DIASPORA Calendar: February 16-22, 2026

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....

DIASPORA Calendar: February 9-15, 2026

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 empowerment....

DIASPORA Calendar: February 2-8, 2026

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 proportions. A...

DIASPORA Calendar: November 17-23, 2025

COMEDY Bad Dates with Joel Kim Booster! - 7:30pm, November 19: Everybody’s had them, everybody can relate to them, and now we’re back with more of the wildest stories you’ve ever heard, on BAD DATES! Join host Joel Kim Booster (Loot, Fire Island, Netflix) as he...

DIASPORA Calendar: November 10-16, 2025

MUSIC Patti Smith And Her Band Perform Horses 50th Anniversary - 8pm, November 15: In the fall of 1975, Patti Smith gathered her band in Electric Lady Studios in New York to record her debut album, Horses. Released by Arista Records, it has come to be regarded as a...

November 6-9: OutfestNEXT

Outfest has returned with OutfestNEXT, four days of cinema celebrating the resilience, joy, and artistry of LGBTQ+ storytelling. Join us for 20 programs, including features, shorts, and archival selections that spotlight both established and emerging queer...

Celebrate 40 Years of Vidiots and ‘Clue’!

The L.A. cinematic institution Vidiots is celebrating it's 40th anniversary with a special screening of Clue, the iconic Jonathan Lynn-directed whodunit from 1985 -- featuring screen legends Michael McKean (aka Mr. Greeen) and Colleen Camp (aka Yvette) in person on...