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SUMMARY:The Love Light Orchestra featuring John Németh
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents The Love Light Orchestra featuring John Németh at Crosstown Theater. \nCrosstown Theater\nSaturday\, September 30\, 2023\nDoors open at 6:30 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\n$25 in advance | $30 at the door \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nThough born from the desire to rekindle enthusiasm for the grand\, orchestral sound of mid-20th century blues\, The Love Light Orchestra is much more than a nostalgia act. Formed in 2016 as a nod to the sound and visual flair prevalent early in careers of beloved Memphis stalwarts B.B. King and Bobby Bland\, the Love Light Orchestra is as much a manifestation of the current moment as it is a throwback to a bygone era of nightclubs packed to the brim with partygoerseager to take in an evening of down-home musicality with a touch of class. \nThe collective vision of trumpeter Marc Franklin\, guitarist Joe Restivo\, and vocalist John Németh has earned the ensemble favorable responses from the public and press alike. The Memphis Commercial Appeal noted the band’s immersive qualities\, transporting listeners to a pivotal scene in which jazz and blues maintained influence over Memphis’ soul burgeoning sound. Writer Bob Mehr lauded the band for “re-conjuring a sound and style that was dominant in Memphis\, and that would have a formative influence on the young artists who would come to stock the rosters of Stax Records and Hi Records in the decades to come.” \nCompletion of Leave the Light On\, the group’s studio debut\, reflects three-years of sheer determination to coordinate schedules of a group consisting of Memphis’ most in-demand artists\, in addition to navigating the unforeseen impact of a global health crisis on the entire music industry. Though the maturity and dexterity of the orchestra members shone loud and clear on the group’s first release\, the sophomore effort refines and elevates the group’s presentation\, employing a clarity and quality complementary to the veteran musicianship within Love Light’s ranks. Tossing the songbook aside in favor of mostly original tunes\, Love Light proves their staying power and reinforces an outlook pointed toward the future while honoring the context of their collective musical past.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/the-love-light-orchestra-featuring-john-nemeth/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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SUMMARY:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents: SQUARING THE CIRCLE (THE STORY OF HIPGNOSIS)
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis) at Crosstown Theater. \nCrosstown Theater\nThursday\, September 21\, 2023\nTickets: $5 at the door\nDoors at 6:30 p.m. | Films begin at 7:00 p.m. (sharp!) at Crosstown Theater \nAnton Corbijn / 2022 / 101 minutes / Not Rated  \nThe story of the album art design studio\, Hipgnosis\, who created some of the most iconic album covers of all time. Whether you’re a fan of Pink Floyd or not\, chances are you know exactly what the album covers of The Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here look like. But you might not be familiar with the creative duo behind those iconic images: Storm Thorgerson and Aubrey “Po” Powell\, aka the innovative design studio Hipgnosis.  \nHipgnosis went from making covers for their mates (the likes of David Gilmour and Syd Barrett) to establishing themselves as the driving force behind visual identities of some of the most popular artists of the 1970s (think Led Zeppelin and Paul McCartney). Their methods were unconventional\, their budgets often unreasonable\, but they were fearless visionaries who artfully manipulated photographic images long before computer graphics became ubiquitous. \nThe Crosstown Arts Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground\, and documentary features.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/the-crosstown-arts-film-series-presents-squaring-the-circle-the-story-of-hipgnosis/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230914T160000
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SUMMARY:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents: MEDUSA DELUXE
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents Medusa Deluxe at Crosstown Theater. \nCrosstown Theater\nThursday\, September 14\, 2023\nTickets: $5 at the door\nDoors at 6:30 p.m. | Films begin at 7:00 p.m. (sharp!) at Crosstown Theater \nThomas Hardiman / 2022 / 101 minutes / Rated R \nTalented\, ambitious\, and backstabbing hairstylists gather for a competition in England\, only to find one of their own murdered before judging can begin. Winding through neon-lit halls and backstage dressing rooms\, competitors unspool long-simmering resentments and secrets as they search for the killer among them\, in this devilishly funny whodunit from debut filmmaker Thomas Hardiman. \nThe Crosstown Arts Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground\, and documentary features.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/the-crosstown-arts-film-series-presents-medusa-deluxe/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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SUMMARY:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents: FEAR OF A BLACK HAT
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents Fear of a Black Hat at Crosstown Theater. \nCrosstown Theater\nThursday\, September 7\, 2023\nTickets: $5 at the door\nDoors at 6:30 p.m. | Films begin at 7:00 p.m. (sharp!) at Crosstown Theater \nRusty Cundieff / 1993 / 83 minutes / Rated R \nAn off-the-wall comedy documentary about the greatest rap band that never was. Documentary filmmaker Nina Blackburn (Kasi Lemmons) infiltrates the behind-the-scenes world of rap’s most controversial band. Meet the fast-talking philosophical Ice Cold (Rusty Cundieff)\, the short-tempered militant Tasty-Taste (Larry B. Scott)\, and their spiritual center\, D.J. Tone Def (Mark Christopher Lawrence). See them in the recording studios\, jam with them on stage\, hang with them and hear their philosophies on music and life. Featuring hilarious videos of all their biggest hits\, plus the “gangstas”\, the girls and the guns. A wonderfully funny spoof.  \nThe Crosstown Arts Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground\, and documentary features.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/the-crosstown-arts-film-series-presents-fear-of-a-black-hat/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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SUMMARY:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents: THE ELEPHANT 6 RECORDING CO.
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents The Elephant 6 Recording Co. at Crosstown Theater. \nCrosstown Theater\nThursday\, August 31\, 2023\nTickets: $5 at the door\nDoors at 6:30 p.m. | Films begin at 7:00 p.m. (sharp!) at Crosstown Theater \nChad Stockfleth / 2022 / 93 minutes / Not Rated \nAn inside look at The Elephant 6 Recording Co.\, the ’90s rock collective that launched Neutral Milk Hotel\, The Olivia Terror Control\, The Apples in Stereo\, and other bands. Around 1985\, a group of Louisiana high schoolers began experimenting with whatever random instruments and gear they could find. Influenced by psychedelia\, and with little to distract them\, they birthed a musical revolution. \nThe Crosstown Arts Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground\, and documentary features.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/the-crosstown-arts-film-series-presents-the-elephant-6-recording-co/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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SUMMARY:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents: PERSONA
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents Persona at Crosstown Theater. \nCrosstown Theater\nThursday\, August 24\, 2023\nTickets: $5 at the door\nDoors at 6:30 p.m. | Films begin at 7:00 p.m. (sharp!) at Crosstown Theater \nIngmar Bergman / 1966 / 83 minutes / Not Rated  \nBy the mid-’60s\, Ingmar Bergman had already conjured many of the cinema’s most unforgettable images. But with the radical Persona\, he attained new levels of visual poetry. In the first of a series of legendary performances for Bergman\, Liv Ullmann plays a stage actor who has inexplicably gone mute; an equally mesmerizing Bibi Andersson is the garrulous young nurse caring for her in a remote island cottage. While isolated together there\, the women undergo a mysterious spiritual and emotional transference. Performed with astonishing nuance and shot in stark contrast and soft light by Sven Nykvist\, the influential Persona is a penetrating\, dreamlike work of profound psychological depth (Criterion).  \nThe Crosstown Arts Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground\, and documentary features.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/the-crosstown-arts-film-series-presents-persona/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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SUMMARY:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents: OUT OF THE BLUE
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents Out of the Blue at Crosstown Theater. \nCrosstown Theater\nThursday\, August 17\, 2023\nTickets: $5 at the door\nDoors at 6:30 p.m. | Films begin at 7:00 p.m. (sharp!) at Crosstown Theater \nDennis Hopper / 1980 / 94 minutes / Rated R \nIt’s been called “shocking” (Film Comment)\, “blistering” (Filmmaker)\, and “a flat-out masterpiece” (The Playlist) yet remained virtually unseen for over 40 years. Now experience this “haunting portrait of juvenile delinquency that ranks among the most powerful in American cinema” (Chicago Reader) from actor/director/co-writer Dennis Hopper as it’s never been seen before: Linda Manz “gives one of the greatest teenage performances of all time” (Film Comment) as a 15-year-old who idolizes Elvis\, punk rock\, and her ex-con father (Hopper)\, is surrounded by junkies and predators\, and follows them all down a one-way road to oblivion. Sharon Farrell (THE STUNT MAN)\, Don Gordon (THE LAST MOVIE) and Raymond Burr co-star in “a film about extremes\, directed by an extremist” (Time Out) featuring music by Neil Young. \nThe Crosstown Arts Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground\, and documentary features.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/the-crosstown-arts-film-series-presents-out-of-the-blue/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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SUMMARY:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents: BLUE VELVET
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents Blue Velvet at Crosstown Theater. \nDavid Lynch / 1986 / 121 minutes / Rated R\nTickets: $5 at the door\nDoors at 6:30 p.m. | Films begin at 7:00 p.m. (sharp!) at Crosstown Theater \nHome from college\, Jeffrey Beaumont (Kyle MacLachlan) makes an unsettling discovery: a severed human ear\, lying in a field. In the mystery that follows\, by turns terrifying and darkly funny\, writer-director David Lynch burrows deep beneath the picturesque surfaces of small-town life. Driven to investigate\, Jeffrey finds himself drawing closer to his fellow amateur sleuth\, Sandy Williams (Laura Dern)\, as well as their person of interest\, lounge singer Dorothy Vallens (Isabella Rossellini) — and facing the fury of Frank Booth (Dennis Hopper)\, a psychopath who will stop at nothing to keep Dorothy in his grasp. With intense performances and hauntingly powerful scenes and images\, Blue Velvet is an unforgettable vision of innocence lost\, and one of the most influential American films of the past few decades. \nThe Crosstown Arts Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground\, and documentary features.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/the-crosstown-arts-film-series-presents-blue-velvet/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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SUMMARY:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents: FIVE EASY PIECES
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents Five Easy Pieces at Crosstown Theater. \nBob Rafelson / 1970 / 98 minutes / Rated R\nTickets: $5 at the door\nDoors at 6:30 p.m. | Films begin at 7:00 p.m. (sharp!) at Crosstown Theater \nFollowing Jack Nicholson’s breakout supporting turn in Easy Rider\,director Bob Rafelson devised a powerful leading role for the new star in the searing character study Five Easy Pieces. Nicholson plays the now iconic cad Bobby Dupea\, a shiftless thirtysomething oil rigger and former piano prodigy immune to any sense of responsibility\, who returns to his upper-middle-class childhood home\, blue-collar girlfriend (Karen Black\, in an Oscar-nominated role) in tow\, to see his estranged\, ailing father. Moving in its simplicity and gritty in its textures\, Five Easy Pieces is a lasting example of early 1970s American alienation. \nThe Crosstown Arts Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground\, and documentary features.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/the-crosstown-arts-film-series-presents-five-easy-pieces/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230727T160000
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SUMMARY:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents: CHAMELEON STREET
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents Chameleon Street at Crosstown Theater. \nWendell B. Harris Jr. / 1990 / 94 minutes / Rated R\nTickets: $5 at the door\nDoors at 6:30 p.m. | Films begin at 7:00 p.m. (sharp!) at Crosstown Theater \nWinner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 1990 Sundance Film Festival — yet criminally under-seen for over three decades — Chameleon Street recounts the improbable but true story of Michigan con man Douglas Street\, the titular “chameleon” who successfully impersonated his way up the socioeconomic ladder by posing as a magazine reporter\, an Ivy League student\, a respected surgeon\, and a corporate lawyer. Elevated by a dexterous performance and daring direction from multi-hyphenate actor-writer-director Wendell B. Harris Jr.\, the film pins a lens on race\, class and performance in American identity\, which has lost none of its relevance. At once piercingly funny and aesthetically mischievous\, Chameleon Street is a “lost masterpiece of Black American cinema” (BFI) long overdue to take its rightful place in the independent film canon. \nThe Crosstown Arts Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground\, and documentary features.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/the-crosstown-arts-film-series-presents-chameleon-street/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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SUMMARY:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents: FEMALE TROUBLE
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents Female Trouble at Crosstown Theater. \nJohn Waters / 1974 / 97 minutes / Rated R\nTickets: $5 at the door\nDoors at 6:30 p.m. | Films begin at 7:00 p.m. (sharp!) at Crosstown Theater \nGlamour has never been more grotesque than in Female Trouble\, which injects the Hollywood melodrama with anarchic decadence. Divine\, director John Waters’ larger-than-life muse\, engulfs the screen with charisma as Dawn Davenport\, the living embodiment of the film’s lurid mantra\, “Crime is beauty\,” who progresses from a teenage nightmare hell-bent on getting cha-cha heels for Christmas to a fame monster whose egomaniacal impulses land her in the electric chair. Shot in Waters’ native Baltimore on 16 mm\, with a cast drawn from his beloved troupe of regulars\, the Dreamlanders (including Mink Stole\, David Lochary\, Mary Vivian Pearce\, Edith Massey\, and Cookie Mueller)\, this film­—the director’s favorite of his work with Divine — comes to life through the tinsel-toned vision of production designer Vincent Peranio and costume designer/makeup artist Van Smith. An endlessly quotable fan favorite\, Female Trouble offers up perverse pleasures that never fail to satisfy. \nThe Crosstown Arts Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground\, and documentary features.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/the-crosstown-arts-film-series-presents-female-trouble/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230719T160000
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SUMMARY:MicroCinema: Selections from the Odù Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:Indie Memphis and Crosstown Arts present MicroCinema: Selections from the Odù Film Festival in Crosstown Theater. \nCrosstown Theater at Crosstown Arts\nWednesday\, July 19\, 2023\nDoors open at 6:30 pm | Show begins at 7 pm\nTickets: Pay-What-You-Can \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nIndie Memphis and Crosstown Arts are excited to present a program in partnership with Black Freedom Fellowship and their Odù Film Festival! \nExperience a transformative selection of Black\, Indigenous\, and Queer voices from Bahia\, Brazil\, through this MicroCinema event curated by the Black Freedom Fellowship’s Odù Film Festival. These films intertwine the preservation of our planet\, ancestral heritage\, and queer identity to craft an action-inspiring path toward a future vital to our collective survival. This Indie Memphis x Black Freedom Fellowship MicroCinema event happens two days before the in-person “Odù Film Festival” takes place in Salvador\, Bahia\, Brazil\, featuring two days of film screenings from all over the world as well as art exhibitions\, art markets\, and music concerts.  \nThe films in this program will also be available to watch for a week virtually following the in-person screening on July 19. \nwww.blackfreedomfellowship.com/odu  \nwww.patreon.com/BlackFreedomFellowship
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/microcinema-selections-from-the-odu-film-festival/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230716T143000
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SUMMARY:Kafé Kirk: The Gospel According to Jazz Edition (SOLD OUT)
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Kafe Kirk: The Gospel According to Jazz Edition featuring Kirk Whalum\, Kevin Whalum\, and Keia Johnson. \nSunday\, July 16\, 2023\nCrosstown Theater\nBox office opens at 5 pm | Doors open at 5:30 pm\nShow begins at 6 pm\nTickets: SOLD OUT \nJoin Grammy-winning saxophonist Kirk Whalum for Kafé Kirk\, an ongoing jazz series in Crosstown Theater featuring musical and spiritual collaborations with special guest artists. This iteration’s performance will feature Keia Johnson and Kevin Whalum. \nKEIA JOHNSON \n With over a decade of experience in the entertainment field; Keia has made a name for herself as the multifaceted artist that attacks each opportunity with gusto and her signature smile. Keia was born in San Antonio\, Texas but grew up all over the world in a military family. She listened to a wide range of artists growing up\, but it was the move to Memphis that helped her establish her sound and performance style. She has performed on some of the most iconic stages in Memphis (The Orpheum\, Cannon Center\, and festivals) and with some of the best talent Memphis has to offer\, like Justin Timberlake\, Wendy Moten\, The Bar-Kays\, and David Porter of Stax Records. Years later\, It was American Idol that served as the true catalyst for Keia to recognize who she was as an artist; the talent competition led her to Hollywood where “Miss Congeniality” wowed the judges for two seasons. Her audition performance of Celine Dion’s vocally rigorous “My Heart Will Go On” prompted guest judge and musical role model Mary J. Blige to simply declare: “She can sing!” In 2016\, the world seemed to open up for Keia as she travelled for three years with the BB King Allstar band on Holland America Cruise lines singing blues\, rock-and-roll\, jazz\, classic R&B\, and soul. She officially launched KJ Management\, an Entertainment Agency in 2021\, under which she had developed exclusive Memphis soul and jazz shows for riverboats. She gives private Vocal lessons to Artists & Students as well as artist development. She is currently writing/producing shows and musicals for regional theaters and stages. Make sure to keep up with her at XperiencEntertainment.com. \nKEVIN WHALUM \nKevin Whalum is best known for his stellar work with Kirk on his brother’s gospel series entitled\, Kirk Whalum\, The Gospel According To Jazz\, Chapters 1-4. \nChapter One was released in 1998 to critical acclaim\, and it put Kevin on everyone’s radar with his medley take on the Negro spirituals\, Wade In The Water/Motherless Child. It broke new ground in gospel. No one had tried anything that daring vocally in the genre previously. When he and Kirk performed the song later that year on the Stellar Awards broadcast\, the audience gave them a standing ovation. That was a pivotal moment. “Yeah\, that was special. I knew I was in front of some gospel purists who believe gospel should be one thing and one thing only\, but I reject the notion that praise for the Almighty has anything to do with a certain group of chords\, \nor a certain rhythmic pattern. Gospel is defined as the good news\, and as long as that is what fills my heart as I perform\, that is what will exude from me as I stand before God’s children anywhere in the world; in churches or nightclubs. They will feel me if they allow themselves to\, and aren’t too busy judging me because I sound a little different than what they consider gospel. If you love Jesus as I do\, you will feel me.”If Chapter 1 was Kevin’s introduction to gospel music fans\, then\, Chapter 2 was the \nsolidification of his presence. That release spawned the remake of an old Johnny “Guitar” Watson classic called\, I Wanna TaTa Ya\, Baby from the 1970s. Kirk has always left Kevin alone to choose the songs he wanted to record on each volume. “Kirk trusts me to provide him with solid ideas for covers\, so I said we should take that song and rename it I Wanna TaTa Ya\, Jesus. Our ‘thing’ is to take established hits from artists who didn’t necessarily write them for a gospel audience\, and flip them on their heads\, so I rewrote the lyric to change TaTa\, Ya to mean Thank Ya\, and boom…people loved it. That song was released in 2003\, and yet it is still requested everywhere from Dallas to Tokyo\, and from Stockholm to Cape Town.”Chapter 3 is responsible for bringing in the R&B fans among the Whalum brothers’ audience. For this live recording\, Kevin chose a song by the late Luther Vandross called\, Make Me A Believer. He would be joined on it by the now three-time Grammy winner\, Lalah Hathaway. The song was a runaway hit\, and was nominated for a Stellar Award for best video in 2008. Again\, Kevin rewrote the original lyric to suit its new purpose\, and found massive critical and commercial success. “Lalah and I are good friends\, and we had an absolute blast singing together. She’s such a singular talent. I knew it would do well\, although I had no idea it would do \nwhat it eventually did.”Chapter 4 is the latest installment in the series\, and it promises to be as noteworthy as the previous three. Kevin now has three solo albums under his belt: the self-produced solo debut\, Timetable (2002); the George Duke-produced\, One Life To Love (2008); and the new self-produced\, I Live For You (2016). Although Kevin eschews any effort to force him into a category or genre’\, he freely admits to defining himself as “primarily a jazz vocalist who just happens to be a Christian.” He exhorts\, “I hope I never agree to be just one thing. A true artist never wants that. I have been—and will remain—free to explore the musical universe. There’s too much out here to stay locked into one soundscape forever. Music is big\, but Jesus is infinitely bigger. I want to touch his face with everything he puts in my heart to do. I hope people find my new record\, I Live For You\, refreshing\, and dare I say it\, groundbreaking.” \nKIRK WHALUM \nSoulful\, passionate\, stirring…these are the words most often used to describe Kirk’s music. Forged from his Memphis (Tennessee) gospel roots and his 1980‘s initiation into the thriving Houston\, Texas nightclub scene\, Kirk’s big\, rich tenor sound is unmistakably his. The ’80s were highlighted by Kirk’s stepping out of his blossoming sideman role and forming his own band. It was there that Kirk ultimately developed both his “voice” and songwriting in the crucible of the local club scene––especially at a rooftop club called Cody’s. It was also in Houston where jazz pianist Bob James “discovered” him and brought him on tour\, which led to five successful albums with Columbia Records\, including Cache\, Kirk’s first #1 album. As well\, Kirk and Bob received a Grammy nomination for their collaboration album\, Joined at the Hip. After moving to Los Angeles\, Kirk became an in demand session player for top artists like\, Barbara Streisand\, Al Jarreau\, Luther Vandross\, Larry Carlton\, Quincy Jones and most notably\, Whitney Houston\, amongst many others. It’s his sax heard on the mega-hit\, “I Will Always Love You.” Kirk soon followed that career high point with his phenomenal hit album released on Warner Bros. Records\, For You\, perhaps the most successful of over 25 solo recordings to date; others include his eclectic\, and much lauded\, Gospel According to Jazz series\, (Chapters 1\, 2\, 3 and 4). In addition to his many solo projects\, Kirk was also a member of the popular soul/jazz group\, BWB\, which features Kirk as the “W” of the group with Rick Braun (trumpet) and Norman Brown (guitar).Kirk is the recipient of numerous awards and acknowledgements for his musical excellence including three Dove Award nominations\, an NAACP Image Award nomination and has won two Stellar Awards- Gospel music’s highest honor. A twelve time Grammy nominee\, Kirk won his first Grammy award (2011) for Best Gospel Song (“It’s What I Do”––featuring Lalah Hathaway) alongside life-long friend and gifted songwriter\, Jerry Peters.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/kafe-kirk-the-gospel-according-to-jazz-edition/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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SUMMARY:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents: THE MARRIAGE OF MARIA BRAUN
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents The Marriage of Maria Braun at Crosstown Theater. \nRainer Werner Fassbinder / 1979 / 120 minutes / Rated R\nTickets: $5 at the door\nDoors at 6:30 p.m. | Films begin at 7:00 p.m. (sharp!) at Crosstown Theater \nMaria (Hanna Schygulla) marries Hermann Braun in the last days of World War II\, only to have him disappear in the war. Alone\, Maria uses her beauty and ambition to prosper in Germany’s “economic miracle” of the 1950s. Fassbinder’s biggest international box-office success and the first part of his “postwar trilogy\,” The Marriage of Maria Braun is a heartbreaking study of a woman picking herself up from the ruins of her own life\, as well as a pointed metaphorical attack on a society determined to forget its past. \nThe Crosstown Arts Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground\, and documentary features.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/the-crosstown-arts-film-series-presents-the-marriage-of-maria-braun/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230711T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230711T160000
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SUMMARY:Shoot & Splice: Screen Acting
DESCRIPTION:Indie Memphis and Crosstown Arts present Shoot & Splice: Screen Acting in Crosstown Theater. \nCrosstown Theater at Crosstown Arts\nTuesday\, July 11\, 2023\nDoors open at 6:30 pm | Show begins at 7 pm\nTickets: Free and open to the public \nIndie Memphis & Crosstown Arts are excited to present our next Shoot & Splice: Screen Acting hosted by Akono Dixon. Akono will lead a presentation and discussion on the craft of acting; from building a character and working with a director\, to script analysis\, auditioning technique\, and more. A Memphis native\, Akono is a rising filmmaker with credits including DOLEMITE IS MY NAME\, EUPHORIA\, and the lead role in the upcoming Hallmark film\, SPRING BREAKTHROUGH directed by Mykelti Williamson.\n\n\n*Complimentary beverages provided by Crosstown Arts \nShoot & Splice is a FREE filmmaker forum presented by Crosstown Arts and Indie Memphis\, featuring a wide variety of technical\, educational\, and unique topics of interest to the Memphis filmmaking community.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/shoot-splice-screen-acting/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230629T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230629T160000
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SUMMARY:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents: PARIS IS BURNING
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents Paris Is Burning at Crosstown Theater. \nJennie Livingston / 1990 / 76 minutes / Not Rated\nTickets: $5 at the door\nDoors at 6:30 p.m. | Films begin at 7:00 p.m. (sharp!) at Crosstown Theater \nWhere 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. Made over seven years\, Paris Is Burning offers an intimate portrait of rival fashion “houses\,” from fierce contests for trophies\, to house mothers offering sustenance in a world rampant with homophobia and transphobia\, racism\, AIDS\, and poverty. Featuring legendary voguers\, drag queens\, and trans women — including Willi Ninja\, Pepper LaBeija\, Dorian Corey\, and Venus Xtravaganza — Paris Is Burning brings it\, celebrating the joy of movement\, the force of eloquence\, and the draw of community \nThe Crosstown Arts Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground\, and documentary features.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/the-crosstown-arts-film-series-presents-paris-is-burning/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230622T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230622T160000
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SUMMARY:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents: HAPPY TOGETHER
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents Happy Together at Crosstown Theater. \nWong Kar Wai / 1997 / 96 minutes / Rated R\nTickets: $5 at the door\nDoors at 6:30 p.m. | Films begin at 7:00 p.m. (sharp!) at Crosstown Theater \nOne 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. \nThe Crosstown Arts Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground\, and documentary features.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/the-crosstown-arts-film-series-presents-happy-together/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230617T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230617T153000
DTSTAMP:20260512T232510
CREATED:20230606T220103Z
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SUMMARY:PRIZM Ensemble presents A Juneteenth Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Theater\nSaturday\, June 17\, 2023\nDoors open at 6:30 pm | Event begins at 7 pm\nTickets: Free \nRESERVE YOUR SEAT \nJoin PRIZM Ensemble for a free concert celebrating Juneteenth with wonderful choral\, chamber\, and orchestral music\, featuring the Sensational Barnes Brothers. \nCelebrating Black composers such as Valerie Coleman\, Jessie Montgomery\, and Ken Burton\, PRIZM musicians and students will be joined by the Celebration Chorus to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved African Americans.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/prizm-ensemble-presents-a-juneteenth-celebration/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230615T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230615T160000
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SUMMARY:Halloween lll: Season of the Witch (1982)
DESCRIPTION: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. \nTommy Lee Wallace / 1982 / 98 minutes / Rated R\nTickets: $10 at the door\nDoors at 6:30 p.m. | Films begin at 7:00 p.m. (sharp!) at Crosstown Theater \nHospital emergency room Dr. Daniel “Dan” Challis (Tom Atkins) and Ellie Grimbridge (Stacey Nelkin)\, the daughter of a murder victim\, uncover a terrible plot by small-town mask maker Conal Cochran (Dan O’Herlihy)\, a madman who’s planning a Halloween mass murder utilizing an ancient Celtic ritual. The ritual involves a boulder stolen from Stonehenge\, the use of Silver Shamrock masks\, and a triggering device contained in a television commercial — all designed to kill millions of children. \nPerformance by Robert Traxler\, Natalie Hoffmann\, and Revenge Body.   \nThe Crosstown Arts Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground\, and documentary features.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/halloween-lll-season-of-the-witch-1982/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230614T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230614T153000
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SUMMARY:MicroCinema: Tribute to Barbara Hammer
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts and Indie Memphis present MicroCinema: Tribute to Barbara Hammer.  \nCrosstown Theater\nWednesday\, June 14\, 2023\nDoors at 6:30 pm | Screenings begin at 7:00 pm\nTickets: Pay-What-You-Can \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nIn 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.  \nNitrate Kisses (1992)\, her first feature-length work\, is a foundational queer classic that takes the shape of an experimental documentary exploring queer history and its erasure in the archives and the movies — something she would continue to explore in later work. Her short\, Audience (1982)\, provides us with an insight into her vibrant personality and poses questions about the relationship between the artist\, the art\, and the audience experience that we wonder about to this day.  \nWe’re ecstatic to screen her work and celebrate her impact on experimental and queer cinema. \nMany thanks to Electronic Arts Intermix for this program! \nContent Advisory: This program does include depictions of explicit nudity.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/microcinema-tribute-to-barbara-hammer/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230608T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230608T160000
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SUMMARY:Phantom of the Paradise
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents Phantom of the Paradise at Crosstown Theater. \nBrian De Palma / 1974 / 91 minutes / Rated PG \nTickets: $5 at the door\nDoors at 6:30 p.m. | Films begin at 7:00 p.m. (sharp!) at Crosstown Theater \nDirected 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. \nThe Crosstown Arts Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground\, and documentary features.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/phantom-of-the-paradise/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230606T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230606T150000
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SUMMARY:Shoot & Splice: On Writing with Craig Brewer & Hennah Sekander
DESCRIPTION:Indie Memphis and Crosstown Arts present Shoot & Splice: On Writing with Craig Brewer & Hannah Sekander in Crosstown Theater.  \nCrosstown Theater\nTuesday\, June 6\, 2023\nDoors open at 6:30 pm | Event begins at 7 pm\nTickets: Free \nIndie 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! \nShoot & Splice is a FREE filmmaker forum presented by Crosstown Arts and Indie Memphis\, featuring a wide variety of technical\, educational\, and unique topics of interest to the Memphis filmmaking community.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/shoot-splice-on-writing-with-craig-brewer-hennah-sekander/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230601T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230601T160000
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SUMMARY:Suture
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents Suture at Crosstown Theater. \nScott McGehee & David Siegel / 1993 / 96 minutes / Not Rated  \nTickets: $5 at the door\nDoors at 6:30 p.m. | Films begin at 7:00 p.m. (sharp!) at Crosstown Theater \nInspired by the paranoid visions of John Frankenheimer’s Seconds\, the desert noir of Detour\, and the widescreen beauty of Hiroshi Teshigahara’s Woman of the Dunes\, 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. The fact that Harris is white and Haysbert is Black adds even more layers to a complex film that probes the very nature of identity. Executive produced by Steven Soderbergh and winner of Sundance’s Best Cinematography award\, Suture has been newly restored in 4K from the original camera negative. \nThe Crosstown Arts Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground\, and documentary features.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/suture/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230525T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230525T173000
DTSTAMP:20260512T232510
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SUMMARY:Seven Samurai
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents Seven Samurai at Crosstown Theater. \nAkira Kurosawa / 1954 / 207 minutes / Not Rated \nTickets: $5 at the door\nDoors at 6:30 p.m. | Films begin at 7:00 p.m. (sharp!) at Crosstown Theater \nOne of the most thrilling movie epics of all time\, Seven Samurai (Shichinin no samurai) tells the story of a 16th-century village whose desperate inhabitants hire the eponymous warriors to protect them from invading bandits. This three-hour ride from Akira Kurosawa — featuring legendary actors Toshiro Mifune and Takashi Shimura — seamlessly weaves philosophy and entertainment\, delicate human emotions\, and relentless action\, into a rich\, evocative\, and unforgettable tale of courage and hope. \nThe Crosstown Arts Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground\, and documentary features.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/seven-samurai/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230518T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230518T160000
DTSTAMP:20260512T232510
CREATED:20230324T222014Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230324T224142Z
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SUMMARY:Serial Mom
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents Serial Mom at Crosstown Theater. \nJohn Waters / 1994 / 95 minutes / Rated R\nTickets: $5 at the door\nDoors at 6:30 p.m. | Films begin at 7:00 p.m. (sharp!) at Crosstown Theater \nSerial Mom is a 1994 American black comedy written and directed by John Waters. Happy housewife Beverly Sutphin has a charmed life — a beautiful suburban home\, a successful dentist husband\, and two normal teenagers. However\, when one of her son’s teachers speaks disparagingly of the boy at a parent-teacher conference\, Bev runs the instructor over in the school parking lot. Suddenly she has an insatiable taste for murder. Six homicides later\, the cops get wise to her crimes.  \nThe Crosstown Arts Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground\, and documentary features.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/serial-mom/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230510T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230510T160000
DTSTAMP:20260512T232510
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SUMMARY:MicroCinema: Shifting Lines - New Queer Animation
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts and Indie Memphis present MicroCinema: Shifting Lines: New Queer Animation in Crosstown Theater.  \nCrosstown Theater\nWednesday\, May 10\, 2023\nDoors at 6:30 pm | Screenings begin at 7:00 pm\nTickets: Pay-What-You-Can \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nIndie Memphis and Crosstown Arts are honored to present Shifting Lines: New Queer Animation from Frameline Distribution. These six shorts traverse various styles of distinctive animation and live-action to explore relationships\, family\, and the development of identity in ways that are as thoughtful as they are stunning to watch. \nFrom the tenderness and awkwardness of first crushes in high school\, the warmth of chosen family\, to the honor and power in intergenerational Indigenous knowledge\, these expansive films remind us how much of our lives are formed by the intimate bonds we form with each other\, how they bend and fray\, and most importantly\, how we maintain them. \nMany thanks to Frameline Distribution for this program! \nContent Advisory: While these films are animated\, some films contain references and depictions of drugs and alcohol that make this program best suitable for those who are 16 and up.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/microcinema-shifting-lines-new-queer-animation/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230504T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230504T160000
DTSTAMP:20260512T232510
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SUMMARY:Valerie And Her Week of Wonders
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents Valerie And Her Week of Wonders at Crosstown Theater. \nJaromil Jireš / 1970 / 76 minutes / Not Rated \nTickets: $5 at the door\nDoors at 6:30 p.m. | Films begin at 7:00 p.m. (sharp!) at Crosstown Theater \nA girl on the verge of womanhood finds herself in a sensual fantasyland of vampires\, witchcraft\, and other threats in this eerie and mystical movie daydream. Valerie and Her Week of Wonders serves up an endlessly looping\, nonlinear fairy tale\, set in a quasi-medieval landscape. Ravishingly shot\, enchantingly scored\, and spilling over with surreal fancies\, this enticing phantasmagoria from director Jaromil Jireš is among the most beautiful oddities of the Czechoslovak New Wave. \nThe Crosstown Arts Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground\, and documentary features.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/valerie-and-her-week-of-wonders/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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SUMMARY:Shoot & Splice: Filmmaker Speed Meetings
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts and Indie Memphis present the fourth annual Filmmaker Speed Meetings at Crosstown Theater. \nCrosstown Theater at Crosstown Arts\nTuesday\, May 2\, 2023\n7 pm \nEVENT UPDATE: All spots for the Speed Meetings have been filled and the wait list is at capacity. However\, Indie Memphis staff will be in attendance and happy to speak with you about our artist development opportunities and offer advice on other ways to get involved in the film community. Thank you! \nThink of it like Speed Dating\, but for filmmaking guidance and mentorship. This is a great opportunity for new/rising/new-to-Memphis filmmakers to connect with other Memphis-based industry professionals. \nHOW IT WORKS \nFor one hour every 15 minutes\, filmmakers will rotate to different tables to meet and talk shop with other Memphis film professionals. These professionals will be writers\, directors\, actors\, editors\, technicians\, producers\, etc. Everyone is matched up — as best as possible — with people that share common interests or goals. \nThis is intended for filmmakers with either little experience and/or are new to Memphis and have not had many networking opportunities. \n\nNot all that apply may be selected to participate. Selection will depend on volume and how best the applicants can be matched with the attending professionals.\nIf you are not selected and just want to attend Shoot & Splice as usual\, fear not! Indie Memphis staff members will be on hand in the “lobby” to chat with you and answer any questions you may have about our filmmaker development opportunities.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/15927/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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SUMMARY:Mahogany Chamber Music Series: “Mahogany Magic”
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents the Mahogany Chamber Music Series: “Mahogany Magic” at Crosstown Theater. \nCrosstown Theater\nSunday\, April 30\, 2023\nDoors at 5:30 pm | Concert at 6 pm\nTickets: $20 | $5 students \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nThe 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. \nFeaturing: \nTitus Underwood\, oboe \nCremaine Booker\, cello \nCaitlin Edwards\, violin \nArtina McCain\, piano \nTitus Underwood\, oboe  \nTitus Underwood is Principal Oboe of the Nashville Symphony Orchestra\, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music associate professor\, Emmy Award winner\, and 2021 recipient of the Sphinx Medal of Excellence award. He received his Master of Music from The Juilliard School and bachelors from the Cleveland Institute of Music. Also\, he has played with the Los Angeles Philharmonic\, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra\, Miami Symphony Orchestra\, Florida Orchestra\, Atlanta Symphony\, Puerto Rico Symphony\, and San Diego Symphony. Mr. Underwood has also played principal in Chineke!\, Gateways Music Festival\, and Bellingham Festival of Music. Underwood serves as teaching artist for Aspen Music Festival and the National Youth Orchestras program at Carnegie Hall. He also teaches and mentors for the National Alliance for Audition Support program maintained by the League of American Orchestras\, The Sphinx Organization\, and New World Symphony. His latest project was a short film he directed entitled “A Tale of Two Tails”. \nCaitlin Edwards\, violin \nViolinist Caitlin Edwards began her musical journey at the age of eight within a non-profit organization in her hometown of Birmingham\, Alabama. She later attended the University of Louisville (BM) and DePaul University (MM). Caitlin is a 2022 Esteemed Artist Award recipient from the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events\, a 2021 3Arts/Walder Foundation awardee\, 2018 Gateways Music Festival Rising Star\, a co-curator with the Fulcrum Point New Music Project\, and a former fellow with the Chicago Sinfonietta. In addition\, she has received Grammy certificates for recordings on Disney’s “The Lion King” and for albums by John Legend and PJ Morton. She released her debut album\, “Exhale\,” in 2021. Caitlin is a classically trained violinist\, but she’s inspired by gospel\, jazz\, hip-hop\, and neo-soul. She composes original music and intentionally performs the works of Black composers to help ensure that these composers and their compositions are remembered and spotlighted for aspiring young BIPOC musicians and the world as a whole. Caitlin is a proud member of D-Composed and Ensemble Dal Niente. \nCremaine Booker\, cello \nNashville based cellist\, Cremaine Booker (also known as ThatCelloGuy)\, has performed extensively in the United States in addition to being a highly accomplished studio cellist. He currently serves as a cellist in the Iris Orchestra and is former principal cellist for the Nashville Philharmonic Orchestra and The Jackson Symphony. He has also made appearances with the Trevecca Symphony\, the Sewanee Symphony\, Roy “Futureman” Wooten’s Black Mozart Ensemble\, and the Nashville Concerto Orchestra. He has performed with the likes of Hans Zimmer\, Carrie Underwood\, India.Arie\, Mickey Guyton\, Martina McBride\, Jewel\, Lindsey Stirling\, Michael W. Smith\, LeAnn Rhimes\, Mike Hicks\, and many others. In addition to his live performances he has recorded cello on projects such as Geostorm (2017)\, The Lion King (2019)\, and The Ruined King (2021). \nCremaine has performed masterclasses with teachers such as Natalia Koma\, YeonJin Kim\, Julia Tanner\, Eric Kutz\, Peter Sheppard\, and Yo-Yo Ma. Cremaine holds degrees from Middle Tennessee State University. \nCremaine plays on a modern cello gifted to him by William H. and Judith Scheide. \nArtina McCain\, piano \nHailed by the New York Times as a “virtuoso pianist” Artina McCain\, has built a formidable career as a performer\, educator and speaker. As a recitalist\, her credits include performances at Wigmore Hall and Barbican Centre in London\, Weill Hall at Carnegie and Merkin Hall in New York City and more. Other highlights include guest appearances with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra\, Memphis Symphony Orchestra and Fox Valley Symphony Orchestra. In 2022\, she was the mistress of ceremony for the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. \n Dedicated to promoting the works of Black and other underrepresented composers\, McCain curates Underrepresented Composers Concerts for multiple arts organizations. She is an American Prize winner for her solo piano recordings of these works and won a Gold Global Music Award for her recent album project Heritage. In 2021\, Hal Leonard published her transcriptions of Twenty-Four Traditional African American Folk Songs.  \n McCain was a featured inspirational leader in the award-winning PBS documentary series Roadtrip Nation: Degree of Impact in an episode exploring the real-world impact of professionals with doctoral degrees in and outside of academia.  \n McCain’s performances have been heard on the Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK)\, Germany’s WDR and television appearances including features on CSPAN for the MLK 50 Commemoration. McCain is a three-time Global Music Awards winner including collaborative projects I\, Too (Naxos)\, with soprano Icy Monroe\, focused on African American Spirituals and Art Songs and Shades\, a collaboration with her husband and duo partner Martin McCain.  \n After not performing for 6 years while battling a performance injury\, she now enjoys a prolific concert career with more than 10 years of full injury recovery. She uses her recovery to serve as an advocate of musicians’ wellness–curating articles\, lectures\, and forums to educate teachers and students. Most recently the BBC featured her on the podcast Sideways telling her miraculous story of injury to recovery. McCain has written and presented on wellness and other topics in the Piano Magazine and at multiple universities\, Music Teachers National Association Conference and the National Conference of Keyboard Pedagogy.  \n McCain graduated cum laude from Southern Methodist University. She received her Master of Music from Cleveland Institute of Music and holds a doctoral degree from the University of Texas at Austin. Currently\, she is Associate Professor of Piano and Coordinator of the Keyboard Area at the Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music at the University of Memphis and Co-Founder/Director of the Memphis International Piano Festival and Competition.  \nIn her spare time\, Artina enjoys boutique shopping\, traveling internationally and is an avid tea aficionado.  \nArtina McCain is a Yamaha Artist.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/mahogany-chamber-music-series-mahogany-magic/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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SUMMARY:Opening Night
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents Opening Night at Crosstown Theater. \nJohn Cassavetes / 1977 / 144 minutes / Rated PG-13\nTickets: $5 at the door\nDoors at 6:30 p.m. | Films begin at 7:00 p.m. (sharp!) at Crosstown Theater \nIn a role equally as fragile and mercurial as A Woman Under the Influence’s “Mabel”\, Gena Rowlands is Opening Night’s “Myrtle”: a successful actress going kind of crazy in a play about aging crazily. John Cassavetes’ hymn to that berserk business of performing\, Opening Night is enhanced by its intense “old Hollywood” pedigree as Ben Gazzara\, John Blondell\, Paul Stewart and Cassavetes himself are the backing band for Rowlands’ knife-edged soloing. From the first scene\, the narrative is peppered with turn-on-a-dime ambiguity. Whole swathes of action take place “onstage” in front of a real-life audience watching the in-character cast — with a permeable membrane between stage and “reality” so tangible it hurts. \nThe Crosstown Arts Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground\, and documentary features.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/opening-night/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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