Events
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Youth Zine-Making Workshop
Crosstown Arts at Crosstown Concourse 1350 Concourse Avenue, Suite 280, Memphis, TN, United StatesTHIS WORKSHOP HAS REACHED CAPACITY! Please join us for Memphis Zine Fest on Friday, July 19 though! Free and open to the public.
During this week-long course, students will learn about the origin of zines, how to develop their ideas into a tangible product, and how to flex their social skills muscles. At the end of the week, students are given the opportunity to sell their wares at Memphis Zine Fest.
Taught by local artist and Zine Fest curator Erica Qualy.
We provide all of the basic supplies they’ll need to get started, they just need to bring their ideas. Classes run Monday July 15 - Friday July 19 from 2:30-5:00 pm (with the option of students sticking around and selling their wares at Zine Fest on Friday July 19 from 5-8 pm).
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Wine + Film: Babette’s Feast
Part of a two-night event with Joe's Wines, Indie Memphis, Restaurant Iris, and Kysela Imports. Indie Memphis will be screening the Oscar-winning Babette’s Feast on Tuesday July 16th.
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Songwriters in the Round feat. D’Monet, Jeremy Stanfill, and Lisa Mac
Crosstown Arts, The Green Room 1350 Concourse Ave., Suite 280, Memphis, TN, United StatesJoin us in The Green Room for Songwriters in the Round, featuring D'Monet, Jeremy Stanfill, and Lisa Mac.
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Crosstown Arthouse Presents Retrospectives in Auteur Cinema: BOYZ N THE HOOD
Crosstown Theater 1350 Concourse Ave., Memphis, TN, United StatesThe Crosstown Arthouse Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent, international, historically significant, artistic, experimental, cult, underground and documentary features. This week: BOYZ N THE HOOD.
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Memphis Zine Fest V
Crosstown Concourse, Central Atrium 1350 Concourse Ave., Memphis, TNMemphis Zine Fest is an annual celebration of zines and zinesters in our community!
For one night only, come out and see what your favorite local zine makers have been creating this year and check out brand new zines from the students in our youth zine making workshop.
This year’s fest will take place on Friday July 19th in the Crosstown Concourse Central Atrium from 5-8 pm. As always, this is a free and all ages event, so feel free to bring your friends, your kids, and your grandparents.
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For Now Jazz Quintet & Gary Topper Group at The Green Room
Crosstown Arts, The Green Room 1350 Concourse Ave., Suite 280, Memphis, TN, United StatesJoin us for a performance by For Now, a quintet led by vocalist and composer Isabel Crespo, in The Green Room. The Gary Topper Group will open the show. Wandering carefully between genres, For Now performs compositions influenced by modern jazz, contemporary classical music, visual art, and poetry. Fueled by an unending curiosity, they explore the personal and the political, turning complex situations into musical vignettes.
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Object of Sketch: CNC File Making and Prototyping
Crosstown Arts, Shared Art Making 1350 Concourse Ave., Suite 177, Memphis, TN, United StatesA class focusing on demystifying computer-aided crafting and small-scale industrial design using CAD (Computer Aided Design) and CNC routers.
This seminar will include:
- CNC Basics and File Workflows (Illustrator, Rhino, AutoCaD, G-Code, etc.)
- Use of CNC in the Shared Art Making Space
- Project Demos
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A.R.T.S.posure Experience
Third annual arts event presented by The A.R.T.S. Initiative, Inc.
Live performances, art gallery, fashion show, food and drinks. Featuring Charlee Pearl, Angela Blair, Andrew Travis, Amy Beth, Tre Lesean, D-Mo, Isaiah Woods, Prince Lucius, Walking Threads, and many more.
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Choro das 3
Crosstown Arts, The Green Room 1350 Concourse Ave., Suite 280, Memphis, TN, United StatesChoro das 3 — the "First Family of Choro" — returns to Memphis on their 7th U.S. tour for an unforgettable evening of joy, excitement, and megachops in The Green Room at Crosstown Arts. Brazilian choro music is a living gem — the "roots music" of that country and the mother of the samba and bossa nova we love. In choro, the flavors of immigrant mazurkas, polkas, and waltzes are seasoned with smoky tango and simmered in an irresistible Afro-Brazilian groove.
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Art Apologetic
The arts movement is a collective of performance and visual artists. It a collaborative effort among creatives and arts organizations to promote arts advocacy, entrepreneurship, and engagement in the arts community.
The arts movement is a five-day, pop-up exhibition that features local and traveling artisans and performing artists.
