Unlocking the Psychedelic Trunk, art & music with Michael Cepress

A psychedelic pop-up! The Marathon County Historical Society has just added a special program to our November line-up. Cutting-edge Seattle fashion designer, artist and musician Michael Cepress, a Wausau native, will present the program “Unlocking the Psychedelic Trunk: My Journey Into the Closets of a Movement.” His program will incorporate fashion, famous names, music and photos depicting American culture of the 1960s and ‘70s. The event includes a live music concert, as Cepress performs the soundtrack of his research: music from the 1960s and 1970s that inspired his lifelong interest. The program will begin at 2 pm on Saturday, November 18, 2017, at the Woodson History Center, 410 McIndoe St., Wausau. Cepress curated “Counter-Culture: Fashioning Identity in an American Counterculture,” an exhibit that celebrates the handmade fashion and style of the 1960s and 1970s. It was organized by the Bellevue Arts Museum in Bellevue, Washington, and traveled to the Museum of Arts and Design in New York during March through August 2017. During this presentation, Cepress will share stories from his research over the past 15 years, which formed the basis for the exhibit. He spent those years navigating the back roads and basements of countless free-thinking American enclaves in the pursuit and celebration of unsung icons, legends, and makers of the 1960s-1970s American fashion scene. Cepress was the 2016 inductee to the Wausau School District Hall of Fame. There is no admission fee for this special program and concert; donations are appreciated. For more information, please call the Marathon County Historical Society at 715-842-5750.