BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Crosstown Arts - ECPv6.16.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Crosstown Arts X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://crosstownarts.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Crosstown Arts REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20180311T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20181104T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20190310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20191103T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20200308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20201101T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190828T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190828T163000 DTSTAMP:20260627T113352 CREATED:20190808T171409Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190820T162003Z UID:10003767-1567002600-1567009800@crosstownarts.org SUMMARY:Austin Lucas at The Green Room DESCRIPTION:Austin Lucas returns to Memphis for a performance at The Green Room at Crosstown Arts with his band\, The Bold Party\, on their fall US tour. \n\nTickets: $10\n\nDoors 7:00pm | Performance 7:30pm \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“Sometimes an artist just has a voice that’s so true and so clearly coming directly from the soul that you just can’t argue with it\, and Austin Lucas is one of those guys.” – BBC Radio \nIt’s been over two decades since the songwriter packed his bags and left Bloomington\, Indiana\, the Midwestern town where he spent his childhood years falling in love with rock & roll\, embracing his punk roots\, and standing his ground whenever intolerant locals didn’t understand his way of life. He returns to that place – both creatively and physically – with his seventh studio album\, Immortal Americans. Written after a tumultuous period that found Lucas getting sober\, supporting his partner through a battle with cancer\, and breaking up with his longtime record label\, Immortal Americans is a clear-eyed album for murkier times\, rooted in stripped-down heartland rock songs that find the artist reflecting upon the changes in both his hometown and himself. \nCo-produced by Lucas and Will Johnson (Centro-matic)\, recorded/engineered by Steve Albini\, and captured in a series of live\, full-band performances\, Immortal Americans was written after Lucas resettled in Bloomington. He’d been away for years\, touring the world as an independent solo artist before signing a record deal with New West in 2013. In many ways\, the albums he released during that period were reflections of the music he’d grown up with\, from the mountain music of his father (bluegrass musician Bob Lucas) to the punk records that soundtracked his teenage years. Appropriately\, Lucas earned a fanbase as a folksinger with punk roots – or was it the other way around? – while touring the country with artists who represented both ends of that spectrum\, sharing shows with Willie Nelson one minute and Chuck Ragan the next. \n\n \n\n\n \n  URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/austin-lucas-at-the-green-room/ LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States CATEGORIES:The Green Room ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/2018-05-01-17.15.04.jpg GEO:35.1521433;-90.0155942 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Crosstown Arts The Green Room 1350 Concourse Ave. Suite 280 Memphis TN 38104 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280:geo:-90.0155942,35.1521433 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190827T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190827T140000 DTSTAMP:20260627T113352 CREATED:20190313T212220Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190501T164246Z UID:10003551-1566910800-1566914400@crosstownarts.org SUMMARY:The Mystic DESCRIPTION:On the last Tuesday of each month join Crosstown Concourse neighbors and friends for The Mystic. \nThe Mystic is a time set aside each month to experience the undefinable together through music\, dialogue and silence.  The Mystic is not affiliated with any defined belief system\, but is a shared listening experience intended to deepen our understand of one another. \nThe Mystic is hosted by a rotated panel including Rabbi Micah Greenstein\, Chris Miner\, Dr. Scott Morris\, Dr. Sonia Walker\, and Kirk Whalum\, with a variety of musical guests. URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/the-mystic-5/ LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States CATEGORIES:The Green Room ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/The-Mystic.jpg GEO:35.1521433;-90.0155942 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Crosstown Arts The Green Room 1350 Concourse Ave. Suite 280 Memphis TN 38104 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280:geo:-90.0155942,35.1521433 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190824T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190824T170000 DTSTAMP:20260627T113352 CREATED:20190805T170134Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190805T170134Z UID:10003757-1566658800-1566666000@crosstownarts.org SUMMARY:Alvin Youngblood Hart's Muscle Theory at The Green Room DESCRIPTION:Roots\, Rock\, Rebellion. Grammy-award winning artist Alvin Youngblood Hart returns home to Memphis for a special night in The Green Room at Crosstown Arts. \nAlvin is the cosmic American love child of Howlin Wolf and Link Wray. Respected around the world as a “musician’s musician\,” Alvin Youngblood Hart’s praises have been sung by everyone from Bob Dylan to guitar gods Eric Clapton & Mick Taylor. \nTickets: $10\nDoors 7:30pm | Show at 8pm URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/alvin-youngblood-harts-muscle-theory-at-the-green-room/ LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States CATEGORIES:The Green Room ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ayh-img_1625.jpg GEO:35.1521433;-90.0155942 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Crosstown Arts The Green Room 1350 Concourse Ave. Suite 280 Memphis TN 38104 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280:geo:-90.0155942,35.1521433 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190823T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190823T170000 DTSTAMP:20260627T113352 CREATED:20190715T151011Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190715T151303Z UID:10003738-1566572400-1566579600@crosstownarts.org SUMMARY:Chuck Mead "Closer to Home" Tour DESCRIPTION:Join us for a performance by Grammy-nominated country singer Chuck Mead. Mead’s latest solo album\, Closer to Home\, was produced by Matt Ross-Spang at Sam Phillips Recording Studio in Memphis.\n\nTickets: $15\nDoors at 7:30 pm | Show at 8 pm \n\nAbout Chuck Mead:\n\nCHUCK MEAD is a Country singer with a rock n roll heart. He’s also a renowned songwriter\, producer\, music director\, musicologist and architect behind the rebirth of Lower Broadway and the Global Neo Traditional Country music movement. \nThis Kansas native\, has been at the forefront of what has come to be known as Americana Music for the better part of 25 years. Perhaps best known for co-founding the famed ‘90s Alternative Country quintet\, BR5-49\, whose 7 albums garnered a CMA Award for Best International Touring Act and three Grammy nominations\, helped build an indelible bridge between authentic American Roots music and millions of fans worldwide. \nSince then he’s toured the globe\, entertained thousands on the high seas\, released 3 solo albums\, made 137 appearances on the Grand Ole Opry\, co-produced critically acclaimed tribute albums to Johnny Cash & Waylon Jennings\, acted as Musical Director/Supervisor/Producer of the Broadway hit musical Million Dollar Quartet AND the companion CMT television show Sun Records. \nWith a deep connection to Memphis and a burning desire to keep building musical bridges\, Chuck packed up the band and took time out of his crazy schedule last summer to record his fourth solo album with Matt Ross-Spang (Margo Price/John Prine/Jason Isbell/Al Green) at legendary Sam Phillips Recording Studios\, the result of which\, ‘Close To Home’ was released on June 21\, 2019 on Plowboy Records. URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/chuck-mead-closer-to-home-tour/ LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States CATEGORIES:The Green Room ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Chuck-Mead.jpg GEO:35.1521433;-90.0155942 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Crosstown Arts The Green Room 1350 Concourse Ave. Suite 280 Memphis TN 38104 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280:geo:-90.0155942,35.1521433 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190822T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190822T163000 DTSTAMP:20260627T113352 CREATED:20190813T165620Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190813T165620Z UID:10003771-1566484200-1566491400@crosstownarts.org SUMMARY:Michael Shults Quintet featuring Clint Ashlock DESCRIPTION:Join us in the Green Room at Crosstown Arts for a performance by Michael Shults Quintet featuring Clint Ashlock. \nKansas City transplant and current professor of saxophone at the University of Memphis Michael Shults joins forces with one of the central figures of the Kansas City scene – trumpeter and composer Clint Ashlock – and a rhythm section of Memphis stalwarts\, presenting original music and standards. With Alvie Givhan\, piano\, Alan Maguire\, bass\, and James Sexton\, drums. \nTickets: $10\nDoors 7pm | Performance 7:30pm \nAbout Clint Ashlock:\nTrumpeter/composer/bandleader Clint Ashlock grew up in the Kansas City area. A dedicated and tireless contributor to the scene\, Clint has performed with such luminaries as Aretha Franklin\, the Temptations\, Nicholas Payton and Natalie Cole\, as well as being a mainstay on the local KC circuit\, most notably as Artistic Director of the Kansas City Jazz Orchestra\, leader of his own groups of varying size and genre\, and as a member of ensembles such as The Project H and The Marcus Lewis Big Band. Ashlock has produced a number of recordings\, including the latest KCJO album “Rhapsody\,” which includes a 30-minute tour-de-force arrangement of “Rhapsody in Blue\,” “New Jazz Order” featuring Bobby Watson\, and with Denver pianist Ben Markley\, entitled “The Return.” As a trumpeter\, Ashlock reflects the lineage of his hard bop idols such as Lee Morgan\, Freddie Hubbard and Woody Shaw\, and his big band writing is heavily influenced by Duke Ellington\, Thad Jones\, Kerry Strayer and Dan Gailey. Ashlock has been featured as a soloist at the First Jazz Education Festival in Shanghai\, China\, and at the International Trumpet Guild Conference in Sydney\, Australia\, as a clinician across the country\, and currently needs to stop buying so many shoes. \nAbout Michael Shults:\nSaxophonist Michael Shults has been praised for his “strong\, imaginative” improvisations (Downbeat Magazine) and “fresh and intelligent musical ideas” (The Pitch). A first-call musician on the Kansas City jazz scene for nearly a decade\, Shults remains an active performer in the Fountain City and beyond\, and has twice appeared as a sideman on the Jazzweek National Radio Airplay Charts. As a graduate student at the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music\, Michael was a finalist in the 2012 North American Saxophone Alliance Jazz Artist Competition\, and was the winner of the Graduate College Soloist category in the 2012 Downbeat Magazine Student Music Awards Issue. He has performed by invitation as a featured soloist at the North American Saxophone Alliance biennial conference\, the Jazz Education Network conference\, the Wisconsin Music Educator’s Association conference\, the Minnesota Music Educator’s Association conference\, and the Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival. \nMichael is Assistant Professor of Saxophone at the University of Memphis. Prior to Memphis\, he taught for four years at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. He is a Yamaha and D’Addario performing artist and performs on their instruments and reeds exclusively. URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/michael-shults-quintet-featuring-clint-ashlock/ LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States CATEGORIES:The Green Room ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Michael-Shults-Quintet-featuring-Clint-Ashlock-2.png GEO:35.1521433;-90.0155942 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Crosstown Arts The Green Room 1350 Concourse Ave. Suite 280 Memphis TN 38104 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280:geo:-90.0155942,35.1521433 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190820T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190820T163000 DTSTAMP:20260627T113352 CREATED:20190812T184635Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190812T184635Z UID:10003769-1566311400-1566318600@crosstownarts.org SUMMARY:Spotlight Concert Series: Lenore McIntyre\, Shelly Sublet\, and Tingting Yao DESCRIPTION:Join us in The Green Room at Crosstown Arts for a special performance of the Spotlight Concert Series\, featuring Lenore McIntyre\, Shelly Sublet\, and Tingting Yao of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra. \n\n\nDoors 7pm | Performance 7:30pm\nAdmission $10 (or $5 w/ student ID) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Spotlight Concert Series showcases members of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra in the intimate Green Room at Crosstown Arts. The series provides the Memphis community the opportunity to get to know and learn more about the talented musicians that make up the Memphis Symphony Orchestra. Each month will feature a different musician or small chamber group as soloist or featured ensemble. \nProgram:\nJ.S. Bach: Concerto for Oboe and Violin in C minor BWV 1060\nBrahms: Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano\nRachmaninoff: Vocalise Opus \nAbout the artists :\nLenore McIntyre has been a core member of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra Violin section since 2005 and will celebrate her 15th Season in 2020 as Assistant Principal Second Violin of the MSO. As a celebrated violinist in the United States and Canada\, she has brought exceptional musicianship and virtuosity to many Solo and Chamber Music performances. Lenore is enthusiastic about performing the Classical repertoire as well as modern day compositions. She has performed on stage for world premieres of some very relevant compositions by modern composers Jennifer Higdon\, Mason Bates\, D.J. Sparr and John Corigliano. \nTingting Yao is currently Staff Pianist at the University of Memphis Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music. Before joining the staff of the University of Memphis\, she was a freelance pianist in Oklahoma City area\, the University of Oklahoma\, and University of Central Oklahoma. \nShelly Sublett has been Solo English horn and assistant principal oboewith the Memphis Symphony Orchestra since 1985. She has also held theposition of second oboe and English horn with the American Sinfonietta andthe Tennessee Summer Symphony. Her recordings are available on the Pro Organo label. URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/spotlight-concert-series-lenore-mcintyre-shelly-sublet-and-tingting-yao/ LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States CATEGORIES:The Green Room ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Spotlight-Series.jpg GEO:35.1521433;-90.0155942 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Crosstown Arts The Green Room 1350 Concourse Ave. Suite 280 Memphis TN 38104 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280:geo:-90.0155942,35.1521433 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190816 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190818 DTSTAMP:20260627T113352 CREATED:20190723T164725Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190813T205557Z UID:10003056-1565913600-1566086399@crosstownarts.org SUMMARY:Continuum Music Festival DESCRIPTION:A festival of collaborations among musicians and artists of diverse genres from Memphis and beyond\, bringing to life unique performances and workshops in the award-winning Crosstown Concourse. Now in its third year\, this festival for the adventurous listener will include performances at Crosstown Theater\, The Green Room\, East Atrium Stage\, and a special collaboration with Opera Memphis.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA free festival kick-off performance featuring Blueshift Ensemble and ICEBERG New Music will be held at Crosstown Brewing Company on Thursday\, August 15. \nTime: Friday 6pm-10pm / Saturday 10am – 11pm\nTickets: $30/day & $55/weekend pass \n\nPerformances:\n‘As One’\, a chamber opera created by Laura Kaminsky\, Mark Campbell\, and Kimberly Reed and presented by Opera Memphis\nProject Logic with DJ Logic\, MonoNeon\, Vernon Reid and Daru Jones\nDuet for Theremin and Lap Steel\nBlueshift Ensemble performs ICEBERG New Music\nTwo Way Street performs Sarah Hennies’ ‘The Reinvention of Romance’\nNew Memphis Colorways\n& more \nInteractive Workshops & Talks:\nSweet Soul Restorative – Yoga with Live Music\nThe Quest for the Perfect Pop Song\nThe Metaphysics of Sound\nSheltering Voices: Impactful Community Storytelling\nBreaking Boundaries: The Music of ShoutHouse\nThe Sounds of ‘Starry Night:’ Writing Music to Van Gogh’s Masterpiece \nFilm:\n‘Prodigal Sons’ with filmmaker Kimberly Reed\nCrosstown Arthouse Presents Women Pioneers of Cinema — BE NATURAL: THE UNTOLD STORY OF ALICE GUY-BLACHÉ (free with festival pass) \n\nSchedule of events:  \nFriday 8/16 \n5:00 – 5:20pm Welcome and opening performance – CENTRAL ATRIUM \n5:30pm Film: Prodigal Sons: A Kimberly Reed Film – CROSSTOWN THEATER\nReturning home to a small town in Montana for her high school reunion\, filmmaker Kimberly Reed hopes for reconciliation with her long-estranged adopted brother\, Marc. But along the way she uncovers stunning revelations\, including a surprise relationship to Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth\, intense sibling rivalries and unforeseeable twists of plot and gender that force them to face challenges no one could imagine. \nWinner of the FIPRESCI Prize at the Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival\, Best Documentary Jury Prize at NewFest\, and Special Jury Prizes for Fearless Filmmaking at the Florida Film Festival and Bravery in Storytelling at the Nashville Film Festival\, Prodigal Sons is a raw and provocative examination of one family’s struggle to come to terms with its past and present. \n6:50 – 7:30pm Presentation: “Sheltering Voices: Impactful Community Storytelling”\, Stephanie Ann Boyd – BIG STAIR\nIn Sheltering Voices: Impactful Community Storytelling\, Stephanie Ann Boyd delves into the story behind Eureka Ensemble’s work with women’s shelters in Boston\, and how it inspired her contemporary mass whose performance went viral and changed lives. Stephanie Ann Boyd is a composer based in New York City and is a member of the ICEBERG New Music collective. \n8:00pm Performance: Opera Memphis presents ‘As One’\, a chamber opera created by Laura Kaminsky\, Mark Campbell and Kimberly Reed. Featuring Blythe Gaissert\, Michael Kelly and Blueshift Ensemble string quartet. – CROSSTOWN THEATER\nThe most produced new American opera in North America\, As One is a chamber opera in which two voices—Hannah after (Blythe Gaissert\, mezzo-soprano) and Hannah before (Michael Kelly\, baritone)—share the part of a sole transgender protagonist. Fifteen songs comprise the three-part narrative; with empathy and humor\, they trace Hannah’s experiences from her youth in a small town to her college years—and finally traveling alone to a different country\, where she realizes some truths about herself. Created by Laura Kaminsky\, Kimberly Reed\, and Mark Campbell. Produced by Opera Memphis. \n  \nSaturday 8/17 \n10:00-11:00am Sweet Soul Restorative\, yoga and live music presented by Sean Murphy and Anne J. Froning – STUDIO 208\nTreat yourself to the gift of Restorative Yoga with Live Music! This workshop focuses on the breath\, supported yoga poses\, and gentle somatic movements. Live music\, vibrational sound\, and healing touch will sustain and deepen your experience. A wide range of ancient instruments from around the world combined with modern looping technology are used to weave an atmospheric soundscape. The music works twofold: first\, it gives the mind a place to focus as the body begins to relax and open; second\, the vibratory nature of this music is very balancing. \n12:00am – 12:30pm Presentation: “A Brief Metaphysics of Sound”\, Jonathan Russ – EAST ATRIUM\nIn “A Brief Metaphysics Of Sound”\, Jonathan Russ uses the properties of sound waves and the basics of musical cognition as a jumping-off point for a wider discussion of what music is\, how it is written\, and what role it can play in our lives. Jonathan Russ is a composer based in New York City and a member of ICEBERG New Music. \n12:40 – 1:30pm Presentation: “The Sounds of ‘Starry Night’: Writing Music to Van Gogh’s Masterpiece”\, Derek Cooper – EAST ATRIUM\nIn “The Sounds of ‘Starry Night\,'” Derek Cooper explores the setting of Van Gogh’s Starry Night and the way that it inspired the sounds and atmospheres of his new composition for chamber orchestra. Derek Cooper is a composer based in New York City and a member of ICEBERG New Music. \n1:30 – 2:00pm Performance: Spottswood Flute & Guitar Duo (Kelly Herrmann and Ben Minden-Birkenmaier) – CENTRAL ATRIUM\nFlutist Kelly Herrmann and guitarist Ben Minden-Birkenmaier perform works by . Jacques Ibert\, Heitor Villa-Lobos\, and Máximo Diego Pujol. \n1:30 – 2:20pm Presentation: “The Quest for the Perfect Pop Song”\, Alex Burtzos – EAST ATRIUM\nIn “The Quest for the Perfect Pop Song”\, Alex Burtzos explores attributes that tie together great songs from different eras\, searching for constants that will illuminate why we like the songs we do\, and how we can create great songs going forward. Alex Burtzos is a composer based in New York City and Orlando\, FL. He is the founder and director of ICEBERG New Music. \n2:30 – 3:00pm Performance: Michael Shults\, saxophone & Alvie Givhan\, piano – EAST ATRIUM\nSaxophonist Michael Shults has been praised for his “strong\, imaginative” improvisations (Downbeat Magazine) and “fresh and intelligent musical ideas” (The Pitch). A first-call musician on the Kansas City jazz scene for nearly a decade\, Shults remains an active performer in the Fountain City and beyond\, and has twice appeared as a sideman on the Jazzweek National Radio Airplay Charts. Michael is Assistant Professor of Saxophone at the University of Memphis. Prior to Memphis\, he taught for four years at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. He is a Yamaha and D’Addario performing artist and performs on their instruments and reeds exclusively. \nAlvie Givhan has played with numerous pop\, jazz and classical artists including Wayne Newton\, Marvin Stamm\, Mable John\, Bill Easley\, Slide Hampton\, Joe Lovano\, Roseanna Vitro\, Luis Bonilla\, Kathy Kosins\, Mika Nakashima\, Kirk Whalum\, Kallen Esperian\, Calvin Newborn\, and Joyce Cobb. He has worked with the Jackson\, Tupelo\, and Memphis Symphony Orchestras and has been featured at the IAJE Conference in New Orleans. \n2:30 – 4:30pm Performance: Opera Memphis presents ‘As One’\, a chamber opera created by Laura Kaminsky\, Mark Campbell and Kimberly Reed. Featuring Blythe Gaissert\, Michael Kelly and Blueshift Ensemble string quartet. – CROSSTOWN THEATER\nThe most produced new American opera in North America\, As One is a chamber opera in which two voices—Hannah after (Blythe Gaissert\, mezzo-soprano) and Hannah before (Michael Kelly\, baritone)—share the part of a sole transgender protagonist. Fifteen songs comprise the three-part narrative; with empathy and humor\, they trace Hannah’s experiences from her youth in a small town to her college years—and finally traveling alone to a different country\, where she realizes some truths about herself. Created by Laura Kaminsky\, Kimberly Reed\, and Mark Campbell. Produced by Opera Memphis. \n4:30 – 5:00pm Presentation: “Breaking Boundaries: The Music of ShoutHouse”\, Will Healy – EAST ATRIUM\nIn “Breaking Boundaries”\, Will Healy discusses what it’s like to compose for MCs and pop musicians alongside classical instrumentalists\, and shares excerpts from NYC ensembles ShoutHouse’s latest record. Will Healy is a composer based in New York City and a member of ICEBERG New Music. \n5:00 – 5:30pm Panel with ‘As One’ opera creators Laura Kaminksy\, Kimberly Reed\, and Mark Campbell – THEATER STAIRS \n5:00 – 6:30pm Performance: Two-Way Street performs Sarah Hennies’ ‘The Reinvention of Romance’ – STUDIO 208\n“The Reinvention of Romance” by Sarah Hennies is a new work for percussion and cello that examines the care and empathy that emerge when two lives share space. Over 90 minutes\, a series of repeating patterns creates a peculiar kind of harmony in which two musicians are rarely “playing together” but are nonetheless intimately bonded. The Knoxville-based duo Two-Way Street (Ashlee Booth and Adam Lion) commissioned Hennies to compose “a very long piece;” for this performance they step into its two intertwining roles. \n6:30 – 7:15pm Performance: Duet for Theremin and Lap Steel – GREEN ROOM\n“The name of this Atlanta duo implies a proper classical recital\, a rigid formality. But Scott Burland (theremin) and Frank Schultz (lap steel) don’t do scripted\, improvising not so much distinct sounds as evolving eddies of sound\, vapors of tones that develop and transform gracefully. Hypnotic pulses and dreamy drones weave together to form a kaleidoscope of sounds and moods\, ambient clouds and swooning collages that are as much about texture as they are timbre\, like a long-lost soundtrack to a deep-sea documentary.” -P. Wall\, Columbia Free Times \n7:20 – 8:00pm Performance: New Memphis Colorways – EAST ATRIUM\nOne of the best kept secrets from Memphis\, yet well respected by those who know of him outside of the city= multi ­instrumentalist\, singer/songwriter and producer\, Paul “Snowflake” Taylor has been writing and recording his own material as a one man band since very early childhood and working as a professional musician since he was 14 years old. With 3 solo releases under his belt – “Open Closed” (2007) & “Share It” (2009) both on Makeshift Records\, and self released The Old Forest Trail EP (2015)\, Paul has now embarked on a new project called New Memphis Colorways and released a new EP\, Old Forest Loop\, which embodies wide ranging influences from his storied career as a Memphis musician. \n8:15 – 9:15pm Performance: Blueshift Ensemble performs ICEBERG New Music – GREEN ROOM\nBlueshift is a Memphis­ based contemporary chamber music ensemble dedicated to bringing artists and audiences together through artistic collaboration. By programming both new and existing classical repertoire alongside multi­-genre collaborations\, Blueshift aims to connect a wider audience to today’s classical music. The ensemble draws upon Memphis’s uniquely diverse musical heritage by combining classical music with popular music genres such as rock\, blues\, soul\, and hip hop and featuring local musicians\, visual artists\, and composers. \nThis performance features works composed by ICEBERG New Music composers Alex Burtzos\, Will Healy\, Jonathan Russ\, Harry Stafylakis\, and Derek Cooper. \n9:15 pm Project Logic with MonoNeon\, Vernon Reid and Daru Jones Official – CROSSTOWN THEATER\nThe theorem of turntablist as musician has been long proven in the capable hands of DJ Logic\, whom with jazz as his foundation has become a wax innovator by crossing genres and mixing his sound across the map. As one of the world’s most accomplished turntablists\, DJ Logic is widely credited for introducing jazz into the hip–hop realms and is considered by most as a highly-respected session musician and an innovative bandleader. \nDywane Thomas\, Jr. also known as MonoNeon\, is an American bassist and experimental musician. He is known for his presence on YouTube playing bass guitar and known for being one of the last people to work with Prince. Thomas also played with Grammy Award-winning R&B artist\, Ne-Yo\, on his fourth studio album. He is a native of Memphis\, Tennessee. \nAs the lead guitarist of Living Colour and a co-founder of the Black Rock Coalition\, Vernon Reid has done a great deal to undermine stereotypical expectations of what music black artists ought to play; his rampant eclecticism encompasses everything from hard rock and punk to funk\, R&B and avant-garde jazz\, and his anarchic\, lightning-fast solos have become something of a hallmark as well. \nDaru Jones is one of the most respected drummers of his generation. Born to two professional musicians\, he began playing the drums at the age of four. Though he got his start in the church\, Jones has been influenced by musicians from a wide range of genres. These eclectic musical tastes have carried over into his own career as he has recorded\, performed\, and toured with renowned artists and producers such as: Jack White\, Slum Village\, Talib Kweli\, Black Milk\, Dwight Yoakam\, Jamie Lidell\, Pete Rock\, Salaam Remi\, Gloria Gaynor\, Kim Burrell\, Rance Allen\, Black Violin\, Ski Beatz & The Sensei’s\, Lorenzo Jovanotti and Jon B and more. URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/continuum-music-festival-3/ LOCATION:Crosstown Arts at Crosstown Concourse\, 1350 Concourse Avenue\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater,East Atrium,The Green Room ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Continuum_2019_1080x1080px.jpg GEO:35.1521433;-90.0155942 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Crosstown Arts at Crosstown Concourse 1350 Concourse Avenue Suite 280 Memphis TN 38104 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1350 Concourse Avenue\, Suite 280:geo:-90.0155942,35.1521433 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190810T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190810T163000 DTSTAMP:20260627T113352 CREATED:20190725T202641Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190725T202641Z UID:10003740-1565447400-1565454600@crosstownarts.org SUMMARY:Larry Springfield at The Green Room DESCRIPTION:Join us at The Green Room at Crosstown Arts for a soulful performance by Memphis Native Larry Springfield. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets: $15 advance/$20 at the door\nDoors 7pm | Show Begins 7:30pm \nLarry Springfield is a singer-songwriter whose voice is vibrant and full of soul. He’s written and produced music for artists such as Gerald Levert\, Chante Moore\, and Wayne Brady. He’s also toured the U.S. with Keith Sweat\, Al Green\, Chante Moore\, Barry White\, and B.B. King. Larry’s live performances are fun and exciting\, and he’ll be bringing that energy to The Green Room on Saturday\, August 10! \n  URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/larry-springfield-at-the-green-room/ LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States CATEGORIES:The Green Room ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Screen-Shot-2019-07-24-at-2.23.03-PM.png GEO:35.1521433;-90.0155942 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Crosstown Arts The Green Room 1350 Concourse Ave. Suite 280 Memphis TN 38104 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280:geo:-90.0155942,35.1521433 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190802T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190802T163000 DTSTAMP:20260627T113352 CREATED:20190717T165621Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190717T165909Z UID:10003054-1564756200-1564763400@crosstownarts.org SUMMARY:Rob Jungklas at The Green Room DESCRIPTION:Join us as Rob Jungklas performs new songs from his forthcoming project\, Gone To Water. Opening act: Jana Misener. \nTickets: $10\nDoors at 7 pm | Show at 7:30 pm \nAbout Rob Jungklas:\nRob Jungklas came roaring back into the Memphis music psyche with 3 new critically acclaimed recordings in a few short years: Arkadelphia\, Gully\, and Mapping The Wreckage. Ever prolific\, he has released four more since his reemergence. The Spirit and The Spine\, Nothing To Fade\, and Blackbirds on Madjack Records\, and 7 Sisters. \nHe issued his debut LP\, Closer to the Flame\, in 1987 on Manhattan Records. On the strength of an MTV video aired for the single “Boys Town\,” the record garnered airplay and modest chart success for his effort\, while creating the iconic regional anthem “Memphis Thing.” \nThe more reflective Work Songs for a New Moon\, that followed two years later on RCA\, showcased Jungklas’ nuanced blend of pop songwriting and Memphis style R&B. \nLee Froelich calls Rob’s songs “profane and poetic\, haunted by ghost and damnation” and the sentiments are echoed by the likes of Rolling Stones’ David Fricke who describes the sounds as “bloodied bottleneck guitar and choked prayer.” URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/rob-jungklas-at-the-green-room/ LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States CATEGORIES:The Green Room ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ROBJUNGKLAS-MG_5200.jpg GEO:35.1521433;-90.0155942 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Crosstown Arts The Green Room 1350 Concourse Ave. Suite 280 Memphis TN 38104 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280:geo:-90.0155942,35.1521433 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190801T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190801T170000 DTSTAMP:20260627T113352 CREATED:20190621T194846Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190621T194846Z UID:10003699-1564671600-1564678800@crosstownarts.org SUMMARY:Joe Restivo at The Green Room DESCRIPTION:Join us in The Green Room for an album release concert with Memphis’ own Joe Restivo\, a member of the Bo-Keys. \n“One of the city’s truly special Memphis music experiences.” – Bob Mehr\, Memphis Commercial Appeal \nTickets: $10\nDoors 7:30 pm | show at 8 pm \n\nAbout Joe Restivo:\nMemphis’ Joe Restivo – member of beloved soul band the Bo-Keys – will release ‘Where’s Joe?\,’ his debut album\, July 12 on Blue Barrel Records (the non-profit label arm of Archer Records). The album crystalizes his interest in Memphis jazz music made at the intersection of jump blues\, rhythm & blues\, and jazz. This is swinging\, fun music\, jazz for hipster cocktail parties\, which Restivo has been refining with his weekly residency at Lafeyette’s over four years. \nRestivo began playing clubs in the transitional period of the 1990s\, when the blues\, jazz\, and rhythm & blues masters could still be found on Beale Street and elsewhere in Memphis. Restivo would play regularly with organ master Charlie Wood and piano great Mose Vinson and would see Newborn play every week. “He had that bebop element but it was also kind of dangerous and had a rock and roll thing\, too. It wasn’t purely serious. But he was also playing sophisticated music\,” remembers Restivo\, recalling that he also used to see old-school\, jazz-based Beale Street players like saxophonists Fats Sonny and Fred Ford\, organist Honeymoon Gardner\, and trumpet player Noki Taylor\, play live frequently. “You don’t hear anyone make the guitar growl a little bit in jazz. These sounds from that era are brackish water. Is Tiny Grimes a rock and roll artist or is he a jazz artist or is he jump blues?\,” he asks\, rhetorically. Taking these influences and making them his own\, Restivo’s masterful guitar work also recalls national greats such as Oscar Moore (Nat King Cole)\, Loman Pauling (The 5 Royales)\, Tal Farlow\, and Hank Garland. \nYet the album is no revival\, mostly fueled by original compositions. Take\, for example\, the film noir-inspired “Last Starlight Motel” or the ballad “Thelma.” He recalls\, “’Thelma’ I named after my grandmother because it reminded me of being in her kitchen\, with her smoking cigarettes.” Even the covers are done in a new style. Restivo adds\, “We played Bill Jennings and Tiny Grimes but we found our own way with them.” The standard “House of the Rising Sun” shows up in 3:4 time. Then there’s the raunchy Memphis instrumental bonus track\, which recalls music from Sun Studio. \nRestivo calls upon bassist Tim Goodwin and drummer Tom Lonardo\, a Memphis rhythm section that’s worked together and apart for over forty years\, playing behind every major touring jazz artist. Lonardo is recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Memphis Musical Heritage Foundation and has worked with who’s who\, such as Mose Allison\, the Duke Ellington Orchestra\, Bo Diddley\, The Charlie Wood Trio\, Jim Dickinson\, and Calvin Newborn. Art Edmaiston\, a veteran of Gregg Allman and Bobby “Blue” Bland’s bands\, adds his saxophone. \nWith the Bo-Keys\, Restivo has performed in venues and festivals all over the world including Lincoln Center\, London’s O2 Stadium\, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival\, as well as shared stages with luminaries in soul\, jazz and blues including Syl Johnson\, Newborn\, Bobby Rush\, and Carla Thomas. A graduate of the Jazz and Contemporary Music Program at New School University in NYC\, Restivo has also played with rising soul singer Robert Finley. He spins Memphis jazz as a DJ on his weekly radio show on WEVL. \nRestivo plays a late 1940s Epiphone Zephyr Deluxe. “I don’t have any proof but this guitar was supposedly played by a guy who played with Bob Wills\,” says Restivo with a smile\, though he later found some evidence online to support the claim. \n‘Where’s Joe?’ was recorded at Archer Record’s Music+Arts Studio in Memphis\, TN to analog tape with no overdubs. URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/joe-restivo-at-the-green-room/ LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States CATEGORIES:The Green Room ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/9I6A5749done.jpg GEO:35.1521433;-90.0155942 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Crosstown Arts The Green Room 1350 Concourse Ave. Suite 280 Memphis TN 38104 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280:geo:-90.0155942,35.1521433 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190731T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190731T163000 DTSTAMP:20260627T113352 CREATED:20190716T213338Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190716T213338Z UID:10003052-1564583400-1564590600@crosstownarts.org SUMMARY:LIVE from THE GREEN ROOM with Tia Henderson DESCRIPTION:Join us for LIVE from THE GREEN ROOM with Memphis-based singer-songwriter Tia Henderson. \nThe LIVE from THE GREEN ROOM music series offers an intimate experience featuring some the best up and coming artists in the region. Every month will feature performances in the premier listening environment “The GreenRoom“\, the brand new venue for live music at Crosstown Arts. Enjoy an inviting lounge setting highlighting an array of up-and-coming artists\, some you’ll know and others you’ll discover. \nTickets: Advance $10 | Door $15\nDoors at 7 pm | Show at 7:30 pm \n\nAbout Tia Henderson:\nTia Henderson is a singer-songwriter based in Memphis\, TN. This Stax Academy Alum’s voice and melodic style are warm and soulful with gospel and blues influences. She’s performed all over the world and is currently on tour with Tank and the Bangas. For fans of Aretha Franklin\, Jazmine Sullivan\, Lalah Hathaway\, Tia is sure to bring something both fresh and familiar. URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/live-from-the-green-room-with-tia-henderson/ LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States CATEGORIES:The Green Room ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/LIVE_GR_LIVE.png GEO:35.1521433;-90.0155942 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Crosstown Arts The Green Room 1350 Concourse Ave. Suite 280 Memphis TN 38104 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280:geo:-90.0155942,35.1521433 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190730T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190730T140000 DTSTAMP:20260627T113352 CREATED:20190313T212220Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190501T164226Z UID:10003556-1564491600-1564495200@crosstownarts.org SUMMARY:The Mystic DESCRIPTION:On the last Tuesday of each month join Crosstown Concourse neighbors and friends for The Mystic. \nThe Mystic is a time set aside each month to experience the undefinable together through music\, dialogue and silence.  The Mystic is not affiliated with any defined belief system\, but is a shared listening experience intended to deepen our understand of one another. \nThe Mystic is hosted by a rotated panel including Rabbi Micah Greenstein\, Chris Miner\, Dr. Scott Morris\, Dr. Sonia Walker\, and Kirk Whalum\, with a variety of musical guests. URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/the-mystic-8/ LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States CATEGORIES:The Green Room ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/The-Mystic.jpg GEO:35.1521433;-90.0155942 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Crosstown Arts The Green Room 1350 Concourse Ave. Suite 280 Memphis TN 38104 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280:geo:-90.0155942,35.1521433 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190727T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190727T170000 DTSTAMP:20260627T113352 CREATED:20190621T201533Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190726T162738Z UID:10003701-1564239600-1564246800@crosstownarts.org SUMMARY:Sparkle City Disco at The Green Room DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening of classic disco hits spun by the DJs of Sparkle City Disco. The Rolling Wheels of Memphis skate group will be there\, turning the party into a roller disco as they skate to classic disco tunes. \nAll vinyl. All disco. Lust and dust. Sparkle City Disco’s monthly residency at The Basement in Nashville has set the city back decades. They rocked Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester\, Tennessee\, earlier this month\, and now they’ve set their sights on Memphis. \nTickets: $5\nDoors 7:30 pm | Show at 8 pm URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/sparkle-city-disco/ LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States CATEGORIES:The Green Room ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/SparkleCityDisco_07_27_19_11x17.jpg GEO:35.1521433;-90.0155942 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Crosstown Arts The Green Room 1350 Concourse Ave. Suite 280 Memphis TN 38104 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280:geo:-90.0155942,35.1521433 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190720T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190720T163000 DTSTAMP:20260627T113352 CREATED:20190606T200919Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190618T164314Z UID:10003669-1563633000-1563640200@crosstownarts.org SUMMARY:Choro das 3 DESCRIPTION:Choro das 3 — the “First Family of Choro” — returns to Memphis on their 7th U.S. tour for an unforgettable evening of joy\, excitement\, and megachops in The Green Room at Crosstown Arts. \nTickets: $20\nDoors at 7 pm | Performance at 7:30 pm \nBrazilian choro music is a living gem — the “roots music” of that country and the mother of the samba and bossa nova we love. In choro\, the flavors of immigrant mazurkas\, polkas\, and waltzes are seasoned with smoky tango and simmered in an irresistible Afro-Brazilian groove. From Heitor Villa-Lobos to Darius Milhaud to Stan Getz to Walt Disney\, choro has inspired artists of all stripes and is a window into an entire musical world. Catchy and melodic – easy to appreciate – yet bursting with kaleidoscopic virtuosity that fascinates the listener\, choro has been well-described as “classical music played with bare feet and callused hands.” \n\nAbout Choro das 3:\nA Brazilian instrumental group of three sisters and their father\, Choro das 3 began to play as a band in 2002. Flutist Corina doubles on piccolo\, trading lead and counterpoint roles with Elisa on bandolim (Brazilian mandolin)\, tenor banjo\, clarinet\, and accordion; Elisa also writes and performs at the piano. Lia anchors the harmony and provides the bass lines so essential to choro with the violão de sete cordas (7-string guitar). Their father\, Eduardo\, supplies the rhythmic heartbeat with the pandeiro (Brazilian frame drum). \nChoro das 3 shares a tradition that’s over 100 years old\, one that continues to attract new composers\, musicians\, and audiences. The group has received accolades all over Brazil and abroad for virtuosity and creative energy\, and has played a significant role in the preservation\, renovation\, and modernization of Choro. \n\nAbout West Tennessee Choro:\nThis concert is a collaboration between Crosstown Arts and West Tennessee Choro\, a non-profit corporation based in the Memphis area created to share the popular instrumental musical styles of Brazil with music lovers of all ages through education\, participation\, and presentation. URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/choros-das-3/ LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States CATEGORIES:The Green Room ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ChoroDas3_07_20_19_11x17.jpg GEO:35.1521433;-90.0155942 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Crosstown Arts The Green Room 1350 Concourse Ave. Suite 280 Memphis TN 38104 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280:geo:-90.0155942,35.1521433 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190719T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190719T163000 DTSTAMP:20260627T113352 CREATED:20190708T185520Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190708T190238Z UID:10003726-1563546600-1563553800@crosstownarts.org SUMMARY:For Now Jazz Quintet & Gary Topper Group at The Green Room DESCRIPTION:Join us for a performance by For Now\, a quintet led by vocalist and composer Isabel Crespo\, in The Green Room. The Gary Topper Group will open the show. \nTickets: $10\nDoors 7 pm | Performance at 7:30 pm \nWandering carefully between genres\, For Now performs compositions influenced by modern jazz\, contemporary classical music\, visual art\, and poetry. Fueled by an unending curiosity\, they explore the personal and the political\, turning complex situations into musical vignettes. \nTheir debut album\, Elsewhere\, was released with national acclaim in 2018. Their sophomore album\, The Turning\, will be released in July 2019\, and will feature introspective exploration of themes including the (de)construction of self\, the importance of recognizing intersectionality\, and the pursuit of inspiration \nEach member of For Now is a skilled musician and composer in their own right\, and brings openness and versatility to the project. Their performances are dynamic\, carefully weaving improvisations and composed material\, and striving for new ways of unfolding the personal experience. URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/for-now-jazz-quintet-gary-topper-group-at-the-green-room/ LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States CATEGORIES:The Green Room ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/fornow2.jpg GEO:35.1521433;-90.0155942 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Crosstown Arts The Green Room 1350 Concourse Ave. Suite 280 Memphis TN 38104 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280:geo:-90.0155942,35.1521433 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190717T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190717T163000 DTSTAMP:20260627T113352 CREATED:20190702T165435Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190702T165435Z UID:10003724-1563373800-1563381000@crosstownarts.org SUMMARY:Songwriters in the Round feat. D'Monet\, Jeremy Stanfill\, and Lisa Mac DESCRIPTION:Join us in The Green Room for Songwriters in the Round\, featuring D’Monet\, Jeremy Stanfill\, and Lisa Mac. \nTickets: $10\nDoors at 7pm | Performance at 7:30pm \nAbout the musicians:\nNurturing her vocal gifts from the tender age of four\, along with developing her ear for the piano by 7\, D’Monet now is a seasoned veteran. D’Monet has shared her soul from New York to Los Angeles\, but it’s only natural she makes Memphis\, Tennessee the home of her “Futuristic Soul.” \nJeremy Stanfill is a born and bred Memphian with music in his bones. When he’s not drumming for Star & Micey\, Jeremy writes and sings shootin’ the moon-style Americana songs of heartbreaking honesty that evoke that difficult space where the sadness of wandering lost is the same feeling as the joy of freedom. \nLisa Mac was born and raised in Memphis. You’ll know it within minutes of meeting her or hearing her music\, a seamless blend of blues\, pop\, and the city’s signature gritty hip-hop beats. She’s creating her own kind of soul. It’s unsurprising\, considering that she grew up singing in church\, and says she first discovered her voice when she got connected with the Gospel community as a teen. URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/songwriters-in-the-round-feat-dmonet-jeremy-stanfill-and-lisa-mac/ LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States CATEGORIES:The Green Room ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Screen-Shot-2019-07-02-at-11.52.31-AM.png GEO:35.1521433;-90.0155942 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Crosstown Arts The Green Room 1350 Concourse Ave. Suite 280 Memphis TN 38104 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280:geo:-90.0155942,35.1521433 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190713T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190713T160000 DTSTAMP:20260627T113352 CREATED:20190708T192811Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190710T180508Z UID:10003728-1563022800-1563033600@crosstownarts.org SUMMARY:Artist Residency Open Studio DESCRIPTION:Join us for a FREE Open Studio event featuring Crosstown Arts resident artists Nick Peña\, Tad Lauritzen Wright and Alex Paulus. Followed by a performance in The Green Room featuring resident artists Eden Wiseman\, Ori Dvir\, Baishui\, and Marcus Tate. \nFrom 6-8 pm\, guests can tour the studios of Nick Peña\, Tad Lauritzen Wright and Alex Paulus. These studios are across the street from the Concourse building\, at 424 and 416 N. Cleveland Street. \n\nFrom 8-9 pm\, Eden Wiseman and Ori Dvir will present a performance art collaboration in The Green Room. That will be followed by a music performance by Baishui and a techno demonstration from Marcus Tate. URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/artist-residency-open-studio/ LOCATION:Crosstown Arts at Crosstown Concourse\, 1350 Concourse Avenue\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States CATEGORIES:Residency,The Green Room ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Open-Studio-7_13.jpg GEO:35.1521433;-90.0155942 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Crosstown Arts at Crosstown Concourse 1350 Concourse Avenue Suite 280 Memphis TN 38104 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1350 Concourse Avenue\, Suite 280:geo:-90.0155942,35.1521433 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190712T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190712T180000 DTSTAMP:20260627T113352 CREATED:20190620T192959Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190711T180333Z UID:10003697-1562943600-1562954400@crosstownarts.org SUMMARY:The Dixie Dicks at The Green Room DESCRIPTION:Join us as queer country band The Dixie Dicks welcome you to Fist City\, a night devoted to the divas of country. With special performances by Hunny Blunt\, Imagene Azengraber\, and Bela d’Ball \nTickets: $10\nDoors 7 pm | Performance 8pm \n\n\nAbout the Dixie Dicks:\n“We’re a queer country band from Memphis\, TN. We’ve been topping the charts since 2015\, and bottoming too. If you don’t like us\, you’re homophobic\, so grab a copy or three of our new album VERS and grab our butts at a venue near you soon.” URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/the-dixie-dicks-at-the-green-room/ LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States CATEGORIES:The Green Room ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Untitled-1.jpg GEO:35.1521433;-90.0155942 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Crosstown Arts The Green Room 1350 Concourse Ave. Suite 280 Memphis TN 38104 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280:geo:-90.0155942,35.1521433 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190710T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190710T163000 DTSTAMP:20260627T113352 CREATED:20190611T222926Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190702T205752Z UID:10003671-1562769000-1562776200@crosstownarts.org SUMMARY:The Lost Wages at The Green Room DESCRIPTION:Join us for a performance by Americana band The Lost Wages in The Green Room. \nTicket: $10 advance | $15 day of show\nDoors at 7 pm | show at 7:30 pm \nThe Lost Wages is a sibling-led Americana band from Memphis\, TN. Lead singers/songwriters Houston and Cyrena Wages fuse honky-tonk edge with anthemic melodies reminiscent of the 70’s Laurel Canyon scene\, and soulful ballads that nod at the nature that makes Memphis\, Memphis. Now based in East Nashville\, the two children of a small-town judge elicit an unapologetic thumbprint and a “fresh take on a nostalgic sound.” \nPrevious credits include opening for hero Emmylou Harris\, being voted “Top 3 Best Local Bands” by the Nashville Scene\, being named “Country Rock Revivalists” by Pandora Radio\, and landing a track in a major motion picture starring Robert Redford and Nick Nolte. \nDecember 2018\, The Lost Wages released their debut EP\, “Rose Motel.” The band’s breakout video for single\, “Drunk and Forget\,” is in rotation now on CMT. The band is currently completing their second project\, produced by fellow Memphian Jesse Cole\, which will be released this summer. URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/the-lost-wages-at-the-green-room/ LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States CATEGORIES:The Green Room ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/lostwages.jpg GEO:35.1521433;-90.0155942 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Crosstown Arts The Green Room 1350 Concourse Ave. Suite 280 Memphis TN 38104 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280:geo:-90.0155942,35.1521433 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190708T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190708T143000 DTSTAMP:20260627T113352 CREATED:20190611T185011Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190611T185011Z UID:10003033-1562590800-1562596200@crosstownarts.org SUMMARY:Sweet Soul Restorative: Yoga & Live Music DESCRIPTION:Treat yourself to the gift of restorative yoga with live music. This workshop focuses on the breath\, supported yoga poses\, and gentle somatic movements. Live music\, vibrational sound\, and healing touch will sustain and deepen your experience. \nPay what you can (suggested donation $10) \nYoga postures (asana) are supported with blankets\, blocks\, and bolsters to achieve total relaxation of the body/mind. These supported yoga poses are coupled with gentle somatic movements that will alternately stimulate the brain and relax the body to move toward balance. Somatic movements focus on the developmental movement patterns we experienced as growing infants. They will be primarily performed on the floor and on all fours. \nPhysiologically these movements reconnect the neural pathways in the brain\, allowing us to gain more body/mind awareness. Long deep breathing and other rejuvenating breath work will be integral to the practice. The healing vibrational sounds of live music will support the practice. A wide range of ancient instruments from around the world combined with modern looping technology are used to weave an atmospheric soundscape. The music works twofold: first\, it gives the mind a place to focus as the body begins to relax and open; second\, the vibratory nature of this music is very balancing. \nAbout the instructor/musician:\nSean Murphy and Anne J. Froning formed Being:Art in 2004. Since then\, they’ve traveled throughout the United States designing and teaching dance\, yoga\, and live music workshops. Anne is a multidisciplinary artist: dancer\, visual artist\, teaching artist\, and registered yoga teacher with over 35 years of teaching and performing experience. Sean is a professional musician\, composer\, instrument maker\, teaching artist\, and dance musician with over 20 years performing experience. URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/sweet-soul-restorative-yoga-live-music/ LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States CATEGORIES:The Green Room ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Sweet-Soul-Restorative-General-Facebook-Event-1810.jpg GEO:35.1521433;-90.0155942 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Crosstown Arts The Green Room 1350 Concourse Ave. Suite 280 Memphis TN 38104 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280:geo:-90.0155942,35.1521433 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190708T063000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190708T083000 DTSTAMP:20260627T113352 CREATED:20190621T195910Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190621T220508Z UID:10003700-1562567400-1562574600@crosstownarts.org SUMMARY:Memphis Jazz Workshop Summer Showcase DESCRIPTION:Spend your lunch hour listening to the Memphis Jazz Workshop student musicians in the Memphis Jazz Workshop Summer Showcase. Cultivating the future of jazz\, young Memphis musicians show off their talent during a free lunchtime concert at The Green Room at Crosstown Arts. \nFree and open to the public\nRegister for free \nUnder the artistic direction of founder Stephen M. Lee\, the Memphis Jazz Workshop is a non-profit organization committed to cultivating young musicians by providing learning and performance opportunities with professional artists while embracing Jazz as our regional art form.Memphis Jazz Workshop was formed under the umbrella of LeeJazzOmega\, Inc. URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/memphis-jazz-workshop-summer-showcase/ LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States CATEGORIES:The Green Room ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/MJW-Group-Shot_4.13.19_-1.jpg GEO:35.1521433;-90.0155942 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Crosstown Arts The Green Room 1350 Concourse Ave. Suite 280 Memphis TN 38104 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280:geo:-90.0155942,35.1521433 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190706T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190706T170000 DTSTAMP:20260627T113352 CREATED:20190515T184711Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190606T154656Z UID:10003011-1562423400-1562432400@crosstownarts.org SUMMARY:George Sluppick Quartet at The Green Room DESCRIPTION:Join us for a performance by drummer George Sluppick with his new quartet (Logan Hanna\, electric guitar; CJ Manning\, upright bass; Jim Spake\, tenor saxophone) in The Green Room at Crosstown Arts. Opening act: Will Sexton \nTickets: $10\nDoors at 7 pm | Performace at 7:30 pm \n\nAbout George Sluppick:\nGeorge Sluppick is an American drummer born in Memphis\, Tennessee\, specializing in blues\, funk and soul music. He cut his teeth on Beale Street as a teenager and has played with Albert King\, BB King\, The City Champs\, Luther Dickinson\, Charlie Hunter\, Jim Lauderdale\, Chris Robinson\, Sha Na Na\, Mofro\, Charlie Musselwhite and many more. His new quartet features Logan Hanna on electric guitar\, CJ Manning on upright bass\, Memphis legend Jim Spake on tenor saxophone and their focus is solely on the groove. \nAbout Will Sexton:\nWill is a respected artist\, songwriter and producer with a list of acclaimed solo albums to his name. Keeping his old ties deep in the heart of Texas\, Will now calls Memphis home with his wife\, singer-songwriter Amy LaVere. Will and Amy have been touring and playing together for a couple of years and have a full schedule playing in the U.S. and Europe in the coming months. Their new CD\, Hallelujah\, I’m A Dreamer is spare and tight\, showcasing Will and Amy’s fine playing styles and beautiful harmonies. URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/george-sluppick-at-the-green-room/ LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States CATEGORIES:The Green Room ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/georgesluppick.png GEO:35.1521433;-90.0155942 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Crosstown Arts The Green Room 1350 Concourse Ave. Suite 280 Memphis TN 38104 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280:geo:-90.0155942,35.1521433 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190705T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190705T163000 DTSTAMP:20260627T113352 CREATED:20190611T194822Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200728T160745Z UID:10003039-1562337000-1562344200@crosstownarts.org SUMMARY:Chantae Cann at The Green Room DESCRIPTION:Join us for a performance by the Atlanta-based R&B singer-songwriter Chantae Cann in The Green Room at Crosstown Arts. \nTickets: $15 advance | $20 door\nDoors at 7 pm | show at 7:30 pm \n\n\n \n\n\n \n  \n\nAbout the artist:\n“Known primarily for her session work\, Chantae Cann is a singer and songwriter who specializes in mature R&B filled with joy and positivity. The Atlanta-based\, Chicago-raised Cann made appearances on Maysa’s Smooth Sailing (2004) and India.Arie’s Testimony\, Vol. 2: Love & Politics (2008)\, but her résumé stretched out to a remarkable length during the early 2010s. Her sweet\, gentle voice was featured on the Foreign Exchange’s “Laughing at Your Plans\,” Zo!’s “All Is Well with Love\,” and Khari Cabral’s “Get Back\,” all highlights of their respective parent albums. In 2015\, after she had made contributions to recordings by the likes of Snarky Puppy\, Avery Sunshine\, and Lil’ John Roberts\, Cann teamed up with Incognito’s Tony Momrelle on a cover of Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway’s “Back Together Again.” Early the following year\, Cann released her debut solo album\, Journey to Golden\, on the Ropeadope label.” — Andy Kellman URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/chantae-cann-at-the-green-room/ LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States CATEGORIES:The Green Room ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ChantaeCann_headliner_header2018.jpg GEO:35.1521433;-90.0155942 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Crosstown Arts The Green Room 1350 Concourse Ave. Suite 280 Memphis TN 38104 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280:geo:-90.0155942,35.1521433 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190629T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190630T170000 DTSTAMP:20260627T113352 CREATED:20190501T185855Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190501T185916Z UID:10003623-1561800600-1561914000@crosstownarts.org SUMMARY:Memphis Concrete DESCRIPTION:Experimental electronic music festival in The Green Room at Crosstown Arts. \n\n\nTickets: $25 per day \nLine-up for Saturday 6/29:\nMatmos\nRapoon\nMykel Boyd\nOptic Sink\nMax Eilbacher\nMPX \nLine-up for Sunday 6/30:\nMoor Mother\nPas Musique\nTavishi\nOutside Source\nArtificer\nPaul Vinsonhaler\nJack Alberson URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/memphis-concrete-3/ LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States CATEGORIES:The Green Room ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/57652741_593644114472047_2340792820253589504_o.jpg GEO:35.1521433;-90.0155942 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Crosstown Arts The Green Room 1350 Concourse Ave. Suite 280 Memphis TN 38104 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280:geo:-90.0155942,35.1521433 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190629T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190630T170000 DTSTAMP:20260627T113352 CREATED:20190327T201110Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190327T201131Z UID:10002984-1561800600-1561914000@crosstownarts.org SUMMARY:Memphis Concrete 2019 DESCRIPTION:Annual experimental electronic music festival in The Green Room at Crosstown Arts. \nLine-up for Saturday\, June 29:\nMatmos\nRapoon\nMykel Boyd\nOptic Sink\nMax Eilbacher\nMPX \nLine-up for Sunday\, June 30:\nMoor Mother\nPas Musique\nTavishi\nOutside Source\nArtificer\nPaul Vinsonhaler\nJack Alberson URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/memphis-concrete-2019/ LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States CATEGORIES:The Green Room ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/54385169_578558025980656_2698397350711263232_o.jpg GEO:35.1521433;-90.0155942 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Crosstown Arts The Green Room 1350 Concourse Ave. Suite 280 Memphis TN 38104 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280:geo:-90.0155942,35.1521433 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190625T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190625T140000 DTSTAMP:20260627T113352 CREATED:20190313T212220Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190501T164205Z UID:10003550-1561467600-1561471200@crosstownarts.org SUMMARY:The Mystic DESCRIPTION:On the last Tuesday of each month join Crosstown Concourse neighbors and friends for The Mystic. \nThe Mystic is a time set aside each month to experience the undefinable together through music\, dialogue and silence.  The Mystic is not affiliated with any defined belief system\, but is a shared listening experience intended to deepen our understand of one another. \nThe Mystic is hosted by a rotated panel including Rabbi Micah Greenstein\, Chris Miner\, Dr. Scott Morris\, Dr. Sonia Walker\, and Kirk Whalum\, with a variety of musical guests. URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/the-mystic-4/ LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States CATEGORIES:The Green Room ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/The-Mystic.jpg GEO:35.1521433;-90.0155942 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Crosstown Arts The Green Room 1350 Concourse Ave. Suite 280 Memphis TN 38104 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280:geo:-90.0155942,35.1521433 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190621T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190621T163000 DTSTAMP:20260627T113352 CREATED:20190611T201553Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190611T201553Z UID:10003670-1561127400-1561134600@crosstownarts.org SUMMARY:Freedom Day with Karen Brown DESCRIPTION:Come hear the soulful sounds of Karen Brown and her band at The Green Room as we celebrate Black Music Month. Karen Brown will usher in the soul and victorious celebration of African American historical holiday\, Freedom Day! \nTickets: $15 advance | $20 door\nDoors at 7 pm | performance at 7:30 pm \nAfrican Americans have a uniquely painful history with American Independence Day (July 4th). In the United States\, the ideas of liberty and freedom ring in the hearts of African Americans but often feel conflicting with the historical and ongoing oppression of Black Americans since the country’s inception. Although many African Americans began celebrating “Emancipation Day” during the American Revolution\, Juneteenth is special holiday for African Americans since it marks the first time that Black Americans were actually\, legally “free.” \nAbout Juneteenth:\nOn January 1\, 1863\, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation which was meant to legally free slaves. However\, due to slow communication processes and the realities of such an emotive war\, it took two years for the war to actually end\, following Lincoln’s proclamation. Even once the war was officially concluded\, many Texas slave owners refused to acknowledge the end of the war and slavery\, seeking to continue their plantations (and free labor force) for as long as possible. \nHowever\, on June 19th\, 1865\, Union Soldiers\, led by Major General Gordon Granger\, entered Galveston\, TX and officially announced that ALL slaves were freed — thus\, Juneteenth was born. \nJuneteenth is a celebration of the actual emancipation of Black Americans from slavery. It is often celebrated with fish fries\, dancing\, and fellowship with other members of the diaspora. Unfortunately\, despite its apparent historical significance\, the holiday is still not nationally recognized. As a result\, few Americans recognize the important holiday and many African Americans are not able to celebrate. However\, other Black Americans take the day off to celebrate this historic day with family and friends. URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/freedom-day-with-karen-brown/ LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States CATEGORIES:The Green Room ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/IMG_20190525_074123_866.jpg GEO:35.1521433;-90.0155942 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Crosstown Arts The Green Room 1350 Concourse Ave. Suite 280 Memphis TN 38104 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280:geo:-90.0155942,35.1521433 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190620T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190620T163000 DTSTAMP:20260627T113352 CREATED:20190611T193120Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190611T224154Z UID:10003037-1561041000-1561048200@crosstownarts.org SUMMARY:Mario Monterosso with George Sluppick and Steve Clark DESCRIPTION:Join us for a performance by Italian guitarist/singer-songwriter Mario Monterosso\, drummer George Sluppick\, and bassist Steve Clark in The Green Room at Crosstown Arts. \nTickets: $10\nDoors at 7 pm | show at 7:30 pm \n\n\nAbout the artist:Mario Monterosso\, an Italian guitarist\, singer\, songwriter\, and producer\, relocated in Memphis three years ago. As Tav Falco’s producer and guitarist of The Panther Burns\, Monterosso has collaborated with Dale Watson on Watson’s Ameripolitan Awards Production and also with the Memphis guitarist and songwriter John Paul Keith. Monterosso is the producer of the Italian Rock’n’Roll project “The Million Euro Quartet” that tributes Memphis Rock ’n’ Roll music. Monterosso will head up a rock ’n’ roll-rockabilly trio with George Sluppick on drums and Steve Clark on the upright bass. Original songs and covers for a burning rocking night.\n\n\n\n\n\nwww.mariomonterosso.com URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/mario-monterosso-with-george-sluppick-and-steve-clark/ LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States CATEGORIES:The Green Room ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/MeSUN.jpg GEO:35.1521433;-90.0155942 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Crosstown Arts The Green Room 1350 Concourse Ave. Suite 280 Memphis TN 38104 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280:geo:-90.0155942,35.1521433 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190618T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190618T163000 DTSTAMP:20260627T113352 CREATED:20190611T190809Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190612T183313Z UID:10003035-1560868200-1560875400@crosstownarts.org SUMMARY:Spotlight Concert Series ft. flutist Elise Blatchford and pianist Adrienne Park DESCRIPTION:Join flutist Elise Blatchford and pianist Adrienne Park for a special performance titled TINY GIANTS for bass/alto flute\, piccolo\, piano\, and toy piano. The program features works by John Cage\, Sergei Prokofiev\, Joan Tower\, Stephen Montague\, Jonathan Bailey Holland\, and William Grant Still.\n\nTickets: $10 | $5 with student ID at the door\nDoors at 7 pm | performance at 7:30 pm \nThe Spotlight Concert Series showcases members of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra in the intimate Green Room at Crosstown Arts. The series provides the Memphis community the opportunity to get to know and learn more about the talented musicians that make up the Memphis Symphony Orchestra. Each month will feature a different musician or small chamber group as soloist or featured ensemble. \n\nAbout the artists:\nPraised by the Cleveland Plain Dealer for her “superb command of color and nuance\,” Elise Blatchford is the Assistant Professor of Flute at the University of Memphis Scheidt School of Music and interim Principal Flute of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra. \nA chamber musician\, soloist\, orchestral musician\, and teacher\, Ms. Blatchford is a flutist who embraces the independent\, the experimental\, and the DIY. She was selected by the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) to be a 2017 fellow of their Ensemble Evolution program at the Banff Center for Arts and Creativity. \nAs a founding member of the woodwind quintet The City of Tomorrow\, Ms. Blatchford won the gold medal of the Fischoff International Chamber Music Competition in 2011\, and received a Chamber Music America Classical Commissioning grant in 2014. The quintet has commissioned new works from composers Hannah Lash\, Nat Evans\, and John Aylward\, among others. \nAs a recitalist\, Ms. Blatchford frequently programs music of the 20th and 21st centuries\, and has been an invited guest at venues across the U.S.\, including Indiana University\, University of Oregon\, and Yale University. \nAlso at home in the traditional orchestra world\, Ms. Blatchford will serve as interim Principal Flute for the Memphis Symphony Orchestra’s 2018-19 season. She has performed with the Oregon Symphony\, the Civic Orchestra of Chicago\, and the YOA Orchestra of the Americas. With YOA\, she toured extensively throughout South America\, the Caribbean\, and mainland China; made an appearance at Carnegie Hall with Valery Gergiev; and recorded with Philip Glass. \nA devoted and energetic pedagogue\, Ms. Blatchford works to instill versatile musicianship in her students\, so that they can create sustainable and varied careers. She has given master classes at New England Conservatory\, Williams College\, Longy School of Music\, and Skidmore College\, among many others. She holds degrees in flute performance from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and the San Francisco Conservatory. \nA Powell Artist\, Ms. Blatchford performs on a 14K gold handmade Powell flute. \nAdrienne Park is the Principal Pianist of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra and has performed with IRIS Orchestra\, the Memphis Chamber Music Society and with PRIZM Ensemble. As a collaborative pianist\, she has performed recitals with violinist Joshua Bell\, cellists Shauna Rolston and Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi\, bassist Edgar Meyer\, flutists Paul Edmond-Davies and Timothy Hutchins\, the percussion group NEXUS and composer Steve Reich. In the fall of 2011\, Adrienne was invited to appear as a soloist with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra performing Poulenc’s Concerto for two pianos in d minor under the direction of Mei-Ann Chen with Steinway Artist Victor Santiago Asuncion. She has been on faculty at the University of Mississippi as a collaborative pianist for the instrumental department since 2011 and has been a faculty member of the Piano Discoveries Camp since its inception in 2007. \nShe enjoys playing a wide range of chamber music and contemporary music for the piano\, celeste\, harpsichord\, synthesizer\, toy piano and percussion. With percussionist David Carlisle\, Adrienne co-founded DivaDi\, a duo who performs eclectic and exciting repertoire that often draws from multiple styles of music. DivaDi was a guest artist at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention in Indianapolis in 2009\, performing Carlisle’s percussion duet “Mad Cow.” \nShe recently created a new chamber series at the University of Mississippi entitled Sonic Explorations. The inaugural concert in 2013 presented instrumental and vocal works by British composers Gerald Finzi and Rebecca Clarke and an arrangement of “Eleanor Rigby” by David Carlisle. The second installment featured instrumental chamber works by Robert Schumann\, Clara Schumann and Johannes Brahms. This season Sonic Explorations will be opening with two world premieres for piano and percussion intertwined with arrangements of suites by Bach for vibraphone\, marimba and piano. \nAt the Banff Centre for the Arts in Canada\, Adrienne was the faculty pianist for the fall and winter residencies from 1994 to 2000 and for various summer instrumental master classes. In 2007 at Banff\, she gave the world première of a horn trio by Wolfgang Plagge with hornist Frøydis Ree Wekre and violinist Mark Fewer. \nWhile living in Vancouver\, British Columbia\, she worked with Kokoro Dance Company and composer Robert Rosen for the productions of Sunyata\, Truths of the Blood\, Sade\, Part II\, Encounters with the Goddess and Dance of the Dead. She also worked with Joe Ink Dance as a member of a contemporary quintet and with John Korsrud’s Hard Rubber Orchestra\, a contemporary big band. \nAdrienne studied with Abbey Simon and Ruth Tomfohrde at the University of Houston\, where she received a Bachelor of Music and graduated summa cum laude. She also studied with Robert Silverman at the University of British Columbia\, where she received a Master of Music and graduated with first class standing. In addition\, she was a frequent Resident Artist at the Banff Centre’s Music and Sound Program\, directed by Isobel and Tom Rolston. URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/spotlight-concert-series-ft-flutist-elise-blatchford-and-pianist-adrienne-park/ LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States CATEGORIES:The Green Room ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/spotlight-concert-series.png GEO:35.1521433;-90.0155942 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Crosstown Arts The Green Room 1350 Concourse Ave. Suite 280 Memphis TN 38104 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280:geo:-90.0155942,35.1521433 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190615T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190615T163000 DTSTAMP:20260627T113352 CREATED:20190524T192621Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190612T172832Z UID:10003655-1560609000-1560616200@crosstownarts.org SUMMARY:Memphis Mix feat. Susan Marshall at The Green Room DESCRIPTION:Enjoy an evening of familiar hits from the Stax and Hi Records catalogues performed by a select group of the finest musicians in the city and fronted by one of Memphis’ premiere vocalists\, Susan Marshall. This show is a bon voyage of sorts for this all-star group of Memphis musicians before they head overseas to perform at the Memphis in Poland festival. \nJoining Susan on stage will be Marcin Arendt\, Peewee Jackson\, Heather Trussell\, Sam Shoup\, Rebecca Arendt\, Harold Smith\, and special guests. This performance will be recorded for broadcast on Memphis own internationally syndicated radio program\, Beale Street Caravan. \nTickets: $10\nDoors at 7:30 pm | Show at 8 pm \n\n\nAbout Susan Marshall:\nMemphis artist Susan Marshall began her career Off-Broadway as a leading soprano in the Rep-Company Light Opera of Manhattan. Shortly after moving back to Memphis in 1990\, she began fronting rock-soul band The Mother Station and was signed to a record deal with EastWest / Atlantic Records. \n“Better Off Alone” (a song she co-wrote with Austin Carroll) was recorded by American Idol’s Katherine McPhee for her 2007 self-titled debut which reached #2 on Billboard’s Top 200 Albums Chart. Her songs have also been recorded by international blues divas Ana Popovic and Reba Russell to name a few. \nSusan has toured all over the world as part of the Afghan Whigs as well as with Cat Power & The Memphis Rhythm Band. She is also known for her studio and/or stage work with a wide range of superstars; Lucinda Williams\, Keith Richards\, Norah Jones\, Lenny Kravitz\, Lynyrd Skynyrd\, Ann Peebles\, North Mississippi Allstars\, Alvin Youngblood Hart\, Solomon Burke\, Jim Lauderdale\, Steve Earle\, and Kirk Whalum to name a few. URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/memphis-mix-feat-susan-marshall-at-the-green-room/ LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States CATEGORIES:The Green Room ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_1428.jpg GEO:35.1521433;-90.0155942 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Crosstown Arts The Green Room 1350 Concourse Ave. Suite 280 Memphis TN 38104 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280:geo:-90.0155942,35.1521433 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR