPHONIST, COMPOSER, BEAT MAKER, PRODUCER

TENOR . SOPRANO . BASS CLARINET

marcusstrickland.com, @marcusstrickland

Native Miamian, Strickland always thought of music “in a very mixed up way.” He heard Haitian sounds, Afro-Cuban rhythms, and southern rap in the streets, while at home his dad would jump from Stevie to Coltrane to P-Funk on his reel-to-reel deck. His fiery 2001 LP debut At Last, Strickland took third place in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition for saxophone. He spent his winnings on: a) software that would help him emulate J Dilla’s beats, and b) a busted bass clarinet inspired by Madlib’s low reed sounds. He kept those interests quiet as he honed his approach, but with 2006’s double-album Twi-Life it became evident that Strickland was playing in two worlds: the old one that belonged to his jazz heroes, and the new one that wove disparate genres into one technicolor tapestry. He continued exploring—with spoken word on Open Reel Deck (2007), classic ballads on Of Song (2009) and left-field songwriting on Idiosyncrasies (2009), where Strickland interpreted everyone from Björk to André 3000—until he was able to meld it all into a sound and feel that is undeniably his own with his two most recent Blue Note releases Nihil Novi (2016) & People of the Sun (2018).

Join Teaching Artist Jose Mendez for drop-in style art-making sessions.

For all ages and experience levels. All materials are included

Get out of your head and drop into that amazing body of yours. Movement is truly medicine, especially when shared in community. Our guided silent disco experiences combine music, dance, and mindfulness. This dance will have you celebrating your body, and feeling your aliveness. We move in similar ways each day and this experience is designed to interrupt your patterns so you can explore your creative edge. Be You Disco was created as an outlet for connection and authentic self-expression. Our intention is to bridge the gap among people, and create a sense of belonging and wellbeing using dance, silent disco, & music.