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SUMMARY:MicroCinema: 61st Ann Arbor Film Festival Shorts Tour
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts & Indie Memphis present MicroCinema: 61st Ann Arbor Film Festival Shorts Tour in Crosstown Theater.  \nCrosstown Theater\nWednesday\, February 7\, 2024\nDoors open at 6:30 pm | Begins at 7 pm\nTickets: Pay-What-You-Can \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \n\nIndie Memphis and Crosstown Arts are honored to continue to showcase films from the most recent edition of the Ann Arbor Film Festival\, the oldest experimental and avant-garde film festival in North America. Using various techniques\, from puppetry to mixing digital and analog film approaches\, these films explore shades of the relationships between humanity and the natural world\, between humans and each other\, and speculate on their meaning and changing possibilities. \nWe look forward to seeing you at our first MicroCinema for 2024!
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/microcinema-61st-ann-arbor-film-festival-shorts-tour/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:The City of Tomorrow
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents The City of Tomorrow in The Green Room.  \n\nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nSaturday\, February 3\, 2024\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\n\nTickets: $15 | $5 student tickets available \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nFeaturing the premiere of a brand-new work for wind quintet by George Lewis\, commissioned by the ensemble\, the City of Tomorrow sets the audience inside a kaleidoscope of culture and memory. Composer\, musicologist\, and winner of MacArthur and Guggenheim fellowships\, George Lewis is currently the Artistic Director of the International Contemporary Ensemble and has written extensively on American experimental music\, race\, and the decolonization of contemporary music. His music is presented alongside another masterpiece for the modern quintet\, De Memorias by Cuban-American composer Tania León. The City of Tomorrow’s specialty is creating immersive experiences\, in which audiences are carried from one piece to the next in a transformative musical art installation. \nThe City of Tomorrow is an experimental wind quintet with a fearless aesthetic and a commitment to 21st-century music. Their U.S. tours have included concerts at Trinity Wall Street\, Spectrum\, and IN\TER/SECT\, (co-presented by Bryant Park and Chamber Music America) as well as the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Series in Chicago\, the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival in Michigan\, and Red Note New Music Festival in Illinois. The quintet’s work has been supported by residencies at the Banff Center for the Arts & Creativity and the Avaloch Farm Music Institute. \nTheir 2021 release Blow on New Focus Recordings (FCR294) features music by Esa-Pekka Salonen and Franco Donatoni\, and the world premiere recording of a work by Han Lash\, which was supported by a Chamber Music America Classical Commissioning Grant. The City of Tomorrow’s first album\, Nature\, released on PARMA/Ravello in 2014\, wrestled with questions of human involvement in the natural world and included music by David Lang\, Luciano Berio\, Nat Evans\, and Denys Bouliane. \nIn 2015\, the quintet began exploring physical movement and spatial relationships in their concert programming. Collaborating with lighting designer Alex Deahl\, the quintet has experimented with an ensemble-controlled lighting setup and choreography to create a seamless and immersive musical experience. \nThe City of Tomorrow’s members are based in New York\, Boston\, Baton Rouge\, and Memphis and are in demand as new music specialists\, curators\, collaborators\, and teachers. As an ensemble\, they have been in residence at Vermont College of Fine Arts\, Berklee College of Music\, Indiana University\, Tufts\, and Yale. Members of the ensemble can also be heard with some of the finest ensembles in New York and beyond\, including Talea Ensemble and the International Contemporary Ensemble. \n  \nThe City of Tomorrow is:\nElise Blatchford / Flute\nStuart Breczinski / Oboe\nRane Moore / Clarinet\nNanci Belmont / Bassoon\nLeander Star / Horn
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/the-city-of-tomorrow-3/
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SUMMARY:Rhapsody in Blue 100th Anniversary
DESCRIPTION:The Memphis Symphony Orchestra and Crosstown Arts present Rhapsody in Blue 100th Anniversary in Crosstown Theater. \nCrosstown Theater at Crosstown Arts\nFriday\, February 2\, 2024\nDoors open at 6 pm | Show begins at 6:30 pm\nTickets: SOLD OUT \n\n\nZhu Wang\, piano \nSTILL Wood Notes\nWEILL Suite from the Threepenny Opera\nGERSHWIN Rhapsody in Blue
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/rhapsody-in-blue-100th-anniversary/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents THE THIRD MAN
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents The Third Man at Crosstown Theater. \nCrosstown Theater\nThursday\, February 1\, 2024\nTickets: $5 at the door\nDoors at 6:30 p.m. | Films begin at 7:00 p.m. (sharp!) at Crosstown Theater \nCarol Reed / 1949 / 93 minutes / Not Rated \nHolly Martins (Joseph Cotten)\, a writer of pulp Westerns\, arrives in a bombed-out\, post-war Vienna at the invitation of his childhood friend Harry Lime (Orson Welles) only to find him dead. Martins develops the ultimate conspiracy theory after learning of a “third man” present at the time of Harry’s death\, butting up against interference from British police officer Major Calloway (Trevor Howard)\, and falling head-over-heels for Harry’s grief-stricken lover Anna (Alida Valli). \nThe Crosstown Arts Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground\, and documentary features.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/the-crosstown-arts-film-series-presents-the-third-man/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Strictly Jazz: The Music of George Duke
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Strictly Jazz: The Music of George Duke in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nSaturday\, January 27\, 2024\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $20 in advance | $25 at the door \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nThe Crosstown Strictly Jazz Series\, presented by Crosstown Arts in collaboration with Strictly Jazz Entertainment\, is designed to salute classic jazz music as contemporary musicians perform the work of the legends. \n\nGeorge Duke was a musical innovator\, creator\, and mentor to so many. His legacy as a recording artist is vast\, from Cannonball Adderly to Jean-Luc Ponty\, Frank Zappa to Michael Jackson\, to over 40 recordings as a solo artist. Simply put\, George forever changed the landscape of jazz\, R&B\, funk\, pop\, and classical music. \n\n\n\nThe performers:\nDarryl Sanford – Piano/Keys\n\n\nChris Patrick Bounds – Drums\n\n\nSteve Bethany – Lead Guitar\n\n\nDarryl Pruitt Jr. – Bass\n\n\nD’Angelo Davis – Vocalist\n\n\nJonte Mayon – Vocalist
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/strictly-jazz-the-music-of-george-duke/
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SUMMARY:Lawrence Matthews: Second Show
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Lawrence Matthews in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts⁠\nFriday\, January 26\, 2024⁠\nDoors open at 9 pm | Show begins at 9:30 pm⁠\nTickets: $10⁠ \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nLawrence Matthews’ 7:30 pm concert this Friday has sold out\, but never fear! By popular demand\, a second show for Lawrence Matthews’ return to the stage has been added! ⁠\n⁠\nOn Friday\, January 26\, at 9:30 pm\, the multi-hyphenated artist Lawrence Matthews will perform for the first night since retiring his former stage name Don Lifted at the Overton Park Shell in 2022. Independent and sitting on an album and a half of new material\, this performance features all new compositions only heard by a select few at private listening events over the last year. Known for his performances’ visual spectacle\, Matthews dials it back offering a undistracted and direct connection between himself and the audience while presenting a full-bodied reflection of the south and its unrelenting hold both spiritually and physically. The new material exists as a musical portal and a radical contemporary extension of the sampled blues\, soul\, and jazz artists for which Matthews finds himself kin.⁠\n⁠\n“When Robert Johnson went away and came back as everything history remembered him as\, people claimed he had sold his soul to the devil. They couldn’t fathom his jump in ability … I’ve had my own time away and now I’m back.” — Lawrence Matthews⁠
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/lawrence-matthews-second-show/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Lawrence Matthews
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Lawrence Matthews in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nFriday\, January 26\, 2024\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $10 \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nOn Friday\, January 26\, at 7:30 pm\, the multi-hyphenated artist Lawrence Matthews will perform for the first time since retiring his former stage name Don Lifted at the Overton Park Shell in 2022. Independent and sitting on an album and a half of new material\, this performance features all new compositions only heard by a select few at private listening events over the last year. \nKnown for his performances’ visual spectacle\, Matthews dials it back offering a undistracted and direct connection between himself and the audience while presenting a full-bodied reflection of the south and its unrelenting hold both spiritually and physically. The new material exists as a musical portal and a radical contemporary extension of the sampled blues\, soul\, and jazz artists for which Matthews finds himself kin. \n“When Robert Johnson went away and came back as everything history remembered him as\, people claimed he had sold his soul to the devil. They couldn’t fathom his jump in ability … I’ve had my own time away and now I’m back.” — Lawrence Matthews
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/lawrence-matthews/
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SUMMARY:Modern Masters Jazz Series: Wes “Warmdaddy” Anderson and The Ted Ludwig Trio
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents the Modern Masters Jazz Series: Wes “Warmdaddy” Anderson and The Ted Ludwig Trio in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nWednesday\, January 24\, 2024\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $20 in advance | $25 at the door | $10 student tickets \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE\n \n\n\nJazz alto and sopranino saxophonist Wessell “Warmdaddy” Anderson played jazz early on at the urging of his father\, who was a drummer. He played in local clubs from his early teenage years\, and studied at the Jazzmobile workshops with Frank Wess\, Charles Davis\, and Frank Foster. He also met Branford Marsalis\, who convinced him to study with Alvin Batiste at Southern University in Louisiana. \n  \n\n\n\nSoon after this\, Anderson began touring with the Wynton Marsalis Septet\, and collaborated with Marsalis through the middle of the 1990s. He continued to play with Marsalis’s Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra beyond this. In 1994\, he released his debut album on Atlantic Records; pianist Eric Reed and bassist Ben Wolfe were among those who played as sidemen. His 1998 album Live at the Village Vanguard featured trumpeter Irvin Mayfield\, bassist Steve Kirby\, pianist Xavier Davis\, and drummer Jaz Sawyer.\n\n 
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/modern-masters-jazz-series-wes-warmdaddy-anderson-and-the-ted-ludwig-trio/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Mahogany Chamber Music Series: MLK Freedom Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents the Mahogany Chamber Music Series: MLK Freedom Celebration in Crosstown Theater.  \nCrosstown Theater at Crosstown Arts\nSunday\, January 14\, 2024\nDoors open at 2 pm | Show begins at 2:30 pm\nTickets: $20 | $5 student tickets available \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nThe Crosstown Arts Mahogany Chamber Music Series presents a MLK Freedom concert celebrating unity in diversity. The program is inspired by concerts curated by Coretta Scott King in the 1960s illustrating the struggle and triumph of Black people in this country. Over two dozen musicians will join together to explore diverse choral repertoire while highlighting works from the Black vocal tradition: gospel\, spirituals\, and anthems.\n\n\n\nHailed by The New York Times as a “virtuoso pianist” and “steeped in Black Classical\,” the program is curated by series director Dr. Artina McCain\, a professor of piano at the University of Memphis. The concert will be led by two-time Grammy-nominated educator and University of Memphis director of choral activities\, Dr. Francis Cathlina\, and Grammy-nominated conductor-baritone and director of the New York Philharmonic Chorus\, Malcolm J. Merriweather. Collaborating artists include pianist\, David Cordoba\, the W. Crimm Singers of Nashville\, and local professional choral artists.\n\n\n\n \n\n\nThe Mahogany Chamber Music Series is a series of three chamber music concerts curated by Dr. Artina McCain and presented by Crosstown Arts\, spotlighting Black and other underrepresented composers and performers.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/mahogany-chamber-music-series-soul-connection/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Hope Clayburn’s Soul Scrimmage Y’ALL SO LOUD Album Release Party
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Hope Clayburn’s Soul Scrimmage Y’ALL SO LOUD Album Release Party in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nSaturday\, December 16\, 2023\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $15 in advance | $20 at the door \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \n\n“Is there no Hope — there is\, and she will funk you up!”\n — Relix Magazine \nSoul/jazz/funk sax player and vocalist Hope Clayburn is on a mission to move the people. Her unique style has allowed her to perform with an eclectic mix of artists around the world\, including The Temptations\, The Allman Brothers Band\, and Valerie June.\n \nHope can be found in Memphis\, Tennessee\, recording and performing with a variety of bands like Lucky 7 Brass Band\, Frog Squad\, Marcella Simien\, and Obruni Dance Band. She has her own funk soul ensemble\, Hope Clayburn’s Soul Scrimmage\, performing her original music. Their new single and music video “Nobody” is out now on YouTube\, and their new album and vinyl record Y’all So Loud is coming this December.\n \nThe performers:\nHope Clayburn\, sax/flute/vocals\nRobert Allen Parker\, guitar\nKhari Wynn\, guitar\nDaniel McKee\, bass\nPaul Taylor\, drums\nVictor Sawyer\, trombone\nJawaun Crawford\, trumpet  \n  \nFollow Hope on Instagram\, Twitter\, YouTube\, and Facebook: @hopeclayburnsax
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/hope-clayburns-soul-scrimmage-yall-so-loud-album-release-party/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Sissy Dicks
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents The Sissy Dicks in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nFriday\, December 15\, 2023\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $15 in advance | $20 at the door \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nEXPLICIT CONTENT WARNING: This concert will contain explicit content.  \nHo\, ho\, ho here they come\, come\, come! The Sissy Dicks are home for the holigays\, playing their first Memphis show in over a year at The Green Room at Crosstown Arts! Four-time Grammy ineligible\, nationally tolerated\, and locally endured\, they’re the queer country that no one asked for\, but that your single uncle Richard definitely listens to alone in his truck after choir practice. Come on out and get your stocking absolutely stuffed at the xxxmessiest spectacle of the season and find out why The Sissy Dicks are on everyone’s prayer list!
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/the-sissy-dicks/
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SUMMARY:Season of Delight
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts and Crosstown Concourse present the free holiday event series Season of Delight on the first three Fridays in December.  \nCentral Atrium\nFriday\, December 15\, 2023\nTime: 5-7 pm\nTickets: Free and open to the public \nOn the third Friday in December\, from 5 to 7 pm\, Crosstown Concourse will host a festive event in the Central Atrium! \nAs part of the final night of Season of Delight\, Crosstown Arts and Crosstown Concourse will collaborate to screen a holiday feature in Crosstown Theater. The feature-length Die Hard will be screened for free. Theater doors open at 6 pm\, and the films begin at 6:30 pm.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/season-of-delight-6/
LOCATION:Crosstown Concourse\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104
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SUMMARY:Mark Edgar Stuart + Blueshift Ensemble
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Mark Edgar Stuart + Blueshift Ensemble in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nThursday\, December 14\, 2023\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $20 \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nMemphis-based\, Arkansas-born singer-songwriter Mark Edgar Stuart performs a very special concert with Blueshift Ensemble\, a Memphis-based contemporary chamber music ensemble dedicated to bringing artists and audiences together through artistic collaboration. \nMark Edgar Stuart\nYou’ll have a tough time finding a more widely-embraced modern singer-songwriter in Memphis — Stuart’s enthusiasm about his adopted hometown and what it has to offer is magnetic\, and his songs will stick with you. Grammy-winning music writer/director Robert Gordon is a big fan\, often spinning Mark’s tracks on his weekly radio show\, and other critics agree: “His acerbic wit is reminiscent of John Prine and Randy Newman” (No Depression); “His wry\, cutting view of the world makes something old new again” (Paste); “Always maintaining a tender demeanor\, his songwriting is smart as it is sincere” (Pop Matters). Mark’s stories are sweet but never saccharine\, even-keeled but deeply affecting. He’s lovable and literary\, smart yet plain-spoken\, heartening\, funny\, and always memorable. He sounds new and familiar\, fresh yet timeless. His songs sound like your favorite stories\, retold by a friend. \n  \nBlueshift Ensemble\nBlueshift Ensemble 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\, and soul and collaborating with local musicians\, visual artists\, and composers.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/mark-edgar-stuart-blueshift-ensemble/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:The Green Room
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SUMMARY:MicroCinema: When The Apocalypse is Over (New Generations of Philippine Cinema)
DESCRIPTION:Indie Memphis and Crosstown Arts present MicroCinema: When the Apocalypse is Over at Crosstown Theater. \nCrosstown Theater\nWednesday\, December 13\, 2023\nTickets: Free\nTime: 7-9 pm \n\nIndie Memphis and Crosstown Arts are excited to present When The Apocalypse is Over\, a block of aspect ratio-\, post-production-\, or VFX-heavy shorts from the latest generations of filmmakers in the Philippines. \nThrough heavy manipulation of the frame\, these films evoke longing — for different bodies\, for other ways of life\, for a non-dystopian world — and through that longing push cinematic language to new\, absurd\, and exciting places. The short films begin abstract and end explicitly political. Some of them engage with and subvert the stories of Philippine mythological creatures. For instance\, Dikit\, queers and twists the tradition of the manananggal\, a vampire-like creature that is able to separate its torso from its lower body\, through an innovative use of split screen. Together they cry out for someone\, something\, and somewhere different. \nContent Warning: This program includes depictions of violence and references to state and domestic violence and their long-lasting effects.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/microcinema-when-the-apocalypse-is-over-new-generations-of-philippine-cinema/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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SUMMARY:TUBACHRISTMAS!
DESCRIPTION:Central Atrium\nSaturday\, December 9\, 2023\nTime: 1 pm\nTickets: Free and open to the public \nThe renowned TUBACHRISTMAS! celebrates its 50th anniversary with a free performance in the Central Atrium at Crosstown Concourse! If you’re not quite sure what TUBACHRISTMAS! is\, come see for yourself. But since it’s the season of giving\, we’ll give you a hint: it involves tubas. \n\nIf you are a tuba or euphonium player who wants to play\, you have a slightly different schedule. Check it out and register here.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/tubachristmas/
LOCATION:Crosstown Concourse\, Central Atrium\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN
CATEGORIES:Central Atrium
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SUMMARY:Crosstown Arts Resident Artists Open Studio Night
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents the Open Studio Night. \nThe East Atrium\, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nFriday\, December 8\, 2023\nTime: 5-7:30 pm\nTickets: Free and open to the public \nCrosstown Arts is proud to invite the Memphis community to visit the artist studios. Artists in residence will have their studios open on Friday\, December 8\, from 5 to 7:30 pm. Musical performances in The Green Room will take place at 6:30 pm. \nThis event is free and open to the public. \nThe presenters will include:\nDaniel Morrow\nDanielle Sierra\nIvy McLendon\nOutPastMidnight (Jimmi Gordon & Jay Post)\nLisa M. Williamson
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/crosstown-arts-resident-artists-open-studio-night-3/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, East Atrium\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, United States
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SUMMARY:Season of Delight
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts and Crosstown Concourse present the free holiday event series Season of Delight on the first three Fridays in December.  \nCentral Atrium\nFriday\, December 8\, 2023\nTime: 5-7 pm\nTickets: Free and open to the public \nOn the second Friday in December\, from 5 to 7 pm\, Crosstown Concourse will host a festive event in the Central Atrium! \nAs part of the second night of Season of Delight\, Crosstown Arts and Crosstown Concourse will collaborate to screen a holiday feature in Crosstown Theater. The feature-length Home Alone will be screened for free. Theater doors open at 6 pm\, and the films begin at 6:30 pm. There will also be the Resident Artists Open Studio event\, and more! Artists in residence will have their studios open on Friday\, December 8\, from 5 to 6:30 pm; and musical artists OutPastMidnight and danieljmorrow will perform in The Green Room from 6:30 to 7:30 pm. \nSeason of Delight will continue on Friday\, December 15.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/season-of-delight-5/
LOCATION:Crosstown Concourse\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104
CATEGORIES:Central Atrium,Crosstown Theater,Residency,The Green Room
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SUMMARY:Shoot & Splice: Movie Trivia Party
DESCRIPTION:Indie Memphis and Crosstown Arts present Shoot & Splice: Movie Trivia Party at Crosstown Theater. \nCrosstown Theater\nTuesday\, December 5\, 2023\nTickets: Free\nTime: 7-9 pm \n\nThroughout the year\, Indie Memphis & Crosstown Arts bring cinematographers\, directors\, editors\, writers\, actors\, and technicians to Shoot & Splice\, our monthly filmmaking forum. Come help us celebrate the end of another fun year with the return of our annual Shoot & Splice Movie Trivia! Test your film knowledge against returning Trivia Masters — John Beifuss of The Commercial Appeal and Chris McCoy of the Memphis Flyer. The trivia masters will take full advantage of the theater so be prepared for some fun video rounds! \nComplimentary drinks will be provided by Crosstown Arts. \nRULES \n– No more than 4 people per team \n– 5 rounds with 10 questions per round \n– Bonus giveaway ticket opportunities between rounds for our prize-pot-o-suprises! \n– The top 3 teams will win prizes \nPRIZES \n1st Place: Each team member will receive a 2024 Indie Memphis Film Festival pass ($130 value) \n2nd Place: Each team member receives 4 free individual tickets to the film(s) of their choice at the 2024 Indie Memphis Film Festival! \n3rd Place: Each team member receives 2 free individual tickets to the film(s) of their choice at the 2024 Indie Memphis Film Festival! \nFREE Giveaway Tickets: Listen in between rounds to see if your number is called to pick a prize from our prize pot featuring Indie Memphis swag\, blurays\, surprises\, and more! \n\nCrosstown Theater \n1350 Concourse Ave\nMemphis\, TN 38104\nDecember 5\, 2023\, 7:00 – 9:00 PM CST\nGet directions · More events at venue
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/shoot-splice-movie-trivia-party/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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SUMMARY:Kortland Whalum
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Kortland Whalum in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nFriday\, December 1\, 2023\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $25 in advance | $30 at the door \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nKortland Whalum returns to The Green Room for an evening of sophisticated style and music. Kortland is an intriguing\, bold performer\, whose repertoire includes original compositions and covers of classic jazz\, soul\, and R&B tunes. Kortland\, the product of an age of popular and gospel music\, is a storyteller\, blessed with the power to marshal all at once a batch of skills that includes timing\, phrasing\, pronunciation and acting ability to make the listener feel myriad emotions\, particularly on ballads. Spend an evening with Kortland\, where he shares his life\, his story\, and his voice. \nKortland Whalum is a singer-songwriter and actor whose talents span from music\, theater\, and now the screen. A graduate of Morehouse College\, Kortland’s most recent theater credits include The Color Purple (2023) and Father Comes Home from the Wars: Parts 1\,2\,&3 (2023). Other theater credits include The Wiz (2016)\, AIDA (2017)\, Raisin (2018)\,  Ain’t Mis Behavin‘ in Milan\, Italy (2019)\, CATS (2019)\, May We All (2022)\, Porgy & Bess (2022)\, and the leading role of Sky Masterson in Guys & Dolls (2022). Upcoming theater credits include Beautiful: The Carole King Story (2024) at Theatre Memphis. Kortland’s on screen features include BET’s CURVES (2021) as well as the upcoming Freedom’s Village (2024). \nWith sold out shows at The Green Room at Crosstown Arts in 2020 and 2022\, Kortland continues to seek a unique niche in the world of soft jazz and R&B/soul music. Kortland released his EP A Love Letter; a collection of songs including\, “Can We Go (Love’s Paradise)”\, “C’est La Vie”\, and “The Limit”; all of which have garnered favorable local radio play on various stations. In 2020\, Kortland was invited to become a professional member of the Recording Academy (The Grammy Awards).
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/kortland-whalum-2/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:The Green Room
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SUMMARY:Season of Delight
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts and Crosstown Concourse present the free holiday event series Season of Delight on the first three Fridays in December.  \nCentral Atrium\nFriday\, December 1\, 2023\nTime: 5-7 pm\nTickets: Free and open to the public \nOn the first Friday in December\, from 5 to 7 pm\, Crosstown Concourse will host a festive event in the Central Atrium! The holiday atrium lights in the Central Atrium will turn on at 6 pm. \nAs part of the first night of Season of Delight\, Crosstown Arts and Crosstown Concourse will collaborate to screen a holiday double feature in Crosstown Theater. The short film Mickey’s Christmas Carol and the feature-length Christmas Vacation will be screened for free. Theater doors open at 6 pm\, and the films begin at 6:30 pm. There will also be free hot cocoa\, caricature portraits\, ornament-making\, card-making\, and more! \nSeason of Delight will continue on Friday\, December 8\, and Friday\, December 15.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/season-of-delight-4/
LOCATION:Crosstown Concourse\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104
CATEGORIES:Central Atrium,Crosstown Theater
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SUMMARY:Lukah
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Lukah in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nThursday\, November 30\, 2023\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $20 \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nPermanently Blackface is Lukah’s furious\, visionary indictment of the American state of exception\, presented with unforgettable vocal delivery and haunting instrumentals produced by “The Usual Suspects”. For a special one-night engagement\, Lukah will perform the new album for the first and only time in its entirety. Accompanied by a live jazz band\, this will be a special opportunity to experience Permanently Blackface the way the artist intended: in one sitting\, with undivided attention directed at its narrator. Witness the bold\, fearless inversion of minstrel tradition in this poignant commentary on the Black Experience.  \nIntroducing himself as Mr. Blackface\, Lukah identifies the true artist’s responsibility to hold a mirror to the listener in order to confront and disarm taboos. In both content and music\, the record balances vulgarity and introspection\, the horror of silence\, and the comfort of colossal\, discordant sound. Over 12 songs the celestial\, often blood-soaked color palette of soul and R&B that gave emotional weight to previous masterworks Why Look Up\, Gods in The Mirror and Raw Extractions has been scraped away like a charred skeleton. With a small cast of voices consisting entirely of Lukah’s immediate family\, and production duties handled in-house by WALZ\, Deener\, Hollow Sol\, Cities Aviv\, SB11\, and Lukah himself\, the record has the intimacy of a theater production. \nThis performance will be filmed. \n  \nLukah \nLukah has set himself apart as a powerful voice in Memphis hip-hop. Whatever the format—whether it’s through sellout records\, acclaimed locally in The Commercial Appeal and nationally in NPR\, Bandcamp Daily\, and The New York Times; commanding live performances that have won audiences in The United States and Europe; or on the big screen in his three visual collaborations with Studio 143\, all selected by the Indie Memphis Film Festival—Lukah is a undeniable giant of deep\, meaningful storytelling. Back from his first international headlining tour and a recent performance opening for Noname\, Lukah continues to push the envelope and challenge himself creatively by preparing this bold concert. \nOpening act and accompanied by live jazz quintet Hope Clayburn’s Soul Scrimmage. \nSoul-Jazz-Funk sax player and vocalist Hope Clayburn is on a mission to move the people. Her unique style has allowed her to perform with an eclectic mix of artists around the world\, including The Temptations\, The Allman Brothers Band\, and Valerie June. Hope can be found in Memphis\, TN recording and performing with a variety of bands like Lucky 7 Brass Band\, Frog Squad\, Marcella Simien and Obruni Danceband She has her own funk soul ensemble HOPE CLAYBURN’S SOUL SCRIMMAGE performing her original music. Their new single and music video NOBODY is out now on YouTube and look out for their new album and vinyl record Y’ALL SO LOUD coming this December with the album release party on Saturday December 16 at The Green Room at Crosstown Arts.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/lukah/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:The Green Room
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SUMMARY:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents: WHERE IS THE FRIEND’S HOUSE?
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents Where Is the Friend’s House? at Crosstown Theater. \nCrosstown Theater\nThursday\, November 30\, 2023\nTickets: $5 at the door\nDoors at 6:30 p.m. | Films begin at 7:00 p.m. (sharp!) at Crosstown Theater \nAbbas Kiarostami / 1974 / 83 minutes / Not Rated  \nThe first film in Abbas Kiarostami’s sublime\, interlacing trilogy of films set in the northern Iranian village of Koker takes a premise of fable-like simplicity — a boy searches for the home of his classmate whose school notebook he has accidentally taken — and transforms it into a miraculous\, child’s-eye adventure of the everyday.  \nAs our young hero zigzags determinedly across two towns aided (and sometimes misdirected) by those he encounters\, his quest becomes both a revealing portrait of Iranian society in all its richness and complexity and a touching parable about the meaning of personal responsibility. Shot through with all the wonder\, beauty\, tension\, and mystery one day can contain\, Where Is the Friend’s House? established Kiarostami’s reputation as one cinema’s most sensitive and profound humanists. \nThe Crosstown Arts Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground\, and documentary features.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/the-crosstown-arts-film-series-presents-where-is-the-friends-house/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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SUMMARY:Strictly Jazz: The Music of John Scofield
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Strictly Jazz: The Music of John Scofield in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nSaturday\, November 18\, 2023\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $20 in advance | $25 at the door \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nThe Crosstown Strictly Jazz Series\, presented by Crosstown Arts in collaboration with Strictly Jazz Entertainment\, is designed to salute classic jazz music as contemporary musicians perform the work of the legends. \nJohn Scofield’s guitar work has influenced jazz since the late ’70s and is going strong today. Possessor of a very distinctive sound and stylistic diversity\, Scofield is a masterful jazz improviser whose music generally falls somewhere between post-bop\, funk-edged jazz\, and R&B.\n \nThe band:\nAlex Upton – alto saxophone \nJonathan Bass – guitar\nNeal Bowen – bass\nMike Assad – drums \nAbout Strictly Jazz:\nStrictly Jazz Entertainment is committed to cultivating a growing community in the knowledge and appreciation of jazz. Strictly Jazz Entertainment facilitates dialogue and collaboration between the devoted supporters of jazz and the brand new constituents — those new to the genre — for the furthering of the jazz community. Strictly Jazz provides a bridge between leading artists and a community that typically does not embrace jazz by promoting concerts in various venues to generate an atmosphere that is viable for the absorption of pure jazz.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/strictly-jazz-the-music-of-john-scofield/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:The Green Room
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SUMMARY:Paul Taylor with Three Springs
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Paul Taylor with Three Springs in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nFriday\, November 17\, 2023\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $15 in advance | $20 at the door \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nLongtime Memphis musician Paul Taylor is returning home to play his first show back in the Bluff City in over three and a half years! \nHe’s bringing his brand new band\, Three Springs\, along with him all the way down from his new home of Door County\, Wisconsin\, to help him perform material he’s written during those last few years\, which has been greatly inspired by the vastly different northern environment. \nPaul Taylor was a mainstay on the Memphis music scene for over 30 years- until he relocated to Door County\, Wisconsin\, during the great shake up of the 2020 pandemic. \nAs a highly in-demand drummer\, bassist\, and guitarist\, he’s been a sideman for a wildly divergent list of artists including Ann Peebles\, Reba Russell\, The PRVLG\, Hope Clayburn\, Mighty Souls Brass Band\, Eric Gales\, Shawn Lane\, Amy LaVere\, North Mississippi Allstars\, Sons Of Mudboy\, Van Duren\, Chuck Prophet\, Robert Ellis and many more — in addition to putting out three solo records under his own name and three releases under his moniker\, New Memphis Colorways. \nHis last performance in Memphis was over three years ago at The Green Room in Crosstown Arts\, a record release party for the New Memphis Colorways record entitled “The Music Stands.” \nIn 2021\, Paul made a major departure from his more song-oriented records when he released an experimental funk/jazz record\, also under the nom de plume New Memphis Colorways\, entitled “It Is What It Isn’t”\, which earned an editor’s pick in Downbeat and favorable reviews from Jazziz and other national publications.  \nEarlier this year\, an experimental instrumental music collaboration between Paul and longtime collaborators Luther Dickinson and Steve Selvidge\, entitled MEM_MODS Vol 1 (Peabody Records)\, was released to much critical acclaim. \nA forthcoming New Memphis Colorways EP\, “Let The Mystery Be” is due out on October 13\, 2023. \nThree Springs is a brand-new indie rock-ish\, at times slightly funky and experimental\, band out of Door County\, Wisconsin. \nThe group was formed by Memphis transplant Paul Taylor as an outlet for many of his songs and instrumentals\, which have previously only existed in recorded form on solo releases under his own name (and his nom de plume New Memphis Colorways)\, but has turned into a vehicle for new material written specifically for\, and with\, the band.  \nRounding out the trio are Door County native Shepley Frater on bass and Minominee\, Michigan\, native Adam Cain on drums.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/paul-taylor-with-three-springs/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents: PHASE IV
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents Phase IV at Crosstown Theater. \nCrosstown Theater\nThursday\, November 16\, 2023\nTickets: $5 at the door\nDoors at 6:30 p.m. | Films begin at 7:00 p.m. (sharp!) at Crosstown Theater \nSaul Bass / 1974 / 87 minutes / Rated PG \nDesert ants suddenly form a collective intelligence and begin to wage war on the inhabitants. It is up to two scientists and a stray girl they rescue from the ants to destroy them. Acclaimed graphic designer Saul Bass’s only feature film is a visually striking curiosity that\, originally a box office flop\, garnered cult status a year after its release. Interpreted by some as an ecological commentary\, by others as political\, and by others as a runoff of the anxieties of the time\, Phase IV is as spellbinding as the movie posters and title sequences for which its director is known. Featuring an otherworldly score by composer Brian Gascoigne and starring Michael Murphy and Nigel Davenport as the scientists. \nThe Crosstown Arts Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground\, and documentary features.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/the-crosstown-arts-film-series-presents-phase-iv/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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SUMMARY:Modern Masters Jazz Series: Tony Dagradi
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents the Modern Masters Jazz Series: Tony Dagradi with the Ted Ludwig Trio in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nTuesday\, November 14 2023\nDoors at 7pm | Show at 7:30pm\nTickets: $20 in advance | $25 at the door | $10 student tickets at the door \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nFor nearly four decades he has made his home in New Orleans\, performing on tenor and soprano saxophone with many of the Crescent City’s most celebrated artists\, including Ellis Marsalis\, Allen Toussaint\, Professor Longhair\, James Booker\, The Meters\, Dr. John\, James Black\, Johnny Adams and Gatemouth Brown. An accomplished classical performer as well\, he’s often called upon to augment the woodwind section of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra. His performing past also includes five years as a member of the internationally acclaimed Carla Bley Band and appearances and recordings with Bobby McFerrin\, Mose Allison and Nat Adderley. \nSince 1990 Dagradi has been a Professor of Saxophone and Jazz Studies at Loyola University in New Orleans where he maintains a large saxophone studio\, teaches classes in improvisation\, and directs various ensembles.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/tony-dagradi-with-the-ted-ludwig-trio/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:The Green Room
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SUMMARY:Crafts & Drafts
DESCRIPTION:The Memphis Flyer and Crosstown Arts present Crafts & Drafts at Crosstown Concourse. \nThe Plaza and the Central Atrium \nSaturday\, November 11\, and Sunday\, November 12\, 2023\n10 am – 4 pm \n  \nJoin us for a beautiful day at Crosstown Concourse and enjoy delicious local craft beers at this family-friendly weekend event — featuring 160+ of the best curated local and regional crafters\, makers and artists! 
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/crafts-drafts-4/
LOCATION:Crosstown Concourse\, Plaza\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Central Atrium,Plaza
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SUMMARY:Folk All Y’all: Ellisa Sun & Friends
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts and Folk All Y’all present Ellisa Sun & Friends in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nSaturday\, November 11\, 2023\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $25 \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nEllisa Sun cuts her heart out and leaves it on the stage\, which is why she never wears white. Inspired primarily by R&B\, soul\, jazz\, and bossa nova\, Ellisa’s music is a unique blend of genres that creates a textured sound with authentic\, heartfelt lyricism. \nSelf-described “naked cowboy artist” Emily Ronna is going to give it to you raw – whether that’s the reality of mental health or the details of last night’s hookup. There’s no shame in this alt-rock-indie-folk game. \nOriginally hailing from Kansas\, Ian DePriest followed the Yellow Brick Road to Music City\, Nashville. Drawing from a musical theater background\, his artistic expression would manifest itself into melodies of pop tied in with theatrical musings. His EP\, Table For One\, shines a burning light on the empowerment\, discovery and self-love that only comes in solitude. \n 
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/folk-all-yall-ellisa-sun-friends/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:The Green Room
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SUMMARY:Crafts & Drafts
DESCRIPTION:The Memphis Flyer and Crosstown Arts present Crafts & Drafts at Crosstown Concourse. \nThe Plaza and the Central Atrium \nSaturday\, November 11\, and Sunday\, November 12\, 2023\n10 am – 4 pm \n \nJoin us for a beautiful day at Crosstown Concourse and enjoy delicious local craft beers at this family-friendly weekend event — featuring 160+ of the best curated local and regional crafters\, makers and artists! 
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/crafts-drafts-3/
LOCATION:Crosstown Concourse\, Plaza\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Marcella Simien
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Marcella Simien in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nFriday\, November 10\, 2023\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $20\nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nMarcella Simien was born into one of the first Creole families to settle St. Landry Parish. Daughter of two-time GRAMMY™ award winning Zydeco luminary Terrance Simien\, Marcella was practically born onstage and grew up immersed in sound and performance. Visits to the family home from legends such as David Hidalgo of Los Lobos or Taj Mahal\, who once sang her “Happy Birthday\,” were not uncommon.  \nSimien holds a degree from Memphis College of Art\, which is what originally brought her to Memphis\, Tennessee. Feeling a kindred connection to the city’s rich history and bustling community of working musicians\, she began planting the seeds of her South Louisiana heritage in the Bluff City. She has since forged her own pathways in the local\, national\, and international music scenes\, following her heart as an artist while wielding the torch of a Creole dynasty. \nSimien founded and serves as bandleader in Marcella & Her Lovers — a hybrid of classic Memphis soul with the freewheeling swagger of New Orleans funk. Featuring an ensemble cast of Memphis musicians\, Simien emerges as an undeniably powerful frontwoman. With each angelic holler and pump of the Creole accordion\, she reinvents the mold of Memphis music while giving a wink and a nod to her ancestors. In addition to Marcella & Her Lovers\, Simien performs with Marcella & Les Vagues\, Magnolias\, and Terrance Simien’s Krewe De Monifique.  \n  \n“One of the most soulful artists I’ve heard since the glory days of Memphis soul music. Her sound and stage presence is a constant reminder that soul music is still alive and well.”\n— Boo Mitchell\, GRAMMY Winning Engineer \n“. . . she’s the daughter of zydeco great Terrance Simien\, but she needs no pedigree to knock you flat.”\n— Malcolm Jones\, The Daily Beast
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/marcella-simien-2/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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