Blog - La Peña Cultural Center

December 7, 2016

New Year’s Eve Party Featuring Bobi Céspedes

***** ADVANCE TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT! *****
Late night entry tickets will be available after midnight for $10 with DJ Antonio spinning timba y más until 2am!

$30 Early Bird (Before Dec. 25)

$35 General Admission (After Dec. 25)

$40 Door

$50 VIP

$10 AFTER MIDNIGHT SPECIAL (DJ)

*General Admission holders, please note there is very limited seating to make room for the dance floor.

**If you would like a guaranteed seat, VIP tables are available for purchase in advance.

Enjoy New Year’s Eve a lo Cubano with legendary Cuban singer Bobi Céspedes! Constantly compared to the “Queen of Salsa” Celia Cruz, Bobi Céspedes is a powerhouse Cuban singer that has established a loyal following of fans since her initial days with Conjunto Cespedes, which she co-founded in 1981.

Plus, DJ Antonio will be spinning the most danceable timba, salsa and more till 2am!

Enjoy a complimentary champagne toast at midnight!

Additionally, we will have a coat check available, and a cash bar offering cocktails, beer & wine as well as food for sale.

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November 22, 2016

La Peña is Making the World a Better Place

Dear La Peña community,

In times like these we are reminded how incredibly important and rare a space like La Peña is and the power of community. The next four years will require intense organizing as well as building a movement that addresses the issues of the disenfranchised. After all, it is with these principles of community-building and social justice through the arts that La Peña started 41 years ago and why it will continue to thrive thanks to donors like you.

Your support means more today than it ever has. Your tax-deductible donation of $30, $50, $100 will allow La Peña to continue to serve its mission of promoting social justice, arts participation, and intercultural understanding as it has for over 40 years. Please send a check to: La Peña Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Ave. Berkeley, CA 94705 or click here to DONATE on our NEW website!

As we approach the end of 2016, we reflect on the many important events, classes, community dialogue and social action we have helped facilitate this year thanks to you. Here are some highlights of the year:

Bay Area Mural Festival (BAMFest 2016)

La Peña is a proud sponsor of the first ever Bay Area Mural Festival (BAMFest 2016)! The festival brought together 13 master muralists and mural groups, and 20 at risk youth culminating in the painting of 13 murals along the Berkeley- Oakland border from October 17 – 21, 2016. Pictured: Homage to 50 Year Anniversary of the Black Panther Party by Chilean artist Teo Doro at 3027 Adeline St. Berkeley, CA. For a map of all the murals, visit Bamfest.org