Kong Wee Pang and Jay Crum: Walking Eyes
2015-07-23 - 2015-08-15 | Crosstown Arts Galleries, 1350 Concourse Ave., Suite 280, Memphis, TN, 38104, United States
Reception: Friday, July 31, 6 – 9 pm
Roundtable Discussion: Saturday, August 15, 3 – 5 pm
Gallery Hours:
Tuesday – Saturday, 10 am – 6 pm
Walking Eyes is a collaborative exhibition by Kong Wee Pang and Jay Crum. Inspired by a month spent in Southeast Asia, each piece was developed through exchanges of ideas and sketches between the two artists. The work is informed by personal memories, hand-drawn maps, tropical flora, and Batik patterns. Many of the pieces have high levels of details with hidden treasures to encourage exploration. The show includes a collection of mixed-media works on paper and fabric, as well as an installation.
Collaborators in life and art, Kong Wee and Jay thoughtfully balance married life, creative exploration and professional growth through ongoing ventures like the playful TaroPop Studio, which they co-founded in 2009.

Artists Bios
Kong Wee Pang is a designer/artist from Malaysia. She graduated from Singapore Nanyang Academy of Fine Art. In 2001 she moved to the United States. She received a degree in fine art and design and an MFA from the Memphis College of Art. She currently works as an art director at the mid-south’s largest ad agency, archer>malmo. Her work has been shown in NYC’s Times Square, Spain, Italy, Berlin, Atlanta, Memphis and California.
Kong Wee on her practice:

My work is concerned with transformation. Coming from Malaysia, I have learned to adapt to a new way of life here in the United States. I exist in a liminal state living in two worlds. I have focused upon the notion of original self, outside influences and transmutation. Working with watercolor is meaningful to me. In Chinese we have a saying which translates roughly to “When you drink water, remember the spring.” The abstracted figures give me a chance to face my new freedom while remembering where I come from. It is found in translation.

Jay Crum is a designer, illustrator and artist. He was born in New Orleans, LA and currently lives in Memphis, TN. He received a BFA in printmaking in 2005 and has since been navigating the line where art and design meet. In 2009 he co-founded TaroPop, a small studio producing T-shirt designs and limited-edition art-prints. He received his MFA at Memphis College of Art in 2012. He has exhibited work in Memphis, Rome and Barcelona.

zine fest
2015-07-24 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | story booth, 438 N. Cleveland St., Memphis, TN, 38104, United States
all-ages event showcasing underground zines created by local & inter/national artists.

When Writers Unite
2015-07-26 10:00 - 14:00 | TN
UGenius Inc presents its first local fundraiser/artist showcase, featuring writers of all kinds (poets, rappers, singers, etc.) delivering a positive message to our community and to our youth.
All proceeds will be used to provide personal hygiene items and back-to-school supplies, as well as funding the purchase of movies, books, etc. that will be shown and explained at local community center events bi-monthly.
Attendees are also welcome to bring nonperishable items for donation.

MicroCinema Club: 2015 Sundance Film Festival Award-Winning Shorts Tour
2015-07-28 13:30 - 16:00 | TN
Showcasing a wide variety of story and style, the 2015 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour is an 83- minute theatrical program of six short films that won awards at this year’s Festival, which over the course of its more than 30-year history has been widely considered the premier showcase for short films and the launchpad for many now-prominent independent filmmakers. Including fiction, documentary and animation from around the world, the distinct 2015 program traverses vibrant styles from wild comedy to quiet poetry. Each breaks through its limited timeframe with a high level of artistry and story that will resonate with audiences long after it ends.

2015 Sundance Film Festival Award-Winning Shorts on Tour from Sundance Shorts on Vimeo.
Films
World of Tomorrow
Short Film Jury Award (Best of Fest)
Written and directed by Don Hertzfeldt. U.S.A., 17 minutes.
A little girl is taken on a mind-bending tour of the distant future.
SMILF
Short Film Jury Prize: US Fiction
Written and directed by Frankie Shaw. USA, 9 minutes.
A young single mother struggles to balance her old life of freedom with her new one as mom. It all comes to a head during one particular nap-time when Bridgette invites an old friend over for a visit.
Oh Lucy!
Short Film Jury Prize: International Fiction
Written and directed by Atsuko Hirayanagi. Japan/Singapore/U.S.A, 22 minutes.
Setsuko, a 55-year-old single so-called office lady in Tokyo, is given a blonde wig and a new identity, Lucy, by her young, unconventional English-language teacher. “Lucy” awakens desires in Setsuko she never knew existed.
The Face of Ukraine: Casting Oksana Baiul
Short Film Jury Prize: Non-Fiction
Written and directed by Kitty Green. Russian and Ukrainian, 7 minutes.
Adorned in pink sequins, little girls from across a divided, war-torn Ukraine audition to play the role of Olympic champion figure skater Oksana Baiul, whose tears of joy once united their troubled country.
Storm hits jacket
Short Film Jury Prize: Animation
Written and directed by Paul Cabon. 2014, France, 13 minutes.
A storm reaches the shores of Brittany. Nature goes crazy, and two young scientists get caught up in the chaos. Espionage, romantic tension, and mysterious events clash with enthusiasm and randomness.
Object
Short Film Special Jury Prize for Poetic Vision
Written and directed by Paulina Skibińska. Poland, 15 minutes.
A creative image of an underwater search in the dimensions of two worlds—ice desert and under water— told from the point of view of the rescue team, of the diver, and of the ordinary people waiting on the shore.

Director Bios
SMILF: SMILF is Frankie Shaw’s first short film, which she wrote, directed and starred in. She is currently developing a TV show from the story. Shaw graduated from Barnard College of Columbia University with a degree in literature, then moved to Los Angeles where she currently lives. Shaw first received recognition acting in the completely improvised Sundance film The Freebie and then as the oddball drunken cheerleader in the sitcom Blue Mountain State.
OBJECT: Paulina Skibińska, born in 1987 in Kowary, near Jelenia Góra, Poland, graduated from the Post-Secondary Studio of Culture Animation in Wrocław in 2009. She earned her M.A. degree in screenwriting at the Łódź Film School (2014), where she is now pursuing her Ph.D. studies. OBJECT isher first film as director. Being a screenwriter of numerous internationally awarded short fiction and animated films, including http://, The Kiss and 48hTV, Paulina is presently at work on her full-length fiction debut film.
STORM HITS JACKET: Born in Brest in 1985, Paul Cabon is a French director and animator. After a course in applied arts at Estienne (Paris), he attended ESAAT in Roubaix where he graduated in animation. Between 2007 and 2009 he studied at La Poudrière in Valence, where he directed Sauvage, which won the special student film prize in the Annecy festival in 2010. He has worked as an animator, scriptwriter and background artist and character designer for the series Michel at Folimage and as an illustrator in various fanzines.
OH LUCY!: Atsuko Hirayanagi was born in Nagano and raised in Chiba, Japan. She is a recent graduate of NYU Tisch School of The Arts, Asia with an MFA in Film Production, where she received the Cathay Scholarship from Singapore’s Cathay Organization. Her short films have played at numerous film festivals, including Clermont-Ferrand and Tokyo Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia, where her MFA 2nd year project, Mō Ikkai, won the Grand Prix as well as the Japan Competition Best Short (Governor of Tokyo Award) and the Audience awards. Atsuko is currently developing a feature script of Oh Lucy!
THE FACE OF UKRAINE: CASTING OKSANA BAIUL: Kitty Green is an award-winning Australian filmmaker. In 2012, Kitty moved to her grandmother’s native Ukraine to shoot with the protest movement ‘Femen’. Her abduction by the KGB made headlines internationally. Her feature documentary, Ukraine Is Not A Brothel screened at the Venice Film Festival, SXSW, Hot Docs and over fifty festivals internationally. After Sundance, The Face of Ukraine: Casting Oksana Baiul made its European premiere at the Berlin Film Festival.
WORLD OF TOMORROW: Don Hertzfeldt is an Academy-Award nominated American animator and independent filmmaker. He is the creator of many animated films, including It’s Such a Beautiful Day, The Meaning of Life, and Rejected, and recently created a “couch gag” opening for The Simpsons. His films have received over 200 awards and have been presented around the world.

About The Sundance Film Festival Shorts Program
The Sundance Film Festival has introduced global audiences to some of the most groundbreaking films of the past three decades, including Whiplash,Boyhood, Rich Hill, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Fruitvale Station, Little Miss Sunshine, sex, lies, and videotape, Reservoir Dogs, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, An Inconvenient Truth, Precious and Napoleon Dynamite. Each year the Festival receives more than 8,000 short film submissions, selecting 60-80 to show. The Festival programs a 90-minute collection of shorts from its most recent Festival to go on a theatrical tour to independent art houses in more than 50 cities nationwide. It is one of very few theatrical releases of short films in America.
Fueled by artistic expression and limited only by their runtime, short films transcend traditional storytelling. They are a significant and popular way artists can connect with audiences. From documentary to animation, narrative to experimental, the abbreviated form is no longer just for the novice. Shorts have and will continue to be an important part of cinema, storytelling, and culture. The Festival has always treated short films with the highest regard and gives a home to new (and old) projects for audiences to discover and celebrate.
The Festival’s Short Film Program has long been established as a place to discover talented directors, such as past alums Wes Anderson, Todd Haynes, Nicole Holofcener, Spike Jonze, Paul Thomas Anderson, Lynne Ramsay, David O. Russell, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, Lake Bell, Jay and Mark Duplass, Alexander Payne, Debra Granik, Andrea Arnold, and many others.
Recent short film discoveries at the Festival include Golden Globe Award winner Jill Soloway (Transparent) and Academy Award nominee Damien Chazelle (Whiplash).
The Festival is the centerpiece of the year-round public programs for the nonprofit Institute, which also hosts 24 residency labs and grants more than $2.5 million to independent artists each year.

Walking Eyes: Opening Reception
2015-07-31 13:00 - 16:00 | Crosstown Arts Galleries, 1350 Concourse Ave., Suite 280, Memphis, TN, 38104, United States
Walking Eyes is a collaborative exhibition by Kong Wee Pang and Jay Crum. Inspired by a month spent in Southeast Asia, each piece was developed through exchanges of ideas and sketches between the two artists. The work is informed by personal memories, hand-drawn maps, tropical flora, and Batik patterns. Many of the pieces have high levels of details with hidden treasures to encourage exploration. The show includes a collection of mixed-media works on paper and fabric, as well as an installation.
Collaborators in life and art, Kong Wee and Jay thoughtfully balance married life, creative exploration and professional growth through ongoing ventures like the playful TaroPop Studio, which they co-founded in 2009.

Please join us for refreshments in the gallery to celebrate the exhibition, and visit the Walking Eyes page for more information.

Bizarre Bazaar: Larry Edwards' Painting Sale
2015-08-02 08:00 - 13:00 | TN
Shocking art at shockingly good prices!
This is a one-day-only special sale of his paintings, organized by Beth Edwards

Mark Edwards

Mark Edwards

Mark Edwards

Mark Edwards

Shoot & Splice: Intro to Film Lighting
2015-08-04 13:30 - 15:30 | TN
Lighting creates the foundation for a film’s mood and emotional tone, and it can have an immense impact on narrative coherence.
That’s why Indie Memphis and Crosstown Arts are teaming up with John Paul Clark and Firefly Grip and Electric to discuss everything from choosing the right gear to understanding the relationships between DPs, Gaffers & Key Grips.

It’s sure to be an illuminating evening, and we hope you join us.
6:30 pm – Refreshments + Networking
7:00 pm – Presentation

Shoot & Splice is made possible with the support of ArtsMemphis and FirstTennessee Foundation | ArtsFirst.

LOCATE Arts: Q&A Forum
2015-08-05 12:30 - 13:30 | Crosstown Arts Galleries, 1350 Concourse Ave., Suite 280, Memphis, TN, 38104, United States
LOCATE Arts is a brand new organization with plans to strengthen the connections between artists and patrons across Tennessee, while sharing the dynamic contemporary arts of our state with the rest of the country.
Co-founders, Carri Jobe and Brian R. Jobe, will be leading a discussion about the mission, vision and goals of LOCATE Arts. Please join us!

Themeless
2015-08-06 - 2015-08-08 | TN
Michael Chewning showcases his latest works.
Opening Reception: Friday, August 7, 6 – 9 pm
On View: Saturday, August 8, 10 am – 6 pm

Open Crit
2015-08-11 13:00 - 15:00, 2015-09-08 13:00 - 15:00 | TN
430 N. Cleveland
Second Tuesday of Each Month
Artist Setup: 5 – 6 pm / Critique & Discussion: 6 – 8 pm
Crosstown Arts’ Open Crit series, organized in partnership with ArtsMemphis, is a monthly critique event where visual artists are invited to bring new and/or in-progress studio work for critical feedback and group discussion particular to each artist’s practice. The series will take place at Crosstown Arts exhibition space at 430 N. Cleveland.
A 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.
All 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.
No 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.

To participate, artists can send the following info via email to Brittney Bullock (brittney@ crosstownarts.org) with the subject line “Open Crit.” Submissions will be accepted and scheduled based on availability. There is no submission fee.

Name
Phone number
Email address
General description of the work to be discussed (i.e. “abstract paintings” or “video art”) & sizes of works and/or media types

Artists are asked to bring no more than 8 individual pieces (in any medium). Maximum run time for time-based work(s) is 10 minutes.
Participating 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.
Organized by Crosstown Arts in partnership with ArtsMemphis ArtsAccelerator.

The Hues: A Fantasy of the Mind Art Show
2015-08-12 14:00 - 17:30 | TN
Memphis-born visual artist, Larry “Don Nosti” Itson, presents his first solo art show.
There will be music by Dj SpaceAge, refreshments and a $5 raffle to win one of Itson’s large paintings, prints and an exclusive t-shirt!

The Giant's Revenge
2015-08-13 - 2015-08-15 | TN
Exhibition of works by Terrell Harmon, Ruben Garnica, Anna Maranise and Zachary Morgan
Opening Reception: Friday, August 14, 6 – 9 pm
On View: Saturday, August 15, 10 am – 6 pm

Walking Eyes: Roundtable Discussion
2015-08-15 10:00 - 12:00 | Crosstown Arts Galleries, 1350 Concourse Ave., Suite 280, Memphis, TN, 38104, United States
Crosstown Arts is hosting a small group discussion with Walking Eyes collaborators, Kong Wee Pang and Jay Crum. This free event is open to the public.
If you are interested in attending, please email emily@crosstownarts.org to RSVP.

MicroCinema Club: The Best of DC Shorts
2015-08-18 14:00 - 16:00 | TN
Doors: 7 pm / Presentation: 7:30 pm
Pay-what-you-can
The best of DC Shorts Program brings you 9 terrific films in 90 minutes. Take a peek at what’s playing:
THE GUNFIGHTER
A gunfighter walks into a saloon, but the film’s voiceover has other goals in mind.
YEARBOOK
With the end of the world right around the corner, a man is asked to write the final pages of recorded human history.
BUSINESS AS USUAL
Passengers on an airplane struggle to stay grounded when an Arab man boards the flight.
CADET
Pushed by his coach/father, a young runner eventually lashes out at the least expected moment.
SILLY BASTARD NEXT TO THE BED
A retired Air Force officer realizes he was at the center of a huge political scandal during the Kennedy administration.
THEY ARE THE LAST
A day in the life of a lighthouse keeper on a remote cape off the Uruguayan coastline.
THE CHAPERONE
When a motorcycle gang crashes a school dance, there’s only one person who can restore order: the chaperone.
ONE MINUTE TIME MACHINE
Hoping to impress a pretty girl, a nerdy scientist shows off his one-minute time machine.
WHAT CHEER?
Struggling to overcome the death of his wife, a man is tormented by a cheerful marching band that follows him seemingly everywhere.
Organized by Indie Memphis and Crosstown Arts with support from ArtsMemphis and FirstTennessee Foundation | ArtsFirst.

Lawrence Matthews III: In a Violent Way
2015-08-20 - 2015-09-19 | Crosstown Arts Galleries, 1350 Concourse Ave., Suite 280, Memphis, TN, 38104, United States
Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 10 am – 6 pm

Performance at Rock For Love: Friday, September, 4, 8:30 pm
Artist Talk: Thursday, September 10, 7:30 pm

“A riot is the language of the unheard.” – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
In a Violent Way is a multimedia installation by Lawrence Matthews III that incorporates a wide array of visual and audio elements, from oil painting and collage to tube televisions and archival video footage. To accompany the installation, Matthews will perform his own original songs at the close of the show’s reception. The exhibition’s title is a nod to the seminal, genre-bending 1969 Miles Davis recording, In a Silent Way, which inspired and guided Matthews while he created this body of work.
The imagery of In a Violent Way is sourced from or informed by mass media portrayals of events past and present in four primary cities: Baltimore, Los Angeles, St. Louis and Memphis, each with its own history of entrenched racial discrimination and economic disparity disproportionately affecting people of color. Mixed media works depicting the demonstrations and unrest of the 1960’s tellingly reside alongside banks of television sets showing video footage of more recent discord, like the 1992 L.A. Riots. These scenes — differing in timeline, though not in tenor — convey generations of frustration caused by institutionalized oppression, angry citizens crying out against abuses at the hands of authority, and the ambivalent eye of the media that only captures part of the story.
“My work does not judge the morality of the individuals partaking in the riots, only the institutions that create the circumstances where riots are the only voice.” – Lawrence Matthews III

Lawrence Matthews III was born in Memphis, TN, into a family who encouraged him to be an artist from a young age. He received his BFA from the University of Memphis and was awarded “Best of Show” in the University’s 31st Annual Juried Student Exhibition. Young, but already prolific, Matthews is an emerging artist who has shown work in several solo and group shows across Memphis, including Doomed to Repeat at Circuitous Succession Gallery (2015), Cigar Box Show at Glitch Gallery (2014), and Price Is Right at David Lusk Gallery (2014).
Matthews works in a wide variety of media, including oil paint, collage, photography, sculpture, music and film, and combines post-modern, Pop Art and contemporary influences to narrate his perspective as an African descendant living in America.

University of Memphis Dance Alliance Presents: Sock Hop
2015-08-22 13:30 - 17:30 | TN
Dress in your best 1950’s attire, and join the U of M Dance Alliance for a family-friendly evening of food, floats, swing dancing & more!
Purchase tickets, and get more information here.

Here All Along
2015-08-25 - 2015-08-29 | TN
On View: Wednesday, August 26 & Thursday, August 27, 10 am – 6 pm
Reception: Friday, August 28, 6 – 9 pm
Gallery Talk: Saturday, August 29, 2 – 4 pm

Superficially, a neighborhood is designated by boundaries, the invisible lines traced along streets and across topographical features. But a neighborhood is given meaning by its inhabitants, the people whose lives enmesh to tell a story and create a sense of place. Here All Along is a collaborative exhibition featuring works from several artists living and/or working in the Klondike Smokey City, New Chicago and Crosstown neighborhoods.
The show’s works are expressions of individual experiences, but together they conjure notions of everyday life in these communities. From portraiture to large-scale public sculpture to intricate leather and fabric goods, Here All Along is a collection of distinct offerings focused on transcending invisible lines and creating connections between neighborhoods, connections between people.
Participating Artists: Calvin Farrar, Renee Hodges, Darlene Newman, Ted Norwood, Artiek Smith, Nelson Smith III, Nelson Smith IV and Larry Walker & Brittney Bullock

Spark: The Child Romantic
2015-08-26 13:00 - 14:30 | story booth, 438 N. Cleveland St., Memphis, TN, 38104, United States
Ballet Memphis is hosting a free community conversation about arts education. Spark: The Child Romantic will focus on utilizing the arts to encourage healthy relationships among Memphis youth. Hear about arts programs that are impacting the lives of Memphis’s young people, from dance and music to literature and visual art. Then join in an open dialogue on improving and growing arts education, learn creative-thinking and problem-solving techniques for your student at home, and hear from education and government policymakers on how to advocate for arts-centered learning.
Don’t have a babysitter? Ballet Memphis will have an arts specialist directing an art-making activity of epic proportion for kids ages 4-14. Refreshments provided.
This event is part of Ballet Memphis’ ongoing spark! programming.

Exposure
2015-08-27 13:00 - 15:00 | Stax Museum, 926 McLemore Ave., Memphis, TN, 38106, United States
Here is your chance to see all Memphis has to offer — from arts and outdoor organizations to fitness and volunteer groups, Exposure highlights our city’s greatest assets. More than 50 local organizations representing our city’s robust landscape of social, civic, recreational and entertainment offerings will gather in one location to share information and get you involved. Have a drink, and discover new ways to connect in your city, all while meeting new friends.
This event is free and open to the public — everyone is welcome, particularly folks who are new to town! Complimentary hors d’oeuvres, beer and wine are provided. Organized by New Memphis Institute.

Shoot & Splice: Making Music Videos
2015-09-01 13:30 - 15:30 | TN
6:30 pm – Refreshments + Networking
7:00 pm – Presentation

Electron, a team of Memphis-based music video directors, will be discussing the many processes and decisions that go into creating a great video.

Panelists:
Edward Valibus
(Music video director for The Grifters, Marcella and Her Lovers, Faith Evans Ruch, and more)
G.B. Shannon
(Music video director for Alexis Grace, Rob Jungklas, The Grifters, and more)
Christopher Reyes
(Music video director for Lord T & Eloise, Iffy, Tiger High, and more)
Sarah Fleming
(Music video director for Vending Machine, Glorie, Sore Eyes, and more)
Ryan Earl Parker
(Music video director for Jeremy Stanfill, Director of Photography for Alexis Grace, Faith Evans Ruch, and more)
Shoot & Splice is made possible with the support of ArtsMemphis and FirstTennessee Foundation | ArtsFirst.

Rock For Love 9: Crosstown Block Party!
2015-09-04 12:00 - 17:00 | Crosstown Neighborhood, Cleveland & Overton Park, 38104
Come to Crosstown for a block party with live performances to support the Church Health Center with food trucks and fun activities for all. Stay tuned for more details, and please visit the show’s website to learn about the history of Rock For Love.
Amurica >> Mary Owens, Faith Evans Ruch, Couple Skate, Stephen Chopek, Mark Edgar Stuart
Crosstown Arts >> Don Lifted & >mancontrol<
Co-Motion Studio >> DJ WITNESSE & Zac Ives
Midtown Crossing Grill/University of Memphis Music Industry Division Stage >> Lauren Moscato (Singer/Songwriter), Drew Erwin, Kyndle McMahan (of Mason Jar Fireflies), Jeffery Jordan
Visible Community Music School >> VCMS Student Ensemble, Redzone Kings, Tooken, PRIZM Ensemble, Rebecca Davis, ELDER
Hi Tone >> Hanna Star, J.D. Reager & The Cold-Blooded Three, Sleepwlkrs, Pezz, James and The Ultrasounds, NOTS, Jack Oblivian

working writer's cocktail hour
2015-09-10 12:30 - 14:00 | story booth, 438 N. Cleveland St., Memphis, TN, 38104, United States
in the interests of further cultivating and connecting the literary community of Memphis, story booth is hosting the second edition of Crosstown Arts’ Working Writers’ Cocktail Hour to help usher in the second-annual Mid-South Book Festival.
presenting authors in town for the festival are welcome, college and MFA students to early/mid-career/accomplished (meaning published and not-yet-published) writers who live and work in Memphis are welcome too. whether writers of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, screenwriting, playwriting, journalism, art writing, music writing—all are invited to visit story booth for an hour or so to do what it normally takes an expensive retreat to make happen: bring a group of writers together to stand around, have a drink, and make connections with other working writers they may or may not have known before.
whether or not your day-job is writing makes no difference — if you’re a working writer, you’re invited.

Too
2015-09-11 13:00 - 16:00 | TN
Ted Kasparek and Kelli Black’s art existing together in one location for ONE NIGHT ONLY!
However different, they are both working in terms of “space”. Kelli is activating and questioning the physical space that we currently occupy, whereas Ted is exploring the vastness of the universe that is still unknown.

panel discussion: the state of alternative literary spaces / TN
2015-09-12 11:00 - 12:00 | Playhouse on the Square, 66 S. Cooper St., Memphis, TN, 38104, United States
located in the Ballet Room at Playhouse on the Square
readings, workshops, and publishing opportunities have long been associated with academic or mainstream environments, perhaps limiting access to the greater public. Sundress Publications and Academy for the Arts (SAFTA) in Knoxville, the Porch in Nashville, and story booth in Memphis have each carved out distinct literary “space” across the state, working to provide valuable opportunities for writers, readers, and youth — rural retreats, workshops, writing contests, and reading series, to name a few. Jim Warner, Susannah Felts, and Nat Akin discuss the role of writer-as-organizer, and the kind of partnerships and programming it takes to make these spaces vibrant contributions to a city’s broader literary community.
part of the 2015 Mid-South Book Festival programs

Fishers of the Moon book release
2015-09-12 12:00 - 13:00 | Playhouse on the Square, 66 S. Cooper St., Memphis, TN, 38104, United States
main stage at Playhouse on the Square
join us as we take center stage for the unveiling, reading, and signing of story booth’s 2014-2015 literary anthology of original work from the past year-and-a-half of our afternoon creative writing workshops, featuring the stories of more than thirty-five middle- and high-school youth from seven Memphis schools. these young writers will read from and sign their stories, and we’ll have copies of the book for sale. this event will be the first time the writers will have the book revealed to them, so please join us for the big surprise and celebration.
part of the 2015 Mid-South Book Festival programs

Classy Mongrel Live
2015-09-12 15:00 - 18:00 | TN
Performance by Owensboro, KY-based indie pop/multi-instrumentalist, Classy Mongrel.

story booth volunteer interest / training session
2015-09-14 12:30 - 14:00 | story booth, 438 N. Cleveland St., Memphis, TN, 38104, United States
if you’re interested in becoming involved with story booth as a teaching artist, writing mentor, or volunteer of any kind, this session will help introduce you to the opportunities story booth has for the upcoming school year, and will also serve as the “refresher” for current volunteers to get up to speed on exciting new additions to story booth’s programming. we’d love to have you help out over here, and by the end of this session, you’ll know everything you need to do just that.
email Nat at nat@crosstownarts.org to RSVP or call at 901.573.8444.

MicroCinema Club
2015-09-15 13:30 - 15:30 | TN
Presentations begin at 7 pm
Details coming soon.
Organized by Indie Memphis and Crosstown Arts with support from ArtsMemphis and FirstTennessee Foundation | ArtsFirst.

Repetition Industries Presents: Event Horizon
2015-09-16 14:00 - 18:30 | TN
Live performances by Event Horizon, With Bravado and Sleeping Season.
