Community in conversation.

For more than a decade, Penumbra’s Let’s Talk Series has created space for compassionate and challenging conversations about wide-ranging topics that affect our community, from racial healing to community health. Hosted by Sarah Bellamy, each virtual event begins at 7:00pm with a 90-minute presentation and discussion.

Afrofuturism and the Ethics of Generative AI
May 4, 2026

Afrofuturism has long been a space for Black artists to dream of alternative futures where Black life and culture thrive, using technology as a means to leap across time, shed vestiges of the past, and realize a liberated future. As generative AI makes powerful advancements, join us as we contemplate the implications of this nascent technology on our future, both mystical and mathematical.  Include as a subscription package add-on. 

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4-Play Package
Get a 20% discount on these four great presentations: Marisol, Black Nativity, Don’t Bother Me I Can’t Cope and Joe Turner’s Come and Gone. Pick your favorite day of the week and performance time.

3-Play Package
Get a 15% discount on these three great presentations: Marisol, Don’t Bother Me I Can’t Cope and Joe Turner’s Come and Gone. Pick your favorite day of the week and performance time.