Welcome, 2022! Ring in the new year with a new bucket list of arts experiences to add to your roster. Revive your hobbies that may have taken a backseat and put a creative spin on the year through an array of arts events and exhibitions ahead. See even more at artsmemphis.org/event-calendar.
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Iris Chamber Players at the Dixon
Enjoy an evening of chamber music at the Winegardner Auditorium at the Dixon Gallery and Gardens. Iris Artist Fellows, Pedro Maia, Gabriel Hightower, Christina Lai, and Mark Allen Jr. will captivate you with their ensemble of instruments and unexpected works.
- Dixon Gallery and Gardens
- January 15
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Peanut Butter & Jam: Hot Foot Honeys
Introduce your little one to the rhythmic world of Tap with the Hot Foot Honeys. They will be performing HERStories that feature women in history that continue to inspire us today. The highly interactive performance will feature a mashup of dance, spoken word, and an enormous dose of girl power.
- Germantown Performing Arts Center
- January 15
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things we carry: New Works by Lauren Cannon and Robyn Gridley Nickell
St. Mary’s Episcopal School will be hosting new works by Lauren Cannon and Robyn Gridley Nickell in the Levy Gallery of the Buckman Arts Center. This exhibit is a study on the cumulative effects of living. “Not only do we carry ancestral history genetically, symbolically, spiritually, and emotionally, we also carry the history of our own experiences,” says Lauren Cannon.
- Buckman Performing and Fine Arts Center
- January 7 - February 21
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The Goodbye Levee
With a devastating diagnosis, Celeste Banks invites the audience to a “Goodbye Party,” where her erratic memory and hallucinatory interruptions make for an eventful evening for viewers and her family members.
- TheatreWorks @ The Square
- January 14 - 30
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Musical Journalism: Continuing a Legacy through the Flute
Watch a legacy of “musical journalism,” started by the late L. Alec Wilson and continued by his grandson Adam Sadberry. This performance will tell stories of the world with pieces from composers of African descent.
- Crosstown Arts
- January 15
