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  • The Green Room Sessions: Isaac Hayes’ Hot Buttered Soul at 50

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

    Join us for the third installment of the Green Room Sessions, an exercise in close listening and thoughtful discussion about classic songs and albums from the Stax Records catalog.

    This month, Dr. Charles Hughes will examine Isaac Hayes' seminal album, Hot Buttered Soul. The anchor of Stax's massive 27 album and 30 single "Soul Explosion" in 1969, the album highlights the burgeoning genius of Hayes as a performer and composer. With only five songs and no obvious radio hit, it was a major risk for both Hayes and the label, but it paid off, as the album sold well over a million copies and Hayes became an overnight star.

    Joining Dr. Hughes will be former Stax Records owner Al Bell, who initiated the "Soul Explosion" and played a key role in encouraging Hayes and other Stax artists to explore new sounds and to use the album format to experiment and bring in new audiences.

  • Screening of The Pushouts

    Exploring the remarkable story of Victor Rios’ evolution from school pushout and gang member to UC professor — while confronting crucial questions of race, class, and power —and the promise and perils of education.

  • Chinese Connection Dub Embassy at The Green Room

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

    Join us in The Green Room at Crosstown Arts for Chinese Connection Dub Embassy, Memphis' premier reggae soul band. This popular Memphis-based group describes their sound as "Reggae/Lover's Rock/Dancehall/DUB/ STAX Soul."

  • Free

    illanostgia presents Free, an exhibition by Marquze Killion Music by DJ KwaynE Organized by the artist

  • Live from the Green Room with Tonya Dyson

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

    The LIVE from THE GREEN ROOM music series offers an intimate experience with some of the best up-and-coming artists in the region. Enjoy an inviting lounge setting and an array of artists — some you’ll already know and others you're waiting to discover.

    Tonya Dyson is the real deal in the revival movement and the new soul underground. She seamlessly blends gospel, jazz, and R&B, instantly rebooting Memphis' soul legacy.

  • Crosstown Arts Resident Artist Talk

    Crosstown Arts East Atrium 1350 Concourse Avenue, Memphis, TN, United States

    Crosstown Arts resident artists Clarisse Baleja Saïdi, Leanna Keyes, and Adrienne Dawes  will discuss their work in a series of monthly artist talks. The Crosstown Arts residency program offers multidisciplinary residencies […]

  • MicroCinema: Short Films from Portugal

    Crosstown Arts filmmaker in residence Pierre Primetens curates a block of new and relevant short films from his current home base of Portugal.

    Monthly short film screening series, presented by Indie Memphis & Crosstown Arts

  • Obruni Dance Band at The Green Room

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

    Join us for a performance by the Obruni Dance Band in The Green Room at Crosstown Arts on Wednesday, March 20.

    The Obruni Dance Band specializes in West African highlife music, the eminently danceable grooves that have dominated popular music in Ghana for nearly a century, where cascading guitar arpeggios swirl around intricately locked bass and drums. Obruni is the brainchild of bassist and singer Adam Holton, who studied the music of Ghana for a time. (from Alex Greene, The Memphis Flyer)

  • Young Collectors Contemporary Art Fair & Conference

    Crosstown Arts at Crosstown Concourse 1350 Concourse Avenue, Suite 280, Memphis, TN, United States

    Now in its fourth edition, Young Collectors Contemporary is one the most celebrated art events and the perfect destination to discover and buy visual art from emerging artists.

    Presented by Young Arts Patrons, the art fair returns to Memphis from March 21-24 and showcases the genius of a national roster of emerging artists.

    The Fair’s ambitious four-day program includes live performances, engaging panel discussions, experimental works, and food and drink from some of Memphis's best restaurateurs, and mixologists.

    The exhibition that goes along with the conference will remain on view at Crosstown Arts through April 7. After the ticketed events, the exhibition will be free and open to the public.

  • Makaya McCraven at The Green Room

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

    Crosstown Arts presents Chicago-based drummer, producer, and sonic collagist Makaya McCraven in the Green Room on Thursday, March 21.

    Makaya McCraven is a beat scientist. The bleeding edge drummer, producer, and sonic collagist is one of Chicago’s savviest cultural players and a multi-talented force whose inventive process & intuitive, cinematic style defy categorization.