Bruce After Hours: Celebrating Women
Saturday, March 8, 2025, 6–9:00 pm
Join us for an exciting evening at the Bruce Museum as we celebrate women’s contributions to art, culture, fashion, business, and wellness. Bruce After Hours: Celebrating Women offers a perfect blend of creativity, inspiration, and connection, featuring open museum galleries and various activities and performances throughout the night. The event coinciding with International Women’s Day gains even more significance and a global connection. #InternationalWomensDay
Dinner will be available at the Bruce Cafe, Aux Delices, and complimentary sandwiches and small bites will be provided with your drinks.
Admission Prices: $30 for nonmembers, $24 for members
Drink Tickets $7 each
After Hours/Late Night at the Bruce is funded by The Giving Bee Family Foundation.
Drawing by our guest artist Claudia P. Marulanda
Bruce After Hours:
Celebrating Women
March 8, 2025, 6–9:00 pm
Admission: $30 / $24 for members
Drink Tickets: $7
Join us for a vibrant evening at the Bruce Museum as we celebrate women’s contributions to art, culture, fashion, business, and wellness. The addition of International Women’s Day enhances the event’s significance and adds a global connection to the celebration.
Highlights of the Night:
Drawing in the Gallery with Claudia P. Marulanda
Historical Women’s Fashion Discussion with Robbie Amodeo Typewriter Poetry with Jayshawn Lee
Live Music by the Harmony on the Sound All-Women Chorus
Desserts: Rebel Cookies
Delicious Delights: Aux Délices at the Bruce Café open until 8:00 Wellness: Open level Vinyasa Yoga
Informational tables on local female-owned business and organizations Dance presentation
Extended gallery access
Buy Extra Drink Tickets
Fashion Displays: Women’s fashion, time periods
Women's History Month- Significant Women We Didn't Know We Knew
Designer and Speaker, Robbie Amodeo, present's a collection of historical fashion chronicling women who were part of our collective past, but not necessarily a household name. "Significant Women" highlights, fashion, cinema and pop culture we all remember, but focuses the women who were paramount yet widely unknown. Incorporated into the collection are pieces from our famous department stores of the past, movie memorabilia and significant fashion designers they just happen to be women. Anne Lowe, Claire McCardell, Elsa Schiaparelli, Dorian Leigh, Marni Nixon, Sophie Gimbel, Madam C.J. Walker, Ruth Handler , Dorothy Shaffer, Audrey Hepburn, Elizabeth Arden
Typewriter Poetry
Jayshawn Lee is a scholar-artist and poet based in Harlem, NYC. Currently a Poet at Ars Poetica, a growing global agency, Jayshawn has worked with the Smithsonian Museums, Pleasing, Campari, and many others. Recently featured on the Today show, he showcased how typewriter poetry transforms spaces through community, creativity, and impact. He is also the founder of the Elysium for Social Poets which uses poetry to empower connection in local communities through events.
Live music: Harmony on the sound-All Female Chorus
Harmony on the Sound (HOTS) Chorus, part of Sweet Adelines International, has been sharing the joy of barbershop harmony since its founding in 1964. Originally named the Stamford Yankee Maid Chorus, it now operates as a non-profit organization under its current name. Sweet Adelines International, established in 1945, is a global organization dedicated to advancing the barbershop harmony art form through education and performance. HOTS embraces this mission, excelling in regional and international competitions and earning multiple Region #1 Chorus Championships. Under the direction of Master Director Karen Sweeters, a certified Sweet Adelines judge, HOTS has achieved "A-level" status, showcasing exceptional musical and performance skills. Members continually refine their vocal abilities through rehearsals and educational events. The chorus performs a variety of music, blending traditional barbershop arrangements with contemporary favorites. Their repertoire includes a mix of heartfelt ballads, lively up-tempo songs, and seasonal favorites, captivating audiences of all ages. The group also performs custom musical productions, often featuring original scripts and comedic themes.
Drawing in the gallery: Drawing/art workshop
Claudia P. Marulanda
BIO
Claudia P. Marulanda is a New York City-based portrait artist born in Colombia who rediscovered her passion for art after experiencing an emotional rock bottom.
Today, she uses art to support women navigating life transitions, helping them reconnect with themselves and build emotional resilience.
Through personalized portraits, expressive workshops, and meaningful painting events, Claudia celebrates resilience and promotes personal growth. Her mission is to use art as a transformative tool for emotional awareness and healing. As an artist and facilitator, she creates spaces for women to explore creativity, self-reflection, and personal empowerment.
Artist Statement:
As an artist, I use portraiture to celebrate and empower women, transforming personal experiences of resilience into visual narratives. Through oil and acrylic paintings, I create portraits that challenge stereotypes and inspire self-love, weaving words of encouragement directly into my subjects’ hair. Each artwork is a powerful exploration of women’s inner strength, inviting viewers to recognize their own magnificent potential.
My creative practice extends beyond the canvas through workshops and painting events designed to support women in their personal growth journeys. By providing spaces for creativity and self-reflection, I aim to help women reconnect with themselves and build emotional resilience and remind women that we are Sensational Wonder women!
Dance Presentation
There will be a short dance presentation at 6:15 by Sweet Jewels Dance Studio
We will be serving Rhythm Brew, from a Connecticut State, Woman owned brewery!
Alisa Bowens-Mercado is the Founder, CEO, and Brewmaster of Rhythm Brewing Co. Affectionately known as "Lady Lager", she made history by becoming the first African-American, woman-owned beer brand in the state of Connecticut (4th in the Country).
Color Me Marigolds will be there!
Color Me Marigolds is a community collective that aims to create a safe, inclusive, and healing space for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence through art, advocacy, outreach, and prevention. @colormemarigolds
