THEATRE Dragon Mama – March 4 – April 12: Broadway star Sara Porkalob returns to the Geffen Playhouse for the second installment of “The Dragon Cycle.” In this next chapter, Maria Porkalob, Jr. dreams of a bigger, gayer life beyond Bremerton, WA. But when an...
ART Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955–1985 – February 24 – June 14: Amid the turbulent decades of the mid-20th century, African American and Afro-Atlantic diaspora artists sought to celebrate Black culture and advance the struggle for civil...
FILM Short Films Honoring the Day of Remembrance: Executive Order 9066 – 7 PM, February 19: On February 19, 1942, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, authorizing the forced removal and incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans—most of them U.S....
FILM TCB – The Toni Cade Bambara School of Organizing – 7:30 PM, February 11: Author, educator, activist, and documentary filmmaker Toni Cade Bambara, with humor and deep insight, inspired a generation of artists to dedicate themselves to community...
FILM Purple Rain – 7:30 PM, February 4: This is what it sounds like… When Doves Cry. Feel the electricity of the inimitable maestro Prince as he plies his charisma, unbelievable stage presence, and musical genius into a modern musical of epic 80s...
FILM Grey Gardens – 7:30 PM, January 22: Join us as we celebrate the 50th Anniversary of one of the most intriguing documentaries ever made. Vidiots, 4884 Eagle Rock Blvd., Los Angeles. Under the Shadow – 3 PM, January 24: Set in 1980s Tehran during the...
The California African American Museum celebrates and honors Martin Luther King Jr. on January 19 with King Day 2026 that includes day of events from 10 AM – 5 PM: Honor Martin Luther King Jr. with a performance by the Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los...
In Jeff Chang’s prolific book Water Mirror Echo: Bruce Lee and the Making of Asian America, he gives us one of the most insanely comprehensive deep dives into one of the most – if not thee most influential, trailblazing Asian American in history. The dense,...
FILM The Battle of Algiers – 7:30 PM, January 13: Ready to join the rebellion? Join us to watch one of the most searing and realistic narrative films about oppression and revolution of all time. Drawing on the Italian neo-realist movement, Gilo Pontecorvo...
