Tickets on sale now for Apr. 24 Pop-Up Restaurant at RAM

The 2019 Pop-Up Restaurant Series at Rockford Art Museum continues on Wednesday, April 24, 7–9:30 p.m., with Chef Shendet Ismajlaj of GreenFire. Tickets are $75 each; limited seating for each event, reservations are required. Proceeds support Rockford Art Museum. Tickets for the April 24 Pop-Up are on sale now at rockfordartmuseum.org.

The 2019 Pop-Up Restaurant Series at Rockford Art Museum continues on Wednesday, April 24, 7–9:30 p.m., with Chef Shendet Ismajlaj of GreenFire. Tickets are $75 each; limited seating for each event, reservations are required. Proceeds support Rockford Art Museum. Tickets for the April 24 Pop-Up are on sale now at rockfordartmuseum.org


This is the second year for the popular series that highlights top area chefs inside the museum’s galleries; the 2018 series earned a nod for Rockford from the Chicago Tribune on its Bicentennial Bucket List last year. Each Pop-Up Restaurant showcases an innovative multiple-course menu alongside the current feature exhibition at Rockford Art Museum, as well as a lively “Did You Know” conversation about art and food with RAM Curator Carrie Johnson. 

Partnering chefs for the entire series are CHEF PAUL SLETTEN (February 27), CHEFS BRIAN JASON & ASHLEY GARZA (March 27), CHEF SHENDET ISMAJLAJ (April 24), and CHEF GAGAN SURI (May 22). Sponsors for the series include the Ahlstrand Family Foundation, Anne and David Boccignone, Ameriprise Financial/David Boccignone, Raymond James, Title Underwriters, and Sold on Toni.

Tickets are $75 each; limited seating for each event, reservations are required. Proceeds support Rockford Art Museum. Tickets for the April 24 Pop-Up are on sale now at rockfordartmuseum.org. Tickets for the May 22 Pop-Up are also available at rockfordartmuseum.org or call RAM at (815) 968-2787.

About Rockford Art Museum: Founded in 1913, Rockford Art Museum exists to enrich the quality of life in the Rockford region through art collection, exhibitions and education. RAM is located inside the Riverfront Museum Park at 711 North Main Street in downtown Rockford, Illinois. Learn more at rockfordartmuseum.org and follow @rockfordart on social media.