UMMA to take part in Winter WigOut Weekend, BDN reports
The Bangor Daily News reported the University of Maine Museum of Art will host an event as part of downtown Bangor’s Winter WigOut Weekend. The museum’s Wigtopia will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 22 and will include snacks, beer, wine, wig-themed games such as toss the hair bun, prizes for most outrageous wig, and music by local DJ Baby Bok Choy, according to the article. The event has a suggested donation of $7, which will support art programs at UMMA. “It was a very grassroots effort,” George Kinghorn, director and curator of UMMA and one of the organizers of the event, said. “It was getting together and saying, ‘Let’s make something happen that’s lighthearted, quirky and fun and a way to get people out and about during the winter.’” Participants are welcome to browse pieces on display at the museum that coincide with the event, the article states. “There’s a nice connection to the collection, so we installed some of our works that have focus on hair and hairstyles, like Andy Warhol’s image of Farrah Fawcett,” Kinghorn said. “We thought it was a neat way to bring in some new faces to the museum.”