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SUMMARY:A Celebration of Black Composers
DESCRIPTION:Come join us at Crosstown Theater as we celebrate the works of composers of African descent from around the world. \nFeaturing rhythms from gospel to jazz\, the serene to classical influences\, there is something for everyone. Featuring award-winning artists James Rodriguez (baritone)\, Gwendolyn Alfred (soprano)\, Alisa Horn (cello) and Artina McCain (Piano). \nDoors 7 pm | Performance 7:30 pm\nGeneral Admission $12 | $5 at door with Student ID \nAbout the performers:\nDescribed as a pianist with “power and finesse” (Dallas Arts Society)\, Artina McCain enjoys an international career throughout Europe\, China and the US as a solo and chamber performer\, pedagogue\, and speaker. McCain’s solo and chamber performances have been heard on radio shows in Chicago\, Austin\, Toronto\, and Hong Kong. An American Prize winner for her solo piano recordings\, she will release an album of works entitled “Heritage: The American Composer” on the MSR label. She has won performance awards from the Austin Critics Table for the “Black Composers” Concert Series and is a three-time Global Music Awards winner for the album I\, Too (Naxos)\, Shades\, and Trombone Czar with husband and bass trombonist\, Martin McCain. Dr. McCain is currently an Assistant Professor of Piano at the Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music at the University of Memphis and co-artistic director of the Memphis International Piano Festival and Competition. \nGwendolyn Alfred\, DMA\, Assistant Professor of Voice\, Area Coordinator\, Texas Southern University is an educator and professional vocalist. She recently premiered a newly commissioned opera for Houston Grand Opera which landed her in the prestigious Texas Monthly magazine. Her most recent solo debuts were with the Houston Symphony\, Houston Civic Symphony\, and the Fort Bend Symphony. Alfred was honored as a Living Legend of Southeast Texas specifically for her outstanding leadership in the music field. \nPraised for his “authoritative and rich baritone\,” James D. Rodriguez most recently performed and co-hosted the Carnegie Hall Linkup Concerts with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra and sang the baritone solos in Handel’s Messiah with the San Antonio Symphony. He made his Opera in the Heights debut in the role of Tonio (Pagliacci) and was part of the holiday Spanish concert series\, ConciertOh! de Invierno. Other notable roles include Escamillo (Carmen)\, Figaro (Il Barbiere di Siviglia)\, Dandini (La Cenerentola)\, Harlekin (Ariadne auf Naxos)\, Belcore (L’Elisir d’Amore)\, Captain Magallanes (Salsipuedes)\, Rappaccini (La Hija de Rappaccini)\, and the title roles in Don Giovanni and Rigoletto with such companies as Des Moines Metro Opera\, Opera IOWA\, Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre\, Opera Theater of Pittsburgh\, the Natchez Festival of Music\, and the Moores Opera Center. Concert appearances include Beethoven’s 9th Symphony\, Fauré’s Requiem\, Orff’s Carmina Burana\, Carlisle Floyd’s Pilgrimage\, Mahler’s Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen\, and Stainer’s Crucifixion. He regularly performs solo recitals\, most recently with Austin Chamber Music Center\, Phil Kramer Recital Series (Houston)\, Memorial Classic Music Series (Houston)\, and Coe College Music Department (Iowa). He was a finalist in the Concorso Lirica International Competition and the first place winner in the Texas Young Artist Vocal Competition. \nAlisa Horn is a freelance cellist and loves performing and teaching a wide variety of musical genres from classical to jazz to rock and beyond. A native of Memphis\, Tennessee\, Alisa has performed as soloist with orchestra playing pieces by Miaskovsky\, Bloch\, Dvorak\, Bruch\, and Elgar. She was a winner of the WAMSO-Young Artist Solo Competition and a member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago\, the training orchestra of the Chicago Symphony. Alisa has attended many music festivals including Aspen Music Festival\, Boston University Tanglewood Institute\, Meadowmount\, Sewanee Summer Music Center\, Henry Mancini Institute\, Newport Jazz Festival (Rhode Island) \, and Newport Jazz Festival (Oregon). With pianist\, Jue He\, Alisa recorded the Rachmaninoff and Miaskovsky Sonatas and the duo was featured on McGraw-Hill Young Artist Showcase. Along with jazz legends Marvin Stamm and Bill Mays\, Alisa is a member of The Inventions Trio which performs a fusion of jazz and classical repertoire. The Trio has toured extensively and has released three albums including the diverse works of Bill Evans\, Bill Mays\, Heitor Villa-Lobos\, Claude Debussy\, and Miles Davis.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/a-celebration-of-black-composers/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190912T163000
DTSTAMP:20260619T235841
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SUMMARY:Crosstown Arthouse presents Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arthouse Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground\, and documentary features. \nFilms begin at 7:30 pm sharp.\nTickets are $5 (at the door only) \nToni Morrison: The Pieces I Am is an artful and intimate meditation on legendary storyteller Toni Morrison. It examines her life\, her works\, and the powerful themes she has confronted throughout her literary career. Morrison leads an assembly of her peers\, critics and colleagues on an exploration of race\, history\, America and the human condition.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/crosstown-arthouse-presents-toni-morrison-the-pieces-i-am/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190908T160000
DTSTAMP:20260619T235841
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SUMMARY:The Grammy Award-Winning Rebirth Brass Band at Crosstown Theater
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a performance by the Grammy Award-winning\, New Orleans-based Rebirth Brass Band on the Kemmons Wilson Family Stage at Crosstown Theater. \nTickets: $20\nDoors at 6 pm | performance at 7 pm \n“UNBELIEVABLE. HARD AS HELL\,\nFREE AS A RAY OF LIGHT\, THERE IS\nNOT A BAND ON EARTH THAT IS BETTER. STUNNING.”\n— FLEA (OF THE RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS) \n\nAbout Rebirth Brass Band:\nWhether seen on HBO’s Treme or at their legendary Tuesday night gig at The Maple Leaf\, Grammy-winning Rebirth Brass Band is a true New Orleans institution. Formed in 1983 by the Frazier brothers\, the band has evolved from playing the streets of the French Quarter to playing festivals and stages all over the world. While committed to upholding the tradition of brass bands\, they’ve also extended themselves into the realms of funk and hip-hop to create their signature sound. \n“Rebirth can be precise whenever it wants to\,” says The New York Times\, “but it’s more like a party than a machine. It’s a working model of the New Orleans musical ethos: as long as everybody knows what they’re doing\, anyone can cut loose.” \nIn the wake of the sometimes- stringent competition amongst New Orleans brass bands\, Rebirth is the undisputed leader of the pack\, and they show no signs of slowing down.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/rebirth-brass-band-at-crosstown-theater/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190905T163000
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SUMMARY:Crosstown Arthouse Presents Grindhouse Features: SWEET SWEETBACK'S BAADASSSSS SONG
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arthouse Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground and documentary features. This week: SWEET SWEETBACK’S BAADASSSSS SONG \nFilms begin at 7:30 pm sharp.\nTickets are $5 (at the door only) \nBRAND-NEW 4K RESTORATION! Included in MoMA’s permanent collection and considered to be among the most significant features ever by an African-American filmmaker\, SWEET SWEETBACK is a brutal and shocking story of survival and is credited as one of the first blaxploitation films. \nDirector/writer/producer/editor/composer Melvin Van Peebles stars as a black orphan raised in a brothel and groomed to be a sex show performer. Set up by his boss and two corrupt cops for a murder he didn’t commit\, Sweetback escapes custody and is thrust into an increasingly hallucinogenic world of violence and bigotry where no one can be trusted\, and the possibility of death lurks at every corner…Cos Featuring a rousing score from a nascent Earth\, Wind\, & Fire\, as well as surrealist visuals from stalwart genre cinematographer Robert Maxwell (THE CANDY SNATCHERS)\, Van Peebles creates an unforgettable study of perseverance in the face of racism.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/crosstown-arthouse-presents-grindhouse-features-sweet-sweetbacks-baadassss-song/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190903T160000
DTSTAMP:20260619T235841
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LAST-MODIFIED:20190814T215108Z
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SUMMARY:Shoot & Splice: Memphis On Set
DESCRIPTION:National film and television shows (like the Hallmark “Graceland” films & Bluff City Law) have caught on to what an incredible place Memphis is to make their work.  For the September Shoot & Splice\, Sharon O’Guin (Deputy Film Commissioner for the Memphis & Shelby County Film and Television Commission) will talk about the hard work the Commission is doing behind the scenes to both bring national level productions to Memphis and assist local  film and television professionals.  Then hear some on-set experiences from some very talented Memphians\, including Kevin Brooks\, Kerri Mahoney and Jil Szewski – all three currently working on Bluff City Law. \nShoot & Splice is a monthly filmmaker forum presented collaboratively by Indie Memphis and Crosstown Arts. \nFree and open to the public\nDoors at 6:30 pm | Presentation at 7 pm \nKEVIN BROOKS is a multi-talented film director\, writer\, cinematographer and editor.  As a senior in the University of Memphis Film Program\, Kevin was selected to participate in the Sundance Ignite program.  Kevin has since made several  short films and has won the Memphis Film Prize two years in a row.  Kevin serves as a board member at large for the Memphis & Shelby County Film and Television Commission.  Kevin is currently in pre-production for a feature and works on the set of Bluff City Law. \nKERRI MAHONEY is a multidisciplinary designer who has developed print\, interactive and product design projects since 1997.  Having a deep love for roots music\, Kerri has been working with the Ponderosa Stomp Foundation based in New Orleans\, LA since its inception to create marketing materials and merchandise for its annual concert\, held in New Orleans. Most recently\, she has been designing album art for clients such as Electraphonic Recording\, Fat Possum Records\, Big Legal Mess Records\, Modern Harmonic\, Amazon\, and Madjack Records.  In between making insanely great record covers\, Kerri works in the Art Department for Bluff City Law. \nSHARON O’GUIN is the Deputy Film Commissioner for the Memphis & Shelby County Film and Television Commission.  Founded in 1985 by joint City/County resolution\, The Memphis & Shelby County Film and Television Commission is the official City/County economic development agency for film and television. The Commission Office works primarily to assist and/or recruit funded projects which will economically impact multiple sectors of the local community—local hires\, local vendors\, etc. \nJIL SZEWSKI is currently the Art Department Coordinator for Bluff City Law.  Jil has worked as an art department production coordinator for many television and film productions\, including Bluff City Law\, Truth Be Told\, Wedding At Graceland\, The Kids Are Alright\, How To Get Away with Murder\, Ballers\, Pitch\, Jean-Claude Van Johnson\, Ken Jeong Made Me Do It\, Whitney\, Rock My RV\, Only Lovers Left Alive and A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/shoot-splice-memphis-on-set/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190830T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190830T160000
DTSTAMP:20260619T235841
CREATED:20190822T183418Z
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SUMMARY:WLOK Black Film Festival presents Dreamgirls
DESCRIPTION:WLOK presents a screening of Dreamgirls at Crosstown Theater as part of its annual Black Film Festival. \nDeena (Beyoncé Knowles)\, Effie (Jennifer Hudson) and Lorrell (Anika Noni Rose) form a music trio called the Dreamettes. When ambitious manager Curtis Taylor Jr. (Jamie Foxx) spots the act at a talent show\, he offers the chance of a lifetime\, to be backup singers for a national star (Eddie Murphy). Taylor takes creative control of the group and eventually pushes the singers into the spotlight. However\, one becomes the star\, forcing another out\, which teaches them about the high cost of fame. \nBlack Film Festival Ticket Cost: $5.00 adult\, $3.00 child; $12.00 for all five films for adults; $8.00 for all five films for children \nTo Purchase Tickets\, Call WLOK at (901) 527-9565; more info: http://www.wlok.com/wlok-black-film-festival/ \nWLOK is hosting its annual Black Film Festival from August 29-September 1 at Levitt Shell\, The Memphis Pink Palace Museum IMAX Theater\, The Malco Paradiso\, The National Civil Rights Museum\, Southwest Tennessee Community College\, and Crosstown Theater.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/wlok-black-film-festival-presents-dreamgirls/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190829T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190829T163000
DTSTAMP:20260619T235841
CREATED:20190627T202407Z
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SUMMARY:Crosstown Arthouse Presents Avant-Garde Cinema: ERASERHEAD
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arthouse Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground and documentary features. This week: ERASERHEAD \nFilms begin at 7:30 pm sharp.\nTickets are $5 (at the door only) \nThis is it — David Lynch’s 1977 avant-horror masterpiece\, ERASERHEAD.  Henry (JACK NANCE!) finds out he has a child with someone he isn’t quite sure he has been with.  Henry invites his girlfriend and the baby to come live with him in his apartment. Dad\, mom\, and baby bring to life every nightmare you have ever had — on the big screen. Come for the monster baby\, and stay for the lady in the radiator singing the great Peter Ivers’ “In Heaven.”
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/crosstown-arthouse-presnts-avant-garde-cinema-eraserhead/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190822T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190822T163000
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SUMMARY:Crosstown Arthouse Presents Women in Horror: THE SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arthouse Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground and documentary features. This week: THE SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE \nFilms begin at 7:30 pm sharp.\nTickets are $5 (at the door only) \nAmy Holden Jones turned down an editing job on E.T. to direct this movie. She made the right choice! Rita Mae Brown wrote the screenplay of THE SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE sometime between when she wrote the classic lesbian coming-of-age tale Rubyfruit Jungle and her long series of cat mystery novels. SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE was intended to be a commentary on the inherent sexism of the slasher genre but was filmed completely straight. THE SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE is a terrific inside joke that also delivers the goods as a skid row photocopy of HALLOWEEN\, complete with a killer who’s figuratively castrated when the tip of his power drill is hacked off.  With its stylized photography\, plot points involving pizza and an endlessly cool homemade synth score\, THE SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE is a drop-dead masterpiece of subversive trash-horror.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/crosstown-arthouse-presents-women-in-horror-the-slumber-party-massacre/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190815T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190815T163000
DTSTAMP:20260619T235841
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SUMMARY:Crosstown Arthouse Presents Women Pioneers of Cinema — BE NATURAL: THE UNTOLD STORY OF ALICE GUY-BLACHÉ
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arthouse Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground and documentary features. This week: BE NATURAL: THE UNTOLD STORY OF ALICE GUY-BLACHÉ  \nFilms begin at 7:30 pm sharp.\nTickets are $5 (at the door only) \nNarrated by Jodie Foster\, BE NATURAL: THE UNTOLD STORY OF ALICE GUY-BLACHÉ is a documentary about the first female filmmaker\, Alice Guy-Blaché\, which explores the heights of fame and financial success she achieved before she was shut out from the very industry she helped create. \nGuy-Blaché started her career as a secretary to Léon Gaumont and\, at 23\, was inspired to make her own film called La Fée aux Choux (The Cabbage Fairy)\, one of the first narrative films ever made. After her filmmaking career at Gaumont (1896-1907)\, she had a second decade-long career in the U.S.\, where she built and ran her own studio in Fort Lee\, N.J. \nOver the span of her career\, she wrote\, produced\, or directed 1\,000 films\, including 150 with synchronized sound during the silent film era. Her work includes comedies\, westerns\, and dramas\, as well as films with groundbreaking subject matter such as child abuse\, immigration\, Planned Parenthood\, and female empowerment. She also etched a place in history by making the earliest known surviving narrative film with an all-black cast. \nGreen has dedicated more than eight years of research in order to discover the real story of Alice Guy-Blaché (1873-1968)\, not only highlighting her pioneering contributions to the birth of cinema but also her acclaim as a creative force and entrepreneur in the earliest years of movie-making. Green interviewed Patty Jenkins\, Diablo Cody\, Ben Kingsley\, Geena Davis\, Ava DuVernay\, Michel Hazanavicius\, and Julie Delpy  to name a few. Green discovered rare footage of televised interviews and long-archived audio interviews which can be heard for the first time in Be Natural\, which affords Alice Guy-Blaché to tell her own story.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/crosstown-arthouse-presents-women-pioneers-of-cinema-be-natural-the-untold-story-of-alice-guy-blache/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190811T160000
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SUMMARY:Kafé Kirk with special guest Michael Lington
DESCRIPTION:Join Grammy-winning saxophonist Kirk Whalum for Kafé Kirk\, a monthly jazz series in Crosstown Theater featuring musical and spiritual collaborations with special guest artists. This month’s guest:  contemporary soul/jazz saxophonist Michael Lington. \nDoors at 5 pm | performance at 6 pm \nGeneral admission tickets — $45\nVIP tickets (includes a meet-and-greet and free CD) — $60 \nAbout Kirk Whalum:\nSoulful\, passionate\, stirring … these are the words most often used to describe Kirk’s music. Forged from his Memphis gospel roots and his 1980s initiation into the thriving Houston 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 No. 1 album. Kirk and Bob also received a Grammy nomination for their collaboration album\, Joined at the Hip. \nAfter 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). \nAbout Michael Lington:\nGrowing up in Copenhagen\, Michael Lington remembers the precise moment he decided he needed to move to America if he was going to seriously pursue a career in music. He was still a budding musician at the time\, who loved several different genres: jazz\, pop\, R&B\, and more — as a young boy he’d even met the American swing legend Benny Goodman. But it wasn’t until he was on the verge of turning 20 that Lington—now recognized as one of the most creative and successful contemporary soul and jazz saxophonists in the world—made his fateful decision. \nImmersing himself in his favorite music — David Sanborn\, Michael Brecker\, King Curtis\, Hank Crawford\, Cannonball Adderley\, and Grover Washington — Michael started out on clarinet but soon found his true calling\, the saxophone. Already established in his homeland\, he made the move to the U.S. and began to grab a foothold in the music industry there. Eventually\, after much hard work\, his place within the American and international music scene came to him naturally. \nMichael Lington is releasing Silver Lining\, his 10th solo album\, the followup to 2016’s critically acclaimed Second Nature. Silver Lining features mostly original compositions by Lington and producer/co-arranger/keyboardist Barry Eastmond\, as well as a pair of stunning\, choice covers. \nSilver Lining begins with “City Life\,” one of three consecutives Eastmond/Lington compositions at the top of the track list. It features guitar from the legendary Dave Stewart of Eurythmics. Following the next two originals\, “Break the Ice” and “Déjà Vu\,” arrives the first interpretative piece on Silver Lining\, Curtis Mayfield’s classic\, timeless ballad “People Get Ready\,” which the late R&B icon recorded with the Impressions in 1965. To sing the song\, Lington recruited 2017 Grammy winner William Bell\, himself a soul legend who recorded for Memphis’ Stax Records back in its heyday. \nLington has learned much about business as his musical career progresses\, eventually leading him and his business partner\, Roy McClurg\, to launch his own record label\, Copenhagen Music\, in 2014. Lington is also an entrepreneur outside of music\, operating his own wine and cigar companies. He continues to tour\, performing as many as 80 concerts per year\, and has played in more than 40 countries\, working many of the world’s most prestigious venues. He’s even performed for a U.S. President.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/kafe-kirk-with-special-guest-michael-lington/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190810T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190810T170000
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SUMMARY:Amy LaVere Album Release Show at Crosstown Theater
DESCRIPTION:Join us as Memphis-based singer-songwriter Amy LaVere performs on the Kemmons Wilson Family Stage at Crosstown Theater in anticipation of her new album release. Painting Blue is due out on August 16th on Nine Mile Records. \nTickets: $20\nDoors at 7 pm | show at 8 pm \n\nAbout Amy LaVere:\nThere’s something uniquely fun about Amy LaVere\, even when she’s breaking your heart. \n\nShe is well known among songwriters and critics alike. NPR’s Robert Siegel says she“specializes in lyrics that are more barbed than her sweet soprano prepares you for.” Her growing catalogue of material and steady critical acclaim suggest a first-tier presence on the Americana and indie-folk/punk circuits. Her latest album Painting Blue comes out August 16th on Nine Mile Records (Glorietta\, David Wax Museum\, Carson McHone\, Patrick Sweany\, Greyhounds). \nAmy’s live performances are anything but predictable. She might appear on stage with a full band\, sporting a mask and pink wig\, or simply be a natural in blue jeans and sandals\, but her upright bass and clever song delivery are constants. Her voice is at once the bully and the victim. She’s performed in venues as wide-ranging as St. Andrew’s Hall in London and Memphis’ famed dive bar Earnestine and Hazel’s. There’s no room she can’t find an audience in and charm it to pieces. \nBorn in Shreveport\, Louisiana\, this future bard moved continuously throughout childhood due to her father’s job. She spent notable parts of her life in Canada\, Texas\, Maryland\, Illinois\, Ohio and Michigan. Outside of Detroit and only just entering high school\, Amy formed her first band and began writing and performing.  Music fans first discovered this “sweet soprano” on This World is Not My Home in 2005\, but it was her Jim Dickinson-produced breakout album Anchors & Anvils two years later that put Amy LaVere on the map. Stranger Me\, the 2011 release on Archer Records\, was called “the break-up album of the year” by Spin. Paste said it was “among the year’s best\,” and it earned a first listen feature from NPR’s All Things Considered. She followed it in 2014 with another critical smash: Runaway’s Diary\, a concept album based on her own experience as a teenage runaway\, produced by Luther Dickinson (North Mississippi Allstars).  American Songwriter called it “boundary pushing… heartfelt\, reflective\, challenging and consistently compelling.” NPR Music’s Robert Christgau said it was her best yet.  Of Hallelujah I’m A Dreamer (Archer Records\, 2015) No Depression said simply: “pure bliss.” \nIn addition to her solo records and a tireless touring schedule\, Amy enjoys working with otherartists. In 2012 she joined an all-star collaboration called The Wandering\, composed of Amy\, Luther Dickinson\, Shannon McNally\, Sharde Thomas and Valerie June. They released Go On Now\, You Can’t Stay Here (Songs Of The South\, 2012) to critical acclaim and sold-out shows. \nIn the afterglow of The Wandering\, Amy and Shannon McNally hit the road together and released an EP titled Chasing the Ghost\, The Rehearsal Sessions (Archer Records\, 2012)\,  featuring songs from both artists recorded live during rehearsals for the tour. Amy next paired up with noted Memphis rocker John Paul Keith to create Motel Mirrors. Their styles clearly complemented one another\, which made for magic on stage and in the recording studio. Their eponymous vinyl EP release was named one of the “10 Essential Albums of 2013” by No Depression. In 2017 Motel Mirrors released a full length effort\, In the Meantime; this record had the addition of some Will Sexton co-writes and his powerful guitar work throughout. Motel Mirrors later released a live recording\, Gotta Lotta Rhythm\, on the Italian label Wild Honey. \nPainting Blue\, produced by her husband Will Sexton\, captures perfectly the moment that Amy is in. Will Sexton’s masterful production and Amy’s soft\, clarinet-like vocal pour over you\, pushing and pulling\, stirring and calming.  As we’ve come to expect\, this record is honest\, revealing and sounds uniquely like no one else.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/amy-lavere-album-release-show-at-crosstown-theater/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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SUMMARY:Crosstown Arthouse Presents Anniversary Screenings: 30th Anniversary of DO THE RIGHT THING
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arthouse Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground and documentary features. This week: DO THE RIGHT THING \nFilms begin at 7:30 pm sharp.\nTickets are $5 (at the door only) \nCome celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Spike Lee’s powerful DO THE RIGHT THING at Crosstown Theater. Mookie is the pizza delivery man for Salvatore. Salvatore has owned his pizzeria for 25 years and seen a change from being a neighborhood made of Italian immigrants to one mostly inhabited by African American and Puerto Rican residents.  Salvatore loves the community but is rooted in his own traditions. The pizzeria features a Wall of Fame that only highlights Italians. The film really begins when neighborhood activist Buggin’ Out questions Salvatore as to why there are no pictures of black celebrities in a neighborhood made up almost entirely of black and brown people. Often cited as one of the greatest films ever made\, preserved by the Library of Congress in the National Film Registry\, DO THE RIGHT THING features Spike Lee himself as Mookie\, Rosie Perez\, Danny Aiello\, John Turturro\, and OSSIE DAVIS AND RUBY DEE!
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/crosstown-arthouse-presents-anniversary-screenings-30th-anniversary-of-do-the-right-thing/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190806T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190806T160000
DTSTAMP:20260619T235841
CREATED:20190801T165718Z
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SUMMARY:Shoot & Splice: Filmmaker Opportunities
DESCRIPTION:Join Indie Memphis and Crosstown Arts on the Kemmons Wilson Family Stage at Crosstown Theater for a panel discussion on various filmmaker opportunities\, including grants\, residencies\, and other supporting services. \nPanelists include Indie Memphis’ Artist Services Director Joseph Carr to discuss the IndieGrant program\, Crosstown Arts Residency Manager Mary Jo Karimnia to provide information on filmmaker residencies opportunities\, and filmmaker Joann Self Selvidge will give tips\, insights\, and strategies for writing and applying for film grants. \nWhether you are seeking funding for your next film project or need dedicated time and resources to commit to your filmmaking career\, you won’t want to miss this talk. \nShoot & Splice is a monthly filmmaker forum presented collaboratively by Indie Memphis and Crosstown Arts. \nFree and open to the public\nDoors at 6:30 pm | Presentation at 7 pm
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/shoot-splice-filmmaker-opportunities/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190801T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190801T163000
DTSTAMP:20260619T235841
CREATED:20190627T194502Z
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SUMMARY:Crosstown Arthouse Presents Contemporary Classics: PARIS\, TEXAS
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arthouse Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground and documentary features. This week: PARIS\, TEXAS \nFilms begin at 7:30 pm sharp.\nTickets are $5 (at the door only) \nAnother Wim Wenders road movie\, PARIS\, TEXAS is the story of an amnesiac named Travis Henderson who wanders out of the desert and only remembers one thing — his brother’s telephone number.  Walt Henderson\, Travis’ brother\, agrees to come get Travis. Travis has no idea that his son\, Hunter\, has been adopted by Walt and his wife Anne.  Also Travis has a missing wife\, Jane. Jane is not too missing however\, because she makes regular deposits of money in a bank account set aside for Hunter.  When Travis discovers where Jane may be\, Travis and Hunter take a road trip to find her.  Alcoholism\, abuse\, mom’s in a strip club\, child abandonment\, PARIS\, TEXAS HAS IT ALL!  With HARRY DEAN STANTON (AVENGE ME!)\, DEAN STOCKWELL (QUANTUM LEAP!!) AND STAR OF CAT PEOPLE NASTASSJA KINSKI!!
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/crosstown-arthouse-presents-contemporary-classics-paris-texas/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190730T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190730T160000
DTSTAMP:20260619T235841
CREATED:20190627T215404Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190627T215404Z
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SUMMARY:MicroCinema: 2019 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour
DESCRIPTION:Indie Memphis and Crosstown Arts present MicroCinema Club\, a monthly screening of short films. This month: 2019 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour. \nThe 2019 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour is a 96-minute theatrical program of seven short films selected from this year’s festival\, widely considered the premier showcase for short films and the launchpad for many now-prominent independent filmmakers for more than 30 years. Including fiction\, documentary and animation from around the world\, the 2019 program offers new audiences a taste of what the Festival offers\, from sharply-written comedy and drama to edgy genre and an intimate family saga. \nPay-What-You-Can at the door. No ticket required.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/microcinema-2019-sundance-film-festival-short-film-tour/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:430
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190725T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190725T163000
DTSTAMP:20260619T235841
CREATED:20190627T193125Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190722T190238Z
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SUMMARY:Crosstown Arthouse Presents Delinquency in Cinema: FREDERICK WISEMAN’S JUVENILE COURT
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arthouse Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground and documentary features. This week: JUVENILE COURT \nFilms begin at 7:30 pm sharp.\nTickets are $5 (at the door only) \nOriginally released in 1973 and made by acclaimed documentary film maker Frederick Wiseman\, JUVENILE COURT shows the complex variety of cases before the Memphis Juvenile Court: foster home placement\, drug abuse\, armed robbery\, child abuse\, and sexual offenses. The sequences illustrate such issues as community protection vs. the desire for rehabilitation\, the range and the limits of the choices available to the court\, the psychology of the offender\, and the constitutional and procedural questions involved in administering a juvenile court. Come see how horrible the Memphis juvenile “justice” system was in the 1970s\, and then lament how absolutely nothing has changed! \nFilm makers Joann Self Selvidge and Sarah Fleming will be at the screening to share information about their currently in-production documentary Juvenile\, which tells the stories of people who’s lives have been touched by the juvenile justice system. Learn more: juvenilefilm.com
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/crosstown-arthouse-presents-delinquency-in-cinema-frederick-wisemans-juvenile-court/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190718T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190718T163000
DTSTAMP:20260619T235841
CREATED:20190627T190425Z
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SUMMARY:Crosstown Arthouse Presents Retrospectives in Auteur Cinema: BOYZ N THE HOOD
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arthouse Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground and documentary features. This week: BOYZ N THE HOOD. \nFilms begin at 7:30 pm sharp.\nTickets are $5 (at the door only) \nThe late\, great John Singleton’s debut masterpiece\, BOYZ N THE HOOD is a brilliant ode to childhood allegiances\, the cyclical nature of crime\, violence\, and poverty and South Central Los Angeles.  BOYZ N THE HOOD is the story of a boy\, Tre\, being sent to stay with his father in South Central Los Angles. Tre’s father Furious Styles\, a Vietnam War veteran\, helps teach him right from wrong in an environment where gang life sometimes trumps solid ethical values. Tre’s friends run the gamut from a future athletic superstar to his religiously devout girlfriend and friends who fall into a life of crime and gangs. Nominated for Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay\, BOYZ N THE HOOD launched John Singelton’s career\, along with his actors including Cuba Gooding Jr.\, Angela Bassett (in her first film role)\, Laurence Fishburne\, Nia Long\, and LEGENDARY ICE CUBE AS DARRIN “DOUGHBOY” BAKER!!!  CAN’T MISS!!!!!!!!
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/crosstown-arthouse-presents-retrospectives-in-auteur-cinema-boyz-n-the-hood/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190711T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190711T163000
DTSTAMP:20260619T235841
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SUMMARY:Crosstown Arts Weekly Film Series: Head
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arts Weekly Film Series is an arthouse-style film series showcasing a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground and documentary features. \nFilms begin at 7:30 pm sharp.\nTickets are $5 (at the door only) \nHEAD (NARRATIVE\, 1968) \nConsidering the most recent passing of Monkee Peter Tork\, Crosstown Arts is proud to screen the 1968 surrealist\, musical nightmare that is the Monkees’ HEAD. HEAD was written by Bob Rafelson and Jack Nicholson and based on an drug-fueled brainstorming session with The Monkees. With Tim Carey\, Annette Funicello\, boxer Sonny Liston\, Frank Zappa\, Victor Mature\, Toni “Hey Mickey” Basil\, Dennis Hopper\, Jack Nicholson\, rescuing mermaids\, attempted suicide (which was what The Monkees were literally doing with their career by making this film)\, the Nguyen Van Lem execution footage\, a swami\, and a lot of analogies about how The Monkees felt trapped. \n\nWatch the trailer
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/crosstown-arts-weekly-film-series-head/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190707T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190707T150000
DTSTAMP:20260619T235841
CREATED:20190520T172045Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190520T172135Z
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SUMMARY:Kafé Kirk with special guest Jonathan Butler
DESCRIPTION:Join Grammy-winning saxophonist Kirk Whalum for Kafé Kirk\, a monthly jazz series in Crosstown Theater featuring musical and spiritual collaborations with special guest artists. This month’s guest: Jonathan Butler\, Grammy-winning contemporary jazz musician from South Africa. \nDoors at 5 pm | performance at 6 pm \nGeneral admission tickets — $45\nVIP tickets (includes a meet-and-greet and free CD) — $60 \n\nAbout Kirk Whalum:\nSoulful\, passionate\, stirring … these are the words most often used to describe Kirk’s music. Forged from his Memphis gospel roots and his 1980s initiation into the thriving Houston 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 No. 1 album. Kirk and Bob also received a Grammy nomination for their collaboration album\, Joined at the Hip. \nAfter 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). \nAbout Jonathan Butler:\nThe youngest of 13 children\, Jonathan Butler grew up in Cape Town\, South Africa\, ruled by Apartheid and segregation. Butler began his singing career at age 7\, releasing his first album in 1973 and winning the Best New Artist Grammy in South Africa the following year at age 12. He made history by being the first black artist played on white South African radio while earning three gold records (“Please Stay” went double gold and “I Love How You Love Me” went gold) in 1975 as he became a teenager. \nMore than a decade later\, Butler moved to London\, England after signing with Jive Records and released his first album internationally. The self-titled set went gold in 1987 in the United Kingdom and in the USA. He received Grammy nominations for Best R&B Song for his R&B-pop vocal hit “Lies” and for Best Jazz Song for the instrumental “Going Home.” His genre-busting material earned songwriter’s awards and received abundant airplay in multiple radio formats: pop\, urban\, contemporary jazz\, adult contemporary and gospel. Butler’s 2004 album\, Surrender\, went gold in South Africa where he remains a superstar. \nHe launched the Jonathan Butler Foundation in his native country to fund music education programs that give children the purpose to overcome a life of drugs and poverty just as he did. The music and arts programs serving South African children ages 4-17 operate with the mission statement\, “Purpose kills addiction.”
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/kafe-kirk-with-special-guest-jonathan-butler/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190702T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190702T160000
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SUMMARY:Shoot & Splice: Works in Progress Screening
DESCRIPTION:Please join Indie Memphis and Crosstown Arts for a special Shoot & Splice event: Works In Progress Screening. This screening will provide filmmakers an opportunity to present a rough cut of their work and engage in conversation with the attending audience in order to receive constructive\, guided feedback. As a result\, filmmakers and audiences will have a unique opportunity to share in the creative process. \nALL OUR YESTERDAYS\nby Vivian Gray (2017 Indie Memphis Youth Fest Winner) \nAn ambitious writer betrays the trust of a retired burlesque dancer by promising another chance at fame that never really existed. \nChapter of IN THE ABSENCE\nby Jordan Danelz and Ben Rednour \nA chapter of the nine-part docu-series addressing the long term effects of disinvestment in core city neighborhoods. \nReception at 6:30pm\, panel discussion begins at 7pm. Free and open to the public. Complimentary beverages will be available. \nShoot & Splice is a monthly forum for filmmakers presented collaboratively by Crosstown Arts & Indie Memphis. 
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/shoot-splice-works-in-progress-screening/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190620T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190620T163000
DTSTAMP:20260619T235841
CREATED:20190321T184936Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190703T210854Z
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SUMMARY:Crosstown Arts Weekly Film Series: American Pop
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arts Weekly Film Series is an arthouse-style film series showcasing a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground and documentary features. \nFilms begin at 7:30 pm sharp.\nTickets are $5 (at the door only) \nAMERICAN POP (NARRATIVE\, 1981) \nRalph Bakshi produced and directed this sweeping animated story of four generations of a Russian Jewish immigrant family all trying to make it in the music business. American Pop incorporates most of what made Bakshi famous\, including rotoscoping\, primitive computer graphics\, live-action film\, archival film\, and still paintings. \nThe soundtrack is almost one million licensing dollars worth of classic rock that\, much of the time\, is incongruent with Bakshi’s imagery – most especially in the penultimate scene when a drug-dealing\, songwriting member of the family plays “Night Moves” to get the attention of the musicians and producers he was providing drugs to. With Lee Ving of FEAR as “Punk Rocker #1” – CAN’T MISS!!! \nWatch the trailer
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/crosstown-arts-weekly-film-series-american-pop/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190618T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190618T180000
DTSTAMP:20260619T235841
CREATED:20190313T190843Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190314T205921Z
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SUMMARY:Citizen Cope
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a concert by soul singer-songwriter Citizen Cope on the Kemmons Wilson Family Stage at Crosstown Theater on Tuesday\, June 18. \nDoors at 7 pm | performance at 8 pm\nTickets: $41 — purchase on Eventbrite\n$1 from each ticket sale will be donated to charity \nAbout Citizen Cope’s latest album\, Heroin & Helicopters:\nAsk him how he knew it was time to record a new studio album\, and Clarence Greenwood\, the trailblazing artist and producer better known as Citizen Cope\, has a simple answer: “It was time.” \nCope has built an entire career on trusting his gut and following his muse\, and if his new album\, ‘Heroin & Helicopters\,’ is any indication\, his instincts are sharper now than ever before. As technically innovative as it is emotionally resonant\, the record arrives at a uniquely challenging moment in modern American culture\, when profound political polarization and social divisions seem to grow deeper by the day. Rather than dwell on our differences\, though\, Cope tunes in to what unites us here\, drawing on everything from Chuck Brown and The Beatles to Randy Newman and Bill Withers\, aiming his unique brand of urban-folk inwards to reflect on the personal journeys we all undertake to embrace ourselves despite our flaws. \nWhile ‘Heroin & Helicopters’ feels particularly timely\, the record’s themes have been fixtures of Cope’s music since the release of his self-titled debut in 2002. That album was the culmination of years of pursuing his passion. Cope got his musical start in DC before moving to Brooklyn\, where he wrote songs while supporting himself on the streets\, buying and selling concert and sporting tickets with a cast of characters outside arenas and stadiums. His music spread from fan-to-fan via word of mouth\, and over the course of time his songs have become the soundtrack of his fans lives.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/citizen-cope/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190613T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190613T163000
DTSTAMP:20260619T235841
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LAST-MODIFIED:20190703T210909Z
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SUMMARY:Crosstown Arts Weekly Film Series: Suburbia
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arts Weekly Film Series is an arthouse-style film series showcasing a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground and documentary features. \nFilms begin at 7:30 pm sharp.\nTickets are $5 (at the door only) \nSUBURBIA (NARRATIVE\, 1984) \nWritten and directed by Penelope Spheeris and produced by Roger Corman\, Suburbia begins with a toddler being killed and eaten by a stray dog and doesn’t really let up from there. \nThe story centers around a punk rock squat in a semi-abandoned row of tract housing whose young inhabitants brand themselves with the initials T.R.\, for The Rejected.  There are fights\, stabbings\, charges of molestation\, suicide\, funeral crashing\, Flea from Red Hot Chili Peppers putting a live rat in his mouth\, The Vandals\, D.I.\, and True Sounds of Liberty!  Everything any normal person would ever want in a bleak\, depressing film about teenage punks you will absolutely find in Suburbia!! \nWatch the trailer
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/crosstown-arts-weekly-film-series-suburbia/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190607T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190607T160000
DTSTAMP:20260619T235841
CREATED:20190508T194228Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190528T160725Z
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SUMMARY:Screening of Memphis '69
DESCRIPTION:Fat Possum Records & No Sudden Movements present Memphis ’69 in Crosstown Theater. This concert documentary\, shot over 3 days at the Overton Park Shell (now known as the Levitt Shell) in June of 1969\, celebrates an American art form that unites us all. Featuring Bukka White\, Furry Lewis\, Fred McDowell\, and so many more. Memphis ’69 first premiered at Slamdance 2019 in Park City\, Utah. \nFollowed by a Q&A with Bruce Watson of Fat Possum Records and filmmakers Joe and Lisa Lamattina. \nTickets: $7\nDoors at 7 pm | film at 7:30 pm \nWatch the trailer \nJoin us for an after-party in The Green Room at Crosstown Arts. Admission is free with a Memphis ’69 screening ticket or $10 without.  \n 
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/screening-of-memphis-69/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190606T163000
DTSTAMP:20260619T235841
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SUMMARY:Crosstown Arts Weekly Film Series: Thank God It's Friday
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arts Weekly Film Series is an arthouse-style film series showcasing a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground and documentary features. \nFilms begin at 7:30 pm sharp.\nTickets are $5 (at the door only) \nTHANK GOD IT’S FRIDAY (NARRATIVE\, 1978) \nLike a low-rent\, disco version of a Robert Altman movie\, Thank God It’s Friday takes place on one Friday night at a Los Angles nightclub called The Zoo. Produced by Motown Productions the same year they released The Wiz\, look for appearances by The Commodores\, Donna Summer\, Terri Nunn (Berlin)\, Debra Winger\, and Jeff Goldblum and a score by the legendary Giorgio Moroder. \nThank God It’s Friday includes attempted wife-stealing\, kids trying to win a disco dance contest to buy KISS tickets\, drugging\, instrument theft\, hot tub parties\, and Donna Summer performing “Last Dance\,” which went on to win the Academy and Golden Globe awards for Best Original Song and the Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. \nWatch the trailer
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/crosstown-arts-weekly-film-series-thank-god-its-friday/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190602T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190602T143000
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CREATED:20190412T210331Z
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SUMMARY:Kafé Kirk at Crosstown Theater
DESCRIPTION:Join Grammy-winning saxophonist Kirk Whalum for Kafé Kirk\, a monthly jazz series in Crosstown Theater featuring musical and spiritual collaborations with special guest artists. This month’s guests: Kortland and Kameron Whalum. \nDoors at 5 pm | performance at 6 pm \nGeneral admission tickets — $45\nVIP tickets (includes a meet-and-greet and free CD) — $60 \n\nAbout Kirk Whalum:\nSoulful\, passionate\, stirring … these are the words most often used to describe Kirk’s music. Forged from his Memphis gospel roots and his 1980s initiation into the thriving Houston 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 No. 1 album. Kirk and Bob also received a Grammy nomination for their collaboration album\, Joined at the Hip. \nAfter 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).
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/kafe-kirk-at-crosstown-theater/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190523T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190523T163000
DTSTAMP:20260619T235841
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SUMMARY:Crosstown Arts Weekly Film Series: Stranded in Canton
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arts Weekly Film Series is an arthouse-style film series showcasing a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground and documentary features. \nFilms begin at 7:30 pm sharp.\nTickets are $5 (at the door only) \nSTRANDED IN CANTON (DOCUMENTARY\, 1974) \nStranded in Canton is photographer Wiliam Eggleston’s infamous\, shot-on-video document of what was happening in and around his world in 1974. Described as “strange\, otherworldly\, and Southern Gothic\,” for those of us who spend our nights in Memphis bars\, the scenes will seem uncomfortably familiar — long nights of drugs and drink and conversation. \nThe film features a slew of Memphis Midtown notables like Alex Chilton\, Lesa Aldridge\, Randall Lyon\, legendary tough guy Cambbell Kensinger\, bluesman Furry Lewis\, and the for-real outlaw country singer Jerry McGill. Stranded in Canton is pieced together from over 30 hours of footage by Eggleston and directed by Robert Gordon\, whose MUST-READ It Came From Memphis covers the wild life and times of some of the very people featured in this documentary. \nWatch the trailer \n\nJoin us for an after-party in The Green Room with The Thank You Friends Alex Chilton Revue Band. Celebrate the chaos\, the cacophony\, the characters and the music of a time and place that only William Eggleston and Alex Chilton could create and capture in sound and vision. Screen the film\, Stranded in Canton\, at Crosstown Theater and then re-live the music with Ross Johnson\, The Klitz (Amy Starks\, Gail and Marcia Clifton)\, Adam Hill\, and others at an after-party in The Green Room. More info here.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/crosstown-arts-weekly-film-series-stranded-in-canton/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190517T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190517T160000
DTSTAMP:20260619T235841
CREATED:20190501T183747Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190501T183747Z
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SUMMARY:Voices of the Mississippi with William Ferris
DESCRIPTION:Short films based on the life’s work of William Ferris\, an audio recordist\, filmmaker\, folklorist\, and teacher with an unwavering commitment to establish and to expand the study of the American South. \n** Featuring Q&A with Filmmaker William Ferris\n*** FREE RSVP REQUIRED HERE: http://bit.ly/2vxRDSs \nWilliam Ferris was born in Vicksburg\, Mississippi in 1942. Growing up on a working farm\, Ferris began at a young age documenting the artwork\, music\, and lives of the people on the farm and in his local community. The archive of recordings that he created and the documentary films that he had a hand in producing have served as powerful tools in institutions of higher learning for decades. \nFeatured in this screening:\nGRAVEL SPRINGS FIFE AND DRUM (10 mins)\nRAY LUM: MULE TRADER (18 mins)\nFOUR WOMEN ARTISTS (24 mins)\nBOTTLE UP AND GO (18 mins)\nHUSH HOGGIES HUSH (4 mins) \nIndie Memphis Nights presented by Orion FCU\nPresented with Crosstown Arts
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/voices-of-the-mississippi-with-william-ferris/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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SUMMARY:Crosstown Arts Weekly Film Series: Ladies and Gentleman\, The Fabulous Stains
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arts Weekly Film Series is an arthouse-style film series showcasing a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground and documentary features. \nFilms begin at 7:30 pm sharp.\nTickets are $5 (at the door only) \nLADIES AND GENTLEMEN\, THE FABULOUS STAINS (NARRATIVE\, 1982)  \nLadies and Gentlemen\, The Fabulous Stains is the story of Corinne Burns (Diane Lane)\, a  recently orphaned 17-year-old girl whose life is almost instantly changed through a happenstance interview with the local news. Corinne attends a concert to self-promote her band The Stains\, which is made up of her\, her sister\, and cousin. The Stains end up going on tour\, radically changing their look and proclaiming on stage\, “We’re the Stains\, and we don’t put out.” \nAlong the way\, the girls get famous\, manipulate the pre-internet news media in their favor (for a moment at least) and steal a song and sound from their less interesting male tour mates.  Featuring appearances by Steve Jones and Paul Cook of The Sex Pistols and Paul Simonon from the Clash\, Ladies and Gentlemen\, The Fabulous Stains was a box-office failure but gained a large cult following on late-night cable television. \nWatch the trailer
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/crosstown-arts-weekly-film-series-ladies-and-gentleman-the-fabulous-stains/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190509T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190509T163000
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SUMMARY:Crosstown Arts Weekly Film Series: Memphis Bi-centennial Boogie with Blueshift Ensemble
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arts Weekly Film Series is an arthouse-style film series showcasing a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground and documentary features. \nFilms begin at 7:30 pm sharp.\nTickets are $5 (at the door only) \nMEMPHIS BI-CENTENNIAL BOOGIE WITH BLUESHIFT ENSEMBLE (FOUND FOOTAGE\, 2019) \nIn celebration of the 200th anniversary of the City of Memphis\, Memphis Bi-Centennial Boogie is an introspective visual meditation on the history of the City featuring a live\, improvised score created and performed by the innovative Blueshift chamber ensemble. The Blueshift Ensemble features several accomplished Memphis musicians\, including Director Jenny Davis (flute) and Jonathan Kirkscey (cello). Jonathan is an accomplished film composer\, whose credits include acclaimed documentaries Best of Enemies: Buckley vs. Vidal and Won’t You Be My Neighbor. The found film footage is used with the kind permission of the Memphis Public Library & Information Center and the personal collections of several Memphians.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/crosstown-arts-weekly-film-series-memphis-bi-centennial-boogie-with-blueshift-ensemble/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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