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In a world dominated by streaming, Lou Curtiss' vast collection of music finds new life at Folk Arts Rare Records. We hear the stories of the musicians whose work he helped preserve and explore vinyl's unlikely survival in the '90s and 2000s, and why physical media is making a comeback.

Optimize your experience at the Viennese Nights Ball, with this gem of a "boot camp" from the event's Dance Mistress herself! Joan Walton will teach the basics of waltzes, polkas, etc., offering tips for all levels of dancers. She'll also go over the specialty dances and mixers slated for the evening. Truly a must do, and a great way to meet potential dance partners! DETAILS: https://waltznsuch.org/index.php/special-events/ Waltz & Such on Facebook

Stream now with KPBS Passport on KPBS+ / Premieres Monday, Jan. 26 and Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026 at 11:30 pm on KPBS TV. The stories of Magda Brown and George Brent, two Hungarian Jews who survived Auschwitz as teenagers, illuminate the human aspects of resistance, chance and luck in the face of Nazi tyranny.

Ahmad Joudeh once danced under the threat of ISIS in a Syrian refugee camp. Now he performs on world stages. He shares how survival became art, how he reclaimed his story and what it takes to live fully as a dancer.

Join us Tuesday January 20 at 6 p.m. as we welcome Sean Mortimer to the store to discuss and sign "Misfit: A Survival Guide." Introduction by Tony Hawk. This event is ticketed and will be held at the Ocean View Turf Deck. Reserved seating is limited and not guaranteed, so get your tickets early! Purchase one copy of the book for one ticket. The ultimate guide to recognizing untapped potential by celebrating imperfection. Learn to take the path less travelled with direction from misfit guides like Tony Hawk, Mark Mothersbaugh, Michelle “Estrojen” Steilen, Shepard Fairey, and many more. About the Author: Sean Mortimer books include "HAWK: Occupation: Skateboarder" (coauthored with Tony Hawk), and "The Mutt: How to Skateboard and Not Kill Yourself" (coauthored with Rodney Mullen). In a previous life, he was a sponsored skateboarder and editor of SkateBoarder magazine, and he has written about outcast lifestyles for the LA Times. He lives in Southern California with his wife and sons. Camino Books on Facebook / Instagram

Music survives by transformation—and this program celebrates reinvention as a creative force. Thomas Adès reimagines Purcell before leading the U.S. première of a newly revised version of his miniature Concerto Conciso, and Brahms’ beloved Piano Quintet—famously transformed through multiple versions—closes the program in its final, towering incarnation. La Jolla Music Society on Facebook / Instagram

Praised by the New Yorker as “the most significant bassist this country has produced since the advent of Charles Mingus and Flea,” Meshell Ndegeocello has survived the best and worst of what a career in music has to offer. She eschewed genre for originality, celebrity for longevity, and musical trends for musical truths. Fans have come to expect the unexpected and follow her on sojourns into soul, R&B, jazz, hip-hop, rock, all bound by the search for love, justice, respect, and resolution. Meshell Ndegeocello on Facebook / Instagram

As Nowruz, the Persian New Year marking the start of spring, begins Friday. Zohreh and Susie Ghahremani share its traditions in "Celebrate Nowruz," a new children's book told through a young girl’s perspective.

Presented as part of AMONG FRIENDS – UNTER FREUNDEN, a campaign of the Goethe-Institut USA to celebrate and strengthen transatlantic friendship. In the haunting new film from esteemed German director Christian Petzold (Transit, NYFF56), his regular star Paula Beer plays Laura, a pianist from Berlin who finds herself in a transitory state. After surviving a violent car crash that kills her boyfriend, Laura is immediately taken in by Betty (Barbara Auer), a mysterious middle-aged woman who lives alone in an isolated house in the countryside. Strangers to one another, the two women build a quiet, respectful life together, though the reemergence of Betty’s estranged husband and son sheds light on the tragic past that explains the murky present. The pleasurable enigma of "Miroirs No. 3," named for a Ravel piano suite, returns Petzold to the metaphysical ambiguity of earlier films like "Yella" (2007) and the themes of doubling in his cherished "Phoenix" (2014), yet with a distinctive ethereality all its own: It’s an economical and beautifully crafted work about the mystery of human interaction. More showtimes TBA. Digital Gym Cinema on Facebook / Instagram

Winner of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival Audience Award and Camera d'Or for Best First Feature. Iraq's Official Submission to the 2026 Academy Awards. While people across 1990s Iraq struggle to survive the war and food shortages, the President requires each school in the country to prepare a cake to celebrate his birthday. Despite her efforts to avoid getting picked, 9-year-old Lamia is chosen among her classmates. The young girl must now use her wits and imagination to gather ingredients and prepare the mandatory cake in THE PRESIDENT’S CAKE. Digital Gym Cinema on Facebook / Instagram