Gallery Talk: Michael Butler Jr.
Brooks Museum of Art 1934 Poplar Ave., Memphis, TN, United StatesMichael Butler Jr. is a talented filmmaker and photographer based in Memphis, known for his captivating visual storytelling. With a keen eye for detail and a passion for capturing authentic moments, Butler’s work seamlessly blends creativity, emotion and the human element. With a growing portfolio of projects, Butler continues to make his mark on the […]
Sweet Lizzy Project
Overton Park Shell 1928 Poplar Ave., Memphis, TNPart of the Orion Free Concert Series. In just a few years, Cuban-born, Nashville-based quartet Sweet Lizzy Project has gone from its members never having been in an arena, to mesmerizing an audience of 20,000 people when opening for their idols, Heart and Joan Jett. Along the way, the anthemic rock band earned a prime […]
‘Chinatown’ 50th Anniversary Screening
Brooks Museum of Art 1934 Poplar Ave., Memphis, TN, United StatesIn Chinatown, Faye Dunaway and Jack Nicholson smolder against the backdrop of circa 1937 Los Angeles, depicted as a hotbed of corruption in a narrative firmly grounded in historical reality. Director Roman Polanski called the plot twist at the heart of this quintessential mystery movie—his last American film—the “very darkness of the human soul.” Penned […]