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SUMMARY:Yoga with Cats
DESCRIPTION:The We Need to Talk exhibition — an open call show of break-up art and artifacts — may have you feeling a little broken-hearted. But those old relationships were in the past. That was zen. This is meow. \nOn the final day of the exhibition\, we invite you to take a moment to “paws” and reflect and heal your broken heart in this Yoga with Cats event hosted by Memphis Animals Services (MAS)\, Crosstown Arts\, and Co-Motion Studio. \nMAS will have approximately 10 adoptable cats at the Crosstown Arts gallery from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Adriene Holland\, co-owner of Co-Motion Studio\, will teach two yoga classes — one at 11 a.m. and another at noon — during which cats will be free-roaming and interacting with the yogis. \nPeople can participate by either attending a class at 11 a.m. or noon\, or by visiting between 10 to 11 a.m. or 1 to 2 p.m. to play with (and hopefully adopt) kitties. To attend a class\, sign up here. The 11 a.m. class is now full. \nThe class is free to attend to those who plan to adopt a cat. Participants who aren’t able to adopt a cat are asked to make a pay-what- you-can donation. Participants are asked to bring their own yoga mats\, as Crosstown Arts will not have any extra mats to loan. \nAll cat adoptions at the Yoga with Cats event will be $35 cash-only (nearly half off the regular adoption fee) and will include spay/neuter\, microchip\, vaccinations\, FIV/FeLV test\, customized ID tag (to be picked up at the shelter)\, and a collar. \nSign up for a yoga class
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/yoga-with-cats/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts Galleries\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Memphis 3.0 Application Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Interested in applying for the UrbanArt Commission Memphis 3.0 Call for Artists? Started your application but have questions? Or do you just do your best work with good company? \nIf so\, join us at Crosstown Arts on Thursday\, February 23rd from 6-8 p.m. for our second of two Memphis 3.0 Artist Application Q + A / Workshops. All are welcome to join! \nBring your application and/or computer with you for an opportunity to workshop your application. We’ll have resources available to help you with the following: \n*Memphis 3.0 & Comprehensive Planning\, in general\n*Example projects from Minneapolis’ comprehensive plan\n*Writing about your artwork / work samples\n*General writing / proofreading / revising help\n*Technological assistance for the application process \nWe’ll start the workshop with a whole-group Question + Answer session\, then break down into smaller tables with resources available to match your needs. \nThere’ll be brain food on hand\, too\, including coffee + snacks. \nHope to see you there! \nTo start your application or to submit any questions\, email submissions@urbanartcommission.org. \nDownload a complete copy of the call at: urbanartcommission.org/open-projects/\nFacebook invite \n*As a reminder\, all applicants must have attended one of the Memphis 3.0 Information Sessions held on January 24th + 25th. If you did not make either session\, email us to schedule a make-up by February 16th!
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/memphis-3-0-application-workshop/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts Galleries\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Programs
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170222T150000
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SUMMARY:Indie Wednesday Film Series: Raising Bertie
DESCRIPTION:Weekly film screenings hosted by Indie Memphis. Films will screen at Crosstown Arts\, Malco’s Studio on the Square\, and Ridgeway Theatre on a rotating basis. \nThis week: Raising Bertie\, a powerful in-depth look at the issues facing African-American rural youth and the complex relationships between generational poverty\, educational equity\, and race. \nA Q&A session will follow.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/indie-wednesday-film-series-raising-bertie/
LOCATION:TN
CATEGORIES:430
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170221T140000
DTSTAMP:20260518T072717
CREATED:20161130T173436Z
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SUMMARY:Hustle: Debbie Does Taxes
DESCRIPTION:CPA Debbie Dye is back! And ready to help you with your tax issues. Artists and creative types often have complicated tax situations. Debbie will walk us through the basics and talk about how to be organized and make the tax laws work for us.\n\n\n\n\nPresentation with Q&A to follow.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram begins at 6 pm\nComplimentary food and drinks \n\nHustle: professional development for artists is a free program organized by ArtsMemphis\, UrbanArt Commission\, and Crosstown Arts. The series will provide visual artists with information\, resources\, and opportunities to support them in the development of their professional careers. Workshop topics will range from positive studio practices to pricing work and navigating gallery representation. Questions? Contact Mary Jo Karimnia at maryjo@crosstownarts.org.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/hustle-debbie-does-taxes/
LOCATION:TN
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SUMMARY:Memphis Women in Film Event Series
DESCRIPTION:Quarterly event series presented by Indie Memphis and Crosstown Arts \nFebruary topic: Our Monster\, Our Selves: Monstrous Feminine in Horror Film — A Talk by Dr. Marina Levina.\n \nIn this talk\, Dr. Marina Levina will walk us through a brief history of representations of women’s bodies in horror film. She will illustrate how\, and for what reason\, women and the feminine have been portrayed as monstrous\, deviant\, and in need of control and punishment. She argues that these representations are intimately tied to the politics of the past and of the present. Some of the films she will discuss include Cronenberg’s The Brood\, the first Alien film\, Jennifer’s Body\, and Carrie\, amongst others. \nDr. Marina Levina is an Associate Professor of Communication at the University of Memphis. Her scholarship centers on cultural studies of science\, technology and medicine\, and critical media studies. An avid fan of monster and science fiction genres\, she has written on cultural meanings of monstrosity and their relationship to current scientific and technological advances. Amongst other books\, she is the first editor of Monster Culture in the 21st Century: A Reader (Bloomsbury Academic Press\, 2013). Dr. Levina frequently teaches Monster Films\, Gender and Film\, and Rhetoric of Pop Culture\, as well as graduate seminars in media and technologies studies. \nNetworking at 6:30 p.m.; speaker presentation begins at 7:00 pm.\n Complimentary food and drink. \n\n\n\n\nMemphis Women in Film Social Links\nEvent invite link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1565885570106443/\nFacebook: https://facebook.com/memphiswomeninfilm/\nTwitter: https://twitter.com/MEMwomeninfilm\nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/memwomeninfilm/
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/memphis-women-in-film-event-series/
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SUMMARY:Memphis Short Film Fest featuring No Traffic
DESCRIPTION:Premiere screening of short film No Traffic\, followed by a conversation and performance by Memphis rapper/film producer Tini Maine aka. T. Numbers. \nDoors open at 6 p.m./screening begins at 8 p.m.  Entry fee is pay what you can. \nHot food\, fresh fruit\, and beverages will be available. \n\nFilm Synopsis:\n\nAfter being betrayed by his girlfriend and best fried and serving an extensive prison sentence for drug-trafficking\, Tini Maine Montana has no interest in returning to the “hood.” But every day\, temptations of negativity are prominent. \nDetermined to make sure his family and loved ones are happy and financially stable\, he makes some positive changes that make a dream come true.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/memphis-short-film-fest-featuring-no-traffic/
LOCATION:TN
CATEGORIES:430
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170217T123000
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CREATED:20170130T181242Z
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SUMMARY:The Art of Caring Silent Auction Art Fundraiser
DESCRIPTION:Presented Caregiver’s Respite. \nLight hors d’oeuvres will be served. \n$5 entry fee
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/the-art-of-caring-silent-auction-art-fundraiser/
LOCATION:TN
CATEGORIES:430
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170216T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170216T143000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20170117T213538Z
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SUMMARY:SoundOff: Jody Stephens & Adam Hill
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Crosstown Arts in collaboration with The Memphis Chapter of the Recording Academy\n\nSoundOff is a quarterly forum for exploring the art and the science of audio recording and its storied and innovative history in Memphis. Learn the craft from the producers and engineers that helped to create and continue to shape the Memphis Sound. SoundOff is for musicians\, professional recording engineers\, producers\, and anyone interested in better understanding audio recording. \nThis installment features Jody Stephens (business development director at Ardent Studios/drummer for Big Star) and Adam Hill (producer/engineer at Ardent Studios). Join us for a discussion with Jody and Adam about Ardent Studios and the legacy of John Fry and Big Star. Moderated by Scott Bomar\, musician\, composer\, and owner of Electrophonic Studios. \nDoors open at 6:30/program begins at 7 pm\nComplimentary food & drinks\nFree and open to the public 
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/soundoff-jody-stephens-adam-hill/
LOCATION:TN
CATEGORIES:430
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170214T120000
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SUMMARY:Open Crit
DESCRIPTION:Artist installation 5:30-6 p.m. \nDiscussion 6-8 p.m. \n\nFacilitator: Mary Jo Karimnia\nPresenting Artists: \n\nRahLeeCoh Ishakarah\nSammy Anzer\nTiera Washington\n\n\n\n\n\nCrosstown Arts’ Open Crit series\, organized in partnership with ArtsMemphis\, 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. \nA 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. \nAll 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. \nNo 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. \n\nTo participate\, artists can sign up here: \nOpen Crit Request form \n  \nContact Mary Jo at maryjo@crosstownarts.org with any questions!  \nArtists are asked to bring no more than 8 individual pieces (in any medium). Maximum run time for time-based work(s) is 10 minutes. \nParticipating 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. \n\nSpecial thanks to Art Center for donating a $25 gift certificate for each participating artist. \nOrganized by Crosstown Arts in partnership with ArtsMemphis ArtsAccelerator.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/open-crit-13/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170211T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170211T143000
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SUMMARY:Memphis' Talented Artists: Visual Art Show
DESCRIPTION:Live art and poetry by Toshay the Artist\, Damon Drew\, and Michelle Coburn. Also Britt Reed\, Pachone Jackon\, Tosha L. Brown\, and Aisha Naantaanbuu. \nTickets are $7 advance/$12 at the door. Tickets can be purchased here. \nWine and snacks will be provided. Presented by Tosha Creations.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/memphis-talented-artists-visual-art-show/
LOCATION:TN
CATEGORIES:430
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170210T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170210T143000
DTSTAMP:20260518T072717
CREATED:20170113T220402Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170113T220610Z
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SUMMARY:The Break-Up Show Dress Rehearsal
DESCRIPTION:Free and open-to-the-public dress rehearsal for The Break-Up Show: Episode Six. This comedy troupe transforms the indignities of bad dates and break-up drama into the sort of comedy that may make you feel like it was worth the pain. \nThe Break-Up Show troupe invites everyone to stop in for a behind-the-scenes look at how comedy is born from romantic devastation. Watch a “warts and all” dress rehearsal as they prepare for their February 11th — one-night only — appearance at the New Daisy on Beale Street featuring music by The McStays and Robby. Only the live portions of the show will be rehearsed and\, just like in a real rehearsal\, the cast will be stopping and starting\, messing up\, and most likely breaking up (with laughter) for most of the evening. Stop in for a preview! \nThe rehearsal coincides with the opening of “We Need to Talk\,” an open-call exhibition of break-up art and artifacts at 422 N. Cleveland from 5-8 p.m.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/the-break-up-show-dress-rehearsal/
LOCATION:TN
CATEGORIES:430
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170210T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170210T140000
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SUMMARY:The Moonpie Project presents: Brandon Marshall
DESCRIPTION:A new mural by Brandon Marshall memorializing artist Ronnie “BETOR” Bobal \nLocation: Crosstown Arts alley between 430 & 438 N. Cleveland \nFree food + drinks \nThe Moonpie Project is an ongoing\, rotating mural series curated by Michael Roy in memory of muralist Brad Wells. \nOrganized in collaboration with Crosstown Arts \n\n                 \n\n\n    \n\nAbout Brandon Marshall:\nBrandon Marshall is a visual artist specializing in mural-making and public art with a strong focus on community engagement and mobilization. Marshall’s current professional endeavors stem from an extensive background in the hip-hop community as a graffiti artist\, B-Boy\, promoter\, and educator. Marshall is the founder and lead organizer of the “Soul Food” graffiti art festival and curates other rotating walls in Memphis. He has secured wall space and painted at mural festivals from Denver to Melbourne and constantly strives for excellence within each of his artistic practices. \nAbout  Ronnie “BETOR” Bobal:\nRonnie “BETOR” Bobal was among the first generation of graffiti artists born and raised in Memphis\, Tennessee. Bobal was considered a pioneer of style and was respected nationwide among graffiti writers for his unique abstract lettering styles. In his pieces\, the viewer will note the thoughtful construction of his alphabet through the use of ribbon-like textures\, which are contrasted by hard-nosed\, slab-serif bars. BETOR proudly represented the U.H. Crew locally\, and the prestigious\, Los Angeles-based I.C.R. Crew. Although considered by many to be royalty within the subculture\, he simultaneously held a reputation for his laidback demeanor and notorious humility. His legacy as a dedicated and prolific master of the craft lives on through his crew mates and friends and by the artwork he has left behind throughout the country.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/the-moonpie-project-presents-brandon-marshall/
LOCATION:Crosstown Alley\, 430 N. Cleveland
CATEGORIES:Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170210T040000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170225T120000
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SUMMARY:We Need to Talk
DESCRIPTION:An open call exhibition of break-up art and artifacts submitted by more than 40 local artists. \nExhibition Opening Reception: Friday\, February 10\, 5-8 p.m.\nExhibition on View: February 10-February 25 \n\nSometimes\, love ends. Romantic relationships\, familial relationships\, relationships with places\, our former selves\, or even really\, really great pieces of pizza — they all have to end. These relationships tend to be hard to let go of. Whether the break-up was genial\, terrible\, or downright awful\, most people have an object\, memento\, or souvenir of each broken relationship that they just can’t throw away. These mundane objects are transformed into totems of memory\, becoming the holy tangibles of a relationship ceased. This exhibition focuses on those objects and their stories and aims to offer one final bit of catharsis. Or at least a final chance to say … “Boy\, Bye!!!”  \nThe idea for this exhibition is drawn from the Museum of Broken Relationships\, which has two locations in Los Angeles and Zagreb\, Croatia. The museum website states: “The original concepts of an artist ex-couple in the midst of their own breakup\, whom wondered what people did with objects that had been meaningful in their relationships. In 2006\, they had their first exhibition and the Museum has since toured internationally\, amassing an amazing collection. They opened their permanent museum in Zagreb\, Croatia in 2010\, and a follow-up museum has also sprung up in Los Angeles\, California.” \nCrosstown Arts has organized this exhibition to coincide with The Break Up Show 6\, taking place at The New Daisy Theater on Saturday\, February 11th. During the opening reception of “We Need To Talk” on Friday\, February 10th\, The Break-Up Show cast will be performing a free and open-to-the-public dress rehearsal of The Break Up Show 6 next door at 430 N. Cleveland. \nSome work may be listed for sale. Crosstown Arts does not take a commission. \n\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\nParticipating Artists: \nNanette Freeman\nBeth Edwards\nErica Qualy\nEthel Floon\nHannah Chipman\nRichard Fudge\nCarrie Schule\nMarilyn League\nBryan Martin\nKatie Lothrop\nBritynn Davis\nChristine Shapiro\nDemar Jones\nTerri Weaver\nJamond Bullock\nJonathan May\nTemple Faux Daniels\nRobin Jayne Henderson\nEthan Taylor\nRaquela Adams\nAndri Alexandrou\nBria Johnson\nCaolinn Golden\nO. Gustavo Plascencia\nChristy\nJudith Dierkes\nSpencer Durden\nJeremiah Matthews\nMelinda Posey\nBrent Gaia\nDarren Floyd\nMatt Christy\nDanielle Sumler\nMargaret Henderson\nSarah Dorou\nChelle Ellis\nAmber George\nNathan Parten\nJana Wilson\nBianca Phillips
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/we-need-to-talk/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts Galleries\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:MicroCinema Club
DESCRIPTION:Monthly short film screening series presented by Indie Memphis and Crosstown Arts. \nThis month’s installment features Sequence\, an anthology of four short stories about partying\, love\, and conflicting cultural worldviews set in modern Mississippi. Followed by a Q&A with director James Alexander Warren and producer Robbie Fischer. \nThis four-in-one film features Yazoo Women (three junkyard workers stumble upon a divorce party)\, Dreamscaping (a hyperactive alcoholic is jealous of a Harlem Globetrotter)\, The Temperature of Father James Martin (a priest hosts a dinner party on the night after his best friend’s funeral)\, and It’s Never Cold in Vegas (a newlywed couple struggles to find balance). \n6:30 pm doors open | 7 pm presentation | Pay-what-you can admission | Free food & drinks \n 
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/microcinema-club-6/
LOCATION:TN
CATEGORIES:430
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170207T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170207T150000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20170119T175046Z
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SUMMARY:Shoot & Splice: Cinematography Case Study of The Republic
DESCRIPTION:Monthly filmmmaking forum presented by Indie Memphis and Crosstown Arts. February topic: Cinematography Case Study of The Republic . \n\nJoin cinematographer Jordan Danelz\, key grip Patrick Durkin\, and best boy Andy Allmendinger as they lead a case study presentation based on their experience working on the set of the Greek crime thriller The Republic. \nLearn the specifics of what the camera and electrical department goes through in making a high-octane independent film. They’ll also share stories and insights regarding the unique experience of working on a film shot entirely in Greece\, with a predominantly Greek cast and crew.  “The Republic” will be screened in between the case study presentation. \nDoors open at 6:00 p.m./panel case study starts at 6:30 p.m. Free and open to the public. Complimentary beverages will be available. \nThis film is intended for mature audiences. No one under 17 will be allowed without parental supervision. \nView the film’s trailer here.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/shoot-splice-cinematography-case-study-of-the-republic/
LOCATION:TN
CATEGORIES:430
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170206T043000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170206T053000
DTSTAMP:20260518T072718
CREATED:20170105T224505Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170106T225255Z
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SUMMARY:Connecting Crosstown: Concourse Update
DESCRIPTION:Join us to meet your neighbors and learn more about the progress of Crosstown Concourse! Get an overview of the construction timeline as well as information about future resources and opportunities. We are welcoming our neighbors\, business owners and friends to join us for coffee\, conversation\, and questions. \nConnecting Crosstown is a monthly event series organized to connect neighbors and share news and information. \nPlease RSVP to this meeting by emailing Porsche Stevens at porsche@crosstownarts.org or 258-4855.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/connecting-crosstown-concourse-update/
LOCATION:story booth\, 438 N. Cleveland St.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170204T040000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170204T110000
DTSTAMP:20260518T072718
CREATED:20170103T203308Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170109T204611Z
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SUMMARY:Memphis Arts Collective Presents "A Valentine Extravaganza"
DESCRIPTION:Handmade Valentine’s Day gifts by artists by Dale Martin\, Chuck Parr\, Erica Bodine\, Angi Cooper\, Cosgrove and Lewis Soaps\, and many more. \n 
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/midtown-arts-collective-presents-a-valentine-extravaganza/
LOCATION:TN
CATEGORIES:430
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170127T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170127T150000
DTSTAMP:20260518T072718
CREATED:20170109T174218Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170109T174218Z
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SUMMARY:The Urban Flower Art Experience
DESCRIPTION:Art exhibition with work by Candice Higgins. \nOpening reception: Friday\, Jan. 27\, 5-9 p.m. \nOn view: Saturday\, Jan. 28\, 1-6 p.m.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/the-urban-flower-art-experience/
LOCATION:TN
CATEGORIES:430
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170124T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170124T140000
DTSTAMP:20260518T072718
CREATED:20161130T173436Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170126T200727Z
UID:10002600-1485259200-1485266400@crosstownarts.org
SUMMARY:Hustle: Art & Social Justice
DESCRIPTION:Where do art and social justice intersect? Who works in this realm and how is it done? Join us for a discussion on this topic with Carrie Christensen and Mankwe Ndosi from Minneapolis\, Minnesota and local hip-hop artist and activist Marco Pave. Carrie is the Program Manager at Creative CityMaking at Intermedia Arts\, and Mankwe is an artist/performer and activist working with Creative CityMaking. We will explore the practical aspects of this type of work including formulating ideas\, how to manage projects\, and how to get funding. \nPresentation with Q&A to follow.\nProgram begins at 6 p.m.\nComplimentary food and drinks \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHustle: professional development for artists is a free program organized by ArtsMemphis\, UrbanArt Commission\, and Crosstown Arts. The series will provide visual artists with information\, resources\, and opportunities to support them in the development of their professional careers. Workshop topics will range from positive studio practices to pricing work and navigating gallery representation. Questions? Contact Mary Jo Karimnia at maryjo@crosstownarts.org.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/hustle-art-social-practice/
LOCATION:TN
CATEGORIES:Programs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170121T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170121T143000
DTSTAMP:20260518T072718
CREATED:20170104T163456Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170104T163456Z
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SUMMARY:Grid Gestures
DESCRIPTION:New work by Julie Bennett Ashton using the grid as a compositional element \nThat modernist device the grid is the inspirational fulcrum underlying this body of work. Instead of dominating the art\, the grid serves as a flexible suggestion: thus this simple pattern becomes less stubborn on a compositional level and is thereby freed from its connotative roles as formal rubric and conceptual cage.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/grid-gestures/
LOCATION:TN
CATEGORIES:430
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170119T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170119T130000
DTSTAMP:20260518T072718
CREATED:20170104T161527Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170109T200621Z
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SUMMARY:Spark\, Conversations with Ballet Memphis
DESCRIPTION:Panel discussion series with performing artists. This month’s theme: Economic Development: Artfully Speaking. \nThe panel will examine several arts-related events and organizations that increase tourism dollars and job growth for their region. This conversation will focus on early objectives\, communication with the government and business organizations\, and documenting success. \nOrganized and sponsored by Ballet Memphis.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/spark-conversations-with-ballet-memphis/
LOCATION:TN
CATEGORIES:430
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170118T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170118T150000
DTSTAMP:20260518T072718
CREATED:20170105T170008Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170105T170119Z
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SUMMARY:1978 Frontier Classic at Freedom River
DESCRIPTION:A high energy two-man “opera\,” combining elements of theatrics\, music and projection art\, that runs approximately 30 minutes.\n\n \nPlot description:\nA proud young man and his weather-beaten partner approach the end of a fur-gathering journey in this romanticized tableau. The 1978 Frontier Classic seeks to identify people and their patterns\, from the Yukon to the Grid Iron. Jake and Ryan don their buckskins\, chow down on a bucket of wings\, and crack open a cold one in this great American fanfare.\n \nThe 1978 Frontier Classic explores parallels between the years 1848\, 1978\, and today. We are interested in representing people\, their patterns\, and how they relate to contemporary American patriotism. Research and specificity are paramount in our work. Our accuracy and research behind each element of the piece is contrasted with a superficial layer of absurdity. \nPresented by Goldstar
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/1978-frontier-classic-at-freedom-river/
LOCATION:TN
CATEGORIES:430
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170117T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170117T140000
DTSTAMP:20260518T072718
CREATED:20151215T182353Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161220T200823Z
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SUMMARY:Open Crit
DESCRIPTION:Artist installation 5-6 pm \nDiscussion 6-8 pm \n\nFacilitator: Terri Phillips\nParticipating Artists:\nBen Butler\nLance Turner\nLisa Cochran \n\nCrosstown Arts’ Open Crit series\, organized in partnership with ArtsMemphis\, 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. \nA 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. \nAll 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. \nNo 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. \n\nTo participate\, artists can sign up here: \nOpen Crit Request form \n  \nContact Mary Jo at maryjo@crosstownarts.org with any questions!  \nArtists are asked to bring no more than 8 individual pieces (in any medium). Maximum run time for time-based work(s) is 10 minutes. \nParticipating 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. \nOrganized by Crosstown Arts in partnership with ArtsMemphis ArtsAccelerator.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/open-crit-12/
LOCATION:TN
CATEGORIES:430,Programs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170113T040000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170113T140000
DTSTAMP:20260518T072718
CREATED:20170104T171932Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170109T201334Z
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SUMMARY:Mellotron Record Release & Pick-up
DESCRIPTION:Duets for Mellotron — a blue vinyl gatefold LP package of a live performance by Jonathan Kirkscey and Robby Grant\, organized in collaboration with Winston Eggleston — will be available for pre-order pick-up on January 13\, 14\, 17 and 18. A limited number of copies will also be available to the general public for $20 each. \nTimes for pick-up:\nFriday 1/13: 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.\n(On Friday\, from 6-8 p.m.\, there will be screenings of Winston Eggleston’s “Liquid Light Show” and Crosstown Arts’ Mellotron video. Jonathan and Robby will be on hand for a meet-and-greet\, and cocktails will be available).\nSaturday 1/14: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.\n Sunday 1/15: CLOSED\n Monday 1/16: CLOSED\n Tuesday 1/17: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.\n Wednesday 1/18: 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. \nThe album was originally performed during the “Duets for Mellotron” event at Crosstown Arts on April 16-17\, 2016. \nFacebook event for pre-order pick-up \n\nThis unique performance — the world’s first Mellotron duet — features an obscure but ingenious keyboard instrument invented in the 1940s which was designed to reproduce the sound of virtually any acoustic\, electromechanical\, or synthesized instrument. \nThe Mellotron is essentially a giant cassette tape player\, operated manually by pressing keys on a keyboard. When a key is struck\, a prerecorded sound is played/heard\, conceptually making the Mellotron an analog forerunner to digital sampling. \nThe M400 and a new M4000 cycling Mellotron\, from Winston Eggleston’s small but diverse Mellotron collection\, will be played at the performance. Eggleston will also share a series of new site-specific digital projections to complement the music. \n 
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/mellotron-record-pick-up/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts Galleries\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170111T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170111T160000
DTSTAMP:20260518T072718
CREATED:20161227T194612Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170106T174557Z
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SUMMARY:MicroCinema Club: Documentary Shorts Festival Encore
DESCRIPTION:MicroCinema is back in 2017 with more short film presentations. To kick it off\, we are featuring an encore of the documentary shorts from the Indie Memphis Film Festival. These shorts cover a wide range of subject matter and interesting characters. \nShorts include:\nThe Honeys and Bears\nOh My Father\nThe Carousel\nMore is More\nThe Purrtraitist\nIn This World\nAll the President’s Heads\nSoul City\nMezzo \n\n\n\n\nPresented by Indie Memphis in collaboration with Crosstown Arts and made possible through support by ArtsFirst\, the First Tennessee Foundation and ArtsMemphis. \nDoors open at 6:30 p.m./Screening begins at 7 p.m. \n\nMore Information: \nTHE HONEYS AND BEARS | Dir. by Veena Rao | 4 min.\nMembers of the Harlem Honeys and Bears\, a synchronized swim team for seniors\, describe the freedom of the water. \nOH MY FATHER | Dir. by Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck | 11 min.\nA middle-aged woman spends her days taking care of her live-in 98-year old father and ponders the essence of familial love \nTHE CAROUSEL | Dir. by Jonathan Napolitano | 12 min.\nIn Binghamton\, New York there spins a 1925 carousel that once inspired Rod Serling and has since become a portal into… the Twilight Zone. \nMORE IS MORE | Dir. by Alexis Boling | 6 min.\nUnearthly creatures from another dimension climb out of the mind of a transformation artist and onto the streets of NYC. \nTHE PURRTRAITIST | Dir. by Mark Zemel | 10 min.\nMeet Larry Johnson\, the world foremost glamour photographer… for cats. \nIN THIS WORLD | Dir. by Kelly Creedon | 15 min.\n15-year-old Courvosier Cox knows he is destined to be a star. Struggling to find his place in the complex world of inner-city Durham\, NC\, he undertakes a relentless quest to escape into the spotlight. \nALL THE PRESIDENTS’ HEADS | Dir. by Adam Roffman | 8 min.\nOne man is on a quest to save the Presidents of the United States. \nSOUL CITY | Dir. by Monica Berra\, SheRea DelSol\, Gini Richards | 20 min.\nSOUL CITY tells the story of a band of idealists who attempt to build a multiracial utopia in Klan Country\, North Carolina during the 1970s. \nMEZZO | Dir. by Nicole Opper | 14 min.\nMEZZO celebrates the life and artistic endeavors of Breanna Sinclaire\, an African American opera singer and openly trans woman.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/microcinema-club-documentary-shorts-festival-encore/
LOCATION:TN
CATEGORIES:430
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170110T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170110T143000
DTSTAMP:20260518T072718
CREATED:20161220T212018Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170103T165029Z
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SUMMARY:Shoot & Splice: Social Justice Filmmaking
DESCRIPTION:Monthly filmmaking forum presented by Indie Memphis and Crosstown Arts \nJanuary topic: Social Justice Filmmaking\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us  for “Social Justice Filmmaking\,” the first Shoot & Splice of 2017! Films have the power to bring awareness and different perspectives to social issues. Artists and filmmakers are uniquely positioned address the injustices that permeate our world. \nMemphis filmmakers Emmanuel Amido (Orange Mound\, Tennessee: America’s Community)\, Sarah Fleming\, and Joann Self Selvidge (Viola) will discuss how they approach their work in making these films — from finding the subject matter to effectively and empathetically communicating their story. Moderated by Laura Sullivan. \nDoors open at 6:30 p.m./panel discussion at 7 p.m. Free and open to the public. Complimentary beverages will be available.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/shoot-splice-social-justice-filmmaking/
LOCATION:TN
CATEGORIES:430
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20161218T060000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20161218T110000
DTSTAMP:20260518T072718
CREATED:20161212T201545Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161212T201545Z
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SUMMARY:Artists for Gatlinburg
DESCRIPTION:Art exhibition and musical performance to benefit those affected by the wildfires in Gatlinburg\, Tennessee. \nArt from across the Mid-South will be on display\, and all the proceeds from sales will go to Gatlinburg victims. There will be a giveaway of a painting during the event. Food will be provided from the Memphis Mojo Cafe. \n\n\nArtists who have donated pieces for the show include Kevin Bowers\, Whitnee Desha Overstreet\, Amy Hutcheson\, Donna Bowers\, Rebecca Tickle\, Don Scholand\, Nahid Aziz\, Silas Christopher\, Jarrod Spicer\, Jimpsie Ayers\, Cedar Nordbye\, Joey Camp\, Nancy White\, Pam Santi\, S.E. Harris\, and many more. \n\n\nMusical line-up\n12:00-12:25 Zeke Johnson\n12:30- 12:55 Eric Crays\n1:00-1:30 Wayde Peck/Wahid Moustafa/\n1:30-1:55 Donna Padgett Bowers\n2:00-2:25 Cecil Yancy\n2:30-2:55 Teodoro Alvarez/Chris Matula\n3:00-3:25 Steve Schad\n3:30-3:55 Charles Cason/Jimmy Ellis\n4:00-5:00 Andy Tanas (of Black Oak Arkansas)
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/artists-for-gatlinburg/
LOCATION:TN
CATEGORIES:430
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20161216T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20161216T163000
DTSTAMP:20260518T072718
CREATED:20161115T193206Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161115T201313Z
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SUMMARY:Don Lifted
DESCRIPTION:Visual and alt-hip-hop artist Lawrence “Don Lifted” Matthews will be performing music from his coming album\, “Alero\,” as well as new music from an unannounced project. Join Lawrence and Ben Callicott on guitar as they perform surrounded by a video and 3D installation. \nThere will also be a sale of limited copies of the “Alero” book\, which features photography and lyrics by Lawrence. Alero tees and hoodies (and other surprises) will be available for purchase. \nDoors open at 8:30 p.m./music starts at 9:30p.m. \n\nFacebook invite
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/don-lifted/
LOCATION:TN
CATEGORIES:430
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20161215T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20161215T150000
DTSTAMP:20260518T072718
CREATED:20161028T150804Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170222T222824Z
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SUMMARY:Crown\, Teeth & Tears
DESCRIPTION:A unique experience of experimental chamber music curated by Terri Phillips featuring the Blueshift Ensemble. \nDoors open at 7:30 p.m./performance begins at 8 p.m. Approximate performance time: 45 minutes \nTickets are $10. Holiday cocktail included in the price of admission. Click here to purchase. \n\nLimited number of chair seating available; standing room also available \n\n   \n\n\nAbout Terri Phillips\nTerri Phillips is an artist and writer from Alabama\, currently living in Memphis.  She is a recipient of the ArtsMemphis Accelerator grant and has exhibited and curated internationally. She is a graduate of California Institute of the Arts and Pepperdine University.  Her work has been written about in ArtForum\, The New York Times\,LA Times\, Sculpture Magazine\, and The Commercial Appeal.  She has written three books of poetry and is currently finishing a record of country songs with the artist Jim Ovelmen. \n\n\nAbout Blueshift Ensemble\nBlueshift 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’ uniquely diverse musical heritage by combining classical music with popular music genres such as rock\, blues\, soul\, and hip-hop and featuring local musicians\, dancers\, visual artists\, and composers. \n\nAbout the musicians \nA native of Brazil\, Mariama Alcântara grew up in a musical family and began studying the violin at age seven. She made her solo debut at age 12 with the Paraiba Symphony Orchestra\, and since then she has appeared as a soloist with several orchestras in her home country. Mariama moved to the United States in 2012\, and received her bachelor’s degree in violin performance from the University of Memphis where she studied with Dr. Soh-Hyun Altino and Dr. Marcin Arendt. She has performed with many orchestras including the Jackson Symphony (TN)\, Starkville Symphony (MS)\, Sinfonietta Orchestra (TN)\, Memphis Repertory Orchestra\, and Memphis Symphony (Feb. 2017). Mariama is now an IRIS Orchestra Artist Fellow and a member of the C3 Strings Trio. She also instructs and mentors elementary and middle school students as a Memphis Music Initiative fellow. \n\nBlueshift Ensemble Artistic Director and flutist\, Jenny Davis is a Memphis-based flutist who regularly performs with the Luna Nova Ensemble and the Memphis Repertory Orchestra and maintains a large private teaching studio. She has also performed with other area ensembles including the Memphis Symphony Orchestra\, PRIZM Ensemble\, Balmoral Chamber Orchestra\, and is a member of the River City Flute Quartet. In past summers\, Jenny has performed at the New Music on the Point contemporary chamber music festival\, the Cortona Sessions for New Music in Cortona\, Italy\, the National Music Festival\, and the Belvedere Chamber Music Festival. Jenny was a finalist in the 35th Annual James Pappoutsakis Memorial Flute Competition\, as well as alternate finalist in the 2015 Chicago Flute Club Donald Peck International Competition and 2014 Mid-South Flute Society Young Artist Competition. In addition to performing and teaching\, Jenny serves on the boards of the Beethoven Club of Memphis and the Mid-South Flute Society and is a co-founder of the Greater Memphis Flute Club. Jenny holds degrees in flute performance from Boston University\, Middle Tennessee State University\, and two years of additional post-graduate flute studies with Trevor Wye at Studio in Kent\, United Kingdom. \n\n Andre Dyachenko currently serves as the principal clarinetist with Memphis Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Dyachenko has performed as a member Minnesota Orchestra\, Houston Symphony\, Houston Grand Opera and as a guest principal with Seattle Symphony Orchestra and Arkansas Symphony Orchestra. During summers he has participated in several music festivals\, including Music Academy of the West\, Spoleto USA\, Hot Springs Music Festival and Feodosia Music Festival. Mr. Dyachenko is a recipient of First and Grand Prize at the International Competition for Woodwind Players in Kharkiv and First Prize at the International Clarinet Association Orchestral Competition. He had his first solo debut with the orchestra at the age 14 playing Weber Concerto No. 1. Mr. Dyachenko performed numerous solo recitals around Europe and US. Mr. Dyachenko started his education at the age of 7 in Kharkiv Special Secondary School of Music under guidance of Valeriy Altukhov. In 1996 he was awarded full scholarship to study clarinet at Interlochen Arts Academy with Richard Hawkins. Mr. Dyachenko also holds bachelor’s degree from University of Michigan and master’s degree from University of Minnesota and Doctor of Music degree from Rice University. Among his teachers are Fred Ormand\, Burt Hara\, Richie Hawley\, Lee Morgan\, Yehuda Gilad\, Richard Hawkins and Michael Webster. \n\n Logan Hanna is a guitarist and educator from Memphis. He currently works with different jazz groups around town\, and is a member of The Mighty Souls Brass Band\, Big Barton\, and the Memphis Ukulele Band. For the last 8 years\, Logan has also been recording and performing with Grace Askew. He is also currently on the adjust faculty at the University of Memphis where he teaches Intro To Jazz Guitar. Heavily influenced by guitar greats such as Bill Frisell\, Jim Hall\, Marc Ribot\, Albert King\, T-Bone Walker\, Steve Cropper\, and Don Rich\, Logan enjoys being somewhat of a musical chameleon blending styles to fit the music he is playing. \n\nDelara Hashemi is a freelance musician and teacher in the Memphis area. She subs with the Memphis Symphony\, the Memphis Symphony Woodwind Quintet\, and plays in the BlueShift Ensemble and Poplar Wind Trio. She has performed in the National Flute Association (NFA) Collegiate Flute Choir at conventions in 2009 and 2011. Delara was the 2011 and 2012 Music Teachers National Association State Winner in Oklahoma\, Young Artist Performance – Woodwinds. Delara completed degrees in flute performance at the University of Memphis where she studied flute with Prof. Elise Blatchford\, and the University of Central Oklahoma where she studied flute with Dr. Emily Butterfield. \n\nBlueshift cellist and Composer-in-Residence\, Jonathan Kirkscey is a composer\, producer\, and cellist who regularly performs with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra\, Mouserocket and Luna Nova Ensemble. As a film composer\, Jonathan scored the documentary “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.  He also composed music for the Netflix original documentary series “Chelsea Does”\, which premiered at Sundance in January of 2016. Jonathan also recently scored the short film “Our Conductor” directed by Craig Brewer for the Memphis Grizzlies. Jonathan has provided arrangements for the Memphis Symphony Orchestra and has had several original pieces for orchestra performed by the MSO. As an arranger and performer he has worked with Cat Power\, Al Green\, Ra Ra Riot\, Smokey Robinson\, Johnny Mathis\, Steve Jordan\, Daniel Johnston\, Jay Reatard\, North Mississippi Allstars\, Lucero\, Amy Lavere\, Kallen Esperian\, and many others. \n\nEd Murray is a graduate of the New England Conservatory and was a student of Vic Firth. He has held the position of Assistant Principal of Percussion/Timpani in the Memphis Symphony Orchestra since 1987\, and has been a member of the Iris Orchestra since the year 2000. Ed has been the first-call percussionist for the Orpheum Theatre Touring Shows since 1990 and is the drummer for the Memphis Symphony Orchestra Big Band.  He was a soloist with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra on three separate occasions\, featured on Xylophone\, Marimba and World Percussion. He was the Principal Percussionist for the Mexico City Philharmonic\, 1985-1987\, and has performed with such artists as Yo-Yo Ma\, Itzhak Perlman\, Aretha Franklin\, Johnny Mathis and  Joshua Bell. \n\nRenée Kemper Murray has called Memphis her home since 2004. She has been a Musical Director for many Regional Theaters across the U.S. such as the Fulton Opera House (PA)\, the Barter Theater (VA)\, the Old Creamery (Iowa)\, and the Tri-Arts Sharon Playhouse (CT). After completing Graduate School at the University of Memphis (2006)\, she joined the production staff at Memphis’ Playhouse on the Square as the Resident Music Director for seven years. She is now in her third year with St. George’s Independent Schools as Music Artist-in-Residence and Fine Arts educator at their Memphis Campus. In addition to her Master of Music degree in Collaborative Piano Performance\, she holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance from Southwestern University (Georgetown\, TX) and has attended the Aspen School of Music in Colorado. She has received five Ostrander awards and two Memphis Theater Awards for Excellence in Musical Direction as well as two Ostrander Awards for singing roles in theater – one for her featured role in Jaques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris and the other for Leading Actress in the musical\, A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline. She has played with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra Big Band\, continues to play for shows\, performs as singer and guitarist in her own band\, and is a member of Blueshift Ensemble. \n\nViolinist Marisa Polesky is a member of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra and the IRIS Orchestra. In addition\, she works with the Memphis Music Initiative as a mentor/teacher at White Station Middle and High Schools and teaches at St Louis School. \n\nJennifer Puckett currently serves as principal violist with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra. Prior to her tenure here in Memphis\, she completed three years with the New World Symphony in Miami Beach\, Florida. She has been on the EMF faculty since the summer of 2005. Mrs. Puckett has been teaching private lessons since 1996. She has taught with different Suzuki programs and is the founder of the East Memphis Music Academy. Her current private studio consist violin and viola students of all ages. Originally trained as a violinist\, she received her Bachelor’s degree in violin performance from the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. Some of the summer music festivals she attended in the past are the Aspen Music Festival\, Meadowmount School of Music\, National Repertory Orchestra\, Spoleto USA\, and the Brevard Music Center. The Aspen Music Festival led her to the University of Colorado in Boulder where she received her Master’s degree in viola performance. Mrs. Puckett held graduate quartet and teaching assistantships for the three years that she was at the University of Colorado. Over the years she has played professionally with many other orchestras including the Colorado Symphony\, Alabama Symphony\, and the Arizona Music Festival to name a few. In addition to her position with the Memphis Symphony\, her leadership experience includes principal viola on numerous occasions with the New World Symphony\, and throughout her college career as concertmaster\, principal second violin\, and principal viola. \n\nJonathan Russ composes direct\, expressive music with an eye towards social good\, drawing from the languages of contemporary classical music\, musical theater\, and indie rock. He is Composer-In-Residence with the Blueshift Ensemble and the American Chamber Ensemble\, and is a founding member of the ICEBERG New Music composers’ collective. Jonathan has worked with Marimolin\, Sō Percussion (through their Summer Institute)\, members of the JACK Quartet and International Contemporary Ensemble\, clarinetist Stanley Drucker (NY Philharmonic)\, mezzo-soprano Jennifer Beattie\, and pianists Amir Khosrowpour and Marilyn Lehman. Awards include the MA-ASTA Composition Competition\, ShoutHouse Call For Scores\, and the Boston Conservatory Choral Composers’ Competition. Jonathan has held residencies at the Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts and the Hambidge Center\, was featured at the inaugural New Music On The Bayou Festival\, and will be in residence at Arteles and the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center in 2017. Upcoming projects include a book of piano pieces\, an opera about a hermetic young woman\, and a piece for New York-based ensemble loadbang. As a guitarist\, Jonathan has performed with indie bands Young Yeller and Lucky Sons\, and has played in musical theater pits throughout New York. He holds a master’s in composition from The Boston Conservatory\, where he studied with Andy Vores and Curtis Hughes\, as well as a BA from Brown University in music and an MFA from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts in musical theater writing. www.jonathanrussmusic.com
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/crown-tear-and-tears/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts Galleries\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Grilled Cheese Fest 2
DESCRIPTION:Second annual grilled cheese cook-off and festival benefitting ALIVE Rescue Memphis. Organized by the Hi Tone with a special kids’ craft-making activity led by Crosstown Arts. \n\nTeams (set up outside along Cleveland) will be handing out samples\, and attendees will have a chance to vote on their favorite grilled cheese by placing a donation of any amount into the team’s box. The team with the most donations wins\, but all of the money raised will go directly to ALIVE Rescue Memphis’ efforts to care for homeless animals. The Hi Tone will also be open with live music and two bars. Tickets for the grilled cheese fest are $5 (also benefitting ALIVE Rescue Memphis). \n\nCrosstown Arts will lead kids in a free craft activity from noon to 4 p.m. inside the gallery (422 N. Cleveland). No registration required.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/grilled-cheese-fest-2/
LOCATION:Hi Tone\, 412 N Cleveland\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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