BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Crosstown Arts - ECPv6.16.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://crosstownarts.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Crosstown Arts REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20160313T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20161106T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20170312T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20171105T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20180311T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20181104T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20190310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20191103T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171111 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180112 DTSTAMP:20260518T065341 CREATED:20171019T201444Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171214T200857Z UID:10003147-1510423200-1515693599@crosstownarts.org SUMMARY:Art/Race/Violence: A Collaborative Response DESCRIPTION:Organized by Dr. Earnestine Jenkins and Richard A. Lou (from the University of Memphis) in collaboration with Crosstown Arts \nGallery Hours:\nMonday-Friday 10 am-8 pm\nSaturday 10 am-6 pm\nSunday noon-6 pm \nClick here to read Artists’ Statements\n\nFeaturing work by artist teams:\nJamin Carter and Mary Jo Karimnia (with Special Design Work for American Heritage Lotto by Christian Westphal)\nAndrea Morales and Terry Lynn\nLisa Williamson and Lurlynn Franklin\nYancy Villa-Calvo and Lawrence Matthews\nJamond Bullock and Cat Pena (video work by local artist Perry Kirkland and survivor profiles from #SurvivedAndPunished)\nKarina Alvarez and Carl Moore\nJin Powell and Jesse Butcher\nAgustin Diaz\, Brittney Bullock and Brenda Joysmith \nOpening reception will feature a curator talk at 3 pm followed by spoken word performances from Janay Kelly\, Nadifah Rasheed\, Tray Butler\, Roberto Alfaro\, and Jessica Taylor. \n\nMore events:\nArt/Race/Violence: Artist+Community Conversation\nWednesday\, Nov 29\, 12-1 pm\nGalleries\nConversation with artist teams Jamin Carter and Mary Jo Karimnia and Terry Lynn and Andrea Morales\, led by Ladrica Menson-Furr and Richard Lou. \nArt/Race/Violence: Artist+Community Conversation\nThursday\, Dec 7\, 12-1 pm\nGalleries\nConversation with artist teams Yancy Villa-Calvo and Lawrence Matthews\, Cat Pena and Jamond Bullock\, led by Tami Sawyer. \nArt/Race/Violence: Panel Discussion\nThursday\, January 11\, 6-8 pm\nTheater Stair\nSpeakers as of November 7: Shahidah Jones\, Antonio De Velasco\, Tom Carlson \n\n“There has never been a free people\, a free country\, a real democracy on the face of this Earth. In a city of some 300\,000 slaves and 90\,000 so called free men\, Plato sat down and praised freedom in exquisitely elegant phrases.” -Lerone Bennett Jr. \n“We are equidistant from utopia and Armageddon.” -Guillermo Gomez-Pena \nArt/Race/Violence: A Collaborative Response is a multidisciplinary project organized by visual culture historian Dr. Earnestine Jenkins and artist Richard Lou in collaboration with Crosstown Arts. Through this project\, local artists collectively explore intersections of race and systemic violence through the lens of cultural expression. Conceived to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Ell Persons’ very public murder by members of the Memphis community through the act of lynching\, the project was further inspired by recent events to memorialize lynching sites in the broader Memphis community in an effort to bring about greater understanding of racial oppression and violence in the South. \nThe organizers aim for more challenging\, candid and unvarnished representations of our city’s history through a range of educational programming\, including panel discussions which began last spring\, a collaborative exhibition (with performances and talks by the artists) opening this November\, community conversations\, and film screenings. On March 16th of 2017\, the University of Memphis Art History and African-American Studies programs jointly hosted “Ida B. Wells: A Blues Woman.” Panelists Earnestine Jenkins\, George Lipsitz\, and Celeste Bernier looked at Ida B. Wells and the beginnings of resistance to lynching within the context of the late 19th century\, linking it to modern social movements. Panelists addressed how the arts are linked to the culture of resistance\, as Ida B. Wells was the first strategist to use visual images\, specifically lynching photographs\, as proof of the racial violence so endemic to the South. \nMuch as Wells did a century ago\, the artists and cultural workers involved in this exhibition were invited to reflect upon the nature of Memphis’ past and present and use their creative work as a social instrument for change. One of the distinctive components of this collaborative process began with the curators selecting artist teams to conceive of and co-create new work to share with the public. The participants attended a series of workshops and panel discussions and were given access to a wide array of resources\, articles\, and media for their research. The artist teams — Jamin Carter and Mary Jo Karimnia; Andrea Morales and Terry Lynn; Lisa Williamson and Lurlynn Franklin; Yancy Villa and Lawrence Matthews; Jamond Bullock and Cat Pena; Karina Alvarez and Carl Moore; Jin Powell and Jesse Butcher; and Agustin Diaz\, Brittney Bullock and Brenda Joysmith — have created 8 new installations in a range of media\, including video\, sound\, sculpture\, and performance\, which will be on view in Crosstown Arts’ new galleries at Crosstown Concourse. \nIn Martha Stoudt’s book\, The Sociopath Next Door\, she states that it is natural for individuals to question their moral compass when surrounded by unethical attitudes and behaviors; the notion of “if you can’t beat them\, join them” is an understandable inclination. However\, Stoudt counters that when faced with that lack of consciousness\, we do not need less consciousness; we need more. As artists\, the search to make work that matters carries a greater significance since the last U.S. Presidential election cycle. The spectre of a divided nation (an inequality that marginalized and subjugated communities living in the U.S. are intimately familiar with and have endured for centuries) has re-inserted itself into the current national public discourse. The idea that there are large segments of the U.S. population\, living side by side\, in parallel universes — the haves and the have-nots\, the subjected and the privileged — has become the rule\, not the exception\, in how we now imagine ourselves as citizens of the United States. Participating artists in this project are challenged to create work that speaks to and crosses these divides. \nArt/Race/Violence: A Collaborative Response will utilize the arts across diverse disciplines\, media\, and varied forms of cultural expression. The exhibition will challenge artists to use diverse media to reclaim cultural expression of humankind’s (or “this country’s”) history of racially motivated violence\, as well to examine this history from multiple viewpoints. The project is designed to call on artists to reflect upon the nature of our past and present day in Memphis and to think of their creative work as a social instrument\, or as Estella Conwill Majozo stated\, “To search for the good and make it matter.” \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\nHISTORICAL BACKGROUND\nCompiled by Dr. Earnestine Jenkins \nLynching\, the collective\, systematic terrorism directed mostly toward African Americans by white mobs\, arose following Reconstruction and persisted well into the 20th century. Most lynchings in Tennessee occurred in the western and middle parts of the state. Lynchings are documented in 70 Tennessee counties with Shelby County ranking first. According to Margaret Vandiver in Lethal Punishment: Lynchings and Legal Executions in the South\, there were at least 15 lynchings in Shelby County. Ninety-nine percent of lynchers in the U.S. escaped arrest and punishment. Memphis is particularly significant in reference to two high-profile executions that attracted national attention and propelled individuals and organizations to act. \nPeople’s Grocery Lynching & Ida B. Wells\nIn March of 1892\, black business owner Thomas Moss and his employees\, Calvin McDowell and Will Stewart\, were arrested for defending themselves against an attack on their store\, People’s Grocery\, in an area just outside Memphis. The three were defending themselves from police officers and the white owner of a neighboring grocery. In the fray\, several deputies were wounded but survived. \nMoss\, McDowell\, and Stewart were booked into the downtown jail\, but they were later pulled from the jail by a white mob. The three were dragged to a deserted rail yard in North Memphis and shot to death. \nThe murder of the young men enraged journalist Ida B. Wells\, and this incident became a turning point in her life. She began traveling the south to investigate reports of white violence against blacks. She found middle-class black people were just as subject to murder by whites as poor blacks were. Wells discovered that black men were often being lynched not for rape but as punishment for having sexual relations with consenting white women. Wells asserted that the real reason for lynching was in retribution to black economic progress. She first published her findings in an 1892 pamphlet entitled “Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases.” \n“Nobody in this section of the community believes that old threadbare lie that Negro men rape white women. If Southern men are not careful\, a conclusion might be reached which will be very damaging to the moral reputation of their women\,” wrote Wells. \nIn retaliation\, Wells’ life was threatened in Memphis newspaper articles\, the writers of which assumed she was a man. The Memphis Scimitar issued this warning: “It will be the duty of those whom he has attacked to tie the wretch to a stake\, brand him in the forehead with a hot iron\, and perform upon him a surgical operation with a pair of shears.” \nWhite males destroyed Wells’ newspaper\, which was housed in an office on historic Beale Street. Wells was out of town at the time\, and she chose not to return. She went on to launch a national crusade against lynching in the U.S. and abroad. \nThe Ell Persons Lynching & the NAACP in Memphis\nEll Persons\, accused of raping and murdering a 16-year-old white girl named Antoinette Rappel\, was burned alive near the Macon Road Bridge at the Wolf River on May 22nd\, 1917. Drawn by headlines in The Commercial Appeal\, several thousand men\, women\, and children showed up to watch as Persons was decapitated\, dismembered\, and had his heart cut out. Rappel’s mother declared\, “Let the Negro suffer as my little girl suffered\, only 10 times worse.” The mob enjoyed the spectacle as they chewed gum\, ate sandwiches\, and enjoyed soft drinks. \nPerson’s head was later thrown into a crowd of African Americans on Beale Street. No one was ever charged with the crime. Persons’ death was one of the most vicious lynchings in American history. After the event\, horrified African Americans in Memphis gathered to express their pain. When NAACP Field Secretary James Weldon Johnson arrived in Memphis to investigate the lynching\, Robert R. Church\, Jr. brought him to this site where an American flag marked the charred and blackened earth. Johnson found no evidence that Persons killed Rappel. He wrote that “the truth flashed over me that in large measure the race question involves the saving of black America’s body and white America’s soul.” \nJohnson found a black community ready to take a stand in combating daily racism and violence in the South. With the help of Robert Church\, Jr. and businessman Bert Roddy\, the Memphis branch of the NAACP was organized with 53 members. It was the first NAACP branch in Tennessee and only the fourth branch in the South. The next year\, when Johnson made his tour of NAACP branches\, he returned to speak on April 14th to an audience of about 2\,500 people crowded into Church Park and Auditorium. The meeting launched a vigorous campaign\, growing the membership to 924. \nRobert Church Jr. publicly denounced lynching and endorsed the work of the NAACP when it was dangerous to do so. At the first Lincoln Republican League meeting at Church Auditorium following the Ell Persons atrocity\, Church spoke to over 3\,000 people\, proclaiming “I would be untrue to you as your elected leader if I should remain silent against shame and crime of lawlessness of any character\, and I could not if I would hold my peace against the lynching or burning of a human being …” \nBy 1919\, the Memphis NAACP was the largest branch in the South. Robert Church\, Jr. was the first Southerner elected to the NAACP’s National Board of Directors\, helping to launch 68 branches in 14 states. Together\, the lynching of Ell Persons and the establishment of the Memphis NAACP in 1917 changed the political landscape of the South. URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/artraceviolence-a-collaborative-response/ LOCATION:Crosstown Arts Galleries\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States CATEGORIES:Gallery ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/fistDraft2small-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171111 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180115 DTSTAMP:20260518T065341 CREATED:20171205T202119Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171205T202142Z UID:10002745-1510423200-1515952799@crosstownarts.org SUMMARY:Lavender’s Landscape DESCRIPTION:Anthony Lee\n\nLatex and Urethane on Panel\, Triptych\, 2017 \n\n\nComposing a triptych\, these works by artist Anthony Lee are a continuous\, long-scale\, lavender tonal gradient\, equal in light value but demonstrating the effect of desaturation. Viewed from left to right\, it begins as  intense lavender\, and then through gradation it finishes into its grey equivalent. This adds a fourth-dimensional sense of movement or transfer within the works\, allowing the viewer’s eyes to calmly experience the space in the works as they seemlessly shift color.\n\nA high-gloss reflective stripe appears at bottom 3/8 of triptych\, to alter the color value. It is also the artist’s attempt to simulate the only straight line found in nature — the horizon. The purest horizons are a visual illusion created by the perceived meeting of only the sky and shimmering water.\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Artist:\nLee’s initial body of works were mixed-media panels with heavy color saturation and symbolic narrative content. His work has been featured at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art\, Powerhouse\, Dixon Gallery and Gardens\, Memphis College of Art\, Arkansas Arts Center\, National Civil Rights Museum\, Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts\, and several galleries throughout the U.S. He has also created many public art projects and large-scale mural works\, of which one was nationally recognized and awarded in 2009. His au courant mode of painting is geometric abstraction with neo-minimalist sensibilities that echo Ellsworth Kelly and Peter Halley. URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/lavenders-landscape/ LOCATION:Crosstown Arts Galleries\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States CATEGORIES:Gallery ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/IMG_4469.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20171201T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20171201T130000 DTSTAMP:20260518T065341 CREATED:20171116T190835Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171130T173152Z UID:10003174-1512126000-1512133200@crosstownarts.org SUMMARY:The Moonpie Project presents Elloo DESCRIPTION:A new mural by Elloo \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\nAbout the artist:\nElloo (pronounced like “hello”) is an artist from Chicago known for her paintings of toothless\, brightly colored\, adorable monsters. She attended the University of Illinois at Chicago and graduated with a BFA in Graphic Design. Elloo painted her first wall in Back of the Yards in 2014\, and she’s been creating murals ever since. URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/the-moonpie-project-presents-elloo/ LOCATION:Crosstown Alley\, 430 N. Cleveland CATEGORIES:Programs ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/unnamed-1.jpg GEO:37.692694;-97.321519 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Crosstown Alley 430 N. Cleveland;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=430 N. Cleveland:geo:-97.321519,37.692694 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20171201T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20171201T160000 DTSTAMP:20260518T065341 CREATED:20171113T221939Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171122T214326Z UID:10003169-1512133200-1512144000@crosstownarts.org SUMMARY:Up in Arms Collective presents Response 2 DESCRIPTION:So what now? Nine months after the inaugural RESPONSE show\, it has become apparent that America’s new reality is here to stay. Even the nicest guy on late night TV\, Jimmy Fallon\, cannot escape it. So what now? \nResilience. We connect\, organize\, and keep going. Twenty-five artists converge at Crosstown Arts to create original works that explore today’s America. Up in Arms Collective was born out of the need for the dance community to respond to what is happening in America in an open and affirming environment. What originally began as a community of diverse Memphis dance artists has since grown to include local filmmakers\, musicians\, and artists. \nPerforming artists include Sheri Bancroft\, Orixa Bowers\, Travis Bradley\, Burton Bridges\, Katie Bug\, Marie Dennan\, EmiLy Dison\, Jill Guyton-Nee\, Stephanie Mei Hom\, J Tbj Jones\, Jenn King\, Louisa Koeppel\, Kristen Osborne Lucas\, Daniel Stuart Nelson\, Jade Primicias\, Wayne Smith\, Lauren Stallings\, and Noelia Warnette along with musicians SJ Bennett\, Steve Fox\, and Kyle Statham\, filmmakers Joel Rose and Laura Jean Hocking\, and photographers Yasmine Omari and Stephanie Wexler. \n“We are stronger when we come together—united\,” says dancer and artist Marie Dennan. “Up in Arms provides an environment for artists of all kinds to share ideas and support one another.” \nThrough community collaboration\, artists are empowered\, and through RESPONSE 2\, Up in Arms Collective hopes to leave others empowered. Art has the power to change us all and transform the world. \nOur responses are candid\, personal\, and as diverse as the artists themselves and explore power\, fear\, truth\, boldness\, self-determination\, activism\, love\, support\, protection\, humor\, and revolution. \nUp in Arms Collective presents RESPONSE 2 on Friday-Sunday\, December 1-3\, 2017\, at Crosstown Arts\, 430 N. Cleveland\, in Memphis\, TN. All performances begin at 7:00 pm. Each evening’s performance will be one-of-a kind and feature different performances. Tickets are $10 cash only and available at the door. Seating is general admission and on a first come\, first serve basis. \nTo find out more about RESPONSE 2\, like Up in Arms Collective on Facebook. Donations will be made to ACLU (Tennessee Chapter)\, Mid-South Peace and Justice Center\, and Planned Parenthood – Greater Memphis Region. URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/up-in-arms-collective-presents-response-2-2/ CATEGORIES:430 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Screen-Shot-2017-11-13-at-4.19.12-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20171202T033000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20171202T053000 DTSTAMP:20260518T065341 CREATED:20171117T163948Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171205T205050Z UID:10003180-1512185400-1512192600@crosstownarts.org SUMMARY:"Cancer Is a Drag" St. Jude Marathon Spirit Station DESCRIPTION:Cheer on the runners of the St. Jude Marathon and enjoy drag performances by Bella DuBalle and Freak Nasty. Vegan blueberry pancakes\, bloody marys\, and coffee (courtesy of French Truck Coffee) will be served. Please bring noisemakers and posters to cheer on the runners. Fun and playful clothing is encouraged. \nLocation: Parking lot in front of story booth (438 N. Cleveland) URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/cancer-is-a-drag-st-jude-marathon-spirit-station/ LOCATION:story booth\, 438 N. Cleveland St.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/21192349_1179412922163646_5000174795093388877_n.jpg GEO:35.1505926;-90.0135933 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=story booth 438 N. Cleveland St. Memphis TN 38104 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=438 N. Cleveland St.:geo:-90.0135933,35.1505926 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20171202T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20171202T160000 DTSTAMP:20260518T065341 CREATED:20171113T221939Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171121T211011Z UID:10003170-1512219600-1512230400@crosstownarts.org SUMMARY:Up in Arms Collective presents Response 2 DESCRIPTION:So what now? Nine months after the inaugural RESPONSE show\, it has become apparent that America’s new reality is here to stay. Even the nicest guy on late night TV\, Jimmy Fallon\, cannot escape it. So what now? \nResilience. We connect\, organize\, and keep going. Twenty-five artists converge at Crosstown Arts to create original works that explore today’s America. Up in Arms Collective was born out of the need for the dance community to respond to what is happening in America in an open and affirming environment. What originally began as a community of diverse Memphis dance artists has since grown to include local filmmakers\, musicians\, and artists. \nPerforming artists include Sheri Bancroft\, Orixa Bowers\, Travis Bradley\, Burton Bridges\, Katie Bug\, Marie Dennan\, EmiLy Dison\, Jill Guyton-Nee\, Stephanie Mei Hom\, J Tbj Jones\, Jenn King\, Louisa Koeppel\, Kristen Osborne Lucas\, Daniel Stuart Nelson\, Jade Primicias\, Wayne Smith\, Lauren Stallings\, and Noelia Warnette along with musicians SJ Bennett\, Steve Fox\, and Kyle Statham\, filmmakers Joel Rose and Laura Jean Hocking\, and photographers Yasmine Omari and Stephanie Wexler. \n“We are stronger when we come together—united\,” says dancer and artist Marie Dennan. “Up in Arms provides an environment for artists of all kinds to share ideas and support one another.” \nThrough community collaboration\, artists are empowered\, and through RESPONSE 2\, Up in Arms Collective hopes to leave others empowered. Art has the power to change us all and transform the world. \nOur responses are candid\, personal\, and as diverse as the artists themselves and explore power\, fear\, truth\, boldness\, self-determination\, activism\, love\, support\, protection\, humor\, and revolution. \nUp in Arms Collective presents RESPONSE 2 on Friday-Sunday\, December 1-3\, 2017\, at Crosstown Arts\, 430 N. Cleveland\, in Memphis\, TN. All performances begin at 7:00 pm. Each evening’s performance will be one-of-a kind and feature different performances. Tickets are $10 cash only and available at the door. Seating is general admission and on a first come\, first serve basis. \nTo find out more about RESPONSE 2\, like Up in Arms Collective on Facebook. Donations will be made to ACLU (Tennessee Chapter)\, Mid-South Peace and Justice Center\, and Planned Parenthood – Greater Memphis Region. URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/up-in-arms-collective-presents-response-2-3/ CATEGORIES:430 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Screen-Shot-2017-11-13-at-4.19.12-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20171203T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20171203T160000 DTSTAMP:20260518T065341 CREATED:20171113T221939Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171121T210942Z UID:10003172-1512306000-1512316800@crosstownarts.org SUMMARY:Up in Arms Collective presents Response 2 DESCRIPTION:So what now? Nine months after the inaugural RESPONSE show\, it has become apparent that America’s new reality is here to stay. Even the nicest guy on late night TV\, Jimmy Fallon\, cannot escape it. So what now? \nResilience. We connect\, organize\, and keep going. Twenty-five artists converge at Crosstown Arts to create original works that explore today’s America. Up in Arms Collective was born out of the need for the dance community to respond to what is happening in America in an open and affirming environment. What originally began as a community of diverse Memphis dance artists has since grown to include local filmmakers\, musicians\, and artists. \nPerforming artists include Sheri Bancroft\, Orixa Bowers\, Travis Bradley\, Burton Bridges\, Katie Bug\, Marie Dennan\, EmiLy Dison\, Jill Guyton-Nee\, Stephanie Mei Hom\, J Tbj Jones\, Jenn King\, Louisa Koeppel\, Kristen Osborne Lucas\, Daniel Stuart Nelson\, Jade Primicias\, Wayne Smith\, Lauren Stallings\, and Noelia Warnette along with musicians SJ Bennett\, Steve Fox\, and Kyle Statham\, filmmakers Joel Rose and Laura Jean Hocking\, and photographers Yasmine Omari and Stephanie Wexler. \n“We are stronger when we come together—united\,” says dancer and artist Marie Dennan. “Up in Arms provides an environment for artists of all kinds to share ideas and support one another.” \nThrough community collaboration\, artists are empowered\, and through RESPONSE 2\, Up in Arms Collective hopes to leave others empowered. Art has the power to change us all and transform the world. \nOur responses are candid\, personal\, and as diverse as the artists themselves and explore power\, fear\, truth\, boldness\, self-determination\, activism\, love\, support\, protection\, humor\, and revolution. \nUp in Arms Collective presents RESPONSE 2 on Friday-Sunday\, December 1-3\, 2017\, at Crosstown Arts\, 430 N. Cleveland\, in Memphis\, TN. All performances begin at 7:00 pm. Each evening’s performance will be one-of-a kind and feature different performances. Tickets are $10 cash only and available at the door. Seating is general admission and on a first come\, first serve basis. \nTo find out more about RESPONSE 2\, like Up in Arms Collective on Facebook. Donations will be made to ACLU (Tennessee Chapter)\, Mid-South Peace and Justice Center\, and Planned Parenthood – Greater Memphis Region. URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/up-in-arms-collective-presents-response-2-4/ CATEGORIES:430 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Screen-Shot-2017-11-13-at-4.19.12-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20171205T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20171205T150000 DTSTAMP:20260518T065341 CREATED:20171116T210820Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171116T210904Z UID:10003176-1512477000-1512486000@crosstownarts.org SUMMARY:Shoot & Splice: Cinema Trivia Party DESCRIPTION:Throughout the year\, Indie Memphis & Crosstown Arts brings cinematographers\, directors\, editors\, writers\, and technicians to Shoot & Splice\, our monthly filmmaking forum. Come help us celebrate the end of another year with the Shoot & Splice FOURTH Annual Cinema Trivia blowout with trivia master John Beifuss! Test your filmmaker mettle! Win prizes! Did we say\, FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC? \nDoors open at 6:30pm | Trivia starts at 7:00pm URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/shoot-splice-cinema-trivia-party-2/ CATEGORIES:430 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Shoot-Splice.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20171206T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20171206T150000 DTSTAMP:20260518T065341 CREATED:20171109T205517Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171130T162211Z UID:10003168-1512563400-1512572400@crosstownarts.org SUMMARY:MicroCinema Club DESCRIPTION:Monthly short film screening series\, presented by Indie Memphis & Crosstown Arts. \nThis month: Documentary Shorts Festival Encore\nEncore presentation of the documentary shorts program from the 2017 Indie Memphis Film Festival. \nDoors at 6:30 pm | Screening at 7 pm. Admission is pay-what-you-can. \n\nMICKEY’S PETS (Documentary Short – Special Jury Award)\nDirector: Ashley S. Brandon\, Running Time: 13:01min\nWith a trusty peacock in tow a young taxidermist must overcome her insecurities to win first place at the U.S. National Taxidermy Championships. \nJESSZILLA\nDirector: Emily Sheskin\, Running Time: 7min\nJesselyn “Jesszilla” Silva is serious about boxing\, and at 10 years old trains seriously with dreams of becoming a professional fighter. Her father\, Pedro\, finds himself caught in between supporting her dream and worrying about her future as she tries to master a combat sport. \nCOWGIRL UP\nDirector: Nathan Willis\, Running Time: 5:17min\nA cowgirl from Mississippi pursues her lifelong dream of becoming the first African-American female in the National Finals Rodeo. \nSILO: EDGE OF THE REAL WORLD\nDirector: Marshall Burnette\, Running Time: 10:43min\nSILO: EDGE OF THE REAL WORLD is a meditation on life in a small midwest farm town. When a grain entrapment shocks their small community\, Adam Fox\, a young farmer\, and Clay Althoff\, a senior in high school\, both consider the risks and rewards of a corn farmer’s life. \nTHE DUEL\nDirector: Sean David Christensen\, Running Time: 5:50min\nA sixteen-year-old girl struggles to reach her father in the midst of an unexpected and intense manic episode. Based on a true story from actress Lili Taylor. \nISIS HAIR SALON\nDirector: Nicholas Coles\, Running Time: 4:52min\nLos Angeles hair stylist Carrie Banks has unwittingly been thrust into the war on terror and she’s fighting back one braid\, weave and extension at a time. \nREBUILDING IN MINIATURE (Best Documentary Short)\nDirector: Veena Rao\, Running Time: 7:12min\nAli Alamedy\, an Iraqi artist living in Turkey\, creates detailed miniature scenes of places he has imagined but has never been. \nGAYS FOR TRUMP?\nDirector: Aaron Paul Lovett\, Running Time: 16:44min\nIn the 2016 general election\, 14% of LGBTQ Americans voted for Donald Trump. This film follows Peter Boykin and David Smith\, an interracial gay couple\, and their friend Scott Presler as the unlikely trio advocate for the polarizing businessman-turned-President. \nELECTION NIGHT\nDirector: Ryan Scafuro\, Running Time: 7:40min\nA crowd gathers until the early morning at a boozy London pub to watch the US presidential election. As dawn breaks\, emotions escalate and the evening takes a turn for the worse. \nLESSONS INJUSTICE\nDirector: Karen Chapman\, Running Time: 8:57min\nDanardo jones sets out on a car ride with his teenage son in hopes of having a conversation that some parents dread and others are unaware of. As a lawyer\, Jones is well aware that the law can do little to protect his son against the anti-black racism and discrimination that has become a part of his complicated identity. \n  URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/microcinema-club-13/ CATEGORIES:430 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/23722770_10155907923103928_5431272695344979283_n.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20171207T060000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20171207T070000 DTSTAMP:20260518T065341 CREATED:20171107T224757Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171206T165557Z UID:10003159-1512626400-1512630000@crosstownarts.org SUMMARY:Art/Race/Violence: Artist+Community Conversation DESCRIPTION:Conversation with artist teams Yancy Villa-Calvo and Lawrence Matthews\, Cat Pena and Jamond Bullock\, as well as community activist Tami Sawyer. \n\nArt/Race/Violence: A Collaborative Response is a multidisciplinary project organized by visual culture historian Dr. Earnestine Jenkins and artist Richard Lou in collaboration with Crosstown Arts. Through this project\, local artists collectively explore intersections of race and systemic violence through the lens of cultural expression. Conceived to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Ell Persons’ very public murder by members of the Memphis community through the act of lynching\, the project was further inspired by recent events to memorialize lynching sites in the broader Memphis community in an effort to bring about greater understanding of racial oppression and violence in the South. \nThe organizers aim for more challenging\, candid and unvarnished representations of our city’s history through a range of educational programming\, including panel discussions which began last spring\, a collaborative exhibition (with performances and talks by the artists) opening this November\, community conversations\, and film screenings. \nThe exhibition features work by artist teams:\nJamin Carter and Mary Jo Karimnia (with Special Design Work for American Heritage Lotto by Christian Westphal)\nAndrea Morales and Terry Lynn\nLisa Williamson and Lurlynn Franklin\nYancy Villa-Calvo and Lawrence Matthews\nJamond Bullock and Cat Pena (video work by local artist Perry Kirkland and survivor profiles from #SurvivedAndPunished)\nKarina Alvarez and Carl Moore\nJin Powell and Jesse Butcher\nAgustin Diaz\, Brittney Bullock and Brenda Joysmith URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/artraceviolence-artistcommunity-conversation-2/ LOCATION:Crosstown Arts Galleries\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Art-Race-Violence-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20171207T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20171207T140000 DTSTAMP:20260518T065341 CREATED:20171121T202831Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171121T203015Z UID:10003188-1512648000-1512655200@crosstownarts.org SUMMARY:Crosstown Getdown: Salsa! DESCRIPTION:Join us for Crosstown Getdown\, a monthly dance series at Crosstown Concourse. Each month will feature a new dance theme with free lessons followed by music and dancing. \nThis month: Salsa Dancing! \nMeet up in the Central Atrium by the staircase. Salsa Memphis and Madison Dance Studio will provide a FREE dance lesson from 6-7 pm. And then DJ Bori will spin tunes for a salsa dance party from 7-8 pm. URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/crosstown-getdown-salsa-2/ LOCATION:Central Atrium\, Crosstown Concourse\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Screen-Shot-2017-11-21-at-2.23.32-PM.png GEO:35.1521433;-90.0155942 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Central Atrium Crosstown Concourse 1350 Concourse Ave. Memphis TN 38104 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1350 Concourse Ave.:geo:-90.0155942,35.1521433 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20171209T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20171209T150000 DTSTAMP:20260518T065341 CREATED:20171103T210555Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171205T164244Z UID:10003155-1512822600-1512831600@crosstownarts.org SUMMARY:SOLD OUT The Music of Nina Simone DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT! Stay turned to the Crosstown Arts Facebook page for details on the next Crosstown Jazz Series show. \nTickets – $15 (purchase on Eventbrite)\nDoors at 6:30 pm | performance at 7 pm\nComplimentary beverages \nJazz performance featuring Michaelyn Oby (vocalist)\, Alvie Givhan (piano)\, Sylvester Sample (acoustic bass)\, Michael Oby (saxophone)\, and Nygel Yancey (drums). \nThe 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. \nFacebook invite URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/the-music-of-nina-simone/ LOCATION:Crosstown Arts Galleries\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Screen-Shot-2017-11-16-at-9.48.54-AM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20171209T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20171209T160000 DTSTAMP:20260518T065341 CREATED:20171127T171601Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171127T173447Z UID:10002741-1512824400-1512835200@crosstownarts.org SUMMARY:Bob Grey Meet & Greet & Album Release DESCRIPTION:Big BIZ da M.C. presents I’m Bob Grey with music by Great DJ X \nFree entry. Donations of food\, cash\, or clothing will be accepted for Concerned Citizens of Memphis’ work in local communities. \nBig BIZ da M.C.\, a local up-and-coming hip-hop spitter\, is releasing his next project entitled “I’m Bob Grey.” The album title is a play on the phrase “I’m IT” and is shaping up to be a bass enthusiast Memphis classic. This will be his second EP release; his first “Toonami” was released last year and helped push him into the underground scene. Get to know more about him at www.mindofbiz.com and on Instagram at @mindofbiz. Music is available to stream and purchase at all streaming sites. \nFacebook invite URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/bob-grey-meet-greet-album-release/ CATEGORIES:430 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/22406141_10213141825156418_3396605449722722286_n.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20171212T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20171212T140000 DTSTAMP:20260518T065341 CREATED:20151215T182353Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171130T160828Z UID:10002646-1513080000-1513087200@crosstownarts.org SUMMARY:Open Crit DESCRIPTION:Facilitator: Carrie Rubinstein \n\nPresenting Artist(s):\n– Steve Taylor\n– Ethan Taylor\n– Maya Alston \n\n\n\n\n\nCrosstown 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. \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. \nSpecial thanks to Art Center for donating a $25 gift certificate for each participating artist. \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  URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/copy-of-open-crit-2/ CATEGORIES:430,Programs ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/CXA_Open-Crit.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20171213T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20171213T150000 DTSTAMP:20260518T065341 CREATED:20171120T204939Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171130T162626Z UID:10003184-1513170000-1513177200@crosstownarts.org SUMMARY:Indie Wednesday Film Series 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: Furry Lewis & the Bottleneck Guitar Story — The story of how the slide guitar got to the Memphis/Delta region from Hawaii and the role Furry Lewis played in the evolution from the Hawaiian style to the bottleneck sound. \nFeaturing Q&A with director David Brian Guinle. Admission is pay-what-you-can. URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/indie-wednesday-film-series-10/ CATEGORIES:430 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Screen-Shot-2017-11-30-at-10.25.55-AM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20171216T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20171216T153000 DTSTAMP:20260518T065341 CREATED:20171018T192624Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171018T192624Z UID:10003146-1513423800-1513438200@crosstownarts.org SUMMARY:M.T.A. Art Show DESCRIPTION:Live painting | poetry | artwork | food and wine \nHosted by Tosha the Artist URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/m-t-a-art-show/ CATEGORIES:430 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Screen-Shot-2017-10-18-at-2.22.49-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20171216T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20171216T150000 DTSTAMP:20260518T065341 CREATED:20171120T205924Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171120T223410Z UID:10003186-1513429200-1513436400@crosstownarts.org SUMMARY:Impossible Language DESCRIPTION:Impossible Language is ending its run. The final installment of the monthly poetry series will feature readings by Emma Bolden\, Christian Anton Gerard\, and Heather Dobbins. \nFacebook invite URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/impossible-language-12/ LOCATION:story booth\, 438 N. Cleveland St.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Impossible-Language-3.png GEO:35.1505926;-90.0135933 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=story booth 438 N. Cleveland St. Memphis TN 38104 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=438 N. Cleveland St.:geo:-90.0135933,35.1505926 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20171219T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20171219T140000 DTSTAMP:20260518T065341 CREATED:20170818T213554Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171215T212537Z UID:10003122-1513684800-1513692000@crosstownarts.org SUMMARY:It's a Hustle Holiday 2 DESCRIPTION:You know that networking is an important part of your arts practice. Hustle makes it fun to get to know your local community. Expect silly games and sillier prizes. Special host: Eso Tolson. Complimentary food & drink \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/its-a-hustle-holiday-2/ LOCATION:story booth\, 438 N. Cleveland St.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States CATEGORIES:430 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Hustle.png GEO:35.1505926;-90.0135933 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=story booth 438 N. Cleveland St. Memphis TN 38104 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=438 N. Cleveland St.:geo:-90.0135933,35.1505926 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20171221T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20171221T120000 DTSTAMP:20260518T065341 CREATED:20171127T225236Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171127T225236Z UID:10002743-1513846800-1513857600@crosstownarts.org SUMMARY:Holiday Happy Hour at the Cleveland St. Flea Market DESCRIPTION:Stop by the flea market for cookies and holiday punch! Then take care of your last-minute holiday shopping while you’re there. \nAdditionally\, the flea market will be open SPECIAL HOLIDAY HOURS:\nTuesday\, Dec. 19 – 10 am-6 pm\nWednesday\, Dec. 20 – 10 am-6 pm\nThursday\, Dec. 21 – 10 am-6 pm \nPlus\, the market will be open on its usual weekend days (Friday\, Dec. 22\, 10 am-6 pm; Saturday\, Dec. 23\, 9 am-6 pm). The market will be closed on Sunday\, Dec. 24. URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/holiday-happy-hour-at-the-cleveland-st-flea-market/ LOCATION:Cleveland Street Flea Market\, 438 N. Cleveland St.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Holiday-Happy-Hour-JPG.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR