Various community events and screenings scheduled in California

Several cultural and community events are scheduled across California in late 2026. In Santa Cruz, the Institute of the Arts and Sciences will host a panel discussion featuring filmmaker and graphic novelist James Spooner regarding his book, ‘It Starts with Anger: A Punk Beginning. An AFROPUNK Ending’. Additionally, the Rio Theatre will host a free screening of the documentary ‘TCB – The Toni Cade Bambara School of Organizing’, followed by a conversation with director Louis Massiah and Professor Gina Dent.

In San Francisco, the Jewish Community Center will host the premiere of ‘Hold On To Your Music: A Mother's Legacy’, featuring a live performance by concert pianist Mona Golabek. This film tells the story of Lisa Jura, a piano prodigy sent to London via the Kindertransport during World War II.

Meanwhile, the San Francisco Maritime National Park Association has announced that the screening of the documentary ‘A Balcony on the World’, which explores the history of the Aquatic Park Bathhouse, has been postponed from October 24, 2026, to early 2027.