Coming events from Citizen Joy!
Joyful Resistance for Art and Democracy
WHEN: Saturday, July 25, 2026, 1:00 – 3:00 pm WHERE: Healing Garden, 1435 Webster St., Alameda, CA 94501 Special Guest: Cat Brooks (KPFA Radio host) Emcee: Jeff Raz, founder of Citizen Joy FREE – Learn more here. Through the power of Joyful Resistance, activists, poets and musicians will raise their voices to envision an equitable...Continue reading→
Screening of Abraham’s Bridge
WHEN: Wednesday, July 29, 2026 WHERE: Alameda Point Collaborative Screening Room, 2550 Monarch St., Alameda, CA 94501 On Wednesday, July 29, 2026 the West End Arts District and Alameda Point Collaborative will be screening Abraham’s Bridge, a film about a mosque, synagogue, church, and interfaith center being built side-by-side. The audience and candidates for City...Continue reading→
20 Years of Wonder Gala
WHEN: Friday, July 31, 2026 WHERE: Flynn Creek Circus tent, Creamery District, 1251 9th St, Arcata, CA 95521 Long time Citizen Joy member, Arcata Playhouse, celebrates 20 years of art+politics+joy – community arts, arts education, shows, festivals, advocacy and more. To mark the occasion of the 20th Anniversary, Playhouse Arts will host a special anniversary...Continue reading→
O Say Can You See: the Soul of Our Nation – Alameda
RECEPTION: July 10, 2026 – RSVP here EXHIBIT: July 4 – August 29, 2026 WHERE: Rhythmix Cultural Works, 2513 Blanding Ave., Alameda, CA 94501 The O Say Can You See, the Soul of Our Nation art exhibit will be at Rhythmix Cultural Works from July 4 to August 29. O Say Can You See… the...Continue reading→
O Say Can You See, the Soul of Our Nation – Redwood City
WHEN: July 2 – August 30, 2026 WHERE: Center for Creativity, 800 Main St, Redwood City, CA 94063 The O Say Can You See, the Soul of Our Nation art exhibit will be at the Center for Creativity from July 2 to August 30. O Say Can You See… the Soul of Our Nation showcases...Continue reading→
Screening of Lightworkers
WHEN: Tuesday, August 4, 2026 at 6 pm WHERE: The Lark Theater, 549 Magnolia Ave., Larkspur, CA 94939 MORE INFO HERE. Tuesday, August 4 at 6pm, Citizen Joy will screen Bobby Roth’s feature length documentary Lightworkers at The Lark Theater in Larkspur. Tickets are FREE, use the code word “democracy”.
Democracy Sings with the Humboldt Resistance Singers
WHEN: September 15, 2026, WHERE: Playhouse Arcata, 1251 9th St., Arcata, CA 95521 MORE INFO: 707-822-1575
A Revolutionary Tea Party
WHEN: Saturday, September 19, 2026 from 2-4 at 1275 Minnesota St., San Francisco WHERE: Minnesota Street Project, 1275 Minnesota St., San Francisco, CA 94107 Edit, comment and draw on a revolutionary document with brushes dipped in dark tea with Beth Grossman.
Our Declaration 2026
DEADLINE: October 31, 2026 Ann’s website Our Declaration 2026 asks you to share your perspectives, explorations and art about “the relationship between independence and interdependence, or the challenges and possibilities of coexisting in a shared world.” Click here to participate.
Sing Democracy 250
Sing Democracy 250 is a national choral music project that has held concerts in Philadelphia, Minneapolis, Lincoln Center, Constitution Hall, and 150 choirs from around the country will offer Sing Democracy 250 concerts from now to the end of 2026.