Events

Crosstown Arts presents Kafé Kirk with Kirk Whalum and special guests Kevin Whalum and Alonzo Bodden in Crosstown Theater. Thursday,...

Rachel Maxann’s Holiday Spirits: A Christmas Special with Friends in The Green Room The Green Room at Crosstown Arts Friday,...

Crosstown Arts, The Green Room 1350 Concourse Ave., Suite 280 Memphis, TN 38104 United States Crosstown Arts and Folk All...

Crosstown Arts presents Mark Edgar Stuart & The Blueshift Ensemble 3rd Annual X-mas show in The Green Room The Green...

Due to inclement weather, the Artist Talks on January 11 are now rescheduled for Thursday, January 16 from 6-8 PM. Apologies for the late notice—this decision was made after our newsletter was sent. We hope you can join us for an evening of art and conversation. The Galleries at Crosstown Arts Free and open to the public ANA•LOG – Lester Merriweather Fourteen Pics is a cumulative project referencing several continuing bodies of work by Lester Julian Merriweather examining the concept of agency over Black Visualization within American Popular Culture. The works in ANA•LOG draw upon several sources: They take direct...

Crosstown Arts presents the Mahogany Chamber Series: Hope in the Crosstown Theater Crosstown Theater Sunday, January 12, 2025 Doors open at 2 pm | Show begins at 2:30 pm Tickets: $20 in advance | $30 at the door | $10 student ticket PURCHASE TICKETS HERE As humanity wrestles with creating balance with personal, cultural, and community concerns far and near us, many use visual art and music as hope for a better day. Each piece in this concert reflects on what Dr. Martin Luther King describes as the “Beloved Community” and how we face difficulties, heal, and push forward toward...

The Galleries at Crosstown Arts Free and open to the public ANA•LOG – Lester Merriweather Fourteen Pics is a cumulative project referencing several continuing bodies of work by Lester Julian Merriweather examining the concept of agency over Black Visualization within American Popular Culture. The works in ANA•LOG draw upon several sources: They take direct visual inspiration from the compositions of the 1982-88 Basquiat-Warhol Collaborations. ANA•LOG’s methodology invokes the long-rumored Dr. Dre concept album The Planets. The gestural treatment of the layered and excavated surfaces in ANA•LOG pays homage to the experimental processes of the mid-60s Developer tool works by the...

Crosstown Arts presents Say It Loud: The Overlook Quartet in The Green Room The Green Room at Crosstown Arts Thursday, January 16, 2025 Doors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm Tickets: pay what you wish! PAY WHAT YOU WISH Monica Davis, violin Ravenna Lipchik, violin Angela Pickett, viola Laura Metcalf, cello The “breathtaking,” “paradigm-shifting” (New York Music Daily) string quartet The Overlook is a unifying, community-building force, whose dedication to a more representative musical tradition reverberates throughout their industry. The Overlook formed from a simple need to make and share music with others during the pandemic...

Crosstown Arts and Folk All Y’all presents Chris Milam in The Green Room. The Green Room at Crosstown Arts Saturday, January 18, 2025 Doors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm Tickets: $20 in advance PURCHASE TICKETS HERE Chris Milam, a critically acclaimed singer-songwriter known for his work on “Kids These Days” and “Meanwhile,” releases his most ambitious album yet with “Orchid South.” This record captures the essence of youth, exploring themes of beauty and impending doom with a raw and energetic sound. Recorded live in Memphis with his band, “Orchid South” bucks current industry trends by prioritizing...

Crosstown Arts presents Jay McK in The Green Room The Green Room at Crosstown Arts Sunday, January 19, 2025 Doors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm Tickets: $20 PURCHASE TICKETS HERE Jay McK is an artist, composer, producer, and professional bassist, known for his funky bass lines, an array of sounds, solos, and melodic melodies.Covering the globe, Jay McK has shared the stage with and soundtracked for LiV Warfield, Ghost Note, RC and The Gritz, Chris Dave and the DrumHedz, Bobby Sparks, Shaun Martin, American Idol winner Ruben Studdard, and many more. Jay is a melodic,...

Crosstown Arts presents Elizabeth Wise & Her Guys in The Green Room The Green Room at Crosstown Arts Friday, Jan 24, 2025 Doors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm Tickets: $20 in advance | $25 at the door PURCHASE TICKETS HERE “I’ve been all over the world/I’ve seen almost everything/I’ve sung all kinds of places/People call me the queen.” That’s the start of the middle verse from the modern blues standard “Mississippi Woman,” a gritty song that’s been handed up and down the muddy banks of the mighty river that bears its name and passed along...

Crosstown Arts presents Marcella Simien ( ft. Infinity Stairs) & Talibah Safiya in The Green Room Crosstown Theater at Crosstown Arts Saturday, January 25, 2025 Doors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm Tickets: $25 PURCHASE TICKETS HERE Marcella’s debut solo album, To Bend to the Will of a Dream That’s Being Fulfilled, captures this deeply personal journey. She played every instrument, wrote every lyric, and sang every vocal part herself. “I felt it necessary to have my hand touch every aspect of this collection of music,” she says. “This was a deeply personal, very physical experience...