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Attention Salsa Dancers (beginners encouraged)! Every last Monday of the month, the Josh Jones Orchestra brings the raw power of salsa dura to La Peña’s stage. Every last Monday in 2016! The band will perform songs from your favorite salsa artists including Eddie Palmieri, Beny Moré, the Spanish Harlem Orchestra, El Canario, Celia Cruz and […]
Joshua Walters will present a day-long workshop of theater, music and comedy. Come check out different workshops from theater makers Stephan Golux, Gabriel Aranda and a new improvisational theater form entitled: #UNPLUG. This day-long event is part of Reboot's National Day of UnPlugging, which spurs events around the country where participants disconnect from the digital to […]
Learn Jerez style palmas with Luis de la Tota, presented by the Bay Area Flamenco Festival! Saturday & Sun, March 5-6 10:00-11:30 am $50 (both days 3hrs) $30 (one day 1.5hrs) $40 at the door Open to all levels http://bayareaflamencofestival.org LUIS DE LA TOTA BIOGRAPHY Luis is a beloved teacher known for his ability to […]
2016 Preliminary Finals is FREE and open to the public! Celebrate the voices of 21st century America! Youth Speaks hosted the first Youth Speaks Teen Poetry Slam in 1997, the first poetry slam for teenagers in the country. The annual slam (an Olympic-style poetry competition) features hundreds of young writers, emcees, and performers from throughout […]
Learn Jerez style palmas with Luis de la Tota, presented by the Bay Area Flamenco Festival! Saturday & Sun, March 5-6 10:00-11:30 am $50 (both days 3hrs) $30 (one day 1.5hrs) $40 at the door Open to all levels http://bayareaflamencofestival.org LUIS DE LA TOTA BIOGRAPHY Luis is a beloved teacher known for his ability to […]
This workshop is for any percussionist that would like to learn about Cajon Flamenco Rhythms. This 2-hour workshop with Luis de la Tota is presented by the Bay Area Flamenco Festival! Sunday, March 6 1 -3 pm $40 (advance ticket) $50 at the door http://bayareaflamencofestival.org LUIS DE LA TOTA BIOGRAPHY Luis is a beloved teacher known […]
$12 in Advance, $15 at the door Mothers, sisters, daughters, girlfriends, unite! Every woman is a working woman! Come celebrate with us the ongoing struggle of women all over the world and against the trivialization of this day by our consumer society. We will sing, a toda voz, songs and poetry by and about outstanding […]
WHAT: A Skeptic's Perspective on Artificial Intelligence The past few decades have shown incredible progress in technology. Advancements in computer speed and storage have enabled impressive advancements like Google Search, voice recognition, facial recognition, and competitive machine players for games like Chess and Go. Today we own electronics that have certain features we appropriately […]
On Friday, March 11, Namorados da Lua (NDL) band, ManoMasa band and La Peña invite the community to honor the resistance and resilience of Indigenous and African communities from the Bay to Bahia. Namorados Da Lua unites Brazilian and North American musicians with a common love of creating positive music with a message. NDL showcases a […]
Saturday, March 12, 2016 at 8pm $12 in advance | $15 at the door Golden Thread Productions celebrates International Women’s Day On March 12, Golden Thread Productions celebrates pioneering Bay Area women artists who have built community through their art: Taraneh Hemami, Nabila Mango, Betty Shamieh, and Sharlyn Sawyer. Join us in celebrating pioneering Bay […]
$10 ADVANCE, $12 DOOR De'Anza (Sounds like: Anita Tijoux, Lila Downs, and more) Pulling from various ends of the musical spectrum while taking cues from traditional mariachi sounds and blending layers of modern sonics, De’Anza is a breath of fresh air in a rather smoggy metropolis. Redefining what it is to be Latin Alternative, De’Anza creates […]
Early Bird Special: $18 per person before March 8. $22 per person after March 8. Group Deal: $100 per table of six March is Women's History Month. Join us in recognition of women's contributions in science, art, politics, and pop culture. Come test out your Women's "Herstory" knowledge at this fun trivia night! All proceed […]
Friday, March 18 at 8pm-11pm Enjoy a lively evening of music, dancing, and zapateado-- bring your dance shoes and instruments, or just come and enjoy!!! There is no entrance fee and monetary donations are accepted in support of programming at La Peña. Son jarocho is a lively traditional art form from the southern Mexican state […]
$5 suggested donation Gail Dobson Trio, Gail-vocals and percussion, with Luke Westbrook on guitar, and Masaru Koga-saxes/flutes/percussion, performing the music of Jobim, Wayne Shorter, Sting, Gershwin, Cure, music from their recent EP-“How Fragile We Are”. They will be joined by some of the percussionist from La Péna’s Latin/Jazz Orchestra! Following their set will be a Vocal Showcase-La […]
ENCORE PERFORMANCE! The Chorus is proud to again be presenting this beautiful cantata commemorating the triumph of life over death in this moving tribute to two young people -- Rodrigo Rojas de Negri and Carmen Gloria Quintana -- who were doused with gasoline and set on fire in Santiago, Chile, in 1986 by an […]
Join us for a night of exciting story telling by our special guests who are Returned Peace Corps Volunteers! Have you heard hearsay stories about a Peace Corps Volunteer experience? Want to meet them in person? Enjoy a night of cultural, inspiring and adventurous tales from Returned Peace Corps Volunteers. Meet us in the lounge area at […]
$12 Advance, $14 Door Yes, you can dance to Baracutanga's music till you drop, but you can also settle back in your chair and appreciate the craftsmanship of the writing and arranging, the attention to detail, and the sonic textures of blended Latin American musical styles. The seven-piece band – representing four different countries – prides […]
Listen to Barrio Manouche on Soundcloud. Barrio Manouche is Javier Jiménez's new acoustic adventure in the San Francisco Bay Area. Barrio's core members hail from Madrid, Quebec and Northern California, but they are frequently joined by artists from around the globe. The band's first EP "Detrás de la Sombra" is most easily classified as […]
La Peña is proud to present bilingual children's musicians: José-Luis Orozco with special guests - Andres 1-2-3 and Quetzal - in concert Saturday, March 26! José-Luis Orozco is an old friend and supporter of La Peña and he was recently nominated at this year's Grammy Awards for his new album ¡Come Bien! Eat Right. His songs for and […]
La Peña Cultural Center's Benefit show Saturday, March 26th, 2016 Door 7 pm /Show: 7:30 pm No Door Cover Dress for a Wedding RSVP with Eventbrite: OMG! You're getting Married! Congratulations! It's only once in a lifetime that someone ties the knot, and that someone is the Joshua WALTERS. Join the man himself along […]
Directly from Spain, experience an unforgettable performance of breath-taking Flamenco and passion. Featuring a cast of some of the best and most original Gypsy flamenco artists in the world today: The amazing singer, Ezequiel Benitez joined by the thunderous, soulful dancing of Fernando Jimenez. Accompanying them are master Gypsy instrumentalists, flamenco guitarist Manuel Valencia and the cheerful […]
Attention Salsa Dancers (beginners encouraged)! Every last Monday of the month, the Josh Jones Orchestra brings the raw power of salsa dura to La Peña’s stage. Every last Monday in 2016! The band will perform songs from your favorite salsa artists including Eddie Palmieri, Beny Moré, the Spanish Harlem Orchestra, El Canario, Celia Cruz and […]
Friday, April 1, 2016, 3:00-5:00 PM FREE and open to the community! Please join community leaders and fellow residents at a Community Event for the Berkeley Resilience Strategy on Friday, April 1, 2016. At the event, you will learn about the actions that the City of Berkeley and many other organizations are taking to enhance preparedness and build […]
Following rave reviews and a successful sell-out run in New York and San Francisco, 3 Lopez Productions brings a new version of the one woman play, “What is the Scandal? - The ignored cry of an Immigrant” performed by Eliana Lopez. What is the Scandal? is a one-woman show that explores what it means to be an immigrant woman of color in the […]