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3 events,
“Entrances, Exits and the Spaces Betwixt”
“Entrances, Exits and the Spaces Betwixt” presents contrasting aspects of personality, showcasing the yin and yang of pneuma. The exhibit represents a mental, emotional, and spiritual transformation within a palpable dreamscape. Works presented depict and embrace ideas of transitory spaces visually, mentally and physically.
“Edgewise: Exploring Pattern and Rhythm with Line”
“Edgewise: Exploring Pattern and Rhythm with Line” by Khara Woods presents a collection of paintings, sculpture and creative devices developed since 2016. The works examine the creation of movement and texture focusing on a restricted set of grids, bold colors and shapes inspired by basic geometry. Within these confines, there are arrangements that intertwine, shift and vibrate across canvas and wood.
“Deceive the Heavens to Cross the Seas”
“Deceive the Heavens to Cross the Seas” is composed of videos from McLean Fahnestock’s Stratagem series, where the sea and sky flip and merge to generate a new, seductive yet false horizon. Stratagems are plans or schemes that are designed to deceive. Usually referring to warfare, they are a well-executed artifice upon an enemy. Working with her interest in desire as it manifests in the landscape, these works present the ways that our desires can open a door to our ultimate deception. |
5 events,
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Suture is one of the most outstanding neo-noirs of the 1990s. The wealthy and self-assured Vincent (Michael Harris) meets his blue-collar half-brother Clay (Dennis Haysbert) at their father’s funeral, and is struck by their similarity. He decides to murder Clay and take his identity — only Clay survives the assassination attempt with no memory and is mistaken for Vincent.
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Tonya Dyson is a beloved artist who has not only built a devoted following in a creative landscape of her own design but has helped develop and nurture that same environment for countless other Memphis artists. She’s the genuine article in Memphis’ new soul underground. |
4 events,
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Hosted by Brandon Blvd, The Evergreen Sessions Vol. II features Idi X Teco with Saturday Sunset, Camm, Kiva Richardson, Austyn Michael, and D’vonna Taylor. |
4 events,
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The Crosstown Strictly Jazz Series, presented by Crosstown Arts in collaboration with Strictly Jazz Entertainment, is designed to salute classic jazz music as contemporary musicians perform the work of the legends. Featuring vocalist D'Monet with Johnny Tate, Carl Caspersen, Jonathan Bass, and Anthony Knox. |
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3 events,
“Entrances, Exits and the Spaces Betwixt”
“Edgewise: Exploring Pattern and Rhythm with Line”
“Deceive the Heavens to Cross the Seas”
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4 events,
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Indie Memphis & Crosstown Arts are excited to present a conversation on film & TV writing between filmmaker Craig Brewer and writer Hennah Sekander. This wide ranging conversation will include topics such as the WGA strike, the current creative & business culture of the industry, ins and outs of the writers room, and much more. Prepare for a fun, engaging evening with two of the top writers in the current film & TV industry! |
4 events,
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Violist Amaro Dubois and pianist David Cordoba perform music from Dubois’ new album Luz. |
5 events,
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Directed by Brian De Palma, Phantom of the Paradise satirizes both horror films and rock groups in the story of a composer of a rock cantata on the theme of Faust, who sells his soul for rock ’n’ roll. Oscar-winner Paul Williams stars and composed the superb rock musical score.
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As a singer/songwriter, Rachel Maxann describes her style as vintage indie-rock and post-modern folklore. Originally from Ohio, Rachel has been deeply influenced by the music culture of every area where she has lived — North Carolina; New Orleans, Louisiana; and Memphis. “In the same show, you’ll hear country influences, blues influences, rock and pop influences, and maybe even some musical theater,” she says. |
5 events,
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Local artists and makers showcase their wares during a fun afternoon of outdoor holiday shopping. Guests will browse a curated selection of handmade goods, as well as a great selection of beers and food available for purchase to stoke shopping spirits.
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Black Opry amplifies Black artists and builds community for Black fans of country, blues, folk, and Americana music. In honor of Pride month, this celebration of queer Black voices in roots music will feature Carmen Dianne, Josey, and Julia Cannon. |
4 events,
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Two performances - Shows begin at 2 pm and 6:30 pm A 90-minute concert from the No Tears Project ensemble led by Christopher Parker (piano) and Kelley Hurt (voice). The band will perform the world premiere of new works written by and in collaboration with Memphis artists, including saxophonist Robert “Bobby LaVell” Garner. A new arrangement of Memphis pianist Donald Brown’s song “Poem for Martin,” written by Marc Franklin, as well as selections previously written by Oliver Lake, Parker, and Hurt, in honor of the Little Rock Nine will also be performed. Poet and spoken word artist Treasure Shields Redmond, and dancer Ashley Tate will also join the ensemble as special guests for both community concerts. |
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3 events,
“Entrances, Exits and the Spaces Betwixt”
“Edgewise: Exploring Pattern and Rhythm with Line”
“Deceive the Heavens to Cross the Seas”
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4 events,
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When you think of an ambassador for jazz music today, you have got to include Paul Carr in that grouping, as his work touches all fronts including jazz education, performance and presentation. |
5 events,
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In honor of the incredible experimental lesbian filmmaker, Barbara Hammer, Indie Memphis and Crosstown Arts are excited to bring this Tribute to Barbara Hammer for this month’s MicroCinema. A prolific filmmaker, installation artist, and pioneer of feminist and queer cinema for over 50 years, Hammer’s work consistently and relentlessly explored the intimate experiences of lesbian relationships, the erasure and censorship of queer history, and the relationship between sex, age, and the body.
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Supported by an Arts Access grant from the Tennessee Arts Commission and ArtsMemphis, Crosstown Arts presents the premiere of the commissioned work by Evan Williams, "Crosstown Counterpoint" alongside Williams' earlier works "Bodies Upon the Gears", "Amber Waves", and Terry Riley's classic minimalist bop, "In C." |
6 events,
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These in-person workshops with Residency staff will highlight the Crosstown Arts application and will give tips for any residency application.
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The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents Halloween III: Season of the Witch with a live score by Robert Traxler, Natalie Hoffmann, and Revenge Body in collaboration with Memphis Concréte Festival at Crosstown Theater.
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Join Willie Farmer, Ryan Lee Crosby & Grant Smith, and Shaun Marsh & Lynn Greer for a special performance featuring the blues across time and space - music that crosses generations, cultures, and continents. |
4 events,
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“The Artist” is a solo showcase performed by artistic director/choreographer Darrius Strong, in which he touches on layers and humanity of the person behind the artist. For Strong, movement is real and it acts as a language and sometimes as a therapeutic device. Overlapped with movement phrases, “The Artist” will also showcase other routine devices he uses throughout his day that tie to the continuous work he does to heal trauma in his body — aspects of the work that are very much read, true, and relatable to the human experience for many. We are not just one-sides, but we have many layers and dimensions to our identity. |
5 events,
2023 Memphis Concrète Festival
Experimental music festival presented by Memphis Concrète in collaboration with Crosstown Arts.
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Join PRIZM Ensemble for a free concert celebrating Juneteenth with wonderful choral, chamber, and orchestral music, featuring the Sensational Barnes Brothers. |
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3 events,
“Entrances, Exits and the Spaces Betwixt”
“Edgewise: Exploring Pattern and Rhythm with Line”
“Deceive the Heavens to Cross the Seas”
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4 events,
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Crosstown Arts Summer 2023 resident artists present artist talks. |
4 events,
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Growing up in Boston Massachusetts, Peter Janson listened to his father, an accomplished amateur guitarist, play solo guitar every day. Peter started playing by the age of seven, and starting doing pop gigs at age 15. For the last twenty-five years he has performed in venues large and small, much as a touring studio guitarist would - in a variety of styles; pop, rock, fusion, folk, Celtic, classical, and jazz. His sound is a melding of all these, and it presents as crossover jazz fusion. |
5 events,
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These in-person workshops with Residency staff will highlight the Crosstown Arts application and will give tips for any residency application.
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One of the most searing romances of the 1990s, Wong Kar Wai’s emotionally raw, lushly stylized portrait of a relationship in breakdown casts Hong Kong superstars Tony Leung and Leslie Cheung as a couple traveling through Argentina and locked in a turbulent cycle of infatuation and destructive jealousy as they break up, make up, and fall apart again and again. |
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3 events,
“Entrances, Exits and the Spaces Betwixt”
“Edgewise: Exploring Pattern and Rhythm with Line”
“Deceive the Heavens to Cross the Seas”
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4 events,
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Where does voguing come from, and what, exactly, is throwing shade? This landmark documentary provides a vibrant snapshot of the 1980s through the eyes of New York City’s African American and Latinx Harlem drag ball scene. |
