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SUMMARY:Fright-tober: The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Theater\nSaturday\, October 28\, 2023\nTickets: Free with registration\nFilm begins at 2:30 p.m. at Crosstown Theater \nREGISTER HERE \nThroughout the month of October\, Crosstown Concourse presents Fright-tober at Crosstown Theater! Join us every Saturday in October for spooky\, kid-friendly matinees (2:30 pm) and even spookier adult-themed horror films in the evenings (6:30 pm). Films programmed by Crosstown Arts. Tickets are free\, but capacity is limited so registration is required. \nIn the masterful sequel to the 1931 classic\, the mad scientist is persuaded by a creepy doctor to create a mate for his creature to help fabricate a new race\, but all doesn’t go as planned. Elsa Lanchester has dual roles as novelist Mary Shelley and the frightful wig-wearing bride. Directed by James Whale. \nJames Whale / 1935 / Not Rated
URL:https://crosstownconcourse.com/event/fright-tober-the-bride-of-frankenstein-1935/
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SUMMARY:Kelsey Taylor and Shafer Green
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Kelsey Taylor and Shafer Green in The Green Room. \nKelsey Taylor and Shafer Green\nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nFriday\, October 27\, 2023\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $15 in advance | $20 day of the show \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nCollege friends Kelsey Taylor and Shafer Green reunite for a night of original and eclectic music\, collaboration\, and good times. They’re bringing an intimate\, one-night-only performance to The Green Room. \nKelsey Taylor\nGrowing up as a classical pianist\, Memphis-based singer/songwriter Kelsey Taylor developed an appreciation for the intricacy and beauty of music at an early age; she began writing in 2019\, and since has independently released a succession of music through which is mapped out a life story’s worth of growth and character. Her music is steeped in poetry and storytelling\, and she strives to create music that listeners can hear themselves in. Pulling influence from folk\, rock\, indie\, and classical genres\, Kelsey’s music stands firmly in a captivating blend of styles. Her songs are deeply\, thoughtfully crafted\, and her voice is rooted in artful intentionality. \nShafer Green\nA singer-songwriter from Memphis\, Shafer tries to draw some form of influence from every genre he listens to\, and writes music that shows a little bit of the world through his eyes. Inspired and influenced by some of his favorite artists like Jon Foreman\, Adam Young\, and Matt Thiessen\, he follows in their footsteps with creative lyrics\, catchy melodies\, and heartfelt subjects. \n 
URL:https://crosstownconcourse.com/event/kelsey-taylor-and-shafer-green/
LOCATION:The Green Room
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SUMMARY:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents: THE INVADERS
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts and the Stax Museum of American Soul Music present The Invaders at Crosstown Theater. \nCrosstown Theater\nThursday\, October 26\, 2023\nTickets: Free\nDoors at 6:30 p.m. | Films begin at 7:00 p.m. (sharp!) at Crosstown Theater \nPrichard Smith / 2022 / 76 minutes / Not Rated  \nInspired by militant leaders like Malcom X and Stokely Carmichael\, a new radicalized generation of civil rights activists made up of young college students\, Vietnam vets\, musicians\, and intellectuals emerged in Memphis in 1967. The Invadersuncovers the history and significance of the often-overlooked group\, detailing their direct involvement with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the pivotal hours leading up to his assassination. The Invaders touches on themes of race\, government surveillance and economic injustice. The film offers a unique perspective on the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Strike by emphasizing the role of resident youth in the movement\, as well as focusing on the function of poverty and economic disparity in Memphis. \nPresented in collaboration with the Stax Museum of American Soul Music. Q&A following the screening! \nThe Crosstown Arts Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground\, and documentary features. \n 
URL:https://crosstownconcourse.com/event/the-crosstown-arts-film-series-presents-the-invaders/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater
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SUMMARY:Choro das 3
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Choro das 3 in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nSaturday\, October 21\, 2023\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $25 in advance | $30 day of show\nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nChoro das 3 is a trio of three sisters from São Paulo\, Brazil\, who are highly regarded as some of the best choro musicians in the world. Choro is an enormously appealing musical style that originated in Brazil over 100 years ago and is now popular internationally. \n\n\n\n\nIn Brazil\, Choro das 3 has been featured on national television\, played for the president\, and played for huge audiences at national festivals. The band toured the US annually from 2013 to 2019\, playing concert venues\, festivals\, and universities from coast to coast. They’ve also toured internationally and have released 11 CDs. \nOf the three sisters in the band\, (family name Meyer)\, Corina plays flute and piccolo\, Lia plays acoustic 7-string guitar\, and Elisa\, who writes many of their tunes\, plays mandolin\, clarinet\, banjo\, piano\, and accordion. From the time of the band’s founding\, their father\, Eduardo\, played percussion. Tragically\, he died from Covid early in the pandemic. This is the band’s first US tour since the pandemic.
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LOCATION:The Green Room
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SUMMARY:Fright-tober: Get Out (2017)
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Theater\nSaturday\, October 21\, 2023\nTickets: Free with registration\nFilm begins at 6:30 p.m. at Crosstown Theater \nREGISTER HERE \nThroughout the month of October\, Crosstown Concourse presents Fright-tober at Crosstown Theater! Join us every Saturday in October for spooky\, kid-friendly matinees (2:30 pm) and even spookier adult-themed horror films in the evenings (6:30 pm). Films programmed by Crosstown Arts. Tickets are free\, but capacity is limited so registration is required. \nFrom Universal Pictures’ Get Out\, a speculative thriller from Blumhouse (producers of The Visit\, Insidious series\, and The Gift) and the mind of Jordan Peele\, when a young African-American man visits his white girlfriend’s family estate\, he becomes ensnared in a more sinister real reason for the invitation. Directed by Jordan Peele. \nJordan Peele / 2017 / Rated R
URL:https://crosstownconcourse.com/event/fright-tober-get-out-2017/
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SUMMARY:Day of the Dead Preview
DESCRIPTION:Central Atrium\nSaturday\, October 21\, 2023\nTime: 5-8 pm\nTickets: Free and open to the public \nIn partnership with Cazateatro and Crosstown Arts\, Crosstown Concourse presents a Day of the Dead celebration with music\, folklore\, dancers\, and more. The event is free\, family friendly\, and open to the public! \nDía de Muertos takes place on November 1st and 2nd each year in Mexico. It’s a time when families gather to honor and remember deceased loved ones. It is believed that the souls of the dead return to visit the living families in homes and cemeteries.
URL:https://crosstownconcourse.com/event/day-of-the-dead-preview-2/
LOCATION:Central Atrium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231021T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231021T163000
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SUMMARY:Fright-tober: Monster House (2006)
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Theater\nSaturday\, October 21\, 2023\nTickets: Free with registration\nFilm begins at 2:30 p.m. at Crosstown Theater \nREGISTER HERE \nThroughout the month of October\, Crosstown Concourse presents Fright-tober at Crosstown Theater! Join us every Saturday in October for spooky\, kid-friendly matinees (2:30 pm) and even spookier adult-themed horror films in the evenings (6:30 pm). Films programmed by Crosstown Arts. Tickets are free\, but capacity is limited so registration is required. \nThis animated tale follows the misadventures of three teens who believe that an old ramshackle dwelling in their neighborhood houses a man-eating entity that is feasting on the locals. Directed by Gil Kenan. \nGil Kenan / 2006 / Rated PG
URL:https://crosstownconcourse.com/event/fright-tober-monster-house-2006/
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SUMMARY:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents: SUSPIRIA
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents Suspiria at Crosstown Theater. \nCrosstown Theater\nThursday\, October 19\, 2023\nTickets: $5 at the door\nDoors at 6:30 p.m. | Films begin at 7:00 p.m. (sharp!) at Crosstown Theater \nDario Argento / 1977 / 100 minutes / Rated R \nSuspiria is a 1977 Italian supernatural horror film directed by Dario Argento\, who co-wrote the screenplay with Daria Nicolodi\, partially based on Thomas De Quincey’s 1845 essay Suspiria de Profundis. The film stars Jessica Harper as an American ballet student who transfers to a prestigious dance academy but realizes\, after a series of brutal murders\, that the academy is a front for a supernatural conspiracy. \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-suspiria/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231014T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231014T203000
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SUMMARY:Fright-tober: The Wicker Man (1973)
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Theater\nSaturday\, October 14\, 2023\nTickets: Free with registration\nFilm begins at 6:30 p.m. at Crosstown Theater \nREGISTER HERE  \nThroughout the month of October\, Crosstown Concourse presents Fright-tober at Crosstown Theater! Join us every Saturday in October for spooky\, kid-friendly matinees (2:30 pm) and even spookier adult-themed horror films in the evenings (6:30 pm). Films programmed by Crosstown Arts. Tickets are free\, but capacity is limited so registration is required. \nAfter receiving an anonymous letter about a missing 12-year-old girl\, devoutly Christian Police Sergeant Neil Howie (Edward Woodward) travels by seaplane to a remote Scottish island to investigate. But the islanders welcome neither his badge nor religious devotion\, for Lord Summerisle (Christopher Lee) and his devoted followers worship only the pagan gods of old — and those gods demand a sacrifice. Howie fears for the missing girl’s life and follows every possible lead to find her — despite the islanders’ interference — before she becomes a human sacrificial lamb. Directed by Robin Hardy. \nRobin Hardy / 1973 / Rated R
URL:https://crosstownconcourse.com/event/fright-tober-the-wicker-man-1973/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231014T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231014T163000
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SUMMARY:Fright-tober: Ghostbusters (1984)
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Theater\nSaturday\, October 14\, 2023\nTickets: Free with registration\nFilm begins at 2:30 p.m. at Crosstown Theater \nREGISTER HERE \nThroughout the month of October\, Crosstown Concourse presents Fright-tober at Crosstown Theater! Join us every Saturday in October for spooky\, kid-friendly matinees (2:30 pm) and even spookier adult-themed horror films in the evenings (6:30 pm). Films programmed by Crosstown Arts. Tickets are free\, but capacity is limited so registration is required. \nA group of unemployed parapsychologists go into business as professional ghost neutralizers. But when New York City comes under stack from a host of supernatural demons\, the self-proclaimed Ghostbusters must step up and save the world from the sinister “Zuul.” Directed by Ivan Reitman. \nIvan Reitman / 1984 / Rated PG
URL:https://crosstownconcourse.com/event/fright-tober-ghostbusters-1984/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231013T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231013T210000
DTSTAMP:20260407T111336
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SUMMARY:Folk All Y’all: Sarah Potenza
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts and Folk All Y’all present Sarah Potenza in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nFriday\, October 13\, 2023\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $20 \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nAre y’all ready? You better get ready. Because Sarah Potenza is not messing around. Her latest release\, Road to Rome\, shines new light on a songwriter whose career already includes multiple albums as front-woman of Sarah and the Tall Boys\, game-changing appearances on The Voice and America’s Got Talent\, and an acclaimed solo debut titled Monster. Rolling Stone gushed\, “Potenza is to the blues what Adele is to pop: a colossal-voiced singer who merges her old-school influences with a modernistic sound.” She is a songwriter taking the wheel and driving toward her own destination\, and you want to be there for the journey. \nThe show is at 7:30 pm with doors opening at 7 pm. The minimum ticket price is $20 but you can name-your-own price above that if you’re feeling it or donate a ticket to someone who isn’t in a position to buy one. 100% of ticket revenue goes to our artists (you can see where any fees go in the check-out breakdown). Yep\, all of it. Folk All Y’all is volunteer-run and subscriber-supported.
URL:https://crosstownconcourse.com/event/folk-all-yall-sarah-potenza/
LOCATION:The Green Room
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231013T203000
DTSTAMP:20260407T111336
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SUMMARY:Moody Conducts BEETHOVEN 5
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Theater\nFriday\, October 13\, 2023\nDoors open at 6 pm | Show begins at 6:30 pm\nTickets: $35 \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nRobert Moody\, conductor \nCaroline Kinsey\, horn \nMONTGOMERY Banner \nLAZARESCOU Impressions from the Black Sea \nBEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5 \nThe most famous four notes in musical history – don’t miss this performance of Beethoven’s revolutionary work in an intimate setting. MSO Principal Horn Caroline Kinsey is the featured soloist for Romanian American composer Dan Lazarescou’s evocative musical exploration.
URL:https://crosstownconcourse.com/event/moody-conducts-beethoven-5/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231012T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231012T210000
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SUMMARY:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents: PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents Picnic at Hanging Rock at Crosstown Theater. \nCrosstown Theater\nThursday\, October 12\, 2023\nTickets: $5 at the door\nDoors at 6:30 p.m. | Films begin at 7:00 p.m. (sharp!) at Crosstown Theater \nPeter Weir / 1975 / 115 minutes / Rated PG \nThis sensual and striking chronicle of a disappearance and its aftermath put director Peter Weir on the map and helped usher in a new era of Australian cinema. Based on an acclaimed 1967 novel by Joan Lindsay\, Picnic at Hanging Rock is set at the turn of the twentieth century and concerns a small group of students from an all- female college who vanish\, along with a chaperone\, while on a St. Valentine’s Day outing. Less a mystery than a journey into the mystic\, as well as an inquiry into issues of class and sexual repression in Australian society\, Weir’s gorgeous\, disquieting film is a work of poetic horror whose secrets haunt viewers to this day (Criterion). \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-picnic-at-hanging-rock/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231012T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231012T200000
DTSTAMP:20260407T111336
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SUMMARY:Resident Artist Talks
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents the Resident Artist Talks in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nThursday\, October 12\, 2023\nDoors open at 5:30 pm | Show begins at 6 pm\nTickets: Free and open to the public \nCrosstown Arts Autumn 2023 resident artists will present artist talks. \nThe presenters will include:\nDaniel Morrow\nDanielle Sierra\nIvy McLendon\nOutPastMidnight (Jimmi Gordon & Jay Post)\nLisa M. Williamson \nThis event is free and open to the public.
URL:https://crosstownconcourse.com/event/resident-artist-talks-2/
LOCATION:The Green Room
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231010T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231010T220000
DTSTAMP:20260407T111336
CREATED:20230106T231502Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230106T231540Z
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SUMMARY:Adam Larson with the Ted Ludwig Trio
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents the Modern Masters Jazz Series: Adam Larson with the Ted Ludwig Trio in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nTuesday\, October 10\, 2023\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $20 in advance | $25 at the door | $10 student tickets at the door \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nAdam Larson (b. 1990) is an American saxophonist\, composer and author. An endorsed artist for P. Mauriat saxophones\, The Boston Sax Shop and Key Leaves\, Adam began playing saxophone at the age of 11. Described by critic Howard Reich of The Chicago-Tribune as “a player for whom the word ‘prodigious’ was coined”\, by Peter Hum of the Ottawa Citizen as “a saxophonist who brings Donny McCaslin and Mark Turner to mind”\, and by Nate Chinen of The New York Times as “the sort of jazz musician who gets flagged early on as a promising talent and then hustles to meet every requirement for success”\, Larson has garnered numerous awards that distinguish him as one of the most promising artists of his generation. Upon graduating from high school in 2008\, Adam moved to New York City to pursue his BM and MM in Jazz Performance on full-scholarship from The Manhattan School\, finishing his studies in 2014. \nLarson has released seven albums; two for Outside In\, one for Ropeadope Records\, two under the Inner Circle Music label and two produced independently. Larson’s most recent record “With Love\, From Chicago”\, received a rare 4.5 Star rating from DownBeat magazine and was featured in JazzTimes Magazine\, among other national media outlets. \nLarson keeps an active schedule with his own groups and as a sideman\, having performed at several venues across the U.S. including The Green Mill\, The Jazz Standard\, Birdland\, The 55 Bar\, The Jazz Gallery\, The Blue Note\, The Village Vanguard\, Smalls\, Jazz at The Bistro\, The Jazz Estate\, The Jazz Showcase\, Dazzle\, Noce\, The Jewell and several others. \nMusic has allowed Adam to see more of the world than he once thought possible\, having toured Poland\, India\,Taiwan\, Holland\, and Germany as well much of the United States. Larson’s Trio received a South Arts “Jazz Road Touring Grant” in 2022 and In 2015 Larson’s quartet was selected as one of ten ensembles to tour on behalf of the U.S. State Department’s “American Music Abroad”program and toured Africa for 35 days visiting The Democratic Republic of Congo\, Senegal\, Benin and Ghana. \nBeyond maintaining an active touring and recording schedule\, Larson continues to be a sought after clinician and masterclass presenter and has been a guest at more than seventy-five Universities across the world. Appearances include visits to HKU Conservatory-Utrecht\, Temple University\, Yale\, Manhattan School of Music\, and University of North Texas among many others. Larson is currently on faculty at UMKC Conservatory where he teaches classes in the Arts Entrepreneurship program and previously taught jazz saxophone\, music business and pedagogy. In addition to his duties at UMKC\, Larson has a diverse private lesson studio of online students from the U.S. and abroad. \nAdam has authored 12 jazz etude books that have been sold in over 45 countries and States. He has created and released a successful online masterclass dedicated exclusively to developing great technique\, called “Lightning-Fast and Crystal- Clean”. He maintains an impressive portfolio of commissioned ensemble writing for school jazz ensembles\, having written more than thirty original works to date. Adam was commissioned by the Illinois Music Educators Association to compose the All-State composition for the 2020 convention\, where he directed the Honors Jazz Band. Larson has also directed the South Dakota All-State Jazz Combo. \nWith a vested interest in giving back\, Larson has also worked in various capacities with organizations that showcase exceptional young talent in the United States. Adam has served as a mentor for the Grammy Foundation and as an adjudicator for the Monterey Jazz Festival Next Generation Jazz Orchestra and YoungArts organization.
URL:https://crosstownconcourse.com/event/adam-larson-with-the-ted-ludwig-trio/
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SUMMARY:Fright-tober: Carrie (1976)
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Theater\nSaturday\, October 7\, 2023\nTickets: Free with registration\nFilm begins at 6:30 p.m. at Crosstown Theater \nREGISTER HERE \nThroughout the month of October\, Crosstown Concourse presents Fright-tober at Crosstown Theater! Join us every Saturday in October for spooky\, kid-friendly matinees (2:30 pm) and even spookier adult-themed horror films in the evenings (6:30 pm). Films programmed by Crosstown Arts. Tickets are free\, but capacity is limited so registration is required. \nIn this chilling adaptation of Stephen King’s horror novel\, withdrawn and sensitive teen Carrie White (Sissy Spacek) faces taunting from classmates at school and abuse from her pious mother (Piper Laurie) at home. When strange occurrences start happening around Carrie\, she begins to suspect that she has supernatural powers. Invited to the prom by the empathetic Tommy Ross (William Katt)\, Carrie tries to let her guard down\, but things eventually take a dark and violent turn. Directed by Brian DePalma. \nBrian DePalma / 1976 / Rated R
URL:https://crosstownconcourse.com/event/fright-tober-carrie-1976/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater
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SUMMARY:Fright-tober: Frankenweenie (2012)
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Theater\nSaturday\, October 7\, 2023\nTickets: Free with registration\nFilm begins at 2:30 p.m. at Crosstown Theater \nREGISTER HERE  \nThroughout the month of October\, Crosstown Concourse presents Fright-tober at Crosstown Theater! Join us every Saturday in October for spooky\, kid-friendly matinees (2:30 pm) and even spookier adult-themed horror films in the evenings (6:30 pm). Films programmed by Crosstown Arts. Tickets are free\, but capacity is limited so registration is required. \nWhen a car hits young Victor’s pet dog Sparky\, Victor decides to bring him back to life the only way he knows how. But when the bolt-necked “monster” wreaks havoc and terror in the hearts of Victor’s neighbors\, he has to convince them that Sparky’s still the good\, loyal friend he was. Directed by Tim Burton. \nTim Burton / 2012 / Rated PG
URL:https://crosstownconcourse.com/event/fright-tober-frankenweenie-2012/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231006T210000
DTSTAMP:20260407T111336
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SUMMARY:Kyshona
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Kyshona in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nFriday\, October 6\, 2023\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $20 \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nKyshona is an artist ignited by untold stories\, and the capacity of those stories to thread connection in every community. With the background of a licensed music therapist\, the curiosity of a writer\, the resolve of an activist\, and the voice of a singer – Kyshona is unrelenting in her pursuit for the healing power of song. \nKyshona blends roots\, rock\, R&B\, and folk with lyrical prowess. She is both a sought after collaborative vocalist working with artists like Margo Price whom she accompanied on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert\, Adia Victoria who features Kyshona\, Price and Jason Isbell in her single “You Was Born to Die”\, and a burgeoning performer in her own right whose 2020 release Listen\, was voted BEST PROTEST ALBUM of 2020 by Nashville Scene. \nKyshona’s non-profit organization “Your Song” offers songwriting programs for youth empowerment programs\, detention\, re-entry\, recovery\, mental health\, and veterans centers and organizations. \n“…wherever she plants her feet\, she does so with righteous conviction and a strong sense of her own voice.” – NPR Music \n“Listen highlights Kyshona’s descriptive songwriting and soulful vocals alongside a versatile blend of folk\, rock and R&B influences.” – Billboard \n“One of the most compassionate and uplifting young voices in Nashville today.” – Ann Powers/ NPR Music’s World Cafe \n“Everyone is making political records. Everyone is making albums that speak to ‘this moment.’ Too few of them are making music that speaks to the people who inhabit this moment. Kyshona does.” – The Bluegrass Situation
URL:https://crosstownconcourse.com/event/kyshona/
LOCATION:The Green Room
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231005T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231005T213000
DTSTAMP:20260407T111336
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SUMMARY:Sierra Hull
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Sierra Hull on the Kemmons Wilson Family Stage at Crosstown Theater. \nCrosstown Theater\nThursday\, October 5\, 2023\nDoors open at 6:30 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $30-$40 \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nSierra Hull’s positively stellar career started early. That is\, if you consider a Grand Ole Opry debut at age 10\, called back to the famed stage a year later to perform with her hero and mentor Alison Krauss to be early. She played Carnegie Hall at 12; at 13 signed with Rounder Records and issued her debut\, Secrets\, and garnered the first of many nominations for Mandolin Player of the Year. She played the Kennedy Center at 16 and the next year became the first bluegrass musician to receive a Presidential Scholarship at the Berklee College of Music. As a 20-year-old\, Hull played the White House. \nIt’s only a two-hour drive to Nashville from her tiny hometown hamlet of Byrdstown\, Tennessee. Hull credits her family for paving the first few miles to Music Row. Her mother\, holding her as a toddler\, taught her to sing. She ran next door to hear Uncle Junior pick mandolin\, and listened intently to the church choir on Sundays. Her Christmas gift- a full-sized fiddle- proved too daunting. While waiting for a smaller replacement\, her father showed her some notes on the mandolin. Hull was hooked\, soon known as the eight-year-old wowing the locals at bluegrass jams. \nShe found inspiration in Krauss\, Ricky Skaggs\, and Sam Bush. And\, just as importantly\, affirmed her own sense of identity in the album covers of Rhonda Vincent\, the queen of bluegrass. She heard the words of her parents\, prepping her for life’s big moments yet to come\, repeatedly instilling the mantra: Hard work\, more than anything\, will get you somewhere. It certainly did. \nIn 2010\, Hull captured her first IBMA award for Recorded Event of the Year. She was shedding the prodigy tag\, turning virtuoso\, and releasing her second album\, Daybreak\, with seven of her own original compositions. In Byrdstown\, she hosted an eponymous annual bluegrass festival. \n“There’s a voice in the back of my head telling me to keep working\, to keep moving forward\,” Hull says. “You have to keep progressing and introducing new things.” \nBy 2016\, Hull had reached a more mature place in her life and in her art. She tapped legendary bluegrass musician Bela Fleck to produce her third album\, Weighted Mind. A departure from her opening pair of records that blended progressive elements with traditional structure\, Hull let go of whatever preconceptions existed- both hers and those of her audience- and birthed a Grammy-nominated masterpiece. \n“I created from a more vulnerable\, honest place by asking myself what kind of music will I make if I’m not at all concerned with genre\,” says Hull. “What do I want to say with my music? What do I want to feel when I stand onstage and sing these songs? I needed to have a deeper connection.” \nEnlisting bassist Ethan Jodziewicz (and Fleck on two cuts)\, and harnessing vocal contributions from Krauss\, Abigail Washburn\, and Rhiannon Giddens\, Hull trusted her foundation of influences to support this artistic leap. Months later she was taking home the Mandolin Player of the Year. After a near-decade of consecutive noms\, Hull broke that last glass ceiling\, becoming the first woman to win the prestigious title. Of all the numerous awards and achievements Sierra Hull has earned\, that one occupies a special place on the mantle. Then she took home a pair to join it\, winning again in 2017 and 2018. \nHull has maintained a rigorous touring schedule\, as well. Even when off the road\, she is frequently guesting with friends and legends\, joining such icons as the Indigo Girls\, Garth Brooks\, and Gillian Welch\, and performing at the Country Music Awards with Skaggs\, Brad Paisley\, and Marty Stuart. \nShe says she’s ready\, now\, for something new. Currently in the midst of work for the follow-up to Weighted Mind\, her next album will consist of all original songs. Beyond that\, there are tantalizing ideas she won’t divulge for collaborations and\, perhaps\, an all-instrumental record. There is a plan\, but not a timetable\, which is just fine. \n“I love playing music. It’s all I ever wanted to do. I don’t see it\, necessarily\, as a bad thing that I’m slow to make albums. I want my albums to be something I can be proud of.”
URL:https://crosstownconcourse.com/event/sierra-hull/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater
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SUMMARY:This Must Be The Place: How Music Can Make Your City Better: Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:The Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nMonday\, October 2\, 2023\nTime: 6-8 pm\nTickets: Free \nREGISTER HERE \nShain Shapiro launches his new book\, This Must Be the Place: How Music Can Make Your City Better\, in conversation with Music Export Memphis’ Elizabeth Cawein. \nPresented by: Crosstown Arts\, University of Memphis School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy and Rhodes College Curb Institute. \nJoin Shain as he launches his book in one of the homes of American music — Memphis. Shain will be joined onstage and interviewed by Elizabeth Cawein\, Executive Director of Music Export Memphis. The discussion will be about the book\, about Memphis and how the city can foster economic and social growth through its incredible music assets. \nDoors: 6 pm \nInterview: 6:30-7:30 pm \nNetworking & signing: 7:30-8 pm \nAbout the book:\nThis Must Be the Place introduces and examines music’s relationship to cities. Not the influence cities have on music\, but the powerful impact music can have on how cities are developed\, built\, managed and governed. Told in an accessible way through personal stories from cities around the world — including London\, Melbourne\, Nashville\, Austin and Zurich — This Must Be the Place takes a truly global perspective on the ways music is integral to everyday life but neglected in public policy. Arguing for the transformative role of artists and musicians in a post-pandemic world\, This Must Be The Place not only examines the powerful impact music can have on our cities\, but also serves as a how-to guide and toolkit for music-lovers\, artists and activists everywhere to begin the process of reinventing the communities they live in.
URL:https://crosstownconcourse.com/event/this-must-be-the-place-how-music-can-make-your-city-better-book-launch/
LOCATION:The Green Room
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231001T200000
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SUMMARY:Kafé Kirk with Kirk Whalum & Keiko Matsui (SOLD OUT!)
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Kafé Kirk with Kirk Whalum and special guest Keiko Matsui in Crosstown Theater. \nSunday\, October 1\, 2023\nCrosstown Theater\nBox office opens at 5PM | Doors open at 5:30PM\nShow begins at 6PM\nTickets: SOLD OUT \nJoin Grammy-winning saxophonist Kirk Whalum for Kafé Kirk\, an ongoing jazz series in Crosstown Theater featuring musical and spiritual collaborations with special guest artists. This iteration’s performance will feature jazz pianist Keiko Matsui. \nKEIKO MATSUI\nKeiko who masters the delicate balance between career and motherhood (she has two daughters) feels an urgency to leave the world a better place for future generations. “I want to make a positive impact for children in this generation and the future. Through prayer and my music\, I hope to be able to increase more harmony on this planet.” Keiko succeeds in conjuring a harmonious affair on Euphoria. \n“Through prayer and my music\, I hope to be able to increase harmony on this planet.”- Keiko Matsui \nKIRK WHALUM\nSoulful\, passionate\, stirring…these are the words most often used to describe Kirk’s music. Forged from his Memphis\, Tennessee\, gospel roots and his 1980s initiation into the thriving Houston\, TX nightclub scene\, Kirk’s big\, rich tenor sound is unmistakably his. The ’80s were highlighted by Kirk’s stepping out of his blossoming sideman role and forming his own band. It was there that Kirk ultimately developed both his “voice” and songwriting in the crucible of the local club scene—especially at a rooftop club called Cody’s. It was also in Houston where jazz pianist Bob James “discovered” him and brought him on tour\, which led to five successful albums with Columbia Records\, including Cache\, Kirk’s first #1 album. As well\, Kirk and Bob received a Grammy nomination for their collaboration album\, Joined at the Hip. After moving to Los Angeles\, Kirk became an in demand session player for top artists like\, Barbara Streisand\, Al Jarreau\, Luther Vandross\, Larry Carlton\, Quincy Jones and most notably\, Whitney Houston\, amongst many others. It’s his sax heard on the mega-hit\, “I Will Always Love You.” Kirk soon followed that career high point with his phenomenal hit album released on Warner Bros. Records\, For You\, perhaps the most successful of over 25 solo recordings to date; others include his eclectic\, and much lauded\, Gospel According to Jazz series\, (Chapters 1\, 2\, 3 and 4). In addition to his many solo projects\, Kirk was also a member of the popular soul/jazz group\, BWB\, which features Kirk as the “W” of the group with Rick Braun (trumpet) and Norman Brown (guitar). \nKirk is the recipient of numerous awards and acknowledgements for his musical excellence including three Dove Award nominations\, an NAACP Image Award nomination and has won two Stellar Awards- Gospel music’s highest honor. A twelve time Grammy nominee\, Kirk won his first Grammy award (2011)for Best Gospel Song (“It’s What I Do”—featuring Lalah Hathaway) alongside life-long friend and gifted songwriter\, Jerry Peters.
URL:https://crosstownconcourse.com/event/kafe-kirk-with-kirk-whalum-keiko-matsui/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230930T213000
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SUMMARY:The Love Light Orchestra featuring John Németh
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents The Love Light Orchestra featuring John Németh at Crosstown Theater. \nCrosstown Theater\nSaturday\, September 30\, 2023\nDoors open at 6:30 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\n$25 in advance | $30 at the door \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nThough born from the desire to rekindle enthusiasm for the grand\, orchestral sound of mid-20th century blues\, The Love Light Orchestra is much more than a nostalgia act. Formed in 2016 as a nod to the sound and visual flair prevalent early in careers of beloved Memphis stalwarts B.B. King and Bobby Bland\, the Love Light Orchestra is as much a manifestation of the current moment as it is a throwback to a bygone era of nightclubs packed to the brim with partygoerseager to take in an evening of down-home musicality with a touch of class. \nThe collective vision of trumpeter Marc Franklin\, guitarist Joe Restivo\, and vocalist John Németh has earned the ensemble favorable responses from the public and press alike. The Memphis Commercial Appeal noted the band’s immersive qualities\, transporting listeners to a pivotal scene in which jazz and blues maintained influence over Memphis’ soul burgeoning sound. Writer Bob Mehr lauded the band for “re-conjuring a sound and style that was dominant in Memphis\, and that would have a formative influence on the young artists who would come to stock the rosters of Stax Records and Hi Records in the decades to come.” \nCompletion of Leave the Light On\, the group’s studio debut\, reflects three-years of sheer determination to coordinate schedules of a group consisting of Memphis’ most in-demand artists\, in addition to navigating the unforeseen impact of a global health crisis on the entire music industry. Though the maturity and dexterity of the orchestra members shone loud and clear on the group’s first release\, the sophomore effort refines and elevates the group’s presentation\, employing a clarity and quality complementary to the veteran musicianship within Love Light’s ranks. Tossing the songbook aside in favor of mostly original tunes\, Love Light proves their staying power and reinforces an outlook pointed toward the future while honoring the context of their collective musical past.
URL:https://crosstownconcourse.com/event/the-love-light-orchestra-featuring-john-nemeth/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230929T210000
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SUMMARY:Mid-Autumn Festival
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Concourse\nFriday\, September 29\, 2023\nTime: 6-9 pm\nTickets: Free and open to the public \nThe Vietnamese  American Community of West Tennessee\, Crosstown Arts\, and Crosstown Concourse are partnering to present the Mid-Autumn Festival! There will be a lion dance\, a youth performance\, a soccer game\, a magic show\, arts\, crafts\, and more.
URL:https://crosstownconcourse.com/event/mid-autumn-festival-2/
LOCATION:Central Atrium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230922T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230922T210000
DTSTAMP:20260407T111336
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SUMMARY:Ben Ricketts and the Vanishing Imaginary Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Ben Ricketts and the Vanishing Imaginary Orchestra with opener Rachel Maxann in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nFriday\, September 22\, 2023\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $15 in advance | $20 at the door \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nBen Ricketts is a composer\, songwriter\, producer\, multi-instrumentalist\, visual artist\, and educator based in Memphis\, Tennessee. Originally from Corinth\, Mississippi\, Ricketts has crafted a body of work as diverse and eclectic as the influences and historical complexities that inform his creations. Whether as a solo artist\, a member of an ensemble\, or a sideman in the projects of his friends\, Ricketts continues to explore sound and push the boundaries of each of his creative roles. \nFor this performance\, Ricketts (piano/vocals/electronics) will be joined by the Vanishing Imaginary Orchestra\, a small ensemble featuring Julia Rice (guitar)\, Dylan Van Zile (bass)\, and Kole Oakes (tapes/synthesizer/samples). This performance ensemble recreates and reimagines songs from Ricketts’ wide-ranging catalogue\, bringing them to life with a mix of tight arrangements\, adventurous improvisation\, and expansive audio exploration. Local songwriter Rachel Maxann will be opening the show.
URL:https://crosstownconcourse.com/event/ben-ricketts-and-the-vanishing-imaginary-orchestra/
LOCATION:The Green Room
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230921T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230921T210000
DTSTAMP:20260407T111336
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SUMMARY:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents: SQUARING THE CIRCLE (THE STORY OF HIPGNOSIS)
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts and the Memphis Listening Lab present Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis) at Crosstown Theater. \nCrosstown Theater\nThursday\, September 21\, 2023\nTickets: $5 at the door\nDoors at 6:30 p.m. | Films begin at 7:00 p.m. (sharp!) at Crosstown Theater \nAnton Corbijn / 2022 / 101 minutes / Not Rated  \nThe story of the album art design studio\, Hipgnosis\, who created some of the most iconic album covers of all time. Whether you’re a fan of Pink Floyd or not\, chances are you know exactly what the album covers of The Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here look like. But you might not be familiar with the creative duo behind those iconic images: Storm Thorgerson and Aubrey “Po” Powell\, aka the innovative design studio Hipgnosis. \nHipgnosis went from making covers for their mates (the likes of David Gilmour and Syd Barrett) to establishing themselves as the driving force behind visual identities of some of the most popular artists of the 1970s (think Led Zeppelin and Paul McCartney). Their methods were unconventional\, their budgets often unreasonable\, but they were fearless visionaries who artfully manipulated photographic images long before computer graphics became ubiquitous. \nThe Crosstown Arts Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground\, and documentary features.
URL:https://crosstownconcourse.com/event/the-crosstown-arts-film-series-presents-squaring-the-circle-the-story-of-hipgnosis/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230920T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230920T210000
DTSTAMP:20260407T111336
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SUMMARY:Hermon Mehari & Peter Schlamb Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Hermon Mehari & Peter Schlamb Quartet in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nWednesday\, September 20\, 2023\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $15 in advance | $20 day of the show \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nThe performers:\nHermon Mehari – trumpet\nPeter Schlamb – vibraphone\nBob DeBoo – bass\nJoe Hibbs – drums \nIn the attempt to pioneer a new sound while exploring his Eritrean origins\, trumpeter Hermon Mehari composed an album entirely influenced by the harmonies\, rhythms\, and melodies of Eritrean music. However this work\, “Asmara” (Komos)\, doesn’t only come from his musical side — the songs have an emotional bent and express the different aspects of his perspectives towards his relationship with family and the culture. Hermon Mehari’s 2020 sophomore album as a leader\, “A Change For the Dreamlike” (MiRR)\, takes on a more personal tone. Written and recorded in a barn in the French countryside during le confinement\, it shows only hints at the aesthetic set by his previous debut album. Although he already had a growing reputation\, the success of Mehari’s debut album \,”Bleu”\, put him concretely on the musical map in 2017. “Bleu” includes ECM recording artist Aaron Parks on piano\, Blue Note recording artist Logan Richardson on alto saxophone\, Peter Schlamb on vibraphone\, Ryan J. Lee on drums and Rick Rosato on bass. \nMehari was the winner of the 2015 Carmine Caruso International Trumpet Competition and a semifinalist in the 2014 Thelonious Monk Jazz Competition. In 2014 he released the CD “Our Journey” with Diverse\, his second with the group. Mehari maintains a touring schedule around the world with his own group and as a sideman. Mehari was also the winner of the 2008 National Trumpet Competition and placed 2nd in the International Trumpet Guild competition in Sydney\, Australia. As a founding member of Diverse\, whose eponymous debut album on Seattle-based Origin Records reached the Top 40 on the Jazzweek Radio Charts\, he has performed professionally with noted saxophonists Jaleel Shaw\, Logan Richardson\, Bobby Watson\, Ben Van Gelder\, and Tivon Pennicott. He has also performed with Aaron Parks\, Joe Sanders\, Hubert Laws\, Randy Brecker\, Tony Tixier\, Dave Pietro\, Clay Jenkins and many other great musicians. \nHermon Mehari received his BM in Jazz Performance from the University of Missouri – Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance in 2010. In addition to performing\, he dedicates himself to being a serious educator\, runs a weekly musical radio program called “The Session” on the NPR-affiliated station KCUR 89.3\, is an artistic director of the Collectif MiRR and has participated in arts related clinics and panels around the world. \nPeter Schlamb is a vibraphonist and pianist based in Kansas City\, MO. He recently released second album “Electric Tinks” and maintains a busy schedule performing locally\, nationally and internationally. Peter spent several years in New York where he attended and graduated from New School University. During his time in New York\, he recorded and performed with artists including Logan Richardson\, David Binney\, Mike Moreno\, and Ben van Gelder. Peter currently leads the group Electric Tinks and is a member of Logan Richardson’s Blues People as well as frequently performing with several other ensembles around the world.
URL:https://crosstownconcourse.com/event/hermon-mehari-peter-schlamb-quartet/
LOCATION:The Green Room
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230919T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230919T210000
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SUMMARY:Folk All Y’all: John Fullbright
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts and Folk All Y’all present John Fullbright in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nTuesday\, September 19\, 2023\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $25 \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \n“Mr. Fullbright joins the lineage of terse Southwestern songwriters like Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark\, sticking to a few folky chords and reaching for unassailable clarity.” –  Jon Pareles\, The New York Times \n“Poetically astute lyrics and heartrending musical feeling.” – Randy Lewis\, The Los Angeles Times \n“Sad and serious and wise and wonderful\, well written\, well played and well sung. Well done.” – Steven Wine\, Associated Press \nJohn Fullbright’s debut album was called “preternaturally self-assured\,” while NPR said “it’s not every day a new artist earns comparisons to great songwriters like Townes Van Zandt and Randy Newman\, but Fullbright’s music makes sense in such lofty company.” The Wall Street Journal crowned him as giving one of the year’s 10 best live performances\, and the album also earned him a GRAMMY nomination for Best Americana Album and the ASCAP Foundation’s Harold Adamson Lyric Award. \nAnd he was just getting started. His latest album\, The Liar\, is “a killer album full of insightful lyrics about the human condition delivered with a soulful voice and forceful instrumentation” (PopMatters) and a showcase for Fullbright’s undersold talent as a consummate bandleader\, on top of everything else. \nJoin us for an evening of unforgettable musical storytelling as we welcome the pride of Okemah\, Oklahoma\, back to Memphis. These shows are always one-of-a-kind events that can go from heart-breaking to ass-shaking before you know what hit ya. This is a rare weeknight show for us\, because honestly\, we’re just never going to say no when we have a chance to give John and the boys a place to shine. \nThe show is at 7:30 pm with doors opening at 7 pm. The minimum ticket price is $25 but you can name-your-own price above that if you’re feeling it or donate a ticket to someone who isn’t in a position to buy one. 100% of ticket revenue goes to our artists (you can see where any fees go in the check-out breakdown). Yep\, all of it. Folk All Y’all is volunteer-run and subscriber-supported.
URL:https://crosstownconcourse.com/event/folk-all-yall-john-fullbright/
LOCATION:The Green Room
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SUMMARY:Strictly Jazz: The Music of Wayne Shorter
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Strictly Jazz: The Music of Wayne Shorter in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nSaturday\, September 16\, 2023\nDoors at 7 pm | Show at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $20 in advance | $25 at the door \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \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. \nFeaturing:\nSal Crocker – Tenor Sax\nAlvie Givhan – Acoustic Piano\nCJ Manning – Acoustic Bass\nJames Sexton – Drums \nAbout Strictly Jazz:\nStrictly Jazz Entertainment is committed to cultivating a growing community in the knowledge and appreciation of jazz. Strictly Jazz Entertainment facilitates dialogue and collaboration between the devoted supporters of jazz and the brand new constituents – those new to the genre – for the furthering of the jazz community. Strictly Jazz provides a bridge between leading artists and a community that typically does not embrace jazz by promoting concerts in various venues to generate an atmosphere that is viable for the absorption of pure jazz.
URL:https://crosstownconcourse.com/event/strictly-jazz-the-music-of-wayne-shorter/
LOCATION:The Green Room
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SUMMARY:Brandee Younger (SOLD OUT)
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Brandee Younger in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nFriday\, September 15\, 2023\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: SOLD OUT \nThe sonically innovative harpist\, Brandee Younger\, is revolutionizing harp for the digital era. Over the past fifteen years\, she has worked relentlessly to stretch boundaries and limitations for harpists. In 2022\, she made history by becoming the first Black woman to be nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition. That same year\, she was also nominated for an NAACP Image Award. Ever-expanding as an artist\, she has worked with cultural icons including Common\, Lauryn Hill\, John Legend\, and Moses Sumney. Her current album\, Brand New Life\, builds on her already rich oeuvre\, and cements the harp’s place in pop culture. As the title of the album suggests\, Brand New Life is about forging new paths–artistic\, personal\, political\, and spiritual. On this album\, Younger salutes her musical foremother\, the trailblazing harpist Dorothy Ashby\, while also speaking to the sentiments of more recent generations. “We’re bringing new life to Dorothy Ashby’s popular and previously unreleased compositions. We’re creating new life…for the instrument\,” Younger said. Brand New Life is an album about living fully\, in neon bright color. \nIn March of 2022\, Younger flew to Chicago and began recording Brand New Life in the home studio of her long time collaborator and friend\, Makaya McCraven\, who both produced and played drums on the album. In the Windy City\, Younger hoped to harness some of Ashby’s funky energy from a recording she did there nearly five decades before. Younger gathered artists who have had a sense of kinship with Ashby; from the internationally-lauded neo-soul bassist/vocalist/rapper Meshell Ndegeocello\, to her long-time bassist Rashaan Carter\, plus the legendary rapper and producer Pete Rock and the talented contemporary producer 9th Wonder. The latter producers introduced hip hop and R&B listeners to Ashby in the 1990s and early 2000s via slick samples. Pete Rock and CL Smooth’s 1992 release\, “For Pete’s Sake\,” samples Ashby’s 1968 hit “Come Live With Me.” 9th Wonder’s remix of singer Amerie’s 2003 R&B classic “Why Don’t We Fall in Love\,” also includes a Dorothy Ashby sample from “Come Live With Me.” With Younger’s solo rendition of this heavily sampled song on Brand New Life\, she builds a sonic bridge between generations. “I wanted everyone on the record to have a special connection to Dorothy [Ashby]\,” she said. For the project\, Younger also recorded a number of Ashby’s compositions that were never recorded before\, alongside Ashby fan favorites and Younger originals. \nThe emotional complexity of the album is stunningly captured in the title track\, “Brand New Life\,” an original co-written by Younger and singer\, Mumu Fresh. “This love is so deep\, time and space couldn’t keep you away from me\,” Mumu Fresh sings. Younger’s playing paints lush details over Mumu Fresh’s smooth vocals leaving nothing to be sonically desired. Against the backdrop of current social issues–climate change\, racism\, health disparities\, and women’s rights–the song speaks to a desire that many people have for change\, for something new in the world. “Brand New Life” reaches listeners at the level of the human. \nLove is a subtle but insistent thread throughout the album. The opening track\, “You’re a Girl For One Man Only\,” is a previously unrecorded Dorothy Ashby composition. Sonically\, it is tender and evocative of a first kiss or the early seasons of new romance. Younger recalls the original song’s lyrics’ more traditional message of romantic longing that we still hear in popular music today. Boy chases girl. Girl succumbs. In Younger’s version\, there is a sense of agency and exploration. Younger creates a mesmerizing atmosphere. In the second half of the track we are met with a delicate dance between Joel Ross on vibraphone and Younger on harp\, the two instruments pining through the melody. \nBrand New Life is part of her steadfast efforts to amplify the contributions of black women harpists and to keep their legacies alive. Her care for and attention to Dorothy Ashby as a musical ancestor has been consistent throughout her career. Akin to the popular hashtag\, #CiteBlackWomen\, which demands that consumers credit and recognize black women for their intellectual labor\, Younger urges us to recognize Ashby’s contribution to the American songbook. The album is part of a larger project of recognizing not only the history of innovators of distinguished harp – a history that places Ashby and Younger together on a continuum – but also the presence of everyday black women. \n“Running Game” was an obscure seven-inch single release originally entitled “Double Talkin’” and featured Ashby on piano. In the song’s intro\, we hear what sounds like a casual conversation at a black women’s beauty salon or at a social gathering of sorts where women freely share advice and observations on life with one another. The voices in the intro are of Younger’s mother and aunt. Younger sets up listeners by reading the lyrics from Ashby’s original. “Every man I meet is double talkin.’ Where did the good men go?” The women candidly respond to the song lyrics. One says\, “As far as game\, men have been running game since day one.” The track leads into\, “Running Game\,” a ballad with inflections of Negro spirituals and the blues. Here\, Younger’s expressivity on her instrument is incomparable. As the strings (arranged by DeSean Jones) hum behind her\, the “double-talking” gold-digging man comes into full view. “Running-Game” ends on a note of optimism\, of marching forward despite life’s struggle. \nYounger was born and raised in Hempstead\, New York. As a teen in the early 1990s\, she bopped to the beats of artists like LL Cool J\, Queen Latifah\, and Busta Rhymes. Among these hip hop greats\, she discovered Ashby’s music by way of hip hop legend Pete Rock. She began playing harp at the age of eleven and eventually enrolled at the Hartt School of Music at the University of Hartford in Connecticut where she studied classical music. It was through the encouragement of legendary saxophonist Jackie McLean that she made her first foray into jazz with the harp. \nHearing Ashby for the first time led her to envision new possibilities for herself as a harpist. “She was covering all of these popular tunes and soundtracks [of the time] and I wanted to do that. She’s playing pop\, jazz and everyone’s sampling her–DJ Premier\, Pete Rock\, J. Dilla. Hearing\, then seeing her as a Black Woman\, while I’m this random little isolated black girl playing a harp by myself was everything to me.” Younger forged her way with a small but mighty group of black women harpists as examples—Sarah Lawrence from her hometown\, Ann Hobson-Pilot\, Dorothy Ashby\, and Alice Coltrane—who were consistent sources of inspiration. \nIn 2006\, after graduating from the Hartt School\, Younger went on to develop a name for herself on the jazz and commercial recording scene in New York City. To date\, her performance roster is fierce. As a side-woman\, she has played alongside jazz icons such as Pharoah Sanders\, Ravi Coltrane\, Jack DeJohnette and Reggie Workman. Younger’s commitment to carrying the torch can also be seen through her work as a performer and educator. In 2008\, she earned a Master of Music from New York University’s Steinhardt School. During this time\, she began to work seriously as an educator. She has been guest faculty and lecturer at numerous universities including but not limited to Berklee College of Music\, Princeton University\, Howard University and Tulane University. Currently\, she serves as teaching artist faculty at New York University and The New School. \nIn 2020\, Younger was named winner of the DownBeat Critics Poll in the category of “Rising Star” harpist. Her work as side-woman is evidence of Younger’s undeniable presence in the sound of contemporary jazz today. In recent years\, she has appeared on albums by Lakecia Benjamin\, Robert Glasper\, Jeremy Pelt\, The Baylor Project and Makaya McCraven\, just to name a few. In addition to her contributions as a side-woman\, Younger’s commitment to honoring the legacy of black women harpists can be seen through her curatorial work. She has curated a number of performances dedicated to honoring the work of Dorothy Ashby and Alice Coltrane. This work speaks to her dedication as a purveyor of black music and history.
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LOCATION:The Green Room
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SUMMARY:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents: MEDUSA DELUXE
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents Medusa Deluxe at Crosstown Theater. \nCrosstown Theater\nThursday\, September 14\, 2023\nTickets: $5 at the door\nDoors at 6:30 p.m. | Films begin at 7:00 p.m. (sharp!) at Crosstown Theater \nThomas Hardiman / 2022 / 101 minutes / Rated R \nTalented\, ambitious\, and backstabbing hairstylists gather for a competition in England\, only to find one of their own murdered before judging can begin. Winding through neon-lit halls and backstage dressing rooms\, competitors unspool long-simmering resentments and secrets as they search for the killer among them\, in this devilishly funny whodunit from debut filmmaker Thomas Hardiman. \nThe Crosstown Arts Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground\, and documentary features.
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LOCATION:Crosstown Theater
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