Events

Crosstown Arts presents 45 Years of Fear: an anniversary screening of Dawn of the Dead in Crosstown Theater. Crosstown Theater Thursday,...

Takuya Nakamura has distinguished himself by composing and effectively fusing uncommon and exciting styles of music, leaving audiences and music critics alike excited for future performances. Takuya moved to New York from his native Tokyo and became a sought-after part of NYC's vibrant live/electronic scene. Now the producer/DJ/multi-instrumentalist plays trumpet, keyboards, and various electronic instruments with various artists and musicians throughout the United States and the world.

Kirk Whalum’s Epic Cool is an electrifying collection of original grooves. Teaming up with producer Greg Manning (two-time GRAMMYr nominee, composer/collaborator on 10 No. 1 Billboard hits), Whalum focuses on his songwriting to craft an album that's passionate and spirited on a monumental scale, but with his trademark soul. Celebrate its release with this very special performance at Crosstown Theater!

PRIZM Ensemble presents Imani Winds in collaboration with Crosstown Arts  in Crosstown Theater. Crosstown Theater at Crosstown Arts Monday, June...

Dead Soldiers EP listening event and “RIDE” music video premiere, directed by local filmmaker and Studio One Four Three co-founder...

Crosstown Arts and Memphis Listening Lab present Black Tight Killers in Crosstown Theater. Crosstown Theater Thursday, June 6, 2024 Tickets: $5...

Join Indie Memphis & Crosstown Arts for our 6th annual Filmmaker Speed Meetings! Think of it like Speed Dating, but for filmmaking guidance and mentorship. This is a great opportunity for new/rising/new-to-Memphis filmmakers to connect with other Memphis-based industry professionals. 

In 1972, The Bar-Kays released “Do You See What I See?”, marking their resilience after a tragic 1967 plane crash....

Three time Grammy Award-Winning Drummer Ulysses Owens Jr. is known for being a drummer who The New York Times has said “take a back seat to no one,” and “a musician who balances excitement gracefully and shines with innovation.”

Crosstown Arts and SPECTRUM present Milk in Crosstown Theater. Crosstown Theater Thursday, June 13, 2024 Tickets: $5 at the door...

Don't miss the final chance to learn more about the 2025 Crosstown Arts Residency Applications — join us for our LAST Residency Application Information Session! This final session is FREE and VIRTUAL!

Crosstown Arts presents From Winter Hill to Duck Hill: Blues All Night Long with Willie Farmer Trio, Ryan Lee Crosby...

Join us for a beautiful day at Crosstown Concourse and enjoy delicious local craft beers at this family-friendly weekend event — featuring 160+ of the best curated local and regional crafters, makers and artists! 

Jessye DeSilva’s new, crowdfunded album, Renovations, chronicles an ongoing, imperfect journey to self-love and -acceptance, full of both moments of resignation and moments of triumph.

Marisa Anderson channels the history of the guitar and stretches the boundaries of tradition. Her deeply original work applies elements of minimalism, electronic music, drone and 20th century classical music to compositions based on blues, jazz, gospel and country music, re-imagining the landscape of American music. The New Yorker calls Anderson ‘one of the most distinctive guitar players of her generation’, while NPR refers to her as among ‘this era’s most powerful players’.

A young punk, recruited by a car repo agency, finds himself in pursuit of a Chevrolet Malibu with a huge, $20,000 bounty — and something otherworldly stashed in its trunk.

Recognized for their raucous and rowdy shows, they seldom get to perform a fair bit of their catalog that is more conducive to a listening room environment. This show will feature many of Dead Soldiers’ least-performed songs and unique arrangements of existing songs in their live repertoire.

The 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. This special Jazz Month presentation of the series features New York-based performers JD Warren & The Rudiment in two back-to-back Memphis performances.

JD Warren & The Rudiment is helmed by husband and wife duo drummer Jeremy Warren and vocalist Dermel Warren. They play original music and arrangements of standards, and their debut album, "I Can Do All Things," is available on all music outlets and platforms.

Come meet the makers of Johnnie Taylor’s first and only biography, I Believe in You. Greg Hasty, author of the book...

Among the most praised titles in all contemporary film, this singular masterpiece of Taiwanese cinema, directed by Edward Yang, is set in the early sixties in Taiwan. A Brighter Summer Day is based on the true story of a crime that rocked the nation. A film of both sprawling scope and tender intimacy, this novelistic, patiently observed epic centers on the gradual, inexorable fall of a young teenager (Chen Chang, in his first role) from innocence to juvenile delinquency, and is set against a simmering backdrop of restless youth, rock and roll, and political turmoil.