Events
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On the last Tuesday of each month join Crosstown Concourse neighbors and friends for The Mystic. The Mystic is a time set aside each month to experience the undefinable together through music, dialogue and silence. The Mystic is not affiliated with any defined belief system, but is a shared listening experience intended to deepen our understand of one another. The Mystic is […] |
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Indie Memphis kicks off its annual film festival at Crosstown Theater with an opening party at 5 pm. That's followed by a sold-out screening of Harriet, the extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of America's greatest heroes, at 6:30 pm. Stick around for the Hometowner Narrative Shorts #1 Competition […] |
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Bring your little ghouls and goblins to Crosstown Concourse this Halloween for trick-or-treating in the Central Atrium. Live music by Almost Elton John, the Snowden Middle School orchestra, and a Thriller dance flash mob. Free and open to the public
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Female artists of all genres and women who work in the arts sector are invited to join us for cocktails and conversation at Art Bar at Crosstown Arts. Come a little early (and bring the kids) for Creep Sweep Trunk or Treat on the Concourse plaza from 4-6 pm. Kids are allowed at the cocktail […]
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In HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL, Frederick Loren (Vincent Price) is an eccentric millionaire who rents a reportedly haunted mansion for one night under the pretense of hosting a party for his wife, Annabelle, whom he believes to be after his fortune. He explains to his guests that any among them who survives in the house for one night — during which all communication with the outside world will be cut — will receive a prize of $10,000. |
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Join multi-instrumentalist, singer/songwriter, and producer Paul Taylor and indie-pop duo The PRVLG at The Green Room for a special performance. |
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Join Grammy-winning saxophonist Kirk Whalum for Kafé Kirk, a monthly jazz series in Crosstown Theater featuring musical and spiritual collaborations with special guest artists. This month’s guest: Grammy-winning jazz keyboardist, arranger, and record producer Bob James. |
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Works by Crosstown Arts resident artist Isabel Theselius. Isabel Theselius is a Swedish artist, currently based in the U.S., whose work takes many forms but continually investigates mortality, desire, memory, and more recently, superstition. By drawing from her own experiences, memories, and family relationships, Theselius' work is equally poetic and empathetic, relatable and enigmatic. |
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The Crosstown Arthouse Film Series is proud to present DUBICEL, the work of animator, writer and director Yashira Jordan. Yashira was an inaugural participant in the Crosstown Arts Residency program. DUBICEL (12 minutes) is a cosmic child who lives in a galactic dome alone and wants to open the walls that imprison him to discover what is beyond and to discover the stars. DUBICEL will be followed by the full-length film, STALKER, about a metaphysical journey through an enigmatic post-apocalyptic landscape. |
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Join us for the premiere of the Mellotron Variations concert film, recorded live at Crosstown Arts on April 21, 2018. Mellotron Variations is a performance of new works and collaborations for the Mellotron by Robby Grant, Jonathan Kirkscey, John Medeski, and Pat Sansone. Projections by Winston Eggleston and John Markham. Videography by Justin Thompson. |
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Join us in The Green Room at Crosstown Arts for a special performance by Greg Ward's Rogue Parade. Considered one of the most versatile saxophonists of his generation, bandleader, composer, and arranger Greg Ward is proud to launch his new group, Rogue Parade. A quintet of heavyweight creative Chicago musicians, Rogue Parade features guitarists Matt Gold and Dave Miller, bassist Matt Ulery, and drummer Quin Kirchner. |
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Lulu's will host a special pop-up vegan brunch at the cafe at Crosstown Arts. The menu features a tofu scramble plate, trio of biscuit sliders, and smoked shiitake stew, plus small-batch, locally roasted coffee and brunch cocktails by Art Bar. |
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The Withers Collection is hosting the official book launch and signing for Revolution in Black and White: Photographs for the Civil Rights Era by Ernest Withers on Tuesday, Nov. 12 from 6-8 pm at Crosstown Theater. Doors open at 6 pm in the theater for a booksigning and slideshow, followed by a panel discussion at 6:30 pm with Richard Cahan, Michael Williams, and Rosalind Withers. Moderated by Emmy-nominated journalist and author, Katina Rankin, evening anchor for WATN-TV Local 24. |
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Joining series host Dr. Charles Hughes (Rhodes College) will be members of the MDs, a Memphis-based Booker T. & the MGs tribute band that performed the entire McLemore Avenue album at the Stax Museum in 2017. This October, the band rearranged another Beatles classic, Revolver, for a capacity Crosstown Arts crowd. |
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Crosstown Arts resident artists Myung Gyn You, Sandra Jackson-Opoku, Isabel Theselius, Kelley Anderson, and Alex Greene will discuss their work in artist talks. The Crosstown Arts residency program offers multidisciplinary residencies to visiting and Memphis-based artists and curators, working in any creative discipline including visual and performing arts, music, film, and writing in all genres.
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Learn the art of long stitch bookbinding from artist Rory Golden in this Shared Art Making Workshop.
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Crosstown Arthouse presents Yashira Jordan's short film, ANACRONTE, and Ildikó Enyedi’s fairytale-like, unconventional ironic film luminaire MY 20TH CENTURY. |
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Winners and runner-ups from each Spillit Slam from 2019 take the stage at Crosstown Theater to share their six minute homecoming stories and compete for the title of 2019 Spillit Grand Master Storyteller of Memphis.
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Folk All Y'all presents An Evening with Violet Bell, a North Carolina progressive folk duo, at The Green Room. Tickets: $20 Each half of Violet Bell has dedicated their life to the pursuit of music: Lizzy Ross as a songwriter who briefly tried her hand in Nashville before returning to more receptive soil in North […] |
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Join us as visual, musical, and performance artist Lawrence Matthews, also known as Don Lifted, transforms the Crosstown Arts Green Room visually and sonically with a performance featuring sculptural video installations and music from his recently released albums Alero and Contour. With special guests Blueshift Ensemble.
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Join Memphis artist ISpeakWithAGift as he celebrates the release of his upcoming project, "Stay Out the Deep End." Opening performance by Jai Musiq. Hosted by Keniece the Curator. Sounds by DJ Dxrty Skrxw |
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Monthly short film screening series, presented by Indie Memphis & Crosstown Arts. This month: 2019 Festival Shorts Award Winners An encore screening of standout short film award winners from the 2019 Indie Memphis Film Festival, curated by Senior Programmer Brighid Wheeler. Doors at 6:30 pm | Screening at 7 pm. Admission is pay-what-you-can. |
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3RDSPACE presents an evening of shared stories, ambitious ideas, and audience-funded micro-grants for creatives. Encounter creative geniuses in contemporary visual, sound, literary, and performing arts. 3RDSPACE presents an evening of shared stories, ambitious ideas, and audience funded micro-grants for creatives. Designed as a unique presentation and storytelling series, creatives are chosen to share their artistic […]
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Join us in The Green Room at Crosstown Arts for special performance by Mighty Souls Brass Band. Mighty Souls Brass Band, a Memphis‐based rotating collective of composer‐players versed in a multitude of musical traditions, isn’t a soul band, nor is it a funk band, a marching band, or a swing band. And yet, depending on where you catch them live, you’ll hear all of those influences and more from around the globe. |
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Learn the art of traditionally sewn paper case bookbinding from artist Rory Golden in this Shared Art Making Workshop.
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Join us in The Green Room for a performance by Memphis-based jazz group, L.A.P.D. Comprised of four hard-working musicians from Memphis, L.A.P.D. respects the city’s rich musical heritage while forging new ground, all in the name of the groove.
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Winner of the Golden Bear at Berlinale, the latest from Nadav Lapid, SYNONYMS features a dynamic lead performance from newcomer Tom Mercier, whose feral intensity practically bursts out of the frame. Mercier plays Yoav, a disaffected young Israeli who flees Tel Aviv for Paris to start a new life. |
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New work by Tampa, Florida-based artist Ezra Johnson in the Screening Room. 
Group exhibition featuring artists whose use of color is a primary consideration in their work. Our senses are affected by the vibrations of color immediately and intrinsically. This exhibition will focus on the meaning, sensitivity, and passion that the intensity of color creates. 
New work by Crosstown Arts resident artist Olaniyi R. Akindiya Akirash. This exhibition looks deep into the immigration issues that plague our society. It has become a big bone that has stuck in our throat, difficult to chew or swallow. It is a nightmarish, poisonous trauma that has stained our history forever.
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Please join Porsche Stevens of Crosstown Arts and A.M. O'Malley-Miller of UrbanArt Commission at Art Bar for a happy hour for women and female-identified people who work in the arts. Children are welcome.
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New work by Tampa, Florida-based artist Ezra Johnson in the Screening Room.
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Group exhibition featuring artists whose use of color is a primary consideration in their work. Our senses are affected by the vibrations of color immediately and intrinsically. This exhibition will focus on the meaning, sensitivity, and passion that the intensity of color creates. |
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Jazz tribute to Stevie Wonder featuring James Austin, Jr. (acoustic piano), Carl Capersen (acoustic bass), and James Sexton (drums). |
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The Mystic is a time set aside each month to experience the undefinable together through music, dialogue and silence. The Mystic is not affiliated with any defined belief system, but is a shared listening experience intended to deepen our understanding of one another. The Mystic is hosted by a rotated panel including Rabbi Micah Greenstein, Chris Miner, Dr. Scott Morris, Dr. Sonia Walker, and Kirk Whalum, with a variety of musical guests.This month: Dr. Morris will facilitate and Shaila Karkera, a practitioner of Hindu, will be the guest host. The focus will be on gratitude. |
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North Mississippi Allstars celebrate their latest release, Up and Rolling, on the Kemmons Wilson Family Stage at Crosstown Theater. Welcome Luther and Cody Dickinson back home to Memphis as they celebrate the release of their ninth studio effort, Up and Running. Joining them will be Memphis-born comedian Deric Poston. |
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Join Grammy-winning saxophonist Kirk Whalum for Kafé Kirk, a monthly jazz series in Crosstown Theater featuring musical and spiritual collaborations with special guest artists. This month’s guest: Memphis-based jazz vocalist Wendy Moten. |