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CINCINNATI— Bloom, baby, bloom! Experience fresh flowers paired with fine art and a groovy theme at the Cincinnati Art Museum’s FREE evening event Art After Dark: Flower Power, Friday, October 27, 5–9 p.m.

Flower Power celebrates the exciting biennial event Art in Bloom, featuring artistic floral interpretations of the Cincinnati Art Museum’s art collection. Approximately 80 arrangements from local garden clubs, professional designers, groups and individuals will be displayed alongside paintings, ceramics and sculptures.

Art After Dark guests will enjoy live music from DJ ETrayn, pizza and salad for purchase from Dewey’s Pizza, specialty cocktails (guests 21+), and exclusive after-hours access to the entire museum, including:

• NEW SPECIAL EXHIBITION! Iris van Herpen: Transforming Fashion, featuring 45 avant-garde garments by one of the most innovative fashion designers of the twenty-first century.
• Newly renovated Schmidlapp Gallery, the central gallery linking the museum’s front lobby and the Great Hall, complete with mosaic murals by Curtis Goldstein and Matt Lynch and MyCAM, a new interactive experience to personalize visitors’ museum experiences.
• Awe-inspiring sculptures and installations inspired by nature in Ana England: Kinship.
• Powerful film-based installation William Kentridge: More Sweetly Play the Dance.

Dewey’s Pizza will be generously donating all proceeds during the event to the Cincinnati Art Museum.

In the spirit of Halloween, guests may take self-guided ghost tours through the museum. Ghost tour booklets available at the front desk. Costumes inspired by the 1960s and 1970s are encouraged. No masks allowed.

The timeline for Art After Dark includes:

• 5–6 p.m.:Happy hour including specialty cocktails.
• 6–8 p.m.:Live music from DJ ETrayn.
• 5–9 p.m.: Pizza and salad available for purchase from Dewey’s Pizza. Proceeds will be donated to the Cincinnati art Museum.
• 5–9 p.m.: Free, after-hours access to Iris van Herpen: Transfoming Fashion, other exhibitions and the museum’s permanent collection.
• 5–9 p.m.: Spooky, self-guided ghost tours. Acquire a ghost tour booklet for free from the front desk.
• 5–9 p.m.: Guests may complete a survey for a chance to win a CAM gift card and four tickets to Iris van Herpen: Transforming Fashion.

Free admission and free parking. No RSVP required. Arrive early or consider using Uber or Lyft for the best parking options. #artafterdarkcincy

To learn more, visit cincinnatiartmuseum.org/artafterdark. Art After Dark is presented by PNC, Dewey’s Pizza and P&G. Additional sponsors include WVXU/WGUC and CityBeat

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