Art After Hours: John Waters

Join us for Baltimore’s favorite evening art party in celebration of individualism and self-expression inspired by the exhibition Coming Attractions: The John Waters Collection.

Enjoy a variety of interactive activities, including a live Drag King show featuring King Molasses and Carson Straight, and improv led by the Melk improv team. Specialty cocktails, appetizers, and DJ Amy Reid spinning the best of contemporary and classic dance music will keep the party going all night long.

This event is for adults 21 or older.

Tickets

Members: $20 | Non-Members $25

The price of admission includes one free drink/food ticket.

*This event is now SOLD OUT.

Schedule

8-11 p.m.

DJ Amy Reid
Fox Court

9 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.

Improv with Melk
Upper East Lobby

10-10:30 p.m.

Drag King Show with King Molasses and Carson Straight
Fox Court

Participants

Amy Reid

Amy Reid is a Baltimore born & based queer electronic musician, producer, sound, and visual artist striving to transform spaces sonically, socially, and visually. Since 2010, she has toured nationally and internationally in her band Chiffon and solo in the UK, France, and Portugal sharing the stage with critically acclaimed artists. Ranging from DIY foundations to Museums, she has performed at The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Carnegie Museum of Art, and The Kennedy Center, among others. Reid has released four solo albums to date and her debut album, Hirsute, was hailed by Baltimore City Paper as, “The Best Solo Debut of 2017.” Diving deeper into the realm of ambient music, her albums have been featured on Fader, Dublab radio, New Music USA, and The Baltimore Banner. In 2014 Reid founded Baltimore’s GRL PWR Collective whose mission is to cultivate queer joy through community-focused programming. GRL PWR has evolved into a partnership with Pangelica and together they have DJed Boiler Room, curated a panel for Red Bull Amaphiko, received a Grit Fund Grant, and continue to contribute to Baltimore’s cultural and creative landscape.

Melk Improv Team

Melk improv is a Baltimore-based long-form improv team. Come for the protein, stay for the laughs. Annie Bobbitt, Bobby Gross, Heather Mari, Rebecca McGivney, Jimmy Pope, and Janty Shoga.

King Molasses

King Molasses (they/them) is a non-binary drag king and performing artist based in Washington, D.C. A DMV native, Molasses debuted at a Pretty Boi Drag open king night in 2018 and has since become a fixture in the nation’s capital performing art scene. In 2022, Molasses appeared in the Vox documentary Drag Kings, Explained by Drag Kings and garnered national acclaim for their reflections on their Nigerian heritage in drag performance. They have been featured on NPR’s 1A, THEM, and Autostraddle. Molasses is the winner and current reigning D.C.’s Best Drag King 2022-23 by the Washington Blade and the recipient of the 2022 HAUS Award, a cash prize awarded to artists for their cultural explorations of queer identity through drag.

Carson Straight

Carson Straight is a very heterosexual good ole urban cowboy from Baltimore, MD. He loves to entertain and shake his honkey tonk badonkadonk. Carson’s hobbies involve talkin’ ’bout trucks, dreamin’ ’bout women, and reclaiming country music for the anti-fascist working class. Straight is still emerging on the drag king scene and has performed at multiple Baltimore D*ke Nights and has gained a loyal following. Carson’s alter ego is Carlyn Thomas (they/them), a twunky karaoke-fanatic and rock climber who daylights as a curator at the BMA. They help build queer community in Baltimore by serving as an admin member of the Baltimore Queer Climbers group.