What better way to commemorate Juneteenth than with a thought-provoking evening of artistry and creativity combined with compassion and cultural insight. We’ll get all of that and more at the Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara’s (MCASB) second annual Juneteenth with Jon Boogz on Friday, June 19.
Boogz — an Emmy Award–winning choreographer, movement artist, actor, writer, and director whose work continues to push the boundaries of storytelling through film — is no stranger to Santa Barbara audiences, having performed multiple times in UCSB Arts & Lectures presentations with frequent collaborator Lil Buck, as well as at the 2025 MCASB Juneteenth event. However, this time around audiences will see an even more resonating and powerful piece of his vision, with the public premiere of his latest short film, Remedy in the Rhythm.
It’s an intensely beautiful story (bring Kleenex), which Boogz described as: “Without giving too much away, the film is ultimately about four friends who all grew up together, and they’re extremely close. One of them ends up taking their own life, and the three of them are left behind to kind of deal with the grieving of that situation.”
