La Peña Events

$9 Adv, Stu, Sr / $12 Door Hip Hop documentary about the 1993 Souls of Mischief album "93 Til Infinity". It features a number of different rappers including Del tha Funk y Homosapien, Talib Kweli, Shock G, and E40. We will have the director Shomari Smith on hand. The event will consist of a screening […]

Donations Encouraged! Every last Monday of the month, La Peña Salsa Orchestra brings the raw power of salsa dura to La Peña’s stage. Every last Monday this Fall. Attention Salsa Dancers! La Peña Cultural Center is proud to introduce the only free salsa dance party in the Bay Area! Starting August 31st, Josh Jones and […]

Doors @ 7:00pm Start @ 8:00pm EcoViva's Holiday Party! Grassroots Leadership and Climate Change Resilience Meet up with old friends and make some new ones while enjoying delicious Salvadoran food, music, dancing, and a short program that will highlight EcoViva's partners’ work of building climate resilient communities in Central America. RSVP today http://bit.ly/ecovivaholidayparty2015

$5 kids $6 adults Nickelodeon's Parents' Picks #1 Party Entertainer in Washington, DC, The Singing Lizard (aka ) is moving kids to the beat of an entirely new genre: Electro-Kindie is music the whole family can enjoy! One of the first artists to combine original and traditional children's music with electronic, pop, and dance genres, […]

*While this is a free event, space is limited. RSVP here! Most people think that colonialism in Africa has ended. But in the territory of Western Sahara, the end of European rule only gave way to a new occupation, this time by Morocco. Forty years later, the world continues to look the other way as […]

The evening performance is dedicated to honoring the experience of immigrants, and celebrating our commonality as a nation of immigrants, whether we arrived by choice or by force. Audience members from diverse cultures are invited to share personal stories connected to their legacies. The actors and musicians will transform these stories into improvised theatre pieces […]

$22 adv/stu/sen $25 at door Join us for the annual fundraiser of the LGBT Sanctuary Project.  We are a non-profit peer support and community building program for LGBT immigrants and asylum seekers from Latin America, with a focus on personal and collective healing from violence and discrimination.  Performers include Melanie DeMore, Kate Targan, and Ramon […]