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Photograph by Jack Robinson, 1970, www.robinsonarchive.com.
Wed, Feb. 15
$15/$10 Brooks members
Join us for a conversation with art world legend and LGBTQ icon Joe Dallesandro. The Warhol superstar makes a one-night-only appearance at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art on Wednesday, February 15. 6 pm | Drinks and DJ 7 pm | Conversation in the Dorothy K. Hohenberg Auditorium 8 pm | Meet Joe in the Rotunda Auditorium sound system provided by Ninth Wave Audio/Video Design, generously sponsored by The Jeniam Foundation and Decorative Arts Trust.
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art in Overton Park
Art from everywhere. An experience for everyone.
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“Forty Years of Printmaking,” exhibition of works by Judith Dierkes. Through Feb. 19. “Image and Object: Works by Adam Hawk and Joe Morzuch,” exhibition of work informed by the shapes and forms found in natural and urban settings. (272-5100), www. mca.edu. Through Feb. 19. Terry DeWitt Art Exhibit, Through Feb. 19. 66 S. COOPER (726-4656).
SOUTHERN AVENUE Wednesday, February 1st
after International Blues Challenge
Ross Gallery
“Fused Expression,” exhibition of studio glass by John Littleton and Kate Vogel. www.cbu.edu. Through May 17. CHRISTIAN BROTHERS UNIVERSITY, PLOUGH LIBRARY, 650 E. PARKWAY S. (321-3000).
Stax Museum of American Soul Music
JOHN NEMETH & THE BLUE DREAMERS Thursday, February 2nd
after International Blues Challenge
“Portraits in Soul: Rare Images from the API Archive,” exhibition of photographs by Bill Carrier Sr. and his team at Allied Photography Illustrators (API). www.staxmuseum.com. Feb. 3-June 20. 926 E. MCLEMORE (946-2535).
Talbot Heirs
Debra Edge Art, Ongoing.
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99 S. SECOND (527-9772).
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VizzTone’s 10th Anniversary Blues Party on Beale
Friday & Saturday, February 3rd & 4th 10:30pm Kenny Neal Jonn Del Toro Richardson Erin Harpe & the Delta Swingers Long Tall Deb & Colin John Little G Weevil Amanda Fish Amy Hart Little Boys Blue Tas Cru 182 Beale Street | Memphis, TN | 901.528.0150 | rumboogie.com
TOPS Gallery
“maybe nothing was said/ might be continued,” exhibition of drawing and sculpture by Jerry Phillips. www.topsgallery.com. Through Feb. 4. 400 S. FRONT.
Village Frame & Art
Gallery Artists, exhibition of work by Charlie Ivey, Virginia Schoenster, Lou Ann Dattilo, and Matthew Hasty. Ongoing. 540 S. MENDENHALL (767-8882).
WKNO Studio
Gallery 12 Artists of Mississippi, exhibition of artists’ work from abstract to Impressionist to floral design. www.wkno.org. Through Feb. 28. 7151 CHERRY FARMS (458-2521).
DinnerStage at Bartlett Performing Arts and Conference Center, Friday C O M E DY
EACC Fine Arts Center Gallery
Vicki Lawrence & Mama: A Two-Woman Show, www.eacc. edu. Sat., Feb. 4, 7:30 p.m. EAST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE, 1700 NEWCASTLE, FORREST CITY, AR.
P&H Cafe
Open Mic Comedy, Thursdays, 9 p.m. 1532 MADISON (726-0906).
B O O KS I G N I N G S
Booksigning by Rochelle Stevens
Author and Olympic gold and silver medalist discusses and signs Travel the World by Foot. Mon., Feb. 6, 5 p.m. LUCIUS E. & ELSIE C. BURCH JR. LIBRARY, 501 POPLAR VIEW, COLLIERVILLE (457-2600), WWW.COLLIERVILLELIBRARY.ORG.
LECT U R E /S P EA K E R
“Can Teaching Innovation Renew the Humanities?”
Dr. James M. Lang will consider current debates about the value of the humanities and the ways teaching innovation can help renew the public’s commitment to the humanities. Free. Thurs., Feb. 2, 6 p.m. UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS, UNIVERSITY CENTER, 255 UNIVERSITY CENTER, PARIS THEATER, WWW.MEMPHIS.EDU.
“Crisis Communication and Management: What You Don’t Know Will Hurt You”
The Memphis Chapter of the American Marketing Association hosts Kerri Guyton of Obsidian Public Relations explaining to marketing and communications professionals how to effectively handle crisis situations. $15 AMA members, $25 nonmembers. Thurs., Feb. 2, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. UNIVERSITY CLUB OF MEMPHIS, 1346 CENTRAL (866-3114), WWW.AMAMEMPHIS.ORG.
Communities in Conversation: “Digital Baldwin”
Professors Zandria Robinson, Ernest Gibson, and Terrence Tucker will discuss the work of James Baldwin as a means to inform, contextualize, and highlight aspects of his work as writer and social critic that have become references for post-civil rights discussions of race in America. Thurs., Feb. 2, 5:30 p.m. RHODES COLLEGE, HARDIE AUDITORIUM, 2000 N. PARKWAY (843-3000), WWW.RHODES.EDU.
Holmes Lecture Series
Theologian Dr. Eboni Marshall Turman, Assistant Professor of Theology and African-American History at Yale University will speak on the “Black Social Gospel.” See website for more information. Free. Mon., Feb. 6, 7-8 p.m., and Tues., Feb. 7, 11:15 a.m.-1 p.m. MEMPHIS THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, 168 E. PARKWAY S. (458-8232), WWW.MEMPHISSEMINARY.EDU.
Memphis 101
Learn about the rich cultural heritage of Memphis during this interactive crash course revealing why Memphis is the place it is today and how our history impacts where we are headed. Registration required. Tues., Feb. 7, 6-8 p.m. NATIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS MUSEUM, 450 MULBERRY (521-9699), WWW.NEWMEMPHIS.ORG.