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SUMMARY:“The Molasses Man & Other Delta Tales”
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents “The Molasses Man & Other Delta Tales” by Ahmad George in the West Gallery.\n \nThe West Gallery at Crosstown Arts\nOn view through Sunday\, January 21\, 2024\nTickets: Free and open to the public \nThe Molasses Man & Other Delta Tales serves as an anthology of stories based off of Ahmad George’s life and experiences with people they’ve encountered here and not. These works feature scenes with existing and non-existing figures from folklore and mythology sourced from the American South\, elsewhere\, and created. \nAhmad George is a painter and multimedia artist from Memphis\, Tennessee. They’ve shown at NADA Miami as well as national and international group and solo exhibitions.Through their work\, they explore the liminal space between reality\, mythology\, folklore\, and self. Their worldbuilding thins the veil of this world by mixing  imagery of the American South (mostly scenes from Tennessee and Mississippi) with local and sourced myths from different parts of the world. Oftentimes\, they use people from their own life to be the protagonists of these narratives. Major themes they explore in their paintings currently include generational history\,transformation\, consequence\, and spiritual alchemy. \n 
URL:https://crosstownconcourse.com/event/the-molasses-man-other-delta-tales/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts
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SUMMARY:“Days”
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents “Days” by Noah Thomas ​​Miller in the East Gallery\, South Pop-Out Wall\, and Art Bar Bar Top.\n \nThe East Gallery\, South Pop-Out Wall\, and Art Bar Bar Top at Crosstown Arts\nOn view through Sunday\, January 21\, 2024\nTickets: Free and open to the public \nDays follows the everyday observations of the structures we interact with. The houses become more than just a residence\, but become individuals themselves. The shadows start to blur the line of where the walls stop and where a presence might begin. \nHave you ever touched a door knob and thought it felt like shaking someone’s hand? Instead of treating it like a utilitarian tool? \nOne can start to feel their identity fuse with the walls around them day after day. This new presence\, which we often call “home”\, silently witnesses all of our joys and sorrows\, and the passage of time. They are the only ones who have a deep understanding of our solitude and shared narratives. \nThese pieces are carved wood\, masked in layers of house paint\, and nailed together in a similar fashion as the places that house them. This is done to connect the viewer to the physicality and craftsmanship inherent in the creation of homes. \nNoah Thomas ​​Miller is Illinois-born but finds his home in Memphis. He works in multivalent mediums\, whether that be woodworking\, film\, sound installation\, or a combination of materials\, to preserve memory and tell stories. \nHis work is constantly deconstructing and reconstructing a scene to find its essence. It’s easier to recall a feeling than the details of an image. One can find that in most of his work — stripping the image of detail (or color) and isolating the tone of a scene to tell the narrative itself. \nHe attended Memphis College of Art and has continued his practice through work with museums\, film programs\, art institutions\, and most importantly at home.
URL:https://crosstownconcourse.com/event/days/
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SUMMARY:“But Then\, Suddenly\, I Was Looking From the Inside Out”
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents “But Then\, Suddenly\, I Was Looking From the Inside Out” by Coe Lapossy on the East Pop-Out Walls.\n \nThe East Pop-Out Walls at Crosstown Arts\nOn view through Sunday\, January 21\, 2024\nTickets: Free and open to the public \nThe first time Coe Lapossy heard someone talk about compartmentalizing their life\, so they could make all the separate and demanding things work together\, theyI were a kid watching a television interview with Jodie Foster. It was the typical interview question\, “How do you handle such a busy life? How do you accomplish all this?” Foster very nonchalantly explained that she just compartmentalizes everything. Lapossy remembers realizing that this was a completely unfamiliar way of being. They did not understand what Jodie was talking about\, and they did not believe they could live that way. But Then\, Suddenly\, I Was Looking From the Inside Out is about “no compartments.” Everything is mashing together in life all the time — and while Lapossy longs for stability and order — it’s all happening at once and they love how that feels — what that allows for. Not to be confused with multitasking\, this is a kind of nurtured chaos. \nThrough a resistance to the tenants of modernism\, Coe Lapossy centers erased histories and marginalized labor. They create work that revels in the subversive\, how it sneaks in and makes change\, how it works undetected because it must. They revisit artifacts of queerness wedged within a seemingly straight world\, choosing these references\, linking narratives from various times throughout history\, things forgotten\, erased\, messages that “flew under the radar.” With the reuse of these artifacts they create a meditation on what bodies we value\, how we memorialize\, and what/who survives under the conditions we create.
URL:https://crosstownconcourse.com/event/but-then-suddenly-i-was-looking-from-the-inside-out/
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SUMMARY:Auteur: Music Inspired by the Films of Wes Anderson
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Auteur: Music Inspired by the Films of Wes Anderson in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nFriday\, January 19\, 2024\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $20 in advance | $25 at the door \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \n  \nPerforming original compositions inspired by the distinct imagery and characters of one of the most famous auteurs in film\, Wes Anderson. \n\nThe performers:\nAmanda Gardier – Alto Saxophone\nDan Weiss – Drums\nCharlie Ballantine – Guitar\nJesse Wittman – Bass\n\nSaxophonist\, recording artist\, and composer Amanda Gardier has been described as “a uniquely talented jazz composer and soloist” (Nuvo). With influences stemming from Miguel Zenon\, The Bad Plus\, Walter Smith III\, and Bjork\, Gardier is a saxophonist who juxtaposes the calmness of lush harmonies and cyclical melodies with the intensity of complex rhythms and fiery improvisation.\n\nHer first release with Green Mind Records\, Empathy\, was “a debut with a lot of something for everyone” (All About Jazz). Comprised of an eclectic collection of original music\, Empathy revealed Gardier’s refined compositional sense and lyrical tone.\n\nWith her second release\, Flyover Country\, Gardier “claim[ed] a space among rising saxophonists” (Downbeat) through the display of bold compositions and flexible improvisation. Amanda has performed with Ingrid Jensen\, Dave Stryker\, Leni Stern\, Wes “Warmdaddy” Anderson\, the Glenn Miller Orchestra\, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra\, and many others. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Music Education and a master’s degree in Jazz Studies from Indiana University. Amanda is the Instructor of Jazz Saxophone at Ball State University in Muncie\, IN.
URL:https://crosstownconcourse.com/event/auteur-music-inspired-by-the-films-of-wes-anderson/
LOCATION:The Green Room
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SUMMARY:Modern Masters Jazz Series: Wes “Warmdaddy” Anderson and The Ted Ludwig Trio
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents the Modern Masters Jazz Series: Wes “Warmdaddy” Anderson and The Ted Ludwig Trio in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nWednesday\, January 24\, 2024\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $20 in advance | $25 at the door | $10 student tickets \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \n\n\nJazz alto and sopranino saxophonist Wessell “Warmdaddy” Anderson played jazz early on at the urging of his father\, who was a drummer. He played in local clubs from his early teenage years\, and studied at the Jazzmobile workshops with Frank Wess\, Charles Davis\, and Frank Foster. He also met Branford Marsalis\, who convinced him to study with Alvin Batiste at Southern University in Louisiana. \nSoon after this\, Anderson began touring with the Wynton Marsalis Septet\, and collaborated with Marsalis through the middle of the 1990s. He continued to play with Marsalis’s Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra beyond this. In 1994\, he released his debut album on Atlantic Records; pianist Eric Reed and bassist Ben Wolfe were among those who played as sidemen. His 1998 album Live at the Village Vanguard featured trumpeter Irvin Mayfield\, bassist Steve Kirby\, pianist Xavier Davis\, and drummer Jaz Sawyer. \n\n\n 
URL:https://crosstownconcourse.com/event/modern-masters-jazz-series-wes-warmdaddy-anderson-and-the-ted-ludwig-trio/
LOCATION:The Green Room
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SUMMARY:Lawrence Matthews
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Lawrence Matthews in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nFriday\, January 26\, 2024\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $10 \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nOn Friday\, January 26\, at 7:30 pm\, the multi-hyphenated artist Lawrence Matthews will perform for the first time since retiring his former stage name Don Lifted at the Overton Park Shell in 2022. Independent and sitting on an album and a half of new material\, this performance features all new compositions only heard by a select few at private listening events over the last year. \nKnown for his performances’ visual spectacle\, Matthews dials it back offering a undistracted and direct connection between himself and the audience while presenting a full-bodied reflection of the south and its unrelenting hold both spiritually and physically. The new material exists as a musical portal and a radical contemporary extension of the sampled blues\, soul\, and jazz artists for which Matthews finds himself kin. \n“When Robert Johnson went away and came back as everything history remembered him as\, people claimed he had sold his soul to the devil. They couldn’t fathom his jump in ability … I’ve had my own time away and now I’m back.” — Lawrence Matthews
URL:https://crosstownconcourse.com/event/lawrence-matthews/
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SUMMARY:Lawrence Matthews: Second Show
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Lawrence Matthews in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts⁠\nFriday\, January 26\, 2024⁠\nDoors open at 9 pm | Show begins at 9:30 pm⁠\nTickets: $10⁠ \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nLawrence Matthews’ 7:30 pm concert this Friday has sold out\, but never fear! By popular demand\, a second show for Lawrence Matthews’ return to the stage has been added! ⁠\n⁠\nOn Friday\, January 26\, at 9:30 pm\, the multi-hyphenated artist Lawrence Matthews will perform for the first night since retiring his former stage name Don Lifted at the Overton Park Shell in 2022. Independent and sitting on an album and a half of new material\, this performance features all new compositions only heard by a select few at private listening events over the last year. Known for his performances’ visual spectacle\, Matthews dials it back offering a undistracted and direct connection between himself and the audience while presenting a full-bodied reflection of the south and its unrelenting hold both spiritually and physically. The new material exists as a musical portal and a radical contemporary extension of the sampled blues\, soul\, and jazz artists for which Matthews finds himself kin.⁠\n⁠\n“When Robert Johnson went away and came back as everything history remembered him as\, people claimed he had sold his soul to the devil. They couldn’t fathom his jump in ability … I’ve had my own time away and now I’m back.” — Lawrence Matthews⁠
URL:https://crosstownconcourse.com/event/lawrence-matthews-second-show/
LOCATION:The Green Room
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240127T210000
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SUMMARY:Strictly Jazz: The Music of George Duke
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Strictly Jazz: The Music of George Duke in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nSaturday\, January 27\, 2024\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $20 in advance | $25 at the door \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \n  \n\n\nThe Crosstown Strictly Jazz Series\, presented by Crosstown Arts in collaboration with Strictly Jazz Entertainment\, is designed to salute classic jazz music as contemporary musicians perform the work of the legends. \n  \n\n\n\n\nGeorge Duke was a musical innovator\, creator\, and mentor to so many. His legacy as a recording artist is vast\, from Cannonball Adderly to Jean-Luc Ponty\, Frank Zappa to Michael Jackson\, to over 40 recordings as a solo artist. Simply put\, George forever changed the landscape of jazz\, R&B\, funk\, pop\, and classical music. \n  \n\n\n\nThe performers:\nDarryl Sanford – Piano/Keys\n\n\nChris Patrick Bounds – Drums\n\n\nSteve Bethany – Lead Guitar\n\n\nDarryl Pruitt Jr. – Bass\n\n\nD’Angelo Davis – Vocalist\n\n\nJonte Mayon – Vocalist
URL:https://crosstownconcourse.com/event/3279/
LOCATION:The Green Room
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SUMMARY:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents THE THIRD MAN
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents The Third Man at Crosstown Theater. \nCrosstown Theater\nThursday\, February 1\, 2024\nTickets: $5 at the door\nDoors at 6:30 p.m. | Films begin at 7:00 p.m. (sharp!) at Crosstown Theater \nCarol Reed / 1949 / 93 minutes / Not Rated \nHolly Martins (Joseph Cotten)\, a writer of pulp Westerns\, arrives in a bombed-out\, post-war Vienna at the invitation of his childhood friend Harry Lime (Orson Welles) only to find him dead. Martins develops the ultimate conspiracy theory after learning of a “third man” present at the time of Harry’s death\, butting up against interference from British police officer Major Calloway (Trevor Howard)\, and falling head-over-heels for Harry’s grief-stricken lover Anna (Alida Valli). \nThe Crosstown Arts Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground\, and documentary features.
URL:https://crosstownconcourse.com/event/the-crosstown-arts-film-series-presents-the-third-man/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240202T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240202T210000
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CREATED:20231220T215301Z
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SUMMARY:Rhapsody in Blue 100th Anniversary
DESCRIPTION:The Memphis Symphony Orchestra and Crosstown Arts present Rhapsody in Blue 100th Anniversary in Crosstown Theater. \nCrosstown Theater at Crosstown Arts\nFriday\, February 2\, 2024\nDoors open at 6 pm | Show begins at 6:30 pm\nTickets: SOLD OUT \n  \n\n\nZhu Wang\, piano \nSTILL Wood Notes\nWEILL Suite from the Threepenny Opera\nGERSHWIN Rhapsody in Blue
URL:https://crosstownconcourse.com/event/rhapsody-in-blue-100th-anniversary/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240203T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240203T210000
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SUMMARY:The City of Tomorrow
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents The City of Tomorrow in The Green Room.  \n\nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nSaturday\, February 3\, 2024\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $15 | $5 student tickets available \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE\n\nFeaturing the premiere of a brand-new work for wind quintet by George Lewis\, commissioned by the ensemble\, the City of Tomorrow sets the audience inside a kaleidoscope of culture and memory. Composer\, musicologist\, and winner of MacArthur and Guggenheim fellowships\, George Lewis is currently the Artistic Director of the International Contemporary Ensemble and has written extensively on American experimental music\, race\, and the decolonization of contemporary music. His music is presented alongside another masterpiece for the modern quintet\, De Memorias by Cuban-American composer Tania León. The City of Tomorrow’s specialty is creating immersive experiences\, in which audiences are carried from one piece to the next in a transformative musical art installation.\n\n\nThe City of Tomorrow is an experimental wind quintet with a fearless aesthetic and a commitment to 21st-century music. Their U.S. tours have included concerts at Trinity Wall Street\, Spectrum\, and IN\TER/SECT\, (co-presented by Bryant Park and Chamber Music America) as well as the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Series in Chicago\, the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival in Michigan\, and Red Note New Music Festival in Illinois. The quintet’s work has been supported by residencies at the Banff Center for the Arts & Creativity and the Avaloch Farm Music Institute.\n\nTheir 2021 release Blow on New Focus Recordings (FCR294) features music by Esa-Pekka Salonen and Franco Donatoni\, and the world premiere recording of a work by Han Lash\, which was supported by a Chamber Music America Classical Commissioning Grant. The City of Tomorrow’s first album\, Nature\, released on PARMA/Ravello in 2014\, wrestled with questions of human involvement in the natural world and included music by David Lang\, Luciano Berio\, Nat Evans\, and Denys Bouliane. \nIn 2015\, the quintet began exploring physical movement and spatial relationships in their concert programming. Collaborating with lighting designer Alex Deahl\, the quintet has experimented with an ensemble-controlled lighting setup and choreography to create a seamless and immersive musical experience. \nThe City of Tomorrow’s members are based in New York\, Boston\, Baton Rouge\, and Memphis and are in demand as new music specialists\, curators\, collaborators\, and teachers. As an ensemble\, they have been in residence at Vermont College of Fine Arts\, Berklee College of Music\, Indiana University\, Tufts\, and Yale. Members of the ensemble can also be heard with some of the finest ensembles in New York and beyond\, including Talea Ensemble and the International Contemporary Ensemble. \n  \nThe City of Tomorrow is:\nElise Blatchford / Flute\nStuart Breczinski / Oboe\nRane Moore / Clarinet\nNanci Belmont / Bassoon\nLeander Star / Horn
URL:https://crosstownconcourse.com/event/the-city-of-tomorrow/
LOCATION:The Green Room
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240207T203000
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SUMMARY:MicroCinema: 61st Ann Arbor Film Festival Shorts Tour
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts & Indie Memphis present MicroCinema: 61st Ann Arbor Film Festival Shorts Tour in Crosstown Theater.  \nCrosstown Theater\nWednesday\, February 7\, 2024\nDoors open at 6:30 pm | Begins at 7 pm\nTickets: Pay-What-You-Can \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \n\nIndie Memphis and Crosstown Arts are honored to continue to showcase films from the most recent edition of the Ann Arbor Film Festival\, the oldest experimental and avant-garde film festival in North America. Using various techniques\, from puppetry to mixing digital and analog film approaches\, these films explore shades of the relationships between humanity and the natural world\, between humans and each other\, and speculate on their meaning and changing possibilities.  \nWe look forward to seeing you at our first MicroCinema for 2024!
URL:https://crosstownconcourse.com/event/microcinema-61st-ann-arbor-film-festival-shorts-tour/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240207T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240207T210000
DTSTAMP:20260416T030740
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SUMMARY:Modern Masters Jazz Series: Dan Wilson and The Ted Ludwig Trio
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents the Modern Masters Jazz Series: Dan Wilson and The Ted Ludwig Trio in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nWednesday\, February 7\, 2024\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $20 in advance | $25 at the door | $10 student tickets \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \n\n\n\nGrowing up in Akron\, Ohio\, Dan Wilson spent the majority of his youth within the church community\, where his musical path began. \n\n\n\nTraces of his major guitar influences – including Wes Montgomery\, Charlie Christian\, Joe Pass\, and George Benson to name a few – can be discerned through his playing\, but his musical identity has been shaped by everything from gospel and blues to traditional jazz\, hip-hop and horn players like Sonny Rollins and Joe Henderson. \n\n\n\nWilson has had the honor of sharing the stage with jazz greats including Eric Marienthal\, Russell Malone\, Les McCann\, René Marie\, Jeff Hamilton\, David Sanborn and Dave Stryker. He also teaches jazz guitar and music theory through private lessons. \n\n\n\nWilson’s career took him on an exploratory journey into foundations laid down by the guitar/organ tradition\, eventually leading to an invitation to perform with jazz great Joey DeFrancesco’s trio quartet\, with which Wilson went on to earn a GRAMMY® Award nomination with for DeFrancesco’s Project Freedom album (Mack Avenue Records\, 2017).
URL:https://crosstownconcourse.com/event/modern-masters-jazz-series-dan-wilson-and-the-ted-ludwig-trio/
LOCATION:The Green Room
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240208T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240208T210000
DTSTAMP:20260416T030740
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SUMMARY:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents THE LAST DRAGON
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents The Last Dragon at Crosstown Theater. \nCrosstown Theater\nThursday\, February 8\, 2024\nTickets: $5 at the door\nDoors at 6:30 p.m. | Films begin at 7:00 p.m. (sharp!) at Crosstown Theater \nMichael Schultz / 1985 / 109 minutes / Rated PG-13 \nLeroy Green (Taimak)\, a young martial artist living in New York City\, trains tirelessly to attain the same level of mastery as the great Bruce Lee. One night\, his life changes forever when he rescues television personality Laura Charles (Vanity) from evil businessman Eddie Arkadian (Chris Murney). Impressed by Leroy’s bravery\, Laura falls for Leroy — but to keep her safe\, he will have to defeat a gang leader named Sho’nuff (Julius J. Carry III)\, the self-styled Shogun of Harlem. \nThe Crosstown Arts Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground\, and documentary features.
URL:https://crosstownconcourse.com/event/the-crosstown-arts-film-series-presents-the-last-dragon/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240209T200000
DTSTAMP:20260416T030740
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UID:3328-1707501600-1707508800@crosstownconcourse.com
SUMMARY:Opening Reception for “Iliumpta”
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents an Opening Reception for “Iliumpta” by Michael “Birdcap” Roy in the Galleries at Crosstown Arts. \nThe Galleries at Crosstown Arts\, East Atrium\nFriday\, February 9\, 2024\nTime: 6-8 pm\nTickets: Free + open to the public \n  \nIliumpta is a retelling of Homer’s Iliad set in the Southernmost bayous of Mississippi. Named after the county the story takes place in\, Iliumpta draws comparisons between masculinity in the American South and the sandaled heroes of yore\, often pointing out the weakness in a regional outlook that insists on staying put during hurricanes.  \n \nDirectly\, this work is about Southern fatalism and its effects on masculinity. Fatalism makes an outlook so despairing that stoicism may masquerade as heroism. The men in these works shout from a nihilistic void\, and in their attempts to be heroic\, they\, like the ancients before them\, choose death over happiness\, a closed ear before sound advice\, and doom before an apology. \n  \nMichael Roy\, a.k.a. Birdcap\, grew up near the bayous of Southern Mississippi\, a region battered by hurricanes and scarred by a violent history. In the past decade\, Birdcap’s career as a muralist has spanned continents\, but the artist’s work is a product of the South\, both a love letter to the region he calls home and a challenge to its problems.
URL:https://crosstownconcourse.com/event/opening-reception-for-iliumpta/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240209T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240209T200000
DTSTAMP:20260416T030740
CREATED:20240105T215945Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240105T215945Z
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SUMMARY:Opening Reception for “The Earthworm and the Hawk”
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents an Opening Reception for “The Earthworm and the Hawk” by Melissa Dunn in the Galleries at Crosstown Arts. \nThe Galleries at Crosstown Arts\, East Atrium\nFriday\, February 9\, 2024\nTime: 6-8 pm\nTickets: Free and open to the public \nThe Earthworm and the Hawk is the overlap between two states of being. \nIn the private and non-verbal world of Melissa Dunn’s sketchbook\, she burrows deep\, generating drawings intuitively from her imagination. As the pages fill up\, she steps back and shifts perspective\, becoming more objective. The lay of the land comes into sharp focus. Here she maps out\, poses questions\, and acts decisively. \nBecause these modalities are distinct from one another\, it takes time and patience to figure out ways of unifying them. Their push/pull tendencies can disrupt as much as facilitate. It’s a continual process. Like two rocks rubbed together just the right way\, the friction between the searcher and the strategist can generate sparks or a full blown explosion.   \n\nMelissa Dunn is from Memphis\, Tennessee. She spent her early years immersed in the city’s music scene\, splitting her time between playing with bands and making visual art. Although she still plays guitar and sings\, today music is mostly an inward-facing part of her studio life\, with an audience of sketchbooks\, drawings\, and paintings\, which she refers to as her “highly energized objects.”
URL:https://crosstownconcourse.com/event/opening-reception-for-the-earthworm-and-the-hawk/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240209T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240209T200000
DTSTAMP:20260416T030740
CREATED:20240105T222930Z
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SUMMARY:Opening Reception for “What were you meant for?”
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents an Opening Reception for “What were you meant for?” by Kevin Brooks in the Galleries at Crosstown Arts. \nThe Galleries at Crosstown Arts\, East Atrium\nFriday\, February 9\, 2024\nTime: 6-8 pm\nTickets: Free and open to the public \nWhat were you meant for? is an art exhibition that delves deep into the world of film to uncover the seldom-seen layers of Black male identity. It navigates a tapestry of scenes that bring to the forefront the poignant battles between vulnerability and societal expectations\, challenging the confining boxes of toxic masculinity. Through curated cinematic moments\, the exhibition forces viewers to confront their own biases and question ingrained beliefs about strength\, resilience\, and emotional depth.  \n\nKevin Brooks\, an award-winning filmmaker from Memphis\, Tennessee\, is dedicated to telling powerful stories about the human experience. Kevin has directed films that capture the essence of the Black experience\, earning him the prestigious Memphis Film Prize Award in 2018 and 2019. He works to unapologetically shape narratives that celebrate and illuminate the rich tapestry of the Black experience.  \n 
URL:https://crosstownconcourse.com/event/opening-reception-for-what-were-you-meant-for/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240211T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240211T183000
DTSTAMP:20260416T030740
CREATED:20240124T182929Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240124T182929Z
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SUMMARY:Sound Meditation: Mike Tamburo and Sean Murphy
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Sound Meditation: Mike Tamburo and Sean Murphy in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nSunday\, February 11\, 2024\nDoors open at 4:30 pm | Show begins at 5 pm\nTickets: $25 in advance | $30 at the door \n \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \n\n\n\nEnter a timeless space of listening as Crown of Eternity’s Mike Tamburo and Memphis’ own Sean Murphy weave sonic soundscapes as they navigate through a musical conversation. Together they’ll explore their way through a wide array of 50+ overtone rich instruments including Gongs\, Bells\, Bowls\, Sound Sculptures\, Hammered Dulcimer\, Didjeridus\, Tuba\, Flutes\, Kalimbas\, and more. \n\n\n\nAllow yourself to be still and listen as these two musician explorers take you through a journey through the senses and a perceptual rollercoaster. \nMike Tamburo\nMike Tamburo is a world-renowned musician\, composer\, artist and educator. He is known and loved for his transformational live concerts performed on his personally curated set of gongs\, bells and other metal instruments. \nA lifelong multi-instrumentalist\, Tamburo has focused his talents on metal percussion instruments\, string instruments (hammered dulcimer\, guitar\, zither\, shahi baaja)\, as well as electronic instruments (synths\, looping). \nSince 1994\, Tamburo has shared more than 2\,000 concerts and workshops. He has recorded over 70 albums\, both solo and in collaboration with Crown of Eternity\, Meisha\, Arco Flute Foundation\, Psychic Frost\, Brother Ong and more\, ranging from epic gong music to ecstatic and transcendental string music\, as well as folk\, drone\, space rock\, ambient\, mantra music and sometimes unclassifiable sounds. This man loves music in all its forms! \nHe teaches gong music\, both in person and online with School of Gong. He is also a part of the far-reaching ethnomusicology trio\, Dig Deeper\, with Mitch Nur and Thomas Orr Anderson. Their online classes have explored countless musical concepts with a focus on the cultural and personal uses of soundfor healing\, meditation\, trance\, ecstatic states\, relaxation\, self transformation\, perception\, psycho-acoustics\, scientific discovery\, time and community. \nAn early adoptee of meditation\, Tamburo’s music offers space for journeying\, self-exploration and deep introspection. During many of his early performances\, he experienced altered states of consciousness and out of body experiences. To understand these experiences\, he explored kundalini yoga\, energy work\, the therapeutic use of sound and how sound impacts consciousness\, human perception and self healing. His love for long sustained drones\, overtones and psychoacoustics continues to inspire him to explore music in further directions. \nTamburo is also an interdisciplinary sound artist\, instrument builder\, video artist\, sound therapist\, writer and meditation teacher. \nwww.miketamburomusic.com \nSean Murphy\nSean Murphy is a multidisciplinary artist living in Memphis\, Tennessee.  He is a musician\, composer\, instrument maker\, sound healer\, teaching artist\, nature lover\, listener\, explorer… \nBorn in Scooba\, Mississippi and raised in Memphis\, he attended the University of Memphis earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Music History with an emphasis on Ethnomusicology.  He was trained to play western classical and jazz tuba; but his fascination with world cultures and music has led him to play and make innumerable instruments. \nEarly in his career\, he began performing as a solo improvisation musician accompanying dance and yoga which eventually led him to the practice of sound healing.  Sean and his wife\, Anne J. Froning\, have led workshops in restorative yoga & mediative movement with music throughout the United States. \nAs a performing and recording musician\, Sean has delved into nearly every genre into which music has ever been categorized!  From classical to hip hop\, world to ambient\, jazz to hard rock\, new age to jazz\, he is equally at home.  He is the leader of the Mighty Souls Brass Band as well as regularly playing as a sideman with many jazz groups while also regularly performing improvised music for dance\, healing\, and yoga.  He also has many recording credits to his name as a soloist\, bandleader\, and sideman.  He has also been fortunate enough to perform with many world-renowned musicians and bands including Dr. John\, Paul Winter\, William Eaton\, the Meters\, Galactic\, Clyde Stubblefield\, Rufus Thomas\, and Robert Randolph & the Family Bandto name a few. \nHe and Anne co-own Being:Art LLC\, a fusion arts company specializing in music\, dance\, visual art\, instrument making\, and site-specific design.  The company builds musical instruments for outdoor classrooms; and conducts workshops\, residencies\, and performances throughout the United States.  Their largest public installation can be found in the courtyard of Overton Square in Memphis.  OS Tower Chimes is one of the ten largest sets of wind chimes in the world. \nSean currently splits his time between performing and recording as a solo artist\, presenting healing arts experiences with yoga/dance and live music (often in collaboration with Anne)\, leading the Mighty Souls Brass Band\, building functional art in the form of musical instruments\, and spending as much time with his granddaughters as possible!
URL:https://crosstownconcourse.com/event/sound-meditation-mike-tamburo-and-sean-murphy/
LOCATION:The Green Room
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240213T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240213T203000
DTSTAMP:20260416T030740
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SUMMARY:Shoot & Splice: Filmmaker Feedback & Mixer
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts & Indie Memphis present Shoot & Splice: Filmmaker Feedback & Mixer in The Green Room.  \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nTuesday\, February 13\, 2024\nDoors open at 6:30 pm | Begins at 7 pm\nTickets: Free \nAttention all Memphis filmmakers\, actors\, and crew members! As we enter the new year\, Indie Memphis wants to hear from you—the members of our Memphis filmmaking community. Please join the Indie Memphis staff for an open discussion about what you would like to see from Indie Memphis and our filmmaking community at large over the next year and beyond. This will also be a great opportunity to chat and network with other filmmakers as we move Shoot & Splice into the relaxing confines of The Green Room at Crosstown Arts.\n\n\n\nPresented in partnership between Indie Memphis and Crosstown Arts.
URL:https://crosstownconcourse.com/event/shoot-splice-filmmaker-feedback-mixer/
LOCATION:The Green Room
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240215T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240215T210000
DTSTAMP:20260416T030740
CREATED:20240129T161814Z
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SUMMARY:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents ANSELM
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents Anselm at Crosstown Theater. \nCrosstown Theater\nThursday\, February 15\, 2024\nTickets: $5 at the door\nDoors at 6:30 p.m. | Films begin at 7:00 p.m. (sharp!) at Crosstown Theater \nWim Wenders / 2023 / 93 minutes / Not Rated  \nIn Anselm\, Wim Wenders creates a portrait of Anselm Kiefer\, one of the most innovative and important painters and sculptors of our time. Shot in 3D and 6K-resolution\, the film presents a cinematic experience of the artist’s work which explores human existence and the cyclical nature of history\, inspired by literature\, poetry\, philosophy\, science\, mythology and religion. For over two years\, Wenders traced Kiefer’s path from his native Germany to his current home in France\, connecting the stages of his life to the essential places of his career that spans more than five decades. \nThe Crosstown Arts Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground\, and documentary features.
URL:https://crosstownconcourse.com/event/the-crosstown-arts-film-series-presents-anselm/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240217T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240217T210000
DTSTAMP:20260416T030740
CREATED:20231220T220920Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231220T220951Z
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SUMMARY:Folk All Y’all: Leon Timbo
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts and Folk All Y’all present Leon Timbo in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nSaturday\, February 17\, 2024\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $20 \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nThe singular singer and songwriter Leon Timbo (he/him) is a veteran artist who brings “a unique\, rootsy sound that incorporates equal measures of vintage soul\, gospel\, folk\, R&B\, funk\, dance music\, and even modern blues” (All Music Guide) to a style he calls “transparent soul.” \nThe son of parents who are both church pastors\, Timbo was raised in Jacksonville\, Florida and steeped in gospel music since birth. He began pursuing music seriously at 16 and worked the club circuit steadily into his 20s\, when he was seen by actor and R&B superstar Tyrese Gibson\, who asked the budding musician to open for him at the Dallas House of Blues. Tyrese introduced Timbo to GRAMMY-winning vocalist and producer Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds\, who signed Timbo to a record deal and took him on the road\, cementing Timbo’s rapidly expanding career as one of the major young artists reclaiming American roots music’s association with the Black experience in the 21st century. \nHis most recent albums are 2021’s Lovers and Fools Vol. 1and follow-up Lovers and Fools Vol. 2 released last year. These albums represent Timbo’s fully-realized steps into Americana\, and showcase a musician whose has found his true voice — a voice full of passion\, power\, and depth. \nAbout The Green Room: Operated by Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room is committed to providing the best possible environment for the two most important components of a musical performance: the artists work and the audiences listening experience. \nAbout Folk All Y’all: Intimate\, attentive performances by exceptional singer-songwriters\, proudly presented in Memphis\, Folk All Y’all is a public\, nonprofit listening room series supported by our pledges from our community. \nEntry requirements may change but your purchase indicates acceptance of any necessary health policy.
URL:https://crosstownconcourse.com/event/folk-all-yall-leon-timbo/
LOCATION:The Green Room
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240222T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240222T210000
DTSTAMP:20260416T030740
CREATED:20240129T163927Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240212T235400Z
UID:3428-1708628400-1708635600@crosstownconcourse.com
SUMMARY:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents MEMPHIS 13
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents Memphis 13 at Crosstown Theater. \nCrosstown Theater\nThursday\, February 22\, 2024\nTickets: Free screening\nDoors at 6:30 p.m. | Films begin at 7:00 p.m. (sharp!) \nQ&A with special guest after the film \nDaniel Kiel / 2011 / 35 minutes / Not Rated \nFirst grade can be a scary thing\, even without the burden of making history. In October 1961\, 13 first graders became some of the smallest pioneers of the Civil Rights Movement when they desegregated the Memphis City Schools. ‘The Memphis 13’ is their story. This documentary collects the stories of 13 families united by a comment moment in history\, but experiences individually; stories of normal children living through an extraordinary moment. A half century later\, they are proud of having broken a barrier\, but many remain burdened by this difficult experience. The film uncovers a hidden story of the Movement\, honors the children who lived it\, and raises questions about the role of children in movements for social change. With a special guest panel discussion after the film. \nThe Crosstown Arts Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground\, and documentary features.
URL:https://crosstownconcourse.com/event/the-crosstown-arts-film-series-presents-memphis-13/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240222T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240222T210000
DTSTAMP:20260416T030740
CREATED:20240123T234603Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240123T234603Z
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SUMMARY:“Revisiting Sketches of Crosstown” feat. Sean Murphy with special guests Jim Spake + Tom Lonardo
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents “Revisiting Sketches of Crosstown” feat. Sean Murphy with special guests Jim Spake + Tom Lonardo in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nThursday\, February 22\, 2024\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $15 in advance | $20 at the door \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nJoin Sean Murphy as he creates soundscapes based on his 2013 site-specific album “Sketches of Crosstown” and his latest experimental EP “Imbolc Ice”. \nSaxophonist Jim Spake and Percussionist Tom Lonardo will join Sean and his multitude of instruments including didjeridus\, flutes\, tuba\, kalimbas\, frame drums\, bowls\, bells\, gongs\, and more.  Together they’ll weave a tapestry of sound and musical conversation unlike anything you’ve likely experienced before! \nBIO \nSean Murphy is a multidisciplinary artist living in Memphis\, Tennessee.  He is a musician\, ethnomusicologist\, instrument maker\, sound healer\, teaching artist\, nature lover\, listener\, explorer… \nBorn in Scooba\, Mississippi and raised in Memphis\, he attended the University of Memphis earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Music History with an emphasis on Ethnomusicology.  He was trained to play western classical and jazz tuba; but his fascination with world cultures and music has led him to play and make innumerable instruments. \nEarly in his career\, he began performing as a solo improvisation musician accompanying dance and yoga which eventually led him to the practice of sound healing.  Sean and his wife\, Anne J. Froning\, have led workshops in restorative yoga & mediative movement with music throughout the United States. \nAs a performing and recording musician\, Sean has delved into nearly every genre into which music has ever been categorized!  From classical to hip hop\, world to ambient\, jazz to hard rock\, new age to jazz\, he is equally at home.  He is the leader of the Mighty Souls Brass Band as well as regularly playing as a sideman with many jazz groups while also regularly performing improvised music for dance\, healing\, and yoga.  He also has many recording credits to his name as a soloist\, bandleader\, and sideman.  He has also been fortunate enough to perform with many world-renowned musicians and bands including Dr. John\, Paul Winter\, William Eaton\, the Meters\, Galactic\, Clyde Stubblefield\, Rufus Thomas\, and Robert Randolph & the Family Band to name a few. \nHe and Anne co-own Being:Art LLC\, a fusion arts company specializing in music\, dance\, visual art\, instrument making\, and site-specific design.  The company builds musical instruments for outdoor classrooms; and conducts workshops\, residencies\, and performances throughout the United States.  Their largest public installation can be found in the courtyard of Overton Square in Memphis.  OS Tower Chimes is one of the ten largest sets of wind chimes in the world. \nSean currently splits his time between performing and recording as a solo artist\, presenting healing arts experiences with yoga/dance and live music (often in collaboration with Anne)\, leading the Mighty Souls Brass Band\, building functional art in the form of musical instruments\, and spending as much time with his granddaughters as possible!
URL:https://crosstownconcourse.com/event/revisiting-sketches-of-crosstown-feat-sean-murphy-with-special-guests-jim-spake-tom-lonardo/
LOCATION:The Green Room
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240223T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240223T200000
DTSTAMP:20260416T030740
CREATED:20240122T221120Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240122T221120Z
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SUMMARY:Sound Fuzion
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Sound Fuzion in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nFriday\, February 23\, 2024\nDoors open at 6:30 pm | Show begins at 7 pm\nTickets: $10 | Free for University of Memphis students and faculty  \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nSound Fuzion is the Rudi E. Schedit School of Music’s flagship popular/commercial music ensemble. This touring ensemble serves as musical ambassadors for the University of Memphis and performs for thousands of fans yearly. Consisting of eight vocalists\, rhythm section\, horn section and two engineers\, Sound Fuzion provides its members with professional performance experience and prepares artists for success in the music industry. Sound Fuzion performs all styles of popular music including Top 40\, R&B\, hip-hop\, rock\, and country. Members receive a half-tuition scholarship and are highly selected each year.
URL:https://crosstownconcourse.com/event/sound-fuzion-2/
LOCATION:The Green Room
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240225T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240225T193000
DTSTAMP:20260416T030740
CREATED:20231214T184916Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231214T184916Z
UID:3282-1708884000-1708889400@crosstownconcourse.com
SUMMARY:Mahogany Chamber Music Series: Vocal Juggernauts
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Mahogany Chamber Music Series: Vocal Juggernauts in Crosstown Theater. \nCrosstown Theater at Crosstown Arts\nSunday\, February 25\, 2024\nDoors open at 5:30 pm | Show begins at 6 pm\nTickets: $20 | $5 student tickets available \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \n\nThe Mahogany Chamber Music Series makes its exhilarating return in February by elevating the awareness underrepresented composers as well as standard works for voice. Mahogany series curator\, Artina McCain brings along esteemed colleagues mezzo-soprano Paulina Villareal\, pianist Jonathan Tsay\, baritone James Rodriguez\, and soprano Gwendolyn Alfred to share a variety of genres through this vocally virtuosic program. \n\n\n\nThe Mahogany Chamber Music Series is a series of three chamber music concerts curated by Dr. Artina McCain and presented by Crosstown Arts\, spotlighting Black and other underrepresented composers and performers.\n\n 
URL:https://crosstownconcourse.com/event/mahogany-chamber-music-series-vocal-juggernauts/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240229T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240229T210000
DTSTAMP:20260416T030740
CREATED:20240129T164311Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240129T164311Z
UID:3430-1709233200-1709240400@crosstownconcourse.com
SUMMARY:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents DAY FOR NIGHT
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents Day for Night at Crosstown Theater. \nCrosstown Theater\nThursday\, February 29\, 2024\nTickets: $5 at the door\nDoors at 6:30 p.m. | Films begin at 7:00 p.m. (sharp!) at Crosstown Theater \nFrancois Truffaut / 1973 / 115 minutes / Rated PG \nA film director (François Truffaut) tries to get his movie made while observing the real-life dramas in his actors’ lives. Fading icon Severine (Valentina Cortese) forgets her lines when she drinks\, while her co-star\, Alexandre (Jean-Pierre Aumont)\, is fixated on his lover’s imminent arrival. Meanwhile\, insecure young star Alphonse (Jean-Pierre Léaud) has emotional outbursts\, yet seems well-balanced compared to Julie (Jacqueline Bisset)\, a British actress recuperating from a nervous breakdown.  \nThe Crosstown Arts Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground\, and documentary features.
URL:https://crosstownconcourse.com/event/the-crosstown-arts-film-series-presents-day-for-night/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240301T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240301T210000
DTSTAMP:20260416T030740
CREATED:20240124T181908Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240124T181908Z
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SUMMARY:Stephen M. Lee “In The Moment” Album Release Show
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Stephen M. Lee “In The Moment” Album Release Show in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nFriday\, March 1\, 2024\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $15 in advance | $20 at the door \n \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \n\nStephen Lee is the Founder/Artistic and Executive Director of the Memphis Jazz Workshop\, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. He has an undergraduate degree in Jazz Performance from City College University in New York City. Master in Education from Freed Hardeman. He has been in the education sector in Memphis since 2010\, teaching for three years in the Shelby County Schools system\, five years at the Stax Music Academy\, and seven years as a fellow for the Memphis Music Initiative. \n\n\n\nHe has worked with Gregory Porter\, Esperanza Spalding\, Kirk Whalum\, Warren Wolf\, Corcoran Holt\, Ulysses Owens Jr and many more. Lee has received numerous awards\, including the Rhythm of Gospel Award\, Steinway & Sons Top Music Teacher Voted by Amro Music Store\, WC Handy Award\, and Jimmie Lunceford Award. He has been nominated for a First Round Stellar Award and the Kennedy Center’s Citizen Artist Fellowship. He is a proud Carver Cobras Alum and member of Omega Psi Psi.\n\n 
URL:https://crosstownconcourse.com/event/stephen-m-lee-in-the-moment-album-release-show/
LOCATION:The Green Room
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SUMMARY:Michael Shults Quartet featuring Bennett Wood
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents the Michael Shults Quartet featuring Bennett Wood in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nSaturday\, March 2\, 2024\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $15 in advance | $20 at the door | $10 student tickets \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \n\n\nSaxophonist Michael Shults has been praised for his “strong\, imaginative” improvisations (Downbeat Magazine) and “fresh and intelligent musical ideas” (The Pitch). A first-call musician on the Kansas City jazz scene for nearly a decade\, Shults remains an active performer in the Fountain City\, Memphis\, and beyond\, and has twice appeared as a sideman on the Jazzweek National Radio Airplay Charts. \n\n\n\n\nAs a concert saxophonist\, Shults has been praised for his “jaw-dropping” and “authoritative” performances (Bill Brownlee of the Kansas City Star) and has performed by invitation at the College Band Director’s National Association conference\, North American Saxophone Alliance biennial conference\, the Minnesota Music Educator’s Association conference\, and the University of Iowa Festival for New Music. \n\n\n\n\nBennett Wood is a freelance musician\, composer and clinician. He was recently appointed as Director of Jazz Studies at Webster University. He previously held academic appointments at the University of Memphis\, Mineral Area College\, Texas State University\, Texas Lutheran University\, and Texas A&M University-Kingsville and served as the Interim Director of Education and Community Engagement and Education Coordinator at Jazz St. Louis. \n\n\n\nWood is an experienced bandleader and an in-demand sideman. In addition to leading his own groups\, he has performed alongside internationally acclaimed musicians including Nat Adderley Jr.\, Chris Cheek\, Alan Ferber\, Andre Hayward\, Butch Miles\, and Bruce Saunders. He plays lead tenor saxophone in the Jazz St. Louis Big Band directed by Victor Goines.
URL:https://crosstownconcourse.com/event/michael-shults-quartert-featuring-bennett-wood/
LOCATION:The Green Room
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SUMMARY:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents 8 ½
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents 8 ½ at Crosstown Theater. \nCrosstown Theater\nThursday\, March 7\, 2024\nTickets: $5 at the door\nDoors at 6:30 p.m. | Films begin at 7:00 p.m. (sharp!) at Crosstown Theater \nFederico Fellini / 1963 / 138 minutes / Not Rated  \nMarcello Mastroianni plays Guido Anselmi\, a director whose new project is collapsing around him\, along with his life. One of the greatest films about film ever made\, Federico Fellini’s 8½ (Otto e mezzo) turns one man’s artistic crisis into a grand epic of the cinema. An early working title for 8½ was The Beautiful Confusion\, and Fellini’s masterpiece is exactly that: a shimmering dream\, a circus\, and a magic act. \nThe Crosstown Arts Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground\, and documentary features.
URL:https://crosstownconcourse.com/event/the-crosstown-arts-film-series-presents-8-%c2%bd/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater
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SUMMARY:S.C. Ramblers: “Ramblings of the Big Easy”
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents the S.C. Ramblers: “Ramblings of the Big Easy” in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nThursday\, March 7\, 2024\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $15 in advance | $20 at the door  \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nThe S.C. Ramblers is a brass band hailing from Memphis\, Tennessee\, specializing in the trademark sounds of street bands\, initially made popular by the street musicians of New Orleans. \nWhether it’s a classic jazz tune or a current pop song\, in the style of the New Orleans brass band\, it’s an automatic party when you hear the S.C. Ramblers\, perform live! \n  \nThe band:\nPaul McKinney – Trumpet\nTom Link – Tenor Sax\nVictor Sawyer – Trombone\nSean Murphy – Sousaphone\nCedric Keel – Bass Drum\nJames Sexton – Snare
URL:https://crosstownconcourse.com/event/s-c-ramblers-ramblings-of-the-big-easy/
LOCATION:The Green Room
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