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Mark you calendar for these exciting events. While at the Brooks, enjoy dining at the Brushmark Restaurant, serving lunch Tuesday - Sunday and dinner every Thursday night until 9 pm. For more information about these events please call 901.544.6200.

Brooks Museum League events

Decorative Arts Trust events


Live in the Galleries
Memphis Music Unplugged
Experience Who Shot Rock & Roll with live music! For the first time in the history of the Brooks, Memphis musicians will be performing – live and unplugged – in the traveling exhibition space. 

 

With the support of:

 

Saturday, September 4 | 2 pm – 4 pm

Van Duren

 

Thursday, September 9 | 5 pm – 7 pm

Lamar Sorrento

 

Saturday, September 18 | 2 pm – 4 pm

Robby Grant

 

Thursday, September 23 | 5 pm – 7 pm

Jeff Hulett

 

Free with museum admission. For more information call 901.544.6208.  
GENERAL ADMISSION    


Thursday, September 9  |  7 pm

Film: Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story  
This locally directed and produced documentary, which originally aired on PBS’ “Great Performances” in August 2007 and went on to screen at film festivals such as the 2010 Amakula International Film Festival in Uganda, celebrates the triumphs of Memphis’ own Stax Records label, as well as the genius of its artists and musicians. Runtime: 155 minutes. $6 mem/$8 non-mem

 

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Saturday, September 11 | 11 am – 1 pm

Creation Station: Carvable Critters

An exciting drop-in art-making activity for children (ages 4 – 12) and their grown-ups. Presented by Thomas & Betts Corporation.What’s your favorite kind of critter? Using a soft material and a simple carving tool, children will create small sculptures of their favorite four-, six-, or eight-legged creatures. Free with museum admission and always free for children 6 & under.

 

GENERAL ADMISSION


Sunday, September 12 | 2 pm

Reel To Real: Robert Gordon

Meet author/filmmaker Robert Gordon, chronicler of Memphis’ secret histories, including It Came from Memphis, Johnny Cash’s America, and Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story, also screening at the Brooks in September.

 

$6 members, $8 non-members, or free with a VIP Film Pass. For more information or to purchase tickets call 901.544.6208. Auditorium sound system provided by Ninth Wave Audio/Video Design. Sponsored by The Jeniam Foundation.

 

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Thursday, September 16 | 11 am and 1 pm

Homeschool at the Brooks

Free admission. Student registration required.

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Thursday, September 16 | 7 pm

Ian Mackaye
Q&A with the punk pioneer, founder of Dischord Records and front man for Minor Threat/Fugazi. Sponsored by the Memphis Music Foundation. $5 members/$5 non-members  Before or after your lecture, enjoy dining in the Brushmark restaurant, for reservations call 901.544.6225 or click here to make reservations online.

 

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Saturday, September 18 | 2 pm

Film: Wade in the Water, Children  

Presented in conjunction with the Rhodes College symposium “Telling Katrina’s Stories: Interpreting Hurricane Katrina Five Years After,” this documentary was filmed by eighth-graders at the first New Orleans school to reopen in Katrina’s aftermath. Runtime: 75 minutes.  Prices: $6 mem/$8 non-mem

 

 

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Sunday, September 19 | 2 pm

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo  

This 2009 Swedish film adaptation of Stieg Larsson’s first novel in his Millennium Trilogy stars as Noomi Rapace as Lisbeth Salander, a troubled 24-year old hacker, and Michael Nyqvist as Mikael Blomkvist as the middle-aged investigative journalist who she has under surveillance. Together, the two begin searching for a woman who’s been missing for 40 years. Rated R for disturbing violent content, sexual material, nudity, and language. Runtime: 152 minutes. $6 mem/$8 non-mem

 

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Thursday, September 23 | 7 pm

Film: I Am Love  
When the Recchi family patriarch splits control of his massive Italian corporation between his son, Tancredi, and grandson, Edo, everyone is surprised – including Edo, who prefers his dream of opening a restaurant to the day-to-day life of an industrialist. Then Emma, Tancredi’s wife, embarks on a love affair with Antonio, the chef in Edo’s burgeoning restaurant, and the family is forever changed by the ensuing drama. Starring Tilda Swinton and Flavio Parenti. Runtime: 120 minutes. In Italian and Russian with English subtitles. Rated R for sexuality and nudity. $6 mem/$8 non-mem


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Saturday, September 25 | 2 pm

Film: Leonard Cohen’s Songs From the Road  
The Brooks closes out programming for the Who Shot Rock & Roll exhibition with this concert film, which features dozen of Cohen’s most famous songs, including “Chelsea Hotel” and “Hallelujah,” culled from his recent world tour and captured onstage at auditorium halls, festivals, arenas and stadiums from Tel Aviv to London, from across Europe to the California desert and his native Canada. Click here to see more about this film. $6 mem/$8 non-mem.

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Sunday, September 26 | 2 pm

Robert King

 

The photographer will discuss his images of Civil War re-enactors.

 

Free with museum admission.

 

Before or after your lecture, enjoy dining in the Brushmark restaurant, for reservations call 901.544.6225 or click here to make reservations online.  

 

GENERAL ADMISSION

Robert King
Raid by General Van Doren at Grand Junction, Tennessee, 2004
Digital c-print
Courtesy of the artist


Tuesday, September 28 | 10:30 am

Piece of Mind Alzheimer’s Tour Program: American Art

A free monthly program that engages individuals in the early-to-middle stages of Alzheimer’s and their caregivers through interactive gallery tours and art-making experiences. Generously funded by Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation. Space is limited, reservations required.  Call 901.544.6242.


Thursday, September 30 | 6 pm

Hello, Brooks! A tour for members only

 

Members, it’s time to see our extraordinary permanent collection in a whole new way. Join fellow art lovers and enjoy our masterpieces with a tour by one of our knowledgeable and passionate docents.   

 

Join or renew today! Call 544-6230 or click here.

Reservations required. Contact Kiley at 901.544.6230 to reserve your spot today.


Thursday, September 30 | 7 pm

The Maid

This Chilean dramedy from Sebastian Silva has garnered numerous accolades since its premiere at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, including a Golden Globe nomination for Best Foreign-Language Film and the Audience Award from the Paris Cinema International Film Festival. The film, which explores Latino social hierarchies, stars Catalina Saavedra as the fiercely territorial – and utterly devoted – maid for the Valdes family, who resists the idea of being replaced after 23 years of service. Runtime: 95 minutes. Spanish with English subtitles.  $6 mem/$8 non-mem

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Saturday, November 13 | 10 am – 1 pm

Alabama Chanin Workshop  
Work with Natalie Chanin and an Alabama Chanin DIY kit to create either a bandana or a Moleskine journal cover. Suited to beginner and experienced sewers alike. Each participant is provided with one DIY Kit for their sewing, a copy of Alabama Studio Style: More Projects, Recipes & Stories Celebrating Sustainable Fashion & Living (STC Craft/A Melanie Falick Book, $35), lunch, and entry to the exhibition William Christenberry: Photographs, 1961-2005. Limited space available. $100 Brooks members, $110 non-members. For information or to purchase tickets by phone please call 901.544.6208.

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