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Mempho presents The Wood Brothers
Crosstown Theater 1350 Concourse Ave., Memphis, TN, United StatesA roots music trio featuring brothers Chris (upright bass, vocals) and Oliver Wood (guitars, vocals) along with multi-instrumentalist Jano Rix, the Wood Brothers bring a distinctive flair to their union of folk, blues, gospel, and jazz.
Featuring an opening performance by Sean McConnell
* Mempho Presents has requested proof of vaccination or a negative Covid test for this event. Please be prepared to present your vaccination card or a negative Covid test taken within 72 hours at check-in. Masks are required and must be worn unless actively eating or drinking.
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The Memphis Symphony Orchestra presents Wagner’s Tristan and Isolde
Crosstown Theater 1350 Concourse Ave., Memphis, TN, United StatesWagner changed the direction of love music forever with Tristan and Isolde. Joseph Boulogne de Chevalier de St. George was a black French contemporary of Mozart, who was one of France’s most celebrated composers during his life. Brant Taylor, a member of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and an accomplished soloist, performs Haydn’s First Cello Concerto.
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Indie Memphis Screening – SAMBIZANGA
Crosstown Theater 1350 Concourse Ave., Memphis, TN, United StatesSAMBIZANGA is Based on a true story, the film follows young resistance leader Domingos Xavier (Domingos Oliveira) whose arrest by the Portuguese authorities helps ignite an anti-colonialist uprising and leads his determined wife Maria (Elisa Andrade) on an epic journey by foot to save him.
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Mahogany Chamber Music Series: “Music for the Soul”
Crosstown Theater 1350 Concourse Ave., Memphis, TN, United StatesThe Mahogany Chamber Music Series is a series of three chamber music concerts curated by Dr. Artina McCain, spotlighting Black and other underrepresented composers and performers.
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The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents 3 WOMEN
Crosstown Theater 1350 Concourse Ave., Memphis, TN, United StatesFeaturing brilliant performances from Sissy Spacek and Shelley Duvall, this dreamlike masterpiece from Robert Altman careens from the humorous to the chilling to the surreal, resulting in one of the most unusual and compelling films of the 1970s.
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The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13
Crosstown Theater 1350 Concourse Ave., Memphis, TN, United StatesThis stark modern homage to Howard Hawk’s Rio Bravo updates the action with a youth gang attacking a closing police station in a blighted ghetto neighborhood.
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Juilliard String Quartet
Crosstown Theater 1350 Concourse Ave., Memphis, TN, United StatesWith unparalleled artistry and enduring vigor, the Juilliard String Quartet (JSQ) continues to inspire audiences around the world. Founded in 1946 and hailed by The Boston Globe as “the most important American quartet in history,” the ensemble draws on a deep and vital engagement to the classics, while embracing the mission of championing new works, a vibrant combination of the familiar and the daring.
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The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents COOLEY HIGH
Crosstown Theater 1350 Concourse Ave., Memphis, TN, United StatesMichael Schultz directed this deeply felt recollection of adolescent life on Chicago's near North Side in 1964. Like American Graffiti, Cooley High deals with girl, school, and police troubles as a group of high school seniors prepare for post-high-school life.
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Leyla McCalla
Crosstown Theater 1350 Concourse Ave., Memphis, TN, United StatesLeyla McCalla finds inspiration from her past and present, whether it is her Haitian heritage or her adopted home of New Orleans, she — a bilingual multi-instrumentalist, and alumna of Grammy award-winning African-American string band, the Carolina Chocolate Drops — has risen to produce a distinctive sound that reflects the union of her roots and experience.
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The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents GHOST DOG: THE WAY OF THE SAMURAI
Crosstown Theater 1350 Concourse Ave., Memphis, TN, United StatesJim Jarmusch combined his love for the ice-cool crime dramas of Jean-Pierre Melville and Seijun Suzuki with the philosophical dimensions of samurai mythology for an eccentrically postmodern take on the hit-man thriller.
