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SUMMARY:Memphis Fine Craft Rendezvous
DESCRIPTION:A maker’s market brought to you by Tennessee Craft Southwest \n 
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/memphis-fine-craft-rendezvous/
CATEGORIES:430
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SUMMARY:Memphis Fine Craft Rendezvous Opening Reception
DESCRIPTION:A maker’s market brought to you by Tennessee Craft Southwest \nOpening reception: Friday\, March 17\, 5-8 p.m.\nShow on view: Saturday\, March 18\, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/memphis-fine-craft-rendevous-opening-reception/
CATEGORIES:430
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SUMMARY:New Works
DESCRIPTION:Art exhibition with works by Michael D. McCown\, Courtney Whitlow\, Leanna Hicks\, Taylor Loftin\, Alexander Swilley\, Franklin Wallace\, and Adele Winn. Live music by Indian Sunburn.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/new-works-by-michael-d-mccown-and-courtney-whitlow/
CATEGORIES:430
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SUMMARY:Intersections
DESCRIPTION:Screening of Viceland’s Memphis: PAYDAY\, a documentary on income inequality. A talkback session will follow the film\, and attendees are invited to share their thoughts on the current state of the local economy. \nLight refreshments will be served.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/intersections/
CATEGORIES:430
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170314T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170314T150000
DTSTAMP:20260428T093025
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SUMMARY:Open Crit
DESCRIPTION:Artist installation 5:30-6 p.m. \nDiscussion 6-8 p.m. \n\nFacilitator: Susan Maakestad\nPresenting Artists: \nEszter Sziksz\nAnn Klicka\nEthan Taylor\nKristin Petersen\n\n\n\n\nCrosstown 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. \nA dedicated facilitator with experience in a group critique setting will guide discussion for each critique event\, which will include up to 4 artists’ work\, with 15-25 minutes devoted to the work of each. \nAll visual artists and anyone interested in joining the discussion are welcome to participate regardless of their level of expertise\, prior professional art experience or background/education in fine art. Participation is free and open to the public. Input during the critiques from everyone in attendance is welcomed and encouraged. \nNo formal preparation is necessary for participating artists\, who will have an opportunity to introduce and contextualize their work on view at the beginning of each critique. Participating artists are only asked to be open to (and interested in) considering reactions to their work by the group\, which will always be done in a supportive\, constructive and casual environment\, but could at the same time be challenging. \n\nTo participate\, artists can sign up here: \nOpen Crit Request form \n  \nContact Mary Jo at maryjo@crosstownarts.org with any questions!  \nArtists are asked to bring no more than 8 individual pieces (in any medium). Maximum run time for time-based work(s) is 10 minutes. \nParticipating artists are encouraged to invite friends\, peers and colleagues to the open crits\, both to see their work in progress and to give constructive feedback. \nSpecial thanks to Art Center for donating a $25 gift certificate for each participating artist. \nOrganized by Crosstown Arts in partnership with ArtsMemphis ArtsAccelerator.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/open-crit-14/
CATEGORIES:430,Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170311T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170311T163000
DTSTAMP:20260428T093025
CREATED:20170202T224927Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170202T224927Z
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SUMMARY:Skin: Art Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Photography exhibit \n$10 admission
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/skin-art-exhibition/
CATEGORIES:430
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170308T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170308T150000
DTSTAMP:20260428T093025
CREATED:20170216T183439Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170307T194840Z
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SUMMARY:MicroCinema Club
DESCRIPTION:Monthly short film screening series\, presented by Indie Memphis & Crosstown Arts. \nThis month: The Ann Arbor Film Festival Tour\nThe longest running avant-garde and experimental film festival in North America (est. 1963) presents nine new short films that will expand your imagination. \nDoors open at 6:30 p.m./Screening begins at 7 p.m. Admission is pay-what-you-can. \n\nMore information:\nNEITHER GOD NOR SANTA MARIA | Samuel M. Delgado and Helena Girón \nMadrid\, Spain | 2015 | 12 min\nIn the daily life of a woman\, the magic of her tales begin to materialize as night falls. Night is the time when travel is possible. \nBISONHEAD | Elizabeth Lo\nLos Angeles\, CA | 2015 | 10 min\nA family of Ponderai Native Americans embark on a controversial journey from northern Montana to Yellowstone to take part in the federal culling of 900 wild bison. \nTHE MESS | Peter Burr\nBrooklyn\, NY | 2015 | 14 min\nIn this game-like computer animation we take a journey to the threshold of a utopian labyrinth. Following the perspective of a solitary female figure whose job is to clean up the mess it inadvertently spawned\, we end up in a seemingly endless hall of mirrors. \nTHE PERPETUAL MOTION OF MY LOVE FOR YOU | Karen Yasinsky\nBaltimore\, MD | 2016 | 8 min\nA collage film slipping between narrative starts of images and sounds: May Sarton’s snapshots\, a resplendent Liz Taylor\, internal and external awkwardnesses\, a short respite of peace and a dogged\, deeply sad positivism. If this movie was a person\, it would be the awkward girl\, but she will never gain grace and confidence in her intelligence when older. She will forever remain in 8th grade with her frustrations and ambiguities. \nLOVE UNDER WILL OF THE HAGS LONG TOOTH | Mica O’Herlihy\nWestby\, WI | 2015 | 4 min\nA psychotronic gender-fucked pagan meditation on the animal in us all. \nFUNDIR | Allison Cekala\nBoston\, MA | 2015 | 23 min\nA biography of a material — the processing and importation of Boston’s road salt from one of its main sources in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile to the ice-covered streets of Boston. \nTHE RESONANCE | Mateusz Sadowski\n6 min | 2013 | Poznan\, Poland\nThe Resonance was made using stop-motion animation. The artist split the recorded footage into separate frames which were printed and re-photographed. The process underlined the characteristics of two contrary realities – photography and video. Providing the viewer with an insight into its own making\, Sadowski’s video is both a reflection on scientific theories about the structure of the world and an attempt to create an alternative reality. Winner\, Best Animated Film \nBABA DANA TALKS TO THE WOLVES | Ralitsa Doncheva\nBulgaria/Canada | 2015 | 11 min\nAn impressionistic portrait of Baba Dana and her solitary existence in one of the oldest monasteries in Bulgaria\, Zelenikovsky Monastery. Winner\, The Eileen Maitland Award for Women’s Voice \nnot even nothing can be free of ghosts | Rainer Kohlberger\nVienna\, Austria | 2016 | 11 min\nAn Algorithmic work generated entirely from computer-generated code; where “the intentional overload of the human perception apparatus leads to visual impressions that appear exclusively in the literal “eye of the beholder.” These “ghosts” appear from “nothing” and are “nothing”; they are mere hallucinations evoked by the imperfect human-biological data processing system” – Norbert Pfaffenbichler.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/microcinema-club-7/
CATEGORIES:430
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170307T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170307T150000
DTSTAMP:20260428T093025
CREATED:20161220T212018Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170224T203121Z
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SUMMARY:Shoot & Splice: The Art of Audio
DESCRIPTION:Monthly filmmaking forum presented by Indie Memphis and Crosstown Arts \nMarch topic: The Art of Audio\n\n\n\n\n\nThe recording and mixing of production sound are easily the most under-appreciated and misunderstood disciplines in filmmaking. All too frequently\, quality movies and videos are ruined because the proper respect is not given to the craft of audio engineering. \nPlease join us as Running Pony sound technician Nathan Reisman and Music + Arts Studio post-production audio engineer Kevin Houston lead a hands-on workshop and discussion to help you improve the sound quality of your next project. They will walk us through the audio pre-production\, production\, and post-production processes\, best on-set and in-studio practices\, as well as a breakdown of essential gear for both low- and high-budget projects.  \nDoors open at 6:30 p.m./panel discussion at 7 p.m. Free and open to the public. Complimentary beverages will be available.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/shoot-splice-sound-speed/
CATEGORIES:430
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170305T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170305T160000
DTSTAMP:20260428T093025
CREATED:20170127T223616Z
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SUMMARY:Up in Arms Collective presents: RESPONSE
DESCRIPTION:What if dissent is a dance? What if revolution begins with a pas de deux or an artful kick in the pants? \nTwenty-one artists gather strength through coming together and creating works that explore the myth of superwoman\, experiences of femininity\, shoes\, burning bridges\, first world privilege\, and untarnished hope. \nUp in Arms Collective is a community of diverse Memphis dance artists who have come together to collaborate and create three evenings of original works and performances. \nEach evening’s performance will be one-of-a kind and feature different dances. Participating dance artists include Bethany Bak\, Sheri Bancroft\, Travis Bradley\, Rebecca Rose Cochran\, Josh Colfer\, Marie Dennan\, Lauren Hales\, Emily Hefley\, Stephanie Hom\, Jill Guyton-Nee\, Orixa Bowers\, Jenn King\, Louisa Koeppel\, Sarah Ledbetter\, Kristen Lucas\, Tamara Prince-Parrish\, Lauren Stallings\, Wayne Smith\, and Erin D.H. Williams along with filmmaker N’Seeka MacPherson and photographer Yasmine Omari. \nUp in Arms Collective was born out of the need for the dance community to respond to what is happening in America in an open and affirming environment. The process leading up to the performances has allowed artists time\, space\, and energy as well as support to build and create\, as they bring their responses to life through movement and dance. \nA response is a reaction to something and an impulse caused by a change or event. The responses are candid\, personal\, and as diverse as the dance artists themselves and explore power\, fear\, truth\, boldness\, self-determination\, activism\, love\, support\, protection\, humor\,and revolution. \nWorld-renowned dance icon Pina Bausch once said: “Dance\, dance\, otherwise we are lost.” \nWhile we are all unique\, Up in Arms believes we are stronger when we come together–united. We find one another and connect and share and discover we are not lost but when we respond through dance\, we are empowered and through RESPONSE\, we hope to leave others empowered. Art has the power to change us all and transform the world. \nDance artist and collaborator Sarah Ledbetter says\, “I’m basically using this platform to\nbush whack some breathing room for the sacred/secular feminine. To call up friends in big\nplaces that we desperately need now. I’m not trying to show off. I’m trying to show up.” \nTickets are $10 cash only and available at the door. To find out more about RESPONSE and/or make reservations\, like Up in Arms Collective on Facebook.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/up-in-arms-collective-presents-response-3/
CATEGORIES:430
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170304T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170304T160000
DTSTAMP:20260428T093025
CREATED:20170127T223616Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170127T223616Z
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SUMMARY:Up in Arms Collective presents: RESPONSE
DESCRIPTION:What if dissent is a dance? What if revolution begins with a pas de deux or an artful kick in the pants? \nTwenty-one artists gather strength through coming together and creating works that explore the myth of superwoman\, experiences of femininity\, shoes\, burning bridges\, first world privilege\, and untarnished hope. \nUp in Arms Collective is a community of diverse Memphis dance artists who have come together to collaborate and create three evenings of original works and performances. \nEach evening’s performance will be one-of-a kind and feature different dances. Participating dance artists include Bethany Bak\, Sheri Bancroft\, Travis Bradley\, Rebecca Rose Cochran\, Josh Colfer\, Marie Dennan\, Lauren Hales\, Emily Hefley\, Stephanie Hom\, Jill Guyton-Nee\, Orixa Bowers\, Jenn King\, Louisa Koeppel\, Sarah Ledbetter\, Kristen Lucas\, Tamara Prince-Parrish\, Lauren Stallings\, Wayne Smith\, and Erin D.H. Williams along with filmmaker N’Seeka MacPherson and photographer Yasmine Omari. \nUp in Arms Collective was born out of the need for the dance community to respond to what is happening in America in an open and affirming environment. The process leading up to the performances has allowed artists time\, space\, and energy as well as support to build and create\, as they bring their responses to life through movement and dance. \nA response is a reaction to something and an impulse caused by a change or event. The responses are candid\, personal\, and as diverse as the dance artists themselves and explore power\, fear\, truth\, boldness\, self-determination\, activism\, love\, support\, protection\, humor\,and revolution. \nWorld-renowned dance icon Pina Bausch once said: “Dance\, dance\, otherwise we are lost.” \nWhile we are all unique\, Up in Arms believes we are stronger when we come together–united. We find one another and connect and share and discover we are not lost but when we respond through dance\, we are empowered and through RESPONSE\, we hope to leave others empowered. Art has the power to change us all and transform the world. \nDance artist and collaborator Sarah Ledbetter says\, “I’m basically using this platform to\nbush whack some breathing room for the sacred/secular feminine. To call up friends in big\nplaces that we desperately need now. I’m not trying to show off. I’m trying to show up.” \nTickets are $10 cash only and available at the door. To find out more about RESPONSE and/or make reservations\, like Up in Arms Collective on Facebook.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/up-in-arms-collective-presents-response-2/
CATEGORIES:430
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170303T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170303T160000
DTSTAMP:20260428T093025
CREATED:20170127T223616Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170127T223711Z
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SUMMARY:Up in Arms Collective presents: RESPONSE
DESCRIPTION:What if dissent is a dance? What if revolution begins with a pas de deux or an artful kick in the pants? \nTwenty-one artists gather strength through coming together and creating works that explore the myth of superwoman\, experiences of femininity\, shoes\, burning bridges\, first world privilege\, and untarnished hope. \nUp in Arms Collective is a community of diverse Memphis dance artists who have come together to collaborate and create three evenings of original works and performances. \nEach evening’s performance will be one-of-a kind and feature different dances. Participating dance artists include Bethany Bak\, Sheri Bancroft\, Travis Bradley\, Rebecca Rose Cochran\, Josh Colfer\, Marie Dennan\, Lauren Hales\, Emily Hefley\, Stephanie Hom\, Jill Guyton-Nee\, Orixa Bowers\, Jenn King\, Louisa Koeppel\, Sarah Ledbetter\, Kristen Lucas\, Tamara Prince-Parrish\, Lauren Stallings\, Wayne Smith\, and Erin D.H. Williams along with filmmaker N’Seeka MacPherson and photographer Yasmine Omari. \nUp in Arms Collective was born out of the need for the dance community to respond to what is happening in America in an open and affirming environment. The process leading up to the performances has allowed artists time\, space\, and energy as well as support to build and create\, as they bring their responses to life through movement and dance. \nA response is a reaction to something and an impulse caused by a change or event. The responses are candid\, personal\, and as diverse as the dance artists themselves and explore power\, fear\, truth\, boldness\, self-determination\, activism\, love\, support\, protection\, humor\,and revolution. \nWorld-renowned dance icon Pina Bausch once said: “Dance\, dance\, otherwise we are lost.” \nWhile we are all unique\, Up in Arms believes we are stronger when we come together–united. We find one another and connect and share and discover we are not lost but when we respond through dance\, we are empowered and through RESPONSE\, we hope to leave others empowered. Art has the power to change us all and transform the world. \nDance artist and collaborator Sarah Ledbetter says\, “I’m basically using this platform to\nbush whack some breathing room for the sacred/secular feminine. To call up friends in big\nplaces that we desperately need now. I’m not trying to show off. I’m trying to show up.” \nTickets are $10 cash only and available at the door. To find out more about RESPONSE and/or make reservations\, like Up in Arms Collective on Facebook.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/up-in-arms-collective-presents-response/
CATEGORIES:430
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170226T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170226T140000
DTSTAMP:20260428T093025
CREATED:20170201T220732Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170201T220732Z
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SUMMARY:Roots Down Rock & Roll Revival
DESCRIPTION:Two evenings of art and Memphis music featuring Lara Hope and The Ark Jones\, Johnny Lowebow\, Pig Star\, Billie Dove\, Ross Johnson and Richard James\, Los Psychosis\, Carmen and Page\, Moses Crouch and Memphissippi Medicine\, The Sun Serenaders\, and a surprise special guest. \nEvent runs Saturday-Sunday\, February 25-26\, 2-8 p.m.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/roots-down-rock-roll-revival-2/
CATEGORIES:430
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170225T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170225T140000
DTSTAMP:20260428T093025
CREATED:20170201T220535Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170201T220601Z
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SUMMARY:Roots Down Rock & Roll Revival
DESCRIPTION:Two evenings of art and Memphis music featuring Lara Hope and The Ark Jones\, Johnny Lowebow\, Pig Star\, Billie Dove\, Ross Johnson and Richard James\, Los Psychosis\, Carmen and Page\, Moses Crouch and Memphissippi Medicine\, The Sun Serenaders\, and a surprise special guest. \nEvent runs Saturday-Sunday\, February 25-26\, 2-8 p.m. \n 
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/roots-down-rock-roll-revival/
CATEGORIES:430
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170222T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170222T150000
DTSTAMP:20260428T093025
CREATED:20170109T181215Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170109T181215Z
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SUMMARY:Indie Wednesday Film Series: Raising Bertie
DESCRIPTION:Weekly film screenings hosted by Indie Memphis. Films will screen at Crosstown Arts\, Malco’s Studio on the Square\, and Ridgeway Theatre on a rotating basis. \nThis week: Raising Bertie\, a powerful in-depth look at the issues facing African-American rural youth and the complex relationships between generational poverty\, educational equity\, and race. \nA Q&A session will follow.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/indie-wednesday-film-series-raising-bertie/
CATEGORIES:430
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170220T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170220T143000
DTSTAMP:20260428T093025
CREATED:20170117T204642Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170201T214421Z
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SUMMARY:Memphis Women in Film Event Series
DESCRIPTION:Quarterly event series presented by Indie Memphis and Crosstown Arts \nFebruary topic: Our Monster\, Our Selves: Monstrous Feminine in Horror Film — A Talk by Dr. Marina Levina.\n \nIn this talk\, Dr. Marina Levina will walk us through a brief history of representations of women’s bodies in horror film. She will illustrate how\, and for what reason\, women and the feminine have been portrayed as monstrous\, deviant\, and in need of control and punishment. She argues that these representations are intimately tied to the politics of the past and of the present. Some of the films she will discuss include Cronenberg’s The Brood\, the first Alien film\, Jennifer’s Body\, and Carrie\, amongst others. \nDr. Marina Levina is an Associate Professor of Communication at the University of Memphis. Her scholarship centers on cultural studies of science\, technology and medicine\, and critical media studies. An avid fan of monster and science fiction genres\, she has written on cultural meanings of monstrosity and their relationship to current scientific and technological advances. Amongst other books\, she is the first editor of Monster Culture in the 21st Century: A Reader (Bloomsbury Academic Press\, 2013). Dr. Levina frequently teaches Monster Films\, Gender and Film\, and Rhetoric of Pop Culture\, as well as graduate seminars in media and technologies studies. \nNetworking at 6:30 p.m.; speaker presentation begins at 7:00 pm.\n Complimentary food and drink. \n\n\n\n\nMemphis Women in Film Social Links\nEvent invite link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1565885570106443/\nFacebook: https://facebook.com/memphiswomeninfilm/\nTwitter: https://twitter.com/MEMwomeninfilm\nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/memwomeninfilm/
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/memphis-women-in-film-event-series/
CATEGORIES:430
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170218T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170218T160000
DTSTAMP:20260428T093025
CREATED:20170109T184740Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170130T180025Z
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SUMMARY:Memphis Short Film Fest featuring No Traffic
DESCRIPTION:Premiere screening of short film No Traffic\, followed by a conversation and performance by Memphis rapper/film producer Tini Maine aka. T. Numbers. \nDoors open at 6 p.m./screening begins at 8 p.m.  Entry fee is pay what you can. \nHot food\, fresh fruit\, and beverages will be available. \n\nFilm Synopsis:\n\nAfter being betrayed by his girlfriend and best fried and serving an extensive prison sentence for drug-trafficking\, Tini Maine Montana has no interest in returning to the “hood.” But every day\, temptations of negativity are prominent. \nDetermined to make sure his family and loved ones are happy and financially stable\, he makes some positive changes that make a dream come true.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/memphis-short-film-fest-featuring-no-traffic/
CATEGORIES:430
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170217T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170217T150000
DTSTAMP:20260428T093025
CREATED:20170130T181242Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170130T181242Z
UID:10002623-1487334600-1487343600@crosstownarts.org
SUMMARY:The Art of Caring Silent Auction Art Fundraiser
DESCRIPTION:Presented Caregiver’s Respite. \nLight hors d’oeuvres will be served. \n$5 entry fee
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/the-art-of-caring-silent-auction-art-fundraiser/
CATEGORIES:430
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170216T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170216T143000
DTSTAMP:20260428T093025
CREATED:20170117T172152Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170117T213538Z
UID:10002929-1487248200-1487255400@crosstownarts.org
SUMMARY:SoundOff: Jody Stephens & Adam Hill
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Crosstown Arts in collaboration with The Memphis Chapter of the Recording Academy\n\nSoundOff is a quarterly forum for exploring the art and the science of audio recording and its storied and innovative history in Memphis. Learn the craft from the producers and engineers that helped to create and continue to shape the Memphis Sound. SoundOff is for musicians\, professional recording engineers\, producers\, and anyone interested in better understanding audio recording. \nThis installment features Jody Stephens (business development director at Ardent Studios/drummer for Big Star) and Adam Hill (producer/engineer at Ardent Studios). Join us for a discussion with Jody and Adam about Ardent Studios and the legacy of John Fry and Big Star. Moderated by Scott Bomar\, musician\, composer\, and owner of Electrophonic Studios. \nDoors open at 6:30/program begins at 7 pm\nComplimentary food & drinks\nFree and open to the public 
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/soundoff-jody-stephens-adam-hill/
CATEGORIES:430
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170214T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170214T140000
DTSTAMP:20260428T093025
CREATED:20151215T182353Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170203T163753Z
UID:10002450-1487073600-1487080800@crosstownarts.org
SUMMARY:Open Crit
DESCRIPTION:Artist installation 5:30-6 p.m. \nDiscussion 6-8 p.m. \n\nFacilitator: Mary Jo Karimnia\nPresenting Artists: \n\nRahLeeCoh Ishakarah\nSammy Anzer\nTiera Washington\n\n\n\n\n\nCrosstown 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. \nA dedicated facilitator with experience in a group critique setting will guide discussion for each critique event\, which will include up to 4 artists’ work\, with 15-25 minutes devoted to the work of each. \nAll visual artists and anyone interested in joining the discussion are welcome to participate regardless of their level of expertise\, prior professional art experience or background/education in fine art. Participation is free and open to the public. Input during the critiques from everyone in attendance is welcomed and encouraged. \nNo formal preparation is necessary for participating artists\, who will have an opportunity to introduce and contextualize their work on view at the beginning of each critique. Participating artists are only asked to be open to (and interested in) considering reactions to their work by the group\, which will always be done in a supportive\, constructive and casual environment\, but could at the same time be challenging. \n\nTo participate\, artists can sign up here: \nOpen Crit Request form \n  \nContact Mary Jo at maryjo@crosstownarts.org with any questions!  \nArtists are asked to bring no more than 8 individual pieces (in any medium). Maximum run time for time-based work(s) is 10 minutes. \nParticipating artists are encouraged to invite friends\, peers and colleagues to the open crits\, both to see their work in progress and to give constructive feedback. \n\nSpecial thanks to Art Center for donating a $25 gift certificate for each participating artist. \nOrganized by Crosstown Arts in partnership with ArtsMemphis ArtsAccelerator.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/open-crit-13/
CATEGORIES:430,Programs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170211T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170211T143000
DTSTAMP:20260428T093025
CREATED:20170111T215116Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170111T215116Z
UID:10002923-1486810800-1486823400@crosstownarts.org
SUMMARY:Memphis' Talented Artists: Visual Art Show
DESCRIPTION:Live art and poetry by Toshay the Artist\, Damon Drew\, and Michelle Coburn. Also Britt Reed\, Pachone Jackon\, Tosha L. Brown\, and Aisha Naantaanbuu. \nTickets are $7 advance/$12 at the door. Tickets can be purchased here. \nWine and snacks will be provided. Presented by Tosha Creations.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/memphis-talented-artists-visual-art-show/
CATEGORIES:430
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170210T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170210T143000
DTSTAMP:20260428T093025
CREATED:20170113T220402Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170113T220610Z
UID:10002925-1486729800-1486737000@crosstownarts.org
SUMMARY:The Break-Up Show Dress Rehearsal
DESCRIPTION:Free and open-to-the-public dress rehearsal for The Break-Up Show: Episode Six. This comedy troupe transforms the indignities of bad dates and break-up drama into the sort of comedy that may make you feel like it was worth the pain. \nThe Break-Up Show troupe invites everyone to stop in for a behind-the-scenes look at how comedy is born from romantic devastation. Watch a “warts and all” dress rehearsal as they prepare for their February 11th — one-night only — appearance at the New Daisy on Beale Street featuring music by The McStays and Robby. Only the live portions of the show will be rehearsed and\, just like in a real rehearsal\, the cast will be stopping and starting\, messing up\, and most likely breaking up (with laughter) for most of the evening. Stop in for a preview! \nThe rehearsal coincides with the opening of “We Need to Talk\,” an open-call exhibition of break-up art and artifacts at 422 N. Cleveland from 5-8 p.m.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/the-break-up-show-dress-rehearsal/
CATEGORIES:430
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170208T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170208T160000
DTSTAMP:20260428T093025
CREATED:20170117T181051Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170117T181051Z
UID:10002931-1486557000-1486569600@crosstownarts.org
SUMMARY:MicroCinema Club
DESCRIPTION:Monthly short film screening series presented by Indie Memphis and Crosstown Arts. \nThis month’s installment features Sequence\, an anthology of four short stories about partying\, love\, and conflicting cultural worldviews set in modern Mississippi. Followed by a Q&A with director James Alexander Warren and producer Robbie Fischer. \nThis four-in-one film features Yazoo Women (three junkyard workers stumble upon a divorce party)\, Dreamscaping (a hyperactive alcoholic is jealous of a Harlem Globetrotter)\, The Temperature of Father James Martin (a priest hosts a dinner party on the night after his best friend’s funeral)\, and It’s Never Cold in Vegas (a newlywed couple struggles to find balance). \n6:30 pm doors open | 7 pm presentation | Pay-what-you can admission | Free food & drinks \n 
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/microcinema-club-6/
CATEGORIES:430
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170207T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170207T150000
DTSTAMP:20260428T093025
CREATED:20170109T175043Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170119T175046Z
UID:10002915-1486468800-1486479600@crosstownarts.org
SUMMARY:Shoot & Splice: Cinematography Case Study of The Republic
DESCRIPTION:Monthly filmmmaking forum presented by Indie Memphis and Crosstown Arts. February topic: Cinematography Case Study of The Republic . \n\nJoin cinematographer Jordan Danelz\, key grip Patrick Durkin\, and best boy Andy Allmendinger as they lead a case study presentation based on their experience working on the set of the Greek crime thriller The Republic. \nLearn the specifics of what the camera and electrical department goes through in making a high-octane independent film. They’ll also share stories and insights regarding the unique experience of working on a film shot entirely in Greece\, with a predominantly Greek cast and crew.  “The Republic” will be screened in between the case study presentation. \nDoors open at 6:00 p.m./panel case study starts at 6:30 p.m. Free and open to the public. Complimentary beverages will be available. \nThis film is intended for mature audiences. No one under 17 will be allowed without parental supervision. \nView the film’s trailer here.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/shoot-splice-cinematography-case-study-of-the-republic/
CATEGORIES:430
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170204T040000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170204T110000
DTSTAMP:20260428T093025
CREATED:20170103T203308Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170109T204611Z
UID:10002908-1486180800-1486206000@crosstownarts.org
SUMMARY:Memphis Arts Collective Presents "A Valentine Extravaganza"
DESCRIPTION:Handmade Valentine’s Day gifts by artists by Dale Martin\, Chuck Parr\, Erica Bodine\, Angi Cooper\, Cosgrove and Lewis Soaps\, and many more. \n 
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/midtown-arts-collective-presents-a-valentine-extravaganza/
CATEGORIES:430
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170127T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170127T150000
DTSTAMP:20260428T093025
CREATED:20170109T174218Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170109T174218Z
UID:10002914-1485514800-1485529200@crosstownarts.org
SUMMARY:The Urban Flower Art Experience
DESCRIPTION:Art exhibition with work by Candice Higgins. \nOpening reception: Friday\, Jan. 27\, 5-9 p.m. \nOn view: Saturday\, Jan. 28\, 1-6 p.m.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/the-urban-flower-art-experience/
CATEGORIES:430
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170121T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170121T143000
DTSTAMP:20260428T093025
CREATED:20170104T163456Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170104T163456Z
UID:10002910-1485001800-1485009000@crosstownarts.org
SUMMARY:Grid Gestures
DESCRIPTION:New work by Julie Bennett Ashton using the grid as a compositional element \nThat modernist device the grid is the inspirational fulcrum underlying this body of work. Instead of dominating the art\, the grid serves as a flexible suggestion: thus this simple pattern becomes less stubborn on a compositional level and is thereby freed from its connotative roles as formal rubric and conceptual cage.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/grid-gestures/
CATEGORIES:430
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170119T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170119T130000
DTSTAMP:20260428T093025
CREATED:20170104T161527Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170109T200621Z
UID:10002909-1484827200-1484830800@crosstownarts.org
SUMMARY:Spark\, Conversations with Ballet Memphis
DESCRIPTION:Panel discussion series with performing artists. This month’s theme: Economic Development: Artfully Speaking. \nThe panel will examine several arts-related events and organizations that increase tourism dollars and job growth for their region. This conversation will focus on early objectives\, communication with the government and business organizations\, and documenting success. \nOrganized and sponsored by Ballet Memphis.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/spark-conversations-with-ballet-memphis/
CATEGORIES:430
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170118T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170118T150000
DTSTAMP:20260428T093025
CREATED:20170105T170008Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170105T170119Z
UID:10002912-1484744400-1484751600@crosstownarts.org
SUMMARY:1978 Frontier Classic at Freedom River
DESCRIPTION:A high energy two-man “opera\,” combining elements of theatrics\, music and projection art\, that runs approximately 30 minutes.\n\n \nPlot description:\nA proud young man and his weather-beaten partner approach the end of a fur-gathering journey in this romanticized tableau. The 1978 Frontier Classic seeks to identify people and their patterns\, from the Yukon to the Grid Iron. Jake and Ryan don their buckskins\, chow down on a bucket of wings\, and crack open a cold one in this great American fanfare.\n \nThe 1978 Frontier Classic explores parallels between the years 1848\, 1978\, and today. We are interested in representing people\, their patterns\, and how they relate to contemporary American patriotism. Research and specificity are paramount in our work. Our accuracy and research behind each element of the piece is contrasted with a superficial layer of absurdity. \nPresented by Goldstar
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/1978-frontier-classic-at-freedom-river/
CATEGORIES:430
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170117T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170117T140000
DTSTAMP:20260428T093025
CREATED:20151215T182353Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161220T200823Z
UID:10002448-1484654400-1484661600@crosstownarts.org
SUMMARY:Open Crit
DESCRIPTION:Artist installation 5-6 pm \nDiscussion 6-8 pm \n\nFacilitator: Terri Phillips\nParticipating Artists:\nBen Butler\nLance Turner\nLisa Cochran \n\nCrosstown 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. \nA dedicated facilitator with experience in a group critique setting will guide discussion for each critique event\, which will include up to 4 artists’ work\, with 15-25 minutes devoted to the work of each. \nAll visual artists and anyone interested in joining the discussion are welcome to participate regardless of their level of expertise\, prior professional art experience or background/education in fine art. Participation is free and open to the public. Input during the critiques from everyone in attendance is welcomed and encouraged. \nNo formal preparation is necessary for participating artists\, who will have an opportunity to introduce and contextualize their work on view at the beginning of each critique. Participating artists are only asked to be open to (and interested in) considering reactions to their work by the group\, which will always be done in a supportive\, constructive and casual environment\, but could at the same time be challenging. \n\nTo participate\, artists can sign up here: \nOpen Crit Request form \n  \nContact Mary Jo at maryjo@crosstownarts.org with any questions!  \nArtists are asked to bring no more than 8 individual pieces (in any medium). Maximum run time for time-based work(s) is 10 minutes. \nParticipating artists are encouraged to invite friends\, peers and colleagues to the open crits\, both to see their work in progress and to give constructive feedback. \nOrganized by Crosstown Arts in partnership with ArtsMemphis ArtsAccelerator.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/open-crit-12/
CATEGORIES:430,Programs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170111T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170111T160000
DTSTAMP:20260428T093025
CREATED:20161227T194612Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170106T174557Z
UID:10002907-1484137800-1484150400@crosstownarts.org
SUMMARY:MicroCinema Club: Documentary Shorts Festival Encore
DESCRIPTION:MicroCinema is back in 2017 with more short film presentations. To kick it off\, we are featuring an encore of the documentary shorts from the Indie Memphis Film Festival. These shorts cover a wide range of subject matter and interesting characters. \nShorts include:\nThe Honeys and Bears\nOh My Father\nThe Carousel\nMore is More\nThe Purrtraitist\nIn This World\nAll the President’s Heads\nSoul City\nMezzo \n\n\n\n\nPresented by Indie Memphis in collaboration with Crosstown Arts and made possible through support by ArtsFirst\, the First Tennessee Foundation and ArtsMemphis. \nDoors open at 6:30 p.m./Screening begins at 7 p.m. \n\nMore Information: \nTHE HONEYS AND BEARS | Dir. by Veena Rao | 4 min.\nMembers of the Harlem Honeys and Bears\, a synchronized swim team for seniors\, describe the freedom of the water. \nOH MY FATHER | Dir. by Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck | 11 min.\nA middle-aged woman spends her days taking care of her live-in 98-year old father and ponders the essence of familial love \nTHE CAROUSEL | Dir. by Jonathan Napolitano | 12 min.\nIn Binghamton\, New York there spins a 1925 carousel that once inspired Rod Serling and has since become a portal into… the Twilight Zone. \nMORE IS MORE | Dir. by Alexis Boling | 6 min.\nUnearthly creatures from another dimension climb out of the mind of a transformation artist and onto the streets of NYC. \nTHE PURRTRAITIST | Dir. by Mark Zemel | 10 min.\nMeet Larry Johnson\, the world foremost glamour photographer… for cats. \nIN THIS WORLD | Dir. by Kelly Creedon | 15 min.\n15-year-old Courvosier Cox knows he is destined to be a star. Struggling to find his place in the complex world of inner-city Durham\, NC\, he undertakes a relentless quest to escape into the spotlight. \nALL THE PRESIDENTS’ HEADS | Dir. by Adam Roffman | 8 min.\nOne man is on a quest to save the Presidents of the United States. \nSOUL CITY | Dir. by Monica Berra\, SheRea DelSol\, Gini Richards | 20 min.\nSOUL CITY tells the story of a band of idealists who attempt to build a multiracial utopia in Klan Country\, North Carolina during the 1970s. \nMEZZO | Dir. by Nicole Opper | 14 min.\nMEZZO celebrates the life and artistic endeavors of Breanna Sinclaire\, an African American opera singer and openly trans woman.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/microcinema-club-documentary-shorts-festival-encore/
CATEGORIES:430
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