Events

11 am  |  7th and 8th graders – Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

12:30 pm  |  9th and 10th graders – Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

2 pm  |  11th and 12th graders – Memphis College of Art

Students from the Mid-South region who have received awards, cash prizes, and scholarships through this important teen program will be recognized. Have lunch at the Brushmark before or after the awards. For reservations please click here or call 901.544.6225. Visit www.brooksmuseum.org for more information.

On Wednesdays, you set your own admission fee! From a penny to any dollar amount, you decide what you pay.  For group tours of 10 or more, please call the Tour Coordinator at 901.544.6215 or email for more information. Sponsored by Target.

Join local gun enthusiast John Kanne for a gallery talk on the history and evolution of firearms focusing on the pistols and rifles in the exhibition. Included with museum admission. Space is limited and reservations are required. Please call 901.544.6242.

Recognized as one of the greatest comedy films of all time, this 1974 parody of the sixth century quest to find the Holy Grail stars Monty Python regulars Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin as King Arthur, Sir Lancelot, Patsy, Sir Robin, Sir Belvedere, and Sir Galahad. Hilariously low budget, the film employs sound-effect coconuts to emulate thundering horses’ hooves, and features a real “Killer Rabbit” which battles the knights.  Call 901.544.6208 to purchase tickets. Monty Python and the Holy Grail is part of the Brooks’ Armed + Dangerous Film Series, presented in conjunction with the exhibition Armed + Dangerous: Art of the Arsenal, on view through March 11.

Directors: Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones
England | 1974 | 91 minutes

 

Sponsored by Thomas & Betts
An exciting drop-in art-making activity for children and their grown-ups. Included with museum admission and always free for children 6 & under.Using Styrofoam blocks and other shapes joined together with tooth picks, kids will create 3D sculptures, buildings, or creatures from their own imaginations.

Always a crowd-pleaser — and often a game-changer in Oscar® pools — The Oscar® Nominated Short Films – Animation is your opportunity to see all the nominees for the best animated short film category ahead of the 2012 Academy Awards®, which will take place on February 26. This screening will include: Sunday/Dimanche, The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, La Luna, A Morning Stroll, and Wild Life.

Total runtime: 80 minutes

The Brushmark will be hosting a very special Valentine's brunch that you won't want to miss. Reservations recommended. Please call 901.544.6225 or click here to make reservations.

A few highlights include:

-Raspberry marscarpone stuffed french toast with white chocolate custard

-Duck confit hash with poached eggs and truffled hollandaise

-Blood orange mimosa

Trittico (The Triptych), which premiered at the Metropolitan Opera in December 1918, collects three of Puccini’s one-act operas, Il tabarro, Suor Angelica, and Gianni Schicchi. Il tabarro (The Cloak) details an ill-fated love triangle on a Parisian barge, circa 1910. Suor Angelica takes place in a convent in 17th century Siena, while Gianni Schicchi, based on Dante’s Divine Comedy, is set in Florence at the end of the 13th century. This Royal Opera House production stars Lucio Gallo, Eva-Maria Westbroek, Anja Harteros, Anna Larsson and Elena Zilio. Screening includes two intermissions.  Call 901.544.6208 or visit brooksmuseum.org/films for more information or to purchase tickets.

Composer: Puccini
Royal Opera House | 2012 | 3 hours 45 minutes (with 2 intermissions)
Italian with English subtitles

In cooperation with Emerging Pictures, the Brooks proudly presents exclusive world class cultural programming. Join us twice monthly for the best of European opera and ballet in crystal-clear Hi-Definition digital projection.

On Wednesdays, you set your own admission fee! From a penny to any dollar amount, you decide what you pay.  For group tours of 10 or more, please call the Tour Coordinator at 901.544.6215 or email for more information. Sponsored by Target.

Give a Valentine Gift of a Romantic Experience at the Brooks.A remix on the typical Valentine’s date: Couples start the evening off with wine and chocolates. Then explore the Armed & Dangerous exhibition and enjoy a talk on Courtly Love and Chivalry by University of Memphis Medievalist and Instructor, Courtney L. Luckhart. Finally, couples will finish the evening by creating a “love token” for one another under the tutelage of an artist from the Metal Museum.  Registration required; please call 901.544.6215 or email to reserve today. Deadline to register is February 8.

Every 3rd Thursday of the Month
Members of the Memphis Argentine Tango Society will be dancing in the Rotunda. Free lessons 6:30 – 7 pm, followed by tango demonstrations 7 – 8 pm.

ART OPEN LATE is this Thursday!
The Brooks stays open late every Thursday, 52 nights a year! Expect the unexpected, from gallery tours and artists talks, to films, musical performances and art-making activities, plus Brooks Milongas (tango dancing) in the Rotunda every third Thursday. Museum galleries and Museum Store are open until 8 pm, the Brushmark restaurant until 9 pm. To make dinner reservations click here or call 901.544.6225.

Always a crowd-pleaser — and often a game-changer in Oscar® pools — The Oscar® Nominated Short Films – Live Action is your opportunity to see all the nominees for the best live-action short film category ahead of the 2012 Academy Awards®, which will take place on February 26.  This screening will include: Pentecost, Raju, The Shore, Time Freak, and Tuba Atlantic.

Total runtime: 110 minutes

This César Award-winning biopic of the cynical, yet always romantic singer-songwriter Serge Gainsbourg, covers his youth in 1940s Nazi-occupied Paris, his circa-late 1960s rise to the top as France’s most notorious bon vivant and lover of Brigitte Bardot and Jane Birkin, and his death in 1991 at the age of 62. Often cited as a “musician’s musician,” Gainsbourg’s progressive musical oeuvre ran the gamut from jazz to mambo, lounge, reggae, pop, psychedelia, calypso, and, as documented on one of his biggest hits, an oft-covered duet with Birkin entitled “Je t’aime… moi non plus,” erotica. Written and directed by French comic book artist Joann Sfar, Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life stars Eric Elmosnino in the title role, the late Lucy Gordon as Birkin, and Laetitia Casta as Bardot. Call 901.544.6208 to purchase tickets.  

Director: Joann Sfar
France | 2010 | 130 minutes
French with English subtitles

 

On Wednesdays, you set your own admission fee! From a penny to any dollar amount, you decide what you pay.  For group tours of 10 or more, please call the Tour Coordinator at 901.544.6215 or email for more information. Sponsored by Target.

Join the Brooks’ docents for engaging and thought-provoking tours of featured exhibitions and afterwards enjoy tea and treats in the Brushmark. For reservations, please call 901.544.6244. Admission is $3 per person. This program is generously sponsored by the Brooks Museum League.

Based on the true story of “lonely hearts killers” Martha Beck and Raymond Fernandez, who murdered at least a dozen women in the 1940s, and filmed in documentary-style black-and-white, The Honeymoon Killers stars Shirley Stoler as the sullen and affection-starved Beck and Tony Lo Bianco as the smooth-talking Fernandez. Deemed “voyeuristic” and “angry” by film critics, this late-‘60s shocker is notable on several counts: It was written by opera composer Leonard Kastle, who took on director duties after firing a young Martin Scorsese from the set, and despite budgeting restraints that required the actors to do their own hair and makeup, famed French filmmaker François Truffaut ultimately declared it his favorite American film. Call 901.544.6208 to purchase tickets.

Director: Leonard Kastle
U.S.A. | 1969 | 108 minutes

The Honeymoon Killers is part of the Brooks’ Armed + Dangerous Film Series, presented in conjunction with the exhibition Armed + Dangerous: Art of the Arsenal, on view through March 11.

Come experience the art of the arsenal in this dynamic family day. Visitors of all ages will enjoy hands-on art-making inspired by the works of art in the exhibition “Armed and Dangerous,” led by art education students from the University of Memphis.  Also, don’t miss a drum and dance performance by Out Loud Artistry; demonstrations of Japanese and Medieval European arts and culture by the Society of Creative Anachronisms; and a demonstration of forging by an artist from the National Ornamental Metal Museum (weather-permitting). 

While the furry red creature he animates is a world-renowned celebrity, few people know the man behind the muppet – Kevin Clash. Being Elmo traces Clash’s journey from his humble beginnings as a pre-teen puppet maker in Baltimore to his current success on Sesame Street where, with nine Emmy Awards and film credits for Labyrinth, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles I and II, and Muppet Treasure Island to his name, he serves as Muppet captain and co-executive producer of the long-running children’s series. Narrated by Whoopi Goldberg, this documentary film includes rare archival footage, interviews with Frank Oz and Cheryl Henson, and a behind-the-scenes look at the Jim Henson Workshop.  Call 901.544.6208 to purchase tickets.

Directors: Constance Marks and Philip Shane
U.S.A. | 2011 | 80 minutes

Sponsored by Baptist
A wonderful opportunity for those with Alzheimer’s and their care partners to enjoy art and each other in a comfortable setting, guided by trained docents. Participants enjoy art and conversation in the galleries and afterwards engage in art making with an art therapist, Karen Peacock. To register, please call 901.544.6215.  Click here for more information.

On Wednesdays, you set your own admission fee! From a penny to any dollar amount, you decide what you pay.  For group tours of 10 or more, please call the Tour Coordinator at 901.544.6215 or email for more information. Sponsored by Target.

-Meet and Greet area farmers and locavores.
-Food by Andrew Adams and Wally Joe and The Chubby Vegetarian.
-Live music by Brian Hartley Industries.
-Art-making activities and a cash bar.

Check out our upcoming Farmers Market Film Festival lineup:

Saturday, March 3 | 2 pm
Film: The Real Dirt on Farmer John

Saturday, March 3 | 3:30 pm
Film: Food Stamped

Saturday, March 10 | 2 pm
Shorts from the Southern Foodways Alliance

Saturday, March 17 | 2 pm
Film: The Greenhorns

Join Vicky and Bill Stewart of Vamp and Tramp Booksellers for a discussion on what makes artists books distinct and special. Their "show and tell" talk will feature examples of contemporary artists' books from their inventory.

The story of one man, his farm and his family, this documentary film chronicles the life of third generation Illinois farmer John Peterson, who was at one point demonized by his neighbors after creating an art commune in the heart of conformist Midwestern America. During the family farm slump of the 1980s, Peterson went into a deep depression when he was forced to auction off equipment and lost most of his land. After returning to the farm in the mid-1990s to “fulfill his destiny,” the eccentric, free-thinking Peterson ultimately resurrected it as Angelic Organics, a community supported enterprise that currently provides fresh organic produce for 1,200 shareholder families, on-site educational programs, and employment opportunities for people who truly want to get back to the earth.

Director: Taggart Siegel
U.S.A. | 2005 | 82 min

This film is part of the Farmers Market Film Festival. Additional screenings include:

Saturday, March 3 |  3:30 pm
Food Stamped

Saturday, March 10 |  2 pm
Shorts from the Southern Foodways Alliance

Saturday, March 17 |  2 pm
The Greenhorns

This informative, yet comedic documentary film follows one couple – nutritionist Shira Potash and her filmmaker husband – as they attempt to eat a healthy and balanced diet on a food stamp budget. Inspired by Potash’s day job as a teacher of cooking classes to elementary school students in low-income neighborhoods, the two embark on the food stamp challenge, where they spend the equivalent of a dollar per meal. With commentary from food justice activists, nutrition experts, politicians, and ordinary Americans living on food stamps, this film takes a deep look at the struggles low-income Americans face on a daily basis when it comes to putting three square meals on the table.

Directors: Shira Potash and Yoav Potash
U.S.A. | 2010 | 60 min

This film is part of the Farmers Market Film Festival. Additional screenings include:

Saturday, March 10 |  2 pm
Shorts from the Southern Foodways Alliance

Saturday, March 17 |  2 pm
The Greenhorns

Top stars of the Mid-South take a break from their day jobs to become master painters for the Brooks. Each completed celebrity masterpiece will be available in a live auction. Food and entertainment will be provided. $75 tickets.

-Hors d'oeuvres and drinks
-Music by Joyce Cobb
-Live and silent auction

The 2012 Celebrities on Canvas gala event is coordinated by Melyne Strickland and Yvonne Jones.  For more information, contact Melyne Strickland (901.581.4122, melstri@aol.com) or Yvonne Jones (901.292.5935, yjones53@comcast.net).  To purchase tickets send a $75 check (payable to Brooks Museum League) to Jodi Varner, 8793 Somerset Lane, Germantown, 38138.  For a complete list of celebrity participants or to purchase tickets online please visit www.brooksmuseumleague.org.