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Cultural Arts For Everyone

Cultural Arts For Everyone (CAFE`), incorporated in 2000, provides culturally diverse artistic experiences that enrich the lives of school age children and their families. Its purposes are to (1) provide education and cultural awareness for the underserved, including low and moderate-income communities; (2) promote artistic excellence that inspires community audiences; (3) build collaborations and partnerships that (a) develop culturally and ethnically diverse audiences and (b) provide access to quality artistic programs. During its first six seasons, CAFE` has presented more than 65 outstanding, culturally diverse music, dance and theatrical performances to more than 65,000 Memphians, half of whom were students, ages 5 to 18. Our performance series has consistently drawn a more culturally, ethnically, racially, and socio-economically diverse crowd of individuals. CAFE` was founded to meet a growing local demand for a culturally diverse selection of performing arts and to present audiences with world-class artists and performers who are ethnic minorities. Each year we work hard to enhance the quality of life in our community by presenting an exciting season of dance, music and theatre. Past performances have included: Al Jarreau, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, Sweet Honey in the Rock, John Amos in Haley's Comet, Nai Ni Chen Dance Company, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Boys Choir of Harlem, Ballet Hispanico, Regina Carter, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Fisk Jubilee Singers and CeCe Winans.

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    Cultural Arts For Everyone

    516 Tennessee Street
    Suite 128
    Memphis, TN 38103

    Phone: 901-312-9787

    Fax: 901-544-7163

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    06/20/10	Miss Nancy Wilson & Arturo Sandoval Cannon Center for the Performing Arts Miss Nancy Wilson & Arturo Sandoval Presented by Cultural Arts For Everyone at Cannon Center for the Performing Arts June 20, 2010 A three-time Grammy Award winner with more than 60 albums, Wilson first recorded single, “Guess Who I Saw Today” was so successful that Capitol Records released five Nancy Wilson albums between 1960 and 1962. During her lengthy career, she has performed on popular variety shows and acted on hit TV shows. Miss Wilson has also won Best Jazz Vocal Album in 2005 and 2007 for “R.S.V.P. (Rare Songs, Very Personal)” and “Turned to Blue,” respectively, both on the...
    04/17/10	3 Mo' Divas Cannon Center for the Performing Arts 3 Mo' Divas Presented by Cultural Arts For Everyone at Cannon Center for the Performing Arts April 17, 2010 3 Mo’ Divas delivers some stupefying, genre-jumping feats that will amaze audiences: including opera, Broadway, movies, jazz, blues, soul, R&B, rock & roll, spirituals & gospel. The discovery of their phenomenal vocal versatility is nothing short of astonishing! These classically trained ladies smash musical barriers by delivering 10 styles spanning 200 years of music in one concert! This amazing musical feat maintains the integrity of each musical style. In other words,...
    03/19/10- 03/21/10	Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Orpheum Theatre Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Presented by Cultural Arts For Everyone at Orpheum Theatre March 19-March 21, 2010 Acclaimed for their beauty, passion and power, the dancers of Alvin Ailey will bring to the Orpheum stage exciting premieres, dramatic new productions, revered classics, and repertory favorites. The premieres for Memphis are 'Hymn', Judith Jamison's Emmy Award‐winning homage to Alvin Ailey; and Robert Battle's 'In/Side', a gripping solo that plays out to the vivid emotions of Nina Simone's "Wild is the Wind". 'I can't wait to see audiences join my extraordinary dancers on...
    06/13/09	Deborah Coleman Metal Museum Deborah Coleman Presented by Cultural Arts For Everyone at Metal Museum June 13, 2009 Deborah Coleman is one of the most talented, prolific, and powerful female blues guitarist , songwriter and singer of the last decade. She picked up the guitar at age eight after seeing the pop group The Monkees on TV. Deborah Coleman gives knockout live performances that have made her one of the hottest commodities on the contemporary blues scene. Meticulous and focused in the studio and highly charismatic onstage, Coleman has developed a guitar style that reflects the influences of Jimi...
    04/25/09	Down By The Riverside Cannon Center for the Performing Arts Down By The Riverside Presented by Cultural Arts For Everyone at Cannon Center for the Performing Arts April 25, 2009 Cultural Arts For Everyone (CAFÉ) presents the “Down By The Riverside” featuring The Blind Boys of Alabama and The Preservation Hall Jazz Band, on Saturday, April 25 at 7 p.m. at the Cannon Center for the Performing Arts. Opening act will be local comedian Kenny Lackey and Memphis Ministerial Choir along with Deborah Manning. Tickets are available at the Cannon Center Box office and at all Ticketmaster outlets (www.ticketmaster.com) or by calling 901.743.ARTS (2787)....
    03/27/09	Dance Theatre of Harlem Cannon Center for the Performing Arts Dance Theatre of Harlem Presented by Cultural Arts For Everyone at Cannon Center for the Performing Arts March 27, 2009 DANCE THEATRE OF HARLEM CELEBRATES 40 YEARS OF ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE Cultural Arts For Everyone (CAFÉ) presents the Dance Theatre of Harlem Ensemble, on Friday, March 27 at 8 p.m. at the Cannon Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets are available at the Cannon Center Box office and at all Ticketmaster outlets (www.ticketmaster.com) or by calling 901.743.ARTS (2787). Ticket prices range from $20 to $45 plus service charge. Groups of 10 or more should call 901.576.1269 for a...
    12/14/08	KATHLEEN BATTLE Cannon Center for the Performing Arts KATHLEEN BATTLE Presented by Cultural Arts For Everyone at Cannon Center for the Performing Arts December 14, 2008 Cultural Arts for Everyone (CAFÉ) presents world-renowned soprano Kathleen Battle performing a unique program of classical, holiday, secular and spiritual favorites in collaboration with jazz saxophone virtuoso and Memphis native Kirk Whalum on December 14, 2008 at 3:00pm at the Cannon Center. The program will also include the vocal force of the choirs of Snowden Middle School and White Station Middle School.
    07/25/08	Hugh Masekela's Chissa All-Stars & Nuttin' But Stringz Orpheum Theatre Hugh Masekela's Chissa All-Stars & Nuttin' But Stringz Presented by Cultural Arts For Everyone at Orpheum Theatre July 25, 2008 "Hugh Masakela has been, and will continue to be, an importance force in the world of music." (Amazon) Long before the term "world music" was coined, South African born trumpeter and flugelhornist Hugh Masekela was ingeniously fusing his own vibrant post-bop style with R&B, pop and African rhythms. In 1968, Masekela became an overnight sensation with his irresistible instrumental hit, Grazing in the Grass. With its breezy horn lines and catchy, percussive rhythms,...
    06/06/08	An Evening with Al Jarreau Orpheum Theatre An Evening with Al Jarreau Presented by Cultural Arts For Everyone at Orpheum Theatre June 6, 2008 Jazz Legend Returns! America’s smoothest scat, jazz and pop-singing virtuoso Al Jarreau returns to Memphis on Friday, June 6 for an incredibly engaging live performance of love songs, “An Evening with Al Jarreau,” at the Orpheum Theatre.   CDFM, in partnership with Memphis City Schools, is improving the quality of arts education in the Memphis City School system by providing continual professional development workshops for educators. While visiting...
    02/22/08	Spirit of Uganda Orpheum Theatre Spirit of Uganda Presented by Cultural Arts For Everyone at Orpheum Theatre February 22, 2008 "First rate" and "Inspiring" (New York Times) The award winning cast of performers, ages 8 to 18, bring to life the sounds and music of East Africa. The African troupe sings in Luganda, Swahili and English and will play a variety of drums, harps, flutes and xylophones and perform dances from a number of countries including Uganda, Rwanda, Congo, Tanzania and Kenya. This exuberant and powerful program give audiences an intriguing experience in the stories, history, legends and beliefs peoples...

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