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, August 7 | 2 pm – 4 pm

Robert & Candace Mache

Thursday, August 12 | 5 pm – 7 pm

Jimmy Davis

Saturday, August 21 | 2 pm – 4 pm

Jeff Golightly

Thursday, August 26 | 5 pm – 7 pm

Justice Naczycz

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    

Join The Memphis Chapter of The Recording Academy for a live Q&A with Marshall Grant, the Man in Black’s original bassist, who recorded with Cash from 1954 (a year before his start at Sun Records) until 1980.

$10. Free for Recording Academy and Brooks Museum members. RSVP required. For more information or to purchase tickets call 901.544.6208.  

Have dinner at the Brushmark Restaurant, for reservations call 901.544.6225 or click here to make reservations online.  

Sunday, August 1 | 2 pm

FILM: Wheedle’s Groove

With commentary by Quincy Jones, Sir Mix-A-Lot, Mark Arm (Mudhoney), Ben Gibbard (Death Cab For Cutie), Ben Shepherd (Soundgarden), and Kenny G, and using interview footage, archival materials, original music, and live performances, this documentary, winner of Indie Memphis’ 2009 Audience Award, paints a picture of a thriving and vibrant music scene centered around Seattle’s small African-American population. Runtime: 95 minutes. Introduced by filmmaker Jennifer Maas.

Link: http://www.wheedlesgroovemovie.com/

$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, August 5 | 7 PM

FILM: M for Mississippi: A Road Trip Through the Birthplace of the Blues

Everyone knows the blues came from Mississippi. Here's an update: They never left. This documentary, a winner at multiple indie film festivals, takes audiences on a wild ride through the heart of the Mississippi Delta's current blues scene - from sun-drenched cotton fields to whiskey-soaked juke joints. More than just a collection of concert performances, the film collects the sounds, images and feel of both the performers and their native landscape - an environment essential to their livelihoods and inseparable from their art. Runtime: 94 minutes. A Q&A with the filmmakers will follow the screening.

Link: http://www.mformississippi.com/

$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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Saturday, August 7 | 11 am – 12 pm

Opening Reception: Me TV: The Identity Channel

Art Therapy with Shelby County Relative Caregiver ProgramJoin us for a reception celebrating the artistic accomplishments of our summer Art Therapy program. Working with art therapist Karen Peacock and museum educators, youth ages 5-16 participated in art-making and interactive gallery tours. The exhibition is the culmination of this high-impact program. Free with museum admission.

GENERAL ADMISSION

Top to bottom:
Dan'ta, Mario, Christopher

Sunday, August 8 | 2 PM

FILM: Mid-August Lunch

Devoted son Gianni (Gomorrah’s Gianni Di Gregorio) serves as caretaker to his 93-year old mother Valeria. When their condo manager, Luigi, informs Gianni that his electric bill has remained unpaid for three years, a deal is struck. If Gianni will look after Luigi’s mother for a couple of days, his debts will be forgiven. Suddenly Gianni, reduced to sleeping in a deck chair, is single-handedly running what amounts to a temporary geriatric ward. Italian with English subtitles.

Runtime: 75 minutes.

$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, August 12 | 7 PM

FILM: No One Knows About Persian Cats

On a quest to network with other musicians, indie rockers Negar and Ashkan meet up with numerous folkies, metalheads, and rappers who populate their local music scene. Yet as the New York Times points out, “These earnest, impetuous young artists, scrambling to find space and time for rehearsal, live not in Austin or Brooklyn, but in Tehran. And of course circumstances for iconoclastic, bohemian young people in Iran are not what they are elsewhere. Unlike their western counterparts, Negar, Ashkan and their friends are bravely laying claim to creativity, idealism and free expression in defiance of an authoritarian state that seeks to deny them those universal birthrights of modern youth.” Persian with English subtitles.

Runtime: 101 minutes.

$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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Saturday, August 14 | 11 am – 1 pm

Creation Station: Point and Shoot

An exciting drop-in art-making activity for children (ages 4 – 12) and their grown-ups. Presented by Thomas & Betts Corporation. Recreate some of the dynamic shots from Who Shot Rock & Roll: A Photographic History, 1955 – Present using a pointillist technique. Families will use dots (some close together, some far apart) to bring the photographs to life in their own unique drawings. Free with museum admission and always free for children 6 & under.

GENERAL ADMISSION

Sunday, August 15 | 2 PM

FILM: Crimson, White & Indigo: Grateful Dead, 1989

This July 7, 1989 concert at Philadelphia’s JFK Stadium offers a snapshot of the Dead’s 1989 tour, where the band played to some of its biggest audiences ever. Two years removed from the craziness that surrounded the “comeback” tour of 1987 and the Dead’s unprecedented flirtation with mainstream success – thanks to “Touch of Grey” and the In the Dark album – the group was still riding the crest of that wave and attracting thousands of new fans with each passing tour. Visually, the Dead’s stage set that summer was perhaps the most spectacular they ever mounted – designed by noted Czech artist Jan Sawka, it consisted of dozens of enormous painted canvas panels covered with various patterns, colors and shapes—some abstract, some concrete; quite an amazing sight in the enormous JFK stadium, for what would turn out to be that venue’s final rock concert.

Runtime: 170 minutes.

Link: http://emergingpictures.com/2010/04/05/grateful-dead-concert/

$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, August 19 | 6 pm

Who Shot Rock & Roll: A Photographic History, 1955 – Present

Tour with WEVL DJs. Let some of Memphis’ biggest music fans, volunteer DJs from WEVL 89.9 FM, guide you through their favorite images in the Who Shot Rock & Roll exhibition.

Free with museum admission. Space is limited and reservations are required, please call 901.544.6242  

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

GENERAL ADMISSION

Henry Diltz

Tina Turner, Taken 1985, printed June 2009

Digital print from 35 mm

Transparency 24 x 20 in. (61 x 50.8 cm)

Thursday, August 19 | 7 PM

Reel To Real: Scott Bomar

Memphis musician Scott Bomar’s filmography includes Hustle & Flow, Black Snake Moan, Gospel Hill, Soul Men, and Teenage Tupelo. His studio work include engineering credits on Al Green’s I Can’t Stop, Jay Reatard’s Watch Me Fall, and the producing credit on Cyndi Lauper’s brand new album, Memphis Blues.

Link: http://www.scottbomar.com/

$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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Saturday, August 21 | 7 pm – Midnight

I Love Rock & Roll : Avant-Garde Party 2010

The Summer’s Hottest Party!Channel your inner rock star from the era of your choice and enjoy live music on the terrace, Wii Rock Band, pictures with celebrity rock stars, a hookah bar, tattoos, a full bar and heavy hors d’oeuvres, and much more! Avant-Garde is a FREE party exclusively for Brooks members at the $300 level and above.

Join or renew today for your FREE TICKETS! Call 544-6230 or click here.

2010 Host Committee: Ada Askew; Dorothy & Pat Burke; Margaret & Hugh Fraser ; Vince DeGutis; Elizabeth & Mike Rodriguez-Chapman; Pryor Lott; Pat Mitchell Worley & Billy Worley; Suzanne & Jon Scharff; Susie & Trip Sneed; Mary & Corey Trotz; Jenna & Ed Wallis; Sheila & Kenneth Whalum

Sunday, August 22 | 2 PM

FILM: The Art of the Steal

The true story of a multi-billion art heist and how they got away with it, this documentary follows the struggle of control for Dr. Albert Barnes’ 25 billion dollar collection of modern and post-impressionist art.

Runtime: 101 minutes.

Link: http://www.google.com/search?q=art+of+the+steal%27&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7ADBF_en

$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, August 26 | 6:30 PM tasting, 7:30 PM film

By The Glass: Merlove

“You may recall that Miles, the pinot-noir-obsessed oenophile played by Paul Giamatti in Sideways, was an unrepentant merlot hater. As its title suggests, Merlove is Napa Valley-based filmmaker Rudy McClain's fun-loving defense of wines made from the dark-blue grapes of Bordeaux, California, Italy and elsewhere. This valentine to merlot is ultimately an impassioned plea for variety as the spice of life, for sampling a broad spectrum of wines to refine one's palette, or simply to appreciate the seemingly infinite selection of quality wines at reasonable prices.” – The Seattle Times.

Runtime: 100 minutes.

Preceded by a Merlot tasting presented by Michael Hughes, GM/Wine Club Director at Joe’s Wines & Liquor.

Link: http://www.merlove.com/

$12 members, $15 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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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

Thursday, September 16 | 7 pm

Ian Mackaye

Q&A with the punk pioneer, founder of Dischord Records and frontman 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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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.

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.