Remembering Michele Adams
“May your memory continue to remind us that art unites us, and the audience deserves to see us all.”
Michele was deeply passionate about
live music and supporting women
Michele worked as a production coordinator for the Fillmore in Silver Spring, MD, and was so excited to work with Women in Music in that role. She strongly believed in the organization’s mission and often spoke about how much she admired how the organization uplifts and supports women across the industry.
Women in Music is honored to be a selected organization part of Michele’s memorial. If you feel moved and would like to stand with us and our mission of supporting women in music through this tragic loss of one of our own, you can make a donation here. ♥
On August 24, 2026, Michele Lynn Adams would have turned 40. Instead, on August 22, 2026, we will come together to honor the vibrant life she lived.
Michele was a radiant force of nature whose natural charisma brought communities together. We were privileged to experience her passion, humor, creativity, and unending determination in the time we had with her. Together, we will keep her light burning bright.
Michele was violently taken from us on March 1st, and our grief runs deep. This gathering is a space to support one another through that grief while celebrating the extraordinary way she lived her life.
This celebration reflects Michele exactly as she lived: bold, artistic, sparkling, and surrounded by people who loved her fiercely.
Attica Wilde was Michele's Stage name when she was still performing Burlesque. This is a tribute from one of her collaborators from that time.
Attica Wilde was a woman standing tall in a windstorm.
She was an intersectional feminist, smarty pants, vocal and present ally for marginalized communities, sexual violence survivor, mental health advocate, confidante, and an enthusiast for people expressing themselves in states of undress. Her passion led to her providing stages to NJ artists, fighting for justice, and showing up as a community leader.
Attica worked with all of us. When all of were snarking at each other, not getting along, or otherwise being silly, she managed to unite us. She brought us the NJ Burlesque Festival, extending art from the garden state and beyond to Asbury Park, aiding in the rebuilding of the shore's scene after Hurricane Sandy.
Her advocacy brought her to be recognized for two Silver Tusk Awards nominations in Best Political Figure 2020 and The Resister in 2018.
She was excited to work; travel to New York and Philadelphia when she wasn't at NJ staples like Roxy and Dukes and Hell's Kitchen, and participated in events like the FIERCE Burlesque Festival, NJ Burlypicks where she presided as a judge, and as a participant in steampunk and renaissance faire-style productions in central NJ.
She loved the spectacle of the carnival, music like Linkin Park to K-Pop, exploring pink and black wardrobe, spiritual healing through witchcraft, and she was a total nerd.
WE will miss her so much. Thank you for bringing so many of us together, despite our best efforts. May your memory continue to remind us that art unites us, and the audience deserves to see us all. May we use our voices at all times to advocate for the lost, the tempest-tossed, and struggling.