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  • Folk All Y’all: Pierce Pettis

    Crosstown Arts, The Green Room 1350 Concourse Ave., Suite 280, Memphis, TN, United States

    After a lifetime of crafting finely-wrought, heart-touching songs, singer-songwriter Pierce Pettis feels that he’s finally found his comfort zone. “The biggest change,” he says of this point in his career “has been getting over myself and realizing this is a job and a craft. And the purpose is not fame and fortune (whatever that is) but simply doing good work.” 

  • Shoot & Splice: Documentary Filmmaking with Robert Gordon

    Crosstown Arts, The Green Room 1350 Concourse Ave., Suite 280, Memphis, TN, United States

    Indie Memphis & Crosstown Arts are excited to welcome filmmaker and author Robert Gordon for a conversation on documentary filmmaking. Mr. Gordon (BEST OF ENEMIES, RESPECT YOURSELF) will discuss various facets of documentary filmmaking, from the creative like crafting a compelling story to the practicalities of distribution and deals. This event provides a great opportunity to learn from an experienced professional in documentary filmmaking. The conversation will be moderated by filmmaker Molly Wexler.
    Emmy and Grammy Award winning writer Robert Gordon is the author of 6 books, and producer/director of 8 feature documentaries. He has focused on the American south—its music, art, and politics—to create an insider’s portrait of his home that is both nuanced and ribald.

  • The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents BREAKIN’

    Crosstown Theater 1350 Concourse Ave., Memphis, TN, United States

    Kelly (Lucinda Dickey) is a classically trained jazz dancer who’s tired of warding off her amorous teacher and hungry for a new outlet. When she befriends street dancers Ozone (Adolfo “Shabba-Doo” Quinones) and Turbo (Michael “Boogaloo Shrimp” Chambers), She’s blown away by their unique and original moves. She soon volunteers to help them defeat a rival group of street dances, learning break-dancing skills along the way and sharing some moves of her own.

  • Auteur: Music Inspired by the Films of Wes Anderson

    Crosstown Arts, The Green Room 1350 Concourse Ave., Suite 280, Memphis, TN, United States

    Amanda Gardier performs original compositions inspired by the distinct imagery and characters of one of the most famous auteurs in film, Wes Anderson.

  • The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents RETURN TO REASON: THE SHORT FILMS OF MAN RAY

    Crosstown Theater 1350 Concourse Ave., Memphis, TN, United States

    The four films Man Ray directed between 1923 and 1929, Le Retour à la raison, Emak-Bakia, L'Étoile de mer and Les Mystères du Château du Dé represent a high watermark of early European avant-garde cinema, a seminal nexus of experimental technique, surrealist narrative, and playful abstraction as suffused with dark eroticism.

  • The PRVLG

    Crosstown Arts, The Green Room 1350 Concourse Ave., Suite 280, Memphis, TN, United States

    Memphis-born artist-and-producer duo The PRVLG have been simmered in soul from the birthplace of rock and roll. Over years of playing together, the pair of performers/songwriters has crafted a sound that is radically authentic, vintage but modern.

  • The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents MADE IN ENGLAND

    Crosstown Theater 1350 Concourse Ave., Memphis, TN, United States

    Martin Scorsese first encountered the films of Powell and Pressburger when he was a child, sitting in front of the family TV. When their famous logo came up on screen, Scorsese says, “You knew you were in for fantasy, wonder, magic - real film magic.” Now, in this documentary, he tells the story of his lifelong love-affair with their movies, including The Life and Death Of Colonel Blimp, Black Narcissus, The Red Shoes and The Tales of Hoffmann.

  • Reba Russell Band and Special Guest Brittany Russell

    Crosstown Arts, The Green Room 1350 Concourse Ave., Suite 280, Memphis, TN, United States

    Reba Russell is a name synonymous with the Memphis Music scene. Beginning in the early 1980s (with bands Visions, Portrait, and Reba and the Portables) and now currently fronting the Reba Russell Band, Reba has covered most bases in the music industry including touring throughout the United States and Europe and releasing 8 albums independently.

  • Marcus Scott

    Crosstown Arts presents Marcus Scott in The Green Room. The Green Room at Crosstown Arts Saturday, August 31, 2024 Doors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm Tickets: $25 PURCHASE TICKETS HERE ELECTRIFYING. SOULFUL. COMPELLING. These three words exemplify the sound of “Memphis Soul Man” Marcus Scott. Born and raised in Memphis, […]

  • The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents THE RED SHOES

    Crosstown Theater 1350 Concourse Ave., Memphis, TN, United States

    This Powell And Pressburger classic is widely considered to be one of the greatest films ever made and winner of two Oscars. It focuses on Vicky, a young ballerina starring in a ballet The Red Shoes. Like her character in the ballet, she is irresistibly drawn to dancing. Her life becomes split between her simple human passion and artistic devotion to her profession. The film contains ballet sequences of stylistic mastery, and is visually one of the most innovative and beautiful works of cinema ever created.