Co-presented by Metro Art, Zócalo Public Square, and Grand Performances Moderated by Moira Shourie, Executive Director, Zócalo Public Square Arts and culture built Los Angeles, this hub for the journeying, creative spirit. And great art connects Angelenos to each other. We roar with laughter at comedians, thrill at a poetic turn of phrase, shed a tear […]
Point Reyes Station—Join us for the exhibition opening of Voices of Tamal-liwa. This exhibition opening and public event at the Dance Palace in Point Reyes will include a panel presentation, film screening of three short films and discussion of family histories of Coast Miwok people as told by participating Coast Miwok tribal members. This public reception and exhibition opening […]
Co-presented by Zócalo Public Square, Playwrights’ Arena, UCLA Diversifying the Classics, and LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes, with generous support from Snap Foundation, Karsh Family Foundation, Broad Foundation, and Olga Garay-English During the artistic and literary boom of Spain’s Golden Age, theater known as comedia helped audiences on both sides of the Atlantic understand their past […]
LOS ANGELES— Celebrate the wonder of California’s native bees with National Geographic Explorer Krystle Hickman, author of The ABCs of California’s Native Bees. Join us at the Coyotl + Macehualli Lending Library for a lively author discussion, delicious food, and a limited book giveaway. Can’t make it in person? The event will also be live-streamed, […]
Co-presented by Zócalo Public Square, MacArthur Foundation, Times of San Diego, and Bread & Salt Deportation has impacted communities across California and the country, and has become the face of U.S. immigration policy today. At the culmination of a year marked by violent ICE raids, it’s crucial to understand how we got to this point and […]
FRESNO- LA CULTURA CURA: HEALING THROUGH ARTS PROGRAM PRESENTS FREE JARANA GUITAR LESSONS! Where: CHICANO YOUTH CENTER 1515 E DIVISADERO When: WEDNESDAYS 530PM For questions, please contact: Irene Serrano 559-942-0708
San Francisico— American Sons is a PBS documentary that has been screened at prestigious film festivals such as SXSW. The film is a profoundly intimate documentary that traces the enduring scars of war through the story of Cpl. JV Villarreal, a Mexican American Marine from Texas, killed in action in Afghanistan. Told through JV’s own raw, […]
Living Harriet Tubman will premiere in Washington, D.C. as part of the 2026 Black History Film Festival on February 20th. The short documentary follows Nancy Whittle, a Fresno-based educator and Civil War reenactor who has spent more than 30 years portraying Harriet Tubman in reenactments across California. Supported in part by California Humanities, the film […]
JazzAntiqua Dance & Music Ensemble will present The Stories We Tell, an intimate jazz-theater performance honoring Black History Month on Sunday, February 22, 2026, at the Silver Screen Theater at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood. Blending jazz music, dance, spoken word, film, and visual art, the performance celebrates Black joy, lived experience, cultural […]
OAKLAND—Union Maya and the Oakland Public Library 81st Ave branch have partnered to offer a workshop series in Mayan backstrap weaving. Come learn about and try your hand at the craft with expert Maya Mam weavers. Where: Oakland Public Library 81st Ave Branch, 1021 81st Ave, Oakland, CA 94621 When: Select Saturdays 10am-12pm (Jan: 17, […]