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SUMMARY:Meet & Greet with Randall Goosby and Zhu Wang
DESCRIPTION:The Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nWednesday\, February 8\, 2023\n5:30 pm\nFree \nHear from Randall and Zhu about their backgrounds\, listen to a short performance\, and ask questions to learn more about them.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/meet-greet-with-randall-goosby-and-zhu-wang/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Shoot & Splice: Short Film Case Studies
DESCRIPTION:Indie Memphis and Crosstown Arts present Shoot & Splice: Short Film Case Studies in Crosstown Theater. \nCrosstown Theater\nTuesday\, February 7\, 2023\nDoors open at 6:30 pm | Show begins at 7 pm \nIndie Memphis & Crosstown Arts are excited to present a case study of the 2022 Indie Memphis Film Festival Hometowner award-winning short films\, “Nordo” (Best Narrative Short) and “What We’ll Never Know” (Best Documentary Short). Directors Kyle Taubken (Nordo) and Lauren Ready (What We’ll Never Know) will share insights and stories from each stage of the production process — from early development to production and into festival distribution. \nThe case studies will also feature screenings of both short films. \nShoot & Splice is a FREE filmmaker forum presented by Crosstown Arts and Indie Memphis\, featuring a wide variety of technical\, educational\, and unique topics of interest to the Memphis filmmaking community.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/shoot-splice-short-film-case-studies/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Jake Blount presented by Folk All Y’all and Crosstown Arts
DESCRIPTION:The Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nSunday\, February 5\, 2023\nDoors open at 7pm | Show begins at 7:30pm\nTickets: $20 (purchase tickets here) \nJake Blount’s music is rooted in care and confrontation. He is a scholar of Black American music\, speaking ardently about the African roots of the banjo and the subtle\, yet profound ways African Americans have shaped and defined the amorphous categories of roots music and Americana. His 2020 album Spider Tales (named one of the year’s best albums by NPR and The New Yorker\, earned a perfect 5-star review from The Guardian) highlighted the Black and Indigenous histories of popular American folk tunes\, as well as revived songs unjustly forgotten in the whitewashing of the canon. Each song Blount plays is chosen for a reason – because it highlights important elements about the stories we tell ourselves of our shared history and our endlessly complicated present moment. The more we learn about where we’ve been\, the better equipped we are to face the future – a future imagined by connecting Black tradition with the environmental crisis\, centering the questions\, “What would Black music sound like after climate change renders most of the world uninhabitable? What gods would this community praise\, and what stories would they tell?” The answers come through the bedrock of Blount’s voice\, channeling the ragged triumph of a people still standing after centuries of continuous confrontations with Death. \nMinimum ticket price is $20 but you can name-your-own price above that if you’re feeling it. 100% of ticket revenue goes to our artists (you can see where any fees go in the check-out breakdown). Yep\, all of it. Folk All Y’all is volunteer-run and subscriber-supported. Shows are presented in partnership with Crosstown Arts at The Green Room in Crosstown Concourse. \nAbout The Green Room: Operated by Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room is committed to providing the best possible environment for the two most important components of a musical performance: the artists’ work and the audience’s listening experience. \nAbout Folk All Y’all: Intimate\, attentive performances by exceptional singer-songwriters\, proudly presented in Memphis\, Folk All Y’all is a public\, nonprofit listening room series supported by our pledges from our community.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/jake-blount-presented-by-folk-all-yall-crosstown-arts/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:TANGELA “Splendid Mind Series ii”\, featuring Spek (Was Here) and DJ set by STH MEMPHIS JEFF
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents TANGELA “Splendid Mind Series ii”\, featuring Spek (Was Here) and DJ set by STH MEMPHIS JEFF in the Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nSaturday\, February 4\, 2023\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $15 advance | $20 at the door \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nTANGELA is the glittery finish to a masterfully crafted collage. She glows\, sparkles\, and shines wherever she is present. A fusion of love and artistic vision\, TANGELA has dibble-dabbled in The Arts since she was a toddler — weaving in and out of painting classes\, bands\, theatrical outfits and dance troupes\, intent on discovering her most magical talents. \nMemphis music legends baptized and verified TANGELA at a young age\, as she studied under the tutelage of soul music icons at the city’s STAX Academy of Music. The spirit of Memphis — the tension\, hustle\, grind\, grit\, and flair — are evident in the Berklee College of Music graduate’s products. \nFor more information about TANGELA: \nVisit @PUSSII_DUSSE on Instagram \nEmail tangelamgmtco@gmail.com \nStream “SPLENDID MIND EP” on your music listening platform of choice
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/tangela-splendid-mind-series-ii-featuring-spek-was-here-and-dj-set-by-sth-memphis-jeff/
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SUMMARY:Literature is Liberating Fest
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Concourse\nSaturday\, February 4\, 2023\n11 am-5 pm\nFree and open to the public \nPresented by Crosstown Concourse and Cafe Noir\, Literature is Liberating Fest is a free and open to the community literary festival celebrating Black authors and African American literature that includes vendors\, author discussions\, book signings\, literary panels\, writing workshops for kids and adults\, a youth story hour\, crafts\, and more! \nIndie Memphis will collaborate with Crosstown Arts to screen some of the James Baldwin shorts from JAMES BALDWIN ABROAD. And a performer from Hattiloo Theatre will do a pop-up performance inside the Central Atrium at 1:30 pm. \nSchedule  \nCentral Atrium\, 1st floor \n11 am – 5 pm — Vendors\, free crafts\, and DJ Alpha Whiskey throughout the day on the first floor of the Central Atrium \n1:30 pm — Pop-up performance by Hattiloo Theater. From Shakin the Mess Outta Misery. \n1:30-2:30 pm — Youth veggie/herb planting activity with Ali Manning \nCentral Atrium\, 2nd floor \n12:15-1:15 pm —  Youth Reading Hour with Ali Manning (Big Stairs) \n1:30-2:30 pm —  Youth Writing Workshop with Ali Manning \nEast Atrium \n11:15 am-12:15 pm — Dr. Jacqueline Trimble\, Dr. Shelby Crosby\, and Dr. Terrence Tucker – African American literary panel discussion \n3-4 pm Michelle Duster book discussion/signing \n4:15-5 pm Nubia Yasin spoken word/book signing \nCrosstown Theater \n12 pm — Theater doors open \n12:30-12:42 pm — JAMES BALDWIN FROM ANOTHER PLACE (1973) 12 min \n12:47-1:13 pm — MEETING THE MAN: JAMES BALDWIN IN PARIS (1970) 26 minutes \n1:30 pm — FACING DOWN STORMS: MEMPHIS AND THE MAKING OF IDA B. WELLS 88 minutes \nFilmmaker Dr. Daphene R. McFerren will be present and will moderate for the Michelle Duster talk on the East Atrium stage right after the screening.  \n  \nMichelle Duster is an author\, speaker\, public historian\, professor\, and champion of racial and gender equity. She has written\, edited\, or contributed to several dozen articles and over 20 books. Her most recent\, released January 4\, 2022\, is Ida B. Wells\, Voice of Truth (Henry Holt & Co). And a year before\, her book Ida B. the Queen: The Extraordinary Life and Legacy of Ida B. Wells was published (Atria/One Signal Publishers). \nShe also co-wrote the popular children’s history book\, Tate and His Historic Dream; co-edited Impact: Personal Portraits of Activism; Shifts: An Anthology of Women’s Growth Through Change; Michelle Obama’s Impact on African American Women and Girls; and edited two books that include the writings of her paternal great-grandmother\, Ida B. Wells. She has contributed to several anthologies and written articles for Ms. Magazine\,TIME\, Essence\, HuffPost\, Teen Vogue\, Refinery29\, The Hill\, Daily Beast\, and The North Star. She also was involved in the development of the Ida B. Wells doll\, released January 2022\, which is part of Mattel’s Inspiring Women Barbie doll series. She has appeared on television programs on MSNBC\, CNN\, WTTW\, CBS & CW as well as numerous radio shows. Her advocacy has led to multiple public history projects that include street names\, monuments\, historical markers\, murals\, and documentary films that highlight women and African Americans\, including Wells. \nHer many awards include the 2022 Ripple Effect Award from Public Narratives\, 2019 Multi-Generational Activist Award from the Illinois Human Rights Commission\, and the 2019 Martin Luther King Jr. Social Justice Award from Dartmouth College. \n  \nDr. Jacqueline Trimble lives and writes in Montgomery\, Alabama\, where she is  a professor of English and chairs the Department of Languages and Literatures at Alabama State University. Her work has appeared in various online and print publications including Poetry Magazine\, Poet Lore\, The Offing\, The Louisville Review\, and Blue Lake Review. American Happiness (2016)\, her first collection\, published by New South Books\, won the Balcones Poetry Prize. How to Survive the Apocalypse was released in August 2022. \n  \nAli Manning is a food scientist\, food educator\, author\, and founder of Umami Food Consulting. With over ten years in the food industry\, she utilizes her passion for food\, science\, and community to help food entrepreneurs tackle the issues beyond the kitchen. Ali is the Program Consultant for Project Green Fork and the creator of Food Science 4 Kids\, a program that teaches grade-school children food science. She recently published her first children’s book\, entitled Can I Play with my Food?\, a book that explores food and science through the eyes of two sisters\, Nema and Lexi. Ali is a graduate of Alabama A&M University and a Huntsville\, Alabama\, native\, but after being a transplant for nearly twelve years\, she truly considers Memphis her home. \n  \nNubia Yasin is a screenwriter\, poet\, and multidisciplinary artist born in Memphis\, Tennessee. She uses her craft to explore themes around shame\, sex\, love\, and family\, with an acute focus on the Black Femme experience. She often pulls from her family history as a first generation Somali-American living in the south to tell stories about Black womanhood and Black motherhood. Her work is imbued with a sense of spirituality\, incorporating elements of Islam and Southern American Hoodoo. The Blood and Body (2022) is her debut collection of poetry. \n  \nDr. Terrence Tucker is an associate professor and chair of African American literature in the Department of English at the University of Memphis. He is the author of Furiously Funny: Comic Rage from Ralph Ellison to Chris Rock (University Press of Florida\, 2018). He has also published essays on topics ranging from race and pedagogy to Ernest Gaines to African-American superheroes and in journals from Pedagogy\, Southern Literary Journal\, and College Language Association Journal. He is finishing work on his second book project\, The Rise of the Afristocracy: Portraits of the Black Elite in Contemporary African American Literature contracted with University Press of Florida. This book traces the representation of the Black elite in African-American literature from the lives of free Blacks during slavery to rising Black middle and upper classes in the twenty-first century. \n  \nDr. Shelby Crosby’s research spans mid-nineteenth century to the early twentieth century African American literature\, representations of womanhood (particularly Black womanhood)\, and critical race theory. It threads together critical race\, Black feminism\, and literary historical frameworks to interrogate an American national story. Dr. Crosby is currently working on a book manuscript that examines the pervasive derogatory ideologies of Black womanhood. Using Black feminist theory to ground the text\, she will examine such authors as Frederick Douglass\, Williams Wells Brown\, and Martin Delany\, arguing that\, through their adoption of traditional demarcations of white womanhood\, Black women are further pushed to the margins of American society.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/literature-is-liberating-fest/
LOCATION:Crosstown Concourse\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104
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SUMMARY:Tonya Dyson & the Ainitmanes
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Tonya Dyson & the Ainitmanes in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nFriday\, February 3\, 2023\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show starts at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $15 in advance | $20 at the door \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nTonya Dyson wears so many hats: non-profit arts executive\, music educator\, serial entrepreneur\, community leader\, and festival organizer. You name it. She’s also a beloved artist who has not only built a devoted following in a creative landscape of her own design but has helped develop and nurture that same environment for countless other Memphis artists. She’s the genuine article in Memphis’ new soul underground.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/tonya-dyson-the-ainitmanes-2/
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 ALMA’S RAINBOW
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents ALMA’S RAINBOW at Crosstown Theater. \nAyoka Chenzira / 1994 / 85 minutes / Not Rated \nThursday\, February 2\, 2023\nTickets: $5 at the door\nDoors at 6:30 p.m. | Films begin at 7:00 p.m. (sharp!) at Crosstown Theater \nAlmas’s Rainbow is a coming-of-age comedy/drama about three Black women living in Brooklyn. Ayoka Chenzira’s feature film explores the life of teenager Rainbow Gold (Victoria Gabrielle Platt) who is entering womanhood and navigating conversations and experiences around standards of beauty\, self-image\, and the rights of Black women have over their bodies. Rainbow attends a strict parochial school\, studies dance\, and is just becoming aware of boys. She lives with her strait-laced mother Alma Gold ( Kim Weston-Moran)\, who runs a hair salon in the parlor of their home.  When Alma’s free-spirited sister Ruby (Mizan Kirby) arrives from Paris after a 10-year absence\, the sisters clash over what constitutes the “proper” direction Rainbow’s life should take. Alma has fooled herself into believing she has no need of male companionship and advises her to daughter to follow her example. Ruby encourages both her niece and her sister to embrace life — and love — fully and joyfully. Almas’s Rainbow highlights a multi-layered Black women’s world where characters live\, love\, and wrestle with what it means to exercise and exert their agency. \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-almas-rainbow/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:(POSTPONED) Roosevelt Collier\, with Yella P.
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Roosevelt Collier\, with opener Yella P.\, in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nTuesday\, January 31\, 2023\nDoors at 7 pm | Show at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $20 advance | $25 day of the show \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nPedal and lap steel guitar ace Roosevelt Collier\, so proficient he’s affectionately known as “The Dr\,” released his solo debut\, Exit 16\, on GroundUP Music. It’s a potent mix of blues\, gospel\, rock\, and\, in his words\, “dirty funk swampy grime\,” as overseen by producer and Bokanté bandmate Michael League (from the Grammy-winning Snarky Puppy). \nBrought up in the House of God Church in Perrine\, Florida\, Roosevelt built his “sacred steel” guitar prowess alongside his uncles and cousins in The Lee Boys\, known for their spirited\, soul-shaking live performances. On his own\, Collier’s become a sought-after talent both on record and on stage; at festivals\, he is a regular “Artist at Large\,” performing alongside musical luminaries in the fields of rock\, blues and pop\, including the Allman Brothers\, The String Cheese Incident\, Buddy Guy\, Umphrey’s McGee\, Los Lobos\, Robert Randolph\, the Tedeschi-Trucks Band\, and the Del McCoury Band. \nDamion Kereem Pearson\, aka Yella P.\, is a multifaceted artist from Memphis creating a sound rooted in the Delta blues with shades of soul\, gospel\, and hip-hop. Mostly self-taught\, Damion began playing harmonica at age 13\, saving up his lunch money for a month to purchase the instrument. Adding to his arsenal\, Damion later learned to play the guitar\, saxophone\, trombone\, and piano. He got his start on Beale Street playing with “Big” Jerry Parnell.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/roosevelt-collier/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Dream Crusher Hope Smasher
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Dream Crusher Hope Smasher in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nSaturday\, January 28\, 2023\nDoors 7 p.m. / Show 7:30 p.m.\nTickets: $20 | $15 in advance \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nDream Crusher Hope Smasher has always been driven by an innate sense of creativity and innovation. Their passion shines through in every note\, drawing in fans from across the universe. Though little is known about the early days of the band\, what is clear is that it was formed long before the rise of the third and fourth dimensions. What we do know is that their music touches people in a way that nothing else can\, with full consent of course. \nSpeaking to a bouncer at a small club at a rare show in Memphis\, Tennessee\, famous old lady Betty Bamboozle\, asking of DCHS’s music\, “What is that?” The bouncer’s response was immediate and clear\, unmasked fear in his voice\, “I don’t know lady. It’s dark\, it’s light\, it’s beautiful\, and it’s horrifying all at the same time.” \nEven less is known of the fans of Dream Crusher Hope Smasher. They are a secret society. An elite club in which membership is granted only to those who truly appreciate the music or pay a small fee or take the band to dinner. However\, the members of the band keep a low profile to avoid being discovered by people from “lesser” dimensions who just wouldn’t understand their genius. \nFrom the depths of the underworld to the farthest reaches of space\, Dream Crusher Hope Smasher has always been one step ahead of the zeitgeist. Their legendary live shows and groundbreaking albums have them cemented as an iconic band in every sense imaginable—just not in your reality.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/dream-crusher-hope-smasher/
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SUMMARY:Iris Collective: “Spacetime”
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Iris Collective: “Spacetime” in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nThursday\, January 26\, 2023\nDoors at 7 pm | Show at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $15 | $5 students \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nThe Iris Collective presents “Spacetime\,” a curation of pieces that focus on the expansion of time and exploration of space. The program features works written by Fazil Say\, Dmitri Kourliandski\, Dosia McKay\, Claudio Santoro\, and Johan Halvorsen. \nProgram: \nBroken Memory pour piano\, violon et violoncelle by Dmitri Kourliandski \nDanse Macabre by Dosia McKay \nTrio para violino\, violoncelo e piano by Claudio Santoro \nPassacaglia for Violin and Cello by George Frederic Handel/Johan Halvorsen \nSpace Jump by Fazil Say
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/iris-collective-spacetime/
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 ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 at Crosstown Theater. \nJohn Carpenter / 1976 / 91 minutes / R \nThursday\, January 26\, 2023\nTickets: $5 at the door\nDoors at 6:30 p.m. | Films begin at 7:00 p.m. (sharp!) at Crosstown Theater \nNew 4k restoration! This stark modern homage to Howard Hawk’s Rio Bravo updates the action with a youth gang attacking a closing police station in a blighted ghetto neighborhood. Rapid-fire banter flies fast and furious between charismatic convict (Darwin Joston) and policewoman (Laurie Zimmer) as the faceless\, virtually supernatural marauders attack. This remains one of Carpenter’s most effective pictures\, an edge-of-your-seat thriller that put him on the map as an imaginative\, creative force to be reckoned with! – Deaf Crocodile. \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-assault-on-precinct-13/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Salo Pallini (SOLD OUT)
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Salo Pallini in the Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nFriday\, January 20\, 2023\nDoors 7 p.m. | Show 7:30 p.m.\nTickets: $20 | $15 in advance \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nSalo Pallini is a four-piece instrumental group from Memphis\, Tennessee. In 2021 the band recorded 11 songs meant to serve as musical accompaniment for Kurt Vonnegut’s 1959 novel\, The Sirens of Titan. Band members Landon Moore\, John Whittemore\, Pat Fusco\, and Danny Banks\, along with ace percussionist Felix Hernandez recorded the album in the historic home of renowned Civil War historian\, Shelby Foote. \nAptly titled “The Sirens of Titan: A Preemptive Scoring\,” the purpose of the debut album is to act as the soundtrack to Dan Harmon’s proposed limited series adaptation of the novel. With the as-of-yet unheard genre\, Progressive Latin Space Country\, Salo Pallini hopes to preemptively score other literary works bound for the screen. \nLandon Moore\, who originated the concept and composed the first nuggets of music\, is a highly regarded bassist in Memphis\, playing with local notables\, Marcella and Her Lovers\, Mark Edgar Stuart\, and Steve Selvidge and is ubiquitous in the recording scene. Landon plays electric and upright basses as well as synths and guitar on the record. \n\n\n\n\nJohn Whittemore joined Landon in composing music for the album\, playing guitar\, pedal steel\, and a variety of other instruments\, contributing to the wide-ranging sound of the album. John has performed with The Reigning Sound\, Mark Edgar Stuart\, Jack Oblivian and the Tearjerkers\, Neighborhood Texture Jam\, and the Delta Queens. \nDrummer Danny Banks joined the group\, having played frequently with Moore and Whittemore. He regularly performs and tours with Nicole Atkins and John Nemeth. Danny is among the top session players in Memphis\, having appeared on the Letterman Show at age 11. \nKeyboardist Pat Fusco was added to the lineup and brought his mastery of piano and organ performance and also played synths and vibraphone on several tracks. Pat also composed significant chunks of music on the record. \nFor the recordings\, Memphis percussionist Felix Hernandez provided a variety of percussion to several of the tracks\, accentuating the Latin elements within the compositions. \n 
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/salo-pallini/
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 3 WOMEN
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents 3 WOMEN at Crosstown Theater. \nRobert Altman / 1977 / 124 minutes / PG \nThursday\, January 19\, 2023\nTickets: $5 at the door\nDoors at 6:30 p.m. | Films begin at 7:00 p.m. (sharp!) at Crosstown Theater \nIn a dusty\, underpopulated California resort town\, a naive Southern waif\, Pinky Rose (Sissy Spacek)\, idolizes and befriends her fellow nurse\, the would-be sophisticate and “thoroughly modern” Millie Lammoreaux (Shelley Duvall). When Millie takes Pinky in as her roommate\, Pinky’s hero worship evolves into something far stranger and more sinister than either could have anticipated. Featuring brilliant performances from Spacek and Duvall\, this dreamlike masterpiece from Robert Altman careens from the humorous to the chilling to the surreal\, resulting in one of the most unusual and compelling films of the 1970s. \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-3-women/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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SUMMARY:Modern Masters Jazz Series: Jimmy Bruno
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents the Modern Masters Jazz Series: Jimmy Bruno with the Ted Ludwig Trio at Crosstown Arts. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nTuesday\, January 17\, 2023\nDoors open at 7pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $20 in advance | $25 at the door | $10 student tickets at the door \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nJimmy Bruno\, born July 22\, 1953\, in Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, is a master jazz guitarist and jazz educator. One of the most critically acclaimed jazz guitarists performing today\, Jimmy Bruno came to prominence as a jazz musician in the 1990s\, after a successful twenty-year career as a sought-after commercial guitarist and session musician. \n“Get on the bus; we leave tonight.” \nThose were the words that began Jimmy Bruno’s professional career as a guitarist. Most of the other guitarists auditioning for Buddy Rich’s band that day in 1973 were getting drumsticks thrown at them\, Buddy’s not-so-subtle way of showing disapproval. But not 19-year-old Jimmy; he got the gig. A Philadelphia native\, he was born into a family no strangers to the music world. Jimmy’s father played guitar on the 1959 hit “Guitar Boogie Shuffle” with Frank Virtue. Jimmy’s mom was a gifted singer. Living in such a musical household\, playing guitar eight to ten hours a day was normal for this south Philly kid. He studied jazz improvisation with local Philly bass legend Al Stauffer and to develop technique\, taught himself to play the rigorous and exacting classical violin etudes of Wohlfahrt and Paganini. Although he briefly considered leveraging his perfect SAT scores into medical school\, a summer guitar gig in Wildwood\, New Jersey\, changed the direction of Jimmy’s life forever\, putting him into the path of Buddy Rich. \nJazz guitarists just don’t come any better. Jimmy Bruno combines a dazzling virtuoso technique with drive and swing to produce\, in concert and on record\, superb and inspired lyrical improvisations. \n—Maurice J. Summerfield\, noted British author of the definitive and highly regarded The Jazz Guitar Guide and The Classical Guitar Guide. \nAfter a whirlwind round-the-world tour as the youngest member of the Buddy Rich Orchestra\, he went on to play guitar in orchestras for Frank Sinatra\, Anthony Newley\, Doc Severinsen\, Lena Horne\, and many more music icons. Additionally he spent many years as an LA session musician working with Tommy Tedesco. But his first love was always jazz\, and by the time he was in his mid-thirties he was ready to come out of the background and into the spotlight. The first step was moving back East. \nPaying his dues by playing blistering guitar in the small clubs and venues around his beloved Philadelphia during the 1980s\, his reputation as one of the hottest guitar players grew. In 1992 he was discovered by Carl Jefferson\, the founder of Concord Records and landed a multi-CD recording deal. Since then\, Jimmy has recorded over 13 critically acclaimed CDs\, including “Sleight of Hand\,” “Like That\,” and “Polarity” (with Joe Beck). His most recent CD “Maplewood Avenue” (Affiliated Artists Records) has been described as having “…a ‘classic’ feel to it… like a famous album we somehow hadn’t discovered yet\,” and was honored by being selected as one of the top CD’s of 2008 by Downbeat magazine. \nIn recognition of his prodigious talents\, Jimmy has been invited to play at major music festivals around the world\, including the JVC\, Berks\, Vail\, and Concord Jazz Festivals\, and a whirlwind stop at the Pescara Jazz Festival in Pescara\, Italy. Over the years\, he has shared the stage with a who’s who of legendary and highly regarded musicians: Joe Beck\, Bobby Watson\, Jack Wilkins\, Tal Farlow (at Farlow’s 75th Birthday Concert)\, Howard Alden\, Christian McBride\, Curt Elling and many more. When a tribute concert was planned for Barney Kessel\, Jimmy was one of an invited group of 30 guitarists chosen to perform and was honored to open the tribute (with Howard Alden). He has also participated in tributes to jazz giants Kenny Burrell\, Herb Ellis and Johnny Smith. \nIn May of 2007\, Jimmy and Affiliated Artists opened the Jimmy Bruno Guitar Institute (JBGI). With his unique insight into jazz and jazz guitar\, Jimmy brought his method and “no nonsense” approach to jazz improvisation to eager guitar students around the world. Five months later\, his long-standing reputation as a jazz educator was further enhanced when he was invited to address and perform at the four-day Jazz Improv Convention in New York City. \nDownbeat magazine — in celebration of their 75th Anniversary in 2009 — named Jimmy as one of the top 75 guitarists of all time! \nIn 2011\, Jimmy created his own independent online jazz guitar school — the Jimmy Bruno Guitar Workshop — with all-new\, improved lesson content and delivery systems to better serve his huge jazz guitar student base around the world. Having spent three years with the Institute\, improving upon and tweaking his teaching method thanks to the direct feedback from his students\, he has once again revolutionized the way students can learn guitar on the Internet.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/jimmy-bruno-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:Mahogany Chamber Music Series: “Music for the Soul”
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents the Mahogany Chamber Music Series: “Music for the Soul” in Crosstown Theater. \nCrosstown Theater\nSunday\, January 15\, 2023\nDoors at 5:30 pm | Concert at 6 pm\nTickets: $20 | $5 students \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nFeaturing: \nEUNBI KIM (piano)\nMARCUS KING (tenor)\nPATTERSON/SUTTON DUO (cello and guitar)\nARTINA MCCAIN (piano) \nThe Mahogany Chamber Music Series is a series of three chamber music concerts curated by Dr. Artina McCain\, spotlighting Black and other underrepresented composers and performers. \nEUNBI KIM\, piano \nEunbi Kim curates programs that compel audiences to meditate on the parts of themselves that are deeply buried. Creating performances expressing dreamlike “liquid elegance” (Times Union)\, her intimate performances draw from collaborations with composers\, filmmakers\, and theater directors to create experiences beyond the boundaries of the traditional piano recital format. \nKim’s recent album “It Feels Like” debuted at #2 on Billboard Classical Charts and confronts the multiplicity of truths behind memories and identity. It features world premiere recordings of works written for her by Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR)\, Pauchi Sasaki\, Angélica Negrón\, and Sophia Jani. Drawing from the album and its themes\, Kim additionally created a 4-night performance and conversation series\, also titled “It Feels Like\,” as an Artist-in-Residence at WNYC’s The Greene Space. \nShe has also created music-theater work Murakami Music\, recorded an album of Fred Hersch’s rare concert music\, and gave a TEDx talk in 2017. Kim has been presented at The Kennedy Center\, Lincoln Center\, Asia Society Texas Center\, 92nd St Y\, and many more. \nKim holds a Master of Music degree from the Manhattan School of Music. She currently serves on the Board of Trustees for New York Foundation for the Arts and is co-founder of bespoken\, a mentorship program for female-identifying and non-binary musicians. Her teachers past and present include Elena Arseniev\, Anthony de Mare\, and Rosemary Caviglia. \nPATTERSON SUTTON DUO  \nPraised by BBC Music Magazine for their “beguiling” sound and by The Strad for their “wit and imagination”\, the Patterson/Sutton Duo bring the rich cello and guitar repertoire to audiences around the world. The Patterson/Sutton duo have been featured artists at the Guitar Foundation of America Convention and have an ongoing relationship with The Juilliard School as Juilliard Global Visiting Artists. \nThe Patterson/Sutton Duo’s two studio albums\, “Cold Dark Matter” and “Still Life: Collected Music for Cello and Guitar by Stephen Goss” were both released to critical acclaim and widespread international radio play. Composer and guitarist\, Dušan Bogdanović declared: “Everything [on Cold Dark Matter] is performed with excellence and sensitivity.” The Duo strives to push the boundaries of the repertoire by commissioning new music for cello and guitar from top composers. Their most recent commission\, “Still Life” by composer Steven Goss\, was nominated for an Ivor Novello Award\, the most prestigious prize for modern music in the United Kingdom. \nRecent concert appearances include the New York City Classical Guitar Society\, Cleveland International Classical Guitar Festival\, Florida Guitar Foundation\, Portland International Guitar Series\, Minnesota Guitar Society’s International Guitar Artist Series\, University of Colorado International Guitar Festival\, Knoxville Guitar Society\, Saigon Guitar Series in Vietnam\, Shanghai Conservatory in China\, Princeton Symphony Chamber Music Series\, Denver Friends of Chamber Music\, and the Strings Music Festival\, among others. Their research in the field of cello and guitar performance has culminated in lecture-recitals at the Dublin Guitar Symposium\, International Guitar Research Center Conference in the UK\, and the Guitar Foundation of America Convention. Soundboard magazine called their GFA engagement “a deeply inspiring performance”. \nThe Patterson/Sutton Duo are strong believers in the transformative power of educational outreach. Funded by the US State Department\, the duo held a guest-artist residency at the Afghanistan National Institute of Music in Kabul in 2014\, where they worked with the budding generation of Afghan musicians and gave a performance at the Canadian Embassy of Afghanistan. More recently\, The Juilliard School has sent the duo to Bratislava\, Budapest\, Dublin\, Hanoi\, Ho Chi Minh City and New York City as guest-artists to perform and teach at international schools as part of the Juilliard/Nord Anglia global intuitive. \nDr. Kimberly Patterson holds degrees from the Juilliard School\, the Cleveland Institute of Music and the University of Colorado at Boulder. She is currently Associate Professor of Cello at the University of Memphis. Dr. Patrick Sutton holds degrees from the University of Denver and the University of Colorado at Boulder. He is on the guitar faculty at the University of Memphis and Arkansas State University. The duo became husband and wife in June of 2017. \nArtina McCain\, piano \nDescribed as a pianist with “power and finesse”\, “beautiful and fiery” (KMFA Austin) and having a “sense of color\, balance and texture” (Austin Chamber Music Center) Artina McCain\, has a built a three-fold career as a performer\, educator and speaker. As a recitalist\, her credits include performances at Wigmore Hall and Barbican Centre in London\, Weill Hall at Carnegie and Merkin Hall in New York City and more. Other highlights include guest appearances with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra\, Memphis Symphony Orchestra and Fox Valley Symphony Orchestra. \nDedicated to promoting the works of Black and other underrepresented composers\, McCain curates Underrepresented Composers Concerts for multiple arts organizations. She is an American Prize winner for her solo piano recordings of these works and won a Gold Global Music Award for her recent album project Heritage. In 2021\, Hal Leonard published her transcriptions of Twenty-Four Traditional African American Folk Songs. In 2022\, she was the mistress of ceremony for the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. \nMcCain was a featured inspirational leader in the award-winning PBS documentary series Roadtrip Nation: Degree of Impact in an episode exploring the real-world impact of professionals with doctoral degrees in and outside of academia. \nMcCain’s performances have been heard on Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK)\, Germany’s WDR and television appearances including features on CSPAN for the MLK 50 Commemoration. McCain is a three-time Global Music Awards winner including collaborative projects I\, Too (Naxos)\, with soprano Icy Monroe\, focused on African American Spirituals and Art Songs and Shades\, a collaboration with her husband and duo partner Martin McCain. \nAfter not performing for 6 years while battling a performance injury\, she now enjoys a prolific concert career with more than 10 years of full injury recovery. She uses her recovery to serve as an advocate of musicians’ wellness–curating articles\, lectures\, and forums to educate teachers and students. Her article on performance injury and Muscle Activation Techniques was published in the Piano Magazine. McCain has presented on wellness and other topics at Universities and the Music Teachers National Association Conference and the National Conference of Keyboard Pedagogy. \nMcCain graduated cum laude from Southern Methodist University. She received her Master of Music from Cleveland Institute of Music and holds a doctoral degree from the University of Texas at Austin. Currently\, she is Associate Professor of Piano and Coordinator of the Keyboard Area at the Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music at the University of Memphis and Co-Founder/Director of the Memphis International Piano Festival and Competition. \nIn her spare time\, Artina enjoys boutique shopping\, traveling internationally and is an avid tea aficionado. \nArtina McCain is a Yamaha Artist.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/mahogany-chamber-music-series-music-for-the-soul/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Crosstown Arts Film Series presents AGUIRRE\, THE WRATH OF GOD
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents AGUIRRE\, THE WRATH OF GOD at Crosstown Theater. \nWerner Herzog / 1972 / 100 minutes / Not Rated  \nTickets: $5 at the door\nDoors at 6:30 p.m. | Films begin at 7:00 p.m. (sharp!) at Crosstown Theater \nIn the mid16th century\, after annihilating the Incan empire\, Pizarro leads his army of conquistadors over the Andes into the heart of the most savage environment on earth in search of the fabled City of Gold\, El Dorado. As the soldiers battle starvation\, the forces of nature\, and each other\, Don Lope de Aguirre (Klaus Kinski)\, “The Wrath of God\,” is consumed with visions of conquering all of South America and revolts\, leading his own army down a treacherous river on a doomed quest into oblivion. Featuring a seething\, controlled performance from Klaus Kinski\, this masterpiece from director Werner Herzog is an unforgettable portrait of madness and power. \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/crosstown-arts-film-series-presents-aguirre-the-wrath-of-god/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:“A Lifting of the Veil”: A Winter Solstice Celebration with The Pop Ritual\, and Corrina Repp
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents “A Lifting of the Veil”: A Winter Solstice Celebration with The Pop Ritual\, with Corrina Repp in the Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nWednesday\, December 21\, 2022\nDoors at 7 p.m. | Show at 7:30 p.m.\nTickets: $20 | $15 in advance \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nForming in Memphis\, Tennessee\, in the late summer of 2014\, The Pop Ritual employed an influence of Nine Inch Nails and Ministry’s industrial determination with the psyche-pop sensibilities of Massive Attack to release their first demo—Weak Species—in 2015. The next year was spent establishing live modes locally and on the road in tandem with writing 2017’s Perinde ac Cadaver—a 50-minute self-released endeavor to harness industrial aggression and ambient dynamics. \nAt the end of 2019\, the trio worked with Portuguese/Memphis label Thisco Records (home of such legendary artists as Jarboe and Merzbow) to release It Sheds Again—a 6-track dive into industrial psyche-punk that details evolution amid solipsistic self-destruction both socially and personally. The album has been reviewed as being an “industrial punk cataclysm” with a “rich and grandiose production” [Destroy//Exist 2020]. \nIn light of a canceled US tour\, The Pop Ritual spent the pandemic making progress in new material as well as re-interpretations of their previous works. 2022 includes a return to touring\, the release of new singles\, and a live retrospective in celebration of the Winter Solstice. \nThe Pop Ritual in their current form is Colin Wilson\, Scott Nivens\, and Michelle Karl with special guest Aaron Rude. \n  \nCorrina Repp \nCritically acclaimed guitarist and singer/songwriter Corrina Repp is has recently landed in Memphis from LA\, but she came up in Portland\, Oregon\, in the late ‘90s\, carving out a space as she developed her sound. (A sometime actress too\, she’s also known for a recurring role on Portlandia.) Her first two solo works\, now out of print\, came out at the tail end of that decade\, with four more released in the 2000s: I Take On Your Days (2001) and It’s Only the Future (2004) on Hush Records\, The Absent and the Distant (2006) and The Pattern of Electricity (2015) on Caldo Verde Records. In between those\, Corrina focused on the experimental indie rock band Tu Fawning\, exploring and honing her skills in a quartet setting. The latter half of the 2010s brought Corrina back into the solo world with her 2015 album. She followed that up in 2018 with How A Fantasy Will Kill Us All on Jealous Butcher Records\, also home to Island.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/a-lifting-of-the-veil-a-winter-solstice-celebration-with-the-pop-ritual-and-corrina-repp/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Season of Delight
DESCRIPTION:On the first three Fridays of December\, Crosstown Concourse and Crosstown Arts will present a series of festive\, holiday-themed music\, movies\, and more. \nThe Central Atrium\nFriday\, December 16\, 2022\n5-7 p.m. \nThe last event in the Season of Delight features live\, festive music in the Central Atrium\, free photos by Amurica photo booth\, and more!  \nDoors for the theater: 6:00 p.m.\nFilm starts in the theater: 6:30 p.m. – Gremlins (1984)
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/season-of-delight-3/
LOCATION:Central Atrium\, Crosstown Concourse\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Central Atrium
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SUMMARY:Kortland Whalum (SOLD OUT)
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Kortland Whalum in the Green Room. \nTHIS SHOW IS NOW SOLD OUT. \n\n\n\n\nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nThursday\, December 15\, 2022\nDoors at 7 p.m. | Show at 7:30 p.m.\nTickets: $30 | $25 in advance \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nKortland Whalum ushers in this Christmas season in the Green Room with some of his favorite holiday tunes\, classic covers\, and original material\, shared with dear friends and special musical guests. \nKortland Whalum is a singer-songwriter and actor whose talents span from music to the stage. Kortland could be seen in productions of The Wiz; AIDA; Raisin; and Porgy&Bess at the Hattiloo Theatre. In 2019\, Kortland traveled to Milan\, Italy where he performed the Fats Waller musical Ain’t Mis Behavin’. he originated the role of Dustin in the developmental production of May We All : A New Country Musical at Playhouse on the Square. At Theatre Memphis\, Kortland’s credits include CATS\, Hello\, Dolly!\, and most recently\, the lead role of Sky Masterson in Guys & Dolls. \nWith a sold-out show at The Green Room at Crosstown Arts in 2020\, Kortland is continuing to see and occupy 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/
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:Crosstown Arts Film Series presents LOSING GROUND
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents LOSING GROUND at Crosstown Theater. \nKathleen Collins / 1982 / 86 minutes / Not Rated  \nTickets: $5 at the door\nDoors at 6:30 p.m. | Films begin at 7:00 p.m. (sharp!) at Crosstown Theater \nThe inimitable Kathleen Collins’s second film tells the story of two remarkable people\, married and hurtling toward a crossroads in their lives: Sara Rogers\, a Black professor of philosophy\, is embarking on an intellectual quest just as her painter husband\, Victor\, sets off on an exploration of joy. Victor decides to rent a country house away from the city\, but the couple’s summer idyll becomes complicated by his involvement with a younger model. One of the very first fictional features by an African-American woman\, LOSING GROUND remains a stunning and powerful work of art for being a funny\, brilliant\, and personal member of indie cinema canon. \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/crosstown-arts-film-series-presents-losing-ground/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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SUMMARY:Season of Delight
DESCRIPTION:On the first three Fridays of December\, Crosstown Concourse and Crosstown Arts will present a series of festive\, holiday-themed music\, movies\, and more. \nThe Central Atrium\nFriday\, December 9\, 2022\n5-7 p.m. \nAs the Season of Delight at Crosstown Concourse continues\, there will be live\, festive music in the Central Atrium\, with photo ops with the Grinch\, free holiday-themed face-painting\, and more! \nDoors for the theater: 6:00 p.m.\nFilm starts in the theater: 6:30 p.m. – The Grinch (2018)
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/season-of-delight-2/
LOCATION:Central Atrium\, Crosstown Concourse\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Central Atrium
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SUMMARY:Back to the Light: Not Too Late Night Talk Show - Holiday Spectacular!
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Back to the Light: Not Too Late Night Talk Show – Holiday Spectacular! in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nThursday\, December 8\, 2022\nDoors at 7 p.m. | Show at 7:30 p.m.\nTickets: $20 | $15 in advance \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nJoin J.D. Reager for “Back to the Light: Not Too Late Night Talk Show – Holiday Spectacular!” featuring performances and conversations with special guests S p a c e r\, Mark Edgar Stuart\, Steve Selvidge\, Josh Shaw (Blvck Hippie)\, chef/comedian Joshua McLane\, and pro wrestler Trace Lee Hunt\, with Jason Pulley as the house band.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/back-to-the-light-hosted-by-j-d-reager/
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:Shoot & Splice: Annual Movie Trivia
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Theater\nTuesday\, December 6\, 2022\n7:00 p.m. \nThroughout the year\, Indie Memphis and Crosstown Arts bring cinematographers\, directors\, editors\, writers\, actors\, and technicians to Shoot & Splice\, the monthly filmmaking forum. \nCome help us celebrate the end of another fun year with the return of our annual Shoot & Splice Movie Trivia extravaganza! 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 and audio rounds! \nComplimentary drinks will be provided by Crosstown Arts. \n6:30 p.m. – Doors open \n7:00 p.m. – Trivia begins \nFREE TO ATTEND \nRULES \n– No more than four people per team \n– Five rounds with 10 questions per round \n– The top three teams will win prizes \nPRIZES \n1st Place: Each team member will receive a 2023 Indie Memphis Film Festival pass ($125 value) OR 50% off $250 VIP passes! \n2nd Place: Each team member receives 4 free individual tickets to the film(s) of their choice at the 2023 Indie Memphis Film Festival! \n3rd Place: Each team member receives 2 free individual tickets to the film(s) of their choice at the 2023 Indie Memphis Film Festival! \n \nShoot & Splice is a FREE filmmaker forum presented by Crosstown Arts and Indie Memphis\, featuring a wide variety of technical\, educational\, and unique topics of interest to the Memphis filmmaking community.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/shoot-splice-annual-movie-trivia/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221203T170000
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SUMMARY:Big Star’s 50th Anniversary of #1 Record
DESCRIPTION:Big Star’s 50th Anniversary of #1 Record presented by WYXR and MEMPHO Presents.\nCrosstown Theater\nSaturday\, December 3\n7-11 p.m.\nTickets: $65-$225 \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nOur neighbors at WYXR are hosting their first Raised By Sound Fest\, which caps off with a special performance and fundraising event. \nBig Star’s 50th Anniversary of #1 Record ​​features Jody Stephens (Big Star)\, Mike Mills (R.E.M.)\, Pat Sansone (Wilco) Jon Auer (The Posies) and Chris Stamey (The dB’s) plus special guest performances by Greg Cartwright (Reigning Sound) and Andrew VanWyngarden (MGMT) in Crosstown Theater.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/big-stars-50th-anniversary-of-1-record/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221202T163000
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SUMMARY:One Night Only: Mark Edgar Stuart + Blueshift Ensemble (SOLD OUT)
DESCRIPTION:The Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nFriday\, December 2\, 2022\nDoors 7 p.m. | Show 7:30 p.m.\nTickets: $20 | $15 in advance \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. Stuart’s acclaimed songwriting will be paired with all-new arrangements written by Jonathan Kirkscey\, for a one-of-a-kind performance featuring a string quartet\, flute\, clarinet\, oboe\, and upright bass. \nYou’ll have a tough time finding a more widely embraced modern singer-songwriter in Memphis – Mark Edgar Stuart’s enthusiasm about his adopted hometown and what it has to offer is magnetic\, and his songs will stick with you. Quick-witted\, empathetic\, and self-deprecating\, aloof but probably alert of the room tone\, Stuart’s complementary musicality and contagiously honest voice showcase a resilient and relaxed artist\, both sage and seasoned. 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.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/one-night-only-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:Crosstown Arts Resident Artists Open Studio Night
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts is proud to invite the Memphis community to visit the artist studios. Artists in residence will have their studios open on Friday\, December 2\, from 5 to 7 p.m. \nThis event is free and open to the public. \nBrittney Boyd Bullock explores the tension between searching and finding\, obsession and order\, and lightness and darkness through two- and three-dimensional forms. Contemplative and personal\, the process-driven works interrogate anxiety and wonder using materials in a new way\, forcing her to make meaning in the arbitrary jumble. \nBrittney’s work is a sensory dwelling that uses repetition\, color\, and story in ways that trigger joy and wonder. She uses ephemera and memorabilia to reimagine possibilities\, create new solutions\, and ask more questions. Making new contexts for old worlds makes them new again; these new versions of what already exists are how she understands the power of play\, existence\, world-building\, and the human experience. \nR Jason Rawlings is a filmmaker and visual artist residing and working in Memphis\, Tennessee. His work often revolves around the home and how our living spaces connect us to the world at large. The stories are born from a place\, evolve from there\, and are colored by the intricacies of the location. His most recent work\, Natives\, has been featured in both Indie Memphis and Oxford Film Festivals and awarded Best Director by the Mid-South Black Film Festival. He is a graduate of the University of Memphis film program. \nNelson Gutierrez is an artist exploring the constant struggle of individuals and some communities at large for a better life — resilience\, hope\, the search for common ground. His work is informed by personal and collective memories. It is composed of two- and three-dimensional pieces\, conceptual objects and installations that reflect current socio-political issues. Different materials are juxtaposed in a way that provides symbolic relevance to the topic being explored. Diverse mediums are used to express feelings of collective longing\, fear\, grief and hope. \nAngelo Madsen Minax is a filmmaker\, visual artist\, performer\, and educator. His projects consider how human intimacies are woven through personal and collective histories\, cultures\, and kinships. His recent film\, North By Current (2021)\, aired on season 34 of POV (PBS)\, was a New York Times Critics Pick\, and has been called “A beautiful\, complex wonder of a film\,” by Rolling Stone. Madsen is currently a Guggenheim Fellow.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/crosstown-arts-resident-artists-open-studio-night/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts at Crosstown Concourse\, 1350 Concourse Avenue\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Residency
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SUMMARY:Season of Delight
DESCRIPTION:On the first three Fridays of December\, Crosstown Concourse and Crosstown Arts will present a series of festive\, holiday-themed music\, movies\, and more. \nThe Central Atrium\nFriday\, December 2\, 2022\n5-7 p.m. \nOn the first Friday in December\, from 5:00 to 7:00 pm\, Crosstown Concourse will host live\, festive music in the Central Atrium\, photo ops with Dino Claws\, free holiday-themed caricature portraits\, balloon art\, and more! The holiday atrium lights in the Central Atrium will turn on at 6:00 pm\, accompanied by a brass choir. And the Crosstown Arts artist in residence studios will be open. \nAtrium lights turn on: 6:00 p.m. with brass choir accompaniment\nDoors for the theater: 6:00 p.m.\nFilm starts in the theater: 6:30 p.m. – The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/season-of-delight/
LOCATION:Central Atrium\, Crosstown Concourse\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Central Atrium
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221201T163000
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SUMMARY:Star & Micey with Jeff Hulett (SOLD OUT)
DESCRIPTION:The Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nThursday\, December 1\, 2022\nDoors at 7 p.m. | Show at 7:30 p.m.\nTickets: $20 | $15 in advance \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nStar & Micey \nOne of Memphis’ most inventive and enduring bands. Formed in 2009\, Star and Micey has toured the US and Canada to play for a select crowd of die hard fans. Called “Tennessee’s Number One Band” by Paste Magazine in 2016 the group has continued to stay humble and live life on their terms. Having never broken up even once\, their relationship onstage is just as genuine offstage. \nLinktree : https://linktr.ee/starandmicey \nJeff Hulett \nFrom the outside\, Jeff Hulett might seem like a late-blooming guitarist and songwriter. But if you ask any of his fellow musicians they’ll tell you he was writing songs and playing music long before he put pen to paper or strummed a chord. \nIn fact\, his first love was not guitar\, but drums. He bought his first kit\, a used Maxx kit at a consignment store in ’96 after watching Fascist Frank & the German Brigade perform at the historic Antenna Club. A memorable Christmas indeed. \nHis sick beats landed him in the band Snowglobe. Over his many years with this Memphis-based institution\, Hulett regularly contributed melodies\, lyrics\, and arrangements to many of the tunes in their prolific cannon. You can even hear a few of his originals in their discography. \nDuring his long tenure with Snowglobe\, Hulett continued to hone his own voice and develop his own creative projects. He began playing guitar more\, and writing his own lyrics. This dedication and passion led to his collaboration with Leah Keys in the band Me & Leah. They released an eponymous and beautiful CD in 2016 featuring nine original folk tunes. Then in 2019\, Me & Leah added Jonathan Schallert to the mix to record and partially release a digital copy of their forthcoming 7 inch Most of Your Life. Both albums were engineered by accomplished mainstays Toby Vest and Pete Mathews of High/Low and Andrew McCalla\, respectively. \nBut it was when the pandemic struck that Hulett really hit his stride as a songwriter. All alone and with nowhere to go\, using an old version of Garageband\, he started creating original tracks and collaborating with more and more musicians\, writers\, and other creators. He was one of the first artists in Memphis—or even the world—to give a voice to our collective feelings when he released his album Safe @ Home with Jacob Church early in the pandemic. That record—a seven-song exploration of the new normal we were all just beginning to live—resonated around the globe. It even landed a spot on The English Show\, a weekly podcast out of Basel\, Switzerland. \nThen\, after going on to release two solo albums on Small Batch Records\, Hulett reconnected with old friends Melissa Goodwin and Adam Poor. They formed the band Restless Townies. Their first album\, Miles Away\, released in April 2021\, and the trio has a new full length album on the way. In this outfit\, all players write and contribute to each other’s songs. \nHe’s also formed his own solo band with Jacob Church\, Jonathan Schallert\, Adam Poor\, and Lehman Sammons. They recorded a 45 at Sun Studios in June which will be out in early 2022. Both songs are further explorations into the storytelling style Hulett continues to live into. \nAs you can see\, Hulett has an endless well of positive energy and creative spirit. He continues to foster his many ongoing collaborations\, but always seems to have more soul in the tank for new projects with new people. \nFor more information\, visit smallbatchrecords.bandcamp.com. You can also follow him at dad_onarrival on Instagram\, JeffHulettMusic on Facebook\, and Jeff Hulett on Twitter. To hear more about his latest albums including some unreleased material\, and previous releases\, check him out on the Shangri-La Records Podcast.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/star-micey-with-jeff-hulett/
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:Crosstown Arts Film Series presents ’ROUND MIDNIGHT
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents ’ROUND MIDNIGHT at Crosstown Theater. \nBertrand Tavernier / 1986 / 133 minutes / Rated R\nTickets: $5 at the door\nDoors at 6:30 p.m. | Films begin at 7:00 p.m. (sharp!) at Crosstown Theater \n’ROUND MIDNIGHT is a love letter from director Bertrand Tavernier to the heyday of bebop and the Black American musicians who found refuge in the smoky underground jazz clubs of 1950s Paris. In a sui generis\, Oscar-nominated fusion of performer and character\, legendary saxophonist Dexter Gordon plays Dale Turner\, a brilliant New York jazz veteran whose music aches with beauty but whose personal life is ravaged by addiction. Searching for a fresh start in Paris\, Turner strikes up an unlikely friendship with a struggling single father and ardent jazz fan (François Cluzet) who finds his life transformed as he attempts to help the self-destructive musician. Herbie Hancock’s evocative\, Oscar-winning score sets the mood for this definitive jazz film\, a bittersweet opus that glows with lived-in\, soulful authenticity.  \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/crosstown-arts-film-series-presents-round-midnight/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221119T163000
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SUMMARY:The Equinox Frequency Wavelength Consortium
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents The Equinox Frequency Wavelength Consortium in the Green Room at Crosstown Arts. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nSaturday\, November 19\, 2022\nDoors 7PM | Concert 7:30PM\nTickets: $20 | $15 in advance \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nThe Equinox Frequency Wavelength Consortium\, featuring the music of James Equinox and David Collins. \nThe Equinox Frequency Wavelength Consortium is a revolving think tank of frequency wavelength explorers culled from various locales both regional and national. The Consortium will gather at the Green Room at Crosstown Arts complex to present interpretations of the music of local musician/composers James Equinox and David Collins\, two daring and original modern sound sculptures. The event promises to be a unique and intense journey into sound beyond the scope of perceived reality. \nKhari James Wynn is an American guitarist and recording artist from Memphis\, Tennessee. He is best known for his work in the jazz-rock genre as well as with American hip hop group\, Public Enemy. \nKhari Wynn was born in Boston\, Massachusetts\, son of acclaimed music critic/writer Ron Wynn. He was considered a musical prodigy and possessed and exhibited innate natural musical ability. As a child\, Wynn lived directly across the street from Willie Mitchell’s Royal Studios. At the age of fourteen he began to play electric guitar in the Memphis area for Dominion and Crashpattern in the metal genre\, and for St. Andrews AME Church in the gospel genre. Wynn entered the 1999 National Jimi Hendrix Competition at B.B. Kings in Memphis\, Tennessee\, and placed second with the song “Have You Ever Been To Electric Ladyland”. \nAt the age of eighteen\, Khari Wynn was employed by Carnival Cruise Lines as a staff musician. \nIn 2001 Wynn began recording and rehearsing with 7th Octave\, a group assembled by Professor Griff of Public Enemy. The following year\, Wynn wrote and recorded electric guitar tracks for Public Enemy’s Revolverlution. After four years of touring\, Wynn wrote and recorded again on Public Enemy’s album New Whirl Odorj and in 2007 on the album How You Sell Soul to a Soulless People Who Sold Their Soul? \nKhari Wynn established the jazz fusion band Solstice and released the debut album Exploration = Discovery independently in Memphis in 2004 with subsequent releases in 2005 and 2007. \nIn 2004\, Wynn toured alongside Stax recording artist\, Shirley Brown. \nAfter James Brown’s passing in late 2006\, Wynn was approached to play guitar on the James Brown Tribute Tour in 2007 which featured him alongside music legends Bootsy Collins and Clyde Stubblefield. He toured with the tribute band for much of 2007 and early 2008. \nIn 2007 Wynn began regularly performing as a bass player with saxophonist Hope Clayburn\, a musician who has been featured with such acts as Allman Brothers Band\, James Brown\, Gov’t Mule\, Maceo Parker\, Soulive\, DJ Logic\, and North Mississippi AllStars. \nStarting in 2008\, Khari Wynn was the working bass player with singer/songwriter Valerie June during the time she was featured on MTV’s $5 Cover\, a reality show created and produced by director Craig Brewer. \nWynn has also served since 2008 as a bass player for the Bluff City Backsliders\, led by Jason Freeman\, an artist with various credits including work performed on soundtrack of the film Black Snake Moan. \nIn 2011\, after a decade with the group\, Wynn became the Music Director for Public Enemy. \nDavid Collins is a Memphis based multi-instrumentalist\, composer\, and arranger. He has recorded music with artists such as Frog Squad\, Syrrup\, Rodrick Duran and the Big Sky band\, Talibah Safiya\, Agori Tribe\, The Burners\, Jareef Greene\, Jupiter Sky Fish and Neptune’s Army\, Misterioso Africano\, New Saturn Collective\, and more. In 2016\, Collins received a B.A. of music in Jazz and Studio Performance from the University of Memphis where he studied with Joe Restivo\, Tim Goodwin\, Jack Cooper\, and Sam Shoup. He took courses in arranging and played in big band\, jazz combos\, and percussion ensembles. He received multiple scholarships and played vibraphone and guitar in the premier jazz band. \nThe performers are: \nThe performers are: \nKhari Wynn\nDavid Collins\nAaron Phillips\nGerald Stephens\nJaime Davis\nHector Diaz
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/the-equinox-frequency-wavelength-consortium/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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