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SUMMARY:Mempho presents The Wood Brothers
DESCRIPTION:A 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. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeaturing an opening performance by Sean McConnell \nDoors at 6 pm | Sean McConnell 7 pm | The Wood Brothers 8 pm \nTickets: $30-$45  \nWill call at 5 pm \n*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. \n* We will be conducting security checks upon entering the venue. Prepare to have your bags searched. No large bags. If your bag is too large\, you will be asked to bring it back to your car.  \n“Everyone has these little kingdoms in their minds\,” says Chris Wood\, “and the songs on this album all explore the ways we find peace in them. They look at how we deal with our dreams and our regrets and our fears and our loves. They look at the stories we tell ourselves and the ways we balance the darkness and the light.” \nThat balance of darkness and light is at the heart of Kingdom In My Mind\, The Wood Brothers’ seventh studio release and their most spontaneous and experimental collection yet. Recorded over a series of freewheeling\, improvised sessions\, the record is a reckoning with circumstance\, mortality\, and human nature\, one that finds strength in accepting what lies beyond our control. Thoughtfully honing in on the bittersweet beauty that underlies our doubt and pain\, the songs grapple with the power of our external surroundings to shape our internal worlds (and vice versa) through vivid character studies and unflinching self-examination. The lyrics dig deep here\, but the arrangements always manage to remain buoyant\, drawing from across a broad sonic spectrum to create a transportive\, effervescent listening experience that’s indicative of the trio’s unique place in the modern musical landscape. \n“My brother came to this band from the blues and gospel world\, and my history was all over the map with jazz and R&B\,” says Chris Wood\, who first rose to fame with the pioneering trio Medeski Martin & Wood. “The idea for this group has always been to marry our backgrounds\, to imagine what might happen if Robert Johnson and Charles Mingus had started a band.” \nKingdom In My Mind follows The Wood Brothers’ most recent studio release\, 2018’s One Drop Of Truth\, which hit #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart and garnered the band their first GRAMMY Award-nomination for Best Americana Album. NPR praised the record’s “unexpected changes and kaleidoscopic array of influences\,” while Uncut hailed its “virtuosic performances and subtly evocative lyrics\,” and Blurt proclaimed it “a career-defining album.” Tracks from the record have racked up roughly 8 million streams on Spotify alone\, and the band took the album on the road for extensive tour dates in the US and Europe\, including their first-ever headline performance at Red Rocks\, two nights at San Francisco’s legendary Fillmore (captured on their 2019 release\, Live At The Fillmore)\, and festival appearances everywhere from Bonnaroo to XPoNential. \nOn past records\, the band — brothers Oliver and Chris Wood\, and Jano Rix — would often write a large batch of songs and then deliberately capture them all at once\, but when it came to making Kingdom In My Mind\, The Wood Brothers began recording without even realizing it. At the time\, the trio thought they were simply breaking in their new Nashville recording studio/rehearsal space\, laying down a series of extended instrumental jam sessions with engineer Brook Sutton as a way to learn the lay of the land. Some rooms\, they found\, were spacious with natural reverb\, others were tight and dry; some recording setups required a gentle touch\, others encouraged blistering energy. \n“We weren’t performing songs\,” explains Oliver. “We were just improvising and letting the music dictate everything. Normally when you’re recording\, you’re thinking about your parts and your performances\, but with these sessions\, we were just reacting to each other and having fun in the moment.” \nThere was something undeniably alive and uninhibited about those performances\, and after listening back\, the band realized they’d never be able to recreate such spontaneous magic. So\, like a sculptor chipping away at a block of marble\, Chris took the band’s sprawling improvisations and carefully chiseled out verses and choruses and bridges and solos until distinctive songs began to take shape\, songs that reflected influences and elements of the band (like Jano’s smoldering piano work and Chris’s affinity for Latin and African music) that had never shone through in quite the same way before. From there\, the brothers divvied up the material that spoke to them most\, penning lyrics both separately and together as they pondered what it takes to know contentment in our chaotic and confusing world. \nThe jaunty “Little Bit Sweet\,” which was born from the band’s very first session\, learns to appreciate the ups and downs in the circle of life\, while the soulful “Cry Over Nothing” and hypnotic “Little Blue” playfully meditate on ego and perspective\, and the funky “Little Bit Broken” celebrates the imperfections that make us human. Tracks like the bluesy “A Dream’s A Dream” and hypnotic “Don’t Think About My Death\,” meanwhile\, grapple with separating truth from fiction\, ultimately coming to terms with the fact that our brains will always find new ways to blur those lines. Though the album advocates for acceptance\, it’s not a passive brand the brothers sing about\, but rather one rooted in strength and empowerment. To understand exactly what that means\, look no further than album opener “Alabaster\,” which paints a deeply empathetic portrait of a woman who’s broken free from the shackles of her old life and started over fresh. \n“At the same time we were making this album\, we were looking for some sort of philanthropic organization we could support with our music and in a bit of synchronicity\, we came across this great group called Thistle Farms\, which was based just down the street from our studio\,” says Oliver. “Their goal is to help women who have been victims of sex trafficking or prostitution or addiction to get off the street and into safe housing where they can participate in therapy and job training. The work they were doing was so inspiring and it felt like such a fit with the kind of album we were writing that we teamed up with them to donate a portion of ticket sales from all our shows. It’s our way of using what we’ve got to do whatever good we can in the world.” \nMore than anything\, it’s that mindset\, that recognition that we’ve all been dealt our own particular hand of cards and life is in the way we play them\, that defines Kingdom In My Mind. As Oliver sings on the captivating “Satisfied\,” which finds its narrator wondering about the glories of the afterlife before ultimately deciding to make the most of his time on Earth\, “I’ve got nothing left to be afraid of / Because I will be satisfied.” With an album this remarkable\, The Wood Brothers have plenty to be satisfied about.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/mempho-presents-the-wood-brothers/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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SUMMARY:Crosstown Arthouse presents Funeral Parade of Roses
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arthouse Film Series presents Toshio Matsumoto’s Funeral Parade of Roses at Crosstown Theater. 1969/105 minutes/Rated R \nTickets: $5 at the door\nFilms begin at 7:30 pm (sharp!) \nA combination of art film\, documentary\, and narrative\, Funeral Parade of Roses takes a deep dive into  gay subculture in late 1960s Tokyo\, Japan. In between the loose narrative\, characters are interviewed about their lives and gender identity and occasionally the fourth wall is broken\, revealing the crew making the film. A wild combination of film technique\, documentation of ’60s Japanese pop culture and gay life\, Funeral Parade of Roses is a CAN’T MISS! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Crosstown Arthouse Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground and documentary features.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/crosstown-arthouse-presents-funeral-parade-of-roses/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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SUMMARY:Crosstown Arthouse presents No Ordinary Man
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arthouse Film Series presents Aisling Chin-Yee & Chase Joynt’s No Ordinary Man at Crosstown Theater. 2020/83 minutes/Rated M \nTickets: $5 at the door\nFilms begin at 7:30 pm (sharp!) \nAmerican jazz musician Billy Tipton developed a reputable touring and recording career in the mid-twentieth century\, along with his band The Billy Tipton Trio. After his death in the late 80s\, it was revealed that Tipton was assigned female at birth\, and his life was swiftly reframed as the story of an ambitious woman passing as a man in pursuit of a music career. The genre-defying documentary No Ordinary Man seeks to correct that misrepresentation by collaborating with trans artists. As they collectively celebrate Tipton’s story as a musician living his life according to his own terms\, they paint a portrait of a trans culture icon. No Ordinary Man features leading voices and breakout stars in the trans community\, including Marquise Vilsón\, Scott Turner Schofield\, Susan Stryker\, C. Riley Snorton\, and Thomas Page McBee\, among others. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Crosstown Arthouse Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground and documentary features.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/crosstown-arthouse-presents-no-ordinary-man/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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SUMMARY:Fright-tober at Crosstown Theater: Candyman
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Concourse presents a matinee screening of Candyman at Crosstown Theater. \nThroughout the month of October\, Crosstown Concourse presents Fright-tober at Crosstown Theater! Join us every Saturday in October for spooky\, kid-friendly matinees (2 pm) and even spookier adult-themed horror films in the evenings (7 pm). Films programmed by Crosstown Arts. Tickets are free\, but capacity is limited so registration is required. \nRegister here \nCandyman (1992\, Rated R)\nThe Candyman\, a murderous soul with a hook for a hand\, is accidentally summoned to reality by a skeptic grad student researching the monster’s myth. \nDirector: Bernard Rose\nStarring Virginia Madsen\, Xander Berkeley\, and Tony Todd
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/fright-tober-at-crosstown-theater-candyman/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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SUMMARY:Fright-tober at Crosstown Theater - Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Wererabbit
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Concourse presents a matinee screening of Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Wererabbit at Crosstown Theater. \nThroughout the month of October\, Crosstown Concourse presents Fright-tober at Crosstown Theater! Join us every Saturday in October for spooky\, kid-friendly matinees (2 pm) and even spookier adult-themed horror films in the evenings (7 pm). Films programmed by Crosstown Arts. Tickets are free\, but capacity is limited so registration is required. \nRegister here \nWallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Wererabbit (2005\, Rated G)\nWallace and his loyal dog\, Gromit\, set out to discover the mystery behind the garden sabotage that plagues their village and threatens the annual giant vegetable-growing contest. \nDirectors: Steve Box\, Nick Park\nStarring Peter Sallis\, Helena Bonham Carter\, and Ralph Fiennes
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/fright-tober-at-crosstown-theater-wallace-gromit-the-curse-of-the-wererabbit/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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SUMMARY:Don Lifted
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Lawrence Matthews\, also known as Don Lifted\, at Crosstown Theater. \nDoors at 7 pm | Show at 8 pm \nTickets: $15 general admission \n$10 student tickets (limited availability\, available at the door) \nMultidisciplinary artist Lawrence Matthews\, also known as Don Lifted\, will transform Crosstown Theater visually and sonically with new music from his Fat Possum debut “325i.” The performance\, which will have limited capacity to ensure the health and safety of guests\, features immersive visual installations following the narrative of the new record and staples from his previous releases\, Alero and Contour (2017\, 2018). \nNew merchandise will be available for purchase\, as well as vinyl copies of the new album. After the performance\, stop by Memphis Listening Lab for a meet-and-greet and vinyl signing with Don Lifted. \nProduction on his most recent album began in late 2019\, after his first national tour. 325i finds the artist physically stuck\, but emotionally and romantically expanding. Written and recorded during the COVID-19 pandemic\, the album explores the artist’s navigation of his future\, both romantic and physical\, as well as their anxieties surrounding isolation\, queerness\, and past traumas. The album represents transition\, not only artistically\, but in the embracing of an identity suppressed by an outside world he can no longer touch. In 2021\, the record was finished and mastered in Hollywood by Grammy Award-winning Engineer Mike Bozzi (Flower Boy\, Ctrl\, Good Kid\, Maad City\, To Pimp A Butterfly\, IGOR\, This is America). \nAll attendees are required to wear masks regardless of vaccination status. Seating will be socially distanced based on ticket grouping\, and the show will start promptly at 8pm. \nArtist Bio \nMatthews is a multi-disciplined creative\, predominantly working in music\, visual arts\, and film. Matthews’ style incorporates elements of hip-hop\, alternative rock\, and electronic music\, resulting in emotionally vulnerable storytelling and eclectic production. After receiving his B.F.A. from The University of Memphis\, Matthews carved out a career in fine art with his socially informed painting\, photography\, and non-profit work becoming a beacon for aspiring black youth in Memphis and resulting in multiple awards\, collection acquisitions\, and exhibitions spanning galleries and museums across the Mid-south. As Matthews maintained a successful visual art career and released various free albums under the name Don Lifted\, he built the resources and fanbase to release his first two commercial projects\, Alero and Contour in 2017 and 2018. In the fall of 2019\, supported by EgglestonWorks\, he booked his first tour; it started in Memphis before hitting Brooklyn\, Los Angeles\, and San Francisco. At a mid-tour hometown show\, he caught the eye of famed producer Matt Ross-Spang\, which led to Matthews signing a deal with Fat Possum Records. Matthews then spent 2020 in near-isolation crafting what would be his label debut “325i\,” slated for release on October 22\, 2021.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/don-lifted-3/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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SUMMARY:Crosstown Arthouse presents The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari w/ live score by The Pop Ritual
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arthouse Film Series presents Robert Wiene’s The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari with a live score by The Pop Ritual at Crosstown Theater. 1920/75 minutes/Rated M \nTickets: $5 at the door\nFilms begin at 7:30 pm (sharp!) \nThe Masterpiece of German Expressionism and horror\, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari is the story of a megalomaniac doctor who uses a sleepwalker that he seems to control to carry out a series of murders. Crosstown Arts’ presentation of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari will feature a live score featuring the original music of The Pop Ritual\, a Memphis-based industrial\, psyche-pop trio. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Crosstown Arthouse Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground and documentary features.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/crosstown-arthouse-presents-the-cabinet-of-dr-caligari-w-live-score-by-the-pop-ritual/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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SUMMARY:Fright-tober at Crosstown Theater: Us
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Concourse presents a matinee screening of Us at Crosstown Theater. \nThroughout the month of October\, Crosstown Concourse presents Fright-tober at Crosstown Theater! Join us every Saturday in October for spooky\, kid-friendly matinees (2 pm) and even spookier adult-themed horror films in the evenings (7 pm). Films programmed by Crosstown Arts. Tickets are free\, but capacity is limited so registration is required. \nRegister here \nUs (2019\, Rated R)\nA family’s serene beach vacation turns to chaos when their doppelgängers appear and begin to terrorize them. \nDirector: Jordan Peele\nStarring Lupita Nyong’o\, Winston Duke\, and Elisabeth Moss
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/fright-tober-at-crosstown-theater-us/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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SUMMARY:Fright-tober at Crosstown Theater: The Nightmare Before Christmas
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Concourse presents a screening of The Nightmare Before Christmas at Crosstown Theater. \nThroughout the month of October\, Crosstown Concourse presents Fright-tober at Crosstown Theater! Join us every Saturday in October for spooky\, kid-friendly matinees (2 pm) and even spookier adult-themed horror films in the evenings (7 pm). Films programmed by Crosstown Arts. Tickets are free\, but capacity is limited so registration is required. \nRegister here \nThe Nightmare Before Christmas (1993\, Rated PG)\nJack Skellington\, king of Halloween Town\, discovers Christmas Town\, but his attempts to bring Christmas to his home causes confusion. \nDirector: Henry Selick\nStarring: Danny Elfman\, Chris Sarandon\, and Catherine O’Hara
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/fright-tober-at-crosstown-theater-the-nightmare-before-christmas/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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SUMMARY:ONE NIGHT ONLY: Don Bryant & The Bo-Keys Live with Chamber Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:Hear Don Bryant & The Bo-Keys in a very special\, one-night-only performance with members of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra. The orchestra will also be performing music from Craig Brewer’s 2019 film Dolemite Is My Name (music written by Scott Bomar of the Bo-Keys). \nDoors at 6:30 pm | Show at 7:30 pm \nTickets: $35 first-level seating | $25 balcony seating \nYou know that old song that O. V. Wright did so well in 1971 that no one can ever do that song again — “Nickel and a Nail”? O. V. Wright has held tight to that song and rightfully so. But not no mo. Not to take anything from O.V.— but after nearly half a century\, now you gotta step aside. Don Bryant is here. \nThough it ain’t like he just showed up. The roots of this record are in the Memphis church\, where Don Bryant began singing when he was 5. He joined his father’s family vocal group\, then formed a gospel quartet for a high school radio gig. Broadcasting broadened the audience and they went secular\, singing pop at WLOK on Dick “Cane” Cole’s popular show. After parting with the DJ\, they took a very real step toward careers when\, as the Four Kings\, they began fronting Willie Mitchell’s band. \nWillie Mitchell led the swingingest\, groovin’est band in the Memphis-Mississippi-Arkansas area — the American music floodplain. Willie’s band was known for instrumental records\, but when they’d play at Danny’s in West Memphis\, Don’s group fronted them. But the group broke up and Willie\, who was touring concert venues and dance halls\, needed a vocalist who could play with his supple\, slinky funky beats\, and anointed Don Bryant as his leading man. \nDon could also write songs. He was still in his teens when\, in 1960\, Willie was producing the 5 Royales\, and Don handed him “I Got To Know.” The 5 Royales put it on wax. Don was hot in the spotlight and in the writer’s room. \nAs Willie Mitchell carved out his place at Hi Records\, Don was close by. Don cut songs at Hi under the Four Kings moniker (“That Driving Beat”) and as a solo artist (“Don’t Turn Your Back On Me”). He wrote material for other Hi artists\, including Janet & the Jays and Norman West. In 1969\, still in the age of 7” singles\, Don was popular enough to release an album — though the big breakout hit stayed elusive. \nAround 1970\, Willie put Don with the Hi label’s newest act\, Ann Peebles\, who burst on the scene with “Part Time Love.” Don looked at this slight young lady and penned “99 Lbs” for her: “You wouldn’t know what I’m talking ’bout/ If you never had a love like this/… 99 lbs of natural born goodness/99 lbs of soul.” The relationship warmed\, they co-wrote the hit “I Can’t Stand the Rain” in 1973 and were married the following year. Ann’s performing career continued\, as did Don’s writing\, and they began raising a family. Occasionally\, Don returned to the microphone\, dueting with his wife\, sometimes releasing gospel material. Always\, he continued to write songs. \nAnd all the while\, that voice was maturing\, mellowing\, until these recordings that find him\, at age 74\, in peak form and taking O. V.’s song. The band is a mix of lifelong cohorts and upstart stalwarts. They understand where he’s been and where he wants to go\, making his song “How Do I Get There\,” a rhetorical question\, because they have clearly found the way. –Robert Gordon\, Memphis\, 2017 \n— \nThrough three critically acclaimed albums\, as well as international appearances at major festivals and clubs\, the Bo-Keys have kept the spirit of classic Memphis music alive while also writing a vital new chapter for the sound and style that’s etched into the fiber of American consciousness. The Bo-Keys performed on the score for Hustle & Flow and appear in the film Soul Men\, performing on-screen with stars Samuel L. Jackson and Bernie Mac. They also appear on three songs Bomar produced for the film’s soundtrack\, including“Soul Music” by Anthony Hamilton\, which was nominated for a Grammy in2010. The Bo-Keys can also be heard performing the song\, “Kick It” in the film and soundtrack for the Paramount animated feature\, Barnyard. The Bo-Keys have also had songs featured in 2013 De Niro/Stallone comedy Grudge Match. the Showtime Series TheChi\, AMC’s Dietland\, the ABC TV series Scandal\, and the CBS TV series Scorpion. \n— \nScott Bomar is a Memphis-based musician\, Emmy Award-winning film/TV composer and producer\, songwriter\, and engineer of multiple Grammy-winning and nominated recordings. Projects include the films Dolemite is My Name\, Hustle & Flow\, Black Snake Moan\, Mississippi Grind\, and Soul Men. Bomar produced and engineered Cyndi Lauper’s Grammy-nominated album Memphis Blues at his Electraphonic Recording Studio and co-wrote the song\, “The House Always Wins” on William Bell’s 2016 Grammy-winning album\, This is Where I Live. \nIn high school\, he began performing with groups at Memphis-area clubs and formed the group Impala. With their ‘60s instrumental sound\, the group toured and released five albums. Impala’s version of the Henry Mancini theme “Experiment in Terror” is featured in George Clooney’s directorial debut\, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind. In 2018\, Impala released a new album\, In the Late Hours\, which was described by Rolling Stone as “…combines surf-guitar nostalgia with a minor-key\, spy-movie-worthy riffage.” \nIn 2005\, Bomar composed the score for Craig Brewer’s award-winning film Hustle & Flow\, for which Bomar has received much critical acclaim for his Memphis soul meets hip hop score. Bomar returned in 2006 to collaborate with the filmmakers of Hustle & Flow as Executive Music Producer and composer of the film Black Snake Moan. He worked with film’s stars Samuel L. Jackson and Christina Ricci in the studio to record songs for the film\, which are performed on-screen. He also composed the original score utilizing musicians harmonica legend Charlie Musselwhite and Rolling Stones and Ry Cooder sideman\, Jim Dickinson. \nBomar is also the leader of The Bo-Keys\, a Memphis soul group featuring legendary Stax and Hi Records session players.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/one-night-only-don-bryant-the-bo-keys-live-with-chamber-orchestra/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211016T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211016T160000
DTSTAMP:20260718T171152
CREATED:20210923T215154Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210923T215319Z
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SUMMARY:Fright-tober at Crosstown Theater: A Vampire in Brooklyn
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Concourse presents a screening of A Vampire in Brooklyn at Crosstown Theater. \nThroughout the month of October\, Crosstown Concourse presents Fright-tober at Crosstown Theater! Join us every Saturday in October for spooky\, kid-friendly matinees (2 pm) and even spookier adult-themed horror films in the evenings (7 pm). Films programmed by Crosstown Arts. Tickets are free\, but capacity is limited so registration is required. \nRegister here \nA Vampire in Brooklyn (1995\, Rated R)\nA ship docks in Brooklyn with all its crew dead\, but someone gets off\, and the killing continues on land. A Caribbean vampire is searching for a specific woman\, half-human/half-vampire. Rita is the detective investigating the many killings. \nDirector: Wes Craven\nStarring: Eddie Murphy\, Angela Bassett\, and Allen Payne
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/fright-tober-at-crosstown-theater-a-vampire-in-brooklyn/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211016T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211016T110000
DTSTAMP:20260718T171152
CREATED:20210922T211955Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210922T211955Z
UID:10004024-1634374800-1634382000@crosstownarts.org
SUMMARY:Fright-tober at Crosstown Theater: Coco
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Concourse presents a screening of Coco at Crosstown Theater. \nThroughout the month of October\, Crosstown Concourse presents Fright-tober at Crosstown Theater! Join us every Saturday in October for spooky\, kid-friendly matinees (2 pm) and even spookier adult-themed horror films in the evenings (7 pm). Films programmed by Crosstown Arts. Tickets are free\, but capacity is limited so registration is required. \nRegister here \nCoco (2017\, Rated PG)\nAspiring musician Miguel\, confronted with his family’s ancestral ban on music\, enters the Land of the Dead to find his great-great-grandfather\, a legendary singer. \nDirectors: Lee Unkrich\, Adrian Molina\nStarring: Anthony Gonzalez\, Gael García Bernal\, and Benjamin Bratt
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/fright-tober-at-crosstown-theater-coco/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211014T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211014T163000
DTSTAMP:20260718T171152
CREATED:20210909T182402Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210909T182402Z
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SUMMARY:Crosstown Arthouse presents Possession
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arthouse Film Series presents Andrzej Żuławski’s Possession at Crosstown Theater. 1981/124 minutes/Rated R \nTickets: $5 at the door\nFilms begin at 7:30 pm (sharp!) \nFrom Metrograph: Banned upon its original release in 1981\, Andrzej Żuławski’s stunningly choreographed nightmare of a marriage unraveling is an experience unlike any other. Professional spy Mark (Neill) returns to his West Berlin home to find his wife Anna (Isabelle Adjani\, in a role that earned her Best Actress at Cannes) insistent on a divorce. As Anna’s frenzied behavior becomes ever more alarming\, Mark discovers a truth far more sinister than his wildest suspicions. With its pulsating score\, visceral imagery\, and some of the most haunting performances ever captured on screen\, Possession is cinematic delirium at its most intoxicating. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Crosstown Arthouse Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground and documentary features.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/crosstown-arthouse-presents-possession/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211009T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211009T160000
DTSTAMP:20260718T171152
CREATED:20210922T210711Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210922T210852Z
UID:10004023-1633788000-1633795200@crosstownarts.org
SUMMARY:Fright-tober at Crosstown Theater: Night of the Living Dead
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Concourse presents a screening of Night of the Living Dead at Crosstown Theater. \nThroughout the month of October\, Crosstown Concourse presents Fright-tober at Crosstown Theater! Join us every Saturday in October for spooky\, kid-friendly matinees (2 pm) and even spookier adult-themed horror films in the evenings (7 pm). Films programmed by Crosstown Arts. Tickets are free\, but capacity is limited so registration is required. \nRegister here \nNight of the Living Dead (1968\, Rated R)\nA ragtag group of Pennsylvanians barricade themselves in an old farmhouse to remain safe from a horde of flesh-eating ghouls that are ravaging the East Coast of the United States. \nDirector: George A. Romero\nStarring Duane Jones\, Judith O’Dea\, and Karl Hardman
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/fright-tober-at-crosstown-theater-night-of-the-living-dead/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211009T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211009T110000
DTSTAMP:20260718T171152
CREATED:20210917T210138Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210917T211422Z
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SUMMARY:Fright-tober at Crosstown Theater: Beetlejuice
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Concourse presents a screening of Beetlejuice at Crosstown Theater. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThroughout the month of October\, Crosstown Concourse presents Fright-tober at Crosstown Theater! Join us every Saturday in October for spooky\, kid-friendly matinees (2 pm) and even spookier adult-themed horror films in the evenings (7 pm). Films programmed by Crosstown Arts. Tickets are free\, but capacity is limited so registration is required. \nRegister here \nBeetlejuice (1988\, Rated PG)\nThe spirits of a deceased couple are harassed by an unbearable family that has moved into their home\, and hire a malicious spirit to drive them out. \nDirector: Tim Burton\nStarring Alec Baldwin\, Geena Davis\, Michael Keaton\, Winona Ryder\, & Caterhine O’Hara
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/fright-tober-at-crosstown-theater-beetlejuice/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211008T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211008T163000
DTSTAMP:20260718T171152
CREATED:20210917T192355Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210917T195552Z
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SUMMARY:Tell Me a Memory
DESCRIPTION:Film screening of Tell Me a Memory\, followed by a panel discussion with filmmaker Jon Bryant Crawford. \nDoors at 7 pm | Screening at 7:30 pm \nView the trailer \n\nFree and open to the public. Capacity is limited\, and registration is required. \nRegister here \nIn 2018\, filmmaker Jon Bryant Crawford was a Crosstown Arts resident artist. Jon used his time at Crosstown Arts to film interviews with anyone in the Queer community in Memphis willing to sit down and talk. Tell Me a Memory is the result of those sessions. Join Crosstown Arts and filmmaker Jon Bryant Crawford for a screening of Tell Me a Memory at Crosstown Theater. The screening will be followed with a panel discussion with Mr. Crawford. \nFROM THE FILMMAKER: “I fell in love with a man in my early twenties who was older than I. His family had a history of dementia and Alzheimers. We were closeted\, and I worried what would happen to our love story if he lost his memory. No one knew about us\, and I wanted some marker of it in the world. Even if it was found years later\, it would be something. I made a short film about that fear\, and when the short played at festivals\, other gay men told me their stories. I wanted a place to keep some of these memories\, little things that might be overlooked\, but are poetic and meaningful nonetheless\, those little things I hear from other Queer folks I run into out in the world. When I had the opportunity to spend some time in Memphis\, I wanted to try and capture stories from the community in a very undisrupted style\, with us all just sharing\, and place them in one place as a document for future generations.” \nABOUT JON BRYANT CRAWFORD is a filmmaker\, writer\, and photographer exploring the loneliness of American masculinity and the celebration of Queer resilience through the perspective of a gay\, mixed-race Southerner. He studied experimental film at the SFAI before earning his MFA from the UCLA School of Theatre\, Film\, and Television.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/tell-me-a-memory/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211007T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211007T163000
DTSTAMP:20260718T171152
CREATED:20210909T175555Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210909T175555Z
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SUMMARY:Crosstown Arthouse presents Def by Temptation
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arthouse Film Series presents James Bond III’s Def by Temptation at Crosstown Theater. 1990/95 minutes/Rated R \nTickets: $5 at the door\nFilms begin at 7:30 pm (sharp!) \nFrom American Genre Film Archive: Joel grew up in the church but has recently started questioning his beliefs. After sensing a supernatural presence from his deceased father\, Joel becomes compelled to visit his cousin in New York. But shortly after arriving\, they become embroiled in a series of mysterious homicides of local men\, all of whom were last seen in the company of a mysterious and beautiful woman. Beautifully photographed by Ernest Dickerson (Do the Right Thing) and starring Kadeem Hardison (I’m Gonna Git You Sucka)\, and Samuel L. Jackson (Pulp Fiction)\, this sole directorial effort from child actor James Bond III is a macabre\, neon-tinged portrait of late 1980s Brooklyn. The movie blends supernatural horror and religious mysticism\, punctuated by an electrifying hip hop and R&B soundtrack. Newly restored from the original 35mm camera negative! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Crosstown Arthouse Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground and documentary features.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/crosstown-arthouse-presents-def-by-temptation/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211002T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211002T160000
DTSTAMP:20260718T171152
CREATED:20210917T203929Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210917T211211Z
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SUMMARY:Fright-tober at Crosstown Theater: Eve's Bayou
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Concourse presents a screening of Eve’s Bayou at Crosstown Theater. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nThroughout the month of October\, Crosstown Concourse presents Fright-tober at Crosstown Theater! Join us every Saturday in October for spooky\, kid-friendly matinees (2 pm) and even spookier adult-themed horror films in the evenings (7 pm). Films programmed by Crosstown Arts. Tickets are free\, but capacity is limited so registration is required. \nRegister here \nEve’s Bayou (1997\, Rated R)\nWhat did little Eve see — and how will it haunt her? Husband\, father\, and womanizer Louis Batiste is the head of an affluent family\, but it’s the women who rule this gothic world of secrets\, lies\, and mystic forces. \nDirected by Kasi Lemmons\nStarring Samuel L. Jackson\, Jurnee Smollett\, and Meagan Good
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/fright-tober-at-crosstown-theater-eves-bayou/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211002T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211002T110000
DTSTAMP:20260718T171152
CREATED:20210917T201613Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210917T210856Z
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SUMMARY:Fright-tober at Crosstown Theater: The Watcher in the Woods
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Concourse presents a matinee screening of Watcher in the Woods at Crosstown Theater. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nThroughout the month of October\, Crosstown Concourse presents Fright-tober at Crosstown Theater! Join us every Saturday in October for spooky\, kid-friendly matinees (2 pm) and even spookier adult-themed horror films in the evenings (7 pm). Films programmed by Crosstown Arts. Tickets are free\, but capacity is limited so registration is required. \nRegister here \n\n\nWatcher in the Woods (1980\, Rated PG)\nWhen a family moves to a country home\, the young girls experience strange happenings that have a link to an occult event years past. \nDirectors: John Hough\, Vincent McEveety\nStarring Bette Davis\, Lynn-Holly Johnson\, Kyle Richards
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/fright-tober-at-crosstown-theater-the-watcher-in-the-woods/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210930T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210930T163000
DTSTAMP:20260718T171152
CREATED:20210909T174717Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210909T174717Z
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SUMMARY:Crosstown Arthouse presents Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arthouse Film Series presents Kier-La Janisse’s Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror at Crosstown Theater. 2021/193 minutes/Rated R \nTickets: $5 at the door\nFilms begin at 7:30 pm (sharp!) \nWoodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror explores the folk horror phenomenon from its beginnings in a trilogy of films – Michael Reeves’ Witchfinder General (1968)\, Piers Haggard’s Blood on Satan’s Claw (1971) and Robin Hardy’s The Wicker Man (1973) – through its proliferation on British television in the 1970s and its culturally specific manifestations in American\, Asian\, Australian\, and European horror\, to the genre’s revival over the last decade. Touching on over 200 films and featuring over 50 interviewees\, Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched investigates the many ways that we alternately celebrate\, conceal\, and manipulate our own histories in an attempt to find spiritual resonance in our surroundings. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Crosstown Arthouse Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground and documentary features.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/crosstown-arthouse-presents-woodlands-dark-and-days-bewitched-a-history-of-folk-horror/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210927T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210927T160000
DTSTAMP:20260718T171152
CREATED:20210827T185259Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210827T185344Z
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SUMMARY:Evan Williams + Blueshift Ensemble at Crosstown Arts
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents a performance by Blueshift Ensemble\, curated by composer and conductor Evan Williams.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDoors at 7 pm | Show at 7:30 pm \nTickets: $15 ($5 with student ID\, limited availability) \nStudents tickets may be purchased at the door or in advance by emailing jenny@crosstownarts.org. \nBlueshift Ensemble performs a program of chamber music curated by composer and conductor Evan Williams featuring works by Williams and his musical mentors\, friends\, and colleagues in Crosstown Theater. The program includes works by Jennifer Jolley\, Caroline Shaw\, and Michael Fiday. \nThe music of Evan Williams has been performed across the country and internationally by members of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra\, the Seattle Symphony Orchestra\, the International Contemporary Ensemble\, QuinceEnsemble\, Fifth House Ensemble\, and at festivals such as SEAMUS\, the New Music Gathering\, the Electroacoustic Barn Dance\, and the New York City Electronic Music Festival. He has been commissioned by notable performers and ensembles including the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Urban Playground Chamber Orchestra. His work can be found on recordings by The Namaste Ensemble’s “No Borders Quartet” and Levels. Williams has received a number of awards and honors\, including serving as the Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s inaugural Classical Roots Composer-in-Residence in 2018. Williams holds a DMA in Composition with a cognate in Orchestral Conducting from the College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati\, where he also served as a teaching assistant in electronic music. He also holds degrees from Bowling Green State University and Lawrence University. Williams serves as Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Instrumental Activities at Rhodes College\, where he teaches composition\, music technology\, and leads the Rhodes Orchestra. He previously held teaching positions at Lawrence University\, Bennington College\, and at the Walden School. \nJennifer Jolley is a composer\, blogger\, and professor person. She is also a cat lover and part-time creative opera producer. Jennifer’s work draws toward subjects that are political and even provocative. Her collaboration with librettist Kendall A\, Prisoner of Conscience\, has been described as “the ideal soundtrack and perhaps balm for our current ‘toxic’…times” by Frank J. Oteri of NewMusicBox. Her piece Blue Glacier Decoy\, written as a musical response to the Olympic National Park\, depicts the melting glaciers of the Pacific Northwest. Her partnership with writer Scott Woods\, You Are Not Alone\, evokes the fallout of the #MeToo Movement. Jennifer’s works have been performed by ensembles worldwide. She has received commissions from the National Endowment for the Arts\, the MidAmerican Center for Contemporary Music\, the Left Coast Chamber Ensemble\, Quince Ensemble\, and many others. \nCaroline Shaw is a New York-based musician — vocalist\, violinist\, composer\, and producer — who performs in solo and collaborative projects. She was the youngest recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 2013 for Partita for 8 Voices\, written for the Grammy-winning Roomful of Teeth\, of which she is a member. Caroline’s film scores include Erica Fae’s To Keep the Light and Josephine Decker’s Madeline’s Madeline as well as the upcoming short 8th Year of the Emergency by Maureen Towey. She has produced for Kanye West (The Life of Pablo; Ye) and Nas (NASIR)\, and has contributed to records by The National\, and by Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry. \nDescribed as “clearly structured\, colorful and unflaggingly compelling work” (Philadelphia Inquirer) and “a precise appeal to an inner ear beyond the mind” (Gramophone Magazine)\, the music of Michael Fiday is known for its expressive directness\, inventive sound world\, gradually unfolding dramatic narratives\, and distinctive rhythmic energy. His work has been commissioned and performed internationally by a broad range of renowned performers spanning the worlds of classical and contemporary music\, including Atlanta Symphony\, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra\, American Composers Orchestra\, Oakland East Bay Symphony\, Orquestra Sinfonica de Guanajuato\, Percussion Ensemble of The Hague\, Mantra Percussion\, Percussion Group Cincinnati\, Duo Damiana (flutist Molly Barth\, guitarist Dieter Hennings)\, pianists Marc-Andre Hamelin and James Tocco\, violinists Carla Kihlstedt and Graeme Jennings\, and electric guitarists Seth Josel\, Derek Johnson and Taylor Levine.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/evan-williams-blueshift-ensemble-at-crosstown-arts/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210925T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210925T160000
DTSTAMP:20260718T171152
CREATED:20210913T214417Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210914T173619Z
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SUMMARY:WLOK Black Film Festival Presents Amazing Grace
DESCRIPTION:Memphis radio station WLOK will present a screening of Amazing Grace in Crosstown Theater as part of its annual Black Film Festival.  \nDoors at 6 pm | Film begins at 7 pm \nThe film documents Aretha Franklin’s recording sessions for a live album of the same name. As Rolling Stone put it\, “a film crew was there to catch the Queen of Soul blow the roof off the place. Not to get closer to the Lord — surely He was already listening — but to testify to his glory with the black church music that helped form her and fired her faith.” \nSee the full film festival line-up HERE. \nTicket price is $10 for each film event. Tickets can be bought at WLOK Radio\, 363 S. Second St.\, or at the door.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/wlok-black-film-festival-presents-amazing-grace/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210923T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210923T163000
DTSTAMP:20260718T171152
CREATED:20210909T173248Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210909T173248Z
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SUMMARY:Crosstown Arthouse presents All the Streets Are Silent
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arthouse Film Series presents Jeremy Elkin’s All the Streets Are Silent at Crosstown Theater. 2021/89 minutes/Rated M \nTickets: $5 at the door\nFilms begin at 7:30 pm (sharp!) \nIn the late 80s and early 90s\, the streets of downtown Manhattan were the site of a collision between two vibrant subcultures: skateboarding and hip hop. Narrated by Zoo York co-founder Eli Gesner\, with an original score by legendary hip-hop producer Large Professor (Nas\, A Tribe Called Quest)\, All the Streets Are Silent brings to life the magic of the time period and the convergence that created a style and visual language with an outsized cultural effect. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Crosstown Arthouse Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground and documentary features.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/crosstown-arthouse-presents-all-the-streets-are-silent/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210916T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210916T163000
DTSTAMP:20260718T171152
CREATED:20210714T210426Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210806T190117Z
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SUMMARY:Crosstown Arthouse presents The Muthers
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arthouse Film Series presents Cirio Santiago’s The Muthers at Crosstown Theater. 1976/93 minutes/Rated R \nTickets: $5 at the door\nFilms begin at 7:30 pm (sharp!) \nWe can’t say it any better than the incredible American Genre Film Archive\, which is lovingly saving films like this for folks like us to show again in all their glory on a giant screen: “Sleaze ahoy! Directed by heroic smut merchant Cirio Santiago (TNT Jackson\, Vampire Hookers) and shot on-the-cheap in the Philippines\, The Muthers is like stepping into one of Martin Denny’s exotica LPs while it plays in Jess Franco’s living room. Filled with karate chops and epic psychedelic-funk jams\, this is the story of two pirates (Jeanne Bell and Rosanne Katon) who rob and loot on the China Seas\, get sent to a women’s prison presided over by a sadistic warden\, then revolt and turn the sky black with the smoke from their machine guns. In other words\, this is the only revolutionary-pirate-women-in-prison movie that you’ll ever need. Restored from the original negative for maximum savagery!” \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Crosstown Arthouse Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground and documentary features.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/crosstown-arthouse-presents-the-muthers-2/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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SUMMARY:Crosstown Arthouse presents Tampopo
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arthouse Film Series presents Juzo Itami’s Tampopo at Crosstown Theater. 1987/118 minutes/Rated M \nTickets: $5 at the door\nFilms begin at 7:30 pm (sharp!) \nTampopo is a 1985 Japanese satirical “ramen western” comedy by Juzo Itami that tells the story of two truck drivers\, Goro and Gun\, who embark on a search for the perfect ramen restaurant\, but have yet to find it. They meet Tampopo\, a young ramen-making widow whose restaurant is besieged by mediocrity and overrun with unpleasant patrons. Goro takes Tampopo under his wing and helps guide her on her quest to find the perfect ramen recipe. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Crosstown Arthouse Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground and documentary features.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/crosstown-arthouse-presents-tampopo/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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SUMMARY:Crosstown Arthouse presents Sisters With Transistors
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arthouse Film Series presents Lisa Rovner’s Sisters With Transistors at Crosstown Theater. 2020/86 minutes/Rated M \nTickets: $5 at the door\nFilms begin at 7:30 pm (sharp!) \nNew documentary! Sisters With Transistors is the remarkable untold story of electronic music’s female pioneers\, composers who embraced machines and their liberating technologies to utterly transform how we produce and listen to music today. The film maps a new history of electronic music through the visionary women whose radical experimentations with machines redefined the boundaries of music\, including Clara Rockmore\, Daphne Oram\, Bebe Barron\, Pauline Oliveros\, Delia Derbyshire\, Maryanne Amacher\, Eliane Radigue\, Suzanne Ciani\, and Laurie Spiegel. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Crosstown Arthouse Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground and documentary features.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/crosstown-arthouse-presents-sisters-with-transitors/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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SUMMARY:MicroCinema: 2021 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour
DESCRIPTION:Pay-what-you-can screening of short films presented with partner organization Indie Memphis. \nThis month: 2021 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour  \nDue to Covid-19 safety precautions\, we are limiting theater capacity and implementing socially distanced seating. Please RSVP in advance to confirm attendance. Upon RSVPing\, you will be required to choose your seat. Please be prepared to wear your mask at all times during the event. \nThe 2021 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour is a 92-minute theatrical program of seven short films selected from the 2021 Sundance Film Festival program\, widely considered the premier showcase for short films and the launchpad for many now-prominent independent filmmakers for close to 40 years. Including fiction\, documentary\, and animation from around the world\, the 2021 program offers new audiences a taste of what the festival offers and shows that short films transcend traditional storytelling. \nThe festival has always treated short films with the highest regard and gives a home to both established and new filmmakers with shorts for audiences to discover and celebrate. From documentary to animation and narrative to experimental\, the abbreviated form is made for risk-taking. Short films are a significant and popular way artists can connect with audiences. \nThe festival’s Short Film Program has long been established as a place to discover talented directors\, such as past alumni Andrea Arnold\, Lake Bell\, Damien Chazelle\, Destin Daniel Cretton\, Jay and Mark Duplass\, Cary Joji Fukunaga\, Debra Granik\, Rashaad Ernesto Green\, Reinaldo Marcus Green\, Todd Haynes\, Lynne Ramsay\, Dee Rees\, Joey Soloway\, Taika Waititi\, and many others. \n 
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/microcinema-2021-sundance-film-festival-short-film-tour/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210826T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210826T163000
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SUMMARY:Crosstown Arthouse presents After Hours
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arthouse Film Series presents Martin Scorsese’s After Hours at Crosstown Theater. 1985/97 minutes/Rated R \nTickets: $5 at the door\nFilms begin at 7:30 pm (sharp!) \nEver have a night where nothing seems to go right? After releasing The King of Comedy just a few years before\, Martin Scorsese kept working on his “comedy chops” with After Hours — the story of one night in the life of everyman\, data entry worker Paul Hackett\, played by Griffin Dunne (An American Werewolf in London and My Girl). It is hard to describe the level of strangeness and unease After Hours puts on the viewer. Paul’s night begins with a happenstance meeting that could seemingly result in a possible romantic encounter with Rosanna Arquette (Desperately Seeking Susan and Silverado). The plot devolves from there into an unceasing chain of worst-case scenarios. With Teri Garr (Young Frankenstein and Close Encounters of the Third Kind)\, Catherine O’Hara (Beetlejuice\, Home Alone ONE AND TWO!!)\, Linda Fiorentino (The Last Seduction)\, Bronson Pinchot (COUSIN BALKI!!!) and CHEECH AND CHONG!! YES\, THAT CHEECH AND CHONG!! CAN’T MISS!!! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Crosstown Arthouse Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground and documentary features.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/crosstown-arthouse-presents-after-hours/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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SUMMARY:Crosstown Arthouse presents Black Orpheus
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arthouse Film Series presents Marcel Camus’ Black Orpheus at Crosstown Theater. 1959/107 minutes/Rated PG \nTickets: $5 at the door\nFilms begin at 7:30 pm (sharp!) \nBlack Orpheus is a retelling of the Greek myth of Orpheus (Breno Mello) and Eurydice (Marpessa Dawn) and is set in the streets of Rio during Carnival.  When released in 1959\, Black Orpheus was an arthouse hit\, driven by the incredible cinematography\, the location\, and the bossa nova music. Despite its complications and glossing over of what life was like for the poor in Rio\, Black Orpheus is without doubt a cultural milestone and an influence on later works in film and music. Black Orpheus is one of those award-winning films everyone is supposed to seem\, but in this case\, seriously\, you should come see it! \n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Crosstown Arthouse Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground and documentary features.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/crosstown-arthouse-presents-black-orpheus-2/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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SUMMARY:Screening of The Faithful: The King\, the Pope\, the Princess
DESCRIPTION:This Elvis Week\, Indie Memphis and Crosstown Arts presents the theatrical world premiere of The Faithful\,  filmmaker Annie Berman’s 20-year exploration of fandom\, memorabilia\, memory\, and legacy within the orbits of three of the biggest cultural icons of our time: Pope John Paul II\, Elvis Presley\, and Diana\, Princess of Wales.  PLUS: Annie Berman will be in attendance for Q&A following the film! \nDoors at 6:30 pm | Show at 7 pm \nTickets: $10 (or $8 with Indie Memphis member credits) \nA Pope John Paul II lollipop. An Elvis Presley shower curtain. A Princess Diana teacup. These are just some of the countless pieces of memorabilia that these pop culture icons’ most devoted fans collect and cherish… but why? The Faithful’s director\, Annie Berman\, explores the deep veneration and legacies of the Pope\, the Princess\, and the King. Over the course of 20 years\, Berman profiles these figures’ biggest fans and makes numerous pilgrimages to Vatican City\, Graceland\, and Kensington Palace. As the years go by\, the film itself becomes increasingly entwined with Berman’s daily life and identity\, much like how these officially licensed knick-knacks define the fans she filmed. \nDue to Covid-19 safety precautions\, we are limiting theater capacity and implementing social distancing seating. Upon purchasing your tickets\, you will be required to choose your seat in advance. Please be prepared to wear your mask at all times during the event.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/screening-of-the-faithful-the-king-the-pope-the-princess/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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