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SUMMARY:Shoot & Splice: Examining Video Art
DESCRIPTION:A Method to the Madness: Examining Video Art\nTraditionally Shoot & Splice has explored technique rooted in narrative\, documentary\, and commercial film and video production\, but this month we will examine the craft of capturing moving images solely to facilitate creative expression. \nJoin accomplished video artists Brian Pera\, Corkey Sinks & Jill Wissmiller for a discussion on the concepts\, production\, and showing of video art. \nBrian Pera‘s films include The Way I See Things\, Woman’s Picture\, and Only Child. The latter two are part of an ongoing series obsessively preoccupied with women he remembers from his childhood. With perfumer Andy Tauer he created a perfume line\, Tableau de Parfums\, the scents of which relate thematically and otherwise to the universe of the films. He’s the author of the novel Troublemaker and co-editor of Life As We Show It: Writings on Film. Currently he’s working on an installation piece called Sorry Not Sorry with Joel Parsons and Terri Phillips. \nCorkey Sinks (b. Dallas\, TX) is an artist based in Memphis\, TN.  Sinks works in a variety of media including sculpture\, textiles\, printed matter\, and video. She received a BA in Media Studies from the Johnston Center for Integrative Studies at the University of Redlands\, CA in 2005 and an MFA in Studio Art from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2012. Sinks is the current artist in residence at Crosstown Arts. She has exhibited work throughout the United States and Mexico. In 2015\, her book\, Demon Baby Project: Events\, Coincidences\, and Repercussions was published by No Coast. Upcoming exhibitions include Artificial Tide\, a solo exhibition at The Packing Plant in Nashville\, TN and We gave Our Best\, Now the Rest is Up to the Hope Chest\, a group show at Im Ersten in Vienna\, Austria. \nJill Wissmiller is a Midwestern farmer’s daughter transplanted to the Midsouth\, where she is Chair of Design and Associate Professor of Digital Media at the Memphis College of Art. Wissmiller’s research and creative work is concerned with nontraditional cinema spectatorship and production. She has recently completed a motion picture manifesto that calls for a strict ban of standard definition video being projected upon anything other than glitter.  Her video work has been screened at a variety of venues both nationally and internationally\, including the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery\, Palm Springs International Short Film Festival\, Moscow International Film Festival\, and Electrofringe New Media Arts Festival Australia. \n\nPresented by Indie Memphis and Crosstown Arts  \nDOORS OPEN AT 6:30 PM | PANEL DISCUSSION BEGINS AT 7:00 PM | FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/shoot-splice-examining-video-art/
CATEGORIES:430,Programs
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SUMMARY:Javon McBride: Exclusive
DESCRIPTION:Reception: Friday\, April 29\, 6-9 pm\nOn view: Saturday\, April 30\, 11 am-5 pm\nThis show will showcase original oil paintings and sculptures created by JaVon McBride.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/javon-mcbride-exclusive/
CATEGORIES:430
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SUMMARY:Belongings II: Repurposed
DESCRIPTION:Opening Reception: Friday\, April 29\, 6-9 pm\n\n\nCall to Artists – February 2016\nBelongings II: Repurposed \nAn open call exhibition organized by Crosstown Arts and the Cleveland Street Flea Market \nThis second incarnation of the Belongings show continues in the spirit of community and the reuse and re-imagining of objects. All artists are invited to participate by purchasing any object of inspiration from the Cleveland Street Flea Market at 438 N Cleveland to transform into (or use as inspiration for) a new work of art. \nThe nostalgia and surprise felt when browsing at a flea market is a ripe field for artistic interpretation. A psychedelic print from the 70’s can inspire a color scheme or shape motif. A plastic bust of Scooby Doo can evoke early childhood Saturday mornings in front of the TV. A cover of an early genre pulp fiction paperback might be a poignant reminder of how prevalent attitudes have changed since the 1950’s. \nOne submission per artist will be accepted based on the guidelines below. All artists are welcome to participate regardless of their level of expertise or prior art experience. \nBelongings II: Repurposed will be on view at \nCrosstown Arts Gallery\, 422 N Cleveland\, April 29- May 14\, 2016  \n\nCall for Submissions\n1. Submit via Formstack \nClick here to submit \n2. Important Dates \nArtwork submission deadline/drop-off: Monday\, April 25\, 2-7 pm at Crosstown Arts at 422 N Cleveland \nOpening Reception: Friday\, April 29\, 6-9 pm \nGallery Hours: Tuesday-Saturday\, April 29 – May 14\, 10 am – 6 pm \nArtwork pick-up: Sunday\, May 15\, 2-5 pm and Monday\, May 16\, 12-6 pm \n3. Fees\nThere is no fee to participate in the show other than the cost of purchasing an item from the Cleveland Street Flea Market to be incorporated into or used as inspiration for the artwork for the show. Prices of objects in the flea market are $1+ \n4. Size limit\nThere is no restriction on size of artwork other than reasonable passage through a standard doorway. \n5. Display requirements\nAll artwork must be delivered ready to hang/install to be included in the exhibition. Please communicate any specific installation needs (special handling\, pedestal needs\, AV equipment needs\, etc) by email to maryjo@crosstownarts.org before delivery. \n6.Sales\nCrosstown Arts will facilitate sales via cash\, check (made out to the artist) or Visa/MasterCard via square during the run of the show. More details to follow. \nContact: For more information please contact Mary Jo Karimnia at maryjo@crosstownarts.org or 901-626-6298
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/belongings-ii-repurposed/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts Galleries\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Art by RL Banker
DESCRIPTION:Exhibition by local artist RL Banker
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/the-academy-silent-auction-art-by-rl-banker/
CATEGORIES:430
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SUMMARY:Memphis Cartonera Project Exhibit & Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, April 23\, 6-9 pm Opening Reception \nSunday\, April 24\, 12-5 pm Exhibit & Workshop \nCelebrate with Memphis Cartonera! \n\nCome learn about the fast-growing “Cartonera” movement from South America\, and its revolutionary new way to think about art and literature’s place in our lives.\nWe are a cooperative publishing house dedicated to democratizing literature and art\, to foster literacy\, and to work in sustainable ways.\nJoin us for our exhibit and workshop and:\n• Learn about the origins of Cartonera publishing in Latin America\, and now in Memphis\n• Meet the local artists and organizations spearheading the project (Centro Cultural Latino\, Latino Memphis\, Cazateatro\, Danza Azteca Quetzalcoatl\, Refugee Empowerment Program\, and Caritas Village)\n• See original works and hand-made editions of the classics\n• Paint\, read\, and make your own Cartonera book\n• Enjoy Enedyi’s Tamales and aguas frescas\, paletas from La Michoacana\, and other South American treats \n\n\n\nOrganized by Rhodes College + Centro Cultural Latino\, Latino Memphis\, Cazateatro\, Danza Azteca Quetzalcoatl\, Refugee Empowerment Program\, Caritas Village \n 
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/memphis-cartonera-project-exhibit-workshop/
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SUMMARY:Perfect is Boring
DESCRIPTION:Opening Reception: Friday\, April 22\, 6 – 8 pm\nPerformances and Talks: Saturday\, April 23\, 1-3 pm\n“Perfect is Boring” a multi-media exploration of the roles of peer pressure\, ideal and model form and behavior in exacerbating mental and physical health. From eating disorders to stress induced ulcers\, people of all ages are hurting themselves in trying to attain a mythic ideal foisted upon them by pop culture. \nA collection of artists\, musicians\, and storytellers relating their life experiences and views on mistakes\, perfection and resilience. \nThe show is curated by Jessica Shea\, a licensed clinical social worker\, whose practice\, Forward Counseling\, deals with such issues on a daily basis. The show is co-curated by Ken Hall. \nThe opening reception will be held on Friday\, April 22\, from 6 – 8 pm. On Saturday\, April 23\, a series of talks and musical expressions will take place from 1 – 3 pm. A portion of proceeds from the sale of artwork will benefit the Church Health Center. For more information call Forward Counseling at 310-3911.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/perfect-is-boring/
CATEGORIES:430
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SUMMARY:Party with the Pinch
DESCRIPTION:Join the staff of The Pinch Literary Journal in celebration of the official release of their stunning Spring 2016 issue! \nThere will be food and drink\, of course – Pinch Punch! \nYou will be regaled with readings from featured contributors\, including those of award-winning poet\, Madison McCartha and melty-cheese West Coast loving fiction writer\, Kerry Donoghue. \nBack by popular demand is the silent auction with more fabulous literary and wholesome goodies so don’t miss your chance to bid and help raise funds that keep our journal in print. \nWe could be persuaded to dance again… \nJoin us! \nThe Pinch Literary Journal facebook page
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/party-with-the-pinch/
LOCATION:story booth\, 438 N. Cleveland St.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Open Crit
DESCRIPTION:Artist installation 5-6 pm\nDiscussion 6-8 pm \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  \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-3/
CATEGORIES:Programs
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SUMMARY:Duets for Mellotron - Encore
DESCRIPTION:ENCORE PERFORMANCE ADDED: SUNDAY\, APRIL 17\, 7:30 PM \nCrosstown Arts is pleased to present Duets for Mellotron\, a live performance by Jonathan Kirkscey and Robby Grant\, organized in collaboration with Winston Eggleston. \nThis unique performance experience—the world’s first Mellotron duet—features an obscure but ingenious keyboard instrument invented in the 1940s which was designed to reproduce the sound of virtually any acoustic\, electromechanical\, or synthesized instrument. \nThe Mellotron is essentially a giant cassette tape player\, operated manually by pressing keys on a keyboard. When a key is struck\, a prerecorded sound is played/heard\, conceptually making the Mellotron an analog forerunner to digital sampling. \nThe M400 and a new M4000 cycling Mellotron\, from Winston Eggleston’s small but diverse Mellotron collection\, will be played at the performance. Eggleston will also share a series of new site-specific digital projections to complement the music. \nThe collaboration will result in a forthcoming limited-release vinyl recording of the performance and other duets for Mellotron composed by the artists. \nEvent tickets can be purchased in advance\, online for $30 (includes a copy of the record) or $15 (performance only). Capacity is limited. Performance location is Crosstown Arts at 422 N. Cleveland\, Memphis. A complimentary reception will take place prior to the performance. \n\nTICKETS \nDuets for Mellotron\nSaturday\, April 16\, 8 pm doors/8:30 pm show (45 mins)\nCrosstown Arts\, 422 N. Cleveland\nTickets: $15 / $30 with record\nSOLD OUT \n\nDuets for Mellotron Encore\nSunday\, April 17\, 7:30 pm doors/8 pm show (45 mins)\nCrosstown Arts\, 422 N. Cleveland\nTickets: $15 / $30 with record \n \n\n\n\nOrganized by Robby Grant\, Jonathan Kirkscey\, and Winston Eggleston \nMore about the Mellotron: \nThe Mellotron is essentially a giant cassette tape player\, operated manually by pressing keys on a keyboard. When a key is struck\, a prerecorded sound is played/heard\, conceptually making the Mellotron an analog forerunner to digital sampling. \nAn American engineer named Harry Chamberlin invented the precursor to the Mellotron in the late 1940s. While playing his Hammond organ\, he wondered if it would be possible to create a keyboard instrument that allowed the player to reproduce a wider range of orchestral and brass sounds. Over the course of many decades and through the hands of several manufacturers and marketers\, the Mellotron’s technology and appearance took many forms. \nWhile the individual instruments sampled for the Mellotron were recorded in the highest available fidelity for the time\, the wow and flutter of the tape playback mechanism\, as well as the ability to affect volume and speed through the relative amount of pressure applied to the keys all contribute to the instrument’s characteristic sound. \nThe iconic sound of the Mellotron has helped shape important moments in the history of modern music\, such as the Beatles’ “Strawberry Fields Forever\,” and work by The Moody Blues\, Pink Floyd\, Yes\, Genesis\, and Led Zeppelin\, to name a few. \nMore about the artists/organizers: \nJonathan Kirkscey and Robby Grant have been playing music together for over 10 years with the band Mouserocket. Jonathan also performs with Glorie\, String Theory\, the Memphis Symphony\, and recently scored the documentary “Best of Enemies.” Robby has performed at Crosstown previously with the experimental band\, >mancontrol<. He most recently recorded and released “Let the Little Things Go” under the Vending Machine moniker.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/duets-for-mellotron-encore/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts Galleries\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Why are grownups so boring? And other musings
DESCRIPTION:The final performance of story booth’s spring after school acting workshop “Page to Stage“\, led by Jazmin Miller\, featuring students from Humes Preparatory Academy and student mentors from Rhodes College. \nRhodes Mentors: Karissa Coady\, Emma Holtzman\, Brynna Newkirk\, Emmie Heath\, Kevin Guevara\, Patrick Leavey\, Laura Eckelkamp\, Lauren Edmond\, Treston Norphlet\, CaDana Campbell\, Anne Healy\, Anne Elizabeth Garrard\, Jeanne Wilkinson \nLights\, Camera\, Actors\n6th grade: Madison Ingram\, Briana Springfield\, Takyla Jones\, Shantell Rogers\n7th grade: Poeme Sherrod\, Dereco Burrow\, DeAnna Beckwith\, Jalynn Williams\, Zametria Scott\, Ziyielle Braxton\, Sammy Woods\, Benjamin Inman\, Javarius Smiley\, Nicholas Allen\n8th grade: Nya Linzy\, Kerica Flake\, Ca’Von Dalton\, D’Airra Gibbs\, Raymond Newton\, Raymicha Newton\, Alex Mendez \nInstructors: Cookie Ewing & Jazzy Miller
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/why-are-grownups-so-boring-and-other-musings/
LOCATION:Rhodes McCoy Theater\, 2000 N. Parkway\, Memphis\, TN\, 38112\, United States
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SUMMARY:Duets for Mellotron
DESCRIPTION:SATURDAY PERFORMANCE IS SOLD OUT!  \nENCORE PERFORMANCE ADDED: SUNDAY\, APRIL 17\, 7:30 PM \nCrosstown Arts is pleased to present Duets for Mellotron\, a live performance by Jonathan Kirkscey and Robby Grant\, organized in collaboration with Winston Eggleston. \nThis unique performance experience—the world’s first Mellotron duet—features an obscure but ingenious keyboard instrument invented in the 1940s which was designed to reproduce the sound of virtually any acoustic\, electromechanical\, or synthesized instrument. \nThe Mellotron is essentially a giant cassette tape player\, operated manually by pressing keys on a keyboard. When a key is struck\, a prerecorded sound is played/heard\, conceptually making the Mellotron an analog forerunner to digital sampling. \nThe M400 and a new M4000 cycling Mellotron\, from Winston Eggleston’s small but diverse Mellotron collection\, will be played at the performance. Eggleston will also share a series of new site-specific digital projections to complement the music. \nThe collaboration will result in a forthcoming limited-release vinyl recording of the performance and other duets for Mellotron composed by the artists. \nEvent tickets can be purchased in advance\, online for $30 (includes a copy of the record) or $15 (performance only). Capacity is limited. Performance location is Crosstown Arts at 422 N. Cleveland\, Memphis. A complimentary reception will take place prior to the performance. \n\nTICKETS \nDuets for Mellotron\nSaturday\, April 16\, 8 pm doors/8:30 pm show (45 mins)\nCrosstown Arts\, 422 N. Cleveland\nTickets: $15 / $30 with record\nSOLD OUT \n\nDuets for Mellotron Encore\nSunday\, April 17\, 7:30 pm doors/8 pm show (45 mins)\nCrosstown Arts\, 422 N. Cleveland\nTickets: $15 / $30 with record \n \n\n\n\nOrganized by Robby Grant\, Jonathan Kirkscey\, and Winston Eggleston \nMore about the Mellotron: \nThe Mellotron is essentially a giant cassette tape player\, operated manually by pressing keys on a keyboard. When a key is struck\, a prerecorded sound is played/heard\, conceptually making the Mellotron an analog forerunner to digital sampling. \nAn American engineer named Harry Chamberlin invented the precursor to the Mellotron in the late 1940s. While playing his Hammond organ\, he wondered if it would be possible to create a keyboard instrument that allowed the player to reproduce a wider range of orchestral and brass sounds. Over the course of many decades and through the hands of several manufacturers and marketers\, the Mellotron’s technology and appearance took many forms. \nWhile the individual instruments sampled for the Mellotron were recorded in the highest available fidelity for the time\, the wow and flutter of the tape playback mechanism\, as well as the ability to affect volume and speed through the relative amount of pressure applied to the keys all contribute to the instrument’s characteristic sound. \nThe iconic sound of the Mellotron has helped shape important moments in the history of modern music\, such as the Beatles’ “Strawberry Fields Forever\,” and work by The Moody Blues\, Pink Floyd\, Yes\, Genesis\, and Led Zeppelin\, to name a few. \nMore about the artists/organizers: \nJonathan Kirkscey and Robby Grant have been playing music together for over 10 years with the band Mouserocket. Jonathan also performs with Glorie\, String Theory\, the Memphis Symphony\, and recently scored the documentary “Best of Enemies.” Robby has performed at Crosstown previously with the experimental band\, >mancontrol<. He most recently recorded and released “Let the Little Things Go” under the Vending Machine moniker.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/duets-for-mellotron/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts Galleries\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Ancestors Remind Us
DESCRIPTION:Group exhibition curated by Johnathan Robert Payne \nPresented by the Collective \nTerry Lynn\nVitus Shell\nSiphne Aaye\nLester Merriwhether\nLawrence Matthews
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/ancestors-remind-us/
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SUMMARY:Microcinema Club
DESCRIPTION:Monthly short film screening series  presented by Indie Memphis and Crosstown Arts \nApril Program: The 2015 Best of Ottawa International Animation Festival \nThe Best of Ottawa touring program showcases many audience favorites and award winners from the OIAF Official Competition. \nThis year’s highlights include the stunning stop motion tragedy from Estonia\, The Master\, the singularly unorthodox and oddly hilarious Unhappy Happy\, as well as the first ever student film to win the OIAF Grand Prize for Best Independent Short Film\, Small People With Hats. \n\n                 \n\n\n    \n\n6:30 pm doors open | 7 pm presentation | Pay-what-you can admission | Free food & drinks \nSUPPORTED BY ARTSMEMPHIS AND THE FIRST TENNESSEE FOUNDATION | ARTSFIRST
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/microcinema-club-3/
CATEGORIES:430,Programs
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20160412T150000
DTSTAMP:20260518T104927
CREATED:20160303T192609Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160412T153936Z
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SUMMARY:Hustle: Fine Tuning your Studio Practice
DESCRIPTION:Your studio practice is the front line of your art career. Making your work needs to be the highest item on your priority list\, but how do you get it there and keep it there with all of the other pressures and obligations in your life? Learn some secrets to success for skyrocketing your career while keeping your lifestyle in balance. \nSession hosted by Terry Lynn\, Susan Maakestad\, Lawrence Matthews & Nick Pena \nComplimentary food and drinks\nProgram begins at 6 pm \nHustle: professional development for artists is a free program organized by ArtsMemphis\, UrbanArt Commission\, and Crosstown Arts. The series will provide visual artists with information\, resources\, and opportunities to support them in the development of their professional careers. Workshop topics will range from positive studio practices to pricing work and navigating gallery representation. Questions? Contact Mary Jo Karimnia at maryjo@crosstownarts.org
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/hustle-fine-tuning-your-studio-practice/
LOCATION:story booth\, 438 N. Cleveland St.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Programs
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SUMMARY:She's Silver and Orange 2
DESCRIPTION:Nothing rhymes with silver or orange in the English language\, so just as these words are unique to our tongues\, these women and their works are unique in themselves and stand alone in the world of the contemporary female artist. \nAdditional gallery hours: Saturday\, April 9\, noon-6 pm \nGroup exhibition organized by Barrett Smyth \nA portion of sales proceeds benefit Sister Supply
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/shes-silver-and-orange-2/
CATEGORIES:430
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20160408T160000
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SUMMARY:Impossible Language
DESCRIPTION:Ongoing contemporary poetry series organized by Ashley Roach-Freiman. This installment features readings by Michal Robins\, Adam Clay\, and Ada Limon. \nLearn more \nFacebook event  \n 
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/impossible-language-5/
LOCATION:story booth\, 438 N. Cleveland St.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20160406T103000
DTSTAMP:20260518T104927
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SUMMARY:Page to Stage Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Wednesdays from 1:30 to 3:30 pm\, begins Feb. 3—lasts 8 weeks \nfree program for middle school students at Humes Preparatory Academy; registration is now closed \nled by professional actress and playwright Jazzy Miller\, and Rhodes College’s theatre class \nThis theatre workshop is a reprise of our very popular “Page to Stage” workshop from the fall\, where young playwrights and actors from Humes Preparatory Academy write their own collaborative script and stage a final performance at Rhodes McCoy Theatre. This spring\, in addition to the original “Page to Stage” workshop\, we’re also doubling in size and adding another session at the same time that will focus on the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death in 1616\, celebrated with several events at Rhodes in April. \n 
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/page-to-stage-workshop/
LOCATION:story booth\, 438 N. Cleveland St.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20160405T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20160405T170000
DTSTAMP:20260518T104927
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SUMMARY:Shoot & Splice: The Director's Intuition
DESCRIPTION:Monthly filmmaking forum presented by Indie Memphis & Crosstown Arts \nApril Program: The Director’s Intuition with Morgan Jon Fox \nMorgan Jon Fox (Feral\, This Is What Love In Action Looks Like\, OMG/HaHaHa) will lead a hands-on workshop garnered towards understanding\, fine-tuning and following one’s intuition as a director. We’ll ask the question of where our ideas come from\, and how we know if an idea is good or not. We’ll discuss when we need to listen to feedback or not\, when it’s a good idea to burn it all down following our dreams\, and when it’s best to lay a project to rest and move on. Through some simple audience-participation oriented exercises\, we’ll start to look at what makes humans tick and what lies at the core of great dramatic filmmaking. \nNamed on of the “25 New Faces of Independent Film” by Filmmaker Magazine\, Morgan Jon Fox is a Memphis-based filmmaker/producer who has directed 4 feature films (This Is What Love In Action Looks Like\, OMG/HaHaHa\, Blue Citrus Hearts) focussing primarily on gritty southern stories about characters on the fringe. Producing and AD’ing for other directors such as Craig Brewer\, Kentucker Audley\, and Tim Sutton\, Fox has become known for getting strong\, authentic performances from mostly non-professional characters. His latest project is Feral\, an 8 episode drama about a close-knit group of 20-something artists living in Memphis. Feral is due in 2016. \nDoors open at 6:30 PM; Panel discussion begins at 7:00 PM \nComplimentary food and beverages will be available \nFree & open to the public thanks to support by ArtsFirst: First Tennessee Foundation and ArtsMemphis.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/shoot-splice-2/
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20160404T113000
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SUMMARY:Film Production Workshop
DESCRIPTION:free program for high school students—max 10 participants \nled by professional videographer Justin Thompson \nto sign up\, please contact Nat Akin at nat@crosstownarts.org or 901-573-8444 \nThe 2016 Spring Film Production workshop at story booth will offer students an opportunity to learn the fundamentals of documentary film production.  In this hands-on workshop\, the students will be introduced to the history\, aesthetics\, and concepts of documentary film production\, the basics of digital-cinema camera operation\, lighting\, sound recording\, and editing. The students will use the documentary form to tell their own stories and stories about the people and things that shape their world. The workshop will culminate in a special screening of the student films\, as well as an opportunity to submit their work to potentially be shown as part of a youth programming block during the 2016 Indie Memphis Film Festival. \n 
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/film-production-workshop/
LOCATION:story booth\, 438 N. Cleveland St.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20160402T160000
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SUMMARY:Valerie Sparks: Distortion
DESCRIPTION:“I have been working on a series called ‘Distortions’. All the photographs I have taken I have  distorted through my camera and not by Photoshop. I have focused on images of light\, random objects \, outdoor scenery\, and the ones most important to me to show that seeing things in skewed almost chaotic way can remind you how even the most simple of things in life are truly amazing. Enjoy the simple chaos of life.”  – Valerie Sparks \nOrganized by the artist
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/valerie-sparks-images-from-the-unexpected/
CATEGORIES:430
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20160331T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20160331T160000
DTSTAMP:20260518T104927
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SUMMARY:Art Unleashed
DESCRIPTION:Join Memphis Pets Alive! for our second annual silent art auction at Crosstown Arts\, located at 430 N. Cleveland St. in Midtown Memphis. The event kicks off at 6pm with a $12.00 cover getting you in the door. Artists who have generously donated their work to our auction get in free! Light refreshments will be provided and alcohol will be served to our 21+ guests. We have had many local and some not-so-local amazing artists donate works to Art Unleashed and we cannot wait to share them with you! Bidding begins at 6pm and ends at 8pm sharp! There will also be a wine pull. \nOrganized by Dani Rutherford / Memphis Pets Alive!
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/art-unleashed/
CATEGORIES:430
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20160329T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20160329T180000
DTSTAMP:20260518T104927
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SUMMARY:High Volume
DESCRIPTION:Freed presents: High Volume hosted by DJ LNB \nMatt Lucas\nKid Qemist\nNic Pavement\nSexonmyplystation \n$5 cover/ladies free.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/high-volume/
CATEGORIES:430
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20160325T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20160325T160000
DTSTAMP:20260518T104927
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SUMMARY:Time\, Marks\, a Journey
DESCRIPTION:The art of Norman Soskel\, Judith Barrie and Mary K. VanGieson presented by BluesWax \nArtists Talk: March 26\, 2 pm\nGallery Hours: March 26\, 12-6 pm \nJudith Barrie  is an artist\, educator\, pet lover living in Germantown\, TN \nJudith received her BS in English from the University of Southern Connecticut and her MS in Media from Radford University. She taught English in Connecticut\, Virginia\, Utah\, and Tennessee. She studied drawing and painting in Spain\, Italy\, at the University of Tennessee\, and bookmaking with Maritza Davila. She studied encaustic with David Clark\, Gregory Wright\, Laura Moriarty\, Nancy Natale\, Lisa Pressman\, and Deborah Winiarski among others. Her works focus on line and mark making portraying both nature and inner feelings and often are based on historical classical patterns combined with the natural landscape. She has exhibited around the country and won a scholarship to attend the 10th annual International Encaustic Conference in Provincetown\, MA. \nNorman Soskel  is an artist\, physician (pulmonologist)\, pianist\, former spelunker living in Germantown\, TN \nNorman received his BA and MD from the University of Virginia\, pulmonary fellowship from the University of Utah. He taught and did research in the pulmonary divisions of the Universities of Utah and Tennessee. His photographic interests began at age 5 with help from his photographer father and studied piano with Harold Protsman in Norfolk\, VA. He studied encaustic painting techniques from David Clark\, Paula Roland\, Stacy Spadafora\, Lisa Pressman and many others. He studied printmaking techniques with Wayne Simpkins and Maritza Davila. His current works combine printmaking techniques\, photography and encaustic painting. He has exhibited around the country and won awards in international\, national and local venues. Currently\, he is represented by Jay Etkin\, in Memphis\, TN. \nMary K. VanGieson is an artist\, educator\, storyteller and sometime writer. She lives and works in Memphis\, TN. \nMary K. received her BAE from Oklahoma State University and her MFA from the University of Memphis. She is an adjunct instructor at the Memphis College of Art. Her work encompasses drawing\, encaustic and oil with cold wax painting\, book arts and alternative media sculpture and has been exhibited throughout the United States. \nAbout BluesWax\nArtists from the Memphis\, TN metropolitan area have joined together to form an organization called BluesWax to foster and promote visual art which incorporates wax in painting. The BluesWax mission is to give visual artists an opportunity to exchange ideas\, participate in group exhibits and benefit from educational programs. BluesWax provides an interactive community for both established\, emerging artists and art patrons with an emphasis on education\, group creative sessions and peer critiques.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/time-marks-a-journey/
CATEGORIES:430
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20160324T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20160324T150000
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SUMMARY:Visiting Writer Chris Offutt
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts and the Booksellers at Laurelwood present critically-acclaimed fiction\, nonfiction\, and screen writer Chris Offutt\, as he reads from and signs his new memoir\, My Father\, the Pornographer (Atria Books). \nMemphis writer and publisher Eric Barnes joins in the conversation. \nABOUT THE AUTHOR:\nChris Offutt’s books include the story collections Kentucky Straight and Out of the Woods\, the novel The Good Brother\, and the memoirs The Same River Twice and No Heroes: A Memoir of Coming Home. His work has also appeared in The Best American Short Stories and The Best American Essays. In addition\, he has written extensively for television\, most notably for HBO’s True Blood and Treme and the Showtime series Weeds. His work has received awards from the Lannan Foundation\, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation\, the American Academy of Arts and Letters\,National Endowment for the Arts\, and Whiting Awards for both fiction and nonfiction. He lives near Oxford\, MS\, where he teaches in the MFA program at the University of Mississippi. \nABOUT THE BOOK:\nWhen Andrew Offutt died\, his son\, Chris\, inherited a desk\, a rifle\, and eighteen hundred pounds of pornographic fiction. Andrew had been considered the “king of twentieth-century smut\,” with a writing career that began as a strategy to pay for his son’s orthodontic needs and soon took on a life of its own\, peaking during the 1970s when the commercial popularity of the erotic novel reached its height. \nOver the long summer of 2013\, Chris returned to his hometown to help his widowed mother move out of his childhood home. As he began to examine his father’s manuscripts and memorabilia\, journals\, and letters\, he realized he finally had an opportunity to gain insight into the difficult\, mercurial\, sometimes cruel man he’d loved and feared in equal measure. Only in his father’s absence could he truly make sense of the man and his legacy. \nWith his dutiful wife serving as typist\, Andrew wrote from their home in the Kentucky hills\, locked away in an office no one dared intrude upon. In this fashion he wrote more than four hundred novels\, including pirate porn\, ghost porn\, zombie porn\, and secret agent porn. The more he wrote\, the more intense his ambition became and the more difficult it was for his children to be part of his world. \nIn My Father\, the Pornographer\, Offutt takes us on the journey with him\, reading his father’s prodigious literary output as both a critic and as a son seeking answers. This is a book about the life of a working writer who supports his family solely by the output of his typewriter; it’s about the awful psychic burdens one generation unthinkingly passes along to the next; and it’s about growing up in the Appalachian hills with a pack of fearless boys riding bicycles through the woods\, happy and free. \nCRITICAL ACCLAIM:\n“My Father\, the Pornographer is contemporary memoir at its best. It achieves the rare miracle of re-creating the human heart on the page.” The Rumpus \n“One of the most sensitive\, nuanced examinations of father and son relationships I’ve read.” The Boston Globe \n“Chris Offutt owns one of the finest\, surest prose styles around\, ready and able to convey the hardest truth without flinching. Now Offutt enters the darkest and most mysterious of places—the cave of a monstrous enigma named Andrew J. Offutt—armed with nothing but his own restless curiosity. Spoiler alert: He makes it out alive\, walking into the daylight to bring us a deeper\, funnier\, more tender and more heartbroken truth—and his masterpiece.” Michael Chabon \n“Everything Chris Offutt writes is beautiful and brilliant\, but My Father\, the Pornographer is an astonishing house of mysteries\, and his most moving book yet. It’s about family and secrets and a literal ton of pornography\, but also\, fascinatingly\, what it means to make a writing life\, whether high art or pulp.” Elizabeth McCracken
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/visiting-writer-chris-offutt/
LOCATION:story booth\, 438 N. Cleveland St.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20160324T114500
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SUMMARY:Maps & Legends Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Thursdays from 3:45 to 4:45 pm\, begins Feb. 18—lasts 6 weeks \nfree program for middle school students—max 15 participants \nled by critically-acclaimed writer Barry Wolverton\, author of Neversink and The Vanishing Island (Walden Pond Press/Harper Collins) \nto sign up\, please contact Nat Akin at nat@crosstownarts.org or 901-573-8444 \nOur creative-writing workshop for spring will take its inspiration from The Vanishing Island\, Barry’s first book in the series The Chronicles of the Black Tulip. We’ll discuss the importance of maps and mapmaking to imaginative storytelling\, and how maps shaped The Vanishing Island as well as other popular works of fantasy such as Harry Potter\, The Lord of the Rings\, and The Chronicles of Narnia. Participants will create maps to chart their own fantastical worlds and then write the legends to accompany them. This workshop will culminate in a book-release party of all the participants’ stories. \n 
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/maps-legends-workshop/
LOCATION:story booth\, 438 N. Cleveland St.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20160323T160000
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SUMMARY:Original Art by Mark
DESCRIPTION:Exhibition of paintings by Mark Kevin Jones\, “the return of the passionate and driven one\,” organized by the artist. \nAdditional gallery hours: Tuesday\, March 22\, 1-6 pm.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/original-art-by-mark/
CATEGORIES:430
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20160322T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20160322T114500
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SUMMARY:Screenprinting Workshop
DESCRIPTION:tuesdays from 3 to 4:45 pm\, begins Feb. 16—lasts 6 weeks \nfree program for high school students—max 15 participants \nled by Memphis College of Arts graduate students Lindsey Mashburn and Kayla Selby \nto sign up\, please contact Nat Akin at nat@crosstownarts.org or 901-573-8444 \nThis workshop will be a once-a-week introduction to screen printing\, open to all levels of students. Screen printing has been used over the decades to create vibrant advertisements\, pop-culture art\, underground propaganda\, and so much more.  We will focus primarily on learning the basic techniques involved; focusing on a more traditional\, hands-on\, reduction approach. The class will show students how to create vibrant\, creative works of art\, and we will draw inspiration from our favorite books\, movies\, and plays.  Screen printing is an incredibly versatile artistic practice\, and over the course of this workshop students will gain the confidence and skills they need to create a wide range of new work.  If our schedule allows us the time\, we will also show the students how to create some fairly simple\, handmade paper books to show off their new prints. Materials will be provided\, come with a can-do attitude and be willing to get a little messy! This workshop will culminate in a public gallery show. \n 
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/screenprinting-workshop/
LOCATION:story booth\, 438 N. Cleveland St.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20160319T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20160319T170000
DTSTAMP:20260518T104927
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LAST-MODIFIED:20160229T191144Z
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SUMMARY:Impossible Language
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/impossible-language-4/
LOCATION:story booth\, 438 N. Cleveland St.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20160318T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20160318T150000
DTSTAMP:20260518T104927
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LAST-MODIFIED:20160229T191611Z
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SUMMARY:New Works by Olga King
DESCRIPTION:RECEPTION: FRIDAY\, MARCH 18\, 6-8 pm\nADDITIONAL GALLERY HOURS: SATURDAY\, MARCH 19\, 10 am – 3pm\nThe Russian painter who now calls Memphis home will be showing an array of watercolor and acrylic works\, from representational florals to ethereal faces. Best known in the region for her jewelry\, this will be King’s first show for her artwork. \nA portion of proceeds from sales will benefit the Church Health Center. For more information\, contact Ken Hall\, hallk@churchhealthcenter.org
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/new-works-by-olga-king/
CATEGORIES:430
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20160316T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20160316T160000
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SUMMARY:MicroCinema Club: Rural Route Film Tour
DESCRIPTION:Organized by Indie Memphis and Crosstown Arts\n The Very Best of the Rural Route Film Festival Volume 2 \n\nIndie Memphis & Crosstown Arts’ MicroCinema Club will screen The Very Best of the Rural Route Film Festival Volume II at Crosstown Arts on March 16. The line-up consists of ten short films from the past five seasons of Rural Route programming\, with shooting locations that span all seven continents. \n\nThe Rural Route Film Festival highlights work about unique people and places outside of the bustle of the city\, normally overlooked by the mainstream media. Taking in a Rural Route program is like choosing the road less travelled\, and learning something new about our constantly amazing world. \n\npresented by Indie Memphis and Crosstown Arts \nMonthly short film screening series  \n430 N. Cleveland | 6:30 pm doors open | 7 pm presentation | Pay-what-you can admission | Free food & drinks \nSUPPORTED BY ARTSMEMPHIS AND THE FIRST TENNESSEE FOUNDATION | ARTSFIRST
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/microcinema-club-2/
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