Past Events › Programs
November 2017
Voices Up! On Race & Violence
A spoken word event by youth, for everyone
Hosted by story booth/Crosstown Arts
Emcees LaStacia Cloyd and John Inman
October 2017
Creep Sweep Trunk or Treat
Bring your little ghouls and goblins to Crosstown Concourse this Halloween for trick-or-treating on the plaza. Volunteers will park their cars on the plaza and fill their trunks with candy. And don’t miss a special performance by the IRIS Orchestra Artist Fellows.
The Moonpie Project presents Patrick Kane McGregor
Mural by Patrick Lane McGreogor. The Moonpie Project is an ongoing, rotating mural series curated by Michael Roy in memory of muralist Brad Wells.
Crosstown Getdown: Salsa!
Join us for Crosstown Getdown, a new monthly dance series at Crosstown Concourse. Each month will feature a new dance theme with free lessons followed by music and dancing.
This month: Salsa Dancing!
Meet up in the Central Atrium by the staircase. Corey Strong with Baila! Memphis Dance Company will provide a FREE salsa lesson from 6-7 pm. And then DJ Antonio Quin of Bohemian Africana will spin tunes for a salsa dance party from 7-8 pm.
Open Crit
Crosstown Arts’ Open Crit series, organized in partnership with ArtsMemphis, is a monthly critique event where visual artists are invited to bring new and/or in-progress studio work for critical feedback and group discussion particular to each artist’s practice. All sessions are free and open to the public.
September 2017
Crosstown Getdown
Join us for Crosstown Getdown, the first event in a new monthly dance series at Crosstown Concourse. Each month will feature a new dance theme with free lessons followed by music and dancing.
This month: Cha-cha Slide. The Hustle. Line Dancing!
Open Crit
Crosstown Arts’ Open Crit series, organized in partnership with ArtsMemphis, is a monthly critique event where visual artists are invited to bring new and/or in-progress studio work for critical feedback and group discussion particular to each artist’s practice. All sessions are free and open to the public.
August 2017
Hustle : eltsuH
Hustle: professional development for artists is a free program organized by ArtsMemphis, UrbanArt Commission, and Crosstown Arts. The series will provide visual artists with information, resources, and opportunities to support them in the development of their professional careers.
Open Crit
Crosstown Arts’ Open Crit series, organized in partnership with ArtsMemphis, is a monthly critique event where visual artists are invited to bring new and/or in-progress studio work for critical feedback and group discussion particular to each artist’s practice. All sessions are free and open to the public.
Continuum Music Festival
A festival of collaborations among musicians and artists of diverse genres from Memphis and beyond, bringing to life unique performance experiences in the historic Crosstown neighborhood.
Continuum will juxtapose performances by contemporary chamber music ensembles such as Nief-Norf and chatterbird, with blues, rock, and hip-hop artists, like Don Lifted and Rob Jungklas.
Tickets are $25 per day/$60 weekend pass
Purchase tickets on Eventbrite
* Limited number of seats available on first-come, first-serve basis; plenty of standing room will be ….
