Community Calendar

Gesa Power House Theatre proudly presents Spacewoman on Wednesday, February 15, 2026, at 7PM. This program is supported, in part, by Friends of Gesa Power House Theatre, and a grant from the Washington State Arts Commission.

Astronaut Eileen Collins was the first woman to pilot and command an American spacecraft. Born on the other side of the tracks in upstate New York, she smashed many glass ceilings in the US Air Force and at NASA in her career, culminating in four increasingly dramatic and dangerous space shuttle missions. With an incredible set of archival materials, intimate interviews, and a moving score by Marcelo Zarvos, Hannah Berryman’s nail-biting film shares the emotional journey experienced by Eileen’s family, and explores what level of risk is acceptable in human endeavour.

KPAC presents PILLION. A directionless man is swept off his feet when an enigmatic, impossibly handsome biker takes him on as his submissive. An unfiltered, empathetic look at self-discovery, love, and desire, Pillion captures its themes with cinematic beauty – all while never refusing to patronize its audience. The remarkable directorial debut by Harry Lighton, is an unconventional romance that soars thanks to its nonjudgmental perspective and knockout performances.

Rated: R | 1 hr 46 min | Tickets: $8 Adult / Film Pass

KPAC and U of I School of Global Studies present KÖLN 75 in celebration of this year’s Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival. The story of Vera Brandes, who, in 1975 and at the age of 18, staged the famous Köln Concert by jazz musician Keith Jarrett. Köln 75‘s lively performances, playful use of clichés, and jazz-like chaos make it a compelling and irresistible watch. Sponsored by University of Idaho School of Global Studies.
Free to attend for U of I Students/Faculty/Staff and Jazz Festival ticket holders.

Rated: Not Rated | 1 hr 52 min | Tickets: $8 Adult / Film Pass

KPAC and BookPeople of Moscow present ANNIHILATION as part of our Page to Screen series featuring book-to-film adaptations handpicked by the experts at BookPeople. A biologist signs up for a dangerous, secret expedition in which the laws of nature don’t apply. Annihilation backs up its sci-fi visual wonders and visceral genre thrills with an impressively ambitious — and surprisingly strange — exploration of challenging themes that should leave audiences pondering long after the end credits roll. Sponsored by BookPeople of Moscow.

Rated: R | 1 hr 55 min | Tickets: $8 Adult / Film Pass

Join Gesa Power House Theatre on Friday, April 24, 2026 at 6PM for a reception and screening of Northwest Film Forum/Unincarcerated Productions’ Justice Media FilmFest.

Justice Media FilmFest is a one-night celebration of justice-centered storytelling, presented in partnership with the San Quentin Prison Film Festival and featuring short films from the past year’s festival and the premiere of Lockdown, a narrative short written and co-directed by incarcerated participants in the Inside/Out Media Lab at the Washington State Penitentiary. Some of the justice-impacted filmmakers will be in attendance and speaking about their work, and there will be special video messages from the currently incarcerated filmmakers as well.

Doors will open at 6:00pm for a reception, followed by film screening at 7:00PM.

A documentary film revealing the hidden truth on the role of the u.s. military as the world’s largest institutional polluter, tracing the link between war, empire, and ecological destruction.

Earth’s Greatest Enemy reveals a hidden truth rarely questioned in mainstream reporting: the role of the U.S. military as the world’s largest institutional polluter spewing carbon, contaminating water, and scarring landscapes across the globe. Combining investigative journalism, striking visuals, and stories from impacted communities, this film challenges audiences to rethink the hidden costs of a global military empire and its planetary consequences. It uncovers how military operations poison ecosystems, accelerate global warming, and sacrifice the future for endless expansion.

Earth’s Greatest Enemy delivers a provocative and unflinching examination of the untouchable institution playing an outsized role in the climate crisis.

Free film honoring Earth Day sponsored by "No More Bombs".

On May 13th, 2026, at 7PM, Gesa Power House Theatre presents a screening of And So It Begins. This event is sponsored by Friends of the Theatre, and supported in part by a grant from the Washington State Arts Commission.

In a decades-long nonfiction saga of the Philippines, director Ramona Diaz presents the latest chapter on her homeland as the despotic reign of President Rodrigo Duterte is coming to an end. And So It Begins proffers unbridled access to all the key players in the months leading up to the country’s 2022 presidential election. With her keen observational eye and deep knowledge of the socio-political history and landscape, Diaz continues to find her own forms of storytelling as political disruption.

Taking place in the thick of the Covid pandemic, And So It Begins is a shape-shifting story of the raucous collective act of joy expressed in a quirky resistance movement that pits itself against the haunting specter of increasing autocracy. Weaving together multiple narratives against the backdrop of a gloves-off campaign for the most powerful office in the land, what emerges is a dazzling cinematic portrait of a beleaguered nation fighting for its very soul.

Join us for a free screening of the funny and insightful YouTube documentary sensation. Two brothers learn about competitive birdwatching by becoming birdwatchers—spending a year living in a used minivan, traveling the country to compete in a ‘Big Year'.

Fowl and foul language and drug use in the film. Beer, wine and soft drinks for purchase.

KPAC presents Season 1 of the groundbreaking TV series TWIN PEAKS on the big screen for the first time! Every Monday in January, we will be screening two episodes of the surreal crime drama created by David Lynch and Mark Frost. FBI Agent Dale Cooper travels to the small logging town of Twin Peaks to solve the murder of the seemingly innocent high schooler Laura Palmer. Almost nothing is as it seems, however, and the show’s sometimes eerie visuals, oddball characters, and wild dream sequences drive the point home. Sponsored by Orchard Farm Soap.
Episode 3: “Zen, or the Skill to Catch a Killer” ~ Agent Cooper demonstrates an unusual deductive technique for the Twin Peaks Sheriff’s Department.
Episode 4: “Rest in Pain” ~ The people of Twin Peaks gather together to attend the funeral of Laura Palmer.
Rated: TV-14 | 1 hr 34 min | Tickets: $8 Adult / Film Pass

KPAC presents Season 1 of the groundbreaking TV series TWIN PEAKS on the big screen for the first time! Every Monday in January, we will be screening two episodes of the surreal crime drama created by David Lynch and Mark Frost. FBI Agent Dale Cooper travels to the small logging town of Twin Peaks to solve the murder of the seemingly innocent high schooler Laura Palmer. Almost nothing is as it seems, however, and the show’s sometimes eerie visuals, oddball characters, and wild dream sequences drive the point home.
Episode 5: “The One-Armed Man” ~ Cooper and Truman try to find The One-Armed Man.
Episode 6: “Cooper’s Dreams” ~ Cooper and Truman discover a crime scene in the woods.
Rated: TV-14 | 1 hr 34 min | Tickets: $8 Adult / Film Pass