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SUMMARY:Crosstown Arthouse presents Freeway
DESCRIPTION:You know that story “Little Red Riding Hood”? You know that girl who works over at the City Thrift on Summer? The one with the creepy stepdad and the mom who hooks up by Tee Jay’s? The one who’s always talking about blowing Memphis to go live with her me-maw in a trailer park in Tipton County? Take “Little Red Riding Hood” and that girl we all know\, and put them in L.A.\, and have the girl played by Reese Witherspoon before she got Legally Blonde-ed and you have Freeway. \nWith Amanda Plummer (The World According To Garp and The Hotel New Hampshire) doing her thing as the prostitute mom; Kiefer Sutherland (Stand By Me\, The Lost Boys\, Young Guns I and Young Guns II) as Bob Wolverton\, the interstate serial killer!;  and Brooke Shields (Alice\, Sweet Alice\, Pretty Baby and The Blue Lagoon) as Bob’s uptight mean society wife!!! CAN’T MISS!!!! \nThe Crosstown Arthouse Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground and documentary features. \nFilms begin at 7:30 pm sharp at Crosstown Theater\nTickets are $5 (at the door only)
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/crosstown-arthouse-presents-freeway/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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SUMMARY:Crosstown Arthouse presents True Stories
DESCRIPTION:David Byrne makes his directorial debut with TRUE STORIES\, a movie loosely based around drawings Bryne had made about tabloid stories. Byrne is the main narrator as he traverses through the town of Virgil\, Texas\, as they prepare for the “Celebration of Specialness.”  With Spalding Gray (Swimming to Cambodia!! Farmer’s Daughters!!) and Pops Staples!!! David Byrne/1986/90 minutes \nThe Crosstown Arthouse Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground and documentary features. \nFilms begin at 7:30 pm sharp at Crosstown Theater\nTickets are $5 (at the door only)
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/crosstown-arthouse-presents-true-stories/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200303T150000
DTSTAMP:20260518T184518
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SUMMARY:Shoot & Splice: Creative Producing
DESCRIPTION:Many people assume that the role of a producer is only about finding money and selling a film. But what does it mean to be a creative producer? Join Indie Memphis & Crosstown Arts in a conversation with producers Tracee Comfort and Princeton Echols to find out why producing is one of the more misunderstood but creatively fulfilling roles in production. \nTopics will include how to manage a production\, casting\, story and script development\, working with a director\, and much more. \nFree and open to the public\nDoors at 6:30 pm | Presentation at 7 pm \nThis Shoot & Splice is presented by Indie Memphis\, Crosstown Arts\, and the Black Creators Forum at the Indie Memphis Film Festival. The heart of the Black Creators Forum is a two-day symposium of panels\, discussions\, and workshops for black filmmakers\, scholars\, and critics. The goal is to ease the barrier of entry for black artists who would like to work in film. The Forum also supports screenings\, meet-ups\, and artist support programs throughout the year\, including a free-for-all Pitch Rally during the festival.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/shoot-splice-creative-producing/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200227T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200227T153000
DTSTAMP:20260518T184518
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SUMMARY:Crosstown Arthouse presents Carmen Jones
DESCRIPTION:Directed by Otto Preminger and based on an Oscar Hammerstein musical\, in turn based on the opera Carmen\, CARMEN JONES tells the story of Carmen Jones \, who works in a parachute factory in North Carolina during WWII.  Carmen is arrested for fighting with a co-worker who reported her for arriving late for work. Foreman Sgt. Brown assigns young soldier Joe to deliver her to the authorities\, much to the dismay of Joe’s fiancée Cindy Lou\, who had agreed to marry him during his leave.  Carmen Jones features a Saul Bass title sequence and Diahann Carroll (Dominique Deveraux in the hit television show Dynasty)! \nThe Crosstown Arthouse Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground and documentary features. \nFilms begin at 7:30 pm sharp at Crosstown Theater\nTickets are $5 (at the door only)
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/crosstown-arthouse-presents-carmen-jones/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200220T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200220T153000
DTSTAMP:20260518T184518
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SUMMARY:Crosstown Arthouse presents Blue Collar
DESCRIPTION:BLUE COLLAR was Paul Schrader’s debut as a director\, and making the movie reportedly literally drove him insane. BLUE COLLAR is a caper about three auto workers (Richard Pryor\, Harvey Keitel\, and Yaphet Kotto) who rob their union and unexpectedly uncover an illegal loan operation and ties to organized crime. BLUE COLLAR is about corruption\, the impossible grind of the working class\, powerlessness\, and most definitely\, the use of racial difference as a weapon by the oppressors against the oppressed. \nThe Crosstown Arthouse Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground and documentary features. \nFilms begin at 7:30 pm sharp at Crosstown Theater\nTickets are $5 (at the door only)
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/crosstown-arthouse-presents-blue-collar/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200213T153000
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SUMMARY:Crosstown Arthouse presents The Harder They Come
DESCRIPTION:WITH A PIECE IN HIS HAND\, HE TAKES ON THE MAN! The epochal cultural moment that first brought reggae to the international stage\, made Jimmy Cliff a star\, and demonstrated how music can change the world. Fifty years on\, THE HARDER THEY COME is still electric with the feeling of discovery. This SCARFACE-y blend of crime drama and musical tracks Cliff’s country-boy-in-search-of-fame through Jamaica under the guises of laborer\, recording artist\, convict\, ganja dealer\, and outlaw folk hero. Before THE HARDER THEY COME\, the collective perception of a “foreign film” was limited to the Bergmans and the Kurosawas of the world. This game-changer forever blew those doors off — and it still hasn’t lost a drop of its cool\, its edge\, or its way of making you dance. — American Genre Film Archive — Perry Henzell/1972/109 minutes/Rated R \nThe Crosstown Arthouse Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground and documentary features. \nFilms begin at 7:30 pm sharp at Crosstown Theater\nTickets are $5 (at the door only)
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/crosstown-arthouse-presents-the-harder-they-come/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200206T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200206T153000
DTSTAMP:20260518T184518
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SUMMARY:Crosstown Arthouse presents Polyester
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arthouse Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground and documentary features. \nFilms begin at 7:30 pm sharp at Crosstown Theater\nTickets are $5 (at the door only) \nIn John Waters’ POLYESTER (JOHN WATERS/1981/86 minutes)\, Divine is a suburban housewife who turns to the bottle when life gets too hard. She has a husband who runs a porno theater and two lousy children with serious problems of their own. Teen pregnancy\, murder\, cocaine\, booze\, Edith Massey the egg lady as Cuddles Kovinsky!\, Stiv Bators (RIP!). From the Dead Boys as Bo-Bo Belsinger\, dogs dead by apparent suicide\, macrame (the craft!)\, and TAB HUNTER AS TODD TOMORROW (!!)\, THIS MOVIE IS TOO GOOD TO MISS!!  We are still unsure as to whether or not we will be able to present this film in its original format complete with Odorama\, but we can assure viewers that there will be smells.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/crosstown-arthouse-presents-polyester/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200204T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200204T153000
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SUMMARY:Shoot & Splice: More Sound Advice
DESCRIPTION:Whether you are capturing audio on set\, using foley\, integrating sound effects and ADR\, or getting that perfect score\, every filmmaker knows audio is a key component for their craft. \nPlease welcome back to Shoot & Splice SCOTT BOMAR (Musician\, Audio Engineer and Composer)\, KEVIN HOUSTON (Audio Engineer)\, DANIEL LYNN (Audio Engineer)\, and NATHAN REISMAN (Audio Production Sound Engineer) to walk through\, from start to finish\, every aspect of getting great sound on film. \nDoors at 6:30 pm | Presentation at 7 pm \nShoot & Splice is a monthly filmmaking forum presented collaboratively by Indie Memphis and Crosstown Arts.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/shoot-splice-more-sound-advice/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200130T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200130T153000
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SUMMARY:Crosstown Arthouse presents Time and Place
DESCRIPTION:Lee Moses (1941-1998)\, a music prodigy\, is considered one of the greatest unknown musicians among Baby Huey or Sixto Rodriguez (Sugar Man). He was part of a soul scene in Atlanta between the ’60s and the ’70s. His one album\, Time and Place (1971)\, did not take off. During his time in New York\, Moses played with greatest\, including Jimi Hendrix and James Brown. His music has now garnered a community of appreciation. Songs such as “Bad Girl” was used in the 2014 French film House of Tolerance\, and “If Loving You Is A Crime” was used in 2013 American film The Teacher. What makes his story remarkable is there’s not much to be found on Lee Moses. Even in his hometown of Atlanta\, there are no physical traces of him. The locations where Moses once performed no longer exist. TIME AND PLACE aims to connect the time of Lee Moses with the place Atlanta is becoming now.  Simon David/2019/76 minutes \nDirector Simon David will be available for a Q&A after the film. \nThe Crosstown Arthouse Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground and documentary features. \nFilms begin at 7:30 pm sharp at Crosstown Theater\nTickets are $5 (at the door only) \n 
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/crosstown-arthouse-presents-time-and-place/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200123T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200123T173000
DTSTAMP:20260518T184518
CREATED:20200107T192001Z
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SUMMARY:Crosstown Arthouse presents A Trip to the Moon & Aelita: Queen of Mars with live score by Alex Greene & The Rolling Head Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:Alex Greene & the Rolling Head Orchestra will present new musical scores for two silent science-fiction classics — A Trip to the Moon (Le Voyage dans la Lune)\, France\, 1902\, directed by Georges Méliès and based on the novel by Jules Verne AND Aelita: Queen of Mars (Аэли́та)\, Soviet Union\, 1924\, directed by Yakov Protazanov\, based on the novel by Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy. \nConsidered by many to be one of the greatest and most influential silent-era films ever made\, A TRIP TO THE MOON has turn-of-the-20th-century astronomers taking a proto-rocket to the moon and back to Earth. While on the moon\, they are attacked and captured by moon natives who turn out to be surprisingly easy to kill and out-maneuver. In a similar tale of Earthmen hurling themselves into the void of space\, AELITA: QUEEN OF MARS is a Russian silent film about a man who leaves his boring Earth wife behind to go to Mars and lead a revolution with the help of a Martian Queen named Aelita. These two silent-era classics will be live-scored by Alex Greene and The Rolling Head Orchestra! \nSoundtrack by Alex Greene\, 2019 resident composer at Crosstown Arts. Performed live by the Rolling Head Orchestra: Marc Franklin\, trumpet; Tim Goodwin\, bass and tuba; Alex Greene\, keyboards; Tom Lonardo\, drums; Jim Spake\, clarinets and saxophones; John Whittemore\, pedal steel\, vibrophones\, and guitar. With special guests: members of The Blueshift Ensemble and Kate Tayler Hunt\, theremin and synthesizer. \nThe Crosstown Arthouse Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground and documentary features. \nFilms begin at 7:30 pm sharp at Crosstown Theater\nTickets are $5 (at the door only)
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/crosstown-arthouse-presents-a-trip-to-the-moon-aelita-queen-of-mars-with-live-score-by-alex-greene-the-rolling-head-orchestra/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200118T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200118T170000
DTSTAMP:20260518T184518
CREATED:20191022T161341Z
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SUMMARY:SOLD OUT Booker T. Jones at Crosstown Theater
DESCRIPTION:Booker T. Jones celebrates the release of his memoir\, Time Is Tight\, with a special concert on the Kemmons Wilson Family Stage at Crosstown Theater. \nTickets: $60\nDoors at 7 pm | Show at 8 pm \nIn an emotional musical journey\, Booker T. will perform the songs that make up the fabric of his musical identity. Booker T. & the M.G.’s staples like “Green Onions” are woven into defining moments from his journey after Stax\, when he produced and recorded with artists as diverse as Bill Withers\, Willie Nelson\, and Carlos Santana. The evening culminates with new original music\, highlighting the soaring guitar and vocals of his son and collaborator Teddy Jones. After the show\, Booker T. will greet fans and sign copies of his memoir\, TIME IS TIGHT. \n\n“Booker T. will forever be known as the Booker T. from Booker T. and the MGs. But this book reveals so much more of the man.”\n—Bob Dylan \n“Booker T. is a great producer\, a great musician\, and a great friend. Those three ‘greats’ together pretty much let you know how I feel about Booker. He and I worked together on many projects\, all were fun—just like this book\, which is as joyful to read as Booker’s music is to listen to.”\n—Willie Nelson \nBooker T Jones is a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee\, GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award recipient\, and arguably the most famous Hammond B3 player in history. As leader of the legendary Booker T and the MGs\, this pillar of soul music collaborated with Otis Redding\, Albert King\, and others during his tenure at Stax Records. Since then\, Booker has lent his trademark keyboard chops to and produced classic albums such as Willie Nelson’s multi-platinum hit “Stardust” and Bill Withers’ “Just As I Am” featuring the hit song “Ain’t No Sunshine.” Both Booker’s 2009 solo release “Potato Hole” and his 2011 solo release “The Road From Memphis” won GRAMMY Awards for Best Pop Instrumental Album.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/booker-t-jones-at-crosstown-theater/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200107T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200107T150000
DTSTAMP:20260518T184518
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SUMMARY:Shoot & Splice: The Business of Acting
DESCRIPTION:Join Indie Memphis & Crosstown Arts for Shoot & Splice: The Business of Acting with Jade Abrielle. Jade will discuss the many facets of being a professional actor\, both on set and off\, including how to market yourself\, identifying your type\, how to get an agent\, audition taping\, budgeting for your career\, and more. Whether you are an actor or a filmmaker looking to learn more about the actor’s process\, you don’t want to miss this presentation. \nDoors at 6:30 pm | Presentation at 7 pm\nFree and open to the public \nJade Abrielle is a Memphis native\, known for her raw and powerful vulnerability in dramas and dry sarcasm in comedies. She is represented by Kathleen Schultz Associates.  She lived in Atlanta for six years while pursuing her Bachelors in Mass Communications and Film Production from Clark Atlanta University. During her years in Atlanta\, she appeared in commercials\, web-series\, independent films\, and television shows such as Discovery ID’s “Homicide Hunter” and TV One’s “Justice By Any Means.” \nSince returning to Memphis\, she’s made her debut on the Hattiloo Theater stage. She just wrapped a TV pilot for BET and is currently working on an indie feature and a short film. She’s looking forward to participating in more projects in her hometown. “My mission as an artist is to create work that helps heal the human spirit\, evolve the thought process\, and ultimately inspire change within myself and others.” \n\nShoot & Splice is presented collaboratively by Indie Memphis and Crosstown Arts.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/shoot-splice-5/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191221T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191221T173000
DTSTAMP:20260518T184518
CREATED:20190918T185855Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191216T173136Z
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SUMMARY:Gamble Brothers Band & CYC at Crosstown Theater
DESCRIPTION:The Gamble Brothers Band and CYC join forces for a double bill reunion at Crosstown Theater. \nTickets: $25\nDoors at 7 pm | Show at 8 pm \nAbout Gamble Brothers Band:\nThe Memphis-based Gamble Brothers Band formed in 2001\, released three albums\, and toured the U.S. with their guitar-less sound of R&B\, soul and rock. The four-piece band played their last show at Mud Island Amphitheater when they opened for the Black Crowes in fall of 2006. Since then\, Art Edmaiston\, Al Gamble\, Blake Rhea and Chad Gamble have all gone on to record and tour internationally with other well-known groups. Those artists include Grammy-winning Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit\, the Gregg Allman Band\, JJ Grey and Mofro\, Marc Broussard\, St. Paul and the Broken Bones\, and more. \nAbout CYC:\nSeamlessly mixing funk\, rap\, metal\, and jazz\, CYC first made their name in Midtown coffee shops and beer joints\, and ended their run as late-night stalwarts on Beale. The band became a springboard for launching Memphis music internationally as CYC members have since toured and collaborated with Justin Timberlake\, Jay-Z\, Buddy Guy\, Gregg Allman\, Yo Gotti\, 8Ball & MJG\, Dr. John and many more. It has been twenty years since CYC last performed but the grooves are fresh as ever and the band has been waiting for the opportunity to unleash the gems from the archives.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/gamble-brothers-band-cyc-at-crosstown-theater/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191220T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191220T170000
DTSTAMP:20260518T184518
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SUMMARY:Kirk Whalum's "A Gospel According to Jazz" Christmas
DESCRIPTION:Grammy Award-winning saxophonist Kirk Whalum presents his 8th annual “A Gospel According To Jazz” Christmas Tour with John Stoddart and Kevin Whalum\, along with this year’s featured guests\, vocalist Maysa and guitarist Adam Hawley. \nTickets: $45-$75\nDoors at 7 pm  | Show at 8 pm \nThis show will be in support of Room In The Inn.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/kirk-whalums-a-gospel-according-to-jazz-christmas/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191215T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191215T170000
DTSTAMP:20260518T184518
CREATED:20191010T200326Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191203T215636Z
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SUMMARY:A Performance of Big Star's Third & More
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a performance of Big Star’s Third and more on the Kemmons Wilson Family Stage at Crosstown Theater. \nTickets: $30\nDoors at 7 pm | Show at 8 pm \nFeaturing Big Star’s Jody Stephens and conducted by Carl Marsh\, the album’s original arranger. Plus\, Mike Mills (R.E.M.)\, Chris Stamey (the dbs)\, Mitch Easter\, Skylar Gudasz\, Django Haskins (the Old Ceremony)\, Brett Harris\, Charles Cleaver\, Dale Baker\, Jimmy Stephens\, and members of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/a-performance-of-big-stars-third-more/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191212T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191212T153000
DTSTAMP:20260518T184518
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SUMMARY:Crosstown Arthouse presents Handsworth Songs
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arthouse Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground and documentary features. \nFilms begin at 7:30 pm sharp at Crosstown Theater\nTickets are $5 (at the door only) \nIn October 1985\, Britain witnessed a spate of civil disturbances in the Birmingham district of Handsworth and in urban centers of London. These were violent\, tragic events\, marked by the death of an elderly black woman\, Joy Gardner\, and a white policeman\, Keith Blakelock . \nHANDSWORTH SONGS (BLACK AUDIO FILM COLLECTIVE/JOHN AKOMFRAH)/1986/58 minutes) takes as its point of departure these events and the inability of the British media to go beyond its concern with demonizing or rationalizing the rioters and their motives\, to break the anxiety-driven loop of morbid responses to the presence of blacks in Britain. \nHandsworth Songs explores the idea that the riots represented less a self-contained drama of rage with a single origin and trajectory than a multiplicity of issues\, ambivalences \, to do with race\, longing\, and belonging – not all of which could be shored up by recourse to a rhetoric of civil disorder. The film’s sense of multiplicity extends to a rethinking of black British presence and a refuting of the idea of a homogenous black community with a single sense of presence characterized by uniformity of ambition and expression. \nInstead the film evokes a broad range of voices\, tones\, registers. And it is through this panoply of positions and presences that Handsworth Songs approaches the riots and expresses its central idea — that it is not the riots in their dramatic unfolding\, nor even in the wake of their violent eruption\, which provide us with a route into the drama. \nHandsworth Songs contends that the meaning in the malaise is to be found in events outside the frame of contemporary reportage\, in moments which seemed to have little affective relation to the expressions of discontent which characterized the riots – in the annals of post war news reportage around race in Britain\, transformed in the film into an archive of black (un)belonging\, in the expression of hopes of belonging brutally deferred.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/crosstown-arthouse-presents-handsworth-songs/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191208T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191208T170000
DTSTAMP:20260518T184518
CREATED:20190926T171129Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190926T171129Z
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SUMMARY:The Bad Plus at Crosstown Theater
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a performance by jazz trio The Bad Plus on the Kemmons Wilson Family Stage at Crosstown Theater. \nTickets: $25\nDoors at 7:30 pm | Show at 8 pm \nThe Bad Plus came together at the end of the 20th century and has avoided easy categorization ever since\, winning critical hosannas and a legion of fans worldwide with their creativity\, unique sound\, and flair for live performance. The intensely collaborative trio has constantly searched for rules to break and boundaries to cross\, bridging genres and techniques while exploring the infinite possibilities of three exceptional musicians working in perfect sync. \nThe band consists of founding members Reid Anderson (bass) and Dave King (drums) and new member Orrin Evans (piano) — a group of passionate collaborators with no single “leader.” \n——- \n“Bad Plus have grown from upstart into institution. Best Jazz Album of 2018.”\n— Rolling Stone \n“A combustible trio with a book of finely orchestrated\, catchy original tunes\, and a knack for radically reconstituted pop covers.”\n— The New York Times \n“By any standard\, jazz or otherwise\, it is moving\, mighty music…bad to the bone\, hot players with hard-rock hearts.”\n— Rolling Stone \n“The Bad Plus are the Coen brothers of jazz: Midwesterners\, both ironic and dead earnest\, technically brilliant\, beyond versatile\, a little chilly sometimes\, but funny\, surprising\, and pretty hard to pin down.”\n— The New Yorker \n“One of the great\, true groups in jazz of the past 25 years.”\n— Joshua Redman
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/the-bad-plus-at-crosstown-theater/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191205T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191205T153000
DTSTAMP:20260518T184518
CREATED:20191105T172703Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191105T172703Z
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SUMMARY:Crosstown Arthouse presents Band of Outsiders
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arthouse Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground and documentary features. \nFilms begin at 7:30 pm sharp at Crosstown Theater\nTickets are $5 (at the door only) \nFour years after Breathless\, Jean-Luc Godard reimagined the gangster film even more radically with BAND OF OUTSIDERS (Bande à part\, 1964\, 95 minutes). Two restless young men (Sami Frey and Claude Brasseur) enlist the object of both of their fancies (Anna Karina) to help them commit a robbery — in her own home. This audacious and wildly entertaining French New Wave gem is at once sentimental and insouciant\, effervescently romantic and melancholy\, and it features some of Godard’s most memorable set pieces\, including the headlong race through the Louvre and the unshakably cool Madison dance sequence. \n 
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/crosstown-arthouse-presents-band-of-outsiders/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191203T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191203T150000
DTSTAMP:20260518T184518
CREATED:20191120T184531Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191120T184531Z
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SUMMARY:Shoot & Splice: Holiday Film Trivia
DESCRIPTION:Throughout the year\, Indie Memphis & Crosstown Arts brings cinematographers\, directors\, editors\, writers\, and technicians to Shoot & Splice\, the monthly filmmaking forum. Come help us celebrate the end of another year with the Sixth Annual Shoot & Splice Cinema Trivia blowout with Trivia Masters Chris McCoy and John Beifuss! Test your filmmaker mettle! Prizes! Holiday cocktails! Food and deliciousness! Did we say\, FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC? \nDOORS OPEN AT 6:30 PM\nTRIVIA CONTEST STARTS at 7:00 PM
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/shoot-splice-holiday-film-trivia/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191201T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191201T140000
DTSTAMP:20260518T184518
CREATED:20191003T200058Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191003T200058Z
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SUMMARY:Kafé Kirk with special guest Wendy Moten
DESCRIPTION:Join Grammy-winning saxophonist Kirk Whalum for Kafé Kirk\, a monthly jazz series in Crosstown Theater featuring musical and spiritual collaborations with special guest artists. This month’s guest: Memphis-based jazz vocalist Wendy Moten. \nDoors at 5 pm | performance at 6 pm \nGeneral admission tickets — $45\nVIP tickets (includes a meet-and-greet and free CD) — $60 \nAbout Kirk Whalum:\nSoulful\, passionate\, stirring … these are the words most often used to describe Kirk’s music. Forged from his Memphis gospel roots and his 1980s initiation into the thriving Houston nightclub scene\, Kirk’s big\, rich tenor sound is unmistakably his.The 80s were highlighted by Kirk’s stepping out of his blossoming sideman role and forming his own band. It was there that Kirk ultimately developed both his “voice” and songwriting in the crucible of the local club scene — especially at a rooftop club called Cody’s. It was also in Houston where jazz pianist Bob James “discovered” him and brought him on tour\, which led to five successful albums with Columbia Records\, including Cache\, Kirk’s first No. 1 album. Kirk and Bob also received a Grammy nomination for their collaboration album\, Joined at the Hip. \nAfter moving to Los Angeles\, Kirk became an in-demand session player for top artists like Barbara Streisand\, Al Jarreau\, Luther Vandross\, Larry Carlton\, Quincy Jones\, and\, most notably\, Whitney Houston\, amongst many others. It’s his sax heard on the mega-hit\, “I Will Always Love You.” Kirk soon followed that career high point with his phenomenal hit album released on Warner Bros. Records\, For You\, perhaps the most successful of over 25 solo recordings to date. Others include his eclectic\, and much-lauded\, Gospel According to Jazz series\, (Chapters 1\, 2\, 3 and 4). In addition to his many solo projects\, Kirk was also a member of the popular soul/jazz group\, BWB\, which features Kirk as the “W” of the group with Rick Braun (trumpet) and Norman Brown (guitar). \nAbout Wendy Moten:\nWhen Wendy Moten talks about her more than 20 years in the music industry\, a few words come up over and over: growing\, collaborating\, learning. Lucky\, fortunate. \nA surprising juxtaposition emerges: one of pop music’s most powerful voices\, who hopes that her legacy will be as a collaborator\, open to creating great art. \nIt’s a refreshing perspective from a vocalist with Wendy’s resume. The Memphis-born singer has earned a vast collection of professional credits in Contemporary\, R&B\, Jazz\, Rock\, and Country since launching her career with her self-titled debut record (EMI) in 1992. That album produced two Billboard charting singles\, including the enduring ballad “Come In Out of the Rain” and the up-tempo dance hit “Step by Step.” \nOn the heels of that release\, Wendy was chosen to open for Michael Bolton during his North American stadium tour and connected with fans worldwide through sold-out headlining performances at venues like the famed Budokan in Japan. In 1994\, she recorded the GRAMMY ® nominated single “Whatever You Imagine\,” from the animated film The Pagemaster starring Macaulay Culkin. Additional film soundtrack credits include 1993’s Mr. Wonderful starring Annabella Sciorra and Matt Dillon. \nJulio Iglesias and Wendy Moten Wendy recorded two more albums for EMI: Time For Change\, an international smash and European best-seller\, with “Change Of Heart” and “Your Love Is All I Know;” and Life’s What You Make It\, which showcased her versatility as an artist\, vocalist\, producer and songwriter. \nThat’s when Wendy got an invitation that she says was pivotal to the course of her career. She travelled the world with Julio Iglesias as a featured vocalist for 15 years\, connecting with worldwide audiences\, growing tremendously as a performer and discovering herself as an artist. \nThrough that experience and in the years since\, Wendy has earned a reputation\, not just for her powerhouse voice but for her professionalism and versatility – a chameleon behind the mic\, she’s worked in every genre imaginable – and as a talented vocal and musical arranger and songwriter\, her recording credits reach across genre lines with artists like Michael Bolton\, Eric Clapton\, Buddy Guy\, Al Jarreau\, Joss Stone\, John Mayall\, Kenny Rogers\, Jeffrey Osborne\, Montgomery Gentry\, Brooks & Dunn\, Alice Cooper\, Mindy McCready\, Marcia Ball\, Joe Louis Walker\, Bonnie Tyler\, Todd Snider and many others. \nWendy Moten and Kirk Whalum by Patty W. PadgettIndeed\, the list goes on endlessly: her stunning lead vocal on the Stevie Wonder mega-hit\, “All I Do\,” from saxophonist Kirk Whalum’s GRAMMY® winning album\, “For You;” her duets on records like Michael McDonald’s No Love to Be Found; featured vocals on Buddy Guy’s 2009 GRAMMY® nominated album Skin Deep and the recently released Good Road to Follow by John Oates. In 2009\, she released Tis the Season\, a collaboration with American jazz\, pop\, and Latin pianist Clay Perry and in 2013 shared backing vocal duties with Bekka Bramlett at Bonnaroo’s Rock ‘N’ Soul Dance Party Superjam\, rocking out with an all-star lineup including John Oates\, Jim James\, Larry Graham\, Billy Idol\, R. Kelly\, and Preservation Hall Jazz Band.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/kafe-kirk-with-special-guest-wendy-moten-2/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191129T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191129T160000
DTSTAMP:20260518T184518
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SUMMARY:North Mississippi Allstars Record Release Party
DESCRIPTION:North Mississippi Allstars celebrate their latest release\, Up and Rolling\, on the Kemmons Wilson Family Stage at Crosstown Theater. \nWelcome Luther and Cody Dickinson back home to Memphis as they celebrate the release of their ninth studio effort\, Up and Rolling. Joining them will be Memphis-born comedian Deric Poston. \nTickets: $25\nDoors at 7 pm | Show at 8 pm \nWhile inspired by the community and music of that Sunday more than 20 years ago\, Up and Rolling is the sound of modern Mississippi. Luther hopes “the music is rooted but spreads evasively from the kudzu jungle grown over Junior’s concrete slab and Otha’s porch boards thru the Zebra Ranch’s razor wire chain link fence. Transcending time and space\, music reaches out into the dark of night like the wisteria vine\, looking for free-hearted souls to latch onto and wedge into the foundations of hate\, slowly tearing down walls a generation at a time.”
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/north-mississippi-all-stars-record-release-party/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191121T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191121T153000
DTSTAMP:20260518T184518
CREATED:20191105T172124Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191105T172124Z
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SUMMARY:Crosstown Arthouse presents Synonyms
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arthouse Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground and documentary features. \nFilms begin at 7:30 pm sharp at Crosstown Theater\nTickets are $5 (at the door only) \nWinner of the Golden Bear at Berlinale\, the latest from Nadav Lapid\, SYNONYMS features a dynamic lead performance from newcomer Tom Mercier\, whose feral intensity practically bursts out of the frame. Mercier plays Yoav\, a disaffected young Israeli who flees Tel Aviv for Paris to start a new life. \nDesperate to erase his origins\, Yoav sees becoming French as his only hope for salvation. Step one is to replace his language. From now on\, he will not utter a single word of Hebrew and his dictionary becomes his constant companion. His work at the Israeli embassy is a burden\, but studying for his naturalization test also has its pitfalls. And the young French couple he befriends has some rather strange ideas about how to help him. \nBased on writer-director Nadav Lapid’s own experiences\, Synonyms explores the challenges of putting down roots in a new place. Yoav’s attempts to find himself awaken past demons and open up an existential abyss in this tragicomic puzzle that wisely knows how to keep its secrets.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/crosstown-arthouse-presents-synonyms/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191115T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191115T160000
DTSTAMP:20260518T184518
CREATED:20191023T184103Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191023T184103Z
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SUMMARY:Spillit Grand Slam
DESCRIPTION:Winners and runner-ups from each Spillit Slam from 2019 take the stage at Crosstown Theater to share their six minute homecoming stories and compete for the title of 2019 Spillit Grand Master Storyteller of Memphis. \nTickets: $20 at the door \n 
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/spillit-grand-slam/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191114T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191114T153000
DTSTAMP:20260518T184518
CREATED:20191031T205742Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191106T164042Z
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SUMMARY:Crosstown Arthouse presents MY 20TH CENTURY and ANACRONTE
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arthouse Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground\, and documentary features. \nFilms begin at 7:30 pm sharp.\nTickets are $5 (at the door only) \nThe Crosstown Arthouse Film Series is proud to present ANACRONTE\, the work of animator\, writer and director Yashira Jordan. Yashira was an inaugural participant in the Crosstown Arts Residency program. ANACRONTE: What on first instance appears to be a conflict between good and evil is actually a struggle within every one of us. We can choose to cope with evil and fight for our dreams or surrender to the will of others. Anacronte and the Sorcerers of Evil put humanity’s happiness to the test\, leaving us as both winners and losers. Anacronte was produced by Yashira Jordan and directed by Raul Koler and Emiliano Sette. \nIldikó Enyedi’s fairytale-like\, unconventional ironic film luminaire MY 20TH CENTURY was awarded the Camera d’Or at Cannes in 1989. On the eve of the 20th century\, two twin girls\, Lili the anarchist and Dóra\, a luxurious woman of loose morals\, along with Mr. Z.\, who loves them as an entity\, all reach the Hungarian border at the same time on board the Orient Express. Their story\, rushing under the spell of Edison’s inventions\, is a special ‘research of happiness’\, reclaiming the ‘mass murdering century’ from the restlessly changing world and the miracle of existence. Tarkovsky’s fabulous actor\, Oleg Yankovsky\, performs an unforgettable double with the young Polish actress Dorotha Segda. \n\nAbout Yashia Jordan:\nYashira Jordán was born in La Paz (Bolivia) in 1985. Shem made her first short film when she was 12. She studied Fine Arts in UNLP Argentina\, specialized in Film 2010. She is a BERLINALE TALENT 2007 Universidad del Cine (Film University of Buenos Aires) – BAFICI and a BERLINALE TALENT 2008 from Berlin International Film Festival. Winner of “IBERMEDIA Project Scholarship” for Ecuador and Venezuela. \nSelected for Producers Network- Marche du Film- Cannes in Ventana Sur\, Buenos Aires two times. Director\, writer\, and producer of the film DURAZNO\, with which she has participated in various Major and indie festivals and other film events around the world\, such as the European Film Market of the Berlinale Film Festival\, Rencontres du Toulouse-France\, Guadalajara\, Morelia\, Mexico; Visions du Reel\, Switzerland\, Latin side of the Doc\, Hot Docs\, Canada\, Girona cinema\, Barcelona\, Alianza Francesa\, Buenos Aires\, Argentina.BR LAB\, Brazil. among others. \nCo-founder of the Animation Studio CELESTE since 2011\, where she became Executive Producer of animation in BELISARIO -a Full-dome series won 2019 Quirino Awards in Tenerife for Best Innovate Animation together with the Planetarium of the City of La Plata\, Argentina\, and the production company Cut to the Chase in Argentina. Creator of the Latin American Stop Motion Workshop (Taller Latinoamericano de Stop Motion\, TLSM) with the support of Festival international du film d’animation d’Annecy and Jamie Caliri’s Dragon Frame. TLSM which in its four versions hosted more than 500 participants from all over Latin America\, and experts such as Alex Juhasz (The Little Prince\, The Bababook)\, Mark Shapiro of LAIKA\, Francesca Maxwell (Art Director of Fantastic Mr. Fox\, Wes Anderson)\, Juan Pablo Zaramella from Argentina\, Veronique Ecrenaz and Folimage from France. Director and Producer of the stop-motion short film DUBICEL. \nDirector of DIAMANTE in development her second film\, was selected to ISLAB\, in la ISLA del SOL\, LA PAZ Bolivia and in Volumetric Filmmaking Depthkit Though Works Arts – Art Residency in New York City 2019. During her career\, she attended talks\, meetings\, and workshops with filmmakers like Werner Herzog\, Win Wenders\, Mike Leigh\, Lucrecia Martel\, Wim Wenders\, Alejandro Jodorowsky\, Lisandro Alonso\, and Alex McDowell among others.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/crosstown-arthouse-presents-my-20th-century-and-anacronte/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191112T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191112T140000
DTSTAMP:20260518T184518
CREATED:20191111T161122Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191111T214525Z
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SUMMARY:Book Launch for Revolution in Black and White: Photographs for the Civil Rights Era
DESCRIPTION:The Withers Collection is hosting the official book launch and signing for Revolution in Black and White: Photographs for the Civil Rights Era by Ernest Withers on Tuesday\, Nov. 12 from 6-8 pm at Crosstown Theater. \nDoors open at 6 pm in the theater for a booksigning. There will be slideshow at 7 pm\, followed by a panel discussion at 7:30 pm with Richard Cahan\, Michael Williams\, and Rosalind Withers. Moderated by Emmy-nominated journalist and author\, Katina Rankin\, evening anchor for WATN-TV Local 24. \nThe event is free and open to the public. RSVP required. Printed or digital RSVP tickets MUST be presented at the venue. \nPlease be advised that there will be a documentary film crew recording this event. \n\nABOUT THE BOOK\n\n\nErnest C. Withers was one of the most prominent African-American photographers of the civil rights era. During the course of his work\, he took thousands of photographs that document the civil rights movement―from the Emmett Till trial in 1955 to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr. in 1968.\n\n\n \n\n\nWhat set his work apart was that he went beyond the political struggles to explain the civil rights movement that changed the country. Withers was primarily a local photographer\, working as a freelancer for the Memphis World and Tri-State Defender starting in 1948. His photographs of the everyday world―bridge clubs\, funerals\, people at work and play\, and street life―create a stunning record of what it was like to live in Memphis and the Mid-South. He was also a noted baseball photographer\, documenting Negro League baseball in Memphis\, and a noted music photographer\, taking thousands of photographs of jazz\, blues\, rock ’n’ roll\, and R&B performers.\n\n\n \n\n\nThis book combines this work for the first time and uses first-hand accounts of people who lived in the South to explain these transformative years. The photographs\, taken as bare-bones journalism\, rises to the level of fine art decades later.\n\n\n \n\n\nThey are also important examples of photojournalism\, documenting decades of struggle in Memphis and the Mid-South. They serve as an important missing link in the civil rights narrative.\n\n\n \n\n\nABOUT THE AUTHORS\n\n\nRichard Cahan and Michael Williams are noted photo historians. They have teamed up to produce more than twelve books. Most are based on long-lost archives or photographic collections. Called “the eloquent archival sleuthing duo” by Booklist magazine’s Donna Seaman\, they have written award-winning books about photography\, art\, and history\, including two on Vivian Maier\, the reclusive nanny whose discovered photographic work has become a worldwide sensation.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/book-launch-for-revolution-in-black-and-white-photographs-for-the-civil-rights-era/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191108T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191108T153000
DTSTAMP:20260518T184518
CREATED:20191024T203339Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191105T211955Z
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SUMMARY:Mellotron Variations Concert Film Premiere
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the premiere of the Mellotron Variations concert film\, recorded live at Crosstown Arts on April 21\, 2018. Mellotron Variations is a performance of new works and collaborations for the Mellotron by Robby Grant\, Jonathan Kirkscey\, John Medeski\, and Pat Sansone. Projections by Winston Eggleston and John Markham. Videography by Justin Thompson.\n\n\n \n\n\nFilm begins at 7:30 pm\n\n\nFree\n \n\nContains some adult content\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nMellotron Variations was the brainchild of Robby Grant & Jonathan Kirkscey. Given unlimited access to Memphian Winston Eggleston’s collection of expertly restored vintage Mellotrons and original tape banks\, Grant and Kirkscey composed and performed a complete body of work using the exceptionally rare and finicky instrument. The 2016 concert was recorded and subsequently released on vinyl as Duets for Mellotron.\n\n\n \n\n\nSeeking to continue their Mellotron experiments\, Grant and Kirkscey put together a new set of work with the addition of keyboard giants John Medeski (Medeski Martin & Wood) and Pat Sansone (The Autumn Defense\, Wilco). This 2018 concert was recorded and released as a record; Mellotron Variations and was also filmed. The Mellotron Variations concert film captures the excitement of this rare event as well as featuring behind-the-scenes footage of how the music was created. The Mellotron Variation Concert Film is presented with a newly created 5.1 surround mix. There will be a short Q&A with some of the participating musicians immediately after the screening.\n\n\n \n\n\nMellotron Variations concert film featuring the music and compositions of Robby Grant\, Jonathan Kirkscey\, John Medeski and Pat Sansone. Shot\, directed and edited by Justin Elliott Thompson. Additional concert cinematography by Kevin Brooks and Edward Valibus Phillips. Produced by Robby Grant and Crosstown Arts. Surround mix by Daniel Lynn. Concert visuals and projections by Winston Eggleston and John Markham.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/mellotron-variations-concert-film-premiere/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191107T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191107T153000
DTSTAMP:20260518T184518
CREATED:20191030T175616Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191030T175721Z
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SUMMARY:Crosstown Arthouse presents STALKER (1979) with DUBICEL (2019)
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arthouse Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground\, and documentary features. \nFilms begin at 7:30 pm sharp.\nTickets are $5 (at the door only) \nThe Crosstown Arthouse Film Series is proud to present DUBICEL\, the work of animator\, writer and director Yashira Jordan. Yashira was an inaugural participant in the Crosstown Arts Residency program. DUBICEL (12 minutes) is a cosmic child who lives in a galactic dome alone and wants to open the walls that imprison him to discover what is beyond and to discover the stars. Despite having the gift of materializing mysterious objects of his dreams\, he cannot find the one what allows him to open the window of his dome\, until one of them gives him the key to be able to reach what he needs. But this one is not an object. It is a living being. This short film was made by Ecological art recycling. \nOne of the most immersive and rarefied experiences in the history of cinema\, Andrei Tarkovsky’s STALKER  (161 minutes) embarks on a metaphysical journey through an enigmatic post-apocalyptic landscape. A hired guide — the “Stalker” of the title — leads a writer and a scientist into the heart of the Zone\, the restricted site of a long-ago disaster\, where the three men eventually zero in on the Room\, a place rumored to fulfill one’s most deeply held desires. Adapting a science-fiction novel by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky\, and making what would be his final Soviet feature\, Tarkovsky created a challenging and visually stunning work\, his painstaking attention to material detail and sense of organic atmosphere further enriched by this vivid new digital restoration. At once a religious allegory\, a reflection of contemporary political anxieties\, and a meditation on film itself—among many other interpretations—Stalker envelops the viewer by opening up a multitude of possible meanings. \n\nAbout Yashia Jordan:\nYashira Jordán was born in La Paz (Bolivia) in 1985.  Shem made her first short film when she was 12. She studied Fine Arts in UNLP Argentina\, specialized in Film 2010.  She is a BERLINALE TALENT 2007 Universidad del Cine (Film University of Buenos Aires) – BAFICI and a BERLINALE TALENT 2008 from Berlin International Film Festival.  Winner of “IBERMEDIA Project Scholarship” for Ecuador and Venezuela. \nSelected for Producers Network- Marche du Film- Cannes in Ventana Sur\, Buenos Aires two times.  Director\, writer\, and producer of the film DURAZNO\, with which she has participated in various Major and indie festivals and other film events around the world\, such as the European Film Market of the Berlinale Film Festival\,  Rencontres du Toulouse-France\, Guadalajara\, Morelia\, Mexico; Visions du Reel\, Switzerland\, Latin side of the Doc\, Hot Docs\, Canada\, Girona cinema\, Barcelona\,  Alianza Francesa\, Buenos Aires\, Argentina.BR LAB\, Brazil. among others. \nCo-founder of the Animation Studio CELESTE since 2011\, where she became Executive Producer of animation in BELISARIO -a Full-dome series won 2019 Quirino Awards in Tenerife for Best Innovate Animation together with the Planetarium of the City of La Plata\, Argentina\, and the production company Cut to the Chase in Argentina. Creator of the Latin American Stop Motion Workshop (Taller Latinoamericano de Stop Motion\, TLSM) with the support of Festival international du film d’animation d’Annecy and Jamie Caliri’s Dragon Frame. TLSM which in its four versions hosted more than 500 participants from all over Latin America\, and experts such as Alex Juhasz (The Little Prince\, The Bababook)\, Mark Shapiro of LAIKA\, Francesca Maxwell (Art Director of Fantastic Mr. Fox\, Wes Anderson)\, Juan Pablo Zaramella from Argentina\, Veronique Ecrenaz and Folimage from France.  Director and Producer of the stop-motion short film DUBICEL. \nDirector of DIAMANTE in development her second film\, was selected to ISLAB\, in la ISLA del SOL\, LA PAZ Bolivia and in Volumetric Filmmaking Depthkit Though Works Arts – Art Residency in New York City 2019. During her career\, she attended talks\, meetings\, and workshops with filmmakers like Werner Herzog\, Win Wenders\, Mike Leigh\, Lucrecia Martel\, Wim Wenders\, Alejandro Jodorowsky\, Lisandro Alonso\, and Alex McDowell among others.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/crosstown-arthouse-presents-stalker-andrei-tarkovsky-1979-with-dubicel-yashira-jordan-2019/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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SUMMARY:Kafé Kirk with special guest Bob James
DESCRIPTION:Join Grammy-winning saxophonist Kirk Whalum for Kafé Kirk\, a monthly jazz series in Crosstown Theater featuring musical and spiritual collaborations with special guest artists. This month’s guest: Grammy-winning jazz keyboardist\, arranger\, and record producer Bob James. \nDoors at 5 pm | performance at 6 pm \nGeneral admission tickets — $45\nVIP tickets (includes a meet-and-greet and free CD) — $60 \nAbout Kirk Whalum:\nSoulful\, passionate\, stirring … these are the words most often used to describe Kirk’s music. Forged from his Memphis gospel roots and his 1980s initiation into the thriving Houston nightclub scene\, Kirk’s big\, rich tenor sound is unmistakably his.The 80s were highlighted by Kirk’s stepping out of his blossoming sideman role and forming his own band. It was there that Kirk ultimately developed both his “voice” and songwriting in the crucible of the local club scene — especially at a rooftop club called Cody’s. It was also in Houston where jazz pianist Bob James “discovered” him and brought him on tour\, which led to five successful albums with Columbia Records\, including Cache\, Kirk’s first No. 1 album. Kirk and Bob also received a Grammy nomination for their collaboration album\, Joined at the Hip. \nAfter moving to Los Angeles\, Kirk became an in-demand session player for top artists like Barbara Streisand\, Al Jarreau\, Luther Vandross\, Larry Carlton\, Quincy Jones\, and\, most notably\, Whitney Houston\, amongst many others. It’s his sax heard on the mega-hit\, “I Will Always Love You.” Kirk soon followed that career high point with his phenomenal hit album released on Warner Bros. Records\, For You\, perhaps the most successful of over 25 solo recordings to date. Others include his eclectic\, and much-lauded\, Gospel According to Jazz series\, (Chapters 1\, 2\, 3 and 4). In addition to his many solo projects\, Kirk was also a member of the popular soul/jazz group\, BWB\, which features Kirk as the “W” of the group with Rick Braun (trumpet) and Norman Brown (guitar). \nAbout Bob James:\nFrom his early days in Marshall\, MO\, Bob James’ music has captivated audiences throughout the world. \nKnown primarily as a jazz artist\, he has influenced musical genres from Classical to Hip-Hop. His work at the groundbreaking record label CTI allowed James to hone his skills on projects for Hank Crawford\, Grover Washington Jr.\, and Paul Simon among others. \nThe release of his solo album\, One\, launched a stellar career of recordings and performances. His gold selling album\, Touchdown included his composition “Angela” which became the theme song for the sitcom\, Taxi. \nMore recently Mr. James has become known as a pioneering member of the best-selling\ncontemporary jazz group Fourplay\, whose members over the years have included guitarists Lee Ritenour\, Larry Carlton\, and the late Chuck Loeb along with Nathan East on bass and Harvey Mason on drums. \nWhile James is recognized as one of the progenitors of smooth jazz\, his music has also had a profound effect on hip hop\, having been sampled often. Two of James’ songs —“Nautilus” from 1974’s One and “Take Me to the Mardi Gras” from 1975’s Two — are among the most sampled in history. \nJames continues to draw sold-out audiences worldwide\, not only as a solo artist\, but with\ncollaborations with artist such as David Sanborn\, Marcus Miller and The Bob James Trio.\nThe career of Bob James is long\, varied and continues to evolve at every turn.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/kafe-kirk-with-special-guest-bob-james/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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SUMMARY:Crosstown Arthouse presents HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL (1959)
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arthouse Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground\, and documentary features. \nFilm begins at 6 pm sharp.\nFREE ADMISSION (as part of Crosstown Concourse’s Trunk or Treat event) \nIn HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL\, Frederick Loren (Vincent Price) is an eccentric millionaire who rents a reportedly haunted mansion for one night under the pretense of hosting a party for his wife\, Annabelle\, whom he believes to be after his fortune. He explains to his guests that any among them who survives in the house for one night — during which all communication with the outside world will be cut — will receive a prize of $10\,000.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/crosstown-arthouse-presents-house-on-haunted-hilll-1959/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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SUMMARY:Indie Memphis Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:Indie Memphis kicks off its annual film festival at Crosstown Theater with an opening party at 5 pm. \nThat’s followed by a sold-out screening of Harriet\, the extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman’s escape from slavery and transformation into one of America’s greatest heroes\, at 6:30 pm. \nStick around for the Hometowner Narrative Shorts #1 Competition at 9:30 pm. Featuring Always Open\, The Eureka Hotel\, Life After Death\, Now the Sun Asks to Rise\, TAGGED\, The Bee\, and The Indignation of Michael Busby. \nFor the full Indie Memphis Film Festival schedule\, go here.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/indie-memphis-film-festival/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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