Hall-Ooo-Ween: An Adventure Time Pop-Up & Art Show

MILWAUKEE, Wis. October 1 2024– The Sugar Maple, located at 441 E. Lincoln Avenue, is hosting a Pop Up to celebrate “Adventure Time”, a critically acclaimed cartoon series that aired on Cartoon Network from 2010-2018. The pop up will feature themed original artwork from local artists, a themed vendor fair of local craftspeople, an adult human costume contest, a cat and dog costume contest, a ping-pong tournament, a cornhole tournament, face painting, food trucks, a bacon pancake brunch, Jake’s Favorite Sandwich, themed featured cocktails, a themed photo op, along with a number of themed decorations and surprises throughout the venue. The Pop Up will run from Thursday, October 24 through Sunday, is free to attend and is an all ages event, with Sunday being a predominantly kid-friendly event. Animals are welcome on the patio, and will be walked through the bar on Sunday for Jake and Cake’s Catwalk Costume on Sunday.

Adventure Time Pop Up Schedule

Thursday, October 24 (4p-12a)

Artists’ Reception featuring local artists (4p-10p)

Jake The Dog’s Cornhole Competition (6p-8p)

•Prize for First Place

•Bracket Style Tournament (teams of 2)

Modern Maki Food Truck (5p-9p)

 

Friday, October 25 (4p-12a)

Costume Contest (8p-9p)

•Prizes for First, Second and Third Place

Cocina Filipina Food Truck (5p-9p)

 

Saturday, October 26 (12p-12a)

Themed Vendor Fair featuring local artists (1p-6p)

Prismo’s Pickleball Play-Off (6p-10p)

•Ping Pong Competition

•Single Player Bracket

•Sign-up begins at 6p

•Tournament starts at 7p

•Prizes for First Place

Chef Xay’s Bacon Pancakes Bacon Bacon Pancakes (1p-5P)

Cocina Filipina Food Truck (6p-10p)

 

Sunday, October 27 (noon-10p)

Princess Bubblegum’s Face Painting (1p-5p)

Jake’s Favorite Sandwich: Meat & Vegetarian (1p-5p)

Jake & Cakes Catwalk Costume Contest (3p-4p)

•Prizes for First and Second Place

•Cats, Dogs, Horses welcome

‘Adventure Time” Background

Adventure Time is an American fantasy animated television series that premiered on Cartoon Network on April 5, 2010 and ran for eight years, ending on September 3, 2018. Created by Pendleton Ward and co-produced by Frederator Studios, with eleven minute episodes the show won eight Primetime Emmy Awards, a Peabody Award, three Annie Awards, two British Academy Children’s Awards, a Motion Picture Sound Editors Award, and a Kerrang! Award. It was also nominated for a Sundance Film Festival Award, amongst many other prestigious Award nominations.

Adventure Time follows the adventures of a boy named Finn the Human, voiced by Jeremy Shada, and Jake the Dog, voiced by John DiMaggio. Jake is Finn’s best friend, adoptive brother, and has the ability to change his shape and size at will. Finn and Jake live in the post-apocalyptic Land of Ooo, which was ravaged by a cataclysmic event, the “Mushroom War”, a nuclear war that destroyed civilization one thousand years before the events of the series takes place. Ward states the show takes place “after the bombs have fallen and magic has come back into the world”.

Finn and Jake interact with major characters throughout the series, including :

Princess Bubblegum (Hynden Walch), the sovereign of the Candy Kingdom which is a conscious piece of gum; the Ice King (Tom Kenny) a misunderstood yet menacing ice wizard; Marceline the Vampire Queen (Olivia Olson) a thousand year old vampire and rock music enthusiast; Lumpy Space Princess (Pedleton Ward) a melodramatic, immature princess made out of “lumps”; BMO (Niki Yang), a sentient video game console-shaped robot that lives with Finn and Jake; and Flame Princess (Jessica DiCicco), a flame supernatural being and ruler of the Fire Kingdom.

The story has an overarching plot and backstory, involving the nature of the Mushroom War, while each episode takes random, sensitive, bizarre twists throughout, sometimes dark, oftentimes whimsical and fantastical things, that lend themselves to the true creativity and unbounded medium of cartoons.

The inclusion of the series’ LGBTQ+ representation was the result of Rebecca Sugar, a storyboard artist who developed the relationship between Marcelene and Bubblegum, which featured the two princesses kissing in the final episode, ”.

Adventure Time’s willingness to explore dark, sad, and complex issues are the reasons it’s been included on a number of best-of lists, anh has been called “one of the most distinctive cartoons currently on the air”, by the A>V> Club in 2016.

Sugar Maple Background

The Sugar Maple opened on April 1, 2008 with the mission to provide craft beer brewed solely in North America. Since 2015, its mission has evolved to showcase small craft breweries, as local as possible, and to give new, up-and-coming breweries and distilleries exposure to the public. The bar focuses on educating and informing the consumer, so that each individual can support the producers of local beverages, thus supporting their communities.

The Sugar Maple has grown into much more than a beer bar. It is an active community center that elevates the local art, music and food scenes. It is a place to gather, connect and inspire. Sugar Maple regularly hosts events including beer releases and brewery showcases, musical performances, art openings, fundraisers for local non-profits, comedy shows, theater performances, and more!

As an active member of its community in the Bay View neighborhood of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Sugar Maple encourages innovation and creativity in the fermented beverage industries. Through hosting inclusive and accessible educational programs and building partnerships, Sugar Maple aims to invest in the vibrant integrity of its communities.

Visit http://mysugarmaple.com for more information.

NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.