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La Peña Cultural Center

Promoting social justice and intercultural understanding through the arts since 1975.

La Peña Cultural Center

8 hours ago

Today! 🎶The legendary musical jams of La Peña Café are back! Join us for an evening of incredible music, delicious food, and an open stage led by José Roberto Hernández.Bring your instruments! Celebrate our historic $150K win from the City of Berkeley with us!✨ Free (donations to the musicians are appreciated)Dinner available for purchase from Los Cilantros starting at 5:30 PM.📍 La Peña’s Community Lounge, 3105 Shattuck Ave. Berkeley, CA📅 Wednesday, November 20th, 2024🔗 More Info: Lapena.info/LasMermeladas ... See MoreSee Less

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9 hours ago

La Peña is thrilled and grateful to announce that the @cityofberkeley has awarded us a $150,000 emergency grant to stabilize our finances and allow us to continue providing our programs and services to the community! Special thanks to Mayor Jesse Arreguín, Council Members Sophie Hahn, Mark Humbert, Ben Bartlett, and Cecilia Lunaparra for incorporating this item, and for demonstrating confidence in our mission to promote social justice and intercultural understanding through the arts. And a huge thank you to our community who showed up to council meetings, sent letters of support, and stood in solidarity with us to make this funding happen.The work doesn’t stop here! While this support helps us maintain our current staff and programs, as a small nonprofit arts organization we still rely on grassroots support to keep our doors open. Ways to Support:🔸 Attend events—your ticket keeps our programming alive.🔸 Donate at Lapena.org/donate—every bit helps! Consider becoming a monthly donor.🔸 Become a member at Lapena.org/members for event perks, space rentals, and more.Your support strengthens our community and ensures La Peña remains a space for radical thought and cultural expression. Together, we can preserve our legacy for future generations....#LaPeñaCulturalCenter #LaPeña50Years ... See MoreSee Less

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Meet Jo Alvarez! 🎶Jo Alvarez, a bilingual, queer artist from the Colombian diaspora, fuses bolero, cumbia, nueva canción, and punk. Join us for the demo release event of "Reflexiones y Esperanzas", performed live in the La Peña's Community Lounge.Cassettes will be available at the show! Come grab a bite from Los Cilantros and stay for the performance.This concert is FREE and sponsored by the La Peña's membership program and Los Cilantros.100% of donations will go to @ibrahimforgazamutualaid, supporting food distribution for Palestinians through community kitchens.Thursday, November 21st, 7:30–8:30 PMRSVP or donate at Lapena.info/JoAlvarezConciertito📸: Clara Pérez...#LaPeñaCulturalCenter #LaPeñaConciertitos #CumbiaPunk #NuevaCanción #LiveMusic #FreeConcert #BayAreaMusic ... See MoreSee Less

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