Events for March 23, 2026
Billy Preston:
That’s the Way God Planned It
Featuring never-before-seen archival footage, studio outtakes, and rare photos, “Billy Preston: That’s the Way God Planned It” is an exhilarating documentary about the legendary Grammy-winning musician whose signature sound shaped the work of The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Ray Charles, Sly Stone, Aretha Franklin, and countless others.
The President’s Cake
“The President's Cake” was the winner of the Camera D’Or and Audience Award at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, and the Official Iraq Entry for the Best International Film Academy Award 2025. The film embodies innocence, imagination, and inner strength.
Tristan und Isolde:
Met Live Opera
After years of anticipation, a truly unmissable event arrives in cinemas worldwide on March 21 as the electrifying Lise Davidsen tackles one of the ultimate roles for dramatic soprano: the Irish princess Isolde in Wagner’s transcendent meditation on love and death. Heroic tenor Michael Spyres stars opposite Davidsen as the love-drunk Tristan.
Ghost Elephants
Directed, narrated and written by legendary filmmaker Werner Herzog, “Ghost Elephants” is a lyrical tale of survival, reconnection and the enduring power of ancient knowledge in the face of modern loss.
In the Living Room Music Series:
Gary Simpkins, Tony Cook and Kris Baldwin
On Monday, March 23 at 7:00 p.m., series creator Shondra Jepperson sits down with singer-songwriter Gary Simpkins, fiddler Tony Cook, and Canadian bassist Kris Baldwin for an evening of their career and personal stories.