Crosstown Arts

Workshop: So You Don't Like New Music ...
2018-06-16 09:00 - 10:00 (America/Chicago) | Crosstown Arts, East Atrium, 1350 Concourse Ave., Suite 280, Memphis, TN, United States
ICEBERG New Music composer Derek Cooper will lead a workshop called “So You Don’t Like New Music … A Suggestive Way to Listen to Contemporary Classical Music.”
Free
ICEBERG New Music is a New York City-based collective of composers who will be spending a week in Memphis working with Blueshift musicians to put on a performance of their compositions on Thursday, June 14, 7 pm. Sponsored in part by Amro Music.

About ICEBERG New Music:
Founded by composer Alex Burtzos in 2016, ICEBERG new music is a collective of ten young composers based in New York City. The mission of the organization is to promote the idea that substance – not surface – is the heart of music creation and perception. We live in an era where dogma is out of place; composers can, and should, draw from an unprecedentedly broad array of influences in their work – including popular music, avant-garde techniques, and everything in between. The ten ICEBERG composers hail from different schools and cultivate radically different sounds, but their contrasting musical languages belie shared emphasis on structure and depth of meaning. When these artists compose for the same ensemble and present their works during a joint concert, the result is a glimpse into the ever-widening possibilities of art music in the twenty-first century. ICEBERG is committed to radical stylistic inclusiveness, excellence of craft, dialogue with the audience, and a modernization of the concert-going experience.

About Blueshift Ensemble:
Blueshift 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 featuring local musicians, visual artists, and composers.

Memphis Concrete
2018-06-21 - 2018-06-24 | Crosstown Arts East Atrium, 1350 Concourse Avenue, Memphis, TN, United States
Experimental electronic music festival featuring IMAKEMADBEATS, Circuit des Yeux, Negative Gemini, Gel Set, and many more.
Tickets are $15 a day or $40 for a weekend pass. Tickets are available here.
All performances will take place at Crosstown Arts inside Crosstown Concourse.

Full schedule:
Friday 6/22
Listening Room
5:00-5:30 Noiserpuss
5:40-6:10 M. Geddes Gengras
6:20-6:50 Cloudland Canyon
7:00-7:45 Mike Honeycutt
7:55-8:40 IMAKEMADBEATS
9:00-10:00 Circuit des Yeux
Atrium
5:10-5:40 signalsundertests
5:50-6:20 Kristina Warren
6:30-7:00 Mike Doughty
7:15-9:15 The Legend of Hell House (movie with live score)
Saturday 6/23
Listening Room
4:00-4:30 STARFIGHTER YELLOW SUPEROVERDRIVE
4:40-5:10 The Pop Ritual
5:20-5:50 Leslie Deere
6:00-6:30 Aesthetic Barrier
6:40-7:10 Tavishi
7:20-8:05 George Clanton
8:15-9:00 Gel Set
9:15-10:00 Negative Gemini

Atrium
4:10-4:40 A Minor Motion Picture
4:50-5:20 Andrew Raffo Dewar
5:30-6:00 Freak Effect
6:10-6:55 Sci Fi Industries
7:15-9:15 The Day the Earth Stood Still (movie with live score)
Sunday 6/24
Listening Room
3:00-3:30 Disco Volante
3:40-4:10 Alyssa Moore
4:20-4:50 Spookstina
5:00-5:30 ???
5:40-6:25 LInda Heck
6:35-7:20 Optic Sink
7:35-8:20 Alex Zhang Hungtai
8:30-9:00 Pharmakon
Atrium
3:10-3:40 Avery Vaughn
3:50-4:20 Jack the Giant Killer
4:30-5:00 The E.G.G.G.
5:30-8:30 Woman in the Moon (movie with live score)

Por Vida
2018-06-22 12:00 - 17:30 | TN
Mala Leche presents Por Vida, a pop-up shop and graphic design showcase with live music.
Showcase – 5-10:30 pm
Live music by Emune, Hollow Sol, and Lo Profile – 7-10:30 pm
Organized by the artists
Free admission

Resident Artist Pecha Kucha
2018-06-27 13:00 - 15:00 | Crosstown Arts East Atrium, 1350 Concourse Avenue, Memphis, TN, United States
Crosstown Arts resident artists will deliver talks in the Pecha Kucha format.
The key to Pecha Kucha is the 20×20 format: all presenters show 20 slides for 20 seconds each, making each presentation concise and dynamic. If you’re wondering what “Pecha Kucha” means, it draws its name from the Japanese term for the sound of “chit chat.”
Pecha Kucha Nights began in Tokyo as an opportunity for artists, designers and architects to show samples of their work through a concise, timed presentation in a relaxed community setting. Over the past 10 years, these events have expanded to hundreds of cities across the globe, and often include a variety of community members sharing a wide array of interesting (and sometimes hilarious) topics.

Presenting Artists:
Caroline Keys
Alex Joins
Lester Merriweather
Lauren Ross
Sarah Ledbetter
Toya & Reuben Levi
Rosemary Warren
Melanie Bernier
Paul Taylor

Open Crit
2018-07-10 13:00 - 15:00 | TN
Facilitator: Janaye Brown
Presenting artists:
– Meredith Wilson
– Tony Mitchell
– Carrol McTyer
– Miquelle Clements

Crosstown Arts’ Open Crit series is a monthly critique event where visual artists are invited to bring new and/or in-progress studio work for critical feedback and group discussion particular to each artist’s practice.
A dedicated facilitator with experience in a group critique setting will guide discussion for each critique event, which will include up to 4 artists’ work, with 15-25 minutes devoted to the work of each.
All visual artists and anyone interested in joining the discussion are welcome to participate regardless of their level of expertise, prior professional art experience or background/education in fine art. Participation is free and open to the public. Input during the critiques from everyone in attendance is welcomed and encouraged.
No formal preparation is necessary for participating artists, who will have an opportunity to introduce and contextualize their work on view at the beginning of each critique. Participating artists are only asked to be open to (and interested in) considering reactions to their work by the group, which will always be done in a supportive, constructive and casual environment, but could at the same time be challenging.
Special thanks to Art Center for donating a $25 gift certificate for each participating artist.

To participate, artists can sign up here:
Open Crit Request form

Contact Mary Jo at maryjo@crosstownarts.org with any questions!
Artists are asked to bring no more than 8 individual pieces (in any medium). Maximum run time for time-based work(s) is 10 minutes.
Participating artists are encouraged to invite friends, peers and colleagues to the open crits, both to see their work in progress and to give constructive feedback.

Shoot & Splice — Score Composition: Won't You Be My Neighbor
2018-07-10 13:30 - 16:00 | Crosstown Arts East Atrium, 1350 Concourse Avenue, Memphis, TN, United States
Please join Indie Memphis & Crosstown Arts as we welcome film composer Jonathan Kirkscey, accompanied by a live chamber ensemble performing selections from his scores. Jonathan will discuss his experience and creative process working as a music composer for numerous films, including the recently released award-winning documentary on Fred Rogers, Won’t You Be My Neighbor.
Jonathan Kirkscey is a composer, producer, cellist, and guitarist who regularly performs with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra and Blueshift Ensemble, of which he is a founding member.
Jonathan recently scored the documentary Won’t You Be My Neighbor, a film about Fred Rogers which opened in theaters in June of 2018. He also scored Best of Enemies, directed by Morgan Neville (20 Feet From Stardom) and Robert Gordon, which premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. His score for Best of Enemies earned him the International Documentary Association’s award for best original music in a documentary feature.
Jonathan also composed music for several Netflix original documentary series, including “Chelsea Does” and “Abstract: The Art of Design.” His other feature scores include Mike McCarthy’s Cigarette Girl, the documentary 2 Million Minutes: The 21st Century Solution, Craig Brewer’s debut feature The Poor and Hungry, and Only Child from director Brian Pera.
Shoot & Splice is a monthly forum for filmmakers presented collaboratively by Crosstown Arts & Indie Memphis.
Doors at 6:30 pm | talk at 7 pm
Location: Crosstown Arts East Atrium in Crosstown Concourse (top of the red spiral stair)

MicroCinema Club
2018-07-11 13:00 | TN
Monthly short film screening series, presented by Indie Memphis & Crosstown Arts.

This month: Sundance Shorts
A selection of shorts from the Sundance Film Festival. There will be two screenings of this program — one beginning at 6 pm and another at 8 pm.
Admission is pay-what-you-can. Limited seating (arrive early to make sure you get a seat).

All-Ages Community Zine-Making Workshop
2018-07-14 08:00 - 11:00 | Crosstown Concourse, Central Atrium, 1350 Concourse Ave., Memphis, TN
Learn about the origin of zines and how to make your very own. We will provide all of the basic supplies you’ll need to get started. Just bring your ideas!
This workshop is free and open to the public.
Taught by Memphis artist Erica Qualy

If you wish, you can sell your zines at Memphis Zine Fest IV on Friday, July 20 from 4-7 pm on the Concourse Theater Stair. To request booth space, please fill out this form.

Resident Artist Pecha Kucha
2018-07-17 13:00 - 15:00 | Crosstown Arts East Atrium, 1350 Concourse Avenue, Memphis, TN, United States
Crosstown Arts resident artists will deliver talks in the Pecha Kucha format.
The key to Pecha Kucha is the 20×20 format: all presenters show 20 slides for 20 seconds each, making each presentation concise and dynamic. If you’re wondering what “Pecha Kucha” means, it draws its name from the Japanese term for the sound of “chit chat.”
Pecha Kucha Nights began in Tokyo as an opportunity for artists, designers and architects to show samples of their work through a concise, timed presentation in a relaxed community setting. Over the past 10 years, these events have expanded to hundreds of cities across the globe, and often include a variety of community members sharing a wide array of interesting (and sometimes hilarious) topics.

Presenting Artists:
Linda Gallagher
Ashley Roach-Freiman
Ondine Geary
Janaye Brown
Mike Calway-Fagen
Carrick Bell
Jeremiah Matthews
Joel Thompson
Aisha Raison
Kevin Brooks

Indie Memphis Nights
2018-07-18 14:00 - 16:00 | TN
Indie Memphis and Temple Israel present a screening of Heaven Is a Traffic Jam on the 405, the Academy Award winner for 2018 Documentary Short Subject.
This is a portrait of a brilliant 56-year-old artist who is represented by one of Los Angeles’ top galleries. Her body of raw, emotional work reveals a lifetime of extreme depression and anxiety.
The artist, Mindy Alper, has suffered through electro-shock therapy, multiple commitments to mental institutions, and a 10-year period without speech. Her only consistent means of communicating has been to channel her hyper self-awareness into drawings and sculpture of powerful psychological clarity.
Through an examination of her work, interviews, reenactments, the building of an eight-and-a-half-foot paper-mache bust of her beloved psychiatrist, we learn how she has emerged from a life of darkness and isolation to a life that includes love, trust, and laughter.
Indie Memphis Nights is presented by Orion FCU

Zine Fest IV
2018-07-20 11:00 - 14:00 | Crosstown Concourse, Big Stair, 1350 Concourse Ave., 2nd floor Central Atrium, Memphis, TN, 38104, United States
IT’S THAT TIME AGAAAIIIINNNNN!
Memphis Zine Fest is back and better than ever!
Join us on Friday July 20th from 4-7 pm for Zine Fest IV as we celebrate zines and zinesters in Memphis!
This is a FREE, ALL AGES event
This year’s fest will take place on the Crosstown Concourse Theater Stair (located on the second floor near Crosstown Arts).
Vendor list (as of July 18):
Pink Lotus Press
Bryan Rollins
Walls Divide Press
Kaptain Viciorious
Flamingo Hours Gallery
Ariella Gibson
Camp Stax
Zine Scene
Black Pot Mojo
Otherwise Known as Kennie the Great
The Memphis Challenge, Inc.
Jellyzines
The Spoken Regions Of Zines

VENDORS WANTED!
Vendor booth space is free but limited and available on a first-come/first-served basis.
Please fill out the form below to reserve your spot.
Zine Fest Vendor Request Form

After we reach capacity, you will be added to a waiting list. We will contact you if there are any cancellations.
If you have any questions please feel free to reach out to Zine Fest curator Erica Qualy (ericaqualy@gmail.com) and/or Mary Jo Karimnia of Crosstown Arts (maryjo@crosstownarts.org)

Voices Up! Open Mic
2018-07-20 13:30 - 15:30 | Crosstown Concourse, Big Stair, 1350 Concourse Ave., 2nd floor Central Atrium, Memphis, TN, 38104, United States
Sign up to perform original spoken word about whatever subject you choose. Or simply come and enjoy.
Zine Fest is also happening from 4-7 pm on the Theater Stair. Come early and browse the work of zine vendors from across the city.
Hosted by Allahrah Muhammed and Crosstown Arts
Twenty spots available for poets. To sign up, email jazmin@crosstownarts.org. Please list “Voices Up!” in the subject line of your email, plus your name, age, and the title of the spoken word piece that you will perform. In the event that all 20 spots do not fill up, open sign-ups are welcome before event begins.
The guidelines:
Subject matter can pertain to anything.
Performers must be 13 and up.
Each performance has a 3-minute limit.
Individual and group sign-ups are welcome. One group counts as one sign-up.
This event is not a competitive slam, simply an open mic.
The first 20 individuals/groups to email jazmin@crosstownarts.org will be listed in the line-up. Ten spots are reserved for teens. A waiting list will be kept in case performers cancel.
Remember that kids will be present. Chose your (strong) words and subjects wisely.

Girl Power Project: The Return
2018-07-20 14:00 - 16:00 | TN
Performances by Jazz, Poetic Flow, Queen Diamond, Ken Ken, Woman Ish, Ashley Banx, Lia Bei, Quiet Storm, Poyatree, Madame Fraankie, Teety Blue, Ashley Ave, Azizah Bashirah, Trina Machelle, Mydes, and DJ Siphne Aaye & the Ladies Edition Band.
$10 admission | Percentage of proceeds will be donated to Memphis Artists for Change.
Presented by CLE Events

SOLD OUT - The Music of Nancy Wilson
2018-07-21 13:30 - 16:00 | Crosstown Arts, East Atrium, 1350 Concourse Ave., Suite 280, Memphis, TN, United States
Ticket sales for the Music of Nancy Wilson have sold out. Please check back next month for details on our next Crosstown Jazz Series concert.
Doors at 6:30 pm | show at 7 pm
Jazz tribute to Grammy-winning jazz songstress Nancy Wilson featuring D’Monet (vocalist), Darryl Sanford (piano), Carl Casperson (acoustic bass), Jonathan Bass (guitar), Mike Assad (drums).
The Crosstown Jazz Series, presented by Strictly Jazz Entertainment in collaboration with Crosstown Arts, is designed to salute classic jazz music as contemporary musicians perform the work of the legends.
Nancy Wilson (born February 20, 1937) is an American singer with more than seventy albums, and three Grammy Awards.

About D’Monet:
How an artist starts a journey can say a lot about their destination; belting out melodies from the womb is a divine beginning. The classically trained voice known as D’Monet cannot be defined as a Jazz, Rhythm and Blues, or Pop singer … but she has redefined the meaning of the traditional soul artist.
D’Monet allows you to travel on contorted twists of loves’ successes and failures, all while exercising her massive vocal prowess. Nurturing her vocal gifts from the tender age of 4, along with developing her ear for the piano by 7, she now is a seasoned veteran.
D’Monet has shared her soul from New York to Los Angeles, but it’s only natural she makes Memphis, Tennessee the home of her “Futuristic Soul.” As D’Monet inspires those within her artistic circle, she soaks inspiration from classic triple threat artists, such as Anita Baker, Oleta Adams, Celine Dion, Luther Vandross, Stevie Wonder and Rachelle Ferrell.
D’Monet has a gift for building bridges between a song and her audience, crossing cultural and musical genres. This elegant songstress approaches each note with a sophisticated passion, which leaves the listener addicted and wanting more. D’Monet’s recordings can only be matched by her live performances in various venues around Memphis, TN. She has been featured on numerous stages and sets, and her sound has allowed her to branch out across several genres.
She was honored to perform as the special guest for Black Enterprise’s Women of Power Summit in 2012. Having shared the stage with Soul Crooner Eric Roberson, and also having a brief stint as a background singer for Blackstreet’s Dave Hollister, D’Monet has become a musical mainstay, particularly in the city of Memphis. In 2011, D’Monet was featured on Markevius Faulkner‘s hit single “Day One,” which received major radio airplay on WHAL-FM’S 95.7 Hallelujah FM. In the wake of “Day One”’s success, D’Monet released her debut single, “Oooh Baby (Got Your Back).” Her quest to continue along her musical journey is just beginning.

About Strictly Jazz Entertainment:
Strictly Jazz Entertainment is committed to cultivating a growing community in the knowledge and appreciation of jazz. We facilitate 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. We provide 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.

Number: Presents Art of the South 2018
2018-07-26 - 2018-09-02 | Crosstown Arts Galleries, 1350 Concourse Ave., Suite 280, Memphis, TN, 38104, United States
The fifth annual Art of the South exhibition, presented by Number:, is open to all artists 18 and older working in any media residing in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, and Washington DC.
The exhibition will be juried by Brian Jobe, artist, educator, independent curator, and non-profit co-director of Locate Arts based in Nashville, TN.

Featured artists:
Richard Armendariz
April Bachtel
Bridget Bailey
Leticia Bajuyo
Omari Booker
Mark Brosseau
Jason S. Brown
Richie Budd
Nancy Cheairs
Paul Collins
Sage Dawson
Dawn Dickins
Kimberly Dummons
Samuel Dunson
Natalie Eddings
Brian Edmonds
Beth Edwards
Virginia Fleck
Lynne Ghenov
Michael Giles
Buster Graybill Flyswatter
Georganna Greene
Virginia Griswold
Andy Harding
Katie Hargrave
Natalie Harrison
Anne Herbert
Chintia Kirana
Paula Kovarik
Silvan Laan
Tad Lauritzen Wright
Katie Maish
Elysia Mann
T. Michael Martin
Alex McClurg
Erica Mendoza
Averell Mondie & Terri Phillips
Jeffrey Morton
Joe Nolan
Meredith Olinger
Clay Palmer
Christen Parker
Nick Peña
Giang Pham
Nate Renner
Nikii Richey
Zach Searcy
Ryan Steed
Jason Stout
Hills Snyder
Chris Boyd Taylor
Augusta Toppins
Natalie Tyree
Mary VanGieson
Jonathan Whitfill
A.C. Wilson
Tom Wixo
Jessica Wohl

Biography of the Juror
Brian Russell Jobe (American, b. 1981) is an artist, educator, independent curator, and
non-profit co-director based in Nashville, TN.
In 2015, Brian and Carolyn Jobe founded Locate Arts, an organization that connects
and promotes contemporary visual art in Tennessee. Presently, he is the Co-Executive
Director of Locate Arts + Seed Space. He also teaches art courses at Lipscomb
University.
Jobe’s studio practice is focused on sculpture, installation, and public art. His solo
exhibitions/ projects have been on view at venues such as Mixed Greens Gallery (New
York, NY), Blue Star Contemporary Art Museum (San Antonio, TX), the University of
Wyoming (Laramie, WY), the University of Tennessee College of Architecture + Design
(Knoxville, TN), and the McNay Art Museum (San Antonio, TX).
Born in Houston, Texas and raised in Memphis, Tennessee, Jobe received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Tennessee in 2004 and Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Texas at San Antonio in 2006. After living in Brooklyn, NY for a time, he relocated with his wife, painter Carolyn Jobe, to Tennessee.

Frances Berry & Jenny Fine: Tunnel Vision
2018-07-26 - 2018-09-02 | Crosstown Arts, East Gallery, Crosstown Concourse, 1350 Concourse Ave., Memphis, TN, 38104, United States
A collaborative installation by Frances Berry and Jenny Fine
On view through September 2
Opening reception: Friday, July 27, 7-9 pm

Implementing time as material, artists Frances Berry and Jenny Fine join forces to create TUNNEL VISION, a collaborative installation that explores the family photographic archive and the space of memory.
Combining the historical form of the tunnel card with overlapping projections of still and moving imagery culled from the artists’ family archives, TUNNEL VISION invites the viewer to become a part of this colliding Southern mind-scape.

Opening Reception for Art of the South 2018
2018-07-27 14:00 - 16:00 | Crosstown Arts Galleries, 1350 Concourse Ave., Suite 280, Memphis, TN, 38104, United States
Opening reception for the fifth annual Art of the South exhibition, presented by Number: Featuring work by artists from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, and Washington DC.
The exhibition is juried by Brian Jobe, artist, educator, independent curator, and non-profit co-director of Locate Arts based in Nashville, TN.
Featured artists:
Richard Armendariz
April Bachtel
Bridget Bailey
Leticia Bajuyo
Omari Booker
Mark Brosseau
Jason S. Brown
Richie Budd
Nancy Cheairs
Paul Collins
Sage Dawson
Dawn Dickins
Kimberly Dummons
Samuel Dunson
Natalie Eddings
Brian Edmonds
Beth Edwards
Virginia Fleck
Lynne Ghenov
Michael Giles
Buster Graybill Flyswatter
Georganna Greene
Virginia Griswold
Andy Harding
Katie Hargrave
Natalie Harrison
Anne Herbert
Chintia Kirana
Paula Kovarik
Silvan Laan
Tad Lauritzen Wright
Katie Maish
Elysia Mann
T. Michael Martin
Alex McClurg
Erica Mendoza
Averell Mondie & Terri Phillips
Jeffrey Morton
Joe Nolan
Meredith Olinger
Clay Palmer
Christen Parker
Nick Peña
Giang Pham
Nate Renner
Nikii Richey
Zach Searcy
Ryan Steed
Jason Stout
Hills Snyder
Chris Boyd Taylor
Augusta Toppins
Natalie Tyree
Mary VanGieson
Jonathan Whitfill
A.C. Wilson
Tom Wixo
Jessica Wohl

Frances Berry & Jenny Fine: Tunnel Vision — Opening Reception
2018-07-27 14:00 - 16:00 | Crosstown Arts, East Gallery, Crosstown Concourse, 1350 Concourse Ave., Memphis, TN, 38104, United States
Opening reception for Tunnel Vision, a collaborative installation by Frances Berry and Jenny Fine
On view through September 2

Implementing time as material, artists Frances Berry and Jenny Fine join forces to create TUNNEL VISION, a collaborative installation that explores the family photographic archive and the space of memory.
Combining the historical form of the tunnel card with overlapping projections of still and moving imagery culled from the artists’ family archives, TUNNEL VISION invites the viewer to become a part of this colliding Southern mind-scape.

International Memphis Music & Arts Showcase
2018-07-31 13:00 - 16:00 | TN
Join us for the official launch of the International Memphis website. Admission is free and we will be celebrating the diverse array of international culture and art in Memphis. There will be performances throughout the evening as well as visual art on display.
Sponsored by the Kresge Foundation and Salzberg Global Seminar

MicroCinema Club
2018-08-01 13:30 - 16:00 | TN
Monthly short film screening series, presented by Indie Memphis & Crosstown Arts.
This month: FilmFatales Shorts
Join us for a selection of short films presented by Indie Memphis and Film Fatales, highlighting underrepresented voices including content by and about women of color and the LGBTQ community.
Full film line-up here.
Doors at 6:30 pm | Screening at 7 pm.
Admission is pay-what-you-can.

Odidi
2018-08-02 14:00 - 16:00 | TN
An exhibition and performance by Nubia Yasin, Jas Marie, and Osarugue Otebele
As the story goes, women are ribs — parts of a whole, a sacrifice of part of man, who had to give some slice of his body for a woman to be born. Odidi, meaning whole, challenges that idea.
Odidi is a performance and exhibition by Nubia Yasin, Jas Marie, and Osarugue Otebele. Through a series of poems, these three women invite you into a different kind of Eden, one where Eve’s parts are hers and hers alone. One where she eats because the Lord would have it so. One where there are no snakes, only vines, from which the fruit grows ripe with waiting.
Exhibition at 7 pm | Performance at 8 pm

The City of Tomorrow
2018-08-02 14:00 - 16:00 | Crosstown Concourse, Central Atrium, 1350 Concourse Ave., Memphis, TN
Performance by the woodwind quintet, City of Tomorrow
Free
Doors at 7 pm | Performance at 7:30 pm
About City of Tomorrow:
The City of Tomorrow is a woodwind quintet with a fearless aesthetic and a commitment to 21st-century music. Gold medalists of the 2011 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, the ensemble has been presented in New York at the DiMenna Center, Trinity Wall Street, Spectrum, and at INTER/SECT, co-presented by Bryant Park and Chamber Music America.
Their U.S. tours have included prestigious festivals and series, including 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 also been supported by residencies at the Banff Center for Arts & Creativity and the Avaloch Farm Music Institute. Their 2018-19 season includes residencies at Tufts University in Boston and the Vermont College of Fine Art.
In 2015, the quintet began exploring physical movement and spatial relationships in their concert programming. Championing 20th and 21st-century works by Harrison Birtwistle, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Julia Wolfe, and others, the quintet uses lighting and choreography to create a seamless and immersive musical experience.
From 2012 to 2014, the quintet was engaged in a musical exploration of climate change, which culminated in the commissioning of major new works from composers Hannah Lash, Nat Evans, and John Aylward. The City of Tomorrow’s first album, Nature, released on PARMA/Ravello in 2014, further wrestled with questions of human involvement in the natural world. Exploration of these natural themes resulted in a new work from Hannah Lash, Leander and Hero, which was supported by a 2014 Chamber Music America Classical Commissioning Grant.
The City of Tomorrow’s members are in demand as new music specialists, curators, collaborators, and teachers. As an ensemble, they have recently given residencies 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, ICE, and Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
Elise Blatchford / Flute
Stuart Breczinski / Oboe
Rane Moore / Clarinet
Nanci Belmont / Bassoon
Leander Star / Horn

Austin Blue
2018-08-03 13:00 - 16:00 | TN
Art show and music video release
Organized by the artist

Babu Press Presents Marvin and the Marvelous Map
2018-08-04 06:00 - 07:00 | Crosstown Concourse, Central Atrium, 1350 Concourse Ave., Memphis, TN
Babu Press and Memphis Symphony Orchestra principal oboist Joseph Salvallagio present this fun and educational event, perfect for the whole family.
Come enjoy an original children’s story featuring audience participation and musical accompaniment by MSO musicians Joseph Salvallagio (oboe), Mark Wallace (cello), and Jenny Davis (flute). While kids enjoy the concert, parents can enjoy French Truck Coffee’s 2-for-1 Saturday mimosa special and coffee with breakfast.
There will also be a fun craft component for everyone after the performance! Free and open to the public. Presented in partnership with French Truck Coffee.

Mt. & Valley
2018-08-04 14:00 - 17:00 | TN
Join local singer/songwriter Josh Waddell as he celebrates three years of making music in Memphis.
You will hear the stories behind his original music as well as experience his soothing Americana style in an intimate, inviting space. This will be a unique event, as Waddell will share future plans and introduce a new collaboration effort: MT & VALLEY.
Opening performance by Arkansas native Katie Ferron.
Tickets are $10

Resident Artist Pecha Kucha
2018-08-06 13:00 - 15:00 | Crosstown Arts East Atrium, 1350 Concourse Avenue, Memphis, TN, United States
Crosstown Arts resident artists will deliver talks in the Pecha Kucha format.
The key to Pecha Kucha is the 20×20 format: all presenters show 20 slides for 20 seconds each, making each presentation concise and dynamic. If you’re wondering what “Pecha Kucha” means, it draws its name from the Japanese term for the sound of “chit chat.”
Pecha Kucha Nights began in Tokyo as an opportunity for artists, designers and architects to show samples of their work through a concise, timed presentation in a relaxed community setting. Over the past 10 years, these events have expanded to hundreds of cities across the globe, and often include a variety of community members sharing a wide array of interesting (and sometimes hilarious) topics.

Presenting Artists:
Chris Kardambikis
Olanyiyi Akindina
Brent Fogt
Xavier Neal-Burgin
Christopher Kojzar
Stephanie Mercedes
Carrol McTyre
Ify
Asuka Gato
Beth Krebs

Shoot & Splice: Filmmaking Within Your Means
2018-08-07 13:30 - 16:00 | Crosstown Arts East Atrium, 1350 Concourse Avenue, Memphis, TN, United States
Presented by Mark Jones
Join prolific Memphis filmmaker Mark Jones as he presents his workshop and discussion, “Filmmaking Within Your Means.” Mark will share his writing and filmmaking ethos, including writing for realistic and simple locations and minimizing the amount of speaking roles. But most importantly, this workshop will help teach you how to embrace your supposed creative limitations to make a wholly unique and original film.
Mark Jones lives in Memphis, Tennessee, with his partner. He has made three feature films, “Tennessee Queer,” “Fraternity Massacre At Hell Island,” “Eli Parker Is Getting Married?,” and one web soap opera, “On The Edge of Happiness.” Mark worked at WKNO-TV, the Memphis PBS station, for several years both on the production crew and as an associate produce for a local roundtable discussion show. He now has a web talk show, “Memphis on the Mark,” where he interviews locals artists in the fields of film, music, and theatre. Mark’s short films (“Death$ in a $mall Town,” “Winding Brook,” “Henry,” & “Best Wedding Gift”) have screened at dozens of festivals around the country.
Reception at 6:30pm, discussion begins at 7pm. Free and open to the public. Complimentary beverages will be available. Presented by Indie Memphis in collaboration with Crosstown Arts.Crosstown Arts at Crosstown Concourse // East Atrium – L2 | 280 (above the red staircase)

Open Crit
2018-08-14 13:00 - 15:00 | TN
Facilitator: Melissa Farris

Presenting artists:

Kaleob Elkins

David E Johnson

Sara Moseley

Lance Layman

Crosstown Arts’ Open Crit series is a monthly critique event where visual artists are invited to bring new and/or in-progress studio work for critical feedback and group discussion particular to each artist’s practice.

A dedicated facilitator with experience in a group critique setting will guide discussion for each critique event, which will include up to 4 artists’ work, with 15-25 minutes devoted to the work of each.
All visual artists and anyone interested in joining the discussion are welcome to participate regardless of their level of expertise, prior professional art experience or background/education in fine art. Participation is free and open to the public. Input during the critiques from everyone in attendance is welcomed and encouraged.
No formal preparation is necessary for participating artists, who will have an opportunity to introduce and contextualize their work on view at the beginning of each critique. Participating artists are only asked to be open to (and interested in) considering reactions to their work by the group, which will always be done in a supportive, constructive and casual environment, but could at the same time be challenging.
Special thanks to Art Center for donating a $25 gift certificate for each participating artist.

To participate, artists can sign up here:
Open Crit Request form

Contact Mary Jo at maryjo@crosstownarts.org with any questions!
Artists are asked to bring no more than 8 individual pieces (in any medium). Maximum run time for time-based work(s) is 10 minutes.
Participating artists are encouraged to invite friends, peers and colleagues to the open crits, both to see their work in progress and to give constructive feedback.

Barbecue Digest
2018-08-16 14:00 - 16:30 | TN
Join the Southern Foodways Alliance for a film screening and discussion of Tennessee barbecue.
The group will screen segments from Whole Hog about pitmaster Ricky Parker, followed by Like Father, a film about his son Zach Parker.
Zach, now owner of B.E. Scott’s Barbeque, will sit on the panel and offer a taste of whole hog barbecue for attendees.
Tickets are available here for $12 per person.

Continuum Music Festival
2018-08-16 - 2018-08-18 | Crosstown Arts at Crosstown Concourse, 1350 Concourse Avenue, Suite 280, Memphis, TN, 38104, United States
A festival of collaborations among musicians and artists of diverse genres from Memphis and beyond, bringing to life unique performances and workshops in the award-winning Crosstown Concourse.
Performances by: Amy Lavere & Will Sexton with musicians of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra, IMAKEMADBEATS, ~Nois Saxophone Quartet, Artistik Approach, Troika String Trio, Blueshift Ensemble and ICEBERG New Music, if … else, Crosstown Winds, Vibes & Waves crew, among many others.
Interactive workshops:
Sound Scavenger Hunt
Mindful Listening Workshop
The Polyrhythmic Body: A Movement Excursion for Non-dancers Who Love Music
“I Am Sure My Music Has a Taste of Codfish in It”: Thoughts on the Relationship Between Food and Music
Suggestions on How to Listen to Contemporary Classical Music
Ticket prices (purchase on Eventbrite below):
Friday – $10
Saturday – $20 (all events are free until 5:45 pm)
Festival Pass – $25
(present your mobile ticket at Farm Burger for 10% off your purchase)
Purchase Ticket Here

Sponsored by Amro Music and Memphis Botanic Garden

Friday, August 17 – $10
Composer Spotlight: John Cage
Events sponsored by Sonosphere
Crosstown Concourse – East Atrium
6-7 pm
Mindful Listening Workshop
This workshop explores different ways of hearing the world around us. Participants are led through a series of Pauline Oliveros-inspired sound and meditation activities designed to emphasize active and creative listening strategies. The individual exercises help attune participants to the sounds in our lives — especially those we might not have noticed before — while the group discussion following each exercise helps develop a richer vocabulary for describing them. Led by ICEBERG composer Drake Andersen.
7:15-7:45 pm
Presentation: John Cage’s Life and Work
A short presentation given by ICEBERG New Music and Sonosphere about John Cage, giving background on the composer’s life, the use of chance operations in his compositions, and the influence of Zen Buddhism on the composer and his art.
8-9 pm
The Music of John Cage
Performed by members of Blueshift Ensemble, ~Nois Saxophone Quartet, and ICEBERG New Music. Program will feature a variety of works by John Cage including Imaginary Landscape No. 4 (for 12 radios) and several of Cage’s “plant-based” compositions, in which performers play on amplified cacti and other plants. Plants provided by Memphis Botanic Garden.

Saturday, August 18 – $20 (all events after 5:45 pm require a ticket; events before 5:45 pm are FREE)

Crosstown Concourse East Atrium/Theater Stair/Listening Room
Noon-12:15
Welcome & Introduction
12:15-1 pm – East Atrium
Troika String Trio
The Troika String Trio will perform Beethoven’s ‘String Trio,’ Op. 3, No. 1, Schubert’s ‘Serenade’ from “Schwanengesang” (arranged for trio), and an special arrangement of Coldplay’s ‘Viva La Vida.’ Featuring Memphis Symphony Orchestra musicians Jessie Munson (violin), Beth Luscombe (viola), and Mark Wallace (cello).
1-2:30 pm – Theater Stair
Workshop: Sound Scavenger Hunt
A sound scavenger hunt is an activity that helps to build awareness of the sounds all around us. Participants are divided into teams and roam Crosstown Concourse, searching for the sounds on their checklist. Sounds are classified according to properties, such as “high, short, loud” or “low, short, soft.” Participants capture the sounds using portable audio recorders (provided). After the scavenger hunt, the teams regroup to compare, discuss, and play their sounds.
2-2:30 pm – Central Atrium
If…Else
Experimental performer/listeners if…else seek the edges of sonic space. They enter their creations curiously and invite others into a shared space of discovery. Audience members are invited to be a part of the performance by playing small photo-oscillators with flashlights. Featuring flutists Philip Snyder and Jenny Davis.
2:30-3:30 pm – Central Atrium
Workshop: The Polyrhythmic Body: A Movement Excursion for Non-dancers Who Love Music
Lead by Sarah Ledbetter, the workshop focuses on how we can use our bodies to experience musical elements such as rhythm, polyrhythm, and call and response. No dance or musical experience necessary to participate in this workshop.
3-3:40 pm – East Atrium
Crosstown Winds
A Memphis-based woodwind trio (flute, clarinet, and bassoon), Crosstown Winds is a prize-winning ensemble of the 2018 Coltman Chamber Music Competition Collegiate Division.
3:45-4:10 pm – East Atrium, mural wall
Vibes & Waves Crew
Memphis Jookers Alex Hall, James Sullivan, and Jadyn Nathan will perform with cellist Joshua Keller.
4:15-5 pm – East Atrium
Presentation: “I Am Sure My Music Has a Taste of Codfish in It”: Thoughts on the Relationship Between Food and Music
In this talk, we explore different ways in which food and music have interacted together throughout the ages, as we are reminded of the depths to which these two aspects of human experience have shaped our culture and society. As we look at some of the favorite recipes and odd eating habits of famous composers, we may also tumble deeper into the rabbit hole, gaining glimpses into the very nature of perception, art, and what this has to do with our lives. Presented by ICEBERG Composer Victor Baez
5-5:45 pm: BREAK (all events after this break require a ticket)
5:45-6:30 pm – East Atrium
~Nois Saxophone Quartet
~Nois is a Chicago-based saxophone quartet devoted to the creation and performance of new music. Founded in 2016 by graduate students at Northwestern University, ~Nois has quickly emerged as one of the premier young ensembles dedicated to contemporary performance. ~Nois has been a prize winner at major chamber music competitions including the Second Prize in the Open Division of the 2018 M-Prize International Chamber Arts Competition, the Silver Medal at the 2017 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, Second Prize at the 2018 North American Saxophone Alliance National Quartet Competition, and First Prize at the 2016 Chicago Woodwind Ensemble Competition.
6:30-7:00 pm – East Atrium
Presentation: “Suggestions on How to Listen to Contemporary Classical Music”
From the presenter: “As a living composer, I know that contemporary music is not for everyone. And for many, it’s a question of not knowing where to start. So sit back and relax as we talk about and explore ways to listen to contemporary music in a way that won’t overwhelm you or leave you feeling foolish.” This talk will be a perfect introduction to Blueshift’s concert of ICEBERG composers at the Continuum Music Festival. Presented by ICEBERG Composer Derek Cooper
7-7:45 pm – Listening Room
Blueshift Ensemble performs works by ICEBERG New Music
Collaboration between Memphis-based Blueshift Ensemble and NYC-based composer collective ICEBERG New Music. Featuring works by Will Healy, Victor Baez, Drake Andersen, Yu-Chun Chien, and Max Grafe.
7:45-8:30 pm – East Atrium
Artistik Approach
Artistik Approach is a multi-talented duo whose a cappella-based music incorporates elements of various musical style and genres. Members Eso Tolson, from East St. Louis and Siphne Aaye, from New Orleans, combine singing, beatboxing, and rapping to create a fresh and creative sound. Their abilities have given them the opportunity to perform with musical acts rooted in a variety of genres including spoken word, jazz, hip-hop, rock, r&b, dub-step, reggae, and soul.
8:20-9:10 pm – Listening Room
Amy Lavere and Will Sexton with members of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra
A burgeoning star, Amy LaVere is becoming renowned worldwide for her songwriting, bass playing, and vocals. This performance features a special collaboration between Amy and Will with an orchestra featuring musicians of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra with arrangements by Sam Shoup. Amy sings with a sweet, haunting voice that can turn on a dime from innocent to lusty (“Norah Jones with an added Cyndi Lauper element” — Mojo Magazine; “Spookiness suits her” — New York Times). Whether playing as a duo with her husband Will Sexton or with retro-country sensation Motel Mirrors, she’s an inventive, thoughtful singer-songwriter who has crowds throughout the US and Europe smitten.
9:20-10 pm – Listening Room
IMAKEMADBEATS
There are few producers in hip hop that have as much combined skill and mystery attached to their name as IMAKEMADBEATS. The enigmatic, faceless man behind the boards has built his reputation on an obsessive dedication to his craft; a mad scientist-like approach to tweaking samples, drums, and live instruments; and a signature sound that’s put listeners in the emergency room with severely broken necks. Last year IMAKEMADBEATS released his latest project, Better Left Unsaid, under the imprint he founded in 2015, Unapologetic. The label houses innovative and daring artists such as Cameron Bethany, AWFM, Kid Maestro, and more.
