MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Next Thursday, June 16, from 6 to 9 p.m. The Bakken Museum is bringing back its popular evening event series, Bakkenalia. Adults over the age of 21 are invited to the museum to grab a drink, explore exhibits, and try hands-on experiments about the science of color.

The Current DJ, Sanni Brown, will be playing music on the museum’s rooftop lawn. Alcoholic and nonalcoholic drinks can be purchased from Bartending by Drew and food from the Chef Shack food truck.

Activities and tastings will be presented by Bakken Museum educators and 11 Wells Distillery, Norseman Distilling, Tattersall Distilling, Jinx Tea, and Vikre Distilling.

Interactive activities include:

• Challenge a friend to a color sorting game with an added twist—wearing glasses with colored lenses that change what your brain can see!

• Build wearable art using dichroic film, a material that changes color depending on how it interacts with light.

• Experiment with making and mixing your watercolors using natural materials and chemical reactions.

• Discover the colors in the light we see using a diffraction grating and challenge yourself to match different lights to the spectra they emit. 

Tickets for Bakkenalia are available online in advance and at the door for $25 and $20 for members of The Bakken Museum. Visit thebakken.org/calendar/chromatics-and-cocktails to purchase tickets. Must be 21 years of age or older with a valid ID to attend this event.

Bakkenalia: Chromatics and Cocktails is one of a three-part event series. The next event, Bakkenalia: Surprise Your Senses, is scheduled for August 11.

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The Bakken Museum

The Bakken Museum inspires a passion for innovation by exploring the potential for science, technology, and the humanities to make the world a better place. Located on the West shore of Bde Maka Ska, the museum features interactive exhibits for all ages, a world-renowned collection of artifacts, and exceptional STEM education programs. For more information, visit thebakken.org. Find @thebakkenmusem on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

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